audience - axelea

[cyclists]

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[cyclists]

[...a sigh.]

She asked me why it felt like she knew me. I couldn't really get out of that one.

[Xion: why do I know you?
Roxas: you remind me of a girl I know. /describes Xion to a t.]

[leaberator]

You said she reminded you of a friend, didn't you?

[ he KNOWS how this WORKS ]

[cyclists]

...maybe. [Don't at him what the fuck.] It's getting around the rules and she probably would've found out soon anyway...right?

[leaberator]

Probably. You're really not that subtle.

[cyclists]

Maybe I just didn't want to be anymore. [Thoughtfully.] After a while...it felt like it was better to be around you guys than to not be.

[He got lonely.]

[leaberator]

[ that's so sappy but like.... worm... ]

Yeah. I get the feeling.

[cyclists]

...next time, can it be all of us?

[Hanging out, he means. Let him have his friends plz.]

[leaberator]

Yeah. Of course. We all know now, so what's stopping us?

[ he seems almost giddy at the prospect, because he is a sadsack grown ass man and also because he doesn't know next time will involve grievous injury. haha. fun times. ]

[cyclists]

[Seems like canon.]

Not much? [He sounds pretty happy, too, even as a hand comes up and gently tugs at his hood.] Dunno if this thing has to stay on, but maybe it doesn't matter.

[leaberator]

Yeah, we're probably better off without having to see your face so much.

[ good parenting is talking shit to your kids ]

[cyclists]

Thanks a lot. [Rude. He just pushes at Axel again even as he's looking at the field and his new cow.] Xion said she's probably going to stick with calling me Sol until this is over. Just to make sure other people don't realize what's going on.

[leaberator]

Yeah, makes sense. Nobody else needs to know we're close.

[ there's something bitterly familiar about that, though, so he smiles a bit to himself. ]

I think I can handle using two different names for you depending on where I am, though.

[cyclists]

If it keeps you guys safe, I'd rather they didn't unless you trust them not to turn this around. [He kicks his legs a little.] But I miss my name.

[leaberator]

[ he gets why he would, honestly. very few things in his life are roxas's alone. which is why instead of being nice he goes: ]

There there, Roxsol.

[cyclists]

[He's just pushing Axel's head again. Stooooop.]

Very funny. [A thought occurs to him then.] That's almost like calling you Axelea instead.

[leaberator]

[ no, that'd be if he called him roxora, but axel has Tact, so he's just cackling at the push ]

You know Lea came first, right?

[cyclists]

[No one said Roxas was smart when it comes to this.]

Yeah, but I didn't know you then so Axel came first for me. [Logic, apparently.]

[leaberator]

Fair enough. Anyway, don't call me Axelea, that's weird.

[cyclists]

I'm not going to. [That seems to settle that.]

Who else have you gotten to know so far? [An innocuous question here.]

[leaberator]

[ ??? he looks a bit bemused ]

I dunno. A bunch of people? I'm not exactly keeping tabs.

[cyclists]

...tell me if you meet anyone interesting, okay? I'll explain why when I can.

[leaberator]

[ he's still looking. vaguely amused. this is such a weird request? he is in fact gonna tell Roxas as much ]

It's kinda weird, but alright. I dunno, I guess I talked a lot to Emma, Minato, Shess and Vally? [ and others but he has his limits on reporting names? ] Is that what counts? No one's really boring around here, man.

[cyclists]

I think that counts for plenty, yeah. [Look.] As long as you're working with them and learning what you can from them.

[leaberator]

[ working with them and learning from them...

uhhhhhhh ]

If you're about to tell me one neat trick to defeating the darkness is bonds of friendship, I'm never gonna be able to tell what the difference is between this one and the one back home.

[cyclists]

I'm starting to wonder if there is a difference or not. Maybe it's not that simple though. Sora's bonds were...kinda different.