piratejournal | 9th rise of the phoenix ஜ Voice

[The first thing that Ikki does upon finding himself on Isla Empieza is to throw up. It may be due the feeling of being pulled back and forth through a diminute hole at the speed of light, or it may be due the way his brain is drained and then explodes with memories. It takes him a bit to clear his mind, to get a hold of his surroundings, the memories that had been taken and then returned.

As he recovers, he casts a glance around if only to confirm that this isn't his home. He was sent back only to be returned to this world right away. And that's not the worst part of it. The worst part is that he doesn't know how long has it been here. He remembers from others that months here could have been just a few hours for them back in their worlds, and he wouldn't put it past Davy Jones and Chronos to make it be centuries here while it was just a second for him.

The second thing that Ikki does upon returning is to open his journal and snarl at it.]

How fucking long has it been?!

[Even if that's the first thing that he asks, it's not really what he cares for the most.]

Are the Spades still active? [Do people even know them yet? If they vanished and enough time passed it's possible people wouldn't have heard of them.]

Is Selphie Tilmitt still here?!

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[And it's good that Ikki doesn't know exactly how relieved some people are, just knowing that they are happy to see him is strange enough for him, he wouldn't be able to take more.]

You're right, though I wish I could say that another important part is that I beated someone to ensure it.

[Maybe he did, maybe he didn't, he has no recollection of it. Then again, right now, even some things he's sure he did are a bit fuzzy until everything sets back properly. He briefly wonders if it's normal for it to be like this or if it's a side effect of how many times his memories have been screwed up.]

I was worried too.

[More like terrified. In that brief split second when he was aware of this world and being gone, before forgetting everything and then getting everything back. Maybe it was even less time than that, but he knows the feeling was there, it's still there, at least until he's back on the ship and can be assured that everyone is really there and those voices aren't just illusions.]

Don't worry. If things go as planned, you'll have plenty to vent your anger with.

[in the meantime, Thatch doesn't care about the details. He's just relieved that Ikki is back. Maybe more will come back as well. Maybe he won't end up here along after all]

Care to have a drink with me?

Will that happen soon or will I have time to charge even more anger?

[Silly question, Ikki's source of anger is endless even without exterior help.]

Always, though I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit until I find Selphie first. Unless you want to steal me away from her before she gets to me.

That depends on the wind, pretty bird.

[in other words, he doesn't know just yet. But when it's time to fly, he'll let you know]

You'd better go to her, then. Wind to your sails, Ikkun and good luck.