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Day 53: Lunch

Nov 30, 2010 15:05

There was little to be said of the daily business that went on. He allowed himself to be shuffled, mind embedded too deeply in things he shouldn't be dwelling on. The night was over, the shadows had vanished, and there was little more than bad memories to be left in their stead. This was logic, pure and simple, and should have been reassuring but ( Read more... )

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scintillatingly November 30 2010, 22:11:26 UTC

As expected, speaking with Kairi was pretty much an instant cure for any bad feelings that Sora had about what had happened the night before. Even if the girl couldn't do anything to change what had been said to him by that imitation of the Anti-Form, she was just so sincere that it left him feeling better. He was still worried about Riku, of course, but he also knew his friend was strong enough to work through it. He'd been taunted about the darkness in him countless times in the past, so this wouldn't be any different ( ... )

composers_proxy December 1 2010, 07:51:29 UTC

After how bizarre last night had been, today was turning out pretty much average. At least for what was expected at the institute average. Talk to some noobs, check on people via the bulletin (texting would be so much more efficient), and engage in some idle chatter with people he'd met a couple of times before. Minako was alright enough for conversation, if excitable and in need of some new brand names.

Lunch brought some familiar junk food, even if there weren't many pizzerias around Shibuya. And the offerings? Not even a seafood pizza. He wasn't surprised; most of what he'd seen was painfully American, but he had to admit, he was a little disappointed.

Neku still grabbed a few slices that smelled appealing, some juice, and since the nurse was giving him the evil eye, a handful fruits and vegetables. There weren't very many people just yet, so it was easy to spot Sora and set his tray down opposite. He turned the phones down a few notches, looking at the other quizzically.

"Waiting for anyone, or just chillin'?"

scintillatingly December 1 2010, 20:44:38 UTC

Even though Sora had been hoping that he might run into Riku just so he could check on him in person, he couldn't turn down Neku when the boy showed up. It was still weird, especially during the daytime when he could see all of his features so clearly, to note how much they looked alike. Sora didn't know if there was any meaning to it, but it was probably better not to get hung up on that idea ( ... )

composers_proxy December 3 2010, 17:40:58 UTC

Neku took a seat and once again someone was asking if he was alright. The concept that other people might be concerned for him was still a little foreign, but not unwelcome. A bare smile and a nod in reply.

"Sore mostly, but they patched me up pretty well," he replied, rolling up a sleeve to where the bandages on his shoulder started. It sucked, of course, but Sora knew that just as well as he did. And as far as emotionally, yeah he was confused by a lot of what went down, but took some solace in the fact that the guy they'd fought had been a pretty big jerk in the first place.

"What about you?" If anything, his look-alike was kind of on the other end of the spectrum as far as attitudes went. He'd probably taken the whole thing a little harder than Neku, but it was hard to say for sure.

scintillatingly December 4 2010, 01:47:56 UTC

Just the fact that Neku had had to be bandaged already showed that he'd had a rougher time of it than Sora had, but he seemed to be doing well enough. He didn't seem to be in any obvious pain, and that was probably the most that Sora could ask for. The fact that he was still willing to help out after having such a rough night showed that he was dedicated to the club, and Sora appreciated that more than he could say ( ... )

composers_proxy December 6 2010, 16:32:38 UTC

The short answer to that one was hell if I know, but Neku had a feeling he was asking more about what it meant, rather than why his shadow self was wearing them. It wasn't as if he hadn't thought about it already. He'd been offered the job or compared to the angels of death throughout his time in the game and while he'd never actually taken them up on it...

"Remember that Reaper's Game I told you about?" he tried, "how there were Reapers and Players?"

He shrugged slightly and glanced down at his pizza. Whether he had potential or not, he'd much rather be alive than part of the game in the underground. He didn't think he had the stomach to pit players against each other and force them to fight for their lives, but ( ... )

scintillatingly December 6 2010, 22:34:59 UTC

While Sora did recall Neku's explanation about the game he'd had to play in, he really didn't know all the details. All he could remember clearly was that Neku had been a Player and the Reapers were the ones in charge. Which sort of made them the bad guys, but there was always a chance that that was just their job ( ... )

composers_proxy December 9 2010, 04:48:42 UTC

How? That was a hard question. How was he different from the Neku that'd started the Reaper's game just over a month ago? More ways than he could count, but expressing that in words was something he still had to work on.

"Yeah, I know... it's like... I was kind of an ass before. I kept everyone out," he tapped his headphones once, giving a half-hearted shrug. Still did sometimes obviously. "I just- I hated everything. Hated that city, the people, the noise in it..."

He shook his head, "but that's not me anymore. Damned if I know what it does make me now, but... that's up to me, yeah?"

So long as he knew that, it was all he needed to get his head right. And it sounded like Sora was pretty sure of himself too. Whatever his friend's shadow was, it wasn't him either. Probably just more bull from the people running them through this rat race.

"Huh. Sounds like the doctors are just trying to screw with us. Kinda sucks that they can get in our heads enough to do that though."

scintillatingly December 9 2010, 07:57:07 UTC

It was odd to hear Neku talking about himself so bluntly, but it sounded like he'd gone through some big changes. Maybe he was being too hard on himself, but Sora had seen other people experience the same thing. Riku was actually a good example. Not that he'd ever been that bad, since they'd been friends since they were kids, but it had gotten pretty bad between them for a while ( ... )

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