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[A video feed begins, showing a young man with silver hair who is in dire need of a haircut. Judging the from what’s visible of the background, he seems to be up in the tower in the fourth district.]

So, just how many people are stuck dreaming here? I haven’t had much of a look around, but this place seems bigger than I remember.

I haven’t seen any Heartless either, just Nightmares. Does anyone have more information about Dream Eaters in general?

[The barrage of questions seems to be over for a moment, before he remembers one last part.]

Oh, and has anyone seen someone named Sora around? If I fell asleep, he’s probably not far behind.

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So... either a fast food place, or a bodyguard service? I think the second might be easier.

[He's oversimplifying a little, maybe. But protecting people sounds easier than cooking for some reason.

Riku's komory bat is still unnamed, but it is thrilled to see another spirit of its kind. The excited squeaks continue.]

...Is that one yours?

Yeah maybe. I mean, cooking isn't really hard, but it's probably a lot different to do it for a business.

[And then there's the actual business stuff like ordering supplies, taking inventory, setting prices... The more Sora thinks about it, the more it looks like the bodyguard gig is the better idea. Alternately, a courier service might be good too.

Yay, bats! Bruce chatters back excitedly. New friends are very nice.]

Yeah, he's mine. His name's Bruce. And he's kind of a wise guy sometimes but he's reliable.

[It's not much longer before he's close enough to put the communicator away. They have a lot to talk about, but Sora has no idea where to even start. For the moment, he's just happy to have his best friend here.]

[They do have a lot to talk about, and Riku isn’t really sure where to start. The “weird time thing” might be a good place.]

So... what have I missed?

[He’s almost afraid to ask, after just getting back on the same page... and then winding up here.]

She'll be sorry to have missed this adventure.

I've been okay. I've been staying with some of the others.

[No names mentioned because he won't like who she's been staying with and she'd prefer to ease into things.]

[Xion simply nods.]

People arrive here at different points in time; maybe that's it. What's the last thing you remember?

[Even without certain extenuating circumstances, it would be a reasonable explanation]

Present circumstances aside, I'm unsure how I could possibly have gotten worse. You already know all this.

If you have localized amnesia, I'm fairly sure I had nothing to do with it.

I am a scientist! Which is why I know your hair cannot possibly have grown this long since I saw you here last.

I'm not sure if I should say that you missed a lot or not that much. There's not... a lot of time between us, but a lot of stuff happened.

[And he's not one hundred percent certain he should even say what happened. Time shenanigans are not fun and time in dreams... On the other hand, the couple of people who had woken up and spent some time in their home worlds either hadn't remembered their time here or wrote it off as an odd dream. So he might not be screwing around with time too much if he tells Riku what happened or will happen... whatever. Time travel is annoying. And this info dump might be better given somewhere more comfortable.]

Say, why don't we get inside somewhere? The tea shop's not far from here and the Nightmares can be kind of annoying.

[Not to mention snacks and tea might make giving the info dump a little better. If Riku's okay with that. Sora's Spirits certainly perked up at that idea. Then again, Namine always has treats available for any visiting Spirits, whether they're there for the teashop or the Spirit painting, which is in the same building.]

Fairly sure.

The last time we met was in Castle Oblivion- there's been plenty of time since then.

[It does occur to him that maybe a haircut is in order if even the Organization members are noticing it.]

...Okay.

[He nods, but can’t shake the uneasy feeling. It’s the first time in forever that Sora has been ahead of him on events, and not being the one with all the information for once is a bit like having the metaphorical rug pulled out from under you.]

You’ll have to lead the way, though. I haven’t quite got the place mapped out yet.

The last time we met was here, and your hair was significantly shorter then! I do observe these things. [Occasionally, and under duress.]

If you do have amnesia, tell Naminé to hurry up and fix it. This is doing no one any good.

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