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mirror-to-the-past · 10 months

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Hi. Boom. Here's long assorted sleep deprived thoughts I'm gonna be face palming at later about my current KH3 impressions.

Finished Olympus, Corona, now I'm on Toy Box.

PUNTING DONALD INTO ORBIT. And low key, Goofy, too. Like, on one hand, they're just Some Guys and also cartoon characters that make me giggle every cutscene they're in and they just try to lighten the mood or whatever. On the other hand, narratively, NOBODY is getting off Sora's case oh my god. Like, they've teased him before but it feels much more frequent and pointed this game towards the things Sora is insecure about. "Haha, you know Sora, our forgetful, stupid, careless, rash, powerless, weak, codependent idiot! We love him. <3" (exaggerated for comedy but they really don't stop with the punches and it's so uncalled for lol) And he either takes it or lightly goes "hey..." half the time. Donald keeps talking shit, Goofy just lets it happen and whenever there's actually disputes where Sora sasses back a 'lil then he steps in and it gives off vibes of "now don't make your mother angry." They're questionable guardian figures. Rehoming Sora to Supportive Dad Mickey Mouse real quick out of saltiness. That said, Goofy kind of laying a steadying hand on Sora on the Trinity Sled and when he was upset about Eugene's "death" in Corona is sweet.

The face of someone doing completely well who says "I can take it" twice in a row just to prove how well he's doing:

Bestie. You're fifteen years old and running around in a world where tripping acid on identity issues, amnesia, and listening to vague monologues from strange predatory darkness men is another Tuesday.

Sora keeps spacing out and giving thousand yard stares especially throughout this game, and when Ienzo told him "yeah, your heart's not entirely yours!" And Sora just stared blankly at the phone like "figures." I just laughed, lol. He's just constantly pivoting between being occupied by and amazed by the Wonder™ of the world/absorbed by the hype of meeting new people and the Horrors™ presented by the constant tumult of foreign emotions and memories running through his little head, clearly to such a degree that it's no surprise to be told that there's whole fuckin people within him. Teenage experience, honestly. Love coming of age narratives that are just crazy fucking magic bs manifesting in dissociation central. What a guy.

I was in tears laughing when Sora was hearing voices in Twilight Town and thought Hayner and co. were those same voices for a sec and very enthusiastically, as though to prove himself went: "See?? :DDD Voices!" SORA, HONEY.

In other news of AAA-

Way to the Dawn just fucking broke? Why was everyone so calm? Am I missing something? Riku's like "aha gives me an excuse to skill up and get a better one-" child, I am gripping you by the shoulders. This blade is manifested as an extension of your heart, they don't just BREAK. Should I be concerned about the integrity of your soul, brother?

THE SCENE WITH KAIRI AND LEA/AXEL WAS SO SWEET, I WANT MORE OF THEM. NEED MORE OF THEM, ACTUALLY. When Kairi was like ":3 hehe I'm gonna beat your ass in the ring," and when he started CRYING because he caught a glimpse of Xion in her. 😭 Her letter to Sora was so fucking sad I am heartbroken how she becomes more alienated from her friends as time goes on. She went from sending the letter as a waypoint in KH2, like "please come back, here I am" to "you know where I am, but I'm still here talking to myself anyway." I. 👏 NEED. 👏 CLOSURE. 👏 Preferably for Kairi with both Sora and Riku, but they'll probably do just Sora but I dunno I don't want to get my hopes up or down. I just... I dunno, even if things aren't necessarily the same with all of them, I'd just like there to be something affirming where they stand because like even though the care they have for each other is obviously there, you can see it with all three of them in KH1 and KH2 (drives me up the walls bonkers when Riku shielded her with his body and Sora caught her when they were flashbanged), it's also like that feeling of a dwindling group chat kind of scenario. "That's right, no more waiting for you to come back from your adventures..." Props to VA that line was delivered so laden with hollowness. I hold Kairi in hands. Devastated.

THE FOCUS ON SAVING ROXAS HAS ME EXCITED. THAT IS ALL. I WAS YELLING AT SCREEN FOR FOREVER LIKE "USE A REPLICA" and then Riku finally was like "🤔✨...Replica?" And I went and mentally hoisted him onto my shoulders for a little "hip hip hooray" because the dots are connecting with the characters, fellas. I might see at least one of my peoples, soon.

Riku's VA just sounds like he's given up for this game and it's killing me, lol. Voice direction just hasn't been in his favor so far.

Mickey Mouse and Riku bonding time in hell. Riku's like "wow, mouse dad, I feel less riddled with self doubt these days. It's pretty nice to feel like a go-getter, haha, wonder why tho?" And Mickey Mouse is like... "Well... 🏳️‍🌈...! :D" Riku goes: "🤔... 🏳️‍🌈👍." strength to protect what matters And then that's that. Back to reconnaissance mission for lost veteran. Cinematic perfection.

Sora is still a certified Disney princess, if anyone's curious. He got his dance number in for this game, and he had birds gently circle around him and land on his finger.

Marluxia: "Ah yes, we finally reunite." Sora: "who"

I still can't tell if anyone has debriefed Sora, Donald, and Goofy about what happened in Castle Oblivion yet in any way. I'm wondering why they're (writers) playing that particular plot line so close to their chest.

Adorable how well Sora and Rapunzel got along. While Sora is a friend to all and shit it's really sweet seeing how he still seems to have bonds where he personally clicks with some characters more than others. And all for good reasons- like matching with his traits. I imagine him, Rapunzel, Ariel, and Hercules get brunch at the Bistro now, and no one can take this from me. Also Hercules is such a Sora hypeman, cheering him on even when he's getting crushed by a building. He passes the vibe check 100%.

I manifested my gag attack concept from my BBS post halfway into being and I'm so happy about it, lol. Thank you Hercules from hit movie Hercules for swinging Sora around in a circle like a broadsword in your special attack. I think more people should use him as a broadsword for enrichment reasons.

THEY CUT OUT THE SNUGGLY DUCKLING FROM TANGLED. SO MUCH POTENTIAL HAS BEEN LOST FROM CANON. I WILL NEVER RECOVER.

"how do I get power of waking when it didn't work the normal way Hercules," "idk Sora maybe you've got to be in love like I am," "well shit. guess I should get me some of that love superpower. Oh btw how come happily married Mickey Mouse and my best friend Riku are the only dudes that have the power of waking I'm confused," "...idk Sora" "okay, bye herc" (can you see my sleep deprivation leaking yet, I'm connecting the dots though, I promise, trust my methods 🤣)

IT TOOK ME 7 TRIES TO CRACK A FUCKING EGG. Remy Ratatouille looks at me like a disappointed father

Weaponized amusement park ride powers are so badass actually. I love the teacups and wish I could inflict them on my enemies, too.

Sora now has GUN. "Shooting" Star, indeed.

Sora and Rapunzel splashing in da water. 💦🥰 So cute.

WHY DID THEY PUT THEIR WHOLE ASS INTO THE FAKE VIDEO GAME TRAILER IT LOOKED SO SICK. I was so confused though I saw the dude and was like... Riku?? Wtf you're HD, my guy! Wait, you've got heterochromia and are chasing after a girl, mistook you for someone else, my bad.

There is a dog on my gummi ship roof and he will stay there until I finish the game.

Twilight Town is gorgeous and I now know the answer for "if I could pick a video game place to live" that's not just Stardew or Pokemon or something.

"I can't computer so... do that." Me too, Sora. Helping him learn his phone by having him take a ton of pictures, though. I'd like to imagine he sends them to his buddies or is excited to show them later or something. That would be so <3

The Kingdom Hearts social media posts are so funny to me for some reason btw. You get surreal shit like Riku pain-posting "I wonder if I'm the reason Ansem looks the way he does :/" and. The sideway frown just sent me. No, I can't explain why. Just comedy gold. "Mfw when possession :/" "sometimes I think about when my friend was in a coma for a year :/" "y'know I wonder what my family felt when my home was overcome with darkness because of me. Did it hurt? Were they afraid? Well they're back now but I wonder that sometimes. :/"

Maleficent is me trying to track down Luxu and shake him for answers. I don't even care if it's bad she finds it, I need to know what's in the damn box.

Buzz Lightyear going "this plot sounds ridiculous and absurd. Of course you're acting like this is normal, pitiful JRPG character." Sora: ":'D"

GET IN THE ROBOT, SORA.

#kingdom hearts 3 first playthrough #kingdom hearts #kh3 #kh sora #sora

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voidedgear · 4 months

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👀 +"What do you want with Kairi?"

MEME OBTAINED!

A metaphorical exclamation point has blinked to life over Vanitas's head. He stares at the other boy from beneath his helmet, head tilted slightly to the side. Why was he asking him this, of all things?

"Hmph. It really is always about your friends with your lot."

But before Riku can say anything, because Vanitas is not in the mood to hear any kind of defense of the power of hearts from him, he starts to explain himself.

"It's pretty simple, ain't it? I want to hold and kiss her. She's soft when you touch her, and she actually likes it. I don't get what your problem is with it." At least, not specifically, anyway. It wouldn't shock Vanitas if Riku had a problem with the fact that he was even breathing right now.

Perhaps he's substituting apathy for outright hatred in his mind.

#litoredeem #answers;#KLDAJFS #vanitas is like IDK I JUST WANT KISSIES #queue;

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princess-of-the-corner · 4 months

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Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix Recap!: Halloween Town (What's This?)

Okay so uh… I know it’s been about a year since my last KH recap, but uh…

I just got hit with inspiration because the point I left off on was conveniently appropriate for this time of year…

Anyways, to recap: Last time, we went through a loose Adaptation of the Return of Jafar, followed by Axel attempting to kidnap Kairi as Twilight Town reappeared on the World Map. Now, we’re going to the OTHER world that was unlocked after beating Port Royal INSTEAD of progressing the main story!

In order to get to the other world, you first need to pass through the Broken Highway Gummi Route.

Broken Highway is similar to Ancient Highway, except it’s a lot more compact, and there are large gaps between the “street” segments.

The scenery is far more red, with the background being an orange sky, like a star was turned inside out and wrapped around this weird debris field.

Other than that, it plays pretty similarly to Ancient Highway.

Clearing Broken Highway unlocks Halloween Town.

Disembarking has a cutscene where Jack Skellington and Zero stumble upon some trees in the Hinterlands with doors on them: One shaped like a heart, one shaped like an easter egg, one shaped like a turkey, one shaped like a four-leaf clover, and one shaped like a firecracker.

In the center of the clearing, however, is a tree with a door shaped like a Christmas Tree.

Jack gets curious, turns the doorknob, opens it, and falls right in as snow blows out.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy arrive in Halloween Town’s graveyard (sporting their iconic Halloween Town forms), walk right up to the scarecrow under the sign, only for Donald and Goofy to discover something:

Someone strung up Christmas Lights.

Zero flies by, much to Sora’s excitement, and heads into town.

There are treasure chests around the graveyard, but be warned: The massive tombstones that were added in this game WILL topple over and fall on you if you walk in front of them.

Progressing into Halloween Town Square reveals that the entire town has been covered in Halloween-themed Christmas decorations.

Jack Skellington, meanwhile swoops down on a coffin-turned-sleigh, pulled by skeleton reindeer.

He excitedly welcomes Sora, Donald, and Goofy back, and wishes them a Merry Christmas.

“‘Merry Christmas?’” Sora replies, “Don’t you mean ‘Happy Halloween’?”

“Of course,” Jack corrects, “Halloween greetings from Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King!”

He apologizes for the confusion, he’s been in a Christmas mood lately.

He intends to “run the show again” this year, but he needs “Sandy Claws’s” permission to do so, so he’s gonna be heading to Christmas Town.

Sora’s confused as to who “Sandy Claws” is, but Goofy suggests Jack’s talking about Santa Claus (The Nightmare Before Christmas).

Jack goes on to explain that the decorations are so Halloween Town can handle Christmas as well, but first they have to pay Sally a visit. She’s working on something no self-respecting Santa can go without.

He heads off as Sora ponders what a Halloween Town Christmas would be like.

Donald and Goofy are spooked by the creepy “toys”, the guillotine, and the ghostly giggle Jack’s reindeer let out, while Sora seems to be pretty excited by the prospect.

Jack beckons them to hurry, and the Junior Heroes follow him.

Meanwhile, in Dr. Finkelstein’s lab, the “good” doctor is reading a book while Lock, Shock, and Barrel are carrying a metal thing with a wheel on the bottom (this is apparently an actual prop from the movie, but I couldn’t tell you which scene it was from).

Jack cheerfully greets Finkelstein and asks where Sally is. Finkelstein just tells Jack that he’s in the middle of an experiment and wheels over to the table, where a bunch of props from the movie (including the funnel/slide leading to Oogie’s lair).

Lock, Shock, and Barrel decide that the prop is too heavy and that they need to throw it.

Finkelstein warns them not to, but “Boogie’s Boys” throw it anyway, causing it to spark and ignite a fiery explosion, before running out giggling past Sally.

Whatever Jack had Sally working on isn’t ready yet, but he doesn’t really mind as long as it’s ready in time for Christmas.

Sally tries to talk some sense into Jack, only for him to walk out to go get “Sandy Claws”.

Sora seems excited at the idea.

Sally talks to Sora, hoping he’ll be able to talk some sense into Jack, but Sora’s kinda spaced out at the idea of meeting Santa.

Jack steps back into the lab, asking if the “strange fellows in the town square” are with Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

“Huh? What fellows?” Sora asks.

“You know, the ones who wanted to spoil Halloween AND Christmas?” Jack elaborates, “What are they called again… Heartless?”

“They’re DEFINITELY not with us,” Sora answers, “But Donald, Goofy, and I can get rid of them for you.” He grins. “And then, we can go see Santa!”

Donald taps his foot and gives Sora a Look.

“But first, the Heartless!” Sora reinforces.

JACK SKELLINGTON HAS JOINED THE PARTY!

Jack’s “weapon” would be his fists, so his regular combat moves are just punches and kicks.

However, he can also cast three spells (all returning from the first game):

Blazing Fury: Spends 10 MP to engulf himself in flames and chase down the enemy.

Icy Terror: Spends 10 MP to form an icy crystal that will home in on a single target and deal damage while lifting it into the air.

Bolts of Sorrow: Spends 10 MP to rain lightning bolts down on the target.

He also has the following Support Abilities:

Lucky Lucky: Increases Drop Rate of Items.

Fire Boost: Increases Fire damage dealt by 20%.

Blizzard Boost: Increases Blizzard damage dealt by 20%.

Thunder Boost: Increases Thunder damage dealt by 20%.

Auto Limit: Automatically produces Reaction Command for Jack’s Limit, if said Limit is usable.

Auto Healing: Restores HP when replaced by a Party Member with Change.

His Limit is Applause, Applause.

It is initiated with “Dance Call”, which causes Sora and Jack to spin together like a top, dealing damage to all enemies they collide with. After this, they alternate between the following two attacks in the Reaction Command and Attack Slots:

Downbeat: Jack shoots out ghosts from the top of the formation while Sora fires bats from the bottom.

Synchronization: Sora and Jack swap both positions and projectiles.

After five alterations, the finishing move becomes available: Finale. The duo summon powerful ghosts and bats to surround them, Jack throws Sora into the air, and Sora releases sparklers when he hits the ground.

Like all Limits, there is an option replacing the Command Menu’s Limit option to Stop it early.

There’s a large chest in Finkelstein’s lab that holds the map to Halloween Town.

Outside, the mayor tries to get the Heartless to leave, but they’re not interested in listening to an elected official.

Regardless, the battle begins as soon as you step outside, with the Wight Knights you’d expect if you played the first game.

The Guillotine, however, will drop and damage you if you step under it. There are also sewer grates that’ll launch you into the air with a spurt of burning hot slime if you walk over them. If you step to close to the gates with presents behind them, they’ll swing open to swat you away. Basically, Halloween Town’s gimmick is “environmental hazards”, so watch where you step.

Regardless, Jack is seriously annoyed by the Heartless presence, because how is “Sandy Claws” supposed to relax with the Heartless running amok and causing problems?

Thus, he decides that Sora, Donald, and Goofy should be Santa’s bodyguards, much to Sora’s and Goofy’s delight and Donald’s dismay.

Meanwhile, Lock, Shock, and Barrel are riding their weird bathtub thing through the woods, pondering and debating what they should take back next time, only to run right into Maleficent.

They don’t really have much respect for Maleficent, but she nonetheless orders them to be silent after they insult her. They don’t seem to be familiar with her, so she briefly displays her powers to intimidate them into submission.

“Hmm… Perhaps you three could be of use to me,” she muses as Lock, Shock, and Barrel cower before her, “Come along, all of you. I’ll show you the true meaning of ‘mischief.’”

Jack, meanwhile, has decided to lead the way to Christmas Town. It’s through the woods, past the graveyard.

Regardless, you need to leave town to go back to the Graveyard in order to go uphill and towards the Hinterlands. There, all of your party members become NPC’s you can talk to, with Jack walking near the Christmas Tree door.

Upon using the “???” Reaction Command at the door, a cutscene starts, where Jack presents the door to Christmas Town.

“The spooks of Halloween can get so tiresome year after year. I wanted something new,” Jack explains, “And I found this!”

Jack describes how wonderous and exciting his first (accidental) trip to Christmas Town had been as the camera slowly zooms in on Sora’s eager face.

“C’mon! Just open it!” Sora shouts with a grin on his face.

Jack smiles and opens the door, allowing Sora to run up and jump in.

Donald and Goofy run up and peer down after him, before basically shrugging it off and jumping right in, leading to a recreation of the iconic first transition from Halloween Town to Christmas Town, just with Sora, Donald, and Goofy. And also the iconic “Goofy holler”.

(Note: The YouTuber I’m using to refresh my memory put in the “You, you’re finally awake.” Meme here after the fade to black.)

On the other side of the drop is a pine tree in a snowy landscape, a jack-o-lantern of pure light hovering in front of it.

The jack-o-lantern spits out Sora, who’s now dressed like a gothic, vampire Santa Claus, complete with his bat mask turning into a Santa hat.

Donald comes out next, having transformed into a snowman with a bucket on his head.

Goofy comes out last, now a reindeer with a blinking red nose.

Sora shoves Donald and Goofy off of him so he can appreciate the view of Christmas Town, Donald and Goofy joining him.

Donald asks Jack (who casually walks from the tree, having gotten the hang of travel between these realms ages ago) points the way to Santa’s workshop.

Welcome to Yuletide Hill.

In Kingdom Hearts II, Christmas Town reused Halloween Town’s music.

In Final Mix, “This is Halloween” is replaced with “What a Surprise?!” and “Spooks of Halloween Town” is replaced with “Happy Holidays!” while you are in Christmas Town.

Unlike Timeless River, Christmas Town is not treated as its own distinct world.

Here, you have access to a Save Point and Gumo’s Moogle Shop.

Gumo’s Shop adds the Technician’s Ring, Aquamarine Ring, and Platinum Ring to the inventory.

Walking into the jack-o-lantern will teleport you back to the Hinterlands.

Jack Skellington’s outfit has not changed.

Travelling into town will take you to Candy Cane Lane, a faithful rendition of how Christmas Town appeared in the movie, complete with a merry-go-round/carousel in the middle of town. Well, mostly faithful. There’s a large, green gate off to the side that wasn’t in the movie.

Unfortunately, as soon as our Junior Heroes arrive, they are jumped by some Christmas-themed Heartless.

As this battle is part of the story, you cannot progress until every last one falls.

You can use the “Spin” reaction command on the carousel to deal damage to nearby Heartless by making it, well, spin.

There’s also a new Heartless introduced here: The Toy Soldier.

It’s a Jack-in-the-Box, but the puppet inside switches from a traditional toy soldier to a jack-o-lantern on a spring. The toy soldier has a gun, while the pumpkin specializes in melee (I think). This makes it a hybrid of the two holidays this world encompasses.

After the last Heartless falls, we get another cutscene.

“Christmas is in big trouble,” Donald observes.

“Gawrsh, we can’t let anything bad happen to Christmas,” Goofy declares.

Jack walks up to Sora and points at the largest building.

“That’s where Sandy Claws lives.”

You are now free to explore Candy Cane Lane, but must enter Santa’s House to progress the story.

Santa is busy in his study, checking his list.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy are awed to stand in his presence, while Santa greets them, and asks if they want to know if they’re on his “nice” list.

The three approach Santa in response.

“You’re name?”

“Uh, Sora sir!”

“Let’s see… Sora…” Santa checks his list, “Here you are.”

He looks up to see Sora’s eager smile.

“Well, according to my list, Sora, seven years ago you told everyone you did not believe in Santa Claus,” Santa reveals, “Oh, that is unfortunate.”

Sora is understandably distraught.

“How about Donald and Goofy?” Donald asks.

Santa affirms that both of them are on his nice list.

“Am I on your list too, by any chance?” Jack asks, “It’s me, Jack!”

“Jack Skellington?!”

Something breaks in Santa’s workshop, causing him to drop his list as the camera ominously pans over to the door.

“What trouble did you bring this time?!?” Santa asks as he stomps over to the door to his workshop.

“This time?” Sora asks.

“It’s a long story!” Jack answers.

(Note: The events of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” were not adapted into the one game to take place between this one and Chain of Memories, meaning we will likely never see how the events of that movie unfolded without Oogie Boogie’s involvement.)

However, you can find a large treasure chest that holds the Christmas Town Map in this room, so not all is lost. There are also some elves (Nightmare Before Christmas) for you to speak with, if you so choose. They provide some worldbuilding for you.

Walking deeper into Santa’s House will take you to the Shipping and Receiving portion of the Toy Factory.

Just out of view of our Junior Heroes (and Santa Claus) on the upper floor, Maleficent is watching the proceedings with Lock, Shock, and Barrel. She’s pleased to see that Jack brought Sora and his friends with him.

“Now we can deal with all of them at once.”

Shock asks what Maleficent wants them to do, which Santa overhears.

“Who’s there?”

“Busted!” Lock, Shock, and Barrel chorus. Maleficent teleports away while “Boogie’s Boys” leap out a window.

Jack identifies them.

“Not those three…” Santa groans.

Jack assures Santa they weren’t with him.

“Well, whatever the case, they’ve been quite naughty,” Santa replies, “Catch them and bring them back here. They’re going to get a lecture!”

Jack tries to talk to Santa about Christmas, but Santa’s a bit too busy for idle chit-chat at the moment.

Sora reminds him that they gotta catch Lock, Shock, and Barrel still, and Jack reluctantly drops the topic for now.

Outside of Santa’s House, the Bathtub’s footprints are visible, leading back to Halloween Town.

You’ll now be periodically jumped by Christmas and Halloween-themed Heartless, and every now and then you can (optionally) examine the trail with a Reaction Command to see a dialog box narrate what is implied to be Sora’s internal thoughts.

The trail continues through the Hinterlands, leading to the Graveyard.

Upon arriving in the graveyard, a cutscene begins, showing Maleficent and Oogie Boogie’s minions gathered at Curly Hill.

Maleficent had been looking forward to destroying Christmas Town,

“But now that Sora and those imbeciles are here I think a change of plans is called for,” she remarks, “Revenge before pleasure, after all.”

Lock, Shock, and Barrel are on board with Maleficent’s kind of revenge (due to it being on Oogie Boogie’s level of “bad’), revealing to Maleficent that the three of them know her lacky.

“And where might I find him?” she questions.

“Jack and his dumb, stupid friends destroyed him!” Shock reveals.

“Ah yes, now I remember,” Maleficent replies, “More intriguing still. I believe I’ll bring your master back for you.”

Lock, Shock, and Barrel cackle as Maleficent starts using her magic powers.

The bathtubs footprints lead through the Graveyard and through a now-open gate that leads to Curly Hill.

A resurrected Oogie Boogie laughs.

“I feel like a million bugs!” he declares, “I really owe you one for this, Maleficent.”

“Indeed you do, Oogie,” Maleficent replies, “Do you remember Sora, Donald, and Goofy?”

Oogie Boogie declares that he’ll never forget what they did to him.

“What was it that they did to me?”

“Squashed you like a bug!” Shock shouts.

“That sounds bad.”

“And Jack helped,” Lock adds.

“Even worse!”

“They creamed ya!” Barrel adds in.

“That’s right! That’s right!” Oogie declares, “That’s one thing I won’t be forgetting any time soon! It’s the last thing I remember. And it’s the only thing I’ll remember until I teach those clowns not to mess with Mr. Oogie Boogie!”

Maleficent is pleased with Oogie’s enthusiasm, and tells him she already has a plan in mind, asking him if he’s ever heard of Christmas Town.

Unfortunately for her, Oogie’s already passed out.

Maleficent, realizing Oogie needs more time to recover, orders Lock, Shock, and Barrel to keep Sora and friends occupied, before teleporting herself and Oogie away.

But without leaving behind a Heartless to help them, and a warning not to fail her.

Sora and friends arrive, and Lock, Shock, and Barrel climb into the cage dangling from the metallic Heartless’ disembodied head.

This is the Prison Keeper.

Its gimmick is that it will occasionally use one of its arms to shake the cage to drop Lock, Shock, and/or Barrel into its mouth.

Lock gives it the power to shoot fireballs that you can deflect back at it.

Shock enables it to spin in circles releasing energy balls as it rises and falls.

Barrel grants it access to short range attacks.

The children will periodically be placed back into the cage, although I’m not sure what the trigger for this is.

While it is swallowing Lock, Shock, and/or Barrel, Sora it’s vulnerable to the “Inside Combo” Reaction Command, which allows Sora to dive inside and deliver a beating that will stun it, interrupting its attempt to swallow the brat. Once it recovers, it will swallow Lock, Shock, and/or Barrel anyway, and it WON’T give access to “Inside Combo” this time.

It first swallows one of the troublemakers during the intro cutscene, before you gain control of Sora.

When it runs low on health, the Prison Keeper will swallow all three of Oogie’s minions and unlock all of its abilities.

It can also swing its cage around like a flail, and the cage will emit a purple glow during this attack to indicate that touching it will damage you.

Anyways, shout-out to Mudarrow on YouTube for providing useful enemy bios so I don’t have to click onto KHWiki every five seconds.

Defeating it earns Sora Flash Step (Unleashes a guard-piercing attack on a slightly distant target while keeping up your own guard.), Donald Hyper Healing (user recovers more quickly from being knocked out), Goofy +4 Max HP, and Jack Skellington +15 Max HP.

In the following textbox cutscene, the completely unharmed Lock, Shock, and Barrel declare that was a lot of fun, and decide to go see if Oogie’s ready, revealing to the Junior Heroes that ANOTHER guy they killed in the first game has come back from the dead.

Seriously, first was Ansem, then Maleficent, and now Oogie.

Who’s next, Clayton?

Meanwhile, Santa Claus has gotten lost in the Hinterlands of Halloween Town. Even though the door to Christmas Town is visible, behind him, in that very cutscene.

“Oh, this is utter foolishness,” Santa remarks, “I should be getting ready for Christmas!”

“Is that you, Mr. Sandy Claws?” Sally questions, startling Old St. Nick.

“Yes but… please call me Santa Claus,” he answers.

“Of course,” Sally complies, “Mr. Santa Claus, I was hoping I’d find you here. You see… It’s very important you go back to Christmas Town. I’m afraid something terrible is going to happen if you don’t.”

“Well, I am behind on my preparations…” Santa notes (which makes sense, when you consider how many more WORLDS he’d have to visit after Sora sealed the Door to Darkness. That probably exponentially increased his workload), “All right, tell Jack I’ll be waiting for him at my home. He had something to say to me about Christmas.”

Similar to the movie, Santa’s kinda grumpy when overworked, but still a genuinely nice guy once the source of his stress has been resolved.

“But that’s it,” Sally replies, “Please, go home and lock the door. And if Jack knocks, don’t open it!”

Sally continues to provide context as the camera zooms out to reveal Maleficent and Oogie are spying on them.

“There, the large one in red,” Maleficent points out.

“All I gotta do is kidnap him?” Oogie asks.

“That’s right,” Maleficent answers, “Lock him up at once! Then begin destroying Christmas Town. That’s sure to make Sora and the other fools come running.”

“And then they’re all mine!”

“Yes,” Maleficent replies, “And in the mean time, I’ll turn Santa Claus into Santa Heartless!”

It’s implied that Maleficent wants the Heartless to have all of Santa’s abilities, so that it will deliver Heartless instead of gifts on Christmas Eve, allowing her to add the childrens’ Heartless to her army.

As silly as this plan sounds on paper, it’s actually probably one of the most HORRIFYING plans Maleficent has ever conjured in any medium.

Oogie Boogie charges downhill, and Santa puts himself between Sally and the unseen attacker.

The next seen shows Sally rushing to the Graveyard to tell the Junior Heroes that Oogie’s kidnapped Santa Claus and run off to Christmas Town with him.

No enemies will currently spawn in the Graveyard, as Donald, Goofy, Jack, and Sally are all NPCs Sora can talk to.

Sora will, however, be attacked by Heartless in the Hinterlands.

Upon crossing through the door to Christmas Town, we see that Oogie’s given the Shipping and Receiving part of the Toy Factory a makeover, theming it after himself.

Maleficent prepares to turn a restrained Santa Claus into a Heartless, only for Oogie to bump into her and break her concentration.

“Clumsy oaf!” she snaps.

“Are you still here?” Oogie asks, “Why don’t you Oogie on back to where you came from. You’re crampin’ my style!”

“Have you already forgotten who brought you back, you insolent bag of bugs?” Maleficent asks.

“Sorry! Can’t remember a thing!” Oogie answers.

“Very well, you ingrate!” Maleficent snaps back as she teleports away, “You’ll rue the day you spurned my help!”

Yep, Maleficent is SO PETTY that she abandoned her entire scheme for this world just to spite Oogie for mildly irritating her.

Oogie doesn’t really care, crawling into one of the machines inside Santa’s Toy Factory in order to make some finishing touches on his makeover.

BOOM!

The smoke from the blast is visible from Yuletide Hill, showing Sora and friends EXACTLY where Oogie is camping out.

As soon as you enter the Toy Factory, Oogie Boogie makes himself known with an evil laugh from the same platform Lock, Shock, Barrel, and Maleficent were standing on earlier.

He jumps in and accidentally tackles Sally onto the lower level due to her being in the way as he rushes down.

Oogie stands on some machinery, stating that he and Jack have a score to settle.

“Same goes for your little sidekicks.”

“What are you planning to do to Sandy Claws?” Jack asks.

“Who? Sandy Claws?” Oogie asks as Sally hops around on the floor, holding her purposefully detached leg, “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

He jumps down to one of the conveyer belts, where Santa is tied up.

“And why is this roly-poly red guy here?” Oogie questions, “Time to go, grandpa!”

Oogie drags Santa up to the end of the conveyer belt, only for Sally to throw her leg onto the conveyer belt.

This distracts Oogie long enough for Santa to slip away.

Oogie tries to chase them, only for Jack and the Junior Heroes to block his path. Frustrated, he about faces and runs right back to the machinery, crawls inside. He then descends from above in a lift beyond the heroes’ reach and flips on the machinery.

Spikes jut out of the machines at the end of the now activated conveyor belts, and invisible barriers trap the heroes on the conveyor belts.

The thresholds on the openings on the machinery Oogie crawled in change color as Donald tries to chase after Oogie. The one in the center and the one on the left turn blue as the one on the right turns red.

Donald goes into the center opening and is deposited on the right. He then dives back in and pops back out on the original conveyor belt.

The gimmick for Oogie’s battle here is simple.

The conveyors will slowly carry you towards the spikes, which will damage you on impact, so you need to keep moving.

Oogie-themed presents are deposited on the conveyor belts, and you can use the “Fore!” reaction command to make Sora swat them up into Oogie’s lift. Once twelve are in there, the lift will shatter, dropping Oogie onto the conveyor belt.

When Oogie is in the lift, he has access to three attacks:

Exploding Dice: Same as in KH1 and COM.

Punch Gimmick: A giant boxing glove punches down on the conveyor belt from above, which you can dodge by Quick Running between punches.

Thunder Gimmick: Bolts of lightning surge down the conveyor belt, forcing Sora to dodge around them.

He’ll also sometimes send out purple bags that hold Heartless.

He’ll also sometimes relocate his lift to another conveyor belt, which stops you from launching gifts at him.

When this happens, you have to get to the front of the Conveyor Belt. If the “portal” is blue, then your entire party will be dropped on the other conveyor with a blue portal.

The “portals” always change color. Two will always be blue, one will always be red, so it’s possible to get moved AWAY from Oogie if you’re not paying attention.

Once the lift shatters, Oogie is basically completely defenseless. However, once he reaches 85% HP, 42% HP, or a minute of vulnerability, he’ll become invincible as all the “portals” turn red. He’ll rush down the conveyor belt and climb inside the machinery.

Once he climbs inside the machinery, he’ll descend on a new lift and briefly accelerate the conveyors, so make sure you run alongside him when he stops taking damage. You now need to launch 12 more gifts into the lift to make Oogie vulnerable again.

Defeating Oogie Boogie earns Sora an Item Slot, Donald 3 more Max HP, Goofy Once More (user will survive with 1 HP as long as they don’t touch the ground after a combo that launches them into the air. Reverting from a Drive Form or using an ability that breaks the user out of the combo will ALSO cancel out Once More), and Jack Skellington 15 more Max HP.

Oogie’s seams split, causing bugs to pour out of him. He tries to cover the tears, only for the stitches on the other side of his body to split open.

Oogie, unable to cover both holes, deflates as the bugs that make up his body fall out and skitter away.

The main “brain bug” tries to escape, but gets squashed by Donald, destroying Oogie Boogie once more.

Back outside Santa’s house, Sora declares that Christmas is safe again, prompting Jack to remark that it’s time to get back to business.

An incredulous Donald tells him to leave that to Santa.

“Yup, you oughta stick to Halloween and spooky stuff!” Goofy agrees.

Sally then gives Jack his Santa outfit, revealing its complete.

Jack thanks Sally for the outfit, complimenting her work, as he takes it from her hands.

“Jack… Do you really have to do this?” Sally questions.

“But I’d make a splendid Sandy Claws!” Jack protests as he struggles to put the outfit on.

“Listen here, Jack Skellington,” Santa chimes in as he steps out of his house, “You saved me, and Christmas as well. And for that, I’m very grateful. But please promise you won’t cause any more trouble! And about that suit!”

The camera reveals Jack Skellington, now dressed in his Santa costume.

“Don’t even think about taking over for me again!”

“I just thought you could use a little help this year, Mr. Claws,” Jack replies, “You must be exhausted from all the preparations. And – I wouldn’t mind a second chance to get this Christmas thing right.”

Santa sighs.

“Yes, being Santa Claus can be tiring,” he admits, “But let me tell you something, Jack. Seeing the faces of happy children when they discover the presents I’ve brought them makes it all worthwhile, year after year after year.

“And you, Jack – You love to make them gasp and see them shiver with fright. What if someone tried to take all of that away from you?”

That actually gets Jack to think.

“We both have very important jobs to do, Jack,” Santa explains, “Mine is to take care of Christmas, and yours is to take care of Halloween. So we each have to do the very best we can.

“After all, you’re the face of Halloween – Mr. Jack Skellington! The Pumpkin King! The Knight of Nightmares!

“And even though you’re fascinated with Christmas, Jack… Halloween is your true specialty.

“Don’t you see? Children rely on both of us to do our jobs. Halloween needs your attention, and I know Christmas needs mine – urgently.”

“You’re right!” Jack replies, “I am the master of terror! And if Halloween has become too routine, all I have to do is think of something new to REALLY make them scream!”

At this point, the Mayor of Halloween Town runs up, revealing that he’s been looking for Jack everywhere.

He’s drafted up some plans for next Halloween.

“I can’t do a thing without your approval!” the Mayor reminds him.

“So true!” Jack remarks as he and the Mayor head back to Halloween Town together.

Santa wishes Jack luck.

“Well, there he goes,” Sora remarks.

“Yes, and I’ve got lots of names to check and preparations to finish!” Santa replies.

Then, Jack’s Santa outfit starts glowing.

“Jack, this is no time for joking!” the Mayor admonishes.

“What’s this?” Jack remarks as he inspects his now-glowing clothes, “Perhaps a bit TOO festive for our Halloween needs.”

Cue the funniest Gate opening cutscene in the game. Because Jack is WEARING the object that opens the Gate to connect the worlds, he is VISIBLY BEFFUDLED during the entire animation. It’s hilarious!

“We better get going!” Sora announces.

“Before you do, Sora,” Santa chimes in, “I believe there’s a friend of yours… who – if I recall correctly – was the one who told you there’s no such thing as Santa Claus?”

“Oh yeah…” Sora reflects, “He did say that!”

“Be sure to give him my very best wishes,” Santa requests, showing that he DOES have a sense of humor.

“I will but… Do you know where I can find Riku?”

“No…” Santa admits, “but don’t give up! Remember, if you believe in Riku, you will find him. Just as you found me.

“Right!”

Sora and friends head back to the Gummi Ship.

For defeating Oogie Boogie, Sora receives the Magnet element, allowing him to cast Magnet.

Magnet deals Dark damage via a vortex of magnetic force that draws in enemies.

This unlocks the next episode of Atlantica’s storyline, so we’ll be heading there next before doing anything else!

Please tell me they’ve let Riku meet Santa.

#submission

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septnanis · 1 year

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“Just give it to him,” Vanitas says, arms folded behind his head while he feigns taking a nap on Kairi’s bed (better pillows, he claims).

Kairi glares at him over her shoulder. She covers the object in one hand with the other. “I thought you had exercises out on the yard today,” she says. Her cheeks heat up, she almost feel caught out by him.

Vanitas shrugs. “I’m a free spirit, princess,” he says. “I go wherever destiny tells me to go.”

That’s the exact opposite of free spirit, she wants to tell him, but Kairi’s not in the mood for a battle of wits with Vanitas at that very moment.

“What’s the big deal anyway,” Vanitas says, giving up on the nap, rolling to his side to put his head up on one curled fist. “You gave Sora one, give prince charming the other one you made.”

Kairi opens her hand and looks down at the charm in it. It’s not made of thalassa shells like the charm she gave Sora but of gleaming turquoise glass. During her training with Aqua, her master taught her how to make one.

It’s a halfway point between the angular charms that hang from Eraqus’ makeshift gravestone outside and the ones the sailors on Destiny Islands make. Smooth lines but still a little hodgepodge.

At the center, she drew a little determined face and some long, spiky bangs. Under the little face she drew the Dream eater sigil. It reminds her of Riku when she looks at it. It makes her smile.

“I never made one for him,” Kairi says, her smile falling and her stomach churning. “He made me so nervous back then. He was so… I don’t even know what to call it. Anger? Frustrated? So different from how he was when we were little.”

Vanitas doesn’t say anything, just looks at her.

“He was really sweet when we were little,” Kairi says. “I remember one time, it was raining really hard on the play island, this storm that came out of nowhere. It was just the two of us, I think Sora was sick that day. I slipped in the mud and fell pretty hard.”

She remembers the day, remembers not wanting to cry and embarrass herself. But her foot hurt so much and she’d ruined her favorite dress.

“Riku pretended he didn’t notice I was crying,” she says and turns the charm over in her hands. “Once the rain almost stopped he let me climb on his back. He was only little too, so I must’ve been pretty heavy but he didn’t complain once.”

It surprises her when tears spring to her eyes. She brushes them away quickly but the more she speaks the more they come. “He carried me all the way home, and he kept saying it was okay to cry and he kept making jokes to make me laugh.”

Vanitas kept listening intently, little emotion on his face.

“Riku didn’t leave until he was sure I felt okay,” she says. “I thought he was the bravest, coolest guy in the world. And I couldn’t stop crying.” Kairi’s voice thickens with emotion.

“Why?” Vanitas asks.

Kairi’s laughs through her tears. “Because a few days before Sora and I drew our faces on the walls in the secret place. I didn’t even think about waiting until it was the three of us. All I could think was that I wanted to do it.”

“You were just a little kid,” Vanitas says with a nudge to her back. It’s his own rough way of comforting her.

“It wasn’t just then,” Kairi says. “I told Sora I wanted to go off with the raft, just the two of us. I let Riku sit all by himself before that big battle instead of telling him to sit with us. I didn’t tell him I was going to go to sleep to find Sora. I don’t deserve to give this to him.”

Vanitas sits up and they’re nearly sitting next to each other. “None of those things makes you a bad person,” he says. “I think he’d still tell you it’s okay to cry. And I think he’s git enough of his own shit that he thinks he doesn’t deserve to get one of these.”

It helps a little, how easily Vanitas lays down the truth. It softens the edges of her doubts. Kairi scrubs her eyes and nose and laughs.

“So much for your nap,” she says and looks at him.

He reaches up and brushes one errant tear away with his knuckle. “Still better than training exercises,” he says with a grin. “Chin up, princess, anyone would be lucky to have you for a friend.”

Kairi uses her sleeve to wipe at her face and she smiles at him. “You’re not too bad at this, you know,” she says.

“Got a pretty good teacher,” Vanitas says.

Kairi rolls her eyes.

—-

Riku looks a little confused at her walking down the Gummiship hangar towards him but he smiles at her nevertheless.

“Morning,” he says. He looks a little sleepy.

Kairi stops in front of him. “Good morning,” she says. Golden light from the sun coming up spills into the hangar. “I uh, wanted to give you something before you left.”

She rummages in her pocket and pulls it out.

“Oh yeah?” Riku says before bending over to fix something in his bag. As he stands up Kairi holds it out to him.

The glass glimmers in the light of dawn.

Riku looks down at it with a quiet sort of awe and surprise. “This is… “

“A good luck charm!” She says just as Riku says:

“- for me?”

They’re both quiet for a moment before they both laugh. She holds it out a little further.

“I realized that.. I never got to make you one,” she says. “Back then. I should’ve.”

Riku shook his head. “It’s okay,” he says. When she gestures at him with it again, he carefully takes it from her. “I wasn’t exactly deserving of one back then. I know this was more of a thing between you and Sora.”

It doesn’t sound hurt. Probably because nobody looks at Riku like Sora does and now Riku knows it. It makes Kairi feel lighter, that Riku can be happy about that now.

“I guess some things happened back then,” Kairi says. “And we just never got around to fixing it.” To her embarrassment another tear slides down her cheek. She brushes it away. “Sorry!”

Riku shakes his head. “Don’t be,” he says. “It’s okay to cry.” He sounds just as earnest at nineteen as he did at seven but this time she doesn’t feel so bad so she rushes into a hug. He’s not little anymore. He’s not angry or frustrated anymore. He’s just Riku.

He wraps his arms around her and Kairi smiles into his shoulder so wide her face hurts.

“Thank you for this,” he says. She doesn’t know if he means the hug or the charm. He sounds like she gave him something priceless. “I’m really happy you’re my friend, Kairi.”

And just like that, he gives something priceless back to her.

He’s smiling when they seperate. She helps him pack the rest of his things and smiles when she sees him put the charm in his pocket.

“Keep an eye on Sora, okay?” Riku says and the fact that his thoughts always circle back to Sora makes Kairi so happy.

She nods and holds up a determined fist. “You better bring that back!” She says. “I worked really hard on it.”

Riku salutes her and nods. “You got it!”

After he leaves, Kairi smiles.

It feels like it’s going to be a good day.

#kh fic #soriku #vanikai #both ships are more implied #it’s mostly riku kairi friendship centered

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purplelea · 1 year

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For the ship bingo, Kairi and Vanitas?

(sorry to the twewy asks sitting in my askbox I'm doing this one first bc I'm in a kh mood rn)

It seems that Kairi/Vanitas is pretty popular in the kh fandom? I think? I have no idea tbh. But anyway!

I think their dynamic would be extremely interesting. Kairi is literally a Princess of Light while Vanitas is a manifestation of Darkness from the age of fairytales, modified by Ventus' heart itself. Very interesting thematically especially if you take into account their personalities: with Kairi not afraid of voicing her anger and her feelings and Vanitas who loves to rile people up. We've seen how it went with Aqua and we all know all the parallels Kairi can have with Aqua. So I think their interactions could be very interesting! Especially of course with how similar Vani looks to Sora, something something rage form, something something... There's a lot to explore there. Although... I don't really see them as romantic :(

Oh and I know they never really interacted but. You just know he would try to kill her.

#i mean i could get convinced for the romantic part. i can always be convinced.#also i may reblog this with more ideas but i've got an exam in 5mins so. Bye for now :p #léa replies

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aquilaaqua · 2 years

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Juice (Lupat)

Those meddling cops have gone too far, Kairi groused as he aggressively did the dishes. Anyone who saw him actually working for once would do a double take. But Kairi needed to vent. And he can’t go out now because the hotblooded policeman just had to use the Bike Trigger Machine just before he got the treasure out of the safe and he got hurt getting it out before it got destroyed.

He managed to get the Lupin Collection piece, but the Bike attack clipped his ribs.

“Don’t push yourself.” Touma murmured to him. “We’ll get back at them eventually.”

“That’s right.” Umika nodded, pushing a glass of orange juice to him. “Go rest up. We need you up and uninjured for the next heist.”

“Who are you and what have you done to Touma and Umika?” Kairi rolled his eyes. “They would be telling me to work, not take a break.”

Touma rolled his eyes, yanking the plate that Kairi had been scrubbing for the last ten minutes out of his hand. “You’re going to leave scratches on my dishes if you don’t stop.”

“Fine.” Kairi groaned, grabbing the glass of juice and sat at the counter while taking sips of the refreshing beverage. And Kairi found himself cooling down nicely with the help of the drink.

That is until a certain group of Patorangers came in. And Kairi felt his good mood evaporate.

“Welcome.” Umika went to usher them in, careful not to let them pass Kairi and notice his stiff posture. “You just missed the lunch rush.”

“Ah, thank goodness. I’m starving.” Sakuya groaned as he got seated. “We got held up at the station for the last hour because of the Ganglar attack and were looking for the Lupinrangers at the hospital.”

Umika stilled at that. “Hospital? Why? Did someone get hurt?”

“Sakuya.” Tsukasa hit her younger colleague, “Don’t blab about everything about our work.”

“Sorry, senpai.” Sakuya ducked apologetically.

Keichiiro was quiet and…was it just Umika’s imagination or did he look worried. “LupinRed got clipped by my Biker attack. I didn’t think that he would jump in just to get that Lupin Collection piece. Before we could check on him, the other two got him out.”

Umika winced and glanced discreetly at Kairi who was still fuming. These cops can never understand why they go so far to get the Collection pieces.

Kairi suddenly stood up, plastering a grin. “Ah, Kei-chan, you should order the orange juice for a change. It’ll cool down that hothead of yours.”

Keiichiro jumped at Kairi’s sudden appearance. “W-what?”

“That way, you won’t suffer from high blood pressure when you chase those thieves.” Kairi continued nonchalantly. He gave the cop a wink and went for the door. “I’m going out to do the groceries~”

Umika bit her lower lip to stop herself from laughing as Keichiiro floundered over Kairi’s words.

“What did he mean by that?” He asked, flabbergasted.

When Tsukasa turned to Umika, the girl merely shrugged. “Who knows what Kairi is even thinking? Anyway, your order?”

Sakuya and Tsukasa gave their orders. And when it was Keichiiro’s turn, he tapped the menu contemplatively. “Maybe I’ll try out the juice, just this once.”

#super sentai #lupat #kaitou sentai lupinranger vs keisatsu sentai patranger #drabble

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muses-morii · 7 months

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@wayfaringnobody asked: ❛ how can you be this cheery already? we haven't even had breakfast. ❜ ( @ sora )

~ Sora ~

“How can you be this cheery already? We haven't even had breakfast.”

Sora laughed and gently nudged Roxas with his shoulder. The two of them were on the top of the tower and had watched the sunrise together. He knew that twilight was more Roxas' thing, but sunrises were beautiful too and he was glad his Nobody had watched it with him. He'd been up there, on his own at some early point of the morning, in the not-quite-light, but not-exactly-dark hour before dawn. Sora didn't sleep well anymore, not since the Mark of Mastery Exam, so this time of day was a friend to him, one he frequently hung out with. Sitting in his room, with only his thoughts for company had put him into a bit of a melancholic mood, so he'd decided to climb to the top of the tower for some air. It wasn't long after he'd pushed the attic hatch open and climbed out to sit on the rough roof that Roxas had climbed out after him. He wondered what had drawn Roxas up there. Was it him? His myriad of emotions that early morning? Or was this somewhere he came often on his own? And he happened to be in his place? Sora didn't ask, it wasn't important, he was just glad for the company. He always felt at ease in Roxas' presence. Being near his Nobody just made him feel better in ways that no one else could; he filled a hole in his heart that was simply open when he was gone. He wondered if Kairi felt that way about Naminé. Was it a Nobody and a Somebody thing? Or was it something else?

They'd gotten to talking as the stars had faded from the sky. Not about important, or big things, but the small things that made their lives better. Sora asked how things were in Twilight Town. Roxas told him that Hayner had broken his arm while fighting with Seifer. Alarmed, Sora asked if Seifer had done it and Roxas had laughed and said no. Hayner had tripped over those stupid slip on shoes of his broke it in the Tram Common. Sora smiled and said Kairi once sprained her ankle because of shoes like that. But she'd kept wearing them anyway. They talked about Sora teaching Xion how to cook and how she was an astute student. They talked about Roxas introducing Lea...Axel? To different flavours of ice cream and how his mind was blown. They talked about Leon getting called a Hero in Radiant Garden. No one deserved it more than him. They talked and talked until the sky turned a soft orange and the indigo of the night faded to soft purple and blue and smiling, Sora watched the sun wake up. Letting out a content breath, he shifted slightly, moving to rest his head on Roxas' shoulder for a moment. “Speaking of... What do you want for breakfast?” He asked. “I'll make you some!”

It was a good morning.

#wayfaringnobody #Roxas || Sora #Muse: Sora #Sora: Verse ???#Sunrises #Sitting on the roof #it's a soft morning #have some good feels after all the angst #Just a Somebody and his Nobody

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dangerouscommiesubversive · 4 years

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Kairi and Keichiiro, M with “Color and Light” from Sunday in the Park with George. (Quick Summary of the song, George is painting obsessively and doesn’t really notice anything outside of what he’s doing, and Dot (his girlfriend) is getting ready for a night out, kind of feeling inadequate, and it just slowly morphs into them admiring each other without the other noticing) maybe Keichiiro obsessing over a case with Kairi kinda feeling like he’s not good enough? But with a happy end??

M is for music. The song is “Color and Light,” and can be found on Spotify or YouTube.

Anon, I’m going to assume that you don’t know how much I love Sondheim, or for that matter how much I love both Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters, but I’d like you to know that this prompt has brought me a great deal of joy.

Children are missing, and Keiichiro’s barely slept in a week.

They can’t prove it’s kaijin-related. Technically, his strike team doesn’t need to be involved. Technically this is a case for local law enforcement. But there are just enough little signs and tantalizing hints that every instinct he has screams, monsters, and he can’t stop. He goes out and interviews people, he looks at the scenes of disappearances. There’s a map on the wall at headquarters with colored pins--red for still missing, yellow for disappearances with promising hints, green for children now found, white for the few incidents that turned out to be misunderstandings.

So many of the pins are red.

He has three unopened texts from Kairi, and a missed call. He knows he should read the texts and listen to the voicemail, that he should eat something solid, that he should lie down. But children are missing.

He paces in front of the map and its pins. Red, red, red, white, red, green, red, yellow, green, red, white. There’s a pattern. He knows there’s a pattern. If only he could see it.

Kairi’s probably worrying. He should text back.

Director Hilltop says, “Keiichiro, you need to go home and get some rest.”

“Not yet,” he says, staring at the pins. “I think I’ve almost got it.”

He glances at his phone again. Three unopened texts, one missed call and attendant voicemail. Kairi deserves better than this, really, he deserves someone who’ll pay attention to him. Keiichiro will have to apologize later.

But right now--right now he’s almost got it.

If Keiichiro doesn’t reply to him soon, Kairi’s considering resorting to sending nudes.

Of course, he doesn’t know if Keiichiro’s even looked at the other texts; his phone isn’t even set up to send read receipts. Maybe he’s leaving Kairi on read, or maybe he’s not opening them at all, and honestly Kairi’s not sure which one is worse. And then he is, because being left on read is awful, but not nearly as bad as being ignored completely. Even if it’s for a good reason, even if it’s to save lives.

it feels selfish to say, or even think, but sometimes it sucks being in a relationship with someone who’s so dedicated to the whole saving people thing.

The thought coalesces into something more selfish, and also worse in other ways: it sucks being in a relationship with someone special. He’s done good stuff of his own, sure, but Keiichiro’s so good he practically glows.

The thought of that glow, at least, is warming. So Kairi doesn’t feel much better, but he does flop back on Keiichiro’s couch, bite his own lips until they’re red, and take a selfie, which he sends to Keiichiro with the caption, [u gotta come home eventually babe].

Keiichiro feels his phone buzz, but he’s in the middle of a revelation, so he doesn’t check it right away. Instead he says, “I think--” and cuts himself off as he draws lines between red pins, between red and yellow, between yellow and white. Tsukasa’s over his shoulder adding in lines of her own, Jim Carter’s running analyses so fast that he’s buzzing, Sakuya’s on the phone with the local people. Director Hilltop looks just as exhausted as he feels, but smiles anyway.

He figures it out. He knows where the missing kids are. They know where the missing kids are.

He says, “Let’s get going.”

Tsukasa says, “Nope. We’re going. You’re going home.”

“What? No, I’m going with you.”

“If you try to come with us you’ll collapse, you’ve been here for three days and you’ve barely been eating.”

“What? I had a pastry just last, it hasn’t been three--what day is it?”

“Saturday.”

“Shit.”

“Noël’s already on his way to back us up. And we called--uh. Blue. He’s also going to back us up, him and...and Also Blue. She’s good with kids.”

Sakuya hands him a cup of coffee. “Go home. Oh, and check your texts.”

Keiichiro takes a sip of coffee and nearly falls over as all of the exhaustion he’s been holding back hits at once. He manages not to drop his coffee, and he pulls out his phone with his other hand and checks his texts.

There are definitely words in them. He doesn’t read them. He’s too distracted by the selfie in the last one, and the mesmerizing curve of Kairi’s mouth.

He drains the last of his coffee, and Director Hilltop and Tsukasa basically gang up and push him out the door.

Kairi jumps when the apartment door opens, and then scrambles to his feet when Keiichiro stumbles through the door, looking tired to the bone. “I’m guessing you saved the day?”

“Nope.” Keiichiro doesn’t actually look upset, though, which is explained when he follows this with, “The other two are saving the day, Noël’s on his way from France to help out. They made me go home.”

“Yeah? Good. Have you even slept? Or, like, eaten anything?”

“Not in. Uh. An amount of time that I’m not really clear on. But I figured stuff out! I helped save the day.” Keiichiro looks blearily up at Kairi as he’s tugging his shoes off, and Kairi can see the glow, there in his eyes and his chest and the lopsided exhausted grin. “Also I missed you, I’m sorry I didn’t answer your texts.”

“Nah, it’s cool, you were working.” Kairi helps him over to the couch, and then yelps in surprise when Keiichiro grabs him around the waist and sits down with a thump.

“What would I do without you,” Keiichiro mumbles into the side of his neck.

“What are you talking about, I haven’t even gotten you something to eat yet. Which I will, if you let go of me.”

Keiichiro just holds onto him tighter. “No. I missed you.”

“I missed you too, Kei-chan.” Kairi swats ineffectively at his arms, face warm with sudden embarrassment. “But you gotta eat something.”

#asaka keiichiro #yano kairi #fanfiction #anonamouse #i listened to the song like 5 times #and watched the video #(mostly to ogle mandy patinkin and bernadette peters)#and then ended up doing most of the *writing* while listening to vixx #which seems a little off-mood #but it worked #anyway keiichiro needs to sleep #kairi can help him sleep maybe

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