kingdomdressing | New muse, let's see how this goes!

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New muse, let's see how this goes!

[It's getting colder, isn't it? It might not have snowed (properly) yet, but it's getting there. The recent icy conditions have helped--well, as far as snow is concerned. As far as this new arrival is, it's not helpful at all. Growing up on a tropical island and having little exposure to conditions as cool as he's experiencing currently kinda sucks.

Congratulations, DR, you've just obtained a very confused and slightly freezing Kai, dressed in a t-shirt and board shorts, standing in the middle of the street.]

W-where am I? These aren't the islands...

Sora? Riku? Dad? Selph? Anyone?

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[as it so happens, there's someone nearby at the moment. it's someone very familiar, in a way! it's another Kai, one that looks a couple years older, and is currently chasing after an orange rabbit that seems to have no problem with any patches of ice it comes across, much to this Kai's dismay. the rabbit notices the newcomer and freezes, then hisses and darts off out of view, making its owner stop and stare for a moment. this is... not a usual thing. it's been ages since he's seen another Kai, instead of just another Kairi.]

[He spots the bunny before he spots the Kai, and almost moves to chase after it himself--well, until it sees him and flees. Well, so much for that. He didn't know he was that scary.

He's unsure what to do or say to the other Kai--not that he even knows it's another one of himself--but he settles for an awkward wave.]

Um...hi, can you tell me where I am?

[that manages to snap him out of it and he offers a slight smile, nodding.]

It's called the dressing room. It's a sort of... crossroads between worlds.

Oh! So it's like Traverse Town?

[Only much bigger. He can tell it's not Traverse Town, but it's the only thing he can think of at the moment to compare what he's seeing to.]

Traverse Town on a much bigger scale. A multi-universal scale, really.

[he's starting to shrug off his nice comfy coat, for the record, so that he can give it to the newcomer.]

You'll see a lot of people who look like people you know, or even you yourself, in both male and female here. This place pulls in more than one version of people, from different times and worlds, and even dimensions.

[Aw, he doesn't have to give up his coat.]

That's...kinda confusing. So, I might see my friends and family here, but they might not be the people that I think they are?

[he wants to! he's still an islander at heart, but this place has him a little more used to milder weather.]

Pretty much. I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume your name is Kai? Most of the other versions of you here are female.

[Okay, that makes him laugh a little bit. Him? Female? That's a weird thing to try to wrap his brain around.]

There are female versions of me out there? Wow. This place keeps getting more and more weird.

...Yeah, my name is Kai, how did you know? What's your name, anyway?

Well, that's the thing... my name's Kai as well.

[he grins sheepishly. strange how they're different and yet the same, aside from this one being older.]

[This Kai is staring again. Hope you don't mind, older self.]

You're me?! I mean, another version of me?

[he's used to it by now! and he just nods.]

I am, yeah. That's why Apricot, the rabbit I was chasing, freaked out like that. It's been a while since there was another Kai here.

[that wasn't another version of himself specifically, that is.]

Oh...I'm sorry I scared your rabbit away. I didn't mean to.

[He looks a little awkward, hoping that the bunny will be found again eventually.]

Oh, it's alright, I don't blame you at all. Besides, he can take care of himself, and knows the way back home anyway.

[Oh, well, uh, this is probably the type of Riku he's looking for! Maybe. But if she is, she's definitely older than that Riku, even if the visual differences are subtle. She's got a jacket to go with her long shirt and jeans, and maybe she'd offer it to him considering the weather, but she's too busy staring at him from the other side of the street.]

What?

[That is exactly the type of Riku he's looking for. Only a couple years younger. But he does recognize her as Riku, and when he does, his face immediately lights up.]

Riku!

[And then he's jogging over to her. Sohappy to see a familiar face.]

I thought I was all alone. What is this place?

[She's certainly not unhappy to see him, but she does look a little stunned.]

Kai?

[He frowns, wondering why she seems so surprised to see him. After all, he was just at her house the day before he ended up in this strange place. Or so he remembers.]

Who else would I be? Are you okay?

I'm fine, I just... It's a long story.

[And she doesn't look like she knows where to start. She shakes her head, then gestures for him to follow her.]

Come on, it's freezing.

Ah, sorry.

[He doesn't mind stories, but he doesn't want her to feel like she has to tell him. He can wait.]

Yeah, it is. I wasn't expecting it to be so cold so suddenly.

[Does following her lead indoors? Or at least to a pair of pants?]

[Ahaha, no, she's not going to make him wait. She's leading him into the apartment building, because there's a nice big kitchen-type thing on the first floor, and because it's warm. Not to mention it's as good a place as any explain everything.]

Of course not. You're not on the islands, if that's where you were before.

[Ahh, delicious warmth. The kitchen is a bonus, he'll have to remember that it's there.]

I was. I was headed to the docks. Where am I now?

[Good plan. He will need it in the future. She pulls out a couple chairs for them to use at the table once they get there.]

You're... on a different world. A different universe.

[He'll take one of those chairs, looking around at the kitchen as he does so.]

A different universe? I get the different world, but how did I manage to end up in a completely different universe?

[She takes a deep breath to brace herself for this explanation, leaning against the table rather than sitting herself.]

This place is called the Dressing Room. Don't ask why, I don't know. No one does. It's kind of like... A world that absorbs other worlds. You can take the train from here and you'll land in Hollow Bastion, Halloween Town, wherever you want. It sucks people in from their worlds and keeps them here for years with no escape.

[She pauses.]

I turned twenty last month, Kai.

Twenty? You were 17 last time I saw you.

[He hasn't considered the possibility of multiple Rikus--it hasn't even occurred to him yet. Watch him ignore the rest of what she's saying in favor of being totally confused about her age.]

[Huh. Well, seventeen's better than the sixteen she was expecting. But Riku just nods understandingly, finally taking a seat next to him.]

That doesn't surprise me. But I'm not... your Riku. I've been here almost four years, Kai.

You don't seem much different from my Riku. The Riku I thought you were. I'm surprised you've been stuck here for that long and haven't gone crazy yet.

[Unless she has and she's just really good at hiding it.]

How do you know I haven't?

[There's a calm, slightly teasing tone to her words. Don't worry, she looks perfectly sane.]

[Hey, no teasing! It was a perfectly valid concern!]

I don't. But you seem fine to me.

[That makes her smile, at least.]

Good to know. What's your first question?

[One point for Kai. He likes it when she smiles.]

Um...since you said there's no way to escape from here, I'm going to need a place to stay. Can you help me with that?

Yeah, don't worry. There are... endless apartments and houses here. I'll get you a place close to mine.

[She leans back in her chair, tilting her head back.]

...there's another Kai here. Older than you. Don't be surprised if you get mixed up. There's no end to the doubles in this place.

That'd be awesome!

[This also means that he'll be over at her apartment every other night. Or he'll try to, anyway.]

I'd like to meet him. I've never met a double of myself...Nami was the closest thing, but he wasn't around long enough.

[there is a girl with silver hair turning the corner! but Riku wouldn't be caught dead in that plaid skirt and fur-lined boots ~~a shame~~]

[Staring. Staaaaring. So much staring from over here. What's going on here, you're not Riku.]

Ri...ku...?

[Kira pauses]

That's my Papa.

[and then she's staring back at Kai before flailing, finally realizing that you're not exactly who she thought you were]

You're not my Uncle Kai!

[He's just as shocked as she is, only less flaily. Last he checked, he wasn't an uncle--he didn't have any siblings he knew of, and neither Sora nor Riku had any kids yet, let alone teenagers.]

N-no, I'm not an uncle...not yet. I'm not ready for that. How do you know my name? I don't think we've met before...

Ah... I'm sorry! It's just... your Light, your Heart... it's really similar to my Uncle Kai's. I didn't notice the difference at first. My name is Kira Hikari-Mori. I'm guessing you're new here?

[Kira is still a bit surprised because this new Kai is younger than the young version of her Uncle Kai; it's quite strange but interesting]

It's nice to meet you, Kira. And it's okay, I've just never been mistaken for someone's uncle before. [He laughs] Does your uncle look like me, too?

[That is, red hair and blue eyes and such. He looks less Asian than the icons suggest.]

Oh yes. All Kais have similar features. I even have pictures, if you want to see what my Uncle Kai looks like.

[Kira is very happy to meet more people with bright strong Light]

Yeah, I'd like to see what he looks like.

[Kai likes Light people too. And not-so-Light people like Riku, but that's only because he knows her. Kira's not so bad so far.]

[Kira beams and will rustle through her purse -- she always accessorizes perfectly -- to pull out a little wallet of pictures]

This is my family! There's Uncle Kai right there, with Uncle Axel.

[it's a nice family photo of all of Kira's rather large family, though everyone is squished together to fit; Kai will see Kira's Uncle Kai with Axel's arm around him and Inaya... there's also a sea of silver hair from Auntie Piku, Kira's Daddy and Papa, and her brother Rikka]

[He peers at the photo, somewhat confused about the 'uncle Axel' since the last Axel he met was a chick. He's tempted to ask, especially after she mentioned that Riku was her dad, but decides for the moment that maybe they're common names.]

He does look like me. I see Riku and...who are the other guys? They look like they could be Riku's brothers, but she doesn't have any that I know of.

[that sends Kira into a mild giggle fit because it's really obvious that you're new to the DR, and also she loves talking about her family, which is huge... Kai's about to get a crash course in inter-dimensional familial relationships]

That's my Papa, silly. He's a Riku. And that's my Daddy. His name is Ri. He's Papa's Replica, which is a totally terrible thing to call somebody. Mama's a Sora, he's there with his arms around my twin brothers, Satu and Sanyu. Rikka's my older brother and he got silver hair like me, even if the Twins have Mama's brown. And that's Auntie Piku -- err, Riku -- with Uncle Red and my cousin Aden. Uncle Kai is with Uncle Red and my cousin Inaya. Oh, and that's my sister Namine trying to hide behind Daddy. She doesn't like getting her picture taken.

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