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[a simple black door sits in a wall where there was no door before. behind the door is what appears to be a garden... except that against the pitch sky and twinkling stars, the flowers are all aglow. there doesn't seem to be any magical property to them, aside from the luminescence. they all appear to be normal flowers otherwise, though there's a very wide variety throughout.

Nami is seated beneath a weeping willow in the center of the garden, which is glowing with a gentle pink light. a sketch book has been tossed into the small goldfish pond nearby.]

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[Nami will be watching him by the time he gets near the tree, having realized someone else is in the garden now.]

[Riku stops once he spots Nami. He thought he was the only one in the garden as well.]

...Hi. I didn't know anyone else was in here. How long have you been there?

A few hours. This place has only been around for that long, as far as I know.

[the door showed up as he was walking past!]

Ah. I hope it sticks around. It's kinda cool.

[He reaches up to tug lightly on one of the tree's branches, examining the glowing flowers on it. Nami doesn't seem to mind him so far, but he'll leave if he thinks that's wrong, or if he's asked to.]

It is. I wonder what it looks like during the day.

[if it ever even turns to day in here. the sun had already set inside when he came in.]

Probably not as interesting, even if everything keeps glowing like this.

I'm not sure it turns to day. A glowing garden wouldn't have much point then.

Maybe you should spend the night and see if it changes.

[Or he will. He'd be willing to hang out here for the equivalent of a night to see if it does anything. His night vision will just be temporarily ruined.]

I might. It sounds tempting, though I would have to leave to get something to eat before I did.

You could always eat the plants. They might make you glow, too.

[He's kidding, but he might find it amusing if that did happen.]

I think I'll pass on that. They might be poisonous.

Most likely. Do you know if they have a purpose or not? Or if this room does at all?

They probably don't, aside from looking pretty.

Hmm.

[But at least they're pretty. He's curious whether one he picked would keep glowing, but isn't going to do that right now. His attention's actually been diverted to the pond. And the sketchbook in it, which he's going to retrieve from the water.]

Having issues?

...Mm.

[he's not going to look at it. instead he's going to look down at his lap.]

[Riku doesn't really care if he does or not.]

Wanna talk about it?

I'm not sure.

[it's not something he's sure he should be sharing with just anyone.]

If you don't want to, don't. I can leave you alone if you want.

[Note that wouldn't mean leaving the room; he'd just go to a further part of the garden and stop talking.]

It's alright. You don't have to do that.

[he offers a small, apologetic smile. he doesn't mind the company! he just isn't sure he wants to talk about his issues.]

[That's what Riku was waiting for. He wanted to be sure he wasn't intruding (too badly) on alone time or anything. The soggy sketchbook gets tossed into a patch of decorative grass, as he doesn't really have any use for it himself.]

If you're sure.

I am, don't worry.

[he enjoys company, to be honest. he feels alone very often, but doesn't like the idea of taking up too much of Kai's time, or any other friend's, even though he knows no one would have a problem with it.]

[He's somewhat familiar with that feeling, unfortunately. Hope Nami doesn't mind Riku joining him under the tree--not too close, just sitting nearby.]

[he doesn't mind at all. it's a nice quiet, though he feels like he should be saying something. he does, after a little while.]

What do you suppose you're to do when you feel like you've lost your purpose?

[He has to think about that for a minute, as that's not something he's actually been asked before.]

Find something else. Make something up if you can't do that.

You make it sound easy.