II

[heartstorage]

[Action - Lake Shrine]

[Sora had been to the Lake Shrine once before, it was where he had met Elhaym. He decided to come back to train, since even though he wanted to go to the canyon- it was a out of his league still. And so there he was, Pokemon and axe in hand, ready to put in a hard's day work]

[Except not quite. It's been hard to focus the past couple days, so it's not long before he gets distracted. And so he's easily found in front of the shrine, lost in thought while his Pokemon wander nearby]

A shrine where the dead can appear...

[He crosses his arms as he watches the shrine and after a moment, frowns a bit disappointed]

Nope, none yet. Maybe it's at night?

[Action - Medical Center]

[After he got through a few hours of training, Sora's managed to accumulate a few cuts and bruises from various fights - the most notable one being a scrape on his cheek. None of it is anything serious, just a mix of usual training troubles and a certain level of carelessness. Normally, he wouldn't even bother the Medical Center with it. In fact he's still planning not to bother the Medical Center with it. He can buy bandages from a pharmacy for all he cares.]

[But he did make a promise to Roxas that he'd come back, as well as see Lucas again. And so he can be found in the Medical Center, trying to find either one. And....possibly getting lost in the process. Why do all these halls look the same again?!]

Comments

[meguriau]

[ Roxas looks at Sora. He's back to the same zombie expression that he's been wearing for the past year or so as he responds. ]

Everything does.

[ It... probably would have been better if he replied with that sass from earlier but alas. ]

[heartstorage]

[Better yeah. His shoulders slump some when he sees that zombie expression and tone all over again. He doesn't want to think that Roxas doesn't feel anything, but it would've been nice if he had just a little bit longer of showing emotions]

[But he'll try not to make his disappointment obvious beyond that]

I dunno...maybe some Pokemon don't.

[meguriau]

[ Nope. Emotion episode over. Tune in next time for episode two!

Roxas sees Sora's shoulders slump though. With the current topic it seemed... out of place. Some Pokemon not sleeping wouldn't cause that. ]

Never heard of one.

[ If he did hear about one he would have remembered. If.. he heard about it in the past year. He has heard about some Pokemon being noctural though. ]

[heartstorage]

[Maybe not sleeping pokemon would cause that!! that or your brother is just emotional and weird as usual. You'll never know]

Yeah, but it's not like you've heard of every Pokemon! They got all sorts of weird powers.

[meguriau]

[ For all he knows it could just be both! ]

True. [ He looks at Pluto for an example. ] Pluto knows Smog. But he's Fire and Dark.

[heartstorage]

Huh?

[Wait what-]

How'd you know that? I thought you'd never seen a Houndour before.

[meguriau]

I hadn't. Pluto is the first.

[heartstorage]

[....so confused right now....]

Did you learn about 'em in school...?

[meguriau]

I learned Houndour was Dark and Fire.

[ Should he tell you what level Pluto is and confused you more ]

[heartstorage]

[Let's be real Sora hasn't even realized Roxas is an Enlightened yet. But that's a reasonable enough explanation for Sora]

Oh, okay. [Maybe they taught him about Smog too!]

But you're right! Pokemon can really surprise you with the stuff they can do!

[meguriau]

[ Sora he didn't mention attacks for a reason. Oh well. He'll learn eventually.

Sora just nods his head at that. Though his own Pokemon doesn't have... anything surprising. ]

[heartstorage]

[Your brother is an idiot okay Roxas. If it's not about feelings, you have to spell it out. And it'll probably be when you inevitably have to save his ass from something]

[Sora kneels down next to Pluto, idly petting the dog as his mind wanders]

I met this kid, named Armin, a few days ago. He said his dream was to meet every single type of Pokemon. Just think how long it'd take to do that..!

[meguriau]

[ Good grief Sora hopefully it will be before then who knows how long until that inevitably happens. ]

It would... take a long time.

[ That's a really big dream that person has ]

[heartstorage]

[CHALLENGE ACCEPTED]

Yeah, probably all his life!

I hope he does it. He said he was thinking about being a Historian because it's safe, but he seemed a lot happier talking to Pokemon.

[meguriau]

What about both.

[ A historian that talks to Pokemon. He can't really agree more about either so ]

[heartstorage]

Maybe, but Historians tend to stick to the city. Rangers are the ones who go out and explore beyond the walls. They'd meet more Pokemon than a Historian would.

[meguriau]

[ Well... he can't deny that. If it wasn't for Sora Roxas wouldn't have met anything other than an Eevee. Up close anyways. ]

I guess.

[heartstorage]

Yeah...

[a small shrug] Anyway, I offered to take him with me sometime to go training so he could meet more Pokemon. He seemed really excited about the idea- I hope he takes me up on it.

[He wishes he could give Roxas the same offer, so they could see these new lands together like they talked about as kids. But...he knew there was no way Roxas could handle outside the walls in his condition. It was unfair.]

[meguriau]

[ Yeah. Roxas currently doesn't see what is great? about going out and training. He has Sora who seems content just being the way he is. ]

Be careful.

[ And actually be careful this time. If you come back with more scratches-- ]

[heartstorage]

[Well Roxas he'd love to tell you the true reason he likes going out there so much, but well, you are in a building filled with government officials so no.]

[And whatever scratches build character]

I will be. No matter where I go, I'll always come back.

[meguriau]

[ OOPS well maybe if you happen to see him outside again where there are less officials. And no scratches do not stop Sora.

..... Sora that was so Disney. ]

I.. will be here. When you do.

[ When he isn't here one day you can either be happy or worry. Or both. ]

[heartstorage]

[Roxas, we're Disney. Just accept reality and embrace the Disney]

[And wow that statement makes him both happy and sad at the same time. Happy you care and will wait for him, sad because you should not be in this place forever]

[But ah, he can nitpick at that another day]

Then it's a promise.

[meguriau]

[ But what is reality when you're a zombie.

Roxas nods his head. Oh. That is... something he should respond to isn't it. ]

A promise.

[ See he's getting better already? ]

[heartstorage]

Right.

[that means your reality is one of a Disney zombie]

[Yeah Roxas, he can see your little bits of progress. Though considering the last time they met weren't under ideal circumstances- it's hard for him to gauge just yet what is progress.]

[But he'll take what he can get.]

I should get going. It's getting pretty late.

[meguriau]

[ He'll be able to gauge it better after a few more encounters. Hopefully?

Ah. It is getting late isn't it. How quickly time flies when you actually have visitors.

Roxas stands from where he was sitting. ]

Okay.

[ ... Should he help you to the exit so you don't get lost. ]