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[Well, this is...familiar.

For the time being, he's giving giving the device a look. Yep, same device. Same necklace. Same...everything. It's no wonder he doesn't look surprised. On top of this being one of many worlds he's been to, it's a world he's been to twice, now.

The only problem he's having, at the moment, is he's not entirely sure where he'd gone, just after leaving. There was a strange...blackness where he feels like a memory should be. Unfortunately, no amount of digging will recover it. Besides, he has a more important matter to worry about:]

...Kairi!

[With that, he's taking off running to the apartment. Since he'd apparently left, did that mean she had, as well? She's not near the bay, so...maybe she's just, there, waiting? Teeth clenched as a very faint...feeling--one very similar to what he'd felt, while he was waiting for her to return to life...clutches at his chest, blue eyes scan the area as he goes.

Well, he doesn't wanna risk missing her, in case she happens to be somewhere along the way. Of course, if he happens to come across someone he knows, that'd be great to, since he'd be able to just...ask them about her?]

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[Once the surprise had worn thin and all the immediate questions exhausted, it didn't take long for Riku's attention to stray to the supplies Kairi had been out shopping for, which inevitably led to the present situation.

That is, with Riku lending a hand with cleaning, keeping his silver fringe out of his eyes by way of a large, bright green clip that was probably originally intended to keep bags of chips from going stale. A bucket steams nearby, smelling strongly of astringent cleaning fluid, and the older boy presses a soaked rag to the floor and runs straight forward from one end of the room to the other before turning around and scrubbing back the same way.

Heck, so engrossed in this chore he probably doesn't even hear Sora come in -- or at least, assumes the noise to be Kairi moving some stuff around.

They're cleaning Sora's room, which kind of led to cleaning the rest of the apartment, because since he's got the stuff out already...]

[Luckily he'd found the door unlocked. Stepping inside, he was beyond relieved to find the place filled with the very same items it had been...only...

Well, it seems Kairi's in the process of cleaning? At least- ...he really hopes that's the case. The alternative isn't something he wants to think about; he's already had to come to terms with the fact that Riku--and his other friend--aren't there.

In fact, it's been almost a year since he's seen Donald, Goofy, or even Jiminy. The Selphie back in that world of pirates? Hadn't even been the one from Destiny Islands. Heck, even coming into this world, Zeref hadn't recognized him. Even after almost a year of being on the same crew, those memories had vanished into thin air, on Zeref's part. Sort of. Apparently, things just- work differently, as far as time goes, in this place.

So, when blue eyes first land on that head of silver hair, they widen considerably. Of all the people he could have expected to see, in this moment? It would have been a guy around his age. With hair that color. Cleaning...the apartment.

That's...]

Ri...ku...?

[Following the other teen's movements, the sixteen-year-old young man's mouth couldn't possibly hang open any more than it already is. A flash of memory creeps into the forefront of his mind -- one of him and his best friend working to clean the deck, and he's immediately blinking and shaking his head. Then, just like that, he's over the shock. Rushing forward, he stops a couple of feet away from the other teen.

A grin spreads across his face as he exclaims--]

Riku! It-...really is you! [Since, y'know, there are so many other silver-haired guys that look like him (ones that would be cleaning this apartment, in fact).] When did you get here?! [...] ...Oh. You cut your hair?

[Riku comes up short, partly because Sora's big feet are in the way of where he intended on scrubbing next; he looks up with an impatient exhale, blowing the silver fringe that isn't trapped in place by the plastic clip off his brow with marginal success. Some still sticks to his temples. Cleaning is hard work!]

Move over or pick up a rag, you dope.

[Wait.

Riku's head snaps back up, and in a moment, he's on his feet. Wasn't he supposed to be gone? What-- how?!

...His hair?!]

Not you, too! C'mon, guys...

[He drags his palm across his forehead in exasperation. It was the two of them who had insisted on the haircut that was eventually conducted by Kairi's own, determined hands. Riku hadn't even cared about it!]

{{ OOC: If this isn't okay, let me know! }}

[ Admittedly, she had taken to barging in unannounced at the oddest of times, but Nanana couldn't help it. She wanted some pudding. Kairi had given her permission to store her pudding in the refrigerator and being a ghost, Nanana usually slipped in and out of the apartment without notice to pick it up.

Except today, in which she dropped her pudding on accident on the floor, resulting in what had to be the most ridiculous overreaction. You know, a sudden near-haunting scream that sounded like it came from the damned. Nothing at all to be worried about. ]

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[action at the apartment, after Kairi and Riku reunion]

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at any point while he's in the apartment