let's do this bandwagon thing

[clockworknomore]

[It's a fairly normal day/night/whenever in the DR, and various people are busy doing their own little things.

clockworknomore and windup_daddy are actually in the training room, which is somewhat strange since the 'cousins' try to avoid each other most of the time. Daddy has Soul Eater out while 'Riku' is double-wielding a pair of matched scimitars, and they both seem to be going all out against each other. It's about to get dangerous.

clockworkboytoy has found a room with a scale replica of what the DR looked like when it had an outside environment. And it is currently growling and stomping around while wearing this outfit. It is having great fun knocking over buildings.

windup_boytoy still reeks of Darkness... more than usual, anyway. There's a deep frown on his face as he looks for something new to read in the library. He lingers in the home improvement section, before shoving the books back onto the shelves roughly.

And as for daddyhasagun, well, you might have just heard her muffled shriek. She's currently clawing these posters off the walls of the hallway. Unfortunately, the posters seem to be lining every hallway and are prominently featured in the various common areas and kitchens. Kira is very scandalized over this whole thing.]

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[agrabah_weapon]

[... that's impressive. He walks over, looks down... not the most sympathetic individual to witness a door-cracking impact, but given who this is, he can afford a little bit of something like it.]

Easy, there.

[clockworknomore]

['Riku's' blades disappeared once it got stunned, and now it's looking crosseyed up at Kurt]

... uhm. Wha-- happened...?

[agrabah_weapon]

Apparently, quite the impact.

[clockworknomore]

It feels like I got hit by a truck.

[agrabah_weapon]

No vehicles. Just an opponent, apparently. Another of your - lookalikes?

[clockworknomore]

Oh. Right.

['Riku' gives a little grunt and manages to down a potion]

He's Ri. My... cousin. He's who I would've been, if I hadn't been sent to the DR.

[agrabah_weapon]

[He nods.]

I thought you two [looked? smelt? felt?] seemed similar, from the little I saw.

[clockworknomore]

['Riku' will stand up now that the potion kicked in, still a bit wobbly]

You're sharp. Lots of people can't pick out that similarity at all, since we're so different now.

[agrabah_weapon]

[Another nod.]

It was just the ghost of a sensation. Just a suspicion.

[clockworknomore]

Helps that you're a Heartless, huh? More in tune with out Darkness and all.

['Riku' gives a little grunt and it dusts itself off, little wooden splinters falling to the floor]

[agrabah_weapon]

[A bit of a chuckle-]

It has advantages in that way. Are you feeling better?

[clockworknomore]

Not really. But if I don't go back in, Ri'll come out. For an old man, he's pretty fast.

... what're you doing here anyway? Did you wanna train, too?

[agrabah_weapon]

[Heh.] Well, breathe while you can, then. And I was considering it, though don't concern yourself on my part - I'll find somewhere to practice.

[clockworknomore]

Oh, you might as well come in. We're nearly done anyway. Ri needs to kick me through one more wall and he'll be done working off his stress.

[agrabah_weapon]

[A laugh, again-] Is this his normal form of, ah, stress relief?

[clockworknomore]

You could call it that. We've... ah... been having some family problems lately. And no one wants Ri to have another heart attack.

[agrabah_weapon]

Hah. I believe I see.

[clockworknomore]

Yeah, just wait until your daughter gets pregnant and see how happy you'll be about it.

[agrabah_weapon]

... Ah.

[He gets the picture. He gets it very clearly.]

[clockworknomore]

Uh huh. I'm sure Ri wants to throw the guy into a Corridor of Darkness but no one in the family will let him. So... training. And me getting my ass kicked.

[agrabah_weapon]

Hah. If you're happy with the arrangement, then... A challenge for you, therapy for him?

[clockworknomore]

It all works out. So did you wanna meet him? Just try to say 'no' if he looks like he wants to spar against you. He's not supposed to push himself too hard.