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[perplexme]

[Okay, it's warm. Very very warm. Even for the evening it's hotter than usual...but that doesn't explain why there's a blond boy wandering through the forest without his shoes and without his shirt. True to New Feather nature, the boy's wearing just the white cotton pants as he shuffles along through the forest.

It isn't until he gets to the center of town that he stops, staring at his surroundings with blank eyes. Well, great. None of this is registering.

Attention, Luceti. Would the owners of a blonde derp please come and claim your friend? He's not going anywhere for a while. It's a little too hard to process anything right now.

Is he staring at you? Or you? You seem like someone interesting.]

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[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

Hey, you okay? You look kinda...

[Blank. Plus, he's being kinda quiet. This is a little weird.]

[perplexme]

[He doesn't give a direct response, reaching a hand up and grabbing Ven's arm so that their palms can meet. He's doing a size-up, don't mind him. He drops Ven's hand though and tilts his head back.]

Ven...tus? [It's the only thing he can draw a conclusion from, given his discussion with Luke.]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's me!

[This... palm meeting thing is pretty strange, but he doesn't seem to mind. He'll just scratch his head with his other hand.]

Something wrong? You're acting kinda funny...

[perplexme]

[He grabs the other hand to examine the other palm. Huh. Just like his...]

Roxas. [He nods slowly, just to affirm that he is Roxas and that is Ventus. Okay.]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

[This is getting really bizarre. Um.

He might as well go along with it.]

So, what're you doing out here?

[perplexme]

[...Ven you just get a stare. And then he shakes his head. He's not entirely sure, the Malnosso just dumped him here.] ...walked.

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

[Well, that's pretty straightforward!]

Did something happen? You're wearing New Feather clothes.

[perplexme]

[He looks over his shoulder at his wings, then over Ven's at his.] ...? [Wing...FLAPPING. Gogogo.]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

[...Okay, something's definitely up.]

Didja get kidnapped?

[perplexme]

[He did, but it's hard for Roxas to tell Ven that since he doesn't remember that part. He just remembers someone telling him his name and dumping him back in the forest in these pants. How he managed to make it to the village on his own is anybody's guess. So, he gives the most normal answer he can think of.]

No.

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

Huh...

[Then he's got nothing. This is really strange, to say the least.]

D'you remember what this place is?

[perplexme]

[He shakes his head no again. Nope, nothing on that either.]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

Well, don't worry. I can fill you in!

[It's what friends do, after all.]

[perplexme]

[Oh okay, neat. Roxas will nod and stare at Ven, tilting his head. Go on, elaborate not-twin.] What...?

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

[Okay. He can do this!]

This place is called Luceti! It's another world, and we're all stuck here. These creepy jerks called the Malnosso experiment on us, but most of the time it's really peaceful.

[He'll start there; no need to throw too much at him at once.]

[perplexme]

[Nothing really sticks out to him beyond the mention of the Malnosso.] ...Malnosso...[Are they who he thinks they are?] They...named me.

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

So you were kidnapped!

[That explains a lot. Poor guy...]

[perplexme]

...no? [He was. But he doesn't think he was. Good luck trying to explain this to him, Ventus.]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

The Malnosso must've taken you away. It explains why you're acting all funny.

[perplexme]

...[Blank. Stare. Ven wins +10 experience points!]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

[Man, what's he gonna do? Poor Roxas is acting like a complete zombie...]

Did they say anything besides your name?

[perplexme]

[Shaking his head no again, digging his toes into the dirt a little.] Just...brought me here.

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

And you really can't remember anything?

[Poor Roxas. If only Ven knew where his house was...]

[perplexme]

[He can't remember anything since he doesn't know anything :< But he doesn't know how to relay that to Ven, so he settles for shaking his head again. If he had his journal, he could probably figure out how to contact somebody...but who? It's not like he knows anyone in Luceti in the first place.]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

Well, don't worry! Even if you can't remember now, I'm sure it'll be okay.

[And on the off chance that it's permanent, at least Ven can relate.]