distance.

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ With a bright flash of light, this Riku lands in one of the main areas, Way to Dawn in his hand. As he gets up from the crouching position he's in, he gives his surroundings a quiet look. Before quickly turning around to look for his companion. ]

Sora? Sora!

[ It might be the height difference form his perspective, but he's suddenly touching his face, then chest, and arm, dismissing his Keyblade to inspect himself more fully. ]

... this is... a part of the exam?

[ After some contemplation, he bows his head and nods to himself, summoning his Keyblade again as he starts exploring. ]

I suppose... Master Yen Sid did warn us after all...

[ ooc: what the fuck am I doing. ]

Comments

[abstracted-sky.livejournal.com]

[Know how they say dolphins have a special kind of sonar so they can sense stuff? Well, Sora just so happens to have a special Riku sonar, which always enables to him to find his best friend. Which really, explains so. much. And luckily for you, Riku, Sora just so happened to be coming out of one of the near by shops when you appeared out of nowhere.

Which means that sonar theory is probably invalid since hey, he heard you with his own ears. Which is why he's currently walking up to you looking at you like you just grew a second head.

Or a foot shorter, either one.]

You don't have to yell, you know. I can hear you just fine.

[Reaching up and waving his hand over your head now, as if the extra height will suddenly appear out of no where.]

... You shrunk.

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ His shoulders sag a little in relief before he gives Sora a look over, before batting away that hand. ]

And I'm still taller than you.

[ He probably is. ]

[abstracted-sky.livejournal.com]

Barely! I can almost see over your head now.

[That's fine. He's just gonna grab on to your shoulders and use you to lift himself up onto his tip toes, proving that he really can see right over your head.

If he tries hard enough.]

See? We're the same height. You're just jealous because I finally caught up to you.

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ Riku staggers a little from the added weight, realizing his new proportions are something he needs to get used to. Maybe so he and Sora were on equal footing? In any case, Sora's getting gently shoved off. ]

No, I'm like this because of Master Yen Sid's magic. I think. I still tower over you in the real world.

[shadowedpuppet.livejournal.com]

[He's not the only new arrival today. There's a hooded figure on the ground over there as well. She doesn't know where she is, and she doesn't really care. All she knows is that she lost, she couldn't subdue him, and that she hates him for the things he said.

But she hasn't noticed Riku yet. She's too busy emo-ing.]

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ Riku's had run ins with hooded figures in the past. So he's a little cautious on how to approach this one, keeping his guard up as he walks over. ]

[shadowedpuppet.livejournal.com]

[She still doesn't move until she hears his footsteps coming nearer and she looks up at him, angry.]

What do you what now?!

[....Wait. Where's his coat? And his blindfold? And his hair?...And his height? :|

Probably just a trick. He's all but broken her down and now he wants to mess with her head as well!]

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ He leaps away at that, Way to Dawn in a battle pose ready to defend himself. ]

I just want answers.

[chosenwielder.livejournal.com]

[Riku wielding Kingdom Key is just... staring.

Because, dude, that hair.]

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ As a fellow Riku, he hopes you don't question his new look. Even if Sora did warn him about multiples, this is still unnerving. But, ah, Kingdom Key. The stare is getting to him, though. ]

Something wrong?

[chosenwielder.livejournal.com]

[Huh. He shakes his head and shrugs. It's probably nothing.]

Just wondering what you mean by exam.

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ He gives the other Riku a look over. ]

If our worlds are alike, you have a long way to go before worrying about that.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

Exam? Sorry. I didn't hear of anything like that here.

[This coming from a Xeha who's pretty much idly wandering by, hands in pockets.]

You alright? You seem a bit lost.

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ Riku stares before rubbing one eye, grunting. Nope, Xehanort is still there. ]

.... alright, this is getting a little surreal.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[He rolls his eyes with a bit of a smile.]

Let me guess. Expecting someone taller?

[And - evil-er?]

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

Fits the bill. But then again, I'm not in the right proportions myself so I'm not in the position to question it.

... so you're really Xehanort?

[ars-scientia.livejournal.com]

[Even had been meaning to simply head on past - he has work that need doing, after all - but that last comment's rather neatly caught his attention.]

What manner of exam, if I might ask?

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ It takes him a lot of self control to not simply pull out Way to Dawn and start attacking. He resorts to balling up a fist and throwing Even a slightly dirty look. Some of them are just alternate multiples... ]

Related to Keyblade wielders, not science.

[ars-scientia.livejournal.com]

[Even's pretty used to that sort of look by now, although that isn't to say it doesn't grate on his nerves all the same.]

I do have interests other than science.

[frostedwaters.livejournal.com]

Nice entrance. A bit flashy though.

[You can't expect to show up right in front of someone and then not get critiqued.]

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

I didn't ask for it. We were just dropped into this.

[ Literally. But she didn't need to know that. ]

[frostedwaters.livejournal.com]

So you knew you were coming to the dressing room?

[That's a new one.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

[You know what Ri enjoys? Fucking with new Rikus. There's just something really satisfying about confusing the hell out of them, considering that he doesn't feel the overwhelming need to destroy them anymore much. So here is Ri, in all his tall, manly, and older-than-Riku glory, with an annoying smirk on his face]

... back to short hair again? Lame. I bet Mom took her kitchen shears to your head the minute she saw you.

[droppedinadream.livejournal.com]

[ Funny, he could already tell this was wasn't a Riku right off the bat. His brow furrows as he answers. ]

No, I cut it off myself.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

[was it the massive amount of Darkness that Ri carries around that tipped you off? or the fact that he's so much cooler and better than Riku?]

No wonder it looks like that. Mom would've done a better job.