[M-007] OOM: Destination - Twilight Town; in search of Kairi with Roxas

[aerora]

[Note: Follows this.]

Ah, Twilight Town.

He hasn't been here for what feels like ages. This entire thing feels so familiar--his being reunited with Donald and Goofy, being in a place he knows well enough in search of his closest friends. Now he's got an extra hand -- Roxas, of course -- and the thought reassures Sora, ridding him of any possible

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[orgmemberxiii]

It's so odd, being back here. Everything is the same, and yet...so different. He spots a young woman he knows as they walk in the marketplace area and he waves at her, calling out her name. The woman looks up, frowning, but doesn't wave back, as if she doesn't recognize him.

He doesn't bother going over and saying hello. The look she gives him is enough for him to know that she's never seen him before.

Bit depressing, really.

Very depressing.

"I dunno," he mumbles, focusing on Sora again. "It's not that big of a place though, guess we could just poke around..."

[aerora]

Sora looks over to Roxas, also quite disheartened that the woman didn't recognize Roxas when Roxas obviously recognized her.

"Huh...yeah, I guess," he says, looking around. His puts his arms down. "We should look for Hayner and the others--maybe they might've seen Kairi."

[orgmemberxiii]

Hayner and the others. His friends. Past or present? Were they or are they? He hasn't forgotten how things had gotten so strange those last few days, how that final day had been the worst. He hasn't forgotten how he felt like a phantom, like he was gone from their lives and had never really belonged.

It still stings, and being back here makes it worse.

"Yeah." he agrees, "Yeah, we should."

[aerora]

Sora, usually quite dense to these sorts of things, picks up on Roxas' melancholy, even if its only just a bit.

"Hey, you okay?" he asks, turning to him.

[orgmemberxiii]

Roxas has wandered off to the Gummi Ship, just as he said he would, and now he's all alone again. Alone with his thoughts. He leans against the craft, glancing around for signs of life and finding none. They managed to land it well away from the more populated parts of Twilight Town. He doubts he'll need to explain the ship to anybody.

He hopes not, anyways.

[aerora]

And in the mean time, Sora has returned to the Usual Spot in hopes of finding out what happened to Kairi and if any of the gang -- Hayner, Pence and Olette -- might know of her whereabouts.

He's trying not to think about Roxas' situation and the knowledge of knowing someone but them not knowing you. It'd be hard, he thinks, if any of his friends forgot about him like that.

[orgmemberxiii]

Roxas kicks a stone away with his foot, turning his gaze up at the clear blue sky. It's nice weather today in Twilight Town; heck, it's almost always nice weather here. It's a cool place to live, he decides, now that he's seen a bit more than his hometown.

Or it was a cool place for him to live.

With a weary sigh, Roxas ducks his head down again, holding his hand in front of him, palm up as if ready to grasp something.

"Come on," he mutters. "Why won't you just appear already? If I had you again, I could be a hero. I could be like Sora. As it is..."

He closes his eyes and lets his hand drop again.

"...I'm just a nobody."

[boundhearts]

No time to sulk and let your guard down, Roxas. You must always be alert, whether alone or with your friend Sora.

Suddenly a small group of five Dusks materialize out of thin air -- or so it would seem -- their thin spidery forms dancing about in constant movement.

They don't seem to be too interested in pep talks right now. One of them slowly begins to advance towards him, followed by the rest.