It's a dark, dark night

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Who: Roxas and Master Eraqus
When: February 19, after dark
Where: Sector 4, somewhere thereabouts
Summary: The oldest non-jerkface Keyblade Master in Siren's Port meets that kid who looks like his student face-to-face

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Eraqus was out as well that night, Master Keeper in hand. However, he hardly used his Keyblade to strike any of the creatures, instead replying on his Light based magic to destroy whatever monsters approached. Steadily, he made his way towards where he could sense another Keybearer. Eraqus was certain that Terra and Ventus were home yet but perhaps he'd merely checked to quickly. Despite their ages, and training, he was still concerned about their well-being.

As he approached the boy, he swung his Keyblade towards a monster that had chosen to leap towards him, taking advantage of a blind spot. Rather than risking the spell strike them both and the monster, he'd chosen to act more swiftly.

"You are quite skilled." Eraqus comments, taking a couple more steps forward.

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The flashes of light had alerted Roxas to someone's approach, but he hadn't sensed any hostility, so he'd focused on his latest mini-battle instead of looking to see who else was out tonight.

That voice, though-he recognized it from when they'd spoken before. Finishing off the latest creature, he turned to face the newcomer, resting the tips of both Keyblades on the ground. It was Ven and Terra's. He wondered briefly whether he'd be as surprised at the dual blades, or if he'd seen and done enough for them not to matter.

At least he wouldn't be surprised by Roxas' face. "Thank you," he said. "I remember you. We talked before."

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The likeness to Ventus was remarkable, Eraqus had nearly forgotten how alike he and Roxas appeared. But there were differences, the stance, the way he held himself and the Keyblades, and the fact that he carried two of them. How peculiar.

"You are most welcome." He nodded slightly. "It's a pleasure to meet with you, however the circumstances are unfortunate." Part of the elderly Master is incredibly worried about Roxas being out in the Darkness on his own. He isn't his student however, so he says nothing on that subject.

"You are handling yourself well enough this evening?"

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He really did seem like a nice guy. Not that niceness was the only reason to like a person; one of Roxas' own best friends didn't exactly come across as nice. But it must have been one of the reasons Ven liked him so much.

"No kidding." A faint grimace passed over his face. "This isn't the worst thing that's happened around here, but it's not good." He wasn't sure what was worse; the blackout itself, or the potential reaction to it. Freaked-out people could do a lot of damage.

"I'm okay," he continued a moment later, answering Eraqus' question. "Our building's darkness protection is fine, but not all everywhere is okay, so I figured I'd spend some time outside tonight-take care of the monsters before they can try to get in and hurt people."

[...hooray for missing words. It was Ven and Terra's master. Yay proofreading.]