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[There's something seriously ironic when your friends get kidnapped again and again and you yourself have not... in almost two years.

So, today, as Riku flips through the journal, he takes a moment to speak.]

You know, I've been here for almost two years, and I've never been kidnapped. It's happened to my friends a few times, probably most of the village too... But it's pretty weird.

Anyone else in the same boat? And if not, how long did it take them to get you?

[Hmm... With that taken care of, he tosses up a quick filter.]

Filtered to Terra//100% Unhackable

Hey. You doing okay?

[A little later, he leaves the house, heading out to the Battle Dome. Once there, he sets up the simulation in a strange area full of floating stones and rushing waterfalls. Several different Heartless appear in large numbers.

At first the fight isn't too hard; he's dealt with Heartless before, after all. However, as the fight progresses and the Heartless increase in number, it becomes a bit harder to dodge all of them. One of the Wyverns swoops down from above with its talons at the ready, and Riku has little time to react.

So, without even thinking, he steps back, as darkness envelopes his body. He reappears right behind the Wyvern and has little time to consider what just happened. Instead, he blasts a thundaga spell to finish the beast.

A few minutes pass, and he leaves the battle dome. For the next few hours, passers by can expect to see him opening up dark corridors to test the waters. It's true that he's held back a little with his darkness, but the fact that the portals work again is enough to merit some experimentation. He'll be all over the place within the village and forest. ]

[ooc: Mods okayed the use of dark corridors a while ago, but I never got around to an IC discovery of them on Riku's behalf, so here we go.]

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Oh. [Visibly relaxing then...]

...you and me? Maybe we should spar sometime in the dome.

You sure you're up for it? I wouldn't go easy on you.

[Especially since he knows Roxas is powerful.]

I know. I'm counting on it. [And Roxas is already heading that way. Coming 'Ku?]

[Oh, naturally. Once Roxas takes off, he'll follow close behind.]

So what brought it on? [What he's referring to, he won't outright say. Maybe it's a reference to the dome training, or maybe the dark corridors, or maybe just why he's following. The world my never know.]

Figured I'd push myself a bit. I have to stay sharp, especially if there's another draft.

[Which is... incredibly likely. Eventually, anyway.]

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Not a bad idea, but what makes you think they'll be taking you right away? Or are you just over-preparing?

Preparing in advance.

I guess that'll work. Better than being caught off-guard, but in this place you can't ever tell.

No kidding. You think you know this place, and then the Malnosso toss another random shift at you.

Even after being here for two and a half years I can't figure it out. You'd think they'd toss us hints now and again. But nothing. Even things at home were easier to figure out than this.

Well, they wouldn't want to make it too easy.

Otherwise we'd get too bored?

Probably. If not them, someone else would start something.

Let's not get into that, huh?

Fair enough.

[So, assuming they're at or close to the Battle Dome, Riku's gonna summon his weapon. You know, just to prepare himself.]

[Roxas isn't going to summon the Keyblades yet, but he's eying Riku's weapon.]

What sort of ground do you want to fight on?

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