old habits

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

So you're here too, huh?

[This Ven is walking around with a dire wolf trailing after him, nosing at his feet but easily keeping up with the boy. After a while, he sits down on the floor on one of the common rooms with the wolf, and almost as if it's the most natural thing ever, he starts tossing a marker up and down, watching the crowd contemplatively while scratching the wolf's head.

Unlike other Vens though, he doesn't have a wristband.]

[ooc: spoilers in Aqua and Terra threads.]

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[todomarishi]

[It's like time slows down as that marker tip smears across his cheek. Nooooo, long green streak.]

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

[Damnit he was aiming for the forehead. That will do, though. At least it's not a Keyblade swiping your nose, Terra. Ven readies the blue one on his other hand and lunges again.]

[todomarishi]

[Terra dashes to meet him only to leap up, flipping himself over Ven and turning about mid-air with a grunt. He swings the (presumably orange) marker out as he does so, trying to leave a scribble anywhere he can.]

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

Ah!

[Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight from the bridge of his nose to his forehead.]

[todomarishi]

Ha!

[This pose. With the marker.]

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

[Oh no you don't. He's quickly high jumping above Terra and gliding behind him, before tackling his back, reminiscent of the almost-helmet-pulling incident.]

[todomarishi]

[He's thrown forward a step but he recovers his balance and straightens up. Terra recaps his marker decisively and, looking over his shoulder to get a glimpse of the kid hanging on him, offers it to him.]

How about a draw?

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

[Aw, and his blue marker was posed and ready too. TAKING NAMES FOR AQUA'S SAKE.]

But--!

[And with a whine he takes Terra's marker, pocketing his own.]

[todomarishi]

You can tell everyone you won.

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

But that's not the same as seeing something written on your face.

[:C]

[todomarishi]

What were you going to write?

[He's walking now - hold on, Ven.]

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

More like draw, now that I think about it. Same difference.

[He is!]

[todomarishi]

Ah. Right.

[Smirk, head shake.]

What were you going to draw then?

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

A smiling face.

[GOOD TIMES.]

[todomarishi]

[FOR WHO?]

... Which would have been crooked, knowing your drawing skills.

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

[HIM AND EVERYONE ELSE IN WORLD'S END.]

You know, I wish I could have brought my device along with me. The video was still in there.

[todomarishi]

[You're a wicked friend, Ven. Wicked.]

Small blessings.

[It isn't long before he realizes he's not sure where he's going.]

Do you have a room here?

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

Mm, yeah. Just around the corner. Aqua and Namine took a room each next to mine's. Do you have your own room?

[todomarishi]

Naminé, hm?

[He grins to himself but says nothing more about that.]

Yeah, I've got a room.

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

Yeah. She just arrived.

[He knows, and he's looking down at Terra with skepticism. No teasing today?]

Where?

[todomarishi]

That's good.

[He puts a little more enthusiasm into his reply, hoping it'll mask the fact that he's got other thoughts on the matter. All of which would end up being a tease, yes.]

It's... sort of... far away?

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

Aqua's acting funny though. Even if all of us went together, when I finally saw her here, she looked so tired. And she sometimes looks at me funny, as if I might disappear or something.

[He sounds worried, and he should be. Aqua just got canon updated to postBBS.]

How faaaaaaaaaaaaar?

[todomarishi]

[He stops at that, sobering. Something's wrong with Aqua?]

Really? ... Maybe what happened in World's End got to her.

[He is as clueless as you are, Ven.]

Far. I'll show you where it is sometime.

[photoncharge.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. ... her armor is missing. She can't call it.

[Ven has yet to see her Keyblade, but he decided not to prod too much for now.]

Do you even know where it is?

[todomarishi]

[He doesn't understand... or maybe some part of him does. Either way, it's troubling. He touches the rim of his shoulder guard unconsciously and eventually mumbles, albeit it gently-]

Yeah. It's just too far to walk to with you on my back.