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[oathprotector]

[Riku doesn't seem bothered by the Victorian era clothing the castle gave him. His hair keeps his ears relatively warm, too, so he's quite alright with wandering outside in the cold about the castle grounds, journal in hand, blank page open and filling just with the sounds of crunching footsteps, until he speaks up.]... Not two weeks ago, I was on

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[pullsheavendown]

[He doesn't have his ~magical~ journal with him, but Roxas is sitting outside, dressed warmly and scribbling in a regular, non-communicating journal. He's not paying too much attention to other people who might be in the area.]

[oathprotector]

[As he's wandering, he catches sight of Roxas there. He knows it's Roxas, because Ven is probably with Terra and Aqua... At least, he should be. He thinks.]

[He hopes.]

[Riku hesitates in the distance, before he starts to wander closer.]

[pullsheavendown]

[Writing, writing. He doesn't have to keep this diary here in Paradisa-not that he ever had to keep it back at the other castle, since Saix never checked-but it's a habit, and it's comforting. And this way, he won't forget anything important he wants to tell Xion when he sees her again.

Eventually he hears the crunch of footsteps nearby, and looks up to see a boy a little older than him, he thinks. And there's something...he doesn't know. Not familiar, exactly, but not completely strange either.]

Hi.

[oathprotector]

[Riku closes the journal, tucking it away in his overcoat.]

... Roxas. Right?

[heartstoblend]

[Kairi's out and about, crunching along in the snow herself. After the previous night, she is feeling quite happy, so the flush of her cheeks isn't just due to the cold.

Her skirts are sweeping the snow in front of her, and her hands are held warmly in a muffler as she goes. Looking up, she sees Riku, and hears the sound of him speaking. Time to go say hi.]

Enjoying yourself?

[oathprotector]

[He's gonna go ahead and close that book when he sees her, giving a gentle smile.]

Enough. It's pretty calming out here right now.

[heartstoblend]

Mm, I like it... it's peaceful. Were you just taking a walk?

[oathprotector]

Yeah, I didn't want to miss out on the snow.

[heliotroping]

I don't have good memories of snow.

[oathprotector]

Really? What happened to you?

[heliotroping]

...I had to fight someone I really cared about to the death in the middle of a snow field

[oathprotector]

...

[Well. That... wow.]

I'm sorry...