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[Much like the others hit with the spell, this Riku isn't happy. Okay, maybe that's an understatement--he's pretty angry. He's not so concerned about the inability to form portals or even produce the smallest spark of Fira magic, but he can't call his weapon either--that's what bothers him the most. All things he's pretty sure are results of the symbol burned into his shoulder.

Riku's been hanging out in an empty hallway, debating whether or not he wants to find anyone else and see if they're affected. But it seems like a bad idea for some reason.

(ooc: Pretend this is happening in the afternoon instead of the evening.)]

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Probably was.

[He feels guilty about that. A little responsible as well, since, due to the spell, he's basically in charge of whatever they do.]

I'm...sorry we ran into that pair.

[He closes his eyes, remembering the look on Axel's face at the realization that he was under someone else's control, and that they would have to fight each other. He's more than sorry, with a part of himself aching that it had to go as far as it did.]

Please don't make me fight any more.

I'll try. I won't make you fight anyone you don't want to. But that means you might not be able to see Kai for a while.

[He doesn't answer, having already come to the same conclusion himself. Riku may as well be talking to himself for all the response he'll be getting from his depressed partner.]

[Well, talking to himself is boring, he can do that anytime he wants.

He's moving to Riku's side of the couch, settling far enough that he's not sitting in Riku's lap but close enough that he's difficult to ignore.]

Is there anything I can do to make the situation better? Or am I making things worse by trying?

Edited 2012-01-27 06:55 (UTC)

[Despite himself, he does relax a little more with the distance between them shortened. It shows more in the easing of some of the lines on his face than anything, because he's still quiet and still not looking at Riku.]

I don't know.

[Riku might be disappointed that this one is going to get up and leave. Actually, just get up and wander into the tiny nearby kitchen for a drink, but either way he's leaving the couch for a couple minutes.]

[The lines will have come back by the time he returns, though he's hardly moved. He doesn't want to, and his head is pounding. He feels like he just finished a session with Saix.]

[This time, when he returns, he settles himself not on the couch, but on the floor in front of it. He's got two cups half-full of water and a small bottle of painkillers he spotted on the bathroom counter.]

Want some? They might help.

[Riku's managed to get his attention finally. He thinks he must be more out of it than he'd thought to have forgotten remedies for pain were to be had; but then, he's never been in this room before and everything he would think of to go get outside of it would be more trouble than he's willing to get into. He moves like the elderly, or perhaps someone that's been asleep in the sun for too long, but he does manage to push himself up to be able to take what's being offered from Riku and swallow them.]

[Well, good. He watches Riku's movements with a look of concern, wondering why Riku seems more hurt than he himself does. He is sore, but not bad enough that he can't move around.]

If it hurts to move, I don't want you to move too much.

Edited 2012-01-27 21:14 (UTC)

[He'll carefully lay back down again then once that's done. He isn't particularly worried about Riku, figuring if he were hurting enough then perhaps he could venture out to look for a potion. He saw the look though, and sighs.]

When you were knocked out... All I could feel was pain. It was like being electrocuted.

[He might go out anyway if he feels like it. Not right now, though.]

Seems like a ridiculous penalty for losing.

I don't know if I can do that again.

[Actually, he's pretty sure he can't. It's too much like.. He can't even think about it. As tired as he is, he dreads trying to sleep after this.]

We'll figure out how to get through the rest of this spell without fighting anyone else. Or losing another fight. Somehow.

[He's leaning on the couch now, head propped up on one of his hands.]

[Riku's relaxing more again, though he doesn't connect the two things as being related. Their faces are much closer like this, but it's only a glance before he looks elsewhere again.]

[They are indeed closer. This Riku doesn't really notice the change in the other Riku's state, but he does lift his chin off his hand. What will Riku do if he suddenly leans over to plant a quick kiss on Riku's cheek?]

[He makes a sound of surprise, but he doesn't pull away. Looking confused, he rubs at his cheek and tries to decipher what Riku could possibly be thinking.]

[Well, he's not entirely sure either. He looks confused as well, moving back to sit down on the floor.]

...I don't know why I did that.

I think it... made my head feel a little better.

[As strange as that sounds, there's no denying that he has a lot less of a headache now than he did moments ago.]

It did?

[He's unsure whether or not he should try it again. It still feels awkward that he did it in the first place, but he thinks it might be because they were so close.]

[He nods, slowly. The rest of him is still sore, but somehow he feels less... empty? He doesn't want to come out and say it like that.]

[He'd probably get a strange look if he said it like that. Riku runs a hand through his hair, considering this information.]

This just keeps getting weirder...

What do you think it means?

[He's cautiously neutral about this. Riku isn't his master outside of the spell after all, and has surprised him a few times already. Of course he can draw his own conclusions, but he isn't feeling as up to performing as he usually would be.]

[He's established multiple times that he doesn't really want to be anyone's master, period. Clearly the DR doesn't agree.]

That I did what I needed to, if it made you feel better. I couldn't really help it...

[He's a little pink and staring at the edge of the couch cushion like it's going to help him.]