Day 56: Magus Park (Morning)

[scintillatingly]

Getting to check up on Neku had been good (even though Sora realized that he was the one who'd been approached, rather than doing the approaching), but when the buses finally made their way through the snow and into the town, the boy was completely distracted by the view that followed. It really did remind him of Christmastown. There were no lights

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[vsyourface]

Somewhere on the way to Doyleton, someone had left their frustrations about the night previous. Somewhere on the way to Doyleton, someone had left their pain (or most of it, anyway). Somewhere on the way to Doyleton, someone had left their guilt, their fear, their depression, their confusion, their hankering for a round of Bomberman, their shattered fourth wall, their lack of someone special

[kingdomless]

(hope this is okay. i couldn't help myself lol.)Stepping off of the bus, Kairi pulled her sweater closer to herself, her hands hidden in the long sleeve, and peered around. It felt like ages since she had last stepped into Doyleton, even though she knew it had been only last week. Still, she couldn't help but feel that the time in the institute felt ... strange. How could it not? Nights seemed like ages, and days spent like hours. Why

[vsyourface]

Scott's head popped up from his work at the sound of laughter, and whirled over his shoulder. The girl looked familiar. Like he'd seen her somewhere before, but with different hair, maybe. Whatever. He would think about it later. He had more important things to think about.

"Do you see any 'soldiers' over this way?" he asked the girl with a cocky grin. "Besides, I can just kick 'em over if someone gets mad. Then this turns into Godzilla vs. the Snow People of Betazon-5, and is still a totally awesome and productive way to spend time."

[kingdomless]

At the question of whether or not she saw any of the guards around them, Kairi glanced around, noting that they were mostly still over by the buses and beginning to follow patients, so she quickly shook her head with a smile and turned back to the man. "Nope! They all appear to still be by the buses and heading after other patients, so you're home free."

She ... had no idea what a Betazon-5 was (or a Godzilla, really) but she couldn't help but laugh at the silly sounding words. He was certainly an interesting person.

Moving around him, Kairi bent down to pick up her own small ball of snow, packing some more snow onto it until it was large enough so she could begin to slowly roll it around on the ground. At least, that was how she thought people made snowmen, right? Maybe she could make ... a snow palm tree or something like that, since she wasn't really good at making people. A palm tree would make a nice change of scenery, either way, even if it was only made of snow and there was no beach in sight (that she knew of. What if there

[vsyourface]

The two sat together and built for a short time, Scott's snowmen starting to form the beginnings of a small winter nudist colony, while the girl made... he wasn't quite sure, but if she was in any way imitating what he was doing, then the erect shape she was making would probably not look too out of place.

And then he got a name. If Scott had been drinking anything at the time, now would've been the time for a spit-take.

"Really?" Scott asked before remembering to shut his gob. He had already come close to busting down a fourth wall last night, and he wasn't going to do it again now. "That's-that's a nice name! I think I knew someone with that name once! Totally different person, though. You never would've met her in a million years."

Scott paused, that tiny adrenaline burst just winding down now in his chest. Now he knew why the girl looked so familiar. That didn't explain the hair, though. Had Kairi just been in Landel's for that long now? It was kind of sad to think about if that was true.

[kingdomless]

Kairi couldn't help but tilt her head slightly at the man's sudden outburst at her name, and she couldn't help but wonder if the name was the same as someone he knew in his world. Neku had told her once that in his world, there was a girl who looked very similar to her, right down to the hair color and even the kind of clothes she wore. Perhaps it was the same for him? It seemed completely plausible. "Er, thanks. And oh, did you?" Well, that settled it. "That's funny. I've never knew of anyone before who had the same name I did

[vsyourface]

Scott took the opportunity to not talk about Kairi's very distinctive name with much relief. Here was hoping that if they talked for longer, his nerves would calm down again. The fewer people he looked like a suspicious idiot in front of today, the better.

"I'm Scott Pilgrim," he told her, wondering if Sora had ever mentioned his name to her before. "And I'm from a mysterious land called 'Canada', full of snow and ice and igloos and polar bears. And actually none of those things at all, except for the snow during, like, half the year. But that's how everyone pictures us, anyway," he explained with a self-deprecating grin.

[kingdomless]

Scott Pilgrim. Another funny name. "It's nice to meet you, Scott. I admit, I've ... never heard of Canada," she told him, her tone sheepish as she bent down to once again roll a ball of snow, molding it into her hands until it started to become a small star like shape. "Is it on the same world as Japan and the United States?" If so, she truly couldn't help but wonder how big the world was. Destiny Islands seemed practically invisible when she mentally compared it to Earth.

"I'm from Destiny Islands," she chirped happily, finishing the small star in her hand and placing it carefully on top of the palm tree. "It's ... a very small world, and not a lot of people have heard about it, but I don't mind," she told him with a smile. "Home is home no matter what, right?"

[vsyourface]

Scott nodded at Kairi's question. "We're the States' quiet upstairs neighbour that smells like weed and gets free health care, pretty much," he explained, setting himself back to work on another snow creation, this time the beginnings of a very lumpy-looking maple leaf. "I wouldn't trust me for more of the details than that. I only live there."

He looked back over his shoulder and gave a short laugh. "Hey, that's pretty good! That something from your home, then?" he asked, very consciously playing dumb right now, but starting to feel more comfortable about it, at least. "Oh right, and I did meet one other person who said he was from Destiny Islands - Sora. You know him, I'm guessing?" Guessing with 100% accuracy for fun and profit?

[kingdomless]

Kairi had ... absolutely no idea about what any of that was, but she nodded her head and smiled. And laughed. Truthfully, Scott was funny, even if it was like he was speaking another language completely. "I ... I see. You speak in a funny way. I like it. It makes me laugh. But I'm sure it's nice, even if you only live there