[Action] Day 34

[notquiteanobody]

[With a sigh Roxas found himself once more staring up into the afternoon sky, just staring as he watched for what seemed the hundredth time as the brighter oranges slowly bled into a deep violet at the edge of the horizon. The past week or so had just felt like a step back from any of the progress he'd been making as far settling in since arriving

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[edes_virag]

[Thankfully with the bit of down time and quiet, she's able to go about her daily chores and market going. Though now she's looking in some of the abandoned houses for things they could use in their house at the edge of the forest. But with all the people coming to live with them, no doubt they'd need to find a bigger place sooner rather than later.

Wandering by a house, she had a horrific flashback to when Holland thought he was some kind of bird that could take a leap of faith off the house only to land face first in the slush of snow. Thank goodness Roxas didn't seem like that stoner type.

But she is a bit worried as she glances up and offers a small wave.] What are you doing up there?

[notquiteanobody]

[The sound of a voice yanked him from his thoughts as he glanced downward, wondering just who would end up coming by this section of town. Granted, it wasn't an exactly remote spot, just that if anyone had noticed him before, this was the first person to actually try to get his attention. As he thought about it though, it also dawned on him that there was something familiar to that voice

[edes_virag]

[Blinking, the Nation watches him with his rather unorthodox way of coming down from the roof. Much better than Holland at least...the last thing she wanted was to try and catch the poor boy as he tried to discover if he could fly or not. No thanks...no thanks at all.

Smiling as he came up to her, she offers a small wave in return.]

Does the high ground tend to make it easier to think? Seems people always escape to high up places in order to clear their heads. [Gives a playful shrug, obviously teasing.]

I'm just ah- wandering to be honest. The city seems a little boring now that all is safe but- I'd much rather have it this way than before.

[notquiteanobody]

[If it were any sign of what kind of mood has been clinging to him for the past week or so, he had to pause when she replied at first -he actually thought she might've been serious until her shrug makes it obvious. That ends up being something of an inner mental jolt that serves to remind him just how far gone he must be feeling and why that makes it all the more important to pull himself together.

So when she comments further, he nods understandingly. He knew that sentiment well enough in the last city he'd lived in, but getting the situation they'd just had here without any apparent warning...

Well, no sense in complaining about what's happened, he figures.]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Oh! Uh, I don't think I caught your name when I ran into you. [A sheepish laugh as he offers a hand to shake.] I'm Roxas.

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[scalethetower]

[Naoki had fallen behind, he'd realised. Grown more...lax, as it were. He had used to keep an eye on the streets, patrolling about the city each day, but hadn't done so in a while, not since the possessions from before, he wagered. So, he was picking it back up again.

His path carried him toward the clock tower, his hands in his pockets, his eyes scanning--back and forth--mind in other places. Distracted but alert. Alert enough to notice someone sitting on a roof and he squinted his eyes slightly as he gazed up, shading his eyes slightly with one hand. He couldn't make out distinctive features yet, but--]

Afternoon!

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[notquiteanobody]

[He'd just been checking his watch -more for the time than anything terrible social when he heard a voice calling out to him. A quick scan of the ground below presented him with a stranger down below. While his first reaction was to just get up and climb back inside, the part of him that was managing not to mope over things reminded him that he was still fairly new in the city. Because of that, it was probably in his best interest to not just recluse and brood over things when he felt bad.

With that in mind, he sighed to himself a little as he clamored to his feet and walked to the edge of the roof and waved back.]

Uh, hi!

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[scalethetower]

[Naoki looked up a moment longer before he blinked and recognition was suddenly surfacing, striking him hard. Certainly, Naoki had only talked to him once or twice before, but he'd left, hadn't he, a long while before and Xion--

He tilted his head.]

Roxas?

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[notquiteanobody]

[He had to stop for a moment and blink. Though it wasn't terribly likely that the expression of general confusion he had on his face now couldn't really be seen from that distance. Or at least he'd hoped as much.

Curiosity getting the better of him, he jumped from the roof, landing neatly in a crouch as he tilted his head and walked toward the stranger.]

Do I know you?

[holmes_fanatic]

[Hi Roxas. Guess who lives in an apartment building in the square near the clock tower?

Conan's currently on the roof to take down their now dry laundry for Ran, not easy task for someone his height, especially when the wind has a tendency to blow the sheets around him. He's just managed to free himself from one sheet and wrestle it into the laundry basket, when he happens to glance across the roof to the next building, realise he's got company.]

Ah -- Roxas-niisan?

[notquiteanobody]

[He blinked a moment as that voice registered to him, his thoughts immediately wondering why the voice didn't sound like it was coming from below. At least he'd originally figured that most of the buildings were deserted when he picked this particular spot.

So imagine his surprise when he looks over to the next building and sees Conan and a line of laundry. Honestly, he really wanted to know what the odds were.

With an inward sigh to himself, he decided that he really couldn't just be this way forever. Thinking about it like that, even he didn't think he'd be that pleased with a notion like that.

Still, he couldn't really help feeling and probably looking fairly surprised with this development.]

Conan? What're you doing over there?

[holmes_fanatic]

I'm getting in the laundry.

[Conan punctuates his sentence by hauling down a pair of jeans.]

You, Roxas-niisan?

[notquiteanobody]

[Probably should've clarified before he said that. Well, at least there was no assuming in that thought, however little harm there would've been. Still he figured he might as well ask the actual question he meant to get at there.]

So, is that your place over there?

[watching_seven]

[It just so happens that Maciel and his little troupe would be out, making way to the market. It's been a while since all of them had been able to go out together like this, so the dragonlings seem in high spirits as they run about, laughing. They don't wander too far from Maciel and Naata, the latter of whom seems to be more content watching than joining in playing with the others.

Kaata is the first to spot the blond-haired Nobody, and he eagerly waves the others to attention. ~Look!~]

Hm? Oh, Roxas!

[notquiteanobody]

[At first he was too busy wallowing in his self-pity and frustrations to really notice it, but as he closed his watch after checking the time, it dawned on him that there was a reasonably familiar sound in the background. It was faint, but quite distinct, he just couldn't remember where he'd heard it from.

It was about then that he heard a familiar voice call his name as he stood up and looked down to ground level to get his answer. Yup, that background noise was the sound of dragonlings that he'd heard in the background when talking with Maciel during his first serious incident in the city.

Not thinking that it'd be fair to sulk when he had company, he puts on a smile before waving down.]

Hey Maciel! Out with your friends today?

[watching_seven]

[The children all look up and wave back cheerfully. They'd never met Roxas in person, but he seemed like a nice enough person.

Maciel smiles back, giving a nod.]

Mmhm! We're going to the market. -but it's good to see you, Roxas! How are you?

[notquiteanobody]

[For a moment, he wasn't really sure how to answer that. The truth that he'd just gone off on his own to sulk and mope over things just really didn't seem like the most appealing way to handle things. So he gave a little thought to things before speaking up again.]

I've been better. I guess I've been kind of sulking around for a little while... uhm, would you guys want some company?

[seasaltblues]

[She probably shouldn't have been out and about so soon. But she honestly felt useless enough as it was being out for a week. Spending anymore time cooped up when she could be out there doing at least... at least something. That was what had quickly had her breach the outside. Of course, shortly after, she was realizing that all that had happened... That it had already been settled during the time she had been unconscious. Admittedly, that had just contributed to that feeling of uselessness

[notquiteanobody]

[He shook his head for a moment as the call for attention reached his ears. It prompted him to inwardly chuckle at himself as he seemed to ignore it, clamoring to his feet and stretching out. The voice sounded familiar -no, rather he was certain it was hers. But even if that were the case, he was sure that either of her roommates would've kept her confined to bed considering how unresponsive she was when they brought her in

[seasaltblues]

[She almost immediately regretted shouting out to whoever it was up on the roof the moment the word had left her mouth. Not really willing to deal with someone she was unfamiliar with after her encounter with the woman from before- even if that lady probably had her reasons. Honestly. Not really wanting to face others in person either. No matter the turn out, it hadn't shaken how her lack in the help department towards what had happened. But whatever the case, it wasn't like she could take back what she did- well, except maybe just corridor out of there

[notquiteanobody]

[Right then, he knew it. Admittedly, his tendency to go off and brood, mope and sulk when things got to him wasn't the most becoming habit and her words to him at least, expressed a certain degree of disappointment in the choices he'd made. By the same note, he didn't feel entirely in the wrong. He was still new here and as welcoming as Aqua and Ven had been, as nice as so many of the people in the city that he'd met were, it wasn't quite home to him. So the notion that he'd recluse when bothered seemed like something natural.

Though for what it was worth, their current situation jarred another almost-forgotten feeling; as if a faint part of him was finding something about this moment almost laughably ironic. It was just a feeling though.

So after just a moment of quiet after she finished, he finally composed his thoughts enough to speak to her.]

Sorry about that, I haven't been really social the past few days.

[His voice was a little more subdued than usual, her either inability or refusal to even look at him not being a detail