First Flare

[eternalfrolicbond]

[A lanky redheaded man in a long black coat waves at the screen, apparently already comfortable with how it works. A komory bat is fluttering around above his head.]

Didn’t think I’d see this place again. Hey, everyone, my name is Lea. [He grins.] Don’t forget it, now.

I don’t know how I ended up here again, but does anyone know what’s going on? The moogle said you guys had been trying to work out what was up but that it didn’t seem like anyone had figured out how to get home. Since this isn’t the exam, I don’t think anyone’s going to try to wake me up any time soon.

Comments

[dork_of_keys]

It's not like I'm doing it on purpose.

[eternalfrolicbond]

I guess I shouldn't talk, since I'm doing it too this time.

[dork_of_keys]

Be glad you weren't here for the monkey...

[eternalfrolicbond]

Do I even wanna know?

[dork_of_keys]

Giant, floating, magic-using Nightmare monkey. With disembodied hands that it could someone one hand for each person that showed up to fight it. And we kind of blew up the greenhouse in the Fifth District with a magical explosion while trying to kill it.

[Come to think of it, Sora's pretty sure Lea would have contributed to that explosion if he'd been present at the time.]

[eternalfrolicbond]

That sounds pretty cool. I'm sorry I missed it.

[Not the explosion part; explosions are something he's had enough of for now. The rest of it, though.]

[dork_of_keys]

... Why do I feel like I should have expected that answer?

[There's a brief pause as Sora wonders if Lea is the type to answer a rhetorical question.]

Don't answer that.

[eternalfrolicbond]

Wasn't gonna say anything.

[dork_of_keys]

[He mutters something under his breath, possibly commenting that Lea was thinking it even if he wasn't going to say it.]

[eternalfrolicbond]

[Lea just grins at him.]

[dork_of_keys]

[Just wait. You will find a Toximander with a paint bomb in your room as soon as Sora finds out where you're staying. In the meantime, he will just grump at you.]