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[Roxas takes his time before answering. Coming to a place like this again and still without Shiro is strange. He'd love to show her all this, but she is from Japan. There's a place like this for her back home. He closes his eyes before chiding himself over those thoughts. She's not here. He doesn't want her here even if it's preferable to Koriko. She deserves to go back home more than anyone he knows.

He sighs softly and looks at Sora with a sad smile. It's not that he's not happy here. Things are just getting confusing when it comes to those kinds of feelings, and he misses her right now because of it. At least with Shiro it was easy to tell how she actually felt about him. At least with her he always knew what she wanted.]

Sure. You pick the next place?

[There's a hesitation in Roxas that he picks up and he watches him smile sadly. Puzzled, Sora turns to him. Roxas was in such a good mood a minute ago. He's not sure what changed.]

Something wrong?

[Of course it could be anything, so many things have happened in the last few days. If Roxas wants to talk, Sora is all ears.]

[Looking up again, Roxas shrugs.]

I was just thinking about the friends I'd wanna bring here. From Koriko. I know a lot of them would love it here. [It takes a lot to not start crying right now. So he takes a deep breath before forcing a smile for Sora as Roxas turns his attention back to him.] I'll be okay. I don't want any of them here.

[He motions for Sora to follow him.] The tropical fish are this way.

[The idea that Sora gets to pick the next place they go see is momentarily forgotten. The tropical fish too.

Instead Sora reaches out to take Roxas' hand to stop him from wandering off too far.]

It's okay to miss your friends, Roxas! I miss mine too. Missing someone means they're important to you and in your heart. That's a good thing, and they'll feel it from Koriko too.

[That's how he feels when he thinks about Kairi and Riku, Donald and Goofy. He misses them terribly and would give anything to see them. But knowing that he does miss them that much, makes him happy in a sense. They'll know it, wherever they are.]

[Roxas stops but doesn't turn to look at Sora.]

Sora... I don't know if it works like that with people that aren't from our world.

[He squeezes Sora's hand and finally turns towards him.] I miss them, and I'm fine with them not being able to feel it. I've lost a lot more people than you. I'm pretty used to it. Sometimes I still get really sad, but at the same time I'm happy they're not here. You ready to go see the fish now?

In a minute. [No, he's not ready to go see the fish yet, not until Roxas is in a happier mood again and not sad smiling at him. He doesn't like those smiles.

He moves close and leans up to hug Roxas tightly. He doesn't get how it wouldn't work the same for people in Koriko.] I might not have lost as many people as you but it still feels the same. I still miss people from the worlds I've been too, and I know they're thinking about me too. How's it any different? I'm just saying thinking about them is good and it should make you happy. Everything is in your heart.

Sora... [Roxas hugs him back with a soft sigh.] Sometimes I don't think you know how sappy you can sound.

[It's not an insult. It's sweet even if some of it was groan worthy to some people. If they weren't in a public place he'd be more affectionate right now.] Don't change, okay?

Me? Sappy? [Yeah he's heard that before! Like a billion times! Must be true.] Well, is it working?

[He leans back and reaches up to pat Roxas' cheeks to check.]

I'll do my best! And you keep smiling for real, okay?

[Swatting the hand away, Roxas laughs softly.]

Yeah, it's working... and I'll try. [He's suddenly very aware of the people around them, pulling away from Sora rather quickly. How does he keep getting himself roped into such moments with Sora?]

C-Come on. Let's keep going.

[Meanwhile in Sora's world he's completely oblivious to anyone who might be staring. He just takes that as his queue to move on to the next exhibit and that Roxas would be okay for now and that he wanted to move on. He grins and rubs the back of his neck.]

What's next on the program? [He shuffles with the brochure Roxas gave him, looking it over. There's so many things to see he doesn't know where to start. He wants to see absolutely everything.]

The fish you wanted to see are next.

[Roxas takes the lead and they head into a darker area. It makes the colorful fish stand out so much more with the lights in their tanks.]

See? A rainbow of colors.

[He nearly forgot about that.] Oh yea--- Ahhh!! Whooa!!

[This display is just as breath taking as the tunnel. The bright colors of the fish looking like something right out of a story book with how they glow and shine in the dark. Sora is immediately mesmerized by the rainbow array of colors and how the fish dart around happily.

Don't mind as he starts bounding around the display in excitement.]

[Being more subdued about it, Roxas is watching Sora more than the fish. Since it was darker in here, there's a fear, and maybe a certainty that Sora might trip or knock someone over. If he did, at least Roxas would be able to heal any damage that happens. Unless it's to the displays themselves.

The fish were rather nice to look at. Even though he was here just a few weeks ago it was different. The fish didn't look the same even though they were. Nature was really neat that way.]

[Luckily Sora slows and takes a little more time to enjoy it rather than bounding around after a few minutes. It might be because he's starting to feel the day catch up with him. From leaping out of bed to find Roxas then to all of following activities, he's starting to feel a little fatigued.

He joins Roxas a moment later, tucking his arms behind his head casually.]

What time is it? Is the dolphin show soon? [It'll be nice to sit for a bit to watch them, and he's trying his darnedest not to complain about getting tired because he doesn't want to leave early.]

[Checking his phone, Roxas nods.] In about twenty minutes. Do you want to head there already?

[There should be a passage out to that place coming up. Just need to watch for the signs. He hesitates, before taking one of Sora's arms and hooking it through his own.]

Lean on me if you have to.

[Because it's time to walk.]

[Roxas is just too keen when it comes to his condition, Sora can't hide a thing. He gives Roxas a grateful smile and nods.] Yeah let's try and get good seats!

[When Roxas takes the initiative to loop their arms together he feels his ears get warm with a blush just slightly.]

Thanks, just for a bit! Once I sit down for a little while I'll be better than ever.

[First clue was stopping the whole bouncing around to see everything thing. Besides, looping arms makes it easier for Roxas to catch Sora if the other passes out or falls.]

I know.

[Since there wasn't that many people, there was quite a few good seats left. He's going to wait for Sora to pick out where to sit.]

[Sora picks the front row where they can get splashed with the most water. These are obviously the best seats for maximum dolphin experience kekeke.

Once they sit down Sora stretches a bit. He'll be so glad once he's back at 100% all this half hobbling around is a pain.]

Best seats in the house.

[.... Now is a time where Roxas will regret giving Sora his hoodie. Nothing he can do about it now, though.]

We're gonna get soaked.

[Trying not to sound irritated with this, buuuuut whatever. He can deal with this for a while.]

[He grins at Roxas, nudging him.] Don't give me that face, getting soaked is half the point, isn't it? It's just a little water! It's part of the fun!

[It's usually not too bad unless the dolphins decide to pick on them but even then, water dries! It's May and super sunny, it shouldn't be that bad. Hopefully.]

How is getting soaked during a dolphin show part of the fun?

[Not getting it unless Roxas is missing something. What is a dolphin show even? It was starting in a few minutes so it's not like he can take his phone out and Google it.

This better be worth keeping Sora happy.]

[It’ll really keep Sora happy. They definitely have different views about this! Part of the fun and energy of a dolphin show is sometimes getting splashed by playful dolphins! Hopefully Roxas doesn’t find it too irritating in the end.

The show starts with an upbeat whimsical tune. A girl steps out of a display and does a little dramatic ballet twirl. Then the water moves as three dolphins dart out from somewhere and start whirling around the tank. They suddenly leap out of the water one at a time each dolphin doing a flip mid-air before flying back into the water.

The crowd erupts in cheers and clapping, Sora along with them. He shoots Roxas a smile to see if he thinks it’s cool so far.

The girl waves to the crowd and does a little bow then looks like she’s about to leap into the water herself.]

[Roxas was expecting something like a basic feeding. That's it.

The music is the first clue that it's not. Then there's a cute girl and now what is going on this is a show? He's a little too preoccupied with watching the dolphins to pay attention to the clapping. He'd read that dolphins were possibly as smart as people... they're doing tricks. AND THEY ARE SO FAST. Roxas can't get himself to take his eyes off of them.

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Edited 2016-10-15 02:33 (UTC)

[And then the girl dives head first into the tank. The dolphins swim a fast circle around the area she dove into and the music starts to pick up.

There’s no movement for a few moments aside from the dolphins circling and Sora wonders how long the girl can hold her breath for. But then suddenly the girl is thrown dramatically into the air by the tip of a dolphin’s nose. Both she and the dolphin flip mid-air and land back into the water.

The crowd cheers wildly at this trick as the three dolphin slow and peek their heads out to cackle at the crowd. The girl floats in the middle waving.]

[Roxas watches the girl dive in and isn't sure what to think. The longer she stays down the more anxious he feels. He knows they wouldn't let a girl drown during a show, but that fear that it'll happen is still there. He moves to grab one of Sora's hands, not letting go till the girl comes back up from out of the water.

As the crowd cheers, Roxas just claps, taking a few deep breaths.]

That was great.