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[It's not a bad day out, Xeha's thinking, as he ambles through the Radiant Garden district with a cup of spiced hot chocolate in his hands and a couple of rolls of wrapping paper under one arm. Hopefully that'll be enough: he went a bit crazy with the present collection, but better safe than sorry!

Suddenly, though, he slips. The chocolate goes flying, melting a nicely scented puddle in a patch of snow. It wasn't that the ground was icy, either...

He stares up, dazed, in no hurry to move. It's like he's walked into a brick wall, and his head's spinning. Disconnected. He knows what he's seeing, but at the same time, it's all wrong... There's no Radiant Garden. But this isn't. He wasn't here before, but he was. But it looks like... but everything's changed.

A whole chunk of memories. A whole slice of a life he'd lived elsewhere. New experiences, new worlds, new sights, new perspectives.

How's that for an early Christmas present?]

((A quick note! Subject lines contain references to the latest Jump Festa trailer; if you're really trying to keep unspoiled for 3D it may be wise to stay clear. If trailers count as spoilers. I don't know. Sorry about that!))

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[skybright]

Why not?

[sure, he didn't actually leave, but stranger things have happened.]

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

It makes no sense! How can I have been here and there and living both lives at once? I didn't even go anywhere! [He's sitting up, now.]

[skybright]

Since when has this place made any sense? Maybe it was like... the opposite of what happens for some people, where time stops in their world while they're here? Maybe time stopped here while you went home?

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

But I know that time stops at home, Braig and Ienzo didn't know I'd gone when they came here and... [Sigh.] You really think it happened? I'm not just - it's not just some kind of... this is so strange!

[skybright]

This is the dressing room, Xeha.

[she smiles, making her way over now to help him stand if he wants the help.]

Everything's strange here. But I believe you, I can't imagine basically just getting a bunch of memories like that. D'you need to sit down somewhere comfier and sort stuff out?

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[As she gets closer, it's easier for him to look at her and see his friend, not - not the Sora he'd just had to ... he awkwardly gets to his feet, stumbling, grateful for the help.]

I think... I think that'd be a good idea.

[skybright]

Alright.

[now, would it be easier to find a café to head into, or go to the apartments? probably the former... either way, she's looking around to see if there's somewhere closer than the apartments to head for.]

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[Well, following his footsteps back would lead them into the place he got that hot chocolate from in the first place... He gives another smile.]

[skybright]

...let's go back to where you got your drink so you can get a new one.

[she doubts he's injured enough to really need a hand walking or anything, but she's staying nearby just in case.]

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

I had a drink? Oh. Yeah. That sounds good.

[Though he's a bit disoriented - after all, how long does it feel like it's been? - he starts to lead the way there. The Cure took out the physical side of the fall, at least.]

[skybright]

[well that's good. but if he needs her to lead, she'll totally do that. not that she knows where exactly he was, but she can guess, having been through here fairly often.]

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[He's just about managing to navigate, but it's not unlikely he's going to take the wrong turn out of sheer spacey-ness here.]

[skybright]

[if that happens, she'll just nudge him lightly and get him on the right path again. it shouldn't take them too long to reach there.]

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[He'll be grateful for both the nudge and the warmth as they get there - it's all helping, it's all helping - and he'll just be dropping onto a comfy seat with a sigh.]

[skybright]

[she'll sit herself down nearby, still looking a little concerned.]

Anything I can do?

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

I dunno... I just need to get this all sorted out!

[skybright]

Right. Maybe it'd help if you wrote stuff down? Like taking notes? I can go look for something for you to do that on...

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

If there's anything handy? Don't go running off looking for things just for me...

[skybright]

I'll just check in this building, don't worry.

[she's getting up again. there's got to be something behind the counter, right? don't people normally write down food and drink orders?]

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[A surprised coffee-coloured moogle - and a notepad? That should do it?

Xeha's staring down at the tabletop as he waits.]

[skybright]

[Sora grins sheepishly and apologizes to the moogle, asking to borrow the notepad. or buy it! it's not like she doesn't have a ton of munny by now. whichever the case, she's not going back without it, so she'll trot on over with a notepad and pen after a moment.]

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[He gives a little bit of a smile as she returns.]

Thanks.

[skybright]

No problem.

[the notepad and pen are set on the table, and she collapses back into the chair she'd been in.]

*uses new jump festa icon just cuz*

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[He stares at it all for a bit, then starts scribbling. What he knew, where he was, neat little columns connected by lines as he's trying to poke it into some kind of faux-chronology.

At the end of one column, the words Sora. Kairi. He underlines them for a moment, sighs, rests his pen across them.]

ugh he's so cute

[skybright]

[Sora's trying not to be too nosy or curious about it, alternating between looking at the ceiling and watching him scribble.]