Tenth Key

[optimistickey]

[Sora comes onscreen, back to his human self. Luckily, his Cambot isn't busted or anything, but he still looks pretty embarrassed and upset with himself.]

Uhh, h-hey, everyone. It looks like we're back to our normal selves now! And that dragon-horse guy is gone! I guess I wasn't the only one he was messing with, but...that was like living in a really weird nightmare.

Listen...I just wanted to apologize to anyone I hurt. I was a total jerk. And I'm really sorry that I said that stuff...I don't mean it at all.

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[optimistickey]

[Sora gets up and answers the door. While he's glad to see Riku here, he also feels a little strange...what with Riku having to be the one to give HIM the big friendship pep-talk.]

Hey, Riku.

[halfdarkened]

[Riku doesn't say anything at first, but then, slowly, a bit of a smirk crosses his face. He tosses Sora a can of Mountain Dew, holding a Pepsi himself. He motions a little with his head.]

Got something to show you.

[optimistickey]

[Sora just barely catches the soda, and then pauses to open it.]

What is it?

[halfdarkened]

[Riku just smirks a little more and motions for Sora to follow. He leads his friend to a window on another deck where a telescope's been set up. Through the window is no trace of Earth, but a blanket of stars as complex as the one back home. Off in the distance was a fuzzy patch of warm light. Riku opened up his soda with a hiss and sipped.]

Take a look.

[optimistickey]

[Sora is confused, but follows Riku down to another deck, sipping his soda along the way. He stops to look through the telescope when offered...WOW, there's so many worlds out there!]

Wooooah!

[halfdarkened]

"Not exactly a sunset, but doesn't it remind you of old times?" Riku sits back on a large pipe in the corridor, looking much like he did while waiting for Sora to show up for a sparring match.

[optimistickey]

Yeah, a little bit.

[Not a real sunset, but it's close...although it also makes Sora a little homesick both for the Islands and for Kairi. Boy, part of him is glad that Kairi wasn't here to see him acting like that.]

It's amazing how many worlds are out there.

[halfdarkened]

"When we get back home, we should do what we were planning years ago. We'll grab Kairi and we'll go see 'em all." He gave Sora a smirk. "Just not a raft this time."

[optimistickey]

Right! With a real gummi ship and all the time we need!

*I failed the [action] there*

[halfdarkened]

[Riku held out a fist to Sora.]

[There's a long pause as Riku just looks out the window.] Since we never used the raft, we're calling the new gummi ship Highwind.

[optimistickey]

[And Sora returns a fistbump.]

What, I still can't name it now?

[halfdarkened]

[Smirk. He tosses his hair back.]

Not unless you can beat me.

[optimistickey]

[Sora crosses his arms.] I totally can! ...Even without the wings!

[halfdarkened]

[He may not know if he'll win this time around, but Sora's determination amuses him nonetheless.]

Hm. Deal. Namine judges?

[optimistickey]

[Sora is pretty determined...and hey, Namine would be fair.]

Deal!

[halfdarkened]

[Riku began to slide of the pipe when he paused at a slight twinge.]

Though on second thought... Might be a good idea if I'm healed up, first.

[optimistickey]

Oh, right! That'd be best.

[halfdarkened]

Couple weeks then?

[optimistickey]

As long as nothing else pops up before then!

(Done?)

[halfdarkened]

You got it.