perplexme | Fifty-Seventh Keychain

[Private, 90% Locked only because it's not that secretive.]

1,095 days. Maybe I should stop counting, but I can't stop. It's weird...it's like nothing's changed, but everything has. In the last three years, I've seen my best friends come and go, I've seen Sora come and go, and I've met someone who looks just like me and a psychopath who kept hurting my friends. But in the last three years, Axel's still as goofy as ever, Xion's learning just as much as I am, and the two of them have stuck with me even with all of my strange thoughts and patterns. I guess that's really what friendship is.

It took three or four tries, but I think I finally understand Sora. I'm still not sure what it all means to me, but I can at least say I feel better about things.

I guess...I've grown. We all have. But what happens after that? Do we all keep growing, or are we going to run out of places to grow? Maybe I'll have an answer to that next year.

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...what's the longest amount of time any of you ever thought you'd be here? And were you guys disappointed when that amount of time passed? [Not if. When.] Not to scare the New Feathers or anything, but I know a lot of you out there have been here for a while.

Maybe I should say welcome to the new people anyway. I'm Roxas. I'm not sure how I can, but let me know if I can help somehow.

...oh,Axel and Xion? I know you guys are probably busy but I've got something for you. You know where to find me...and anyway I have something to ask you two. [On the roof, specifically.]

Sora you can come, too. And Ven. And...whoever. [He's got enough to share with everybody really.]

[[ooc: as a side note, currently at work and tags may be slow but I wanted to get this post up. Thanks guys!]]

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Got something? [ Curious poppet is curious. ] O-Okay! I'll come find you.

Really? How come?

Oh, yes, I'm listening.

On the roof! Hurry up!

...you and I weren't exactly good friends like we are now when you were here before. I mean we got along and stuff, but you spent a lot of time with Kairi. It makes sense though, I'm not mad or anything.

Then what do you think?

I'll see a solution you hadn't considered before? Probably. I tend to do that.

What do I think about what?

Sure, be my guest. You figure it out.

[SIGH.] Never mind, Grune. Let's just plan the picic.

If they brought it back once, that means they could always bring it back again sometime. Maybe they'll do it as a reward if we do really well on a draft or something. We can ask Sir Catherine the next time he talks to us.

[... spent a lot of time with Kairi. why does this subject sound along the lines of when Axel was teasing him earlier? now Sora's just curious.]

Roxas, what all did I do last time I was here?

It's a thought. I think I kind of like it better when it's a surprise though.

Do you want the long story, or the short version? [He sounds as though he's been waiting a while to explain all of it.] I've got plenty of ice cream and just as much time.

But then we might end up waiting for a really long time.

If you want to tell the whole story, I'm willing to listen.

[he's glad, actually. the more detail the better.]

All right. I wonder who we should invite.

Okay, let's see. [He's going to take a moment to chew on his ice cream stick before he starts ticking off numbers with his fingers.] The first time you were around, we barely saw you at all. You kept going off on your own and disappearing. The second time you were only here for a little while, but you spent a lot of time with Riku and Kairi. I...didn't really get to know you that well, and I did some stuff I'm not proud of now that I think about it, but it's in the past so it doesn't matter. [Namely he tricked the other Sora into letting him merge with him and hide out for a while.]

The third time, the time before you came back this time? You were here forever...you were part of the Blue Rogues and doing all kinds of hero stuff, rallying the teams with morale and stuff. You were close with Riku still but you were even closer with Kairi. Like...really close. She's that girl that you like, right? You guys were...kind of together for over a year. [It's just that nobody told you.] You spent a lot of time with her. You were even starting to be good friends with Axel despite everything. Xion and I were kind of uncertain about you though...

And now you're here. And everything's changed again, but I think we all like you more now. Riku seems happier at least. So does Xion.

Okay so maybe that's not as detailed as it could be, but you get the idea, right?

...You do realize that if you're asking me to solve your problem, it involves telling me what the problem is in the first place.

I've waited for things before. I don't think I'd mind doing it again.

Anyone who wants to come. We can probably get plenty of food from the bakery and grocery store.

I'm not asking you to do anything, Robin. I've been taking care of my own problems practically since I was born. It's okay.

From the sound of it, it hasn't been easy. [This is what sympathy sounds like when it comes from someone who doesn't really know what sympathy's supposed to sound like.]

It's not really something I like to talk about. [And this is what "it's cool bro, you don't have to try" sounds like. He gets that.] I wouldn't put too much thought into it. Just know that I know what I'm talking about.

Yes, and maybe some people can make something nice to eat, too. [Like her! ...Did she already offer to do that?]

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