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[walkthedawn]

[Riku's sitting on a lone armchair in the middle of his new living room among several boxes. He looks quietly pleased.]I've been in this city nearly two years now. Like everyone else, I didn't think I'd be stuck here nearly this long. I've been to other worlds before and it's always been in short bursts...maybe a day or two, a week at most. But I'm

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[mirroredmemory]

I'll help! If we all pitch in it'll get done in no time, right?

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[walkthedawn]

Right, exactly.

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[mirroredmemory]

Will one of the pizzas have bacon and chicken on it?

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[walkthedawn]

...Do you want it to?

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[mirroredmemory]

Maybe one of them. And extra mozzarella.

Shifting boxes is hard work, you know. Definitely worth extra mozzarella.

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[walkthedawn]

[He chuckles.]

I'll see what I can do.

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[mirroredmemory]

Don't worry Riku, I'll get your boxes moved before the pizza even gets here.

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[walkthedawn]

[He laughs.]

Take your time. There's no rush, you know.

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[mirroredmemory]

I know.

Riku... what do you think about this place? About being in this world, I mean.

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[walkthedawn]

[He pauses.]

What do you mean? In general?

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[mirroredmemory]

Yes. I mean... It's my home now, but you and Sora and Kairi don't think of it like that, do you.

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[walkthedawn]

It's sort of hard not to think of it as a home away from home now. Sora hasn't been here a long time and neither has Kairi. I'm the only one - besides Joe and Roxas - who has been here almost two years now. It's different for me.

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[mirroredmemory]

But your real home will always be the islands, won't it?

Riku, is it okay if a person doesn't think that the place they came from is their home? Is that wrong?

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[walkthedawn]

Maybe. I never felt really at home back on the islands until I returned there last year. I don't think it's wrong for someone to think that somewhere else is their home.

Do you feel like this place is your home?

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[mirroredmemory]

Yes. Home is supposed to be where you have your family, isn't it? My family is all here.

[A bittersweet smile creeps up to her lips.]

I don't have anywhere else to be.

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[walkthedawn]

But we might find a way, someday, to let you guys go where you want and to be free.