[Fifth] Moonrise: Action ⇥ How Cruel the World Is

[beforemoonfall]

[Dated to just after Enjin's broadcast]

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Action forever, dear? <\3

[limitless_land]

[Riku was just pacing up and down the stairs and floors repeatedly in a state of worry after that broadcast, swearing under his breath every time he realized that Joshua's scent was escaping him. Bleeding on the floor, right there and I...]

[He almost shoots off an Impulse, knowing that doing so wouldn't do any good, when he sees the groceries outside an open door. Pausing to stare at them, he looks in and sees the younger, whole version of Saix sitting there in a state of shock.]

...

[Riku picks up the bags and dropped SFC, lightly tapping on the door as he did so before letting himself in and placing them on a nearby table.] ...I believe you dropped these.

[His voice is barely above a whisper; he's more than livid.]

Yes, action forever!

[beforemoonfall]

[Isa jumps a bit as Riku knocks on the door. He looks up, seeming weary.]

Y-Yeah... Guess I was... Too caught up in my thoughts.

[Just from voice alone, he's obviously shaken up.]

[limitless_land]

[Riku shakes his head slightly, tempted to place a hand on Isa's shoulder but keeps himself from doing so. Instead, he just stands there, head tilted in a bit of worry. ...He can guess what Isa saw.]

You alright?

[beforemoonfall]

...I don't know.

[He buries his face in his hands again, sighing deeply.]

[limitless_land]

[...He gently places a hand on Isa's shoulder, unable to keep himself back.]

...Sorry. I'm guessing you saw it, too.

[beforemoonfall]

...Yeah.

[And now he's looking up at Riku.]

How can anyone be that cruel!?

[limitless_land]

Hm. I'd rather not know.

[And he does, all too well. Too many people he's witnessed acting like that, disregarding life for a few kicks... Riku's not completely innocent of it, either.]

[beforemoonfall]

Things like this... They never happened in the Garden...

[limitless_land]

Never happened on the Islands, either. But... I've seen my fair share.

[beforemoonfall]

...How the hell are you able to cope with it?

[limitless_land]

I don't.

...And thus begins his slow descent into Saix? ; ;

[beforemoonfall]

...Guess I'm screwed, then.

...DAMN YOU, ENJIN. B|

[limitless_land]

I hope not; we need more optimistic people in the worlds.

All we can do is hope that Joshua's released soon or that someone finds him, soon.

AT LEAST THERE ARE NO HEARTLESS HERE!?

[beforemoonfall]

...I'm not exactly optimistic. Just... Naive. I mean, I don't even know either of them...

...THIS IS TRUE.

[limitless_land]

..The one stabbed is one of my friends.

SO HE CAN'T LOSE HIS HEART.

[beforemoonfall]

...Oh, wow. Sorry... It... Must have hurt to see that.