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[islandshore]

[Oh, hey. Looks like somebody's figured out how to work the watch because there's a shot of this silver-haired teen. He grins at the camera, before leaning back against the edge of one of the buildings.]

So, I'm looking for a dork with spiky hair and ridiculous, yellow shoes. Kind of dense, goes by Sora. Chances here, he's lost. Sora never was the best with directions. And in a place like this, he could use all the help he could get.

So if any of you have seen him, do me a favor and point me in the right direction. Somebody's gotta keep an eye on him, after all.

Oh yeah, and anyone got any suggestions on places to scope out? This city's huge, and I've barely scratched the surface so far.

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[dreamprotector]

[Have a sound somewhere between a groan and a snort in return.]

Suit yourself.

[Master!ku will meanwhile just stand on the sidelines and popcorn.gif.]

[voice]

[islandshore]

...I can't believe this.

[Ugh. This... is not what he expected to deal with at all.]

Please tell me I'm just dreaming. This isn't how it's supposed to be!

[voice]

[dreamprotector]

[Another snort.]

Things are rarely, if ever, like you think they are supposed to be. You are not on Destiny Islands anymore.

[Better get used to it.]

[voice]

[islandshore]

Hey, I'm in no hurry to go back.

[Assuming it's even still around. Someone probably hasn't stopped to think about it, really.]

But is it really so wrong to expect things to make sense?

[voice]

[dreamprotector]

Then stop acting the part.

[Yeeaaaahh. And that topic shall be covered another time.

A sigh.]

It's not as easy as right and wrong. It's hard for things to make sense to someone with a narrow point of view though.

[voice]

[islandshore]

Stop talking like you're so much better than me. If you really are me, you should know that won't earn you any points.

[Groan.]

And, gee. I'm so sorry for not expecting the outside world to be filled with doubles and older versions of my friends.

[voice]

[dreamprotector]

I would hardly say better. A lot less stupid though.

[A sigh. He can't let himself be riled up; he is supposed to be the more mature though.]

Admittedly, that's pretty unusual even for the worlds. But it's not my point.

[voice]

[islandshore]

...so you're basically saying that you are better. Great.

[Man, this guy is trying his patience. Is this really who he'll become in the future?]

And what is your point?

[voice]

[dreamprotector]

That's what you said.

[Okay, no, he has to stop this. He's known he was an idiot a fifteen, snarking with his younger self is not going to change that.]

You are too stuck on things being just as you know them from back home in general. Keeping up those expectations and becoming upset when they aren't met may put you on severe disadvantage one day.

[...A small hint maybe?]

[voice]

[islandshore]

Fine. I guess I'll play along.

[Doesn't mean he has to like it, though.]

Just don't expect me to get used to everything right away. Or like it.

[voice]

[dreamprotector]

[Acceptance works for now; nobody ever said anything about liking it anyways.]

I don't. Just... don't make too much of a fuss over things. It's easier on everyone including yourself.

[voice]

[islandshore]

Yeah, sure.

But don't think for a second that this means I'm weak. If I have to, I'll just become stronger.

[voice]

[dreamprotector]

[For a moment he really just wants to sigh, to end the discussion with "Whatever.", but. It wouldn't be doing him any favors.

The kid doesn't know. He couldn't, not yet. He has no idea what the worlds are really like, that he isn't a big player anymore. That he will be easily played and used as a pawn if he isn't careful.

Besides...]

...Yeah. I guess, I can vouch for that.

[He had needed to become stronger, he had found the strength that he had needed. Even though over some detours.

...He just hopes he can spare his mini-self some of those detours... and still knock some more sense into him somehow.]

[voice]

[islandshore]

...Hah. And here I thought you'd want to hold me back.

[Please pardon the tinge of resentment in his voice. Someone's not all to pleased with his older self's attitude.

Sigh.]

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[princessofheart]

[You're just getting a face because she sees you there Masterku. Why you gotta do this to the bitty 8T]

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[quakega]

Don't worry; he'll learn where he stands soon enough.

[Why is it all too easy to imagine the smirk on not!Master's face?]

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[dreamprotector]

[A groan, because yeah, it doesn't take much to imagine Master!ku's pained expression either.]

That's what I'm afraid of.

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[quakega]

[Well, some good-natured laughing can be heard for a bit, before he he replies again.] If my guess is right, he'll take the lesson better from me than he would from anyone else. It might actually stick.

[Just guessing, but it's educated enough that there's a good chance that he's right.]

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[dreamprotector]

...You are probably right about that.

[He had (and still does) looked up to Terra, to the man from the Outside world. Any lesson from him would more than just 'stick']

We should keep him from fighting with Sora for a while.

[Nevermind himself.]

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[quakega]

[... ... thinking about how he'd feel at 15 if the Ven that had already trained with he and Aqua for four years showed up and stomped him.

... ouch. His pride wouldn't have handled it.] ... no kidding.

[Wouldn't go well at all.]

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[dreamprotector]

[Yes. It wouldn't go well. At all.]

...You see why I'm concerned?

[He used to be really, really prideful at that age... and had reacted rather badly to that pride getting crushed. Accepting Darknes powers from Maleficent and/or Xehanort's Heartless kind of badly.]

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[quakega]

Yeah. He's... you're the same way I was at fifteen. [They'll have to swap stories one of these days.]

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[dreamprotector]

[A snort.]

Are you sure about that? I was extraordinarily stupid at fifteen.

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[quakega]

[Echoing that snort.] Aqua could tell you stories; we grew up together, after all.

[A pause.] I remember a lot of yelling, not listening because I was sure I knew better, and one particular loss of my temper that caused me to figure out Quake on accident.

[Another pause.] I also needed Aqua to hand me my rear with magic before I finally relented that it was useful and not just boring theory.

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[dreamprotector]

[That mental image coaxes a smile from Riku; he can just see the scene before him. Still...]

Your actions probably never had any far-reaching consequences though.

[Consequences like a world being swallowed by Darkness. Or. Almost all worlds suffering the same fate.]