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[otherness]

"This is Roxas. I'm not here, so... leave a message, I guess."

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November 23rd | Late | Text

[heartstorage]

[He normally hates texting but- well at least he has enough manners to TEXT instead of call at like 11pm at night.]

[Especially when its an awkward thing]

hey roxas u awake

[otherness]

[who else could this be]

Sora? Something wrong?

[heartstorage]

[Yep. Already feeling really stupid about this. Oh the troubles of being 16]

no no!

i just [a beat] couldnt sleep and wanted to see if you were awake too!

[otherness]

[Hahahahahahaha your life.]

... You really think hiding stuff from your other half is gonna work?

1/2

[heartstorage]

[NO SCREW YOU ROXAS. YOU DON'T GET TO PLAY THAT CARD, HE HATES THAT CARD.]

[HE IS SO FINDING A WAY TO DIVORCE HIMSELF.]

[heartstorage]

[Except it DOES save them a few minutes of beating around the bush and lies. Good job Roxas! So after a pause, he'll respond]

ok ok

my roommates are gone so im all alone in here and its

kinda creepy

[a beat]

please dont tell anyone

[otherness]

[Oh, that's... not what he was expecting. Roxas sits up a little in his bed.]

Why would I tell anyone? This place is totally dark and creepy. My roommates aren't that bad, so you can come over if you want.

Plus, I have popcorn.

[heartstorage]

[What were you expecting Roxas, oops I sorta stabbed my arm? He swears he knows to call the clinic for something THAT bad]

[But that does sound like an appealing offer. He still feels a little stupid and childish, but that idea beats the prospect of staying all night alone in a creepy room that reminds him of...well, something he rather not think about]

really

you sure your roommates wont mind

[otherness]

It's fine. Xion comes over sometimes too.

[A pause.]

wait. How are we gonna... what happens if we bump into each other?

[heartstorage]

[A pause. Good question]

dont worry ill be careful

i dont mind sleeping on the floor

[otherness]

No, it's fine. I'll take the floor.

I just feel kinda funny asking you not to touch me at all. If I'm separate here then they probably did it for a reason. It'd probably take something like... like both of us really wanting to merge again to make it happen.

But maybe I'm wrong. Naminé knows a lot more about us than I do.

[heartstorage]

Nuh uh its your bed! im not kicking you out of it

[Deal with it Roxas. And there's a pause on his end. It was safe to say he didn't want to merge again. As much as a pain being at half-strength was? It was worth it if Roxas got to be his own person and live his own life. And selfishly, Sora....enjoyed being just Sora. As much as he cared about Roxas, he never wanted to be anybody else but Sora. So part of him didn't want to risk even touching]

[But on the other hand, Roxas had a point. However they got separated again, it had to be something pretty powerful. And if they went through the effort to do it.....surely, it'd take less than a touch to undo it right?]

but namines not here

[And so it's time to take the kind of route that got Roxas made in the first place: complete pragmatic recklessness]

but if the initiative did it maybe they can do it again if you are wrong

so lets try and see!

[otherness]

[Whoa, whoa, whoa. Roxas' offhanded idea wasn't supposed to get that kind of reaction. He just wanted to know what Sora thought. He didn't... want to consent to a possibly dangerous experiment.

And yet, this might be the only way for them to deal with it. As bad as it makes him feel, Roxas, too, has been growing accustomed to being just himself and not... someone else. If he disappeared now, Lea would be furious.]

I trust you.

[heartstorage]

[Roxas you were one with this guy for like a year. You should know by now not to give him any ideas that he can impulsively follow through if you don't have the will to say no. Seriously]

[And that sure is a non-answer. But whatever, Sora will take it. It's better to know now than say, in the middle of a fight or something, right?]

ok. im on my way

if you change your mind about this just say so ok

[otherness]

[Roxas has a hard time saying no. It's canon, really. He gets it from you.]

Okay. I'll be here. With popcorn.

1/2

[heartstorage]

[That is very unfortunate for you and your future in Exsilium, Roxas]

[But he can't help but smile at that before he switches off the tablet to head out.]

[heartstorage]

[Only to switch it on like two minutes later]

uh roxas?

whats your room number?

[SO DIDN'T WALK AWHILE BEFORE HE REALIZED HE HAD NO CLUE WHERE IT WAS N O P E]

[otherness]

[Roxas tries not to laugh too hard.]

165. South wing.

[heartstorage]

[Ace somebody right here. And aw yeah, he sure is glad to see it's in the same wing as his]

ok thanks!

[And he switches it off again, in about a minute, there's a knock on his door]

action forever;

[otherness]

[Roxas answers the door, as promised, with a tub of really awesome-smelling popcorn in one arm and a six pack of soda in the other. He's wearing a black hoodie and jeans, and overall looks pretty comfortable.]

Hey. Looks like the other guy is out for tonight, so we have the place to ourselves.

and ever;

[heartstorage]

[And Sora is there with...also a dark hoodie and jeans. But at least his hoodie has some bright blue circuit pattern all over it. What? It reminded him of Tron. Also, zippers.]

[He's totally happy to see Roxas and his food.]

Hey, cool! [Sleeping all alone sucks, but this is different] Whose your roommate anyway?

[otherness]

[That's a neat hoodie. He likes it, but he'll just stick with his plain one for now. He moves aside to let Sora in.]

I think his name's Finn. He's got a weird white hat that makes him look like a cat or something. We don't really talk much.

[heartstorage]

A hat that makes him look like a cat...huh! Interesting!

[Wonder why he wears that? But he shrugs as he heads on in. Maybe if he ever meets this Finn guy, he'll ask him]

My roommate likes to hang garlic at our door because he thinks it'll keep out werewolves. It's pretty weird.

[otherness]

Garlic keeps out werewolves?

[Not that he knows intimately about the lives of werewolves. It's like vampires and ghosts-- a part of the weird lore that was Halloween Town.]

That is pretty weird. I thought garlic was for cooking.

[heartstorage]

[Roxas you sweet summer child. He makes a "ha" noise as he grabs a handful of Roxas's popcorn and starts explaining in that all knowing tone that a big sibling takes on for their stupid little brother.]

[You know, in between munching on popcorn]

No. Garlic is used to keep out vampires. [Duh!] He just has it all backwards and won't listen to anything.