long time no see

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

[if one was to feel adventurous and, say, traverse into the farthest reaches of the Dressing Room, one would find a long, narrow and dark hallway. if one were to go down it and find the one door along the way that was unlocked and open it, one would see a large laboratory. the room would be cluttered with things one would expect to find in such a place; operation tables, microscopes, cabinets filled with jars containing strange, clear liquids and hard-to-identify parts of various animals.

in the far end of the room stands a large, rectangular vat (oddly, it looks much dustier than everything else in the room) with a window on one side. floating in the greenish semi-clear liquid it is filled with, is the anesthetized Roxas Replica.]


[ooc: school finally stopped being ridiculously stressful. also sorry for the tl;dr. I was inspired. :>]

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[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head, but it makes him really dizzy so he stops.]

Sorry... I was just going to get breakfast, and then I don't remember anything... how did this get here?

[nods at the tank.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Beats me. Guess it's just another one of the room's ideas.

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

...to bring stuff from Even's lab? Yeah... maybe.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Wait, this is stuff from your world?

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

Just this tank. He made it himself, and I recognize the dent I made in it. Here.

[points to a rather deep dent on the inside of the metal lid.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Guess the room thought it would be funny or something. You didn't go home, right?

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

[shrugs.]

I don't remember... don't think I did, or I'd be dead, right?

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

You'd go back there if you died, though I'm not sure it works both ways.

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, I was sort of... in between worlds when I left...

[tilts his head. this is confusing...]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[No kidding.]

...What do you mean?

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

In the Darkness, I mean... like... like those portals. Because I had to be erased.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Frowns, looking worried.]

And who told you that?

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

The Doctor. I was beyond repair. There could be no proof. Simple as that.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

...I feel like we've had this conversation before. And I thought we agreed it doesn't matter what some crackpot scientist thinks you're worth.

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

Yes. I know. But that was what happened. I sure hope I didn't go home... maybe I just went to sleep here and forgot.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Let's hope so.

[Also, you'll probably need some clothes, won't you? Hmm.]

I'm going to go see if I can find a closet, alright?

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

[yes please.]

Okay. Not going anywhere... probably can't.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[He'll return in a few minutes with some clothes, handing them over and then going to wait outside to give him some privacy.]

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

[and he gets dressed before trying to stand, using the vat and then the wall for support. floating in a tank for a few months really messes up your sense of balance.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[If you're alright to walk on your own, he'll be hanging around outside still. Otherwise, he'll probably peek in to make sure Roxas is alright.]

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

[he's doing sort of okay... it's slow progress, though.]

R-riku?

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Comes back in and over with a slightly concerned look.]

You alright?

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I need some help, though.

[but it hurts to admit. :(]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Your pride can come back once you've recovered a bit, silly. Wraps an arm around him to help keep him steady.]

Might take a while for you to get your balance back.

[roxasreplica.livejournal.com]

[smiles gratefully.]

Eh. I didn't have much balance to start with.