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[lightyin]

[It's a nice day today. The air is calm, and while there are a few clouds in the sky, there aren't nearly enough to block most of the sun's warmth. And there are a lot of Riku-looking people out today! This isn't necessarily strange for some of them, but others aren't particularly social and it's rare to see them even outside.

This Riku and darkyang are probably the most noticeable ones, as they've built a fire pit between the houses and the apartments. They've got a pretty big fire going, but the most interesting part about that is that it's violet. Feel free to go stand by it or ask them why they're burning a purple fire.

faux_reflection is in the park area, dressed in a light jacket and pants, attacking what appears to be a small army of training dummies.

And well...this isn't a Riku, but brightbluesora here is giving a tour of a small part of the DR to a small child perched on her shoulders. He's not hers, she swears. (He actually belongs to illuminedshadow, who is off being antisocial.)

princelykai (not the older one that's been here a while) is shopping. In the sense that you actually shop in the DR--either way, he's currently in Radiant Garden with a couple bags on one arm, wearing a pair of jeans and a hoodie. Yay cool weather clothes.

(OoC: Open post, all these people are available for bothering. If you want anyone else, just ask.)]

Comments

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

Oh, how pretty!

[Kira is quite attracted to those purple flames, and she's carrying a large bundle in her arms as she heads towards Riku and Shiru]

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

[Shiru likes them too! When she approaches, he's standing by the fire, throwing a handful of something into the fire, which makes it darker purple.]

Hey Kira! Isn't it cool?

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

It's totally cool! How do you make it do that?

[Kira is hurrying closer so she can see the dancing flames better, stopping to stand next to Shiru]

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

Chemicals. Salt or something. You'll have to ask him, he's the one that got the stuff.

[He gestures to the bag beside him (containing some of this stuff (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_chloride)), then points to the opposite side of the fire, where Riku is standing. He's leaving out the part where he's not allowed to dump TOO MUCH of the salt-stuff on the fire because it'll go out. That happened earlier.]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

Oh, that reminds me! Here! This is for you and Riku!

[Kira is happily shoving the bag into Shiru's arms]

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

[He's momentarily confused, staring at the bag for a few seconds.]

For both of us? What is it?

[Peering in the bag now. Hi gift, what are you?]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

[inside the bag are numerous tupperware containers, all filled with different foods]

Food! I know you and Riku are bachelors and not really the cooking sorts and we had tons after Thanksgiving, so I thought you guys would like something good and home-cooked. I even baked you two pies, so you won't fight over one.

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

[That is an awesome gift. Also, Riku will not be eating any of the pies anyway because Shiru will hide them. But he's not going to tell Kira that.]

Hey, I'm learning to cook. I found some cookbooks and I'm getting a lot better at it. But thanks.

[He steps away from her for a minute to go pawn the food off on Riku, before returning, throwing more powdered stuff on the fire.]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

[no Kira better not find out about your pie-hiding tendencies or she'll have to punish you with no pie]

I like sharing things with me friends! But I'm glad you're learning.

[and have more happy squeals at the flames]

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

[She'll never find out, unless she hangs around his house more often. Except then her dad might come after Shiru, and he doesn't want that to happen.]

Thanks...you want to try?

[He holds the bag of salt mixture out to Kira.]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

I really can?! Oh, yes! Lemme try!

[she's so excited and will be taking a big handful of the mix and flinging it into the flames]

1/2

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

[And he is highly amused by this! This time, the fire shoots out purple sparks for a few seconds before settling back down. It's a relatively normal fire--aside from being started by a Fira spell--but somehow it hasn't burnt down very much at all. DR magic or something.]

2/2

[lightyin]

[Riku jumps at those sparks, pausing in his trip back to his house to shoot them a wary look. He doesn't want to catch anyone's house on fire.]

Hey, be careful!

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, Riku! I know my way around a Blizzard spell.

[............. tosses in some more powder with a happy squeal]

[lightyin]

Good. He doesn't.

[More sparks for her! He rolls his eyes and continues walking away. Shi can deal with Kira for a bit by himself.]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

[way to harsh on her joy, Riku; Kira will be looking at Shiru and rolling her eyes a little]

Is your Riku always that cranky?

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

[He shrugs.]

Not normally. He's been acting weird lately.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

I'd ask if it's that time of the month, but he's a guy so I don't think it quite works that way.

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

What's that? He was a girl all last month, but I don't think that has anything to do with it.

[Your terminology, he fails to understand it. You're welcome to explain it, though it might cause him mental trauma.]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

You know? That time of the month? For girls?

[... you're a dumb boy just like her brothers]

A period.

[darkyang.livejournal.com]

Uh..oh! Oh...that.

[He makes a face, recalling what exactly she's talking about. He'd forgotten that happens to girls. At least he doesn't know how it actually works.]

I don't think that's it.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it would be, since he's not a girl. If it did and he's still a boy, you should probably find a doctor for him.

[skybright]

[someone's stopping nearby the watch that Riku training, her hands stuffed in the pockets of her coat.]

[notacopy]

[That Riku doesn't actually notice anyone there at first, at least not until he turns that way. He's practicing various kicks on the dummies, and when he spots Sora, he's distracted enough that he accidentally misses the body of one and ends up kicking its arm partway off. Oops.]

Hi, uh...Sora, right?

[skybright]

Yeah. Sorry, I didn't mean to throw you off there.

[she looks kind of sheepish.]

I was just going for a walk and heard you, so I stopped to watch.

[notacopy]

It's okay...I'm just glad you're not someone else.

[He glances behind her, as if that someone else might be nearby. Nope.]

I'm not very interesting. Just practicing.

[skybright]

Who else would I be?

[has someone been bothering him?]

I think watching people practice is really neat, actually. You get to see how everyone differs.

[notacopy]

Another Riku.

[He's only met a couple, but has a huge bias against them. Also Roxii tend to bother him, but only because he usually spots blond and momentarily mistakes them for Namine.]

I'll take your word for it. I've never done that myself. How do you fight?

[skybright]

Well, I had to change my style a bit when my Keyblade broke. I use a sword now, which has a different enough shape that I had to adjust. I also use magic a lot more than I used to.

[notacopy]

Wish I knew how to use magic. I use a sword and my feet.

[He looks back at the damaged dummy for a second.]

We should spar sometime. I'd like an opponent that actually moves and fights back.

[skybright]

Maybe I could teach you a few basics? It's not like only certain types of people can use magic.

[notacopy]

Yeah, but--

[He almost points out that he's, being a replica, isn't really 'people', but he's supposed to be trying to convince himself he's not one. Yay for mental dilemmas.]

Nevermind. I'd like that. Thanks for the offer.

[skybright]

[psh, replicas can learn magic, too. she beams at him in response.]

Great! And we can spar sometime, too.

[notacopy]

[No one told him that, and no one he hung around with knew any magic anyway. He smiles back.]

Of course. I've never fought a girl before.

[skybright]

[she frowns a bit, but isn't too bothered.]

It's not different. Just because I've got a few different parts doesn't mean I don't fight the same. It's only a problem if you use cheap shots like kneeing a guy in the crotch.

[notacopy]

[What if that's how he fights? Not that he'd do that to her. Besides the fact that she's not a guy, he considers her a friend and wouldn't do that to a friend.]

So...I don't have to go easy on you, then?

[skybright]

[okay, now she's offended.]

If you did, I'd have to show you why that's a really bad idea.

[notacopy]

[He holds his hands up, taking a step back from her.]

I won't, I promise! I think...

[skybright]

[...aw, she didn't mean to sound frightening there or anything.]

Don't worry, I wouldn't have done anything... you know, bad. Just used it against you and pinned you or something.

[notacopy]

[It's okay, he's generally nervous around everyone.]

Oh...yeah, that makes sense.

[skybright]

We definitely won't want to try and teach you some magic on the same day of the spar, though. That can be tiring. Hmm...