♔ day 68 ♔

[binarysky]

[The video feed clicks on to reveal some odd angles and fumbling noises, eventually revealing the face of Roxas as he figures out how to hold this thing.

Time stretches out into what would be an uncomfortably long pause in any conversation, but he doesn't say anything, just looks at the camera, a vague curiosity mixed with general blankness. There's no sign of recognition on his face.]

[ooc note: Roxas has been hit with Feels Like the First Time and believes this is his first arrival in the City—but he's got a different canon point, roundabouts day 7 of his life. Sora will be coming to claim the little zombie but otherwise he's open.]

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[faroffdream.livejournal.com]

[ something is off, obviously but Sora doesn't know what that is exactly, so with some tentativeness here... ]

Hey, Roxas?

➥audio➥➥

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

[ Another just-too-long pause before he replies. ]

Yeah.

➥audio➥➥

[faroffdream.livejournal.com]

...is something wrong?

You look kinda... [ zombie ish? . . . ] out of it.

➥audio➥➥

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

[ Just silence now, although it's a particularly noticeable sort of silence; the "..." is practically audible. ]

➥audio➥➥

[faroffdream.livejournal.com]

[ a pause of his own... as he tries to decide how to manage this ??? of a situation...

maybe he's sick? hard to tell...but really even Sora can tell Roxas just looks blank, sort of at a distance from everything, which in the City isn't a very safe way to be in the middle of things...]

Oookay. Well, how about using the device to show me where you are...?

[ at least then he could try to figure it out face-to-face, or something...not that he's sure that'll make a difference ]

➥audio➥➥

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

[ There's another pause, there will always be pauses, are you picking up the situation, before he does as Sora says. He doesn't think to question it or ask who the voice talking to him is.

As he vaguely waves the communicator around in a slow-ish arc, the fountain can be seen in the distance. Roxas isn't moving. ]

➥audio➥➥ 1/2

[faroffdream.livejournal.com]

Oh. Okay, so...

...thanks, that helps a lot.

[ which it does, and he's close by as chance would have it anyway ]

[faroffdream.livejournal.com]

[ It doesn't take long for Sora to make it to the fountain, and he circles it about halfway before he spots Roxas. Now then, the truth remains that he doesn't really get the gist of what is going on as far as why's, but the what of it at least seems to involve little to no speaking. Even when he's been angry so far with Sora, Roxas has been more verbal than this.

Not sure what he's doing but not really willing to just do nothing at all, Sora pads over, casual, not knowing how else to be really, except sneaky, and somehow sneaky doesn't seem like the right thing to be trying for right now. ]

Hey.

[ He says when he's within reasonable conversing reach. ]

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

[ Part of Roxas is wondering where he is and what happened to his former surroundings. The people in the black coats...he couldn't say who they are, really, or what they wanted him to do, but they were a constant, there for every day of his life that he can remember. Which isn't very many, actually.

But he can't wonder very hard, because that takes more than he has. He's Roxas; he's number XIII. These are the only things he knows for sure, and he holds onto them.

The boy who approaches him doesn't look threatening, so he can see no reason not to answer. He still doesn't say anything, but he looks at the boy and nods. ]

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...Roxas?

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

...

Yeah?

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...Roxas, it's Hanna. Are you okay?


You're acting like a zombie...well, sort of, anyway.

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

Hanna. Okay.

[He says it like he's hearing it for the first time. To him, he is.]

I'm okay.

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

Roxas...you remember me, right?

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

[Blaaaaaank]

No.

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

It's me...Hanna...

...You didn't leave...so maybe this is a curse...?

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

A curse...?

[notsobendy.livejournal.com]

...Heeeeey buddy, you doin' okay?

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

I'm okay.

[But still pretty damn blank.]

[notsobendy.livejournal.com]

Oooooo...kay. So, what's up?

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

Up?

[notsobendy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you know, opposite of down. What's going on? What are you doing?

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

[There's a slightly long pause, as per usual.]

I'm not doing anything.

[notsobendy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can kind of see that. Why are you doing nothing so publicly?

[binarysky.livejournal.com]

[Have some more blank staring, bro.]