2nd Day [Action]

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Sparkle!

Sparkle! Where'd you go?

[Today, we have a Roxas wandering the streets of Traverse Town. He doesn't really want to be here, would rather be back in Twilight Town because that's familiar in a good way, but his new dream eater decided that that wasn't fun at all, and felt the need to explore.

Roxas is currently scouring Traverse Town looking for her, Bouncer trotting along at his heels, a photograph in his mouth. Roxas is letting him carry it, because he needs both hands for fighting Nightmares. Two keyblades and all you know?]

C'mon, this isn't funny!

[He thinks he sees it run down a back alley and chases after it.]

Sparkle!

Darn rabbit.

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[Sora's... just kind of wandering. And thinking about the photos. Those are kind of bugging him.

When he hears someone calling what must be the name they've given to a Spirit, he knows the voice but... he's not sure at first if it's Ven or Roxas.

And then there's a bunny. Okay. His Spirits naturally want to say hello to the newcomer. Meanwhile, Sora's looking around for the bunny's person, wondering if maybe they've found a photo but kind of hoping they haven't.]

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[Sparkle the Me Me Bunny waves before hoping off to explore some of the boxes. This place is so cool, and fun and she just needs to explore everything! The other spirits can come if they want.

Bouncer in the meantime rounds a corner snuffling, and then pointing in the direction of the Me Me Bunny, photo still in his mouth. Roxas is close behind.]

Sparkle!

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[Bruce opts to go with the bunny. Poking around is always fun. Toxy politely declines. He's curious about any pending conversations between their people.

Sora's... not really comforted to see the photo Bouncer's carrying. Even though he can't see what's on it yet, he's pretty sure it's of him and someone else, likely talking under circumstances where it would be nigh impossible for someone to photograph them unnoticed... if it was even possible to photograph them at all. He's still a bit miffed about the one Eraqus had found.]

Uh, the bunny went that way. With Bruce.

[And he points off in the direction the bunny, and Bruce, went. Yes, he's out of sorts. Obviously so. This is the other reason Toxy stayed; he's worried. Meanwhile, Bruce can probably be heard happily chattering as he explores with the bunny.]

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[Normally, Roxas would stop, and flail internally at the prospect of running into Sora again when he wasn't prepared. But this was the closest he'd gotten to his rabbit in about an hour and he wasn't going to let it go. He makes a motion for Sora to stay quiet while he sneaks over, before grabbing the bunny quickly.

Sparkle squeaks and squirms awkwardly in his arms but Roxas won't let go.]

Don't run off like that. It's dangerous.

[He turns to Sora.]

Thanks.

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[It's kind of a given that things are still going to be awkward for a while between them, but... he can see how having trouble catching an overly adventurous Spirit merits putting it aside for them moment, so he stays quiet when asked.

Bruce also squeaks, annoyed at having exploring fun times interrupted.]

I guess it likes exploring, huh?

[At least Roxas seems to have calmed down. That's a plus.]

No problem. The Spirits can be a bit of a handful sometimes.

[Bruce huffs at that. Then he notices the photo Bouncer is carrying and swoops down to take a closer look.]

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Yeah. She likes to run off and explore. Been doing that since I made her.

[The bunny squirms a bit more before admitting defeat. She'll settle for wrapping an ear around Roxas's head and sitting on his shoulder.

Bouncer wuffs at Bruce, dropping the photo in the meantime. There's a bit of drool on it, but the image is still visible.]

[dork_of_keys]

The bunnies are definitely energetic... and have about as much curiosity as kittens. She might just need a little time to settle down.

[And then another world will become available and she'll want to explore again, but that's possibly a given.

Bruce inspects the photo for a moment before squeaking in surprise and scooping up to show it to Sora.]

Huh? Bruce, what are you...?

[Another photo. What was on this one?]

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I doubt it. Too much energy for that.

[Maybe he should get a leash or something.]

[The photos shows an image of Wash, Luna, North, Sora, Xion and Eraqus standing in front of the doors of Traverse Town discussing something.]

You can have that back. I guess it's yours.

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She's gotta sleep some time.

[And like every other photo, this one has Sora in it. Another moment he remembers, but no way he can discern that anyone should have been able to snap a photo without his knowledge.]

It's actually not mine. These photos have been turning up all over and besides being found in random places around Twilight Town, they all have me in them. And I remember these moments, too, but there was no one there to be taking pictures.

[And, well, one of them was inside of a dream. Figure that one out. It's probably obvious that Sora is concerned about this.]

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Yeah, a few days from now.

[That sparks a memory in Roxas, though he's reluctant to share. There was a time when all the photos of him went missing, even the word. It's similar, but not the same.]

Maybe there was someone and you just didn't see it. They obviously want to share.

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... Point. Some of the Spirits do have a lot of energy.

[Sora knows about that and he had thought of it. He'd also noticed the difference. It's still unsettling.]

I wish it was that simple. A lot of them are in situations where we should have heard them too. And, well, one of them is even inside a dream.

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Too much, it seems.

[Roxas thinks about that.]

That's really weird. Someone was really determined to get pictures of you, for some reason.

I don't like it. That usually means something bad.

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Might be better than having a lazy one, at least.

[There's certainly a lot to figure out.]

And we have no clues about the reason.

I've been getting more attention from unfriendly places than I care for in the waking world. I wonder if I should be surprised that I'm getting it here, too.

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Ienzo dodges the rabbit as it runs past - perhaps he won't make one of them, though he'd been seriously considering it. Lea, predictably, barks and starts after it, so Ienzo is already heading that direction when he sees Roxas approaching.

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Sparkle squeaks when she sees Lea, and takes off down the street. Roxas sighs, and keeps running. He's not letting her go after this one. Considering this is the second time he's had to chase her down.]

Sparkle, stop it!

[Bouncer runs up beside Lea and tries to stop it. Chasing the bunny won't help. Roxas almost runs into Ienzo.]

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I take it that Sparkle is one of yours?

[Ienzo huffs a sigh.]

Lea, stop chasing it; you're only encouraging it.

[Lea pauses to look back at Ienzo. Ienzo just isn't moving fast enough; the game of chase is for running. Come on, it'll be tons of fun if you just start running.]

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Yeah, she's new.

[Chase? Is that what it's time for? Sparkle puts on a burst of speed, at least until Bouncer manages a good jump to get in front of the bunny.]

Good work Bouncer! Stop her!

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[Ienzo headed towards the dream eaters.]

I have noticed that some of them seem to enjoy a game of tag every now and then.

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I don't know about tag. She just likes to explore. And run.

[Bouncer and Sparkle are currently having a stare down.]

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[Lea flops down to roll around for belly rubs as Ienzo approaches; if they're not going to play, maybe he can get pettins.]

They all seem to like that to some extent. [Ienzo pauses] Are you well? Coming to this place tends to be a wrench, and I gather it wasn't easy for you.

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[And Roxas is immediately guarded. He hasn't really clued into who Ienzo is.]

Why do you care, exactly?

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[That's a surprise; apparently Roxas doesn't remember quite everything.]

We knew each other briefly, but to be honest, I hope I would be concerned about anyone who was having trouble adjusting to life here.

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[It takes a moment for things to click. Roxas doesn't tend to dwell on his Organization memories, especially the brief assignments with agents that seemed so long ago. At the same time, Organization is something of a Red Flag, and even if Namine and Xion have okayed them, Roxas is not convinced.]

You're...Zexion, right?

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It's Ienzo, now. I've become whole again.

[Ienzo doesn't expect Roxas to trust him, though he hopes it might come in time.]

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[That, is a concept Roxas still has trouble wrapping his head around.]

What does that mean, exactly?