[ 004 | VIDEO | BACKDATED: 07/20 @ 3AM ]

[em0phones]

. . .

[ -- He can't sleep.

Maybe it's because the room used to belong to Joshua. Maybe it's because, after rooming with someone as loud as Kida, the quiet is jarring and unfamiliar. ... or, hell, maybe it's because one of his closest friends got stuffed into stasis and no one will tell him what the hell that is. Whatever the reason, it's 3AM and he's

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[iseveryone]

Neku! [ BRB BEING HORRIFIED AT THIS. ]

VOICE.

[em0phones]

[ -- skjgdsfg. He's kind of surprised that this kid sounds so worried; I mean, they don't know each other that well, do they? ... It's kind of... nice, maybe. Still, his mind is still focused on the contents of that recording, so his voice sounds... distant, subdued. ]

... It's nothing. The beacons must be screwing up, or something. [ He sounds... a hell of a lot calmer than he feels. ]

VOICE.

[iseveryone]

[ Sora isn't convinced. Yeah, he may not be the sharpest crayon in the box, but he knows enough to know that someone wouldn't be okay after something like that. ]

It doesn't seem like nothing. [ I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. ]

VOICE.

[em0phones]

[ There's a pause, and then he sighs -- ]

It's in the past. It sucks, but there's no point dwelling on it, is there? Nothin' I can do to change it.

VOICE.

[iseveryone]

[ Can you tell what's there in Sora's voice?

Can you?

That, Neku dear, is SHINING OPTIMISM[tm]. ]

Just keeping moving forward, and everything will be fine. You have to stay positive.

VOICE.

[em0phones]

... Staying positive doesn't always do anything, you know.

[ He shakes his head, even though it can't be seen. ] Sometimes, there's just. ... Nothing you can do.