01 || Video

[thricebeatheart]

[All that’s showing is a blur of ground and leaves. The sound keeps crackling in and out, what little audio there is mostly consisting of harsh ringing tone each time the Pokegear is whipped around through the air, and thunked against the ground. Brand new, and it’s already getting the rough treatment.]

[There’s something else of interest, however.

Comments

[video]

[restardom]

[ she hadn't expected that voice, but it rings achingly familiar, and Rise instinctively jerks her head towards the screen. Could it seriously-- ]

Sora??

[video]

[thricebeatheart]

Yes?

[Hello there, person he doesn't know. He should probably warn you about that one-]

[video]

[restardom]

[ probably, considering she is lighting up like CHRISTMAS. ]

Welcome back!!

[video]

[thricebeatheart]

[Yeaaah, so about that pretty close, sisterly relationship-]

Uh...but I don't remember being here before.

It's like my first time all over again.

[video] 1/2

[restardom]

[ ... half of her doesn't know why she's so surprised. It's rare, isn't it? People do forget when they go home - or if they get amnesia - and she shouldn't have expected anything else, for her own sake.

But there's still a pained ache in her chest, one that certainly is NOT mirrored on her face when she looks up. ]

Oh... um, sorry! I guess that'd make this pretty confusing, wouldn't it?

[video]

[restardom]

My name's Rise; welcome to Johto!

[video]

[thricebeatheart]

A little- but you already know me, so that's easy.

[He actually looks a little thoughtful, propping his chin on his hand and staring.]

Thanks...hey Rise? Maybe I'm wrong, but-

I feel like we should be friends. Good ones.

[He doesn't know her. There's no strange recognition, no flashes of emotion that seem out of place. She could be anyone, really.]

[But his heart thinks it's right, anyway.]

[video]

[restardom]

[ her heart. Her heart. And this is rare for Rise to lapse in front of someone who no longer knows her, but her eyes widen and she falters in replying to him, so that she's forced to stop and try again.

... Deep breath. Oh, Sora, you have no idea how much she needed to hear that. ]

You're not wrong. We're gonna be even better friends now.

[video]

[thricebeatheart]

[It's the small things that count sometimes- it wasn't all that long ago that someone's words picked him up, too. Hearing that from Rise brings a lot of satisfaction, and his face breaks out in a large grin in return.]

You bet! We gotta meet up, after I...figure stuff out. Again.

[video]

[restardom]

Let me know if you need any help, okay? I'm kind of a pro at this by now.

[video] I may have browsed through a few old threads- I'd really like to keep up the CR if you want!

[thricebeatheart]

I kind of need all the help I can get. Riku's gonna come get us, but everything's a huge question mark.

[A bit different from where he's come from.]

[video] Of course I want *A*

[restardom]

That's usually how it is when you first start out! Trust me, it'll get easier.

[video] Awesome *A* /grabby hands

[thricebeatheart]

You bet! I just need to learn, right? One question though-

[The Aipom on his shoulder gets a thumb jabbed in it's face.]

Do we really put these guys into weight lifting competitions? Seems kind of cruel.

[And he seriously doubts 'Riku' could weight lift more than him.]

[video]

[restardom]

... Huh? Weight lifting...?

[video]

[thricebeatheart]

We have to peg our pokemon in gym battles! That's what Roxas said.

[It just doesn't sound like such a good idea.]

[video]

[restardom]

... Um, no. It's not like that.