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[ he feels like a child again, walking around the dr all alone. he knows he's lost; it's worse when everyone around looks like, acts like, is someone he knows or knew.

Riku stops. he's tense; scared and intimidated, he's gone into defensive mode. he doesn't make eye contact; he doesn't look at others for very long without feeling like he's lost his identity.

and he would know all about that. ]

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I know where I'm going.

Just warning you. Don't take it so seriously.

You're not the easiest person to talk to.

Because I'm you? Yeah, not a lot of people like talking to themselves.

Gives off the wrong impression.

It's nothing personal.

I wasn't taking it personally.

[and he seems pretty bored, focusing on a DS game.]

[ it takes meeting yourself to realize how stand-offish you are. ]

What are you playing?

[beep beep--curse.]

... Pokémon Pearl. Do we have a sudden need to talk to ourselves?

I was just asking.

[ -- also shows you how defensive you can get, Riku. ]

So was I.

[shrug.]

Didn't sound like it.

Depends on your outlook.

You're really defensive.

Am I, or is it all in your head. Our head.

[leaning back against the wall, brushing his bangs from his face.]

Even your posture is defensive. I read something somewhere about this.

Like how folding your arms creates a "barrier" between you and other people.

[... glare coming your way.]

I didn't know I was a psychologist. You just did the same thing, genius.

[ c- caught. ]

So? I just proved my point.

[shrugs.]

That just means you're defensive too. Not really proving your point, since you were being offensive and saying that I was being defensive.

Unless you want to go into the old 'a good defense is the best offense' stuff which no one believes.

Either way, not proving your point.

Who's the one giving the long-winded explanations here?

Not too long-winded, just clearing up some facts.

You're being pretty defensive right now.

[and so he turns to walk away.]

[ no friends and no place to go. Riku is the best ever!

so of course he's going to follow for about... three steps. ]

I was just joking.

[pause, glances back at him.]

... joking. Right.

I was. You don't believe me?

[shrugs.]

I think I know myself, but I can't exactly believe you.

Why can't you?