kingdomdressing | (no subject)

[he frowns, not knowing what 'despise' means]

Cake doesn't do that stuff.

Hm?

...It does in Wonderland, Riku.

[he's looking annoyed now, not having any idea what this guy is talking about]

I don't wanna play pretend, I want to know where Sora is!

I'm not playing pretend. See?

[He vanishes until only his smile and eyes remain.]

[his eyes go wide at that, really unsure what's going on now and definitely starting to get scared. that face is going to end up giving him nightmares at this rate, and he does the first thing to come to mind that his parents taught him, which is to yell at the top of his lungs]

I NEED AN ADULT!

[Chesh reappears. He looks very amused... except inside he's angsting much more than a Cheshire Cat should. Sure, this kid is Riku... but the guy was never this... panicky. Ever. Not to mention the fact that having appeared from a dreamworld, he and Riku were never children.

He crouches down and tried to make himself as 'unscary' as humanly possible. Damn it...]

Don't worry, don't worry... I'm not gonna hurt you.

Oh, Riku...

[that helps somewhat, but if he makes a move toward Riku, he is going to move away. he's never seen anything like this before, his experiences limited to his own islands]

Are you a ghost?

No, Riku. I'm a cat. My name's...

...Sora.

[if he was confused before, now he's really thrown for a loop]

You're... Sora?

In my world, yes. My name is Sora.

And there's a Riku where I am too. And I don't know how to get back to Wonderland, so I can't see him anymore.

[Doesn't he sound so much nicer when you hit him hard?]

[he's just lucky Riku didn't really try to hit him. though he is looking a lot less like he thinks Sora is the Boogieman, and back to being generally confused.]

Wonderland's not pretend?

No, it's not. And it's a beautiful place.

Or it was, and it isn't anymore. Depends on what side of the Queen you managed to end up, you see. Me and my Riku didn't end up on the good side.

What's that mean?

[because it sounds like he's saying they were Bad Guys]

It means she didn't like us very much, and we don't like her very much either.

But that's okay. She likes chopping off heads and turning people mad... You can't really befriend a person like that.

She chops off people's heads?

What can I say? She's not the nicest lady in the world.

She's not here, is she!?

[He bristles, ears tipping back.]

...I... sure hope not... If she discovers me off-duty, and even saying very nasty things about her, I'll find out exactly how many ways there are to skin a cat.

...But tell you what. If you spot a demonic-looking woman, you'll say something, right? And I'll be right there to help you.

[Look at that, he's being a bit more like a big brother than a Sora should be. This must be jarring to a Riku.]

[frowns, not knowing what 'skin a cat' means but thinking it doesn't sound good.]

I don't need help, I can take care of myself!

Hah, hah, hah - do you now?

[Riku's face, Riku's thunder... but the independence thing was a new one on him. Considering what did happen to Riku, this was rather jarring.]

Uh huh. I take care of me, and Sora, and Kairi. I don't need a babysitter!

I'm not talking about babysitting, I'm talking about protecting you against something you can't possibly go against.

Besides, considering that collar you're wearing, I'm not sure I should trust you on that.

[blinks and looks down, having almost forgotten he was wearing it]

You mean the necklace? It's not mine, I just can't get it off.

[Chesh taps it. He notices there's a charm on it.]

Kai, huh...

[looks down as he taps, poking the chakram charm next to it that says 'Axel']

Kairi's name must have been to long to fit all the way. I dunno who Axel is.