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Heh. The end of the year. Time sure flies, huh? This marks the third winter I've spent holed up in this place. Now, I could get all nostalgic about how things changed, but frankly? I'm sure you guys are tired of that by now.

There's... something else on my mind, though. Something I've thought about for a while, about the way this place works.

[He pauses for a few seconds, mulling over how to properly phrase this...]

Anyway, I'm sure most of you guys are familiar with the way people vanish out of the blue just like I'm sure you're used to people showing up without a single memory of their time before. Assuming they'd been here, anyway. But sometimes people come back with memories fully intact or those memories return after a quick reminder. I've even seen a few cases of somebody coming back as a blank slate and showing up again later with memories from a visit before the last.

Maybe I'm over thinking it, but have you guys ever thought that maybe the people who show up without memories might be different versions of someone rather than the same person with those memories wiped out? Now, I'm not saying people actually remember this place back home; I've gone back twice and I sure didn't. And, sure, timelines probably factor into it, but who's to say there can't be, say... twin versions of the same world?

Just some food for thought, I guess.

[Okay, and with that silliness out of the way, Riku can be seen in a few different places. First, there's the Community Housing 1 building, where he can be found feeding a big ol' chocolate cake and some colorful ice cream to his Dream Eater. Upon eating the goods, his bat sparkles and glows. Feel free to boggle at this.

Outside, he can be found strolling along in the snow for a bit. Aftr a while, however, he gives into some silly urges. What kind of silly urges, you ask? Snowballs, of course. He won't be outright malicious, but if he sees any familiar faces he miiight just toss a little snow their way. After all, it's been far too long since he's done something silly like that.

Otherwise, he can be seen practicing some magic out by the forest. And by magic I of course mean summoning gigantic, colorful balloons that explode. What's all that about?]

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[ Yeah. You stay over there. Away from Rep. 8| ]

Guess that... makes sense. [ At least given its name. ] Why do you have one of those?

When you're traveling through the Realm of Sleep, it helps to have a little backup.

[He'll go ahead and scritch his bat. Watch him sparkle, Kohan!]

Sonar's not the only Dream Eater I made. I had a handful of other ones for good measure, including a giant T-Rex and a dragon.

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Alright. I think everything has gotten a bit too weird for me.

And here I was going to tell you about the water barrel game...

[He smirks. Just... let it all soak in, man.]

[ .............. ]

Yeah, don't.

... Guess it's pretty weird that I don't mind the strange stuff here as much, huh?

Just a little. It's not like our universe doesn't have its share of oddities. Like talking doorknobs, for one.

[Seriously. Dream Eaters are tame.]

Yeah, but that was Wonderland. That whole place was just... off.

[ Also excuse you but your bat sparkles when you pet it. That is pretty damn weird. ]

It probably just depends on what you're used to. I mean, this place will do anything at any time, and that's... just how it is. But when you think of your own world... you expect it to be like what you remember.

Well, the islands are one thing, but there's a whole universe full of different worlds out there, so I figure it's better to go in without any expectations.

[He's dived into people's dreams. Nothing really phases him at this point.]

[ Yes and Rep hasn't. So nyeh. :| ]

And this isn't the sort of thing I'd expect from any of ours.

[ It's too sparkly to be a Heartless or Unversed or Nobody. ]

I don't think you give the worlds enough credit.

[He chuckles. Sorry, man. He can't really help his amusement.]

Personally, I think using cards to revisit old memories is stranger than colorful monsters that eat nightmares.

Memories are more powerful than... nightmares. [ Or whatever it is that fuels your sparklebat. ]

[He shakes his head.]

Don't be too sure. Memories are definitely strong, but I've come face to face with nightmares that'd give even the toughest Heartless a run for their money.

And Sora almost lost himself in a nightmare.

Good for him.

[ what is being bitter, you hear no bitter here ]

But nightmares are still just... dreams. I don't think they really... matter as much to us, as memories do.

Under normal circumstances, sure, but when you're facing them head-on in a realm of sleep, there's a difference. And while they're usually not real, they can still have a lasting effect on us. Sometimes dreams can tell a lot about what someone's thinking and feeling.

[He shrugs.]

Not that memories don't matter. I'm just giving another perspective.

[ Yes well some of us have a vested interest in memories being important okay :< ]

Realm of--

Okay, is there anything that hasn't gotten weirder?

[...Okay, give him a moment to seriously think this through because that is a hard question.]

...Nah. If anything, it's just gotten more complicated. Between Xehanort's plans and everything that happened with the Organization, it feels more like a never ending avalanche of twists and turns.

[ Awesome. You left the island for this, dude? ]

You know what? I think I'm set just staying here.

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