Fifty-Third Keychain - [Voice/Action]

[perplexme]

[Roxas is not stupid. Let's just make that clear. He's a bit of a derp, yes, but he's not stupid and he's been keeping track of the days. Valentine's Day is very soon, and he knows that that usually means the Malnosso do everything they can to mess with them on the holiday.

That being said, he's preparing himself for a weekend (or a whole week, really) locked inside KH house. In his hands he's got a stack of red origami paper, a stack of white origami paper, and a box of cookies. Food's important, after all.

As he starts walking home though, he starts letting his mind wander. A holiday dedicated to love. Xaldin explained love once. Axel explained love once, too. Roxas liked Axel's better, even if all of it was pretty unclear back then. Years later it's still kind of unclear though, especially given what he's seen with people around Luceti. It's due to that line of thought that he finally pauses in the middle of the town square, juggling with the things in his arms to open his journal and address the public.]

What kind of love stories are common where you guys are from? Are they real stories, or are they kind of like fairy tales?

...and if you can't think of love stories, maybe just talk about what you think love is.

[He's going to close the journal as he continues on his way back to the house. Don't worry, he'll open it again to talk to people when he gets back to his bedroom. Once there, he's going to be spending some time working on using his origami paper to fold a bunch of these. Once he's got a handful folded up though, he's going around the house and taping them wherever he sees fit. Could be the wall of the kitchen, could be the bathroom door, could be Kairi's bed, wherever! Housemates are free to catch him in the act of either making or hanging the hearts. And maybe steal one of his cookies.]

Comments

[flaring]

[Axel was out doing Axel-things when he returns home to find Roxas hanging paper hearts everywhere. Y'know this isn't the correct way to be making Kingdom Hearts, Roxas.]

What's with the hearts?

[perplexme]

[But Kingdom Hearts is light and...and paper is light? D:?]

Valentine's Day's on Monday. Did you know that?

[voice]

[all7seas]

What mean you by "real love stories," boy?

[voice]

[perplexme]

Stories about people you actually know versus made-up stories. I could find a lot of fairy tales in the library, but I'm curious about what love's like on other people's worlds.

action - they had to meet sooner or later in person B)

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

[Hey, it's Roxas! And not only is it Roxas, it's Roxas carrying... paper and cookies? This is of utmost importance!

...besides, he needs to stick close to people.]

Hey, Roxas!

action - ...omg I never realize they hadn't yet XD but yay!

[perplexme]

[It's truly an unusual sight to see Roxas carrying paper and cookies. He's not going to mind the interruption though, especially when he's the one that went on about Ven needing to stick close to people.]

Hey. [...man, looking at...well, yourself kind of never gets old. At least he's not hostile about it now.] Where you headed out to?

[voice]

[vanityunbcoming.livejournal.com]

Love's overrated. The emotions that come out of it, though, aren't.

[voice]

[perplexme]

[YOU. He knows he shouldn't ask, and he probably really should just walk away from it but..] How do you figure? [Was it the same theory as with the Nobodies?]

[ooc: ...fffff. Great. And now it's in mine, thanks Zan XD]

[lostinmyway]

I think love is always being with your friends, so that they're never lonely or sad.

[perplexme]

Someone once told me that love is a little bit different than that, but...I mean you gotta have your reasons, right? Why do you say that?

[voice]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

I know a few real stories and a few fairy tales, but I can't say one is more common than the other. Just more well-known.

Are you looking for anything in particular?

[voice]

[perplexme]

I'm just looking for something that explains what love actually really means. Make sense?

[voice]

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Getting into the spirit of the thing, hunh?

[voice]

[perplexme]

You could say that, sure. You and Axel both seemed to have a problem with it.

[doubleppk]

Dozens of love stories. I guess Romeo and Juliet is a really famous one.

[perplexme]

I've read that one. It seemed like it was really old though. Is it just famous on your world, or others, too?

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

Depending on the era, you will find one or the other: Romantic Comedy or Romantic Tragedy. Tragedies have become far less common in the modern era. People dislike being depressed.

[perplexme]

But a lot of the more famous love stories are romantic tragedies, aren't they? If people don't like being depressed, why would they like the stories?

[demented-mama.livejournal.com]

Well, are you looking for sappy, saccharine stories or the truth?

[perplexme]

Either or. Whatever's more common, I guess.

[action]

[soracles.livejournal.com]

[if Roxas taped like fifty hearts to Sora it wouldn't be entirely inaccurate I mean-- he'll be pilfering a few of those cookies on his way by, though.]

What're you doing, Roxas?

[action]

[perplexme]

[This is what happens when you're everyone, Sora. He doesn't object to the brunette taking a few cookies though. Actually, he almost expected it.]

Guess you could say I'm just getting in the spirit of things. Valentine's Day is Monday. The house looked like it could use some color anyway.

voice

[pathtoseele.livejournal.com]

I can't say I know of any love stories...

voice

[perplexme]

Yeah? Okay, what about ideas of what love is? Do you know about that?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Love is...

[And he's thinking back to what Richter told him love was-- words that have never really left his mind.]

... love is when you want to be around someone all the time, and you think about them a lot and care about them too. It means you want to spend the rest of your life with them.

[Voice]

[perplexme]

...but can't you do that with your friends? Or is it the same kind of love no matter what?

[voice]

[fourteen]

... if you ask me ... love is when you care way, way too much.

[ what, it's true. not a bad thing! but she isn't elaborating at the moment. ]

Why are you asking, anyway?

[voice]

[perplexme]

I'd ask if you're speaking from speculation or experience, but I already know the answer. [Sigh. Man...]

I dunno. This holiday's kind of just got me thinking about it. And I started thinking about what Axel said once.