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[stilldontgotit]

[So, funny story. Earlier this morning, Riku had slipped out to grab a bite to eat only, as he waltzed right out the door, he had a sudden and spontaneous departure... only to return about a second later. But before that could so much as sink in? He'd been dragged off quite mysteriously by a couple of droids.

And if that's not weird enough, those by All Passions may notice something falling down from the sky!

...and right into the building...

And right into a pile of clothes! THUD.

For a few seconds, Riku just sorta lies there before his journal lands flat on his face, and a colorful bat soon follows. At least the impromptu landing in the clothes kind of cushioned his fall.

So, yes. Behold the shirtless boy in New Feather pants lying in the middle of the store, folks. He may need a little assistance. Once he's gotten reoriented, however, he'll be storming out of the shop, scooping up his belongings and, with a sigh, addressing the journals some time after that.]

Just when you think this place can't get any weirder, it throws another curve ball. I'd say something about how it's great to be back, but it looks like I haven't even been gone for more than a few hours. And here I thought a few days was bad...

[He pauses, rubbing the back of his neck.]

Has that even happened before? I know time here works differently, but a whole year went by on my end.

[Then again, that year's worth of memories is still a little bit disorienting right now. Blame the quick return, the quick Mallynap, and the three years of Luceti memories, which still ring loud and clear.]

[ooc: Okay, so a few quick things. First, like I mentioned in his OOC intro, his age has been fixed, so he's still in his late teens and not 16. Second, please comment here so I know how much to spoil/not spoil for KH3D.]

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[stilldontgotit]

That's right.

[Heh. Now here's a sight for sore eyes.]

Good to see you too, Kohan.

[personafalsify]

[ It sounds so weird to hear you say that. It hasn't been anywhere near that long on this end, okay? ]

... So what happened?

[stilldontgotit]

Where do I even start? A year's a long time, but... I guess the short of it is that Sora and I defeated the Organization, took the Mask of Mastery exam, and Xehanort's back.

[personafalsify]

[ ... That's a whole lotta stuff flying over his head. ]

Yeah, you lost me. The Organization's gone... [ And from there he doesn't know what you're talking about.

Kinda pretty okay with the Organization going down, though. ]

[stilldontgotit]

...Right. There's still a lot to explain.

[Guess he did get a little ahead of himself.]

Okay. So, you know about Ansem, right? Well, it turns out he's actually the Heartless of a guy named Xehanort, and the Organization's Superior was his Nobody. And since Sora took out Ansem and Xemnas, Xehanort's come back as a complete person, and he's got a hare brained scheme to recreate the χ-blade.

Only, this time, it involves spreading his heart into thirteen different vessels.

[...A sigh.]

He almost made Sora one of them.

[personafalsify]

[ χ-blade... That's a thing he never wanted to hear about again. ]

That sounds... really complicated.

So what's the Mark of Mastery exam? [ Is it easier to understand, please? ]

[stilldontgotit]

Yeah. Even I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it.

[Sigh.]

As for the exam... it's basically a test to become true Keyblade Masters.

[personafalsify]

[ ... ]

But you don't even have a Keyblade.

[stilldontgotit]

[...Heh. Right. Well, better ease him into it.]

A lot can change in a year, Kohan.

[personafalsify]

[ ... ]

[ ... ]

You have a Keyblade.

[ That is the sound of disbelief of someone who really wants it to not be true. ]

[stilldontgotit]

If you want proof, I can show you.

[Not to be a showoff, though. He knows that Kohan probably wouldn't be too happy about it.]

[personafalsify]

... How'd you get it?

[ Once Riku had lost the Keyblade of Heart, he thought that was it. For both of them. ]

[stilldontgotit]

Just had to grow up a little and face my fears.

[Have a vague answer due to ambiguous canon. Derp.]

[personafalsify]

[ Sob, canon why. SUDDENLY, SWORD HAS WING. IS NOW KEYBLADE. NO ONE MAKES ANY REMARK ABOUT IT. ]

Right. I got it. Congrats, I guess.

[ Never got over his jealousy? Repliku? Of course not. :D ]