Roxas On The Ship

[heartismyown]

 Who: Roxas, The Spade Pirates
Where: On the ship
When: After arriving at the island, Roxas is trying to catch his bearings on the ship. (December 12)
What: Time for Roxas to make some new friends
Warnings: Questions. Lots of questions.
Style: Any
Status: Closed to crew

Roxas was confused.

This in itself was not that unusual, however it was different. Everything he worried about just days ago seemed to be less of a problem now that he's found himself in a new, somewhat hostile world. He met Riku and followed him to a ship, and today he was just hanging out, trying to get a feel for the place, and maybe unscramble the mess that was his memories.

In the morning, he can be found sitting on the railing overlooking the sea. Roxas looks content doing so, he had a fascination with the water.

In the afternoon, he can be found in the galley getting a snack, or perhaps down below deck, checking out his room and pacing between it and the steps so he can remember where it is.

In the evening, he can be found on deck on his back, staring at the stars.

Comments

[heartismyown]

A girl told me there's lots of people to be friends with, but I don't remember her name. Do you want to make friends with me too?

[Roxas leans back on his hands, looking up at the sky again.]

[by_heart]

I'm already your best friend, dummy. Or do you mean go with you when you make your friends, because that's a no. You need to do that yourself.

[If Roxas isn't going to pester him anymore, it's probably safe to roll back over and have a look at the sky himself, so that's what he does.]

[heartismyown]

The second one. Why? I don't know how to do it! I mean, I think you made friends with me.

[Roxas tries to remember. He doesn't remember befriending Xion.]

[by_heart]

Just talk to people and get to know them. Ask them your questions, see what they say. It's really not that hard.

[It especially won't be for Roxas, since he shares that quality with Sora that just makes you like him immediately. Lea thinks that he might have been like that himself once, back before he and Isa had gotten that crazy idea in their heads that had started this whole mess for them.]

[heartismyown]

I guess I can do that. I saw a girl today. She seemed nice. This other guy wasn't nice, he pushed me into the ocean. Did you know I can swim?

[by_heart]

[Lea can't help but laugh at that.]

What sort of question did you ask him to get him to toss you in?

[Because he assumes that's what caused it.]

[heartismyown]

Nothing! He said I should be careful not to fall off and I said I wouldn't, because of the clock tower and he pushed me off!

[by_heart]

Well, that was rude.

[He's going to have to figure out who did that.]

Throw him off the boat next time.

[heartismyown]

I guess.

[Roxas scratches his head thoughtfully.]

But then he might not be my friend.

[by_heart]

Can't be friends with everybody. Some people are just jerks.

[He realizes after saying it that he's probably opened himself up for a whole new line of questioning and kind of kicks himself for it.]

Worry about it in the morning. It's too late right now to think about stuff like that.

[heartismyown]

I guess. No one else in the Organization wanted to be my friend.

[He sighs a little and falls back flat again.]

I'm thinking about stars.

[by_heart]

[Lea reaches across the space between them and smacks Roxas' arm.]

Again, your best friend is right here.

[He falls quiet after that, though, and at last it's actually a companionable silence.]