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[ensnarled]

[For the first time since late March, when the feed clicks on its not a cloaked figure with dark skin being shown. No. Instead, it's Riku. But even then... he looks... different. After all, the blindfold hiding his eyes normally is nowhere to be seen.]Four things

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[voice]

[promisedlotus]

If you find yourself with a candle run through your back, I won't be surprised.

[Yup, that's all he has to say.]

[NOT HERE]

[stealsumbrellas]

[That special price is for you.]

[NOT HERE]

[promisedlotus]

[HE'LL PASS.]

[voice]

[ensnarled]

[...... wut.]

A candle?

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[permaneolumen]

I.. think so. The room across from me is empty. [And not under repairs, so.]

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[ensnarled]

Good.

[He pauses, then]

... Do you mind if I move into it?

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[permaneolumen]

No, of course not! [A beat, voice just a little quieter.] I'd.. Kind of prefer it.

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[ensnarled]

[He lets out a little, quiet chuckle. Barely audible through the PDA]

Figured. I'll be down in an hour.

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[looseleafbook]

...No one's explained it? I figured Allen would have at least done that, Kanda it's hard to get anything out of.

And if you still need someone to train with, I don't mind it. [Though he's already got a lot on his plate.]

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[ensnarled]

Kanda I've kind of figured out. [He's just convinced the guy is nothing but an ass.]

But no, no one has. All I know are you guys are fighters, and I figure the name has something to do with what you are. But honestly, I don't care. So long as I know which ones are bad and which ones aren't. It's hard to tell through scent alone.

[....... Just don't ask. But it really is hard to tell bad from good with people from other worlds, where light and dark are so intermixed its... almost impossible to separate if Riku doesn't get a good, continuous feel of it.]

Yeah, I do. I haven't been able to do much the past few months.

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[looseleafbook]

Not too hard to, yeah? [Laughs a little in a teasing way.] Not sure why the name Exorcists was chosen specifically but we are fighters, it's our job to get rid of Akuma in our home. We're the ones fighting to keep humanity alive even as screwed up as it is.

[Wrong person to ask that of, Bookman is curious.] "Scent"? You have problems seeing then?

I don't mind lending an hour or two every few days. Kinda rusty on my hand to hand.

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[ensnarled]

And Akuma are like monsters? [Sounds kind of familiar. Almost like what Mickey's been trying to do. What Sora did before he fell asleep when he's from. What he tries to assist.

But that question? It makes him roll his eyes, reaching up and tapping his nose with a finger.]

I can see fine. I'm just really good at smelling out Darkness. Think of it like an evil detector.

Perfect. I'm mostly a sword fighter, but right now I'll take anything.

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[tothelastbreath]

[So. Many. Things. To. Address. Hence the video feed, but, first things first.]

...Mister Riku. You never really left, did you?

[VIDEO]

[ensnarled]

[So many things. But Riku's just kind of eying the feed for a second. Allen's... smarter than the others. Or, if he isn't, he's just a little more attentive.

... Which is why he's going to intentionally mess with him a little bit more.]

I did. My heart did.

That thing wasn't me.

[Sorry Allen, Riku's kind of a cryptic brat sometimes.]

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[tothelastbreath]

[Answers with the sliiiightest arch of white eyebrows. Allen's half-convinced he's dealing with a case of semantics―]

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[tothelastbreath]

[―but in the end, it doesn't really affect how he feels about this. So, have a slight inclination of his head and an unreserved flex of a smile, one that says he won't ask if Riku doesn't think he needs to know.]

Ah, yes, Mister Ansem―[who had seemed alright, really]―explained some of it to me. I'm glad you got it back.

[The smile fades to something more muted.]

I'm sorry I didn't get to thank Mister Mickey better before he went home, though. He was―

[Link's eyes, blinded by Innocence feathers, when all Allen could do for him was stay. And then he'd gone home and failed to do even that.]

―a great help when he was here.

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[adreamminealone]

..."Exorcist"? [Because he has no idea who are you talking.]

A-also... um, I don't really like to fight, but... [because he doesn't. at all.] But if it's only training, then I guess it's okay...

[video]

[ensnarled]

Something I've heard a few times lately. Just... some of the people here.

[He pauses, eying the guy on the feed]

Can you fight? [He's... just a little incredulous about that one. Sorry Ruca.]

[video]

[adreamminealone]

...Who exactly?

[Don't worry. He expected a question like this.]

... I can. [A pause.] I... fight using a broadsword and magic.