Testing an AU out.

[notyetamaster]

So let me get this right- you don't know what pull point you're taking me from.

Well if you ask me, the one with Xemnas - or Terra or whatever his name even is (how can a guy like Xenmas even have so many names?) better than the other one. It means you get to work out things more than a vague 'and then this happened'.

...HEY! That doesn't mean you take me right after I get my buttkicked by him. No no that's not fair!

Anyway, even if you take me from there, I ...still have to apologise to Ira and King Mickey even though.. [Arrggh. His life. It is complicated!]. I still need to find Riku and get him away from the Organisation and Xehanort, so what are you waiting for?

..Why do we need a plan? [Plan? What plan?]

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[scatteredwinds]

[ Woah. Wait, what--

Back up. What's this about Terra kicking your ass?

Sorry, Sora, but Venxas here is kind of laughing.] Oh, come on! Losing to Terra isn't that bad! I used to lose to him all the time!

[He still learned something, and he would hold out longer each time! That meant he'd been getting better back then.]

[notyetamaster]

Ventus? [Uh. Let's just forget about everything because Ventus.

Is laughing. Say what?] Uh. I didn't know you could laugh.

[This is very weird. The only Ventus he knows is a 'stick in the mud' who never smiles or laughs. and is a bit taller too, but details.]

[scatteredwinds]

[ Blink. Headtilt. Okay, not laughing anymore; now, he's more 'confused.'] Huh? Of course I can laugh.

[Ignoring the fact that you know his real name (he swears he only ever said his name was 'Roxas' back then...), let's just address something else. Do note that while the grin is smaller now than it was when he was laughing, it is back.] I... don't think I'm the Ventus you know. You can just call me Ven, if it'll help.

[Since he needs to get used to his original name again. Both his hands are going behind his head in what might be a vaguely familiar stance.] Anyway, you really shouldn't be too worried about losing to Terra; he was good enough to take the Mark of Mastery exam, after all.

[Again. No comment on the 'Xemnas' thing. He's had his own ass handed to him courtesy of Xemnas/Terra (the jury is still out on who was exactly in control at that time).]

[notyetamaster]

[Sideways look.]

You won't get all huffy if I call you Ven? [This is the best crash course on doubles around Dearmun, y/n?]

.... But it's Xemnas. Leader of the Organisation.

[vatonnage]

[A light, sunny chuckle.] Muns tend to be consistently pretty mean, didn't you know?

Anyway, it's generally a good idea to plan things out instead of rushing in headfirst. It's saved plenty of lives.

[notyetamaster]

...I guess. But who knows what will happen to Riku in the time it takes to plan. [Kairi is safe and if anything happened to her (again), Sora is going to hit the roof] That's why I gotta find him. Then me and Kairi can help him.

latenesssss

[vatonnage]

Conversely, if you rush in half-baked and get yourself captured because you didn't plan, wouldn't it take even longer to help him? [You remind her a bit of Keith.]

Besides, if you plan things out, you get fewer lectures. [This is clearly an important thing, protag to protag.]

Re: latenesssss

[notyetamaster]

Ha! Like they could me for long. [Sora grins and waves his keyblade around.] This thing can open anything.

[It seriously can, as far as he knows, anyway.]

[vatonnage]

[...Man she likes how bright and happy you are. Full of light, it doesn't take a KH to see that.]

And suppose they know that and use something that can't just be opened? Like ropes tied a smidgeon on the tight side?

[notyetamaster]

[Yep. Sora is full of light. Not pure light but he's more light than darkness.]

Well. I guess that could happen, but I doubt it. The bad guys seem really dumb and it's not like they could stop me from using the keyblade even if they tied me up.

[vatonnage]

[Kate will be happy as long as that's true.

She chuckles.] I like your way of thinking! Nothing's going to stop you for very long, huh?

[notyetamaster]

Yep. Even if things get really bad, you have to keep on moving forward. It's how things get done.

[vatonnage]

"No matter how dark things become, don't ever forget to smile. That will get you through any hardship." Or something, right?

[Words passed down from Solana. Kate's kind of adopted them as her motto by now.]

[notyetamaster]

Yea and you can't run the gummiship without smiles!

[That is a wise motto. Sora might adopt that himself.]

[vatonnage]

[She has no idea what a "gummi ship" is.]

It's a good way to brighten up the darkness, for sure.

[earthshards]

[Speaking of Terra, there seems to be one right here. ... in an Organization coat. With shorter, dark brown hair, blue eyes, lighter skin, and a slightly amused look on his face that doesn't quite reach his eyes.] You want the short version or the long one?

[Because the name thing is Complicated.]

[notyetamaster]

...Short version. [DON'T MIND HIM! Just, going to be on guard because while you might look different (and familiar, but shhh. He hasn't made the connection to when he meet his version of Terra, yet.) one but kicking is enough for him, k thx.]

[earthshards]

[A very brief 'Okay, okay' kind of laugh before he gets into it.] Well. Between getting possessed, locking away the possessor and creating a new persona, and hating the only name you could remember? It's not much of a stretch to assume the name of someone you admired in private or as a psuedonym.

[He shrugs.] And after losing one's heart, you're not the person you were before. It makes sense to alter the name, to a point.

[Of course, getting your original heart and memories/powers back kind of removes the need for different aliases.]

[notyetamaster]

Possessed? Like Riku was with Ansem, Seeker of Darkness? [Because that is the only kind he knows of, so far.]