Eleventh ★ [Video]

[limitless_land]

[The SFC shows a white paw batting at the tiny device, small tag glinting and unreadable at the moment. After a moment the kitten finally gets bored and decides that it isn't worthy of staying on its perch. Batting it off the bedside table, the audio clicks on when instead there's a black glove falling off the bed.]

—this life sentence that I'm serving? I admit that I'm every bit deserving...♪

[It's almost in a dead tone as the water runs, possibly from the next room? The male voice doesn't seem to realize that it's being recorded either as he sits up. Pale hands run through silver hair, eyes hidden by cloth. He looks like a mess, yet he keeps muttering the words under his breath, going off-key every now and then.]

Because I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity
And I've been locked inside that house.
All the while you hold the Key.
I've been dying to get out, and that might be the death of me.
And even though there's no way of knowing........

[Riku's voice trails off, silent for long while before pulling out the earbuds from his ears with a sigh. The silence lasts a couple moments, before the feline decides that his lap is more comfy than the table. His eyes may not be visible, but the ways his mouth falls before he scratches his ears has to be telling.]

Get up, Kiryu. I have a report to write- ...You little sneak. [Yes, guess who just picked up the SFC and moved to shut it off before pausing.]

... For anyone who knew Joshua. ...He went home.

[The feed ends...|]

[ooc: And the tradition continues...]

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

'Course I know. ...I still wish I could've said 'goodbye' to Xigbar--I know what happens to him and I hate it. He made me feel like I was Somebody instead of just a Nobody, y'know? He really meant a lot to me 'n to think I didn't even say goodnight the day before he disappeared--And then Isa disappeared and he comes back about a week or two later and he doesn't even remember me?

_{[He laughs almost bitterly and he tears his gaze from the ceiling to stare over at the fish tank in the corner of his room. What he wouldn't give to really feel numb right about now.]}

Trust me, I know.

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

Demyx...

[His voice trails off, before he glances toward the SFC. He hadn't heard that Isa had come back, and without memories, no less... He could relate far too well. If Sora awakened, he probably wouldn't even remember him with the state he's in now—in Riku's time. It was hard just remembering some details right now, aside from what he's seen and the face of his friend there, floating in a peaceful sleep...]

Cliche as it sounds, I'm... sorry. [It takes a lot for him to say that much. Be glad he could get out those few words.]

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Please, I live for cliches ...The real fact of the matter is he came back. A lot of people are, now that I think about it. Zexion, Stein and Red came back, too.

_{[A beat.]}

Josh can come back in the future too, just like everyone else. ...Even you came back. When stuff like this happens, dude? That's what keeps me going. I'll sulk around for a bit, but eventually I'll take that sad song and make it better. Punch a pillow, sing a song, everybody's gotta get along in this city or things'll start turning out _[Cough.] shitty.

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, his expression sours at the first name. No love is lost between him and that particular Schemer.]

Just younger and with less memories, right? [And... he can't help it. At the mention of the first two options.] ...I think Kiryu here made it obvious that I did the second.

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

You were so clueless when you came back, man.

_{[And then he nods.]} Yep. I'm still a little bummed out you don't remember our little Queen session, but we can fix that sometime.

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

I wasn't that bad.

[wait.] ...Queen session? [Okay, yeah. You caught his interest.]

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

You weren't as bad as Roxas when he first joined the Organization, at least. He was like a zombie.

_{[Oh. Now look at that sly grin creeping up.]} Yep. Queen. You 'n me.

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

A zombie, huh. Well, I guess that makes sense with how Sora was revived so soon—

[... Lineface. Forever.] ...Were we high?

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

He didn't really pick up on things for about a week or so.

<sub>[Silence.


And then he laughs.]</sub> Oh man, if only!

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

At least he did at some point. Otherwise he'd be more hopeless than Sora without his friends.

[Whether he still deserved being called one of them or not...

Okay, he has to smirk a bit at that.] It would have been even worse, huh.

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Axel was his babysitter most of the time, so... That was a plus.

Hey, it could've been even cooler.

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

At least someone kept him from staring at a wall all day, right?

How would it be even "cooler"?

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Hey, I could've done that.

Use your imagination, man!

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

...Actually not singing off-key?

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

Or just... Y'know. Having more fun.

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[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

That's possible without being high, though.