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[trademark_skull]

[Hoooo boy, somehow it felt like he had been out of it for weeks...And judging by the fact he was lying on the ground of a hotel room probably meant that wasn't a very good nap either... Wait a minute, what was he doing here? For that matter where was here? For a moment, everything was blank. Almost like it was waking out of a dream. Or perhaps in this case, into one.]

[The sudden barking and trampling finally woke him up completely, but in case it didn't there was plenty of slobber to go around too. Flail as he could, Emizel was no match for the ever so vicious dream eater, one that probably hasn't seen much contact for days, if not longer. Okay, now this was beginning to feel familiar.]

...Moxie? [Finally he spoke up once he had a second to. The Meow Wow's ears perked and somehow it managed to look even happier. Now this meant for cuddles, lots and lots of cuddles.]

O-okay, okay! I-I missed you too...!!

[...Or at least he probably should have. Sadly Emizel had completely forgotten all about this place, all about the dream eaters. But how did he? And for that matter, is it going to eventually happen again?]

[But, maybe it isn't time to think about that. Once Moxie got everything out of his system he had better check the network to find out what was going on, things really did not feel right in more ways than one. Hopefully though, he at least remembered how to even use it.]

Comments

[notquitedracula]

...Emizel? That you?

[trademark_skull]

[...processing, please wait.]

...Soma..?

[notquitedracula]

[...feels. all of 'em. and not a single icon to represent any of 'em.]

Damn, it's good to see you again.

[trademark_skull]

[Nooo, don't do that. Then he's gonna have to feel those weird guilt feels.]

Was I really gone for that long?

[notquitedracula]

[You should! He was genuinely worried about you!]

It's been a little over a year for me, but I was gone from here for a while myself.

[trademark_skull]

A...a year?!

[But... how...]

[notquitedracula]

[Time flow, different worlds.]

A year, yeah. I was awake for most of it; only a couple weeks here, I think. If that.

[trademark_skull]

So, do you know what's going on?

[Feels like there's a lot he's missed. And that weird feeling wasn't going away.]

[notquitedracula]

Not really; I only just got back myself a few days ago. But if this feeling means the same thing it's meant every time I've had it before... something big is about to happen.

Where are you now?

[trademark_skull]

I think I'm back in my old room..

[And a bark, Moxie's here too!]

[seasaltkeys]

...

You're back.

[Yeah that's all he's got right now. Things have kind of short-circuited.]

[trademark_skull]

[...'kay, he definitely remembers you.]

Roxas!

[Wow that... that sounded a bit too happy...]

[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas doesn't mind. He's always happy when people remember him.]

Yeah. Hey.

Been a while.

[trademark_skull]

I-it has.... I think.

[Doesn't really know anymore. This is very confusing.]

[seasaltkeys]

A while, at least.

I was worried.

[trademark_skull]

I'm not even sure what happened...

[He.. doesn't remember going home either, anyway. Everything was blank.]

[seasaltkeys]

You disappeared. And then the worlds came back, and now the keyholes are gone.

Nothing else really happened.

[trademark_skull]

The worlds went missing?

[That sure was new..]

Wait, has it possible to go to them now if the keyholes are gone?

[seasaltkeys]

Well, like...it was more like they were closed off. We were stuck in Traverse Town for ever.

They came back for a bit, and then this happened.

[letteropener]

Emizel. How nice to see you again. [The serene tones of Celestia nevertheless carry real warmth behind them, and her calm smile is genuine.]

[trademark_skull]

[Celestia!]

Ah, you're still here too! [He shouldn't be as happy about it as he is though. Wasn't getting back home supposed to be the plan? Still, finding familiar faces was very nice.]

[letteropener]

I am, yes. I have not returned home at any point, as it seems many others have.

[trademark_skull]

I'm not so sure if I even went home, actually.

[Would maybe like to hope so. But his memory of whatever he was doing before 'coming back to' here, was just as foggy as getting his memory back of this world too.]

[letteropener]

Well, I am certain you were not here, and that is all I know. [She noticed. Even missed him!]

[yabigfurball]

[Ammy cocks her head in surprise. It's that strange demon boy. He was gone for awhile, and now he's back! What's that about?]

[Although, outside of that, Ammy looks pretty worried. This sudden onset of darkness can only mean bad things.]

[trademark_skull]

[This one took a bit longer to recognize, but sooner or later did come back. That strange wolf he ran into a long time ago.]

Hey...

[The creepy weather? Yeah, he can see and feel like too. Even though it was kinda weird for him to say it, he didn't quite like it either.]

[yabigfurball]

[She recognizes that worry, and gives a bark that sounds like a question. Does he know what's bringing the darkness here? Is it another eclipse?]

Late tag is late, sorry.

[skysmirror]

Emizel!

[Xion looks happy to see him.]

Did you go home for a while?

I been so behind on these too, don't worry ;;

[trademark_skull]

Xion..

[Wow, everybody was still here.]

....I-I don't know.

[skysmirror]

[Yep, the gang's all here.]

You don't remember leaving?