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[rikuheyriku]

Who: Sora and you
What: Waking up
Where: Bay area

He's awakened in some strange places, before. Normally, he'd be able to say the tube was the strangest. Then again, when are things ever normal for him...? Maybe he should have never let his guard down. Maybe he should have never become comfortable with waking up in the hammock.

Because, when Sora had fallen asleep, he expected to wake up in the same place. He just- assumed he'd wake up in that cabin he shared with his best friend. Well, they hadn't found all the shards, yet. They hadn't put the ruby together, and he...well, he hadn't died, again. That he knew of, anyway.

So, yeah, waking up in a weirdly soft place with some strange items he'd never seen before hadn't been on his list of Expected Things to Happen.

He gave them a genuinely thorough look over- and, once he was finished, he was left scratching the side of his head with a frown. Soooo...he was in some place called Genessia? That was...no good. What about... Riku and Kairi...? Were they there, too...? His expression grew serious and full of concern.

Minutes later, he was outside of the cavern, items clutched close to his body. A look of determination slowly formed on his face as he looked around. Yeah, he definitely didn't recognize that place, but he wasn't even going to worry about that. He needed to find his friends.

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[rikuheyriku]

"Actually, I really think they were. Apparently the ruby's important. I'm guessing they thought, the more people in the world, the better the chances are of finding all the shards."

He shrugged, then listened quietly at the talk about the guy. Sora couldn't help but smile.

"Heh...I know that feeling. That's...kind of how I feel about the person I'm here with." His smile grows fond, "Even when I didn't know it, a part of her was..." A hand moves to his chest, eyes softening, "...always there, with me. Her strength is the reason I was able to keep going. And, without her, I wouldn't have ever...known about Riku."

Then he blinks, a hint of color appearing on his face. Wow, he hadn't meant to trail off like that. He coughs and looks to the side.

"A-anyway, yeah! I wouldn't doubt that, either!"

[isadragon]

Ryuuji was certain he had no idea what that world was called or what it was like, so he wasn't about to pretend like he understand what Sora was going through.

"Hey, are you okay?"

He figured he would ask since, well the subject looked like it brought Sora down.

[rikuheyriku]

"Yeah!" He smiled brightly, then...it kind of fell- he's not a great liar, okay, "Well...it's complicated."

Blue eyes cut to the side, he idly scratched at the back of his head. The Keyblade-wielder let out a sigh.

"It's just...some stuff happened in the last world that had me thinking about a lot of things... But, uh...a-anway! That's not important, right now."

[isadragon]

"Are you sure? If it's bothering you, you can talk about it."

He'll listen. Ryuuji had no problem being the person for others to vent to. The mention that it was lingering feelings from other world meant it had to be something big. To suddenly be uprooted and planted somewhere else when in the middle of something. That had to sting.

[rikuheyriku]

Sora paused a moment, then turned his head to the side, "Well...it's just that...."

There was a long pause, and then he let out a sigh. Looking back to Takasu, Sora scratched at the top of his head with a somewhat serious expression, "Someone told me they were in love with me, while another person...told me they liked me. So, it got really complicated with them, before I left there. And with everything that had already happened, I...really wasn't even sure how to begin figuring out what to do about it. Now, I guess...I'll never get to? Especially if that other person isn't here."

Way to make it not obvious that one of them IS there, Sora.

[isadragon]

Nothing was ever simple with love, and that sounded like the root of his problem. Ryuuji caught his choice of wording, but he also understood the level of secrecy he was trying to keep so he wouldn't ask any specific questions.

"It is hard when you or they can't be around." That he won't deny. Even though Ryuuji wasn't entirely sure with his crush for Kushieda, it was still something he wouldn't be able to find out about.

"I know how you feel...but now that we're talking about it, I guess I kind of forgot." And he's being honest because he wants to help Sora out of this. "I didn't have time to think about where I was before when I had to worry about where I am now. Maybe it'll be the same for you?"

[rikuheyriku]

Sora fell quiet for a moment, before he shifted his weight from one foot to the next, arm reaching back up to fold behind his head. His face turned serious as he genuinely appeared to be thinking on Ryuuji's words.

"Yeah...maybe. Well, I mean..." He sighed, "If I'm being perfectly honest, I didn't really...take the time to think about it while I was there, because I was so busy focusing on making sure nothing bad happened to them."

He let out a faint laugh, "I'm not really sure where the future will lead, but...well, Kairi's here, at least. That gives me hope that maybe...he'll show up, too."

Eh, he didn't care if Ryuuji knows. The guy seemed nice, after all. And, what was the big deal, anyway?

[isadragon]

So much for being discrete, but Ryuuji wasn't about challenge him about it. Especially when Sora was being so open and trusting. It takes a lot for one person to trust another. It reminded him how Luke trusted him with information from his world...and his body. Well Ryuuji will try not to think too much about that.

"It's possible...A lot of people come at random."

That he won't deny.

[rikuheyriku]

He smiled wryly, and then shifted his weight once more. The brunette couldn't help but let out a weak laugh at that comment. Well, that was definitely not like the last place he'd been, so it was still really strange to think that was the case in Genessia.

"Heh, that's definitely gonna take some getting used to...At least back in the last world, there was a set day each month, for the most part..."

In Genessia, he'll never have a set pattern to get used to. It was a little unsettling...

"Do you...think...it'd make me a bad person to pick between them...Takasu?" The question slipped out before he could stop it, but that was something weighing on his mind, before...