Someone is confused, very confused

[thirteenth_brat]

[He's just finished rinsing his mouth out in one of the bathrooms when Cambot finds him. There is a tiny rodent perched on his head, blending in with his hair a little bit. Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be a jerboa. Its fur is a little wet, but it doesn't seem any worse for the wear otherwise.

Cambot hasn't gotten his lens fixed yet, but he seems a little more interested in the rodent at the moment. He makes a questioning beep at Roxas.]

No, I don't know where it came from.

[Other than maybe some for of hammerspace, but he doesn't even want to contemplate it. He coughs a little and makes a face before addressing anyone that might be listening.]

Do you think it's safe to say that we're going to see a lot of ridiculous things before Joel gets here? Every time that switch has been hit, something weird happens. First one had us talking weird, then there was... the crazy need to invest, then whatever it did the third time it was hit. And then...

[He snickers a little, but his amusement is a little subdued. Everyone thought they'd been raised by wolves. That meant memory tampering. Still... some things had happened that a few people were likely never going to live down.]

Uh. I guess you could call that last thing a walk on the wild side? And now this. Did anyone else cough up something weird?

[As an after thought, he gently removes the small rodent from his head. He's obviously not sure what to do with it, but it seems like he might be considering looking after it. He looks at the rodent, at Cambot and then the rodent again.]

I wonder if there's anything on the media deck with information on this little guy.

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[thirteenth_brat]

Maybe.

[Sora had probably had it easy when it came to the lizard Heartless in that he'd only had to deal with one of them. Roxas... had not. Then again, given the crowd he'd been stuck with at the time...

Namine would actually get to the media deck first, though Roxas isn't that far behind. Maybe with the two of them looking, they can find the information faster.]

[colorbymemory]

We'll see.

[Roxas had been far less lucky that Sora in the Heartless he'd had to deal with. Namine hadn't seen every fight, but she'd seen enough to know.

When Roxas arrived, she was just starting to look through the books on animals. Sharing the work would be good.]

Hello. I was just getting started.

[thirteenth_brat]

[The rodent is on his head again, clinging to his hair by the time Roxas gets to the media deck. Apparently, it likes having a high vantage point where it can still blend in.

Sharing work makes it easier, sometimes by a little and sometimes by a lot.]

Hey. I think we'll be getting a little more help. Riku's got a critter too.

[colorbymemory]

[For some animals, blending in is a survival skill, though Namine's little lizard seems to be happy resting on her shoulder. To each their own.

They'll have to see how they can divide up the work fairly, though.]

Okay. Do you want to look at the books on the next shelf, since I've started here?

[thirteenth_brat]

[Roxas is pretty sure it won't be too hard to split the work fairly.]

Yeah, that'll work.

[colorbymemory]

[Namine is pretty sure of the same--the biggest challenge may just be making sure they keep up with areas others have already checked. Her current area is one that she chose because it has books that look like they focus on the kind of animal hers is, and have lots of pictures. Some of the animals in them don't look nearly so cute, either...

After a few minutes of quietly flipping through the books, something starts to look familiar.]

I think I found something about mine.