Fake 12 [Action]

[personafalsify]

[ In the lake south of the village, there is a commotion today. What sort of commotion? A small, dark creature is wading out into the shallows where it struggles and flails and splashes a lot. After a while it manages to make its way back to shore. There it waits for a little, shaking off the water and gathering energy back again, before repeating this whole process once more.

Repliku is trying to relearn swimming. It is not going well. ]

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Well, drowning oneself isn't that hard. You just flail til you sink and that's that. Swimming - poor swimming - looks the more viable option]

Thing... whatever you are - there's a certain finesse to swimming, and acting like you're shot full of shitty electricity isn't it.

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ ... his name is Riku thank you very much. 8| And he was trying. But moving like he did as a human is, for some strange reason that probably has just a teeny bit to do with him not being in a human body right now, not working anymore. ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[human!Sanji speaks worse Heartless than the feline did. And ends up swimming closer]

Can you even move your limbs the right way? [Hey, it's a good question!]

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ He's not going to dignify that with a confirmation, but he sinks a little lower towards the ground unconsciously. Way to hit the nail on the head :| ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[It comes with being observant. He's sorry, Repliku]

Maaah, don't look so down about it. Maybe floating on your back'll be easier. [not quite much movement involved]

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ ... it's an idea, but not one that he likes. He'd kinda like to be able to actually swim, but hey, not drowning is probably a good first step. After a couple moments, he starts slowly making his way back towards the water. ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Sanji's chill with watching the poor guy probably fail. And though he won't say it, he'll make sure Repliku doesn't actually drown]

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ Well, he's being pretty careful about not actually drowning. That doesn't mean he won't be hilariously ungraceful while attempting to swim.

Gdit he wants to figure this out 8( ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Sanji practically grew up part-fish for as often as he was in the water, so this is just... painful to stare at]

... You might need to consider another hobby.

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ It's not a hobby! This is important for him to re-learn! Stop crushing his dreams! 8(

... flailing himself back towards shore... ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[SORRY. HE ONLY KNOWS HOW TO SPEAK TRUTHS]

... Oi. [Something about this has been niggling at his mind, but it's only now that he realizes what.]

You're the same ... uh, guy who was hit by the experiment, right? [So why are you still a weird bug?]

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ He crawls out and somewhat shakes himself dry... and just kinda looks at the ground. Experiment, yes, but not the one you're thinking of... ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Either that's a no or the little guy's depressed. And since he hasn't spotted a surplus of Heartless around...]

We need to work on getting you some vocal chords.

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ Oh he had a set. He kinda lost them, though. Like that trinket you put down and never can manage to find again. Only entirely not like that at all. But yeah, he gives a nod. Speaking would be lovely he really misses that. ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

How about writing? Can you manage that?

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ He nods. Kind of. Really messy, but he tries. ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

It's something. [he'll take it. Speaking to himself, even with the physical feedback, is grating his nerves.]

You got a name then? Pretty sure you don't wanna be called a bug.

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ He pauses for a moment, and looks down to the dirt/sand at his feet. After a little bit, he starts drawing in the ground with one claw. It's messy, and really sloppy, but it's (mostly) legible.

'Riku' ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[He pulls himself out of the water and peers at the sand, as the heartless writes out each letter.

When he's finished, Sanji has to read it a few times before it makes sense, and it's not because of its legibility]

Wha-- Riku?

What the hell happened to you? Does Xion-chan know?

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ Rep startles, and it takes a few moments for him to realize. Right, it's been a while since he's been mistaken...

Without any other sort of reaction, he just adds the words above what he's already written so it now reads:

'the other
Riku' ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

... There are two of you. [There are two. Of them.

TWO RIKUS.

Excuse Sanji if he doesn't seem excited by the prospect of this.]

You anything like the one I already met?

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ Repliku pauses for a moment, staring off into space for a couple seconds before writing in the sand again.

'I don't try to be' ]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'll take it.

[That's all he'll say about that. Moving on, since they've discovered a more useful attempt at communication]

How are you stuck like that, then?

[personafalsify.livejournal.com]

[ He doesn't respond to that. He hates his own weakness, and telling anyone what happened is admitting that his own powers got the better of him. So he just gives his best imitation of a small "hmph" gesture. ]