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empatheias2018-03-10 07:05 pm
shadowedheart) wrote in empatheias2018-03-10 07:05 pm
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Who: Riku and others
Where: Around Verens
When: Middle of the month
Format: [ like this ]
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Summary: Just a gloomy gus needing some fresh air. Closed prompts will be top-leveled, open prompts free to anyone.
( TREE OF MEMORIES )
[ This place isn't anywhere that Riku has been before, though he's heard of it, somewhat. It's basically a tree that holds petals of memories from all those who come near it... or who inhabit the island... one of the two? Maybe both? Regardless, he's here, feeling the need to just get out and away from everything and everyone and he's made sure to keep himself relatively bundled up lest he end up sick again.
When a breeze gently drifts by, crisp and cool and allowing strands of silver to blow around his face, Riku catches sight of a drifting petal that falls from the tree and, perhaps without even realizing so, he holds his hand out and allows the petal to land in his palm.
The memory that it contains is one that seems almost ironic considering current circumstances of people within his life. It's distorted, perhaps a bit scratchy in a way, but it shows a sleeping Sora encased in what looks like a bubble. Standing outside that bubble and staring to the sleeping Sora is Riku, dressed in black and donning the blindfold much as he still does within this world. Off to the side, Naminé is there, sitting at a long table and seemingly sketching in a book, though she doesn't seem to address Riku within the memory. Gently, he reaches out with a gloved hand and presses it to the front of the bubble and the strongest emotion that can be felt even with watching this memory unfold... is grief.
It figures this memory would show itself now of all times and, to be honest, he almost finds it funny, as if a silent punishment personally dished out for him. Well-played, Tree of Memories.
Riku, of course, tries to brush off the memory and any feelings that might be attached to it. Though one can't exactly deny that the air around him seems a lot more chillier than anywhere else near the tree. ]
( IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING )
[ What had started out as something that should have taken maybe ten minutes at most has turned into a good thirty minutes standing outside the tea shop in the pouring rain.
The weather hasn't been the greatest as of late and yet Riku thought he could pick up this box of tea for Cloud and be out of here before it started to come down like it is now. How wrong he apparently was. Thankfully, he's standing under the awning of the shop, arms crossed, blindfold on, finger tapping against the box of tea he holds. The rain doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon and the shop has closed, leaving Riku out here in the damp without an umbrella. He sighs, head lolling to the side as he shifts his weight to one leg, contemplating the thought of just sucking it up and walking back to Cloud's in this weather. ]
It's never going to stop...
[ Maybe you're stuck under here with him. Maybe you're passing by. Maybe you have an umbrella to lend to him. Or maybe you're out enjoying the rain. Whatever the case, Riku's not looking too happy... and the frost that's come to coat the tips of his shoes is a little bit of a hint to that. ]
Where: Around Verens
When: Middle of the month
Format: [ like this ]
open-ish
Summary: Just a gloomy gus needing some fresh air. Closed prompts will be top-leveled, open prompts free to anyone.
( TREE OF MEMORIES )
[ This place isn't anywhere that Riku has been before, though he's heard of it, somewhat. It's basically a tree that holds petals of memories from all those who come near it... or who inhabit the island... one of the two? Maybe both? Regardless, he's here, feeling the need to just get out and away from everything and everyone and he's made sure to keep himself relatively bundled up lest he end up sick again.
When a breeze gently drifts by, crisp and cool and allowing strands of silver to blow around his face, Riku catches sight of a drifting petal that falls from the tree and, perhaps without even realizing so, he holds his hand out and allows the petal to land in his palm.
The memory that it contains is one that seems almost ironic considering current circumstances of people within his life. It's distorted, perhaps a bit scratchy in a way, but it shows a sleeping Sora encased in what looks like a bubble. Standing outside that bubble and staring to the sleeping Sora is Riku, dressed in black and donning the blindfold much as he still does within this world. Off to the side, Naminé is there, sitting at a long table and seemingly sketching in a book, though she doesn't seem to address Riku within the memory. Gently, he reaches out with a gloved hand and presses it to the front of the bubble and the strongest emotion that can be felt even with watching this memory unfold... is grief.
It figures this memory would show itself now of all times and, to be honest, he almost finds it funny, as if a silent punishment personally dished out for him. Well-played, Tree of Memories.
Riku, of course, tries to brush off the memory and any feelings that might be attached to it. Though one can't exactly deny that the air around him seems a lot more chillier than anywhere else near the tree. ]
( IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING )
[ What had started out as something that should have taken maybe ten minutes at most has turned into a good thirty minutes standing outside the tea shop in the pouring rain.
The weather hasn't been the greatest as of late and yet Riku thought he could pick up this box of tea for Cloud and be out of here before it started to come down like it is now. How wrong he apparently was. Thankfully, he's standing under the awning of the shop, arms crossed, blindfold on, finger tapping against the box of tea he holds. The rain doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon and the shop has closed, leaving Riku out here in the damp without an umbrella. He sighs, head lolling to the side as he shifts his weight to one leg, contemplating the thought of just sucking it up and walking back to Cloud's in this weather. ]
It's never going to stop...
[ Maybe you're stuck under here with him. Maybe you're passing by. Maybe you have an umbrella to lend to him. Or maybe you're out enjoying the rain. Whatever the case, Riku's not looking too happy... and the frost that's come to coat the tips of his shoes is a little bit of a hint to that. ]
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[Ion just so happened upon the young man in the aftermath of the memory. Her breath becomes visible as she approaches him, yet she isn't surprised. She tends to avoid the tree when she can, and Riku probably stumbled across one of the reasons why. The tree isn't exactly nice to those with difficult memories.]
Were you...looking to remember something? [It is a little weird to say that when he's still blindfolded.] If it's making you sad, maybe it's best if you don't come back here.
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I wasn't looking for anything in particular.
[ Although... can he honestly say such a thing with how much he seems to enjoy punishing himself? ]
I just wanted to see this tree I've heard about.
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I wouldn't consider this a useful place for those who already have all their memories. It could remind you of some awful times. [Which she suspects has happened to him.]
...Riku, let's go hang out. Somewhere else. Aren't you cold?
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No, it can't, he thinks. Sora's light is too bright and warm to be mistaken for his own dull attempt at whatever light might still be within his own heart... covered by darkness. ]
I'm fine.
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The chill says otherwise. If you seriously don't want to go, tell me the real reason why.
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[ Is that a good enough reason? ]
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That's a bad excuse. C'mon, you, let's go get food. I can even cook you something, if you want. [It wouldn't feel right to leave him here with his cold feelings.]
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I- no, it's ok. I'm not hungry.
[ Lies. ]
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Stop being so stubborn. [Ignoring the cold, Ion reaches for Riku's arm so that she may drag him along (even if she's not very strong to begin with).]
You say you're bad company, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop wanting to know about you.
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Why do you want to know about me?
[ He's nobody. ]
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A few reasons. You're Sora's friend, you remind me of how my boyfriend used to be, and you seem a little lonely too. [Or just too dependent on Sora, which doesn't make for a healthy relationship.
...thinks the pot about the kettle.]Besides-- why not?
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Who wants to hear about any of the countless mistakes he's made? ]
Because you probably have some sort of idea of who I am in your head thanks to Sora that's opposite of how I really am.
[ Because, knowing Sora, of course he's said good things about him... ]
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Okay then, to me right now you're more like the type to push others away because you consider yourself dangerous. [she makes a vague hand gesture] You'd say something like 'being around me will only cause you problems' and you try to keep people at a distance even though you're lonely. Or you feel like you don't fit in with regular people-- something like that.
[She's...legit just recounting the things that Zero has said to her in the past.]
So? How is that compared to how you are?
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Sora didn't tell you that.
[ Because he would never say such things about him... even if they're true. ]
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So I've been through the whole song and dance before, you'll be fine. It's okay to let people in. [If she wasn't so close to Zero, she probably wouldn't be trying so hard to become friends with Riku. Yet experience tells her that there's a big squishy inside to someone who presents so guarded. It's a strange reminder of how boys can be so silly sometimes.]
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He turns his head away, glancing off to the side as a sigh quietly leaves his lips. Boy, why does he always end up around such stubborn people? ]
That's easy for you to say.
[ Easy for Sora to say. ]
People probably like you automatically.
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Maybe you're right...but that wasn't always the case. From my earliest memories, I was pretty much useless. I just sat around worrying, I didn't have any real plans for the future, and a lot of people didn't like me because of my political affiliation. [Maybe later she'll dump on him that she used to be an empress candidate of a dying planet, but for now she'll keep it "light".]
I only had three friends at the time, and even then Casty didn't like me for a little while. [A pause, then more quietly:] One of them passed away, but that event is what pushed me out of my shell. It took some effort though.
[While she does miss Pram, speaking of his loss doesn't dampen her mood. Ion figures that if she can be open with Riku, maybe he'll feel safe after some time to do the same.]
So it's not like we're all stuck as we are for the rest of our life. It just takes time and different experiences to change!
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And what?
[ He asks without even looking to her still. ]
Now you're coming to find that you can have a life here different than what you've dealt back within your world? That it's like a second chance of sorts?
[ Well what if he doesn't deserve a second chance? ]
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Why not look at it like that?
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[ Why is that such a difficult thing to comprehend? ]
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[They're getting close to the house, and Ion has to let go of Riku's arm to dig in her pocket for the keys.]
We're our own worst critics...so I'll listen to your story whenever you feel like sharing it.
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[ When she slips away from him to fish her key out of her pocket, he stands there, staring to her as he waits. ]
To think everyone deserves a second chance? Because I promise you, not everyone does.
[ A beat. ]
There's some really cruel people out there.
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I've had some really horrible things done to me, Riku. Maybe when we know each other better, I'll tell you... But I'm fine if you think I'm naive. A lot of people have.
[She approaches the door to the front of the house, unlocks it, and turns back to look at Riku.]
Do you consider yourself someone who doesn't deserve a second chance? Because as you are now, you're far from cruel.
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You don't know about anything that I've done.
[ What he does here... ]
And it's better if you don't.
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I'm just stating the obvious. [There he goes with his guard up again. It's kind of amusing.]
Get in here already. Your evil scheming or brooding can wait until we're done eating.
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