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[abovetheprogram]

[He may not have noticed right away, but it didn't take too long to realize that a certain someone was missing. He couldn't contact him over the network, he couldn't find him when he looked... the Riku he knew, the one from the datascape...? It looked like he might be gone. Like that strange anonymous person had talked about, a while ago. Did that mean Riku had forgotten everything from here? He's sad, and a little worried.

But talking about it when Riku had asked him not to tell people about him - especially the other Sora - made things complicated. And Sora wanted to keep that promise even if Riku wasn't here. He can't just forget about the situation though. And he doesn't want to.

The voice that addresses the network might be a little less upbeat and much more subdued than normal, but otherwise is still fairly cheerful.]

So uh... what's everyone's best friend like?

[And now, just to be sure...]

[Locked to Riku]

I... can't find the other Riku. The one from the datascape. He's... not here anymore, is he?

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[arihibro]

[the responding caller is neither displaying any show of sensibility or subtleness.




odds are he doesn't have any of the two...]

A huge moron.

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[abovetheprogram]

H-hey, that's not nice!

[Said with a bit of a laugh though. He knows how names like that are tossed between friends sometimes]

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[alphastorming]

He's great! I don't know what I'd do without him.

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[abovetheprogram]

Yeah...

[He knows that feeling a little...]

Does he help you out with lots of stuff?

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[badluckdelivery]

My best friend? Well he's a grumpy old man with green hair and an eye patch, and makes all these wicked gadgets and stuff.

...why the question?

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[abovetheprogram]

Gadgets? Like... computers and stuff?

[Stuff that's all way over his head, basically. At the question though he shrugs his shoulders a little.]

Just wondering, I guess.

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[trinitylimit]

Tall, strong... A good friend! He's always got my back.

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[abovetheprogram]

[And Sora grins a bit. It's not hard to guess who the other Sora's talking about]

Haha, I'll bet.

[If the Riku in the real world is anything like the Riku in the datascape.]

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[chartthestars]

[Silver may not know the boy on the other end of a communicator, and has no comparison upon which to contrast the boy's current nature from the habitual, but he's well-versed in the subtle nuance of things, because it's his business to know people. Something's troubling the lad, perhaps? Though then again, perhaps this is just his usual nature, but he'll trust his gut on this one.

After all, one does not usually ask such questions unless that topic is weighing heavily on one's mind in the first place.]

Now, I'm not much of one t'talk about meself the silly lot I surround m'self with, as it 'tis a complicated t'ing, but what about your own friend, lad?

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[abovetheprogram]

[That... was actually the right question to ask, at least in that it makes Sora perk up. Talking about his friends is something he likes to do, and especially considering all the things he and his Riku have done together.]

Well... He's smart, and strong. He tries to protect everyone. He was looking out for me before I even knew about it. Sometimes he tries to do stuff on his own too much though, and I have to remind him that his friends are there to help. [Like him.]

I'm really glad he's my friend.

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[galaxynymph]

She's a sweet, adorable girl that I wouldn't change for the world.

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[abovetheprogram]

She sounds like a good friend.

[Not that Sora would really think otherwise, but still.]

Is she here?

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[this_chair]

A huge moron.

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[abovetheprogram]

[That actually prompts a laugh]

That's funny, someone else said the same thing.

He's still your friend though right?

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[foolofatook]

He is my cousin, and is here in Loki House with me. Never was there a more loyal and true friend.

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[abovetheprogram]

That's cool, that he's in the same house as you. Mine was over in Heimdall, even though I'm in Freya.

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[neverendingoath]

My best friend is a really noble person. He's kind, and intelligent.. a really great guy.

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[abovetheprogram]

[Sora grins.]

That sounds a lot like my friend. He's a really great guy too.

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[bitofajerk]

He's the only person I know I can trust.

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[abovetheprogram]

[Huh... a text. Like that one other person, but not anonymous. And what they're saying...]

Well, it sounds like it's a good that you're friends then.

[It'd be sad, having nobody you can trust.]

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[darkbreak]

[He had gone days without seeing his data-double before. But after recovering from his curse and feeling able enough to show his face again, Riku had gone looking for him around the house, only to come up empty.

And so that's what this post is about huh. No Sora can hide something like that from bothering them.]

Can't find him in Heimdall. So, sorry, but it looks like he went back.

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[abovetheprogram]

Right...

[He'd... suspected as much. Given that he hadn't seen him, couldn't contact him...]

I'll see him again though, right?

[Once he goes home? Even though... he'll probably forget...]

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[occulthymns]

The most loyal friend ever. He's always been there for me.

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[abovetheprogram]

That sounds like my friend too. When I first met him... [The one in the datascape, not the memories that are sort of his and sort of not] I didn't even know it was him. But he was looking out for me, even then.

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[key_illusion]

[That's an interesting question, but he already has an idea why it was posed to begin with.]

What does it feel like right now?

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[abovetheprogram]

[Oh... it's the anon again.]

Huh? What do you mean?

[What does what feel like?]

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[darkrider]

[No one got the memo about there being two Soras, so he'll be happily oblivious.]

They're both two of the strongest people I know. One of them is stronger than even me, and the other-- he's getting there.

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[abovetheprogram]

[Just don't look too far up to see them talking to each other and they will successfully avoid that confusion for the time being. Though this one does look visibly younger than the other.

Still though... two best friends. That's even better.]

They sound like really good friends to have.

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[murderiwrote]

Both of them are really kind. One likes to tease me a bit too much, but she takes care of us as if she was our big sister... [Her voice trailing off a bit there. Charlie has just disappeared from the city, after all.] And the other is always so energetic and bright, I am always cheered up just from being near her.

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[abovetheprogram]

[Here's someone who can identify with having a friend go home recently, or he would if he knew]

They sound like good people to be around when you're sad or lonely. It's good to have friends like that.

[The first reminds Sora a little of Kairi, or at least the sort-of memories of her.]

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[befriend]

All my friends are really awesome! Some of them might be a little weird, but they're all my friends till the end, and we stick together like glue. We're always there for each other, after all!

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[abovetheprogram]

[Oh man this kid is talking his language]

Yeah! And that's the way friends should be.

[What kind of friends can't count on each other, after all?]