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[The feed flickers on and Lea fiddles with it a moment, turning the screen sideways briefly before making a face and righting it. Crazy newfangled technology. He's not wearing the watch, rather has it set on the table in his apartment like it's a tiny tiny computer. After making sure the little screen will stay upright by itself, Lea frowns at it a moment before scratching his head.]

So they tell me this watch thingy posts live to a network everybody in the city can see. Wow, that's pretty impressive--not just in technology but in trust! [He leans forward a bit, folding his arms on the back of the chair he's sitting backwards in and plunking his chin down on them.] I mean, I could say anything, and I wouldn't even be censored? [A low, appraising whistle.]

I mean, not that I'd ever do anything like that. [Grin~]

So where can a guy find the best ice cream in town? I've had a long day you guys wouldn't believe.

[Nothing like being dead and then waking up and finding out you got your heart back and wrangling with the idea of having real emotions again and debating whether or not you should track down your old friends who think you're dead and then getting pelted by children falling out of trees to wear you out. Yup. But he's not gonna go into details.

[A beat of silence and then he glances around as if making sure no one's watching before he cups a hand beside his mouth and says in a stage whisper,] Xemnas is an insufferable ass. And his briefings were boring as hell. [Just checking on that censorship thing. Yup. Nothing to see here.]

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[Xion ducks her head at the hairruffling, giggling a little. She'd missed this. She'd really, really missed this. The three of them, teasing, laughing, joking...

Something about what he said though...]

A trip?

[She tilts her head a little to one side, confused. Then she realizes - did it have to do with how they got separated? Axel had referred to it... Well, she could probably ask him later.

She grins as he appraises Roxas, knowing all too well how it probably felt, seeing Roxas so differently. It isn't entirely bad either... but it definitely is very different. She can't help but add her own bit.]

It's really strange having to look down instead of up.

[They'll probably have to stop teasing him soon. Too much at once doesn't seem fair, especially since they're kind of at an advantage.]

[Hunching his shoulders, Roxas takes a half step back, attempting to flatten his hair with a few swipes of his hand. It... doesn't help. Not even slightly. His natural bedhead just looks even more ruffled than usual, but Roxas still has a smile on his face and a jubilant air about him.]

[Axel really needs to stop staring, but that look of disbelief has his smile going back to a fool blown grin, ducking his head as both their attentions turn to him.]

[He doesn't mind it, really. But...]

I'm not that short! You're just too tall. [An accusing point to Axel, and... then he's leaning over to check Xion's shoes again.]

[Is she even wearing any heels today? Man...]

[Lea laughs softly at Roxas' accusation.] Well, I guess maybe I'm a little too tall, but I can't change that any more than you can.

[And that's when he realizes they're still just standing in the doorway.] Er... well, come in, I guess. Uh. [He steps aside and ushers them through the door, closing it behind them and then gesturing vaguely.] Welcome to my humble abode, which is theoretically completely identical to your humble abodes. I guess since there's no couch we can sit on the bed or somethin'.

[Pushing into the bedroom he waits for the kids to sit on the edge of the bed, then sits on the floor in front of them with his legs folded and his hands over his ankles. He gives Roxas a puzzled look.]

So really, the last thing you remember from home is hearing about somebody kicking it in C.O.? That's just... kind of insane.

[Xion allows herself to be shuffled inside, grinning a little at the couch comment and wondering how soon that would be changed. She remembers your preferred sleeping location bff... not to mention they'd need at least one more place to sleep if they were planning on all trying to fit in one room...

Which would be difficult. Her and Roxas - or her and Aqua - fitting in with one room had been challenging enough at times.]

I'd say we should get one but I'm not sure how to get a couch...

[She may have more experience in the world but even that knowledge has its limits. Sitting on the edge of the bed, her gaze darts from Roxas to Axel and back. It was really strange to think about, Roxas being from so far back. She'd only just started thinking consciously for herself, really.]

[Flopping down on the bed next to Xion, he's quiet, listening to the two comment about the need for a couch (he agrees, really) before attention falls back to him again.]

[Well that's... something. Enough to make him shift a little, not meeting either of their gazes for a moment.]

Not that insane. [He couldn't remember things that hadn't happened, after all. Frowning, he looks to Xion, as the original source of his thoughts and realizations. It'd be nice to say he's astute, but technically it's taken him three days to get this much] But that's not what you remember, right?

[By the sounds of it, it wasn't what Axel remembered, either. Which would explain why they seemed so intent on telling him he was short...]

[Lea scratches his head.]

Well, I'm sure there's a furniture shop somewhere in town, but... a.) I don't have any munny that I think will work here, and I'm pretty sure grand-theft-couch is frowned upon in most civilized societies, and b.) I'm not sure it'd fit in here anyhow.

[He looks at Roxas then and sort of sighs hopelessly.]

Nah, I remember it just fine, I just remember it a long time ago. Like a couple years ago long time ago. [He leans back on his hands then, staring up at the ceiling a moment before giving Roxas a serious look.] It's... not a huge deal, in the end. I mean, I'm not sure why we all seem to remember--or not remember--different things from different times, but... [He smiles a bit then, shaking his head.] It doesn't really matter, so long as we're all here, right?

[Some things were better left forgotten, he figures. If Roxas never had to know about the fights they'd had, never had to go through the exasperation of not understanding who he was, never had to deal with defecting from the Organization and becoming a fugitive, then all the better, so far as Lea thinks. This is like a second change to get this right, and he's not about to look a gift moogle in the mouth.

[Turning his attention to Xion then, he tilts his head.]

So how long have you been here, anyway? [And back to Roxas.] It's a little ironic that you guys were the ones to arrive first--I'm supposed to be the one showing you guys the ropes!

Yeah, Munny won't work here. I got a job though, so I could... see if I could pay for it.

[She's not sure if she has enough, because... more than anything, she's never been furniture shopping before. How much did furniture cost anyway?]

Fitting it in here would still be a problem, though.

[To Roxas' question, and Axel's reply, she nods]

Yeah... I remember about the same he does... though maybe a little less.

[Still, though, Axel's right. There are some things... some that might be awkward, with Roxas knowing so little, not having experienced certain very important things. But he was there, he remembered her, he was still him. That was the most important part.]

I've been here for about a month, now. Roxas hasn't been here that long.

[It's still the longest she's ever been away from them since before they deserted, as Axel'll probably recall]

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