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[ There's a fairly ordinary Riku exiting the kitchen with a sandwich hanging from his mouth and a bottle of juice in one hand. He's juggling it with a set of books, not even paying attention to what's going on around him -- he doesn't need to, to be honest, because he's navigating the halls like an expert. He does stop halfway down one, turning over his shoulder as he watches a pair of his own doubles walk past with obvious confusion. He's just full of mixed signals, isn't he?

Oh yeah. That heart of his? That might feel familiar. ]

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It doesn't matter at this point. If there really is more than one, then it's important that I find each of them quickly.

And what do you plan to do with them?

Whatever it takes to stop them.

[ He won't explain why, though. He's a man on a mission! ]

If you're planning on killing them, that won't work here.

[... He might as well take a bite of his sandwich.]

What?

[ "Kill" might be a bit strong. He's never really done that before, it's more... stopping them above all else, although that does confuse him. ]

Death isn't permanent here. Usually when someone dies, they just come back a few weeks later.

[Riku would like to know what he planned to do to stop them that didn't involve killing.]

That's impossible.

[ ...sigh. ]

Then again, I could say that about the rest of this place.

[A nod.]

You must be pretty new here, if you'd think that.

[ He nods right back. ]

I just got here today. It's a little overwhelming.

Oh, well... I'm guessing someone gave you the explanation.

[Please say someone did.]

Don't worry; it's already taken care of.

Good.

[He's really not in the mood to go into it right now.]

Look, I know it doesn't help to hear, but you'll get used to it.

Even if I do get used to it, I'd rather not stay here too long.

[Frowns at that.]

Not many people would.

Aqua told me that there's no way out. Has anyone ever left this world?

Sometimes. But they just come right back.

In other words, this world just won't let go...

[ Inconvenient. ]

Does anyone know why this happens? There has to be a reason why people keep getting trapped here.

No. We've been trying to figure that out for years, but no one's found an answer.

[Pause-]

Some people have even been here for fifteen years.

[ That's...

His eyes widen. ]

Fifteen years... How long have you been here, then?

Almost two years.

[Later this year, anyway.]

[ He frowns. ]

That's still a long time to be away from your world.

[He nods again, shifting the pile in his arms.]

Yeah. No kidding.

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