[ In reply, Sora slips off the carousel, still grinning. ] Yeah, sounds good!
It'll be nice to not have to walk on my hands for it this time. [ His hand goes to the back of his head, a shrug there before he drops it to his side and nods in the direction they should go to get to the ice cream shop.
There's a warmth in his chest where his heart is, something steady and hopeful that tends to carry him through, but it feels - and maybe this is all in his head but he can't tell - as if it doesn't belong only to him. ]
[ He knows the way, but he can let Sora lead them. He's been pulling back from Sora for so long that it feels like he might trip as he finally moves forward, but he can handle a little stumble. Especially when there's someone there to help him back up. ]
I actually made it to the door, all the way around the building, after this guy Kazu told me about a trick where you --
[ Sora kind of hops onto his hands and pitches his legs forward to balance himself out and walks for a while, but his voice comes out funny upside-down of course. ]
-- use your legs to keep yourself balanced! [ With a bit of effort he pushes himself onto his feet again, dusting his hands off absently. There's a certain ease here now - which isn't to say things will necessarily be easy, he figures, but it's a step in the right direction. ]
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It'll be nice to not have to walk on my hands for it this time. [ His hand goes to the back of his head, a shrug there before he drops it to his side and nods in the direction they should go to get to the ice cream shop.
There's a warmth in his chest where his heart is, something steady and hopeful that tends to carry him through, but it feels - and maybe this is all in his head but he can't tell - as if it doesn't belong only to him. ]
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How far did you get, anyway?
[ He knows the way, but he can let Sora lead them. He's been pulling back from Sora for so long that it feels like he might trip as he finally moves forward, but he can handle a little stumble. Especially when there's someone there to help him back up. ]
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[ Sora kind of hops onto his hands and pitches his legs forward to balance himself out and walks for a while, but his voice comes out funny upside-down of course. ]
-- use your legs to keep yourself balanced! [ With a bit of effort he pushes himself onto his feet again, dusting his hands off absently. There's a certain ease here now - which isn't to say things will necessarily be easy, he figures, but it's a step in the right direction. ]
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Was it worth it?