Someone is back.

[thirteenth_brat]

[The feed opens with a view of that spot that everyone should remember from when they first arrived. Except that whoever's just arrived for this Cambot to be filming isn't there. So Cambot goes searching, finding the person in question not too far away.

It's... Roxas. He's not dressed as anyone might be expecting him to be dressed, however. Instead he's wearing a black hooded coat. He also seems a bit puzzled, like he's just woken up and is not where he was when he fell asleep. Grumbling slightly under his breath, he reaches up to rub his eyes and stops, seeming to only just notice a switch in attire. He's dressed in a black coat that would look familiar to some of his friends.]

What.

[He tugs at the front of the coat before looking around at his surroundings again.]

Is this where I think it is?

[Because really, if it is where he thinks it is, it might be a sufficient explanation for the wardrobe. With a sigh, he looks up and to one side, likes he's expecting someone or something to be there. Since this results in him looking directly into the camera, it would seem he found what he expected to find.]

Hey, Cambot.

[For its part, Cambot seems happy to see him. It would probably hug him if it could. Since it can't, it settles for performing it's usually functions.

How long was I gone?

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[optimistickey]

Roxas!

[For a moment, Sora looks like he doesn't quite know what to say.]

You're...you're all right!

[thirteenth_brat]

[Well that's not a response Roxas expected.]

Yeeah, I'm fine. why wouldn't I be?

[Actually, he was slightly more concerned about Sora, since he had know way of knowing what happened after he left, but not going to go there. Of course, he doesn't even know that Sora had also vanished.]

[optimistickey]

Well, after everything that happened after I thought the test was done...and then when I got back here, Xion said you were still missing. I thought maybe...

[He almost finishes with 'were just back in my heart again,' but doesn't finish it. He pauses again.]

...And, I remember now. Everything that happened to you.

[thirteenth_brat]

I see.

[In fairness, Roxas thought that was where he was going after that memory dump.]

You left for a while too, but it sounds like you stayed away from here longer.

[optimistickey]

I'm just...I'm really sorry all that happened, Roxas. It wasn't fair.

Maybe. Everyone said it was just a few days here.

[verygassy]

Hey there, Roxas!

...What's with the coat?

[thirteenth_brat]

Hey.

[He tugs at the front the coat again.]

It's a long story...

[verygassy]

...Why not? Not like anyone of us is going anywhere, right?

[thirteenth_brat]

No, we're not. Doesn't mean I feel like talking about it, though.

[halfdarkened]

You're back, too. [It's Riku. He looks a little relieved, but mostly he looks tired, like he's just woken up. Judging from Cambot's view and the couple leaves in his hair, he'd fallen asleep in the nature deck. There's even a patch of grass where the blades are all laid flat.]

Not as long as Sora... Less than two days I think.

[He looks like he's trying to remember something. ...No, that dream wasn't about Roxas, it was... It was about...]

[thirteenth_brat]

Yes, I am.

[And then Roxas notices Riku's disheveled state. Wasn't there something weird happening with him?

Oh right...]

Still having problems with falling asleep at random?

[It's pretty obvious something is on Riku's mind, but Roxas isn't going to pry. He figures Riku will bring it up if it's relevant.]

[halfdarkened]

Yeah. Nice to see some things don't change, huh? [Sarcasm? You bet.]

[Still, he doesn't share. It's something about another teenager... But he can just barely remember enough to tell it wasn't Roxas.] I'm starting to feel like I'm behind the times.

[thirteenth_brat]

I was only asking. [Not entirely serious, here. He still thinks Riku shouldn't be out and about if he's falling asleep at random like that. Apparently violating his hair didn't teach him any lessons.]

You kind are. And I think Sora's a little further ahead than I am. He also doesn't seem to want to talk about it.

[colorbymemory]

[Namine offers a smile.}

It is. Welcome back.

I think it was only a few days. Sora left around the same time, though, so we were a little worried.

[The change in wardrobe earns him a concerned look. Something had to have happened for him to be wearing that again.]

[thirteenth_brat]

So it wasn't all some crazy dream.

We went home for a while... longer than a few days actually, but I think that happened with a few others, too. They were gone from here for a couple days, but to them, months had passed.

[He notices that look and tugs at the coat again. He was never uncomfortable in it before, but all the weird looks are making him self conscious. The fact of the matter is that he's not sure how he ended up with it again either.]

[colorbymemory]

No, I'm afraid it wasn't.

That seems to be what happens most of the time when someone leaves for a while. They're home for longer than we miss them here.

[She hadn't meant to make him uncomfortable, but does wonder what brought about the change. He'd seemed to like his other clothes more.

Suddenly, she gets an image in her minds eye of him and Sora talking, only they'd never met that she knew of...After the flood of memories she'd received from Sora the other day, though, she was somewhat prepared for this. Taking a deep breath and closing her eyes, she banished the image from her mind...though she wouldn't easily forget how sad Sora had looked, or how oddly Roxas had seemed to be smiling.}

[thirteenth_brat]

Considering that we seem to all have been dragged in from different points in time anyway, maybe it's not all that odd for this place.

[Yes, yes he did like the other clothes more. Not that he didn't get how useful a garment that let you go about undetected was, but is it really that hart to make them with a little more variety than in cut and fit?

He does notice that something seems to have gotten her attention.]

Namine?

[skysmirror]

[Xion looks both relieved and happy to see him.]

Roxas! You're back!

[Then she realizes he's not wearing what she's used to him wearing, and while her smile doesn't totally fade, it softens a bit, and she looks concerned. Something had to have happened.]

Not long--just a couple of days. How long was it for you?

[thirteenth_brat]

Yeah, I'm back.

[He's not 100% certain that's a good thing. Then he sees her expression when she notices his clothes. Yes, something happened. He's still trying to puzzle it out, though he's reasonably certain 'oh crap' might describe some of it.]

A couple months, maybe.

[Truth be told, he isn't always sure how much time is going by when he's kicking around in Sora's heart. He's not going to say that, though.]

[skysmirror]

[She totally understands the ambivalence there, but she's also very glad to have him back and see that he's okay. No matter what happened in the meantime.

She'd like to hear about it, but not over Cambot. Too many potential listeners.]

That long?

[She'd heard one month from Sora, but she wouldn't be surprised to know that gauging the passage of time is difficult while he's in Sora's heart.]

[thirteenth_brat]

It might have been that long?

[He wishes he could be more certain of it. All he's truly sure of is that it's definitely more than a few days, though the feeling that it could have been as long as a couple months is pretty persistent.]

[sailorlaughter]

[Two Pinkie Pies trot down the hall. Upon seeing Roxas, both of them GAAAAAASP and jump into the air. One turns tail and darts off towards the cafeteria, the other bounces happily up to him.]

Roxas! You came back TOO! This is so so SO great, it's like everybody's coming back all at once!

[thirteenth_brat]

[At first Roxas isn't quite sure that he's seeing things right. Two of Pinkie Pie?]

Yeah, I'm... back.

[But, because if the SOL and because it's PINKIE, he has to ask.]

Um, Pinkie, did I see more than one of you just now?

[sailorlaughter]

Oh, TOTALLY, isn't it neat? She just went to get your Welcome Back Cupcake - I did it last time, for Sora, so now it's her turn!

[thirteenth_brat]

[Roxas is just... going to stare for a moment. He's not sure he wants to know what exactly is going on this week.]