[Fifth] Moonrise: Action ⇥ How Cruel the World Is

[beforemoonfall]

[Dated to just after Enjin's broadcast]

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Action forever, dear? <\3

[limitless_land]

[Riku was just pacing up and down the stairs and floors repeatedly in a state of worry after that broadcast, swearing under his breath every time he realized that Joshua's scent was escaping him. Bleeding on the floor, right there and I...]

[He almost shoots off an Impulse, knowing that doing so wouldn't do any good, when he sees the groceries outside an open door. Pausing to stare at them, he looks in and sees the younger, whole version of Saix sitting there in a state of shock.]

...

[Riku picks up the bags and dropped SFC, lightly tapping on the door as he did so before letting himself in and placing them on a nearby table.] ...I believe you dropped these.

[His voice is barely above a whisper; he's more than livid.]

Yes, action forever!

[beforemoonfall]

[Isa jumps a bit as Riku knocks on the door. He looks up, seeming weary.]

Y-Yeah... Guess I was... Too caught up in my thoughts.

[Just from voice alone, he's obviously shaken up.]

[limitless_land]

[Riku shakes his head slightly, tempted to place a hand on Isa's shoulder but keeps himself from doing so. Instead, he just stands there, head tilted in a bit of worry. ...He can guess what Isa saw.]

You alright?

[beforemoonfall]

...I don't know.

[He buries his face in his hands again, sighing deeply.]

[ninthserenade]

[Don't mind the swirling mass of darkness that just opened up in your apartment, Isa. It'll sit there doing its thing before Demyx cautiously pokes his head out of it, and deeming it the right location, steps out. He'll even retrieve those groceries to put them on the counter!]

Hey, Isa-- You in here?

I DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE ICON FOR HIS REACTION.

[beforemoonfall]

[Isa just remains sitting there with his head bowed. That is, until he hears the voice. Then he jumps about ten feet in the air and goes rigid. Ever since Lea arrived, things have been awkward--at least on Isa's end.]

Y-Yeah!

BERSERKER RAGE--I mean what

[ninthserenade]

[Tum te tum, calmly just putting groceries away with his hood up over his head. Once he's finished he approaches the couch, hopping up just enough to sit on the back of it to tip over so he's upside down, peering up at Isa. Did his hood fall off? Oh yeah. Look at those still-healing hickeys dat curiosity.]

You okay? You uh... That broadcast was kinda morbid, wasn't it?

Pffft. He's emoing, though!

[beforemoonfall]

[Isa looks over as Demyx sits next to him--sort of. He has to relax, not let on that he's flustered. ...But then he notices the hickeys and... It kind of hurts. Kind of, he's not sure.]

I'm... Not sure, Demyx.

Guess who totally has not been paying attention to his SFC

[prominence_glow]

[Covered in sweat, Lea has to say he's feeling pretty good. With what happened to his shoulder, he still can't do complicated tricks; a shame, considering how much he wants to wallride. Nonetheless, just racing through the streets on A-T... Great feeling. So he's on a natural high as he practically bounces back to the apartment, skates slung over his uninjured shoulder.

He abruptly pauses when he sees the groceries scattered outside, the SFC, the open door. His heart stops for a moment, and he thinks of the dangerous people Luka told him about, Muraki and Alpha, and he wonders if something happened to Isa or Ven.

With a silent stealth most people probably don't know he has, he slips over to the doorway, careful as he peers in. Nothing but... Frowning, he steps out from his hiding place.]

Isa?

[In seconds, he's by the couch, hands feeling and touching everywhere; he's a hands on person, after all. Fingers go through blue hair, pass over shoulders, hands-]

What's wrong? Isa? Are you okay? Did something happen?

Dammit, Lea.

[beforemoonfall]

[The hands of his best friend are surprisingly soothing after what he watched. He can't help but smile a little, even if his heart isn't in it. He appreciates the gesture, he really does.]

On the SFC. There... Was something broadcast. It... It really shook me...

/What/. You can't expect him to pay attention to everything.

[prominence_glow]

[Something to shake his stoic and sarcastic friend? Lea frowns, looking more and more concerned by the minute.]

I didn't catch it... What the hell...?

True. orz

[beforemoonfall]

...S-Someone was stabbed. Deliberately.

[It makes his stomach twist into knots just thinking about it, and now he's just plain sick talking about it...]

I feel like I should apologize for this. :/a

[darkest_horse]

[Open doors are an invitation to Xigbar. But for that matter, so are closed ones. When he noticed the grocery bags at the door, he bends down. Not, mind you, to gather them up and bring them inside, but rather to rifle through them until he finds something good to eat.

Finally, after finding and stealing a banana, he flips inside the apartment. A short flicker of white at the door is evidence enough that little Snipe is there, like a look-out.]

You don't seem your normal, chattery self today.

...I guess it depends on how Xigbar reacts.

[beforemoonfall]

[Great. It's Xigbar. The last person--besides the guy on the broadcast--he'd ever wanted to see. He doesn't respond at first, instead forcing himself to look down.]

...It's none of your business.

... it is /Xigbar/

[darkest_horse]

Oh, don't give me that. Everything is my business.

[He casually starts eating the banana, clearly one of those not sickened at all by the display. Perching comfortably on the back of the couch, he doesn't bother looking at Isa.]

You saw it?

And he's not predictable.

[beforemoonfall]

What do you think?

[Great, just great. He doesn't need this, doesn't need to be bugged by Xigbar right now. Why the hell did he leave the door open?]