It's been awhile;

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[Here's someone the dressing room (though it's more like a world than a room now) hasn't seen in a while... to most he probably just looks like a regular newcomer Roxas, washed up on shore after just arriving. But...

Is that steam rising from his hair?]

[ooc: Long time DR player popping in to say hello! It's been awhile and I've missed all of you <3]

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[dawnrise]

A lot. Exactly when did you leave? I haven't seen you in ages.

[She stands up too, taking a step back to give him space, and also so she can watch him and make sure he's not going to collapse or something.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure exactly... It's been a couple months for me.

[He seems to be doing just fine, too caught up staring at the new surroundings.]

[dawnrise]

Well that sounds right, anyway.

[She puts a hand on her hip, scowling at him just slightly. She's been worried, but like hell will she say so.]

Come on, I'll show you around.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[He glances back at her at that, giving a small smile.]

Thanks.

[dawnrise]

[She smiles back at him, considers it for a minute, then... aims a punch to his upper arm.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[He reaches for the spot she hit, pouting at her.]

Ow! Hey! What was that for?

[dawnrise]

For disappearing with no warning. Now come on.

[She's leaving!]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah.

[He follows obediently, looking amused as he mutters.]

Man, you punch hard.

[dawnrise]

I could punch harder.

[Shut up, man, she's happy to see one of her friends again.]

But yeah. Welcome to the Dressing Room, version two. I think you already noticed we're outside.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

I did. What happened to the old dressing room?

[He's happy to see her too!]

[dawnrise]

[She shrugs.]

No clue. Everything just changed a month ago. It's basically like... all those worlds from places like mine are put together. You can get to Hollow Bastion by going across the river, and you can take the tram to a dozen other places.

[She points in the direction of the neighborhood.]

There are real houses now.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Houses? Huh. That must be nice.

[He pockets his hands, glancing around.]

What about the heartless and all the organization members? How have they been since the change?

[dawnrise]

[She points at the huge building close to them. It's some forty stories high, or more.]

That big thing has the apartments. It's still loaded with random rooms. The heartless are still here, and they flooded the place a few weeks ago... The psychopaths around here have been quiet so far.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Good to know.

[He rubs the back of his neck absentmindedly.]

[dawnrise]

[She drops her hands to her pockets, and shrugs.]

Other than that, everything's pretty much the same. More places to go, a real 'outside', real weather... But we're still stuck here, and there are still doubles of everyone.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Seems like it's working out better for everyone. At least, a little.

[He looks to her again, that familiar mother hen expression of his returning.]

How is everything with you? Particularly the whole werewolf thing.

[dawnrise]

[She looks so enthusiastic about talking about the werewolf thing.]

... Still haven't found a cure. I... Nami's got it too, now, after I got loose the month before last.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[He just lets out a sigh.]

We'll figure it out.

[dawnrise]

One day.

[She shrugs. It's not a pleasant topic to discuss, and she still hasn't managed to find a laboratory since the DR changed. Plenty of books, though.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[Hhhh don't mention laboratories. Creepy.]

So am I going to get a hug or what? I thought for sure I'd never see you again.

[dawnrise]

[She looks at him with an eyebrow raised, as if asking him if he's really serious. Her? Hugs? She just punched him. That should be enough, right?

Just kidding. She's holding her arms out.]

Yeah. I was pretty sure I wouldn't see you either.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[He walks over and wraps his arms around her, letting out a laugh.]

It's good to know we were wrong.

[dawnrise]

Yeah... It is. Where were you, anyway?

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Uh... we never really came up with a name for it. It was a place a lot like this, but a mansion on an island in the middle of an endless sea.

[dawnrise]

Sounds like just the place you'd want to be. Who else was there?