Day 180

[coolerthansora]

Who: Roxas and anyone!
Open: Open
When: Day 180
Where: All over the Bastion
What: Axel is still missing :<
Format: I'll match
Warnings: ...sadness?

Roxas has not been around the Bastion much the past few days. In fact, he's been spending a rather unhealthy amount of time out on the Skyway.

But today he's designated as a rest day, sort of. He's still out and about within the Bastion's walls, and if he's seen you go out on the Skyway before or if he decides you look like a person who might sometimes go, he may approach you with a particular request.

Alternatively, you might catch him spending some time with the chocobos. They're way too big to hide in anyone's hair, but from the anxious way they're nuzzling at his shoulder, they probably want to.

"It's okay, guys. We'll find him."

Comments

[dragonform]

Eavesdropping is a terrible habit, one that Ryu doesn't try to entertain. Still, Roxas is someone he hasn't seen in quite some time, and furthermore someone who made a pretty good impression upon first meeting him. "Is someone missing?" He asks with a bit of concern.

He figures there'll be time for pleasantries later, but given how few of them are still left, finding whoever this is would prove far more important in his mind.

[coolerthansora]

Roxas looks up at him from patting one of the chocobos on the head.

"Axel," he answers. He's past making any effort to hide his worry. "I don't- know if you met him, but he's got bright red hair, he stands out."

[dragonform]

Ryu nods, bright red hair should be good enough to track someone down, especially someone he won't recognize.

"Don't worry. If I find him, I'll be sure he knows you're looking for him." He answers with a smile, hopefully giving Roxas a little reassurance that Axel may still be okay. "How long has he been gone?"

[coolerthansora]

"About a week." He frowns even as another of the birds nuzzles at his hand. "He should know we're all worried about him by now."

[dragonform]

"If he's been gone that long, I'm sure there must be a good reason for it." At least that's how Ryu figures it, not knowing Axel in the slightest.

"Where have you looked so far?"

[coolerthansora]

"...I hope so." He's thought of all sorts of scenarios over the past week. Could Axel have found someone else from their world? Maybe he didn't want to take them through a portal with him and they were really far out.

But, couldn't he have at least come back for a minute to let them know?

"Um, I've checked what's left of Twilight Town a few times, and along the wall and the plains..."

[dragonform]

"Can he fly?" He asks, figuring it a reasonable question. It's possible Axel could have covered that much more ground if he has the capability of doing so.

"At least that narrows things down a little."

[coolerthansora]

Roxas blinks, before realizing it is a reasonable question. They just haven't flown except in Neverland. "No, but he can- teleport. So checking places... it's easy for him to show up somewhere I've already looked, if he's been there before."

[dragonform]

"Well, good thing I can cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time!" He answers with a smile. At least this time his power can be used without a destructive end.

"Don't worry, Roxas. If he's anywhere out there, one of us is bound to find him."

[coolerthansora]

He smiles back a little, because he appreciates Ryu trying to be optimistic about this. He just wishes it were a little more contagious.

"Yeah. One of us'll have to find him."