004 // Video - Action // In which Sora makes a friend

[lockandkeyblade]

[Hey there, Vatheon! Time for a homely little broadcast of a cozy looking ...  stable? Since when did Vatheon have horses? Must be new. The screen pans slowly, revealing a vast open field, bordered by a rickety white fence. Sora's voice speaks off screen:]

Hey guys- check out what showed up at Nostalgia Nook!

[And then woa! Fluffy yellow feathers invade the screen. The SFC shakes as the person holding it begins to laugh. Sora swivels the SFC on himself. His hood is caught in the beak of a rather large bird. Behind him are several more, nearly twice Sora's height and scattered throughout the field.]

They're called Chocobos. Some are pretty friendly. The guy at the stable? He says I can have one if I take good care of it! [Another Chocobo head bobs into the screen, nibbling at the end of a spike of Sora's hair. He doesn't seem to mind.] You can even ride them, but you gotta train em' first.

Oh. And when you sing, sometimes they'll dance. Watch!

[The screen swivels around, squaring on an unassuming Chocobo several yards ahead. Sora clears his throat, and begins to whistle a tune. The bird in question quirks its head at the SFC and surprise, surprise, it actually begins to dance! It bobs, sways, rolls its head, warking rather excitedly, drawing attention of other ones nearby who more or less begin to do the same.]

[Just when things start getting interesting, that's when it all stops: there's a loud, irritated wark right behind the SFC. Sora has halted his musical performance and the screen has wandered away from the dancing chocobo as if Sora has become distracted offscreen. Could be trouble...]

Uhh.... hey there... You want some greens, is that it?

I'm sure I've got some around here. Hang on a sec....H-hey!

Wait, what're you - Oh no!!

[The screen finally jerks around, catching a flash Sora being tugged backwards, his hood caught in the beak of a rather irate looking bird. The broadcast stops.]

Comments

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

It's good to see you too...

Heeyyy. [He pouts.] One of these days, we're gonna prove it. Then you'll see. Ema says she's gonna help me do it too.

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[That actually kind of surprises him.]

So you don't miss home at all? Not even a little?

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[demonlordv.livejournal.com]

I can do that!

[Delight spreads through Raenef. Okay, so more coaching. He could do with that. Eclispe was his mentor after all.

He beams. Another satisfied custome- BUT HEY!]





...you weren't scared at all, were you?

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[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

[His tone is fairly flat when he responds.]

Che-- not a bit.

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[Uuhhh... How to put this.] A little bit? Surprised, even!

[pristinestar.livejournal.com]

[yeah, laughing a bit at that!]

Don't worry. Maybe he's just a little cold for now... I'm sure he'll warm up to you in time. Take good care of him, Sora.

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[got-it-memorizd.livejournal.com]

[Oh, good, that would have been awkward to try and explain. He chuckles a bit as the hesitation and suspicion fade a little from Sora's face--man, the him who was here before must have been a real jerk. But, well, he had been a pretty grade-A douchebag once upon a time; Sora had had every reason to be wary, he supposed. Funny the way things change.

Of course, it wouldn't really be Axel if he just gave you a straight answer in return, though.]

As opposed to the one who didn't? My, I guess there's a me that didn't learn his lesson out there somewhere, in that case.

So do you need a hand with that bird? [A grin and he snaps his fingers, emitting a spark, though he refrains from actually summoning his chakrams.] It could be a really great barbecue. [Yes, he's mostly kidding. Mostly.]

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[bethehugejerk]

She killed them to feed her lusus at first, but it didn't exactly stop her from being a huge bitch in everything else she did, either. Her name's Vriska Serket, but she might also go by her completely stupid Flarp name, Marquise Spinneret Mindfang. She types in this sort of medium blue color, darker than teal - teal is Terezi - with normal capitalization and lots of eights strewn through it. Pretty hard to miss.

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[bastaaaaaards.livejournal.com]

Oh? [ Sora you just made things ten times worse for yourself. She grins. ] Ema, you say? I don't believe I've met her. Is she your girlfriend?

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[demonlordv.livejournal.com]

[WOW. Either Raenef was really bad or-]

Huh! You're one of those really hard-to-scare types, aren't you? You must be pretty brave or something, Sora.

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Could be? Remember, I've had a lot of people try and scare me before. I'm sure if I were a normal person, I'd feel completely different.

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[demonlordv.livejournal.com]

[He's nodding and talking more to himself now]

Yeah, totally. You're just not a normal person.

But why did so many people try and scare you? [snaps fingers] Oh, I know! You have other Demon Lord friends!

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Huh. Guess you must really like Vatheon then.

[At least somebody does.]

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

But he's not my Chocobo. I just showed up at the ranch and he started following me.

You good with animals, Red?

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[toomanypetals.livejournal.com]

Tch...not really.

[Although it's admittedly nice not to have to deal with people if he doesn't wanna...]

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Wait a minute, I think I've seen her posts on the SFC. Black hair, glasses, funny left eye?

[ Action ] integra is a trolololol

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Ema? My girlfriend? [He... he should just stop opening his mouth.] Who said anything about a girlfriend!? We're just friends!

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Not quite... They weren't exactly friends. The people that tried to scare me were all enemies.

Sorry to say, Raenef. But I'm one of the people Eclipse wouldn't want you talking to. I'm kind of a good guy.

[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[Oh, no Yuna. He sees it! And that's why he switches straight into cheer-up mode. No sad faces on this SFC.] Of course you will. Who knows, maybe she'll even show up later on. That's what happened with my friend Riku. He showed up here first, and then I showed up a couple weeks later.

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[bethehugejerk]

That's the one. Keep away from her if you have anything even close to common sense in your think pan.

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

Don't gotta tell me twice. I'll be warning all my friends too.

You know, I just realized that I've been talking to you all this time and I don't even know your name. What do I call you, exactly?

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[bethehugejerk]

Good.

[He blinks once or twice.] Huh. Guess I'm too used to Trollian and chat handles and shit. I'm Karkat Vantas.

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[There's no satisfying this guy, is there? He wonders what kind of home world would prompt that sora of response. Sora just hasn't figured out that Kanda's just like that.]

What kind of world did you come from, exactly?

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[For a little while, Sora almost forgot what it was like talking to Axel. Straight answer, what is that?]

... Well if you're good with Chocobos I guess it couldn't hurt- [Only Sora kind of takes him seriously on that.] Wait. You're not really gonna hurt it are you? Because if you are, I can handle just fine on my own.

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[lockandkeyblade.livejournal.com]

[Chat handles. He's... talking about the internet probably. The kids on Destiny Islands hardly use it. It's all about running around like hooligans outside in the sun.]

You know for some people, that's a sign you oughta go outside more often.

I'm Sora.