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[ordalias]

... what happened?

[ Guess who's finally awake! And also staring and blinking at that Ninetails staring back at her. Preeeetty sure that's not her pokemon. Bell, on the other hand, is chirping happily and flying around in circles. There's a roar outside. Despite all this noise, Xion notices the seashell by her pillow and picks it up, staring

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[islandshore]

Yeah, it's real.

[A pause, while Riku brushes back some hair.]

Welcome back to the land of living.

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[ordalias]

[ She almost flinches upon seeing him, but keeps it in check. ]

I died?

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[islandshore]

Nah, I was just joking. Some Pokémon made off with our souls, but it's all taken care of now.

[At least, that's what it seems like.]

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[ordalias]

[ ... how do you joke about that? Well, it's Xion, and her outlook on life is pretty, well... ahem. ]

Some pokemon... [ Tries to rack her brain for what pokemon that could be. Then the Shedinja. Its back. ] The Shedinja?

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[islandshore]

[He nods.]

Yeah. Bunch of people got nailed by them. Even I did, right before I could take them out.

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[ordalias]

That's... Are you alright, Riku?

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[islandshore]

I'm fine. Just waiting for Kairi to wake up again.

[And possibly Sora. Depends on if his mun woke him up yet.]

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[ordalias]

Kairi, too?!

[ Ahhhhh, all the worry! ]

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[islandshore]

[A slow nod.]

They got Sora, too.

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[ordalias]

[ So worried. ] They weren't hurt, were they?

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[islandshore]

The Shedinja didn't hurt anyone, just snatched their souls. The worst they'd have to deal with is a bunch of nightmares.

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[ordalias]

Is that what happened with you, too?

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[islandshore]

Yeah. It happened alright.

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[ordalias]

Do you want to talk about it?

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[islandshore]

[There's a long pause. Riku isn't one to open up about his personal issues very much, but she's from his world, isn't she?

Maybe she'd know something about it. He glances off-screen for a moment and then places a fist against his forehead.]

Guess it's worth a shot.

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[ordalias]

If you're comfortable, you know. [ Takes that pause as one of hesitance. It really is his personal business, but since it's Riku, well... ]