I'm not cool enough to think up an awesome name for this plot, but...

[justabignobody]

So as most people probably have seen, Riku will be killed in this week’s mongoose massacre. Unfortunately for him (and most likely for everyone who gets themselves involved into following plot) his death and following revival has a few more consequences than just getting his soul/heart ripped out of his body and tortured for a while…

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/breaks hiatus

[oldest7yearold]

Now see look what you did, you made me log in and everything... XP

As I mentioned in Twi's Vanitas permissions post, Luke probably doesn't have anywhere near enough light - or in this case dark - in his heart to be X-blade material, but he has a history of being manipulated by the one person he trusted most, and despite the betrayal involved I still think he's probably pretty suceptible to it, especially from someone he thinks is safe - like Riku being a fellow LE officer. The latter fact might also make him more likely to try to interact with Riku after Ansem takes over.

As for manipulation material... Well, I'm not sure what Ansem will have right off the bat, ,but Luke has plenty of personal ghosts to deal with, particularly being tricked into destroying a town, Learning in Splendor that Asch is going to die in his future, and the renewed fear that he himself might be dying since his hyperresonance abilities accelerate his (maybe, canon is unclear as to who actually dies) death and he should be using them during the battle with Darkov. Also maybe being a little worried how people might react to him being a replica, though that's a lesser one. Again, not sure what Ansem might really know off the bat, though he's certainly free to notice how alike Asch and Luke sound/look since we need more people mixing those two up anyway.

If you have any ideas how to use any of this, questions you want to ask, things you think might help, etc. let me know, though replies will be slow until I get my laptop back.

Really excited for this, it looks like so much fun. Also potential guilt bonding between Luke and Riku afterward? 8|a

/mun account

[gorsecloud]

I realized that Luke's current attempts to understand his own identity as separate from Asch's might be good manipulation fodder... Luke's main weakness in this regard is he probably won't recognize manipulation attempts so long as they're fairly subtle. Or one of his friends doesn't notice and point it out to him/counter Ansem's points.

And Luke would probably notice a strange new hooded guy after a little while skulking around and be curious. I think. If you need any volunteers in that category.

[justabignobody]

/just as planned! B-)

Fffh, well Ansem is not going to parade around as Riku - he knows he can’t keep up the charade for long, especially not with Mickey around. The fact that Luke is a LE officer might make him go after him though, he is more likely to prey on people that Riku already interacted with on some level.

Ansem is not a mind reader - he can’t see any of his memories - what he can do, is high jack Riku’s sense to ‘smell’ the light and the darkness, and pinpoint the balance within his heart and the emotions attached to that. Ie. He will be able to tell that Luke is feeling worried and guilty, but he won’t have any idea about the why (which is why he is going to emulate Riku and become ceiling Ansem for a while, so if there any conversations you don’t mind him listening into regarding to that, please point them out to me. |D;)

Guilt bonding is the best kind of bonding and it totally has to happen!

As for meeting the strange, new guy around the block, I think we'll be able to arrange that. 8D

/same mun

[magiconcehad]

Well, across the seals Ansem could certainly notice that Luke's having trouble sleeping. >>;

[justabignobody]

Well... that looks like a start!