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[thekingsshield]

A-hyuck! Well, this sure is somethin' new! But uh, as much as I like games, I'm purdy sure I'm supposed ta be lookin' for the king. Can't let my number one best friend down!

... Gee, I hope that doesn't annoy Donald. Cause he's my number one best friend too! And so's Sora! And then ya got Pluto, and the Queen, and Daisy, and... Huh.

Maybe I ought ta start makin' a list. I think I'm losin' count.

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[skynets]

[ Rationally, Sora knows that Goofy's probably talking about that other Sora, the one out there in the Real World, who doesn't live in the datascape...

but it cheers him up to see his friend anyway! ]


You should write it all down, Goofy. Maybe Jiminy can keep a database for you in his journal! [ He laughs. ]

[thekingsshield]

It sure would be one long journal entry! If ya add in all the friends back home, plus all the pals I made during our adventures, it'd go on and on and on!

data-sora muse here, he sometimes thinks like a computer, hehe

[skynets]

That's true.

I think that could be true for a lot of people! If everyone wrote up a list of all their friends, and all their friends' friends, and their families, and all the people they haven't met yet, but will...

[ imagine all the statistical analyses you could run ]

[keybearer]

[Okay, so given the way Goofy just mentioned Sora, he's gonna go out on a limb and assume this is the Goofy from that other universe. But hey, Goofy's still Goofy regardless of all the nitty-gritty. That he's going on about sappy friendship stuff just proves that point.

So here we have one Riku, snickering and smirking with his arms crossed. There's a black crown necklace and a lucky charm affixed to his belt, but otherwise nothing outta the ordinary.]

You know, with all those people crammed in your number one spot, do you even have a number two?

[thekingsshield]

[Cue Goofy giving this some serious thought as he crosses his arms and tilts his head.]

Hmmmm...

Gosh, I don't think I do! I just like everyone the same amount, I think!

awwww

[thekingsshield]

[Oh boy. That's too much for him @____@]

We'd run outta pages! Or need the biggest journal any world's ever seen!

[keybearer]

[Heh. And somehow he's not surprised. Goofy's always struck him as one of those big-hearted kinda guys.]

I hope that doesn't include creeps like Maleficent, though. Maybe I'm just cynical, but I don't think people like her are even capable of making friends.

[Nah, she and her cronies would've backstabbed each other in the end, even if they had lived. Can't expect a group of power-crazed villains to share the power, after all.]

[thekingsshield]

Of course not! People like Maleficent ain't got no heart! ... Well, they're not Heartless, but they come real close! I don't even think she and Pete are friends.

[Which gives him pause.]

I dunno how that ever worked out. How do ya work alongside someone ya don't even like?

[keybearer]

Pete? Can't say I've heard of him, but I guess I'll take your word for it.

[He shrugs and taps his chin. It's a pretty good question, come to think of it. With Sora, it's easy enough to figure out-- pretend to be heroes, play to his empathy and make him think he's doing the right thing. But for people like Jafar and Hades?]

If I had to guess, it was probably just convenient for them. They do each other a few favors, then wait for their buddies to fall to the darkness, get trapped in magic lamps, or chased down by crocodiles. Last one standing gets the prize-- I figure that's what they were really going for.

[skynets]

Or a computer!

[ Sora laughs. ]

But just imagine how many people would be on more than one list.

You could probably connect everyone in every world together, in a big chain.

I bet you connect a lot of people, too, Goofy! People from one world who make friends with you are now connected to your friends from other worlds.

[ He puts his hands behind his head and smiles. ]

When you think about it, it's pretty awesome, isn't it?

[thekingsshield]

[... wait what-]

How'd ya ferget Pete so easily? He's Maleficent's sidekick! He follows her orders and always gets inta trouble.

[thekingsshield]

[aw. now that makes him smile.]

Then that'd make our hearts a hundred times stronger, since we're all connected! Friends bein' friends with the friends o friends... I can't imagine anythin' better than that!

[keybearer]

Wait, she had another sidekick?

[Sheesh, as if the others weren't bad enough. Riku squints, just trying to pin a face to a name. Because, really, Pete? That doesn't exactly scream evil lackey.]

And with the way you're talking about her, you make it sound like she's still around.

[Which is funny, because he could've sworn she fizzled away, leaving nothing but her cloak behind. Is this one of those universal differences? Is there a chance she'll pop back up in his world, too? Say it ain't so!]

[thekingsshield]

[Gee, Riku seems awfully forgetful...]

Last time I checked she was! She tried ta hold the Queen hostage, but we managed to chase her and Pete off, thanks ta Axel!

... Though I guess his name's just plain ol' Lea now.

[skynets]

Yeah!

[ Sora nods. ]

It makes me really glad I got to meet you, Goofy.

[ Even if he can't leave the datascape to go adventuring in the outside world, being able to protect the worlds in the journal from bugs is good enough for Sora as long as he knows he has friends out there. ]

[keybearer]

Axel, huh?

[Okay, let's see. Name's got an X-- sounds like one of the Organization, then. But he saved the Queen? And against Maleficent?

Sheesh, this just keeps getting weirder by the minute.]

So, what? She decided to upgrade from princesses to queens? Don't tell me she's trying to access the darkness all over again. The first time was bad enough as it is.

[thekingsshield]

She wanted our castle all ta herself. She's one of the most selfish people I ever met! I'm startin' ta think she doesn't care whose world or castle she gets, long as she just gets one!

[thekingsshield]

A-hyuck! I'm real glad I met ya too!

[And you're getting a hug. Because hugs.]

[allconsuming]

[Well well well. If it isn't his Heart's friend Goofy. Being sickeningly sweet as always. His eyes narrow.]

[thekingsshield]

... Uh-oh.

[DO NOT WANT. He holds up his shield, trying to figure things out.]

Uh... hold on! Sora?

[onebadapple]

Well, I'm not surprised someone as sweet as you has so many friends, Goofy.

[risingwinds]

[Aww. Seeing the way Goofy lists off his friends brings a smile to Ven's face. A light bulb sparks in his head, and he scratches his cheek, mentally trying to count his friends.]

Hmm. You know, maybe keeping a list isn't such a bad idea! I once met this guy who said that if you remember somebody, they're immortal.

Not that I think you're gonna forget them, but it wouldn't it be great to jot 'em all down? That way, when you meet somebody new, you can add them to the list. That way you'll always know who your friends are.

[alwaysintreble]

You tell dat king of yours to stop running around and rule his kingdom.

[thekingsshield]

[Blushing dog blushes.]

Awwww, shucks... It ain't nothin'! Just seems ta happen wherever we go!

[thekingsshield]

Sora started ta suggest that, but then we realized... we might need a journal that's bigger than a castle in order to hold all those names! I met so many people on those adventures!