Riku

[After two years, Riku thought that maybe things would turn out all right. Most people who disappear leave in a flash. A month, maybe three. When he woke up in the morning, he expected everything to fall back into its usual routine.

There's just one problem: his apartment's half-empty. At first he thought the absence of Ino was because she'd woken up earlier, maybe decided to do some training. She had a test coming up, after all, but as Riku zips through the apartment, he finds all her belongings have gone amiss.

Stunned silence overtakes him. It's about a half hour later that he addresses the journals.]

Ino's gone. I know she had a lot of friends from back home, so... just thought I'd let you know.

[His voice is strangely subdued, soft and weak. For a moment, he thinks about ending it there, but another thought creeps into his mind.]

How do you guys even handle it? I know some of you have gotten married here or plan to, but don't you realize it could end in a heartbeat? Luceti's just so unpredictable. When you're with someone it's bad enough, but to take the next big step in a place this unstable... I swear I'm not trying to bring anyone down. I just don't understand.

[...]

I'll be out by the lake if anyone needs me.

[With that, he snaps his journal shut, venturing out into the woods with his Komory Bat fluttering close behind. His destination is simple: the larger of Luceti's two lakes. Why there? Well, it has everything to do with a raft he's been keeping for the past five years. One of his first accomplishments.

He's had to replace pieces of it more times than he can count, and the sail's a bit tattered now, but anyone in the area may spot him leaning back against the mast and flicking stones into the water.

His bat perches on his shoulder, and he lets out an airy chuckle.]

Hey, relax. I'll sort this out. Just need a little time...

Looks like Sora's back after all. Guess this place couldn't get enough of him. Maybe this time he'll actually stick around for a while. We never did sail that far.

Speaking of which, if any of you guys have been around the river I hope you haven't touched the raft. It'd be a pain if we had to fix it up too much, even if we probably will anyway.

action;

[Looks like Riku's out and about for a change, heading right for the forest. Since it's been a while he's taking the liberty to head for the Black Pearl to make sure it's still in shape. However, interruptions are more than welcome. Lord knows Riku needs to be more social.]

( Attempted Private || 50% Hackable )

People sure are asking a lot of questions lately, but I guess I can see why. We're all from different worlds; obviously things are going to be different. Few people have mentioned monsters, so I guess I'll bite; if you've got them in your world, just what are they like?

Also, Sora, Kairi. Think we can get going yet? It's not like anything's stopping us now.

[ooc: FYI, I encourage hacking, really. ;D It would be amusing.]

Seems like people have been having problems with theft lately. Maybe if you kept a better eye on your things then it wouldn't be such a problem. Or you could just get replacements. Either way, no need to yell about it over the journals, like some of you have been doing. And what's with people getting so worked up over friendship? Seems kind of pointless.

Anyway, I got some supplies together. Kairi, any word on that sail? I managed to get ahold of Sora; he seems to think we should name the raft the Black Pearl, and I guess that could work. Figures he'd want to name it after something like a pirate ship.