audience: naminé

[cyclists]

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[whitewalls]

Great.

[ she smiles brightly. she's also holding a small bag filled with an assortment of other things, but she knew the watermelon would alert him what the plans were. ]

Let's go!

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[cyclists]

[And off they go!]

...you know, I'm kind of glad it was North and not you yesterday. But you guys did a good thing telling people what you had available.

[cyclists]

[And once they're away from the entrance of the area, he lifts a hand and throws the hood off. Fuck the hood.]

So I think we kind of earned the break anyway. Right?

[whitewalls]

I think we definitely have.

[ and then she laughs. ]

I don't think North would have let me anyway.

[cyclists]

I didn't even know you guys knew each other. North has always been kind of...[...scary? Aggressive? Whatever.]

But I think somewhere in there she's a good person. So if you're getting to know her and helping each other like that, I can't complain.

[whitewalls]

We weren't particularly close before, but she was who I was with when that incident happened last week.

[ so now they're friends, maybe. they're something. ]

[cyclists]

[Hm.] She kept you safe?

[That seems to be his priority here, and like. Safe as in "she didn't leave you to die." It's fine. As they walk, the sound of the waves grows a little louder and the scent of the salty air's a little more prominent.] I didn't realize you had been together until yesterday when she purified Swift Wind. Akane only mentioned you.

[whitewalls]

[ ha ha. ]

... she kept me safe.

[ at the mention of akane, though, she shrugs. ]

I didn't tell anyone about North. I was okay with outing myself, but I wasn't going to mention her if she didn't want me to. Plus, she was the one holding onto the swords for us.

[cyclists]

Wait, swords as in plural? Multiple swords? [That's usually what that means, yes, but he's a little surprised suddenly.]

Nobody really told me what actually happened out there or what prizes are floating around. Axel gave me one of his to hold onto and I've heard about others, but I'm missing stuff.

[whitewalls]

They were a pair of swords.

[ ... ]

We also got a doll.

[cyclists]

[He's looking at his hands. Two swords...?]

What's the doll do?

[whitewalls]

[ (axel voice) TWO? ]

... it makes a person forget someone for a day.

[cyclists]

[...awkward. Of course Naminé got the memory item...he seems to be thinking about that and just stays quiet for a second.]

Hopefully we won't have to use it for anything.

[whitewalls]

[ it's very awkward. ]

It's hard to imagine how we would need it, but... we'll see, I guess.

[cyclists]

I can think of a few uses, but I'd rather avoid it.

[Luckily for them, they're finally at the place Roxas was leading them to. It's a quiet spot on the beach and surrounded by tide pools. Very scenic. Very beach-y.]

[whitewalls]

Let's hope we wouldn't have to then.

[ but okay, this is nice. her expression brightens. ]

I like this.

[cyclists]

It's neat, right? I thought you'd like it, too. I found this spot when I came out here a little while ago. The tide pools are nice to look at and the ocean's really close.

[And with that...he just plops himself down on the sand. Hello.]

[whitewalls]

[ she sits down next to him and then

pulls out sunglasses from the bag :) ]

[cyclists]

[!! He looks 100% fascinated, help.]

Where'd you get those?

[whitewalls]

At the boutique. Here, we match.

[ she hands one of them over. they're stylish. ]

[cyclists]

Oh...[That makes sense, and he's taking one of the pairs and promptly putting them on. The world goes dark but at least he looks stylish now.] They look pretty cool. Good thinking.

[The sun is bright and warm so sunglasses will help.]

[whitewalls]

Thanks. There's a lot of other useful things there.

[ like swimsuits, which she did not

think to bring

but this is fine ]

[cyclists]

[You ever think about how nobody on Destiny Islands wears swimsuits and they just run around fully dressed at all times. Anyway. It's fine, he wouldn't have thought to bring a swimsuit either and instead he tips over to lay on his back and stare at the sky from behind his sunglasses.]

It's weird. The village itself actually isn't bad. People could really live here if we cleared all of the corruption out from the core.

[whitewalls]

Maybe people will? The universe could be planning to populate once we're done here.

[ it's nice to think of all of this having an end point, instead of wondering if they're really stuck here for a long time. ]

[cyclists]

Maybe. Another world connected and everything. [He folds his arms behind his head.] And if it's possible to open corridors to other places, maybe that's why we're here. To make sure it's stable enough for people to live here.

[...still kind of weird thought.]