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

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[goldenpine]

Hey, kid, do you want me to bring you a flashlight? Looks like you got stuck in one of the dark ones, too.

[ more evidence that something is being heard by the contained and no one else ]

[dawn_is_coming]

Yeah. Yeah, there's no light. Nothing. Just this jerk---

[takes a deep, gulping breath, pressing a hand to his eye that isn't sporting an impressive shiner]

...flashlight would be cool.

[goldenpine]

I'll be there in a moment. If there's anything else you'd like me to bring, speak your mind now.

[dawn_is_coming]

...a blanket, maybe?

[twilightfell]

[Oh, god, no. Not him. Roxas's voice comes out hoarse and strained.]

Sora.

[dawn_is_coming]

Roxas? Ro-- [louder, with an edge to it:]

Roxas? Stay---stay away.

[twilightfell]

Wh-- but I--

Wh-Why should I?!

[dawn_is_coming]

I don't want 'em to get you.

[conniving_flame]

[eyebrows shoot up; of all the people...]

Even the heroes aren't safe.

[dawn_is_coming]

[searches for the voice, wide-eyed. He rubs at his bruised cheek, wincing]

...Axel?

[there's no brightness in those eyes]

That isn't new.

[conniving_flame]

No, but... [frowns a little; he's right, and yet this is still a surprise] Eh, forget it.

You got voices in your cell too?

[dawn_is_coming]

They won't shut up. They won't shut up.

[grits his teeth, an unselfconscious shudder rolling through him]

[redpaperfan]

[ god, the voices. Sasuke knows about those voices, even if he can't hear Sora's. ]

It's easier to ignore them, after a few days.

[dawn_is_coming]

...they got you, too?

[redpaperfan]

Within eight hours after the initial announcement. Their numbers felt endless.

[ if there's some deep anger in that statement, well... it's probably understandable. ]

[dawn_is_coming]

That's the only reason I got caught. My magic was running on fumes and I got cornered. I didn't have the ship's layout as memorized as I thought I did.

[exstinctor]

Wandered too far into the restricted area, I take it.

[dawn_is_coming]

Guess so.

[exstinctor]

Only guessing?

[dawn_is_coming]

They didn't really take the time to tell me why I was getting my face kicked in.