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[shineonwater]

Hello...?

Hello. My name is Aqua...

[Addressing the radio like this feels silly.]

Before I was brought here, I was searching for two boys. I was wondering if anyone had seen them here.

One is about fifteen with blond, spiky hair; his name's Ventus. The other is older, with brown hair; his name's Terra.

If you've seen them, please let me know.

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[wayfoundwind]

[wayfoundwind]

Aqua!

[Okay, despite some of the conflict he's had with you lately, and the constant mantra of GO HOME VEN, he is genuinely happy to see you. HAPPY VENTUS IS HAPPY.]

[wayfoundwind]

- And before you say anything, I am pretty sure that we can't get home from here. The, uh... you know, the normal way?

OKAY DONE NOW?

[wayfoundwind]

No sign of Terra, huh?

[As happy as he sounded before, by contrast, he is now the audio version of a kicked puppy.]

I was... kinda hoping he'd be with you.

[fffff the BFF triumvirate is not complete without him. See Ventus. See Ventus worry. He knows Terra can take care of himself, but this place is so weird...]

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[shineonwater]

Ven!

[Your happiness, it is contagious.]

[shineonwater]

I know we can't leave, not without... Well, we can't leave. But you're safe. Where are you?

I haven't seen Terra since we all fought together.

[Is that some guilt? Why yes, that is some guilt.]

I thought I might catch up to him here. But maybe it's better that he's not here.

[wayfoundwind]

Right now? Oh, you know... just... exploring a bit.

[He says those last three words sort of in a rush, like he's hoping you won't notice it if he just speaks really fast.]

What? No way! It's better if we're together, Aqua! An unbreakable connection, remember?

[yes he has fished his wayfinder out of his pocket. like a derp. And he is PROUDLY HOLDING IT UP TO DISPLAY IT TO... no one in particular. Oops.]

If Terra... if Terra were here we could get out of this, no problem, right?

[shineonwater]

Exploring?

[Exploring where? It's only the temple right? The temple and the forest-]

Yes, of course!

I only meant that if Terra notices we're missing, he can tell the Master.

There's something very wrong going on here.

[wayfoundwind]

Yeah! You know, this place is really kind of... well, pretty, you know? Have you looked around much?

[DIVERT SUBJECT. TO... ARCHITECTURE. No he's totally not exploring potentially dangerous and deadly areas completely unarmed. Not at all. In fact he has a stick. A big one.]

Oh.

[Well, can you blame him for sort of... expecting you meant otherwise? After the last time he'd seen you two together, Aqua...]

Yeah!

[RENEWED ENTHUSIASM GET.]

And I'm sure the Master could do something. I wonder if it's-- I mean, these people said they Called us here, but this whole place feels... I mean, it's nice and all but it... sort of reminds me of this place I've been to before...

[Cough, Keyblade Graveyard, Cough]

[shineonwater]

They called everyone here, everyone who was in that hall the night we arrived. I've never heard of a power to summon people from their worlds before. But you're right; the Master will know what to do.

I haven't looked around much yet. Have you found the armoury?

[Are you running around unprotected, Ventus?]

[wayfoundwind]

[He doesn't quite know what to say to that. Aqua is engaging him in Adult Conversating. But she doesn't know? Even though she's a master? That's enough to tell him there won't be any kind of quick fix for this. Come on, Terra, if you're out there somewhere! Ven has faith that you and the Master can work this out.]

There's an armoury? I've just been --

[carrying a stick]

Really careful!

[shineonwater]

[She smiles - she can't help it - but Ven still shouldn't be running around unarmed.]

You should find it. I was told they would give us weapons, maybe swords.

Where does it remind you of?

[She's been to the same worlds he has - hasn't she? - and this one doesn't remind her of any of them. Could he be remembering his past life?

Is that good or bad?]

1/2 cannot escape the icon combos.

[wayfoundwind]

If they're going to give us weapons anyways, why can't we just get our you-know-whats back?

[here comes the pout. unlike certain smoulders, definitely not broken.]

[wayfoundwind]

[To the second part, he sort of... laughs a little nervously.]

I'm probably just imagining it anyways! Don't worry, Aqua. Let's go to the armoury together, all right?

[shineonwater]

[Aqua is yet to encounter the smoulder in question, but Ven's pout is so familiar, she could swear she can hear it.

... As for the rest, she is far from convinced.]

Well, if you say so.

Alright. I'll meet you there.

[wayfoundwind]

You're on!

[He may or may not be planning to race you there, Aqua. Really.]