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[tall_dark_and]

One Riku, in the bar, by the fireplace once more. He's dressed in civilian clothes, heavy ones - thick, khaki pants, a long sleeved black shirt, and a thick red coat. Way to the Dawn rests beside of him, but he's looking at it as if it's something strange, as if it means nothing to him.

How very odd of him.

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[tall_dark_and]

"Rhyme!" Riku looks up at her and smiles brightly; he'd been puzzled one moment, and the next, he's forgotten all about it. "Hi!"

The question? "Nothing that isn't fixed by your presence."

[tall_dark_and]

He'd been about to give her another kiss, but that query stops him right in his tracks. "Confused?" he queries. "Confused about what?"

...

[cloakitwithplot]

There is a hooded, silent observer some distance away.

He may or may not be noticed.

It doesn't matter to him either way.

[tall_dark_and]

Ah, but he is noticed. And with as much damage as Riku's done to his memories, he remembers the Organization far too well. He jumps up from the couch, grabbing Way to the Dawn automatically, before remembering certain bar rules.

It stays at his side, but it's certainly not raised as he walks over. "So," he says. "Which one are you?"

[cloakitwithplot]

"If you can't remember," Zexion says, voice quiet and even "Then why should I inform you?" He doesn't even budge as Riku makes his way over.

[tall_dark_and]

"Because you're screwing around with my friend," Riku says, "And maybe if I know who you are, I've got a reason not to hit you right now."

[aerora]

Sora comes into the bar, aiming to stop briefly to 'refuel' (as it were) before heading off to the next world.

To be honest, he feels a little uneasy being here since his last not-so-awesome visit, but at the end of the day, he cannot resist the bar's milkshakes and cookies.

"Chocolate milkshake and oatmeal cookies please," he says.

[tall_dark_and]

Riku spots Sora from the couch, and walks uneasily over. "Put it on my tab, and double it for him," he instructs the bar, and then leans against it, giving Sora a weary smile.

"I'm sorry."

[aerora]

Sora blinks, turning to see his best friend.

He hadn't been sure what would happen if he were to see him, but now that he's here ... well.

Sora's initial reaction is to give him some space. But the apology ... that gets him.

He smiles tentatively.

"Hey, Riku."

[tall_dark_and]

"Hey," he says, and then repeats it. "I'm sorry, I sucked, I have to apologize to you too much, I'm a screw-up. Can you forgive me?"