[I keep thinking about this happening to all of them stuck in the truck, I'm sorry.
The compressions bounce him slightly. His chest is solid, but there's a weird give to it under Sora's hands. I am offering mercy when I say that it doesn't work.]
well...he's going to keep trying for a while because like. hello? this isn't fair? they literally just all got back together again. they were supposed to stay together. they were supposed to keep each other safe and find a way home.
he was able to save both of them once before. he has to be able to do something now, right? something. anything. why isn't there a way to save him?
eventually he does stop and sort of just stares at him.]
you know what will get leo and sei's attention? sora hearing kairi say that, looking at riku again, and just outright screaming before he just punches the side of the truck because sometimes you have a lot of feelings and you're locked in a fucking truck and can't save the people you're supposed to protect.]
[ she watches him lose it for a bit, looking hesitant and unsure before she settles back in next to riku. (riku's corpse.) she's pulling him partially on her lap, running her fingers through his hair. her jaw clenches as it goes ]
... We'll bring him back. [ she doesn't know how. she doesn't care? they'll find a way to drag him out of hell if they have to. ] We'll bring him back, and we'll make them pay. I'm not letting them mess with our fates like this. This isn't how it ends.
[he shouldn't have lost it, but this keeps happening. he keeps watching his friends slip right out of his fingers and there isn't a damn thing he can do about it. but kairi pulls riku closer and he rotates to the other side so that riku's in the middle, adjusting to keep kairi close, too, as he stares straight ahead.
it's hard to say what he's actually thinking, but it's probably not great.]
Of course it's not. This place was never the end for us. [so they'll fight back. he has no idea how, but they will.] I'm not letting either of you go that easily. When we find whoever's responsible...they'll have to answer to both of us.
[ it's probably not great! but it's fine, it's great company. kairi is spite and fire and denial, and she is still clutching onto riku like a lifeline. ]
We'll do it together. Get them, and then bring him back.
[...kairi is spite and fire and clutching riku like a lifeline, and sora's...
...sora's sora, so he's suddenly up and across the sleeper cabin to bodyslam into the door to try and open it again. maybe if he just outstubborns the door, they can get out and find who's responsible and fix this now.]
[ She stopped fighting Leo the moment Riku couldn't be roused. She's been hovering anxiously in the background, and the moment Sora admits it is the moment something breaks in her for a second.
All the deaths so far have been terrible, and they've all saddened and weighed down on her, but this one hurts more.
This one, she can't stop all the tears in time. Maybe it's because watching Sora and Kairi breaks her heart, too. ]
... Riku.
[ She stays back because Sora and Kairi deserve to have as much space and time as they need with their dear friend. She's quiet in a way she hasn't been this entire time. ]
[he has absolutely no idea what to say. he doesn't want to push people away, but at the same time this is a little too disturbing to just pretend it's okay.
but kairi's not speaking and he knows he has to be the responsible one at the moment, so there's a short shake of his head.]
It's okay, Nagi. We'll...[well. "be fine" is absolutely a stretch, so he just shuts up. he'll leave the decision to her.]
[ She thinks people being alone is worse, so even if Sora and Kairi have each other and while she won't crowd the three of them, she will keep nearby in her own way.
She'll be seated off to the side, seiza style, silent, contemplative, melancholy. Even while Sora goes to town on the truck doors with a keyblade. ]
[ yeah sorry no one is getting an answer from her except sora right now. sei might as well be furniture the way she's clutching at riku and only looking at him ]
[I don't have a good spot to put this comment but. At some point, probably when Sora is beating up the door, he'll move over to put a hand on her shoulder too. Not for too long, and he won't intrude on the three of them when Sora comes back, but. He wants her to know that he's here for her, too.]
[There's something incredibly disconcerting about watching a reliable person fall apart.
...Kairi's with Riku, and he should probably give Sora space--it's what he'd want, himself--but. After everything Sora did for him, he can't simply sit back and watch him break.
So, slowly, he approaches at an angle that Sora can see. When he's close enough, he reaches out to lay a hand on Sora's arm.
Nothing he could say can make this better, so for the time being, he stays silent.]
[he doesn't entirely expect it, so he jumps a little when he feels leo's hand on his arm. he doesn't know what to say either, and he's not exactly breathing himself because he's working on pulling himself together. when he does get a grip on himself though, he sort of sighs without looking up.]
This wasn't supposed to happen. [he says, because he knows how leo's responded to death before.]
[Yeah, that wasn't the best first impression, was it? But it's a far cry from how he is now, as if he's stepping into the role of the calm one, the grounding presence. It isn't that he isn't affected by this, because how could he not be? But--well. He knows what this is like.
Sora doesn't have to keep it together. It would be cruel to ask him to, in Leo's opinion. He and Sei can handle their pain--for Leo's part, it's the least he can do for them, even if it can't ever be enough.]
I know. [Quietly, calmly.] ...We will fix this.
[You can do this, in a way--but he isn't going to put that kind of pressure on Sora and Kairi's shoulders alone.]
[if he wasn't so scattered and gutted he might have enough of a braincell to think that this is the nicest leo's been to him since they got here. but instead, he only hears the words and he thinks them over.
there's no other option. they're going to fix this, and this is going to become everyone else's problem. there's no way they'll leave riku behind.]
We have to. [it's quiet, but firm. fixing it is all they can do now.]
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There is no heartbeat. :(]
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and since kairi suggested it, he will actually try to begin cpr. fuck this, and fuck this truck stop actually!]
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The compressions bounce him slightly. His chest is solid, but there's a weird give to it under Sora's hands. I am offering mercy when I say that it doesn't work.]
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okay.
well...he's going to keep trying for a while because like. hello? this isn't fair? they literally just all got back together again. they were supposed to stay together. they were supposed to keep each other safe and find a way home.
he was able to save both of them once before. he has to be able to do something now, right? something. anything. why isn't there a way to save him?
eventually he does stop and sort of just stares at him.]
...I can't. ["bring him back."] He's gone.
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[ she doesn't mean why can't sora, and she's reaching over to touch riku's face with a trembling hand ]
I don't understand. He was fine. He was right here, he was fine, how can he be... How is he...
[ she's blinking back tears ]
He's not even injured.
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[it's all he says for a moment. and that's fine.
you know what will get leo and sei's attention? sora hearing kairi say that, looking at riku again, and just outright screaming before he just punches the side of the truck because sometimes you have a lot of feelings and you're locked in a fucking truck and can't save the people you're supposed to protect.]
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[ she watches him lose it for a bit, looking hesitant and unsure before she settles back in next to riku. (riku's corpse.) she's pulling him partially on her lap, running her fingers through his hair. her jaw clenches as it goes ]
... We'll bring him back. [ she doesn't know how. she doesn't care? they'll find a way to drag him out of hell if they have to. ] We'll bring him back, and we'll make them pay. I'm not letting them mess with our fates like this. This isn't how it ends.
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it's hard to say what he's actually thinking, but it's probably not great.]
Of course it's not. This place was never the end for us. [so they'll fight back. he has no idea how, but they will.] I'm not letting either of you go that easily. When we find whoever's responsible...they'll have to answer to both of us.
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We'll do it together. Get them, and then bring him back.
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...sora's sora, so he's suddenly up and across the sleeper cabin to bodyslam into the door to try and open it again. maybe if he just outstubborns the door, they can get out and find who's responsible and fix this now.]
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[ she should stop him. but instead she clutches riku tighter and-- ]
Use my keyblade.
[ it probably won't work! but hey! what if it does! what if it does. ]
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All the deaths so far have been terrible, and they've all saddened and weighed down on her, but this one hurts more.
This one, she can't stop all the tears in time. Maybe it's because watching Sora and Kairi breaks her heart, too. ]
... Riku.
[ She stays back because Sora and Kairi deserve to have as much space and time as they need with their dear friend. She's quiet in a way she hasn't been this entire time. ]
... Sora. Kairi.
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it sort of feels like a lifetime ago, but he does look up when sei calls their names.]
...I thought he just fell asleep. But he won't wake up. [in simple terms. and it sort of looks like riku's sleeping, huh?]
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... ]
We'll find a way to wake him up again.
[ ... ]
I can... go as far away as I can, if you need it to be just you three.
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but kairi's not speaking and he knows he has to be the responsible one at the moment, so there's a short shake of his head.]
It's okay, Nagi. We'll...[well. "be fine" is absolutely a stretch, so he just shuts up. he'll leave the decision to her.]
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[ She thinks people being alone is worse, so even if Sora and Kairi have each other and while she won't crowd the three of them, she will keep nearby in her own way.
She'll be seated off to the side, seiza style, silent, contemplative, melancholy. Even while Sora goes to town on the truck doors with a keyblade. ]
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she is more than willing to give space. ]
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...Kairi's with Riku, and he should probably give Sora space--it's what he'd want, himself--but. After everything Sora did for him, he can't simply sit back and watch him break.
So, slowly, he approaches at an angle that Sora can see. When he's close enough, he reaches out to lay a hand on Sora's arm.
Nothing he could say can make this better, so for the time being, he stays silent.]
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This wasn't supposed to happen. [he says, because he knows how leo's responded to death before.]
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Sora doesn't have to keep it together. It would be cruel to ask him to, in Leo's opinion. He and Sei can handle their pain--for Leo's part, it's the least he can do for them, even if it can't ever be enough.]
I know. [Quietly, calmly.] ...We will fix this.
[You can do this, in a way--but he isn't going to put that kind of pressure on Sora and Kairi's shoulders alone.]
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there's no other option. they're going to fix this, and this is going to become everyone else's problem. there's no way they'll leave riku behind.]
We have to. [it's quiet, but firm. fixing it is all they can do now.]
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