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[dawnrise]

[ Perhaps just a little wishful for warmer weather, Riku's in the pool room. Her jeans are rolled up almost to her knees, but they're soaked all the same. So is her t-shirt, and her hair, which hangs dripping in her face. She's sitting on the edge of the pool, her legs swinging gently back and forth in the water. Her shoes are the only part of her that's dry, set neatly on a nearby chair with her socks folded into them, and there's a small, dark purple pet collar hanging on the back of the chair, complete with a silver name tag. There's no big story behind it, but it's probably an odd combination all the same.

It's early morning, what you could probably still call night, and, like usual, she's having trouble sleeping. ]

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[seasides]

[instead of taking a lot out of him, transforming from pony to human seems to have given him a boost of energy. feeling a familiar presence while wandering the halls has him peeking in, frowning faintly at seeing her soaked.]

Riku?

[dawnrise]

[She doesn't do anything at first, then she looks up with a mildly surprised expression.]

Hey.

[seasides]

Hey.

[he smiles and wanders in, stopping a few feet from her.]

Mind some company?

[dawnrise]

[Of course not. She shakes her head, not-quite-smiling.]

Water's nice.

[seasides]

[he removes his shoes and reaches down to roll up his pants, then heads the rest of the way to her, taking a seat next to her.]

Pretty early.

[that's a pretty obvious 'something up?' not-question.]

[dawnrise]

Can't sleep.

[Same old story, right? She pushes some of her hair back, at least, so he'll be able to see her face.]

[seasides]

That's a shame.

[hope she doesn't mind if he leans against her a bit; he doesn't really care about wet.]

[dawnrise]

[Psh. Of course not. Actually, she leans her head against his in return.]

What about you?

[seasides]

[yayyy leaning. he looks sort of amused by what he's about to say.]

Well, I spent yesterday as a pony, changed back a little after midnight and felt pretty energized.

[dawnrise]

[Well that gets her looking at him, though it's kind of an odd angle since she isn't moving her head.]

A pony.

[seasides]

Yep. Tiny fat white pony. It's a shame you had to miss it.

[he clearly found it quite amusing.]

[dawnrise]

I was busy.

[Not doing anything pleasant, by the sound of it.]

[seasides]

[his amused expression falls into concern.]

You didn't get hurt, did you?

[dawnrise]

[Technically? She shakes her head, moving one of her feet across the water.]

Nah, I'm fine.

[seasides]

[he doesn't look very convinced about that.]

How about not physically, then?

[dawnrise]

[She frowns a bit, then shrugs one shoulder. The one he's leaning on.]

Does it ever hurt you to be around Soras?

[seasides]

...not as much as it would a normal person who didn't have their Sora around, I think, but it does.

[not to mention the individual friendships with them make up for it. or at least make it easier to ignore.]

[dawnrise]

[She waits a beat, then nods.]

Guess that makes sense.

[seasides]

Guess I've just got too much Light for it to bother me that much.

[funny how that sounds sort of melancholy in itself.]

[dawnrise]

Lucky you.

[The way she says that implies she knows it isn't necessarily a lucky thing.]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

[now that all the chaos is over, Kira's been allowed to roam away from the safety of her family; guess who's coming up behind you?]

Riku-pie! Oh, you're safe!

[seasides]

Heh, I know, right?

[he wraps an arm around her in a one-armed hug, going quiet. he doesn't want to push for answers.]

[dawnrise]

[He won't have to. He won't even have to push for a hug, because after a thought she's twisting around so she can hug him properly.]

[dawnrise]

[Oh boy. That's just the kind of presence she needs right now. Riku glances up, then pushes her bangs to the side so she can see her better.]

Hey.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

[she is hurrying over to give you a hug]

Oh! You're all wet!