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[checkeredingly]

[Well. That was... That was weird. That was...

... Roxas almost wants to go back. He really almost wants to go back to that last world. Even though he was different, even though he hadn't known Axel or Xion, even though, even though... He still almost -- almost -- wants to go back.

He had a family. A family, even if it was just one person. A place

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[branchedingly]

[In some ways, of course, this world is rather unique in its relative mundanity.

For instance, compared to the centuries-old technology and occasional monster running about, there seems to be hardly anything unusual with a faceless man in a dapper suit standing in the middle of the street.]

[checkeredingly]

[Standing in the middle of the street, you say? Yeah, well, that means Roxas can see it, and that means he's going to make a right-angle turn into the nearest store. Like hell he is walking by that thing.]

[branchedingly]

[Into the store? Are you sure that's really wise?

After all, that just means you'll have less room to run when he comes in after you, just as he's doing right now.]

[checkeredingly]

[................ y-yeah, but there's people in here, and --

There's a back exit! One that leads out to the alley. (Roxas somehow remembers that stores usually have things like that from the last world.) So don't mind him if he just hops the counter, ignoring the complaints of the workers, and flings himself into and down the alley.]

[crownedingly]

[Hear that brrring brrrring sound? It's innocent enough, but it's heading right for you.]

[As is the bike it's attached to, and the person on said bike. Sora's taking a short-cut!] Woah, look out!

[checkeredingly]

[Roxas is still on the run from Slender Man, even though he's long since lost it by now, because he can't seem to stop running -- ]

Wha?! [CRASH]

[crownedingly]

[Crash, there goes the bike, and there's a tangle of limbs as Sora lands on top of Roxas. Packages wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine go flying.]

[Derp pile much? At least the bike isn't part of it--momentum seems to have taken Sora and Roxas a couple of feet away from the bike. Which looks like it needs to be fixed again.]

[checkeredingly]

[ughhhhhh]

[toweredingly]

[Actually, Roxas isn't the only one missing the last world. Roland liked having a son. He liked being a teacher. More than all that, although he would never actually say so out loud, he liked being able to go back and kill everyone who brought about Susan's death - even if it wasn't the same Hambry and she wasn't the same Susan]

Roxas.

[checkeredingly]

... [For some reason, Roxas isn't sure whether he should answer "Roland" or "Dad." He has to settle for something else, because he can't make up his mind, and... he's confused.] Hey.

[toweredingly]

Hile.

[checkeredingly]

[... awkward.]

I. ... uh. ...

[checkeredingly]

... Eduard... right?

[checkeredingly]

Estonia...

[do you remember your true name?]

[he nods] Okay.