[OPEN]

[showmeanguish]

Who: Vanitas and YOU!
What: A late onset (or singling out) of a de-aging curse. Vanitas will be his newly created self for the next few, in-game days, and will have no memory of his previous life.
When: Day 128.
Where: Hel and later Gefion Park.
Rating: G or PG, probably no more than that.



[Scenario One: Morning in Hel. There's a kid decked out in the weirdest spiderman costume ever, complete with helmet, prowling around the lower hallways. He looks like he could be lost, and when he spots the nearest inhabitant (lucky you if you happen to be just stumbling out of your room from sleep), expect to be accosted with questions.

"Who are you, and where am I?"]

[Scenario Two: Sometime after lunch, the masked boy has managed to wander out to Gefion Park. His attention's been caught by some geese... or actually, accosted, after he'd accidentally walked over their nesting site by the pond. And they seem to be intent on driving him as far away as possible by flapping their wings and nipping at his back as he tries to escape. Little help?]

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[darkbreak]

[Indeed, one or two aren't smart enough and try to nip hard at Riku's legs, but he just tries to shoo them away or keep them at bay using his Keyblade as a barrier. Dumb birds, you're real target is in the tree.

Once some of the featherbrains have given up, while some others are trying to compose a new song at the base of the tree, Riku glances up, still silent, and watches Vanitas in that tree.

Throw him a bone, bonehead. He needs to know who you are.]

[showmeanguish]

[It's that keyblade that comes as a surprise, and has the figure's full attention. But he's not moving to help, or hinder, just staying put for right now until the geese decide to move on.

So it'll come down to a stare-off, basically, where Riku stares at him and the adolescent in the suit stares right back. Through his helmet, of course.]

[darkbreak]

[No words. Nothing to indicate who this is exactly. Looks like Riku's going to have to make the first move.]


...Who are you?

[showmeanguish]

[He knows better than to give his name, though. Or try to interact much with the others here. The fact that Riku has a keyblade just makes him more wary of saying too much.]

No one.

[darkbreak]

['Sora?!'

No. Even with messed up curses, there would be no real reason for Sora to be wearing that suit. It was Riku that fell, not him. Sora's too full of light to be able to let that happen.

Which means... it's gotta be Vanitas in there, under that helmet. But there's no bite to his tone. Nothing truly threatening, especially given how swimmingly (and weird) their last conversation went.

Strange. Riku's not about to put his guard completely, but he does strap his Keyblade onto his back again. No needs for right now, and if Vanitas tries something, he can just use force and physical strength.]

Nobody is no one.

[showmeanguish]

[That gets a small snort from him, almost dismissive. Clearly Riku doesn't know what he's talking about.]

I'm not supposed to be here, so I'm no one as far as you know.

[darkbreak]

[Something probably did mess with his memories. Jeez, this is great.

Riku crosses his arms over his chest and snorts right back.]

Newsflash for you; none of the people you see here are supposed to be here.

[showmeanguish]

...What d'you mean?

[darkbreak]

[He stares in silence a little longer, debating on this. If it is a curse, then there'd be no harm in telling him... right?]

This world traps people inside it.

[showmeanguish]

Traps?

[That makes him pause, considering this.] That sounds like a lie. Worlds can't keep you from escaping... only people can.

[darkbreak]

[He waves a hand dismissively.]

You're more than welcome to try and leave, then.

[showmeanguish]

[But in response, Vanitas just shakes his head. He's already tried calling his keyblade, earlier, and it didn't appear. So even if the world wasn't trapping him, he still couldn't leave.]

[darkbreak]

[He shrugs. Guessing from the outfit and everything, maybe he was thinking or had already tried to call a Corridor to be able to escape. Who knows what kind of abilities that outfit gave him given his time period.]

Told you.

[showmeanguish]

Fine. So why would it need to trap people inside it? Doesn't it have it's own?

[darkbreak]

Haven't you seen any faceless people? They are this world's people. Sick people.

[He pauses for a moment. There's really no harm in asking.]

You should know this.

[showmeanguish]

Haven't noticed. [If only because he's stuck to the main streets so far, which are almost one hundred percent full of color now.]

And why? I just got here.

[darkbreak]

Look closer next time. [Wow, Vanitas, you really fail in the creeper department, don't you?]

...If that's what your memories are telling you then. [It's hard to size someone when they're rooted to a tree.]

[showmeanguish]

My memories are fine. It's everyone else's that're messed up.

[Stubborn little thing. If half a dozen people say they know you, they probably know you. But that just seems too impossible.]

[darkbreak]

[Shrugging. Vanitas, your a little bullheaded dork aren't you.]

If that's what you want to believe...

[showmeanguish]

If you know something else, just tell me.

[darkbreak]

[His own memories were messed with when he was turned into a kid so...

...Wait.]

What's the last thing you remember?