[002 || Written]

[darknessinside]

[The handwriting is a little sloppy, as if this was jotted down in a hurry.]

Hey Spades--

Found some stragglers. I'm bringing them back to the ship.


[Private to Sora:]

Heads up...one of them is Roxas.

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Voice

[darknessinside]

More like they found me, one of them almost ran right into my Keyblade.

It's...weird that they're here.

Voice

[reluctantjinrou]

Weird in a bad way?

Voice

[darknessinside]

I'm not sure. Probably not, though. Just.

...It's really complicated.

Voice

[reluctantjinrou]

It will probably work itself out. This place has a habit of bringing strange happenings.

Voice

[darknessinside]

There's not really a lot to work out. One of them...shouldn't exist, not with Sora the way he is, and the other one is from—the future. Apparently.

[He sighs.]

This world is so messed up.

Voice

[reluctantjinrou]

The future? That does sound messed up.

You're alright though, not injured or anything?

[He's not worried though. Never.]

Voice

[darknessinside]

It's not that different from Ace, I guess. Did you know he died in his world?

Anyway, I'm fine. Barely a scratch on me this time.

[They're coming up on the ship now and he looks ahead, shading his eyes as he tries to spot Natsuno.]

Where are you?

Voice

[reluctantjinrou]

I had no idea. I guess I haven't really talked to Ace very much.

[It's not that surprising, is it?]

I'm in the galley now. I was watching and I needed a snack.

Voice

[darknessinside]

Well, stop being in the galley. We're almost back, I want to see you.

Voice

[reluctantjinrou]

Sure, I'll come out onto the deck. You want anything to eat? I have trail mix.

[It's not going to take long for him to appear.]

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[darknessinside]

I'm starving, I'll take anything.

[Snaps the journal shut then, since they're boarding the ship now. He's directing his two new...guests...around when Natsuno comes out. Riku glances at him briefly, throwing a quick wave his way, before turning back to the others. Then he does a double take and forgets about Roxas and Lea entirely.]

...What happened??

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[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno has the trail mix as promised, but he's got a bit of blood at the base of his neck on the collar of his shirt, and another spot on his left abdomen. The healing wound is on his collarbone, and slightly visible.

He crosses the distance between him and sighs a bit.]

I wouldn't recommend getting shot, it's pretty unpleasant. It hurts and burns at the same time. We took some fire here.

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[darknessinside]

[Just stares at him for a second, halfway reaching out like he wants to grab his shoulder, but doesn't because he doesn't want to hurt him.]

Are you okay?

[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno nods a bit, reaching for his shoulder to rub it a little.]

Yeah, I'm fine. It's healing up okay. Won't be too long before it's completely gone. Nothing to worry about.

[darknessinside]

[...Nods, exhaling slowly.]

Right. Fast healing. Thank goodness for that.

[reluctantjinrou]

In this case, I agree with you.

[Natsuno nudges his arm lightly and holds out the trail mix as requested.]

Don't look so worried, Riku. I'm really fine.

[darknessinside]

[Goes a bit shifty-eyed.]

Who's worried?

[Swipes the trail mix, digging in.]

I'm not worried.

[Munch munch.]

[reluctantjinrou]

Good, you shouldn't be.

[Natsuno will let him have that.]

I suppose I owe you a shirt at this point, huh?

[darknessinside]

[Shakes his head.]

No. It's fine, it's just a shirt. Not like I was going to ask for it back.

[Please, keep wearing his clothes forever, it's cool. He doesn't mind.]

[reluctantjinrou]

I'll be sure to get some clothes anyway. I think it's not as bad this time, I can save it.

[Natsuno steps into Riku's space to sneak a handful of trail mix from the bag. He had been snacking first after all.]

[darknessinside]

Probably a good idea to have more than one outfit anyway.

[Holds the trail mix out for him when he steps closer, before shoving another handful into his own mouth.]

Other than that, were things alright here?

[reluctantjinrou]

Yes, the ship didn't take a lot of damage in the end, since we're standing on it and all. It wasn't too bad.

[Natsuno pops a few nuts in his mouth, chewing thoughtfully.]

And down there?

[darknessinside]

Wasn't too bad. A lot of soldiers, but not many of them were a challenge.

[He rolls his right shoulder back, making a slight face. He might've pulled a muscle somewhere, but overall he was fine.]

[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno frowns at that and leans around him to look and make sure Riku didn't get shot or something. Unlike him, it might take more of a recovery if that happened.]

[darknessinside]

[Cocks an eyebrow at him.]

...I'm fine, Natsuno.