backdated to mid-morning yesterday, oops!

[fading]

[if anyone has attempted to contact Nami to wish him a Merry Christmas, they'll have been informed that the number is currently not in service. this might have something to do with the fact that, inside Nami's trashed apartment, his phone is sitting in a puddle of paintwater, sparking. Nami's nowhere to be found!


there's a frantic Kai calling for Nami as he makes his way through the park. he can feel that Nami's still in the dressing room, but there's a wall between their connection so solid he can't sense anything other than that.]



(ooc: Nami got a heart for Christmas. unfortunately, he's had a lot of negativity 'bottled up' so to speak, and the sudden onslaught of proper emotion wasn't taken well. he's in hiding, having taken a portal straight from his apartment! responses will be from Kai, at least at first, despite the fact that the post is from Nami.)

Comments

[fading]

Yeah.

[in fact, he will do so! and wobble a bit, but stay upright.]

[dawnrise]

[She stands up too, stretching her spine out now that she can.]

Where do you want to go?

[fading]

Somewhere I can get a warm drink. Other than that, I don't care.

[and maybe a bite to eat. he hasn't eaten properly in days, and his body is already starting to complain about it.]

[dawnrise]

...come on. We haven't had lunch in a while. There's a cafe with good hot chocolate.

[A little more distraction before he runs into Kai might be a good idea, too. She's going to nod toward where the closest restaurant is, over the bridge, and head that way with her hands in her pockets.]

[fading]

That sounds good.

[good idea, Riku! he follows along closely, not really paying attention to their surroundings.]

[dawnrise]

Try not to freeze on the way there.

[Just teasing. It really is a nice cafe, though. Not the one they went to way back.]

[fading]

I'll do my best.

[and then he became a popsicle.]

[dawnrise]

[No Namisicles, please. Once the cafe's in sight Riku's going to break out into a slight run, because she's cold again already!]

[fading]

[he blinks when she does, but will change his pace to match hers!]

[dawnrise]

[Pfft. She just wanted to get in the door, which she's holding open for him. Isn't it all nice and decorated for the holidays?]

[fading]

[oh, pretty. also such a gentleman, Riku. he gives her a little grin and heads inside. ahhh, warmth.]

[dawnrise]

[She smiles back at him and closes the door, wrapping her arms around herself once she's in. Warmth indeed.]

Alright.

[fading]

So this place has good hot chocolate?

[dawnrise]

Mm. Usually I just make my own, but it was one of the first cold days.

[Should it be the cafe she went to with Red, where all you have to do is tap on the menu?]

[fading]

[sounds good! and that's so handy, too. he nods at her response and looks for where they should sit.]

[dawnrise]

[She's going to take him to a nice place by at a bar or counter, or a table in the middle. Window seats are nice, but she thinks he needs to not focus on much more than one thing at a time right now. Just the cafe, for now.]

[fading]

[that's a good idea! he doesn't realize what she's thinking, but is fine with wherever they sit. a counter sounds good, actually! he looks quite curious about this place, mostly because he can be.]

[dawnrise]

[Alright then, front row seats. She'll slide into her seat and pick up the menu to flip through, immediately tapping on the hot chocolate when she finds it.]

[fading]

[he looks at the menu he's got to browse the drinks, just in case there's something that is somehow more appealing than hot chocolate to him. there isn't, so he copies Riku and taps on his own menu.]

[dawnrise]

[She sets the menu aside once they appear, not interested in any food right now.]

[fading]

I wonder why the restaurants and cafes don't all have this sort of thing, with the menus...

[dawnrise]

Beats me. I like this place.

[She's not so fond of the weird Nobody/Heartless/Unversed waiters.]

[fading]

It seems nice.

[better than the ones with those servers, for sure. he's going to look through the menu to see if anything appeals to him food-wise.]

[dawnrise]

The food's good, too.

[Because she sees him looking. Time to wait for her hot chocolate to cool~. There's probably a bunch of holiday specialty items on, since it's Christmas Day.]

[fading]

We should come back here some time, then.

[you know, after he gets stabbed and stuff. he has noooo idea what to pick, and is about ready to just close his eyes and put his finger down.]