[ Sure it aches, but right now - still fresh - it mostly feels like he slept on his side wrong. ]
If there’s one thing I learned while trying to comfort Sora...
[ And he had no memories of Riku doing so, although now he knows their true nature as best friends. Arden drops into a meditative cross-legged position next to Riku’s bed. ]
It’s that the Darkness prefers having only one target at a time. And even if I didn’t plan it, there’s a connection now, so just give me your hand again and let me try this.
[ He raises the scarred hand up by Riku’s bed while his eyes are closed and he tries to initiate meditating, for his own benefit or both of theirs, it’s Riku’s call, but now he’s mentally preparing to be a more active participant than he had been with Sora. ]
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[ Sure it aches, but right now - still fresh - it mostly feels like he slept on his side wrong. ]
If there’s one thing I learned while trying to comfort Sora...
[ And he had no memories of Riku doing so, although now he knows their true nature as best friends. Arden drops into a meditative cross-legged position next to Riku’s bed. ]
It’s that the Darkness prefers having only one target at a time. And even if I didn’t plan it, there’s a connection now, so just give me your hand again and let me try this.
[ He raises the scarred hand up by Riku’s bed while his eyes are closed and he tries to initiate meditating, for his own benefit or both of theirs, it’s Riku’s call, but now he’s mentally preparing to be a more active participant than he had been with Sora. ]