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video | un: SORA!
Sure have been a bunch of people going back to sleep lately, huh.
[Sora's usually a pretty upbeat kind of kid, and he's trying to not to look glum as he sits in a notably empty shack in Wyver.]
Sorry, I know a lot of people have already said that, I don't wanna sound like a broken record or anything. If anyone's been trying to get hold of Terra lately, he went back to sleep and it doesn't look like he's planning on waking up again anytime soon.
[That had been a sad discovery. While he's glad his new friend doesn't have to be awake and missing his friends anymore, it doesn't mean Sora doesn't miss him. He hasn't know him for very long, but in that short time he had been a good friend.
And on that thought... he takes a deep breath before adding:]
And Riku's sleeping again too, but I'm sure he's gonna wake up again real soon. You know Riku, he's never out of the picture for too long! He'll be awake again before anyone even misses him.
[Well that's just a lie, Sora misses him already.]
I just... y'know. Thought people should know.
[And then he forces a big smile onto his face as if he's not feeling completely alone and sad and tries to change the subject. Distraction tactic? What distraction tactic.]
Hey, it's not long to go 'til Halloween! Does anyone know where to get a good pumpkin from? It's not a proper Halloween without a pumpkin!
[Sora's usually a pretty upbeat kind of kid, and he's trying to not to look glum as he sits in a notably empty shack in Wyver.]
Sorry, I know a lot of people have already said that, I don't wanna sound like a broken record or anything. If anyone's been trying to get hold of Terra lately, he went back to sleep and it doesn't look like he's planning on waking up again anytime soon.
[That had been a sad discovery. While he's glad his new friend doesn't have to be awake and missing his friends anymore, it doesn't mean Sora doesn't miss him. He hasn't know him for very long, but in that short time he had been a good friend.
And on that thought... he takes a deep breath before adding:]
And Riku's sleeping again too, but I'm sure he's gonna wake up again real soon. You know Riku, he's never out of the picture for too long! He'll be awake again before anyone even misses him.
[Well that's just a lie, Sora misses him already.]
I just... y'know. Thought people should know.
[And then he forces a big smile onto his face as if he's not feeling completely alone and sad and tries to change the subject. Distraction tactic? What distraction tactic.]
Hey, it's not long to go 'til Halloween! Does anyone know where to get a good pumpkin from? It's not a proper Halloween without a pumpkin!
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[Roxas doesn't know how to feel about that.]
Wait, does that mean you're alone there?
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[He swipes his thumb across the bridge of his nose for a second, glancing off to the side as if it doesn't bother him. His smile isn't quite reaching his eyes.]
Guess he can't call me a lazy bum now, I'll remind him of this.
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How come you didn't say anything?
[He knows it's not okay. He knows what it's like to lose a best friend.]
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[Perhaps... perhaps it's a dumb idea to try and bluff it out in front of Roxas. After all, they kind of know each other too well for that.
But that doesn't mean Sora's not going to try.]
I figure he's gonna wake up again any time now. Just watch.
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[Roxas has no idea. And if Riku went to sleep not long ago, can it be a good thing for him to be asleep again? Why is Roxas asking himself questions he has no way of answering?]
Sorry, though. That stinks for you.
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[And Sora's here in a hovel with a leaky roof.
Alone.]
I'll be fine.
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But he won't say any of that, because he cares about Sora.]
You gonna stick around Wyver?
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video | un: janeway
[ alas, that holiday isn't as widely celebrated in the 24th century as it was a couple hundred years ago. ]
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Yeah! You know, All Hallows’ Eve? You get to dress up in spooky costumes and go trick or treating with your friends and you eat candy- didn’t you have it on your world?
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I suppose not. Or if we did, it went the way of the dinosaurs some time ago. [ which was very much a possibility. there's dozens upon dozens of traditions that earth observed in the days prior to the third world war that were no longer celebrated in the centuries that followed. ]
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But wait, no, focus.]
Well what about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King? Have you heard of him? He's in charge of Halloween.
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[ though it sounds like something that belongs in a children's holonovel of sorts, but she isn't going to insult this person by voicing that. ]
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[It might sound like he's from a holonovel or a stop-motion holiday classic
or an increasingly convoluted series of video gamesbut he's definitely real!]no subject
Is this something that's celebrated on Earth?
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[Just because she knows everyone is gone doesn't mean the rest of the refugees will automatically know, even this long after it happened.]
Offering condolences seems inappropriate. It isn't as though they've died.
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[He doesn’t even want to think about either of them dying. Even the idea... it leaves a hollow pit in his stomach.]
And, you know, they might have had plans with them.
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[And they felt wrong but also like the best approximation she could manage of some feeling closer to the truth. It's been a difficult moon all 'round.]
And my realization that keeping such matters largely to myself might only result in further pain for others, later.
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[Well here he looks sheepish, and rubs the back of his neck.]
I thought- I mean, no one's ever given me condolences for anything before.
[He smiles awkwardly.]
Thank you. Have you known many people who've gone back to sleep?
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[That was bitter and made to sting and she kind of regrets that? A little bit? But it's too late now and she makes a point of not saying things she doesn't mean.]
No, not really, or I haven't heard about them yet.
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[Sora looks utterly crestfallen; here he is feeling sorry for himself and there are other people who've had to deal with the same hardships as he is.]
I'm really sorry. Are you gonna be okay?
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I shall have to be, shan't I? [She's done all right so far...and has told no one else, really, and the house is dreadfully large and empty.] It isn't as though I can demand them back. Nor would I want to, if they've been returned to stasis to address something debilitating.
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video. un: scotty.
[ this kid seems young, but dealing with it. this is scotty being encouraging, i guess? ]
I keep tabs on my crewmates, too.
[ a beat. his expression shifts to something a little easier. ]
Aye, and if I see a pumpkin I'll let you know. You carve yourself?
[ halloween isn't a big thing anymore where he's from, not really, but he knows what it is and would probably get a kick out of pumpkin carving. ]
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[Although... all his thoughts of spending Halloween with his best friends, goofing off and playing tricks on the others... they're going to have to be shelved for this year.
But wait... wait. This guy's keeping his eye on his crew... does that mean that he's a-
Sora's eyes light up.]
You have a crew here? How many of you are there- are you a pirate?!
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[ as for the question, it takes a lot for scotty to not laugh. he really, really wants to tell this kid that he's a pirate, but lying isn't for the best. besides, he's met some space pirates. that's not him.
sorry to disappoint, kid. ]
Ah... More of a space explorer, really. Not so much with the pirating. [ a pause. ] Do you meet many pirates?
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[But don't worry about disappointing him Scotty. The fact that you're not a pirate pales in comparison to the news that you're a space explorer.
Sora's eyes grow very large and wide like saucers.]
No way, a space explorer?! That's- wow, that's so cool! I bet you had tons of adventures-were you the pilot?