http://princelykai.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] princelykai.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] kingdomdressing2011-11-11 09:05 pm
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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?
seasides: (Huh?)

[personal profile] seasides 2011-11-12 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
[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.]
seasides: (Hmm.)

[personal profile] seasides 2011-11-12 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[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.
seasides: (Orly.)

[personal profile] seasides 2011-11-13 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
seasides: (Orly.)

[personal profile] seasides 2011-11-15 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[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.
seasides: (Little grin.)

[personal profile] seasides 2011-11-15 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
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.]
seasides: (Hmm.)

[personal profile] seasides 2011-11-16 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[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.]
seasides: (Little grin.)

[personal profile] seasides 2011-11-16 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
dawnrise: (I didn't want you to find me)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-12 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
[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?
dawnrise: (always closer than you think)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-12 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's certainly not unhappy to see him, but she does look a little stunned.]

Kai?
dawnrise: (nothing's changed)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-13 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
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.
dawnrise: (the memories inside you)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-13 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[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.
dawnrise: (I wouldn't be too sure of that)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-13 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[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.
dawnrise: (I'll tell you why)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-14 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[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.
dawnrise: (nothing's changed)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-15 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[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.
dawnrise: (? pure as a wedding dress)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-15 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
How do you know I haven't?

[There's a calm, slightly teasing tone to her words. Don't worry, she looks perfectly sane.]
dawnrise: (nothing's changed)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-15 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[That makes her smile, at least.]

Good to know. What's your first question?
dawnrise: (Default)

[personal profile] dawnrise 2011-11-15 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] daddyhasagun.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
[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]

[identity profile] daddyhasagun.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[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!

[identity profile] daddyhasagun.livejournal.com 2011-11-13 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
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]

[identity profile] daddyhasagun.livejournal.com 2011-11-15 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
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]

[identity profile] daddyhasagun.livejournal.com 2011-11-16 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[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]

[identity profile] daddyhasagun.livejournal.com 2011-11-17 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[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.