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[keyless]

[ what's that, in the corner of your eye?

a Heartless, disappearing into the floor, leaving behind its trademark inky black as it moves... but if you look closely, when it reemerges, it looks quite a bit more humanoid. in fact, it looks humanoid in every single way, except for the color and the eyes. in fact, this Heartless looks like a person quite a few people know...

upon being spotted, he'll do one of two things:

Keyblade present? Run. (Instead of vanish, because that would be too logical.)

Keyblade not visible? Wave brightly with a bright smile. ]

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[keybearer]

[So, what if there's a Riku just moving along, not really paying attention to where he's going because he's distracted? Huh?

He doesn't have a Keyblade out, but that lucky charm on his belt does help identify him compared to other Rikus.

Oh, and he's got some ice cream. Sea salt, to be precise.]

[keyless]

[ OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD

Soraless is not sure what to do! that's his bff right there, can he just--

no, it's probably not a good idea to just stand there.

(but he's standing there, fretting, as he tries to figure it out.)

no no no. this is all wrong, he should be running away right now because ... because ...

... but he really misses Riku.

alright he's going to hide behind wall right here. no one will see him. he is the master of disguise. ]

[keybearer]

[...Something dark and distinctly Heartlessy just went behind that wall.

Now, where has he seen that before? HRMMM...

Okay, yeah. He's going to go check it out. No escape!]

[keyless]

[ aaagh. Riku, could you just not do that. he's trying to be incognito! at least he's pretty weightless like this--it takes almost nothing to zoom past Riku.

he hopes he doesn't trip. ]

[neutralized]

...?!

[And Roxas just stares back at that smile.

Really, he's not sure what to think because 1) the Heartless looks awfully familiar and 2) this is...something new.

However, even though Sora has his immediate and complete attention, Roxas isn't sure whether moving or not would make him disappear.]

[keyless]

[ just smile and wave.

it doesn't look like he's attacking, anyway... maybe he can try to make friends this way? he approaches carefully, step by baby step. ]

[neutralized]

... [Wow, it's actually moving? This wasn't some sort of glitch, right? He wouldn't be able to handle another one of those if this guy was really one, but the thought of this sort of encounter being dangerous doesn't phase him.

Instead, Roxas beams back after Sora takes a few more steps without his appearance switching or the general environment starting to deteriorate.]

H-hey. [Please don't glitchpleasedon'tglitchpleasedon'tdisappear.] I haven't seen you around before. What's your name?

[keyless]

[ talking. right, talking--Sora flusters as he looks around, trying to see if there's a scrap sheet of paper or anything he can draw on--

nope.

guh, that's frustrating. at least he has claws, though--he hurries over to a wall and scratches out 'Sora' slowly, making sure the curves and straight lines are refined. ]

[antipodean]

[...That is sure a Heartless. That is sure a...Sora-shaped Heartless. What is this sorcery? This Riku's on guard when he spots the Heartless, watching it warily. His keyblade's not out yet, unless it attacks.]

[keyless]

[ hm.

Sora knows his best friend when he sees him. but there's still something wrong with him, so he ventures closer, curious. ]

[antipodean]

[Too bad Sora isn't this Riku's best friend, not anymore. He keeps still, still watching. It's not behaving like a normal Heartless, but it also looks like the kid that's been antagonizing him the most lately. Internal conflict!]

[keyless]

[ once he's near enough, he sort of hunches over, his head lightly tilted to the side, almost birdlike. his mouth moves in a silent 'Riku?', though he doesn't expect an answer. ]

[skygale]

[...What is this madness.

No, seriously, what is he looking at here. Poor Ventus "Sora" looks completely perplexed. Pardon his staring.]

... uh.

[keyless]

[ uh what.

it's him! but not him. Sora has no reservations as he reaches over to poke him in the chest, wondering how this is even possible. didn't Yen Sid say he'd stay a Heartless forever? how come his body's right there? ]

[skygale]

Hey!

[He huffs, half tempted to summon his Keyblade-- but he doesn't. Not yet. This Heartless seems... different. It's definitely not like the one Riku summoned back in Neverland.]

You're... a Heartless, right?

[Way to state the obvious, oops.]

[keyless]

[ ... he crouches, now, feeling much more comfortable doing so than standing upright. after a moment--really, what is he, it's kind of confusing--he nods. ]

[agrabah_weapon]

[Oho, one of these, is it? Kurt always finds himself smiling on running into a Heartless Sora...]

Hello there, boy.

[keyless]

[ there's a sort of kinship, he supposes, with another Heartless nearby. he has no problem nodding to Kurt in greeting and wandering closer. ]

[agrabah_weapon]

[Walking on over himself.]

I can't recall seeing you here before.

[Others of a similar appearance, sure, but he's a little more sensitive to individual flavours of dark than to take them all as the same...]

[keyless]

[ which makes him straighten. he's not sure if it works with every Heartless, but given he's able to talk to quite a few--

I've never been here before.

to say it's normal telepathy is a far stretch--it's more like Sora's own darkness is delivering the message... Heartless-telepathy? ]

[keylight]

[Um, Sora. You might want to... run because there is a falling boy crashing down in 3, 2, 1--]

Whoa!

[SPLAT. Too late.]

[keyless]

[ damn it, he could've melted out of the way!

WHOOPS. instead Ven's on him and he can't exactly groan or flail to get him off.

... but he can melt away like previously discussed. which he does--melts right out from under Ven, and reappears a foot or so away, rubbing his back. ow. 8( ]

[keylight]

[Guh. Give him a second, while he rubs his head---

Wait. Head. Arms... what?!

Oh god, he's gonna stumble onto his feet, nearly bumping into a wall.]

But-- how's this even possible?

[And... if he's here, and not-- okay, hold the phone! He's whirling around to.]

Sora!

[Please be okay without him being the headvoice, oh please.]

[feedmyglitch]

[Well. This is trippy. Because you look just like him. So Carlos is going to stand here and stare.]

[keyless]

[ hello, Carlos.

... this is trippy. he waves haphazardly, completely baffled. ]