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[reversedestiny]

[Whatever it had been that Sora was expecting, winding up in the middle of a hallway was not it. The portal closes behind him, and he blinks, looking to each side. ...Where is this? It's not Hollow Bastion. Besides, what kind of hallways are these? Still... It's not where he was going. Not at all, when he'd left Destiny Islands.]

...What... Just happened...?

[That's what he finally ends up asking himself, tapping his chin. ...Maybe he took a wrong turn in the corridor...?]

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[keybearer]

[It's... a Sora. A Sora who's right around the right age, but why did he pass through a portal? It doesn't add up!

Cautiously, Riku approaches him.]

That's what I'd like to know.

[reversedestiny]

[Sora will immediately go stiff before looking over to Riku. Riku. The boy he just left to die. What?]

...H-How...!?

[keybearer]

You look like you've just seen a ghost.

[He doesn't realize how ironic that is.]

[reversedestiny]

I...

[Riku should be dead. Crushed beneath the Darkside's fist. Or a Heartless. One of those two. So yes, he is seeing a ghost.]

I left you on the Islands not five minutes ago! How are you here!?

[keybearer]

[The Islands? Riku crosses his arms, giving Sora a deadpan stare.]

The islands have been gone for months now.

[lightyin]

[Why hallo thar Sora. This Riku was just passing by, but he's pausing to check out the random portal that just appeared.]

You look lost.

...I apologize in advance. This Sora has, erm... Riku issues. :|;

[reversedestiny]

[Oh. It's Riku. Except he's... Older. And... Wait, what?]

...Yeah. What about it?

Ahh...now I feel bad tagging him

[lightyin]

[Quite a bit older, yes.]

Just wondering. Are you new or have I just not noticed you around?

Don't, I love it.

[reversedestiny]

New. But why does it matter to you?

[...Still trying to figure out how you got older. And dammit, why are you so much taller?]

[skybright]

Are you okay?

[there is - get ready for it, Sora - a female Sora of about seventeen, though with her loose sweater, the female part might be a little hard to tell.]

Let the brain-break begin! \o/

[reversedestiny]

Yeah, I'm just a bit--

[...Let him stare a moment. Because there is now another him. Standing right there.]

..Huh?

yay! \o/

[skybright]

[she looks confused too, but then seems to understand why he's reacting like that and beams.]

Lemme guess. You're new here, right?

/Offers popcorn?

[reversedestiny]

I-- How?

[...For all his learning, he has never heard of there ever being two of the exact same people without cloning. But who would be able to clone a boy who lived in relative isolation?]

[captive_destiny]

[There isn't much answer from him, but there is an awful lot of staring going on. Aside from the shocked stare, the most notable things about him would be the grocery bags in his hands, and the thick metal band circling his neck with two tags on it.]

[reversedestiny]

[...Well. This is new. He's not sure what to think about this. So he'll be staring right back. Why is everyone taller than him?]

...Riku?

[captive_destiny]

[His growth is stunted, so he isn't as likely to give Sora a crick in the neck as other Rikus at least? He looks cautious above all, and his eyes haven't left Sora for a moment. The amount of darkness he can sense from Sora has him somewhat nervous.]

... You could call me that.

[reversedestiny]

[This is true! Well, at least he's not attacking. He's tense, obviously, but he'll also just sit there, eyes narrowed.]

...What's that mean?

[radiantlight]

[Oh, a lost Sora. That's Kairi bait, that is. She just can't resist stopping to see if he's alright.]

Lost?

[reversedestiny]

[He'll turn and-- Stare. Because Kairi's is a face he hasn't seen in nine years. He'll approach her, still just... Staring.]

...You.

[radiantlight]

[Hm. She supposes he's new. Cause Kairi's aren't that rare around here.

Smiles, folding her hands behind her back.]

Hello, Sora.

[reversedestiny]

[...Pinch him, he's dreaming.]

...You're... Okay.

[And yeah, he might actually be smiling! Not smirking, but smiling!]

[windup_boytoy]

[Ri hasn't been in the best of moods since the DR changed back into the endless hallways again, so his Darkness is pretty high at the moment he sorta smells like your dad. But a lost Sora will always catch his attention because he's a softie like that.]

... you okay?

[reversedestiny]

[At first, that scent has his attention as... Pretty happy. But then he sees... Not who he's looking for. So he'll just frown.]

...Yeah, I guess.

[windup_boytoy]

[he shoves one hand into his pocket, looking supremely unconcerned with anything; he's much older and taller than what Sora might remember; alas, this is not the Riku you're trying to murder looking for]

Sure you're not getting lost in the hallways? They're hard to navigate sometimes.

[reversedestiny]

[Why is everyone taller than him!? Though this means he'll be somewhat civil.]

...I'll be fine. The castle's pretty confusing, too, so... I should be fine.