[He's quiet for a moment before answering as he figures out how he wants to answer. It's not all that surprising—that Riku would say it or that Kairi would believe it. But what does he believe?]
I didn't think he would. Unless he thought he had to.
[And Roxasis still pretty sure that if Riku thinks it's necessary, he will.
I didn't disappear when we met before, so...probably not.
[Was it something about the data world that had made it so much easier to fade back into Sora? Or was it simple physical proximity that had done it, and it's the porter that pulled them apart and is keeping them that way? It's a scary thought.]
[ She can only assume it will. She doesn't know the specifics of all this stuff, but everything seems fine, so she has no problem with getting her own hopes up and assuming things will work out okay.
But also. ]
And ... about Sora? He's really upset, Roxas.
[ He should probably know why. She's not sure what telling Roxas this will do for him, but ... she can try, right? Aside from giving away Roxas's secret location, this is the next best thing she can do. ]
[ That is ... not at all what she was hoping he would say. ]
I think he'd feel better ... if he talked to you. You both might.
[ Because maybe then, Roxas would feel a little less dislike for Sora. He's a good kid, all a person really needs to do is talk to him a little and it's hard to hate him. At least, that's how Kairi feels. ]
[ Ah ... Her expression drops a little when he says that. ]
Well, I won't force you to. [ To talk. Even if she still thinks it might help, if Roxas isn't up for it, there's really nothing she can do. It's his decision. ]
Either way ... Thanks for talking to me, Roxas.
[ He may not want to talk to Riku or Sora, but the fact that he's talking to her makes her glad. ]
I wanted to apologize for the other day. Even if I didn't mean to, I overstepped my bounds.
[No matter that he thinks that Roxas does have his own Heart now, it's something that should be approached with care… and probably not by Riku at all.]
Well, even if it isn't for us, it still must have been an effort to bring it over from where ever you are staying. We'll probably feed some of it to Sora's Dream Eaters, to be honest. They all have a sweet tooth and that way it won't go to waste.
Dream Eaters. Sora and I trained them as our partners during our time in the Realm of Sleep, and he kept them as one of his powers here. Ask him to introduce you to Fluffy sometimes.
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