... all of these roofs look the same!

[yksxsseldne]

*a baby replica has portaled onto the Islands late at night, and much like Santa Claus, is roof-hopping, trying to remember which one belongs to Ri's "people" (the thought alone makes something that feels like Anger bubble in his gut), before stumbling on one in particular that makes things rather easy*

... Ri?

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[windup_boytoy]

*was in the middle of another brooding session, but he blinks and stands up quickly, staring at you*

S-Sora? What are you doing here?

[yksxsseldne]

*smiles brightly when you say his name, and nods vigorously*

I-it's night, so... I came back!

*stands in front of you, wanting to greet you in some other way, but not sure how*

[windup_boytoy]

But, it's-- *stops himself and shakes his head, then comes closer to you*

You wanted to see the beach, right?

[yksxsseldne]

*smiles at you and nods, pleased that you remembered*

Yeah, I did.

[windup_boytoy]

*he gives you a small smile and holds his hand out to you*

Come on then. Let's take a walk.

[yksxsseldne]

*reaches out for your hand, watching them as they touch and smiling at the warmth of the contact, nodding*

O-okay, let's take a walk.

[windup_boytoy]

*he grins, then runs lightly across the roof with you, trusting you to keep up as you both roof-hop all the way to the beach, then jump down to the sand*

[yksxsseldne]

*smiles and gasps, feeling invigorated, and starts to laugh a little, watching the lights in the houses and the trees rustling below, before his feet connect with the wonderful sand, his toes sinking into the slight warmth of it*

... I love the sand. I think it's my favorite thing yet.

[windup_boytoy]

Sand? *he blinks at you, kicking off his shoes and setting them some place safe so he can walk barefooted on the beach*

But it's... it's sandy and gets all over the place. Kind of annoying sometimes, especially after swimming.

[yksxsseldne]

*nods* It's warm, and there's so much of it. It changes temperatures and it gives. It's so different from feeling... from feeling stone under your feet every day. *glances at you*

[windup_boytoy]

... you mean the Castle, right? *he gives you a look, his fingers tightening around yours* What... no. How long has it been...?

[yksxsseldne]

*he bends down to move the sand around with his fingers*

Well... I don't know, really. I think he's been... wiping my memories each time for a while. So I'm not sure. I do know that I can remember back almost three weeks ago... that's when he first started working on my Heart. It kept... quitting.

*draws a little daisy*

[windup_boytoy]

*he's completely horrifed by hearing that bit of news, since he's never had any particular problems with his Heart, besides it being artificial and having his Memories broken*

...quitting?

[yksxsseldne]

*catches that look and gestures wildly* N-no, I mean... he fixed it for me! It won't break again. I just got... really worked up sometimes, and it'd stop. But... he took care of me.

[windup_boytoy]

*he's still horrified and overwhelmed, because he KNOWS how many times it took before Vexen finished him -- how many failed replicas were disposed of -- and he just grabs you up into his arms, cuddling you close like a precious and delicate thing*

[yksxsseldne]

*is utterly surprised, his Heart thudding in his chest when you do that again, feeling overwhelmed as well as he hesitantly wraps his arms around you*

... you keep doing this... it feels good.