paixaorpg | time to have some fun [Open]

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time to have some fun [Open]

Character(s): Everyone who wants to be!
Content: An epic game of tag
Setting: The park
Time: Forward dated to Week 29

Xion waited eagerly at the park with Hope. The post on the message board got a lot of replies, even by people she didn't know. In some ways, she was a little nervous... but mostly excited. This was new, and different, and she couldn't wait to see how playing a game actually went.

[ooc: Ok, so this is mostly a free-for-all, but there are a few rules. One, first post will be a ~mingle~ thread. If you want to talk to someone, do so there! (It might be helpful to note if it's a private conversation, or an open one).

Second, for every new person that is 'it,' we'll start a new tag thread. So, say Hope tags Xion- we'll move from the previous thread and Xion would start a new one. Make sense? There's not really a posting order going, just tag (haha) when your character is being chased, or when you feel like it, or whatever.

Third, action tags are allowed! They are not required, but if it's easier then go ahead.

If you show up late, don't worry about it! It's tag. Seriously, join and leave whenever you want.]

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Riku looked at her for a second, then looked back to the ground. "Have done what? There's stuff I wouldn't have done if I knew, too. There's... not much that can be done about it now." After a moment, Riku looked back to her, eyes narrowed. She's from the Organization. Can any of this be trusted? ...Yes. They just lost the best way to turn me and Sora on each other. And this is in plain sight. Not a chance there's an ambush here.

A copy of Roxas with Kairi's voice and Sora's body. And his memories combined with ones unique to her. What a mess.

"...You said you were a part of the Organization. And you ran off, like Roxas. Did they drag you back too? You've got to know they're bad news by now. Why are you still hanging with that crowd?"

"Told you, or at least... not run away." It might not make sense to Riku, why she was just telling him all this. But after spending time with him, she'd grown to, well, sort of like him. She still wasn't sure if he was a 'friend' yet, especially since he was looking at Sora more. Which... she didn't exactly blame him for.

"Yea, Axel came and go--" She paused, forgetting the rest of the question in favor of this new information. "Roxas ran away?" She'd gotten the impression he might have tried to leave or something here, but somehow she didn't think that was what Riku meant.

Riku studied the palm of his hand as if it would tell him how to fix things with Sora. After a thoughtful moment, he finally spoke. "I wouldn't be so sure that'd be better. ...My last experience with a replica was no joyride. I might've needed that explanation first." He didn't want to say that he might have been aggressive had he encountered her somewhere else, but it was a very real possibility.

...She's definitely a she. By now he was convinced.

"Yeah." He finally made eye contact again. "Roxas left the Organization. He was convinced the way to meet Sora was by freeing Kingdom Hearts. But the Organization would've wiped him out if he tried. Roxas still had Sora's memories. I couldn't let that happen."

He... couldn't let that happen? Xion was pretty sure she knew what that meant, but she asked anyway. "Did you... stop him?" Honestly, she would be grateful if he had.

[ooc: iii'm not entirely sure if this works, but it's possible her being around might trigger his memories? Specifically the ones surrounding Roxas's brigade towards KH. XD if you wanted.]

She didn't shift her gaze when she noticed the concern, as she could not fully conceal the glassy look of sadness in her eyes within a smile.

Nana thought he was going to ask about her past, when he mentioned his friend Genie again. The sadness in her gaze left. "Yes, you'll have to!" Her happiness grew to giddiness once more.

She shook his hand. She was familiar with this gesture--with some of the doctors and didn't like it. But, since she's been living her new life in Paixao, she started hesitating less and less. "Nice to meet you too!"

Oh, and after having such a nice time getting to know Aladdin, she soon noticed a yellow haired girl get tapped on the shoulder, from the corner of her sight.

The game had started! So, that's why she started to hear a chorus of laughter in the background. As long as she made sure to keep her limbs secure, she wouldn't trip or fall as she ran.

She saw Xion turn around and run, so the other girl had to be "it". Aladdin had helped her understand on how to play. Giggling as she sprinted, she ran past others who were running. Few seemed to be going in the same direction, she noticed. That had to mean she had to try and not follow someone--while not getting lost at the same time!

There was a slight sigh. "Yeah. I did." Riku looked up and across the park at nothing. He did what he had to so that Sora could awaken, at any cost. The young man was lucky he regained his true form and knew it. The same blindfold he'd used during that fight was in his pocket, leftover from when he recently fought Sora

Riku's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and he cocked his head ever so slightly. There was something he knew was off. It actually felt like he was forgetting something, like there was something at the tip of his tongue. He looked up at Paixao's fake sky.

Xion smiled a little at him. "Thank you." For stopping him from getting killed, for making sure they didn't get him--

"I... guess you probably had to fight him though, right?" There was still the question in there, like she was hoping to be proved wrong. "Did you talk to him at all first?"

There... was so many things wrong with that introduction she wasn't quite sure where to start. Well okay, maybe "Doctor" was a common name in his world, but still... "The 'eleventh'?" Priere asked a bit curious. "So your dad's here?" Hey, that was the best conclusion she could make out of this.

Hrph... well she didn't plan on playing tag... but hey, the Doctor's and everyone else's enthusiasm was a bit contagious, so hey, why not? "Heh... fine then. I'm an expert at tag, let's see how those kids can play~"

"Hm," Riku hummed at the thanks. He wasn't so sure he'd thanks him if she knew the events that transpired next, but as a member of the Organization, he didn't trust her enough to explain that.

He nodded slightly at the first question. "I'd've done better trying to talk to a mad rhino. He wasn't going to turn back. Angry didn't begin to describe the guy. He said he had to meet Sora because..." And suddenly Riku paused with an odd expression. "...He wanted to meet his other." However, he didn't sound so sure, like that wasn't quite right.

Riku's voice softened. "...If he wanted to meet Sora, why didn't I just take him? It'd've been easy. He was so angry..." There was another pause, and he reached up to hold the bridge of his nose. "What was he going to do? Why couldn't I just bring him? Why can't I...?" He glanced up to Xion. ...She's right.

He didn't remember.

If he didn't remember, then... had something happened? Or had it been related to her somehow, and erased with everything else. She reached out instinctively, then paused as she realized what she was doing. Riku probably still didn't consider her a friend... he might not want her attempt at comfort. Still, she gingerly touched his shoulder. "It's ok," she said quietly, "If you've forgotten, then... that's probably what had to happen."

“Nice to meet ya too!” Aladdin said as he shook her hand. He came up with a good idea for them. He snapped his fingers, “Hey! I know what we can do!”

Aladdin gestured as he patted Nana on the shoulder, “How about we go on a practice run? We can play tag for a little bit and see if you can get the hang of it, that way you’ll know what to do before we play as a big group. Whattya say?”

So there are gaps in my memory.

Riku glanced to her hand at her touch, completely neutral to it. "If what you said ab--"

The teen was suddenly cut short. It felt like something in his head was being torn apart and rearranged. He leaned forward, holding his hand just short of touching his face, as if his own touch would make it worse. His fingers gnarled by pain, he grimaced and grunted. Riku's other hand went to his chest and he slid from the bench to his knees. Emotions flooded his heart. Determination. Hope. Concern. And sadness.

WHAT DID SHE DO?!

The pain subsided, and Riku opened his eyes, just to stare past the ground a moment, seeing nothing that existed beyond his own mind.

Upon familiar sand Riku knelt. The sun still felt warm against his black coat and blindfold. There was a girl in his arms, murmuring. ...What had she said? She sounded just like Kairi. She felt about as light, too. Riku didn't need to use dark senses to tell her body must have looked delicate. ...Her voice sounded worried. He sensed her expression mirrored this. A subtle sensation let him know the last time they met her hair was short. That same type of feeling let him know her bangs were in her face. Riku could feel the subtle touch of her hair against his glove as he brushed it gently away from her eyes. There was a sound! ..Someone was close by. ...Who?

Riku blinked, finding himself away from that beach. His heart pounded. As the youth turned back to the replica, his hand went into his pocket, slowly fingering the blindfold before pulling it out. Looking at her as if he couldn't place where he'd seen her last, he slowly put on the blindfold.

"...Xion?"

When Riku looked in pain, Xion's immediate reaction was panic. "Riku!" She leaned forward, about to try and help him before realizing that her touching him had set this off in the first place. So instead she lingered, watching him with concern until he sat up and... said her name.

Now she was just confused.

"...Yes?" she asked carefully, watching his face. What had happened?

Riku slowly stood, cocking his head slightly at her as if he weren't wearing the blindfold at all. "I was with you... On a beach. A year ago." He left it at that, looking thoughtful as he sat down.

She giggled and nodded. "That does sound fun!"

With that, Nana had to think and remember for a second on what to do. "The pat means I'm 'it', right? So, I'm supposed to chase you?" She just wanted to be sure, and wanted to get this right.

Xion stared at him, before nodding slightly and not immediately processing that he maybe couldn't see that. She didn't remember exactly how long it had been, and for it would be longer than her... but he remembered something. How had that happened?

"...Are you alright?" she asked quietly. He seemed fine now, but she wanted to make sure.

He may not have seen the nod, but he knew she did. Riku "looked" out at the rest of the park. "Yeah."

"...All this time I thought it was Sora with the scrambled memories. I guess he wasn't the only one." He turned to face her again. "You're right about what you said. When I can't see you, you seem different." Riku paused, still facing her. The darkness of shadows on her told Riku she had short hair, and that she was petit. He could sense the general shape of her face, and that it was different than Sora's. The features, however... Those were harder to tell. "You sound like Kairi. But you look a lot like her, too, don't you."

He could... see her like that? The real her? She wasn't sure that entirely made sense, but if it worked...

She nodded again, before actually remembering to speak this time. "Kind of like her, yea... I think, anyway. I've never actually... met her." Though she'd thought she seen someone who looked like her around here somewhere. And since Riku had thought she was Kairi at first, that meant she'd probably come to play too.

“Yup, that’s right!” Aladdin nodded with a grin. He looked around to see if it was clear enough then made a sneaky chuckle. “All you have to do is catch me! Annnnd TAG!” Aladdin exclaimed with a laugh as he patted Kanaria on the shoulder quickly as he paced himself off away from her, ready to be chased, “You’re it!”

Aladdin laughed in fun as he watched the blonde girl get tagged. He ran from her as well in the chase. He ran around one of the trees a peeked out with a snicker. Ready to pounce in another direction away. This game was so much fun!

Seeing and sensing were very different things. That being said, what he could tell from her face wasn't much. It had taken him a while for him to learn to make out expressions on most people. He couldn't sense color, and fine details were muddled, particularly on Xion. Riku would have assumed she had indigo eyes and red hair. And even then, since he'd used his own eyes to see her, he still got an occasional feeling of Sora being there. (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/Rebmakash/MiscArt/xionrikusvision.png)

"You should. To Sora, she's someone very special." Something felt very familiar about those words. Still, he smirked a bit. "I wouldn't have come today if it weren't for her. She's around."

Xion nodded, looking around to see if she could spot her. "I know she is." After all, that was the main reason she was in a girl in the first place. Though... meeting her might be a little weird. How would she even start talking to her?

Her laugh came out so naturally. It didn't take long for her to register on what she was to do as she started to run after Aladdin.

She didn't know if the green haired girl was going to chase him too. Was that even allowed? Oh well, what did it matter?! It was only all in good fun anyhow!

Her prosthetic limbs were secure in place as she was running towards her friend.

"You would know that, wouldn't you?" After all, she did say that some of Sora's strongest memories were of Kairi. Riku stood, offering her and hand to get to her feet.

"It wasn't fair." He "looked" briefly away and then back at her. "If Sora's awake and you were mostly made up of his memories, and everyone forgot you... I can guess what you did." There was the subtlest hint of a nod.

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