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[fasterthanriku]

When had he fallen asleep? And... Where

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Well I feel late to the party.

[thewaitingdark]

"Sora." There was a moment of pause, then he leaned down to pull him to his feet. "It's been a while since I've seen one of you around." He cocked his head. "You look older. After we ought in Radiant Garden I'm guessing?"

Better late than never. <3

[fasterthanriku]

That was someone he couldn't forget if he tried, considering that fighting him had to be one of the hardest battles in his life (if not the hardest). He blinked up at the taller man and stiffened considerably, taking a few moments to stare before he finally responded, "You're... Sephiroth, right? Cloud's darkness?"

Re: Better late than never. <3

[thewaitingdark]

"I am yes. He's here, somewhere." He waved a hand to encompass the entire place, then moved a hand to brush down his cheek gently. "It's very good to see a version of you again. They leave so quickly."

[fasterthanriku]

Sora couldn't help a little wince at the gentle touch, and he met Sephiroth's eye with his own while he asked, "Uh... What're you talking about?"

Not that he was thinking too hard into what he was saying, because at the time he was a little bit more concerned over Sephiroth acting like this and being this close. Mostly because of how they had met last time, and he had no idea if he was about to get attacked again or not.

[thewaitingdark]

He leaned forward, brushing his lips over his cheek. "Relax Sora, I see no reason to test you today. This places has duplicates of everyone. Even you, even me."

[fasterthanriku]

Hold up. Did he just kiss him? Sora made a startled noise and reflexively jerked back, trying to put a little bit of distance between him and Sephiroth before raising a hand to rub his cheek. Because getting kissed by another guy was obviously the biggest issue here.

[thewaitingdark]

"I have to say I've never once got that reaction from a Sora." He straightened. "Well, not for just kissing them anyway. Welcome to the Hotel."

[fasterthanriku]

"Do you normally just kiss people like that?" He asked, still feeling a little flushed but otherwise managing to calm himself, "Wait... Hotel? But how'd I end up here?"

[thewaitingdark]

"Everyone comes here differently. Nobody has control over when they leave. I, for instance, desire to remain here permanently." He petted Sora's spikes. "In any case, it's good to see you."

[fasterthanriku]

The way he was putting it, it sounded kind of like Traverse Town... Except no one could leave? That didn't sound right. His attention was caught again when he felt the hand on his hair though, and Sora glanced up a little awkwardly with a nod, "Uh, yeah. You too."

After a moment he glanced down the hall past Sephiroth, frowning a little, "I wonder if everyone else ended up here too..."

[thewaitingdark]

"If you mean Riku and Kairi, I've seen them, one more than the other. Riku is rarely himself though. Usually he's in an alternate memory space when he's around. Kairi... well, I've seen one and she wasn't here long. More Namines."

[fasterthanriku]

"Wait, you saw Kairi... And Namine?" He thought they were kind of the same person again, so how could he have...

[thewaitingdark]

He leaned in, murmuring softly. "And Roxas."

[fasterthanriku]

"When did you see them?" He wasn't going to ask about how Namine and Roxas managed to separate from him and Kairi, because right now the important thing was finding them in this strange new world. He could ask questions later.

[thewaitingdark]

"I saw Roxas several months ago. I've been ah... missing myself of late."

[fasterthanriku]

Months? Sora's head hung a little at that, but shook it off and thought it over, "Wait, I didn't wake up that long ago... So I guess you saw him before..."

Because - he wasn't sure if this was right - but as far as he knew, Roxas was a part of him again, wasn't he?

"What about Namine, Kairi and Riku?"