Riku (
tall_dark_and) wrote2006-12-29 06:48 am
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a day's rest and retreat ; twilight town
Our scene is set in the World That Never Was, sometime in the morning. Or at least, what passes well enough for morning - it's not as if the lighting changes, but it is sometime after people wake up, at least.
The specific setting for this venture is in Namine's Tower, where a dark path is opening. Out of this steps Riku. Today is the day that Riku and Namine have planned to take a trip to another world, and he wanted to come as early as possible. Partially in case they run into any problems, and -- well. Partially because he would just like to spend as much time with her as possible.
He has prepared for the occasion, and this fact is obvious from one glance at him. Riku has taken the trouble to ditch his usual outfit, and get ahold of something nicer. Hanging around Hollow Bastion for a few hours can prove to be a beneficial venture. It earned him some nice slacks, and a white dress shirt. His hair is pulled back into a simple ponytail.
That is not all the preperation he has done. His left hand is hiding somethng behind his back - but what could it possibly be?
"Namine?" he asks, his voice a little hesitant and soft.
The specific setting for this venture is in Namine's Tower, where a dark path is opening. Out of this steps Riku. Today is the day that Riku and Namine have planned to take a trip to another world, and he wanted to come as early as possible. Partially in case they run into any problems, and -- well. Partially because he would just like to spend as much time with her as possible.
He has prepared for the occasion, and this fact is obvious from one glance at him. Riku has taken the trouble to ditch his usual outfit, and get ahold of something nicer. Hanging around Hollow Bastion for a few hours can prove to be a beneficial venture. It earned him some nice slacks, and a white dress shirt. His hair is pulled back into a simple ponytail.
That is not all the preperation he has done. His left hand is hiding somethng behind his back - but what could it possibly be?
"Namine?" he asks, his voice a little hesitant and soft.
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He's a little worried about what will happen if someone in the Organization finds her notebook, but he's not going to say this. He'll figure out an explaination later.
He's not going to allow worries to ruin this day for her.
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For her, there are no such worries going through her mind. It is a little strange, as she is usually quite careful in her thinking, but today she is so lost in the contentment that she's never felt before. It's difficult to think of anything bad possibly happening now or in the near future.
"What else are you going to show me?" she asks, unable to keep the excitement out of her voice. She grabs his hand with a smile.
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He has to wonder if Nobodies even need to eat. That's... one fact that he doesn't know.
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She forces a smile on her face. She'll humour him if she needs to. "Sure," she replies.
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"There's also a lot of other choices around here," he says, just ignoring the previous suggestion entirelly. "I think you'd like the Sandlot. There's always so much going -on- there."
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"Oh, it's okay if you're hungry," Namine assures him kindly, keeping her voice steady. At least she can do that.
She doesn't want to ruin this! She really doesn't. Not when things are going so wonderfully.
"...Maybe we can just...walk around a bit," she suggests.
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And her suggestion worked just fine.
"Yes," he agrees. "That would work."
He tugs on her hand, walking towards the path leading away from the station.
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"Everything is so pretty," she muses, slowly forgetting about her melancholic moment. "I wish I could live here."
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He's just not sure how, yet.
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She knows her fate well enough; she knows the fate of all those like her. If they cannot find their other halves, they live without hearts in darkness forever. Although she does not wish to end up like the other members of the Organization, she knows that finding her other half will be near impossible.
But it's true...she can always hope. She looks to Riku, watching his expression, his face. "Maybe," she says, softly.
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It's not something he'll give up on. She deserves her freedom.
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She means this. There really isn't anything Riku can do as far as she's concerned. All she has are her memories and right now, that is okay with her.
"But there is something you can do for me right now."
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"What can I do?"
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"I want to draw you...here. So I can remember it always."
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"Of course," he says, and glances around. "When?"
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"I guess I'll just have to wait in anticipation."
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He sidesteps a skateboard before nearly tripping over it.
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They walk on for a bit with her occasionally stopping to quickly sketch what she sees, great ideas coming into her mind as she takes in her surroundings.
The marketplace is her favourite location so far -- there are so many things to see! People walking everywhere, merchants calling out their sales...it's all busy and wonderful.
Her hand rarely leaves Riku's except for when she's drawing.
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"The Shadow Realms can do that," she muses thoughtfully. "You should never have gone...it can do terrible things to good people."
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Besides, he would have never met her.
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She likes Riku -- she likes him a lot. Yet...no matter what, she doesn't think he belongs there...in the darkness...with so much uncertainty, shadow, doubt and beings with no hearts.
"I know," she says, her voice quiet.
Her fingers tighten around Riku's hand ever so slightly, unbeknown to her. She knows it was not exactly a conscious choice on Riku's part -- that there were things he just had to do. But...if there was another way...
She doesn't want to think of herself as a monster because she does not have a heart, but the thought springs to her mind. Someone like Riku belongs in the light with his friends, with Sora...and Kairi...where he can laugh and his heart can be free. She is just a shadow, an empty body without a beating heart or any heart of any kind.
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...you gotta joke sometimes, even if it's a bad one. How would you survive otherwise?
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