[Open] I Just Need A Place To Rest My Head

[twilightskey]

Who: Keyblade House and YOU!
When: Throughout May!
Where: Keyblade House aka Fancy House #3 (Info here!)
What: Catch-all for Keyblade House and any friends who'd like to stop by and say hi!
Warnings: N/A



A catch-all mingle for any shenanigans at the Keyblade House

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mid may, open!

[synchroswim]

<sub>[On one particular warm day, Demyx decided enough was enough and that it was time to do something about the heat. Unfortunately the place he'd been staying wasn't nearly big enough for his "plan", but that wasn't going to stop him. He knew a place that was plenty big enough - surely they wouldn't mind, right?

That's why around noon, he can be caught standing near an eight foot stock tank that he'd rolled into the yard with a hose in one hand, the other on his hip as he hums to himself while it fills with water.



And if anyone missed him? He's still there later, only now he's inside of it with the end of a blue eel-like tail danging over the edge of it and a pair of scuffed up sunglasses he happened to find... somewhere. They may or not be "borrowed" from the local that he's been staying with, but shhhhh.]</sub>

[twilightskey]

[The heat had started becoming unbearable, and Roxas's new fur growth had made the weather even more unbearable. But when he goes outside in an attempt to sit in some shade, he notices a familiar face and a not-so-familiar pool.]

Demyx? What are you doing?

[synchroswim]

Anything I can to cool off, dude. It's way too hot.

_{[It's not Agrabah hot, but it's hot enough to cause mild discomfort.]}

And your place is soooooooo much bigger than the one I've been at. I can't even fit in the dude's bathtub!

[twilightskey]

Ah... yeah, I don't blame you. It's really hot.

[And he wasn't even in his coat! Although, he's still got the extra fur, so that's probably a problem.]

[He does perk up at the pool though.]

A pool... that's actually a great idea!

VIDEO: OPEN TO ALL

[darkcharge]

[ Because Vanitas sure had done this. To any one of the brats that have a Gummiphone or access?

They will get to see this video that Vanitas had recorded. A+ performance, Roxas. ]

VIDEO

[twilightskey]

[Roxas sees that message, and sees the video. And sees where it sent from.]

[His heart sinks, and his eyes widen. Then, Vanitas gets a message.]

Vanitas! What the hell?!

text

[darkcharge]

Yes Roxy? Wow you sound really upset!

[twilightskey]

[Vanitas may be on text, but Roxas is remaining on video. Too angry to type right now.]

Of course I'm upset! Why did you record me?! And why did you send it to everyone??

text

[callmeven]

[... as endearing and kinda funny as this may be it kinda explains why roxas seems so pissed off right now. he can hear the growling from his room.]

vanitas...

text

[darkcharge]

Ventus.

text;

[synchroswim]

hey
yo
two questions

one howd you get my phone thing
two do they have that but for merrows wink wink

[darkcharge]

1. I just went through Roxas' entire contact list.
2. How should I know?

Dog Training

[twilightskey]

[One of the aspects of Roxas's transformations that he's still getting used to is the idea of transforming into a different form. He's never done so before, and last month's full moon was more messy than an actual attempt.]

[Fortunately he knows someone in the house who also happens to be a Turnskin. Which is why he and Ventus are outside, Roxas rubbing the back of his neck.]

Thanks for helping me out with this. I don't really... get how this whole transforming thing works.

mid may morning, open

[oathkeeper]

[Sora is notoriously known for being someone who enjoys his sleep and his cat naps. So naturally he’s not very much of a morning person. He can be found sleeping well into the late hours of the morning unless someone prods him awake or baits him out of bed with the smell of cooking food. On mornings that he does make it out of bed early enough he’s usually groggy and mumbles things about his dreams.

On one particular morning Sora is a little more awake than usual but shuffles out of his room with a yawn. He seems to be a lot more in tune with the smell of magic lately so anything casted, even the simplest of spells, could catch his attention.]

[lightblooming]

[ Aqua doesn't fail to notice just how late Sora had slept in. A part of her wonders if he typically sleeps in that late, or if this is just a new habit due to his monster changes...

She looks up from the book she had been reading when he makes his way out of his room, sending him a meaningful look. ]

Good morning, Sleepyhead. Did you sleep well?

[oathkeeper]

[Sora blinks blearily about and then smiles at Aqua with a tiny yawn.]

G'morning, Aqua. [Or, that's left of it!] Yeah, I slept like a rock... Is there any breakfast?

Mid-to-Late May, Open

[princessascended]

There are advantages and disadvantages to setting yourself modest goals.

The advantages are obvious. You're more likely to meet them and get that little boost of enthusiasm and self-esteem from doing so. You probably won't be as likely to put yourself at unnecessary risk, and so on.

But the disadvantages are obvious too. You're not pushing yourself, so your improvement is likely to be slower unless you shorten the timeframe for the goals to compensate. The improvements are incremental, with little jumping up. And sometimes, it's just... boring.

Standing out in the backyard, swinging Oathkeeper around (and being very grateful to Sora for letting her use it) Kairi was feeling a bit of both. She had succeeded in enchanting the blade to be incredibly light and easy to wield in her hands, and quite dangerously sharp, with an edge it literally couldn't lose unless she removed the enchantment. Which she did when she put it down, for safety's sake.

But it wasn't anywhere near as impressive as mastering a new level of Fire back home or the like. Sighing as she swung the blade around idly, she thought of other things she might be able to do with it. Things that might take a little more effort. Unfortunately, that distracted her.

And the lightness of the sword made it far easier for it to slip out of her hands.

And, indeed, as she swung it up, she found the spell had worked a bit too well, and the Keyblade soared up into the sky. Horrified, Kairi jerked her head up to watch it climb higher, higher... then start to plummet.

Oh no no no- "Look out-" She cut off. The good news was, there was no one beneath the falling keyblade. The bad news was, that was because it was heading straight for the roof.

Kairi braced herself.

And winced as it landed on the roof, point first, burying itself in.

Oh, she was in for it now.

[synchroswim]

While he still felt a little awkward hanging around inside the house, he had no issue loitering in the front lawn where he dragged the makeshift pool a week or two earlier. Sometimes he even hung around for non-pool purposes, like sneaking into the back yard to take a nap under the shadiest tree he could find.

This was one of those 'secret' nap days.

He didn't expect to hear a near-frantic look out as he stepped around the corner of the house with something tucked under his arm, and of course what does he do? Demyx looks straight up, one hand lifting to shield his eyes from the sun to get a good look at whatever was up--

Only to see it sink into the roof with a slight wince of his own.

"I'm no flower expert, but that looks like a whole bouquet of oopsie daisies up there."

[princessascended]

Kairi stared up at the embedded sword with a look of pure, abject horror, trying momentarily to will it out of the roof.

It was so ironic that there was a time where she could have actually done that. Well, not with this Keyblade, but still.

"Aqua's gonna kill me..." She groaned, turning her eyes to Demyx. "Uh, yeah, that's one way to put it." Maybe even an entire garden's worth of them.

"I enchanted it to make it sharper and lighter, and... well, I guess I went overboard." So yeah, good news, it worked. Bad news, it worked.

[shadowsthedawn]

Riku crossed the front yard, heading for the front door with a short stack of books cradled in his arms. He had been out at the library again studying before deciding to return home for some more physical practice of what he's learned.

But the sound of Kairi's panicked voice prompted him to drop his books to the ground in his haste to race around the side of the house and into the backyard.

He stopped in his tracks at the sight of her, his eyes following the path of hers, just in time to witness the Keyblade bury itself into the roof. He stared for a long moment, his panic easing, and the pounding of his heart slowing.

And then he laughed. A few chuckles bursting out of his mouth before he could stop them.

"We should fix that before Aqua sees."

[princessascended]

What Kairi had been expecting, on some level, was an angry shout.

Laughter, not so much. She jumped, startled, and whirled to look at him. His amusement rippled through their bond, hot on the heels of the surprise she'd inflicted on him. She, in turn, was practically radiating embarrassment, worry, and dread, and a spark of irritation joined in from him laughing at her, though that quickly just turned into more embarrassment.

Red in the face, she nodded hastily. "Y-yeah, we should. Can you hold the ladder for me while I climb up and grab it?" A brief pause, and a burst of hope along the bond as she thought.

"And what do you know about patching roofs?"

[oathkeeper]

[Sora had been more than happy to lend oathkeeper to Kairi for anything she needed. Protection, testing magic, just because it was an awesome keyblade, you name it. And he's fairly certain that now that he's given her the weapon that it's going to end up belonging to her more than it does to him. And of course, he's perfectly okay with that.

He's just walking out of the house when he hears her shout and Sora leaps a step the side as if expecting to get a keyblade right to the face-- But when he lift his gaze he catches the tail end of oathkeeper getting thrown up on the roof.

... Oh.]

Geeze. Kairi? I think we gotta work on your aim a little more.

[princessascended]

[She jumped at the sound of a voice nearby, surprise and alarm shooting through the bond, replaced with relief when she turned to see it was him... and then followed quickly by a lot of embarrassment.]

I didn't mean to throw it! I cast a spell on it to make it lighter, like we were talking about, and... I think I kind of overdid it.

[A lot. Like, "now the keyblade can practically fly from being tossed lightly" a lot.]

I don't even wanna know what Aqua's gonna do...

[twilightskey]

The backyard was definitely a good place to practice one’s skills; it’s wide open, there’s plenty of space to move, and in general there’s low risk of breaking things. So practicing their techniques should be no problem, right?

That was Roxas’s belief, before he heard the whoosh of a weapon flying through the air and Kairi’s cry. He ducks on instinct, but fortunately he’s not in any danger. But, following Kairi’s gaze, he turns to see just where her weapon went.

“Uh oh...”

He stares for a moments then turns to her. “Wow...”

[princessascended]

Kairi just stared up at the roof in horror for a few moments before turning to Roxas, horrified.

"Aqua's gonna kill me..."

She looked back up at the embedded Keyblade for a moment before snapping out of it. "Ah! I gotta get it down!"