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[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[back down a certain heavily occupied hallway there's a little kid and several stacks of cards. Sora knows how to play Go Fish and the like, and although doing so with these is entirely plausible, he learned quickly that he can do a different sort of trick with the cards. he's pretty sure he has no use for the bright red cards with weapons on the front, though after poking through a different stack of blue cards, he discovered he could create a tiny wisp of fire and a tiny block of ice! Sora hopes he won't get in trouble for the little black spot on the wall that's still smoldering.]

[he's also discovered stack of cards piled neatly next to a locked door Sora is pretty sure wasn't there when he woke up this morning. setting the door on fire didn't work, so now he's plopped down next to it, shuffling through the new stack.]

... Teeming darkness?

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ikr? Ri will be very encouraging no matter what XD;;

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he nods and holds up the card to the door, which glows briefly before opening up to a White Mushroom room*

Okay, find the first Heartless, 'bug. And play its game.

xDD also 'bug might need help in the bottom thread eventually

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[luckily, White Mushrooms are pretty easy to locate- he runs up to the first one he spots, clutching his cards.]

What am I 'sposed to do, Mister Heartless?

RI IS WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*the White Mushroom looks at you, then wraps its arms around itself, shivering!*

He's cold, 'bug! What do you do?

D: 'bug will do his best to defend himself!

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Ah! I gotta..

[shuffles through his cards frantically.]

Fire!

[it is a tiny little fireball, but away it goes! hopefully that's even enough for the Heartless to notice it.]

e____e;;

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*the Mushroom doesn't look too impressed, but you singed it so that counts, now it fans itself*

Oh, now it's too hot! Hurry, 'bug.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, Mister Heartless!

[he nearly drops his deck in his excitement to get to the Ice cards, but soon he's summoned a small ice cube, which he tries to give to the Mushroom.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*Ri tries not to laugh, and the Heartless looks a bit confused, but accepts the ice cube, and then shivers again*

Oh, he's cold again!

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[he's so frantic in shuffling through cards, he doesn't realize he's grabbing more than one at once- instead of a tiny wisp of fire like he gave the Mushroom earlier, he unintentionally blasts it with a Fira. behold, Sora's very first sleight!]

Wha!!!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*both Ri and the Heartless are surprised, but that works well enough so the White Mushroom bounces and claps before whirling away; have some munny and other miscellaneous prizes*

Good job, 'bug!

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

I did it!

[scoops up the munny and a brand new card- he'll look at it later- and scrambles over to another Mushroom to try again. unfortunately, Sora is a bit too enthusiastic, and promptly sets the Mushroom on fire before it even has a chance to react.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*the Mushroom huffs and stomps its foot at you before it disappears with an annoyed huff*

Awww, 'bug. You didn't wait. That was the wrong thing to do, so it didn't wan to play with you anymore.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

... I thought I was 'sposed to set it on fire!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*shakes his head*

You're supposed to play the game. Not every Mushroom does the same thing. You didn't wait for it to start.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Oh.. Oops..

But, but I won one game!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*hair ruffles*

You did! Now look around. There might be one more Mushroom around, then we can check what you won.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Okay!

[Sora seems to more or less have the hang of the game now, and things truck along smoothly at first; however, after two successful hits, after getting carried away with sleighting two or three cards at once, he's suddenly out of cards!]

Wha- Where'd they go?

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he quickly casts using one of the higher-leveled cards that he took from you so the Mushroom doesn't get annoyed, so enjoy the prizes*

You used up your cards, 'bug, the way you use up magic. You have to wait for them to come back.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[... Sora looks horribly disappointed, and he starts sulking, arms crossed and standing at Ri's feet.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he gathers the reward then sits down, pulling you into his lap*

You used up your cards so fast because you were using Sleights. I'm very proud that you managed to do it.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

But now I'm not hardcore anymore!

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

I think you are. You just have to... reload your cards again.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

Can I reload them right now?

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

You can try. Just concentrate on your cards.

[sorabug.livejournal.com]

[Sora looks down at his hands, then up at Ri, then down at his hands again.. he closes his eyes and balls his hands into fists, opens his hands, closes them again..]

... I think they broke..

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

No, you just have to wait a little longer. Why don't we look at your prizes while you wait?