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[He knows it's time. He can barely breathe, and his body's covered in dark marks beneath his shirt. And he's done nothing more than resign himself to his fate now. Riqis, Namine, Xion, Ven... It's his turn.

Roxas has put himself in his room to wait it out, sitting on his bed in the corner. He's kept watch over the network for a long time and knows that Ven and Xion are back... But what about the rest?]

Are... Are Riqis and Namine back yet? And- And what about the others? Who... [A wet cough.] Who else is sick? Are we missing anyone?

[The feed runs a little longer until it abruptly turns off before he starts coughing again. He uncurls his knees from his chest and holds tight to his communicator, waiting for responses. He has to know.]

[The post rolls for several moments with barely a sound coming from the room. Finally, there's a quiet, muffled groan, and the shift of bed springs can be heard. There's an even longer stretch of silence before Roxas' voice, sleepy, can be heard.]

...Riqis, why are you in my bed?

It's my bed, Roxas. ...And how long have you been awake? [Another shift of springs, and then a cry from both of them.] Roxas!

I'm fine. Just...woke up. Where-

The Sanctuary. You've been out for almost a week.

[There's another silence, and then a sigh.] Oh.

[The silence stretches on again, and then, suddenly, Riqis' voice is heard.] Hey, do my teeth look like they're going to fall out to you?

...What? [And then the post times out.]

[There's silence for several moments, before a soft sigh and then a forced, quiet laugh.]

You guys can keep those candies. I'll settle for ice cream. It's not the same, but it's close enough.

But isn't it a little early for Valentine's Day? Wasn't it on the fourteenth last year?

[There's an intake of breath, like he's going to say something else, but then the post cuts off.]

( Organization XIII filter; INCLUDING Axel )

( Locked to the New Gods )

Yes, I'm back. No, I didn't die. I didn't leave the city. It doesn't matter now, but if anyone could tell me what all happened these past few days...other than those dark monsters...I'd be grateful.

Prince, Konan... Maybe you two can fill me in? Ada, can I talk to you too? You didn't think I'd forget to say hi, did you?

Oh. And I didn't forget. Happy Birthday, Naminé.

( [Private to Terra | Unhackable] )

( [Private | Unhackable] )

What happened last week... I'm sorry. I don't remember, but I know who he is. What he is. And it's... [A sigh.] This sounds so stupid.

I'm sorry. I really am. If there's anything I can do, I'll do it. But, can anyone...actually tell me what he did? Where was he all week? Did he hurt anyone?

( [Private to Self] )

I guess I still need help renovating Chez Nobody. It looks like it used to be five stories. If we could rebuild it, we'd have another secure home for people in case of an attack. I haven't seen any rats around, thankfully, and the drawings are gone. Still can't help but think something's still coming our way.

...You know, maybe we should think about that Council idea, again. It might help the city to have a more open way of helping everyone here, and everyone will be heard at some point. Couldn't hurt, could it?

Sora, are you out there? You've been quiet.

( Henry and Eileen )

( Axel )

( Lucifer )

( Private to Self )

I found Rakuen. She doesn't look like she's eaten in days. She slept in my place last night and I'm feeding her. She's a mess too. Who does that to an animal?

( Private to Queensguard | Task Force | Turks | Saix )

Zant's dead. The Twilight's finally lifted too...after all that work. At least it's finally done. I found Alfred too, but still no sign of Claire. He was telling the truth, so just leave him alone.

Riku, Sora, let's talk. I'll be back at the Lux soon.

Sheik, Prince...let's go running sometime soon. I need to get away from it all and I'd like company, if that's okay.

( Private to Self | Unhackable )

So...I think we need to throw Eileen a birthday party. We can have it at the Lux all day tomorrow. How's that for everyone? B, Axel, if you guys could help me cook some things, that'd be great.

Elena, Claire, Sarah, can you help with decorations? Zelda, Riqis, Aaron, you too. Can we all work on this? Tom, can you keep Eileen busy while we plan?

I mean...come on. I think we all need some cheering up at this point and Eileen's a big part of World's End. Let's try to do something nice for her.

I guess everyone new got a welcome from Terra, so I won't bore you with the technicalities. If anyone's interested, there's a few things going on in World's End that they can help out with.

The first is a renovation project. There's a lot of abandoned homes in World's End, a few of them in shambles, but if we fix them up we can make them livable again. There's Chez Nobody that I'm trying to fix up myself and a few other small buildings in need of repair. If you want to help, talk to me, Yuusuke, or Claire Redfield.

I'm...also looking for some sort of cook for the Lux. We're trying to make it into a working home of sorts. There's plenty of bedrooms and space, but we're working on that too. What we need is someone to cook and hopefully teach some of us to make meals as well. I don't trust Axel in the kitchen and I can't make anything outside of the basics.

...Sheik, whenever you'd like to spar, I'm free. Riqis, same to you. I need to talk to you about something important.

Konan, how are you doing? You've been quiet.

I guess we were all too optimistic, to think we'd be able to bring back all we wanted. Oh well.

I've got enough supplies to last a long time. Bandages, antiseptic, cold medicine, pain killers, electrical tape. I have more clothes and only one set of sheets made it across. I also got to keep the small duffel bag too, and the FM radio/mp3 player came too. Too bad the radio won't work.

I already checked their rooms. Sora and Riku are gone, yeah. Chris too, it looks like. Anyone else?

( Private to Self | Unhackable )

Edit: Axel, would you mind if I see something on your communicator for a moment? It won't take long. Promise.

Thanks for the meal, Avari. It really helped. I should come over more often.

Hey, Riqis, you did really well the other night. I forgot to tell you. You both are fast but I didn't get a chance to watch it all, though. I've never seen you fight before, Sheik. You'll need to show me some of that next time we go running.

Konan says Envy's gone too. That's three people at least I've counted this time around. I just don't feel like picking up and moving on is right. Makes it sound like they're dead.

I guess we don't have to keep chasing him off, huh Prince?

...Hey, Terra. You okay?

( Private to Ada | Unhackable )

( Private to Self | Unhackable )

[When the post comes on, there's a few moments of silence and then somewhat erratic breathing.]

About...About how I acted... I'm sorry. I don't - I don't know why I was like that. I'm really sorry. [He pauses and sighs.] I'm...not sure how else to say it.

Riqis, Axel. Alex. I really am sorry.

I'll...I'll be over to pick up Rakuen soon, Konan. I'll bring him back before tonight, promise.

[There's a prolonged pause as he searches for the words to say, if there's anything else.] ...I'm sorry about this morning, Terra. And this whole week. I'm sorry.

( Private to Self | Unhackable )

( Private to Avari | Unhackable )

( Private to Riku, Sora, Riqis | Unhackable )

Let's see what happens now.

[A pause; he's no longer addressing the communicator.]

...You ready?