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[ This public room is dark, but various figures within it are highlighted by the dim blue light being cast from the television screen as the movie plays. One such figure is that of a girl lying on the floor, a pillow under her chin as she watches a quiet intersection of the city. A man comes into view, alone in every sense of the word. The music starts; a soft, chilly tune that makes Kairi's fingers dig into the pillow in suspenseful anticipation.

Some sort of mutilated, rabid human being covered in blood makes its entrance, hurrying after the man who is just now realizing the danger he's in as the music soars up into shrill notes. The noise makes Kairi act as if electricity has just been sent through her body as she gives a jolt only to proceed to squirm in concern for the man being chased by the zombie.

Leave it to a Princess of Heart to enjoy watching horror movies. Somebody ought to hold her still, take her attention elsewhere, chill out and watch the movie with her, or slap a hand over her mouth before she screams. ]

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[Ever since the Halloween horror movie session, Riku's been a bit wary of those types of films ~~though he totally won't admit it~~, but he's curious and what the heck. A Kairi isn't who he expected to find watching these kind of movies though. Hope you don't mind the tense silence being broken.]

...Zombies?

[ When a word breaks into the air that isn't coming from the television, Kairi comes to the logical conclusion that a zombie has entered the room and is going to eat her. Sorry, Riku. Hopefully that scream she lets out doesn't hurt your ears too badly, and don't take that pillow she's throwing at you too personally. She just doesn't want to be monster meat.

Just a second after the fact, the voice registers in her head and Kairi sits up on the floor to smile sheepishly. ]

Oh, I'm sorry, Riku. I didn't realize it was you.

[Catches that pillow out of reflex, an amused look in place.]

Didn't mean to sneak up on you.

[ Bloodcurdling screams are coming from the TV, where the man's face is being gnawed off, but Kairi is now tuning it out in favor of looking up at Riku through the dark. As far as she can tell, he has no distinguishing physical traits that would set him apart from her Riku back home. She'll have to figure out another way to recognize him! ]

Well that's worse, isn't it? That I could be snuck up on unintentionally?

[ She laughs, patting the floor next to her. ]

Did you come to watch or to tell me it's too loud?

[Even in average light, he's not too unique. Maybe just a touch older-looking, but it can be hard to tell. Besides, he's coming over to sit down with her.]

The former. Haven't watched anything like this in a while.

Why haven't you?

[ Pout. Fine, he can have her pillow, but that just means she's leaning against his shoulder. ]

[Go for it. He's okay with being a human pillow.]

...I got sick of them after Halloween.

[Sick of. Riiiight.]

[ Kairi side-glances toward the television screen at that statement, watching a zombie reach its arm between the iron bars of a gate as its would-be victim scampered away. ]

Oh, then I'm glad you're not so sick of them anymore, because it's always easier to watch a scary movie when you're not alone.

[ Ironically, the same person who she thought might be chomping on her bones a minute ago is suddenly some sort of protector. Go figure.

~~...Oh, gross. Is that zombie digging out someone's eyeballs? How can someone with such a pure heart watch this! Geez.~~ ]

What would you have done if I hadn't shown up, huh?

[Don't worry, protective older brother figure will keep any zombies from eating you. ...Though at seeing that eyeball part, he flinches away from the screen. hhhh trauma.]

[ Kairi rolls her eyes, although he wouldn't be able to see it because she does so before taking her eyes off of the screen to look back at him. ]

I probably wouldn't have screamed.

[ Okay, maybe that's a little bit of a lie. She might've.

Upon feeling that flinch, she gets a mischievous grin on her face. ]

...are you sure I'm not the one who needs to protect you?

Tch, you wish, princess.

[Gives her a playful shove. What movie, I'm not paying attention~]

[ Does this mean the cannibalistic nature of the zombies on the screen do not interest Riku? Or is it that he's afraid one of them will follow him back to his room tonight? ]

You better be careful~, I know exactly where you're ticklish!

[ Kairi gives a playful shove right back, although she puts a bit more force behind it to compensate for the blatantly inferior strength of hers in comparison to Riku's—and only to take hold of Riku's arm with both hands to keep him from pushing her off so easily again. ]

[Zombies he can handle. Eye-gouging, very much do not want.]

Well I know where you're ticklish. So I guess we're at a stalemate.

[Sticks out his tongue~]

[ No, she's not pressing her elbows against her middle to conceal her ribcage. She isn't. ]

Some gentleman you are...

[ Her tone is nothing more than teasing, though, and it's followed with a clearly curious one. ]

How old are you now, anyway?

[He's not going to start a tickle fight, but he'll end one if need be.]

A few months shy of eighteen. And you, princess?

[Now he's just having fun teasing her with that title.]

[ Almost eighteen? Already? Kairi doesn't bother to retaliate this time, she's just curiously looking him over, searching for any little changes she'd missed when she'd given him the quick once-over. ]

Fifteen.

[ She'll be sixteen soon, although she isn't much looking forward to her birthday. Sora and Riku will have left the islands by then, she imagines. The more she thinks about it, the more she wants to go with them, but she knows she'd just hold them back.

People are shrieking as another gory scene plays out on the screen, and Kairi jumps slightly, being pulled away from her thoughts. ]

[He's accumulated more scars in his time here than he ever did while out world-hopping and fighting off Heartless and Nobodies. His laid-back demeanor is really what's increased the most though.]

...You look older than that.

[But maybe he just hasn't seen a Kairi in a long time. Either way, it's nice to spend time with her, even if it's a horror movie fest.]

[ Scars, scars, scars. What has he been doing since he got here? It looks like there's been plenty of conflicts. She settles back down against his shoulder, though, idly playing with the sleeve of his shirt as she pretends she didn't just make that embarrassing jump. ]

And you don't look so old.

[ He gets an impish smile out of her before she carries on, although she sounds significantly more serious. ]

You seem really... happy. I don't know what's happened, but I'm glad it did.

[Getting into gratuitous amounts of trouble, that's what. He doesn't mind being her pillow though, enjoying the company.]

...Me too. This place has really changed a lot of things for me.

[Some for the better, some for the worse. You learn to let them even each other out.]

[ Kairi stops playing with the fabric of his shirt. He can't expect her not to ask the question! ]

How?

[Pauses for a moment, trying to think of the best answer.]

...I've seen and been through worse things in this place than anywhere else in my life. But the good parts make all of that worth it. ...It's strange.

[ Kairi pulls back off of his shoulder, turning her body to face him. He really is feeding her curiosity, but Kairi doesn't pry. Rather, she gives him a genuine smile, happy merely because he is. ]

It's good.

[He just smiles dryly at that answer.]

I would expect that kind of answer from you.

[ She giggles. Try not to be disturbed by the fact that blood splattering is going on not too far away. It's just a movie! ]

I'm glad I don't disappoint.

[Ohh, blood and gore. That might be distracting him a bit, out of new-found curiosity towards the movie.]

Since when are you into zombie movies anyways?

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