five.

[dawn_is_coming]

[Sora was captured sometime on Thursday night, brought into cell three with no shortage of fight on his behalf. The left side of his face is livid with bruises and a hairline cut has clotted dark blood above his eyebrow. The Sphere feed starts unnoticed by him; he's bunched up with his back against one of the cell walls, shaking hands on his knees

Comments

[dawn_is_coming]

You know, sitting here with me all night doing nothing's gonna get boring. You don't have to. [why is his still giving him a way out? Sora doesn't even know himself]

[dawnward]

Yes I do. [...huh, did Sora say that to him at some point?]

[frowns for a bit...and then flicks a card at Sora's head]

[dawn_is_coming]

[the card hits him in the face, since his sight's all messed up from being in darkness for a full day. He frowns]

...hey.

[dawnward]

What?

[flicks another one]

[dawn_is_coming]

[King of Clubs to the face! fff what is this]

Stop that!

[dawnward]

[does it again~]

Stop what?

[dawn_is_coming]

Stop throwing cards at me! Who are you, Lady Luck?

[dawnward]

....

[that gets you a whole handful for your trouble, Sora]

[dawn_is_coming]

[splutters, pushing cards out of his lap, and then...smiles. For the first time since he was tossed in cell three, he can't hear the voice]

...jerk.

[dawnward]

[by the light of the little lantern, it's possible to see the smile on Riku's face]

Idiot.

[dawn_is_coming]

[Riku's smile makes Sora's chest feel tight and light---buoyant, despite everything he's endured]

You're a bigger idiot.

[dawnward]

[if Riku only knew, he might smile more often]

You're an idiot times infinity.

[dawn_is_coming]

[the smile grows, but his eyes feel hot again. Stupid Riku]

You're an idiot infinity times infinity morether.

[dawnward]

[he actually laughs, just a little]

You can't go higher than infinity, Sora. That's cheating.

[dawn_is_coming]

That's not cheating! You're just impressed by my use of advanced mathematics, admit it. [scoots a little closer to the bars again, leaning his shoulder into them]

[dawnward]

Sure, I'm impressed. [he's already sitting close, and he nudges Sora's shoulder] By your imagination.