adlucem | catchall; sora

[at least they aren't completely gold or he might punch leo in the face. regardless, he's standing still trying to think this over.]

You get that telling me not to worry about it is just gonna make me worry a little more about it, right?

[Wouldn't it be fucking hilarious if I was like SURPRISE BITCH HE'S NORTED in the 11th hour]

I promise, it's irrelevant now.

Maybe it is, but I still want to know. It must've been important enough if you asked.

[i would hate if he was norted stop this leave leo alone.]

I think you're overestimating the worth of my curiosity.

[Sora will just have to live forever unsatisfied!! Unless he asks Riku and Kairi. But Leo would much rather have taken what he did to the grave so hopefully nobody brings it up.]

You should go be with Riku and Kairi. There's no telling what will happen tomorrow.

[LEO!!!!!]

I know. That's why I don't mind spending a little more time here. We'll be together no matter what, but...kinda feels like I haven't actually seen you much since I got back.

[He smiles again, humorlessly.]

I did warn you that bad things happen around me.

[It can't possibly be that surprising that he wanted to take extra precautions.]

[there's another frown.]

Leo, we just spent a couple of hours interrogating a rat and a squirrel who brought us here and made us choose violence. I don't think this really has anything to do with you being here.

[He'd like to point out that Sora doesn't know that for sure, but he knows exactly what reaction that would get, so he doesn't. Instead--]

Yes, but they didn't reveal themselves until today. Before then, we only had scattered, nonsensical clues.

[And it wouldn't have mattered much even if they had, because... well. Sometimes you have some asshole dudes talking shit about you in your head all of the time! It's fine.]

But that doesn't change that it still wasn't directly your fault. [so THERE.]

[Haha! Yeah. Sure. Okay. He just looks at him for a minute, totally unmoved, then inclines his head.]

You're lucky, Sora.

...why do you say that?

A lot of reasons. [He won't elaborate.] I'm glad Elliot wasn't here, but it's a bit of a shame that you couldn't meet him.

[thanks leo.]

Elliot...your master? [he thinks that over.] Maybe someday.

Yes.

[His best friend, no matter what he said to Riku before. They haven't even known each other all that long, but after the events of the past two weeks, Leo thinks he might care about him more than anyone else in the world.]

Someday? You think so?

[glad for that bit of development. not that sora can hear the meta.]

I don't see why not. We go to new worlds and meet new friends all the time.

Ah, yes. With all that magic of yours. How could I forget?

[When they'd first started talking about this he hadn't even bothered to sound like he believed it--now he just sounds a little amused. God. What a weird fucking world.]

We've got a ship and everything. As soon as the others figure out how to bring me back, maybe all three of us can come see you.

[leo will never get to escape.]

[Bring him back...?

He tilts his head slightly, though he does remember a little.]

Riku mentioned you'd been separated for some time.

[hmmm.]

Yeah. It's been about a year since the last time I've seen them. I guess that's why it was so important that we were together as much as possible while we were here.

[Ah. He nods.]

...Not to say that it's been pleasant here by any stretch of the imagination, but I suppose things could've been worse, in that regard.

[Permadeath is still very much a thing in some places okay. Imagine if Riku had just stayed hella dead and they'd had to deal with that.]

[yeah if riku stayed permadead the khs would have actually rioted.]

It definitely hasn't been pleasant. I wish there were things we could've avoided all together, but...I haven't minded meeting a lot of the people here. Like you and Nagi, Iris, Hythlodaeus...others, too. Even if we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, we have that.

Mm.

[He looks troubled, though.]

I'm still not sure we made the right choice, but there's nothing to be done for it now.

If for some reason it's not, then we'll fix it. We're not letting anything happen to you guys or leaving anyone behind.

[He doesn't think Sora will have much control over that one way or the other, but saying that won't do any good, so.]

I know you won't.

[listen. don't tempt him.]

Good. [...] I'm not going to say don't worry. I'm kinda worried myself, but I know we'll figure something out. So all we can do right now is spend time with people tonight and wait.

[not that he likes waiting, but...it's fine.]

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