21st Dawn

[halfdarkened]

[Cambot has been searching around the SOL over the last day and a half for Riku, broadcasting on and off, possibly unintentionally. It seems lonely, not too uncommonly videoing the floor. Slowly it wanders into the cafeteria deck idly. It's late evening, and fairly dark. Cambot starts to turn when there's a little "pop" from inside the fridge. The bot enters, a little curious, until the door flies open, leaving light and cold to tumble out... Along with something else.]

[The short-haired figure groans and sits up, half-covered in what looks like someone's leftover Chinese food. Riku looks around, trying to figure out where he was.] Cambot? [Abruptly he checked his clothing, pulling the shoulder of his vest to get a look at the cloth on the back.] So it wasn't a dream... [And then he notes the food all over him and looks back over his shoulder. He reappeared in a familiar area.]

Again? ...Are you kidding me?!

[Cambot bounces up and down in joy!]

Comments

[shortpants_knight]

I can think of places I'd rather be. I can also think of places I'd rather not be. Welcome back.

[At least it's only his dignity being targeted.]

[halfdarkened]

Thanks. And my feelings exactly.

[And that he's not targeted as a vessel by a creepy bald man.]

[shortpants_knight]

Possibly everyone's feelings about it.

[Which would be worse? The creepy old bald man or a ~FABULOUS~ demon?

... No, Link wouldn't actually ask that question even if he knew about Xehanort. Unless, prehaps, he was very drunk. He has a more important thing to ask.]

Did you find out if the dreams you were having were connected to what was going on back home?

[halfdarkened]

I'm sure.

[Riku pauses. He WAS having dreams, wasn't he?] Yeah... I was... I was dreaming about the future. ...I wish I'd known. {Ah, but Riku, it etched itself into your heart. No wonder you dove instinctively into Sora's dreams...]

[shortpants_knight]

I see. Prophetic dreams aren't always recognize right away.

[halfdarkened]

I realized some of them were, but i had no context. Worse, I couldn't remember most of my dreams.