WEEK SEVEN

[lockdownmods]

[Week seven is here. Surely the course is drawing to a close soon? There are more places to explore, and there can't be that much more going on but...

The wall is actually very ominous now, like something has been awakened. The field is almost impossible to be near, that's how oppressive the wall is around it. There are also physical signs of darkness dotting the wall.

Welcome, you're almost near the end.]

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[blackcatintheruemorgue]

... Is that real or.. some sort of replica?

[He doesn't know if all of those have to be made of metal or not... or if wood is a valid material as well.]

[buriedearth]

It's real.

[ Terra smiles lightly at that, though it's a bittersweet feeling-- ]

... Rebecca had been holding onto it in her room and when I found it last week, I ...

[ His smile just falters at that and he looks back down onto the Keyblade in his lap. A memory of sorts comes on by through his mind...his own words--

"In your hand, take this key. And so long as you have the makings, then through this simple act of taking, its wielder you shall one day be made."

Then he'll turn to face Poe, and motion at him to sit down. ]

Originally, I had given it to Ven. But, this was my very first Keyblade.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

[Poe carefully seats himself on the grass next to Terra.]

It.... doesn't look that useful for combat.

[Even he knows wooden weapons aren't the best for combat.]

Is... it a training weapon?

[buriedearth]

Yeah, it was something you can use for training. I made it all by myself.

[ Technically not a real Keyblade in all honesty, but to him it was one, so. ]

Took a real long while to carve something like this, you know?

[ He's pretty good with his hands, though, so he managed it, even when he was younger. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

It... does look like quite the carving project indeed.

[He's impressed.]

Ven... he must have been touched to receive this from you.

[buriedearth]

[ ...He'll smile. ]

Yeah, you should've seen his face. His face lit up like a holiday decoration.

[ ... ]

Hey, Poe, do you think our friends are doing alright? Back home.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I....

[Poe pauses at the question and looks troubled.]

I don't know. It... might be best to hold off worrying until we've regained all our memories though.

[He only has Ranpo back home... and he doesn't like what his more recent memories imply.]

[buriedearth]

Yeah...you're right.

[ He lies back in the grass, looking up at the sky. ]

I guess I just can't help but think about them, even a little. It's the same with you, right?

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

.... It's... just Ranpo and Karl for me... but I... think I get it.

[The guy he loves and his pet raccoon.]

[buriedearth]

...Who's Karl again?

[ They never did talk properly about that raccoon, did they? ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

My pet raccoon.

[They didn't.]

[buriedearth]

Wait, so...was that the same one you were with in the simulation room?

[ ...well, this is okay. He's spoken to talking chipmunks before... ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Yes. That was a simulation of Karl.

[He misses him.]

[buriedearth]

Can you tell me a little about him?

[ Color him curious. ]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I found him when he was just a baby six years ago. It was shortly after my first defeat to Ranpo. Taking care of him... it was a good motivator to get up in the mornings and continue living before I settled on revenge as my primary motivation.

[Poe smiles softly as he talks about Karl.]

He... is perhaps a bit spoiled, but he's overall a very sweet creature. He likes to ride on my shoulders most of the time... not having that familiar weight on them has been... strange.

[Adapting to Karl not being there... has been strange in general.]

[buriedearth]

Spoiled because of you, right?

[ Terra would've wondered seriously about having pets himself at this moment if things were as they were right now. Maybe after they got out of here and things settled down.

One thing at a time, unfortunately. ]

But, having a companion like that sounds nice, and if he helped you out in some way, even better.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Of course. He was my only companion for six years... it's only natural that he'd grow used to having my undivided attention.

[He hopes Karl is adapting to him being gone... and that someone has found him. Hopefully from the ADA... or even the remains of The Guild would work.]

He... helped a lot whenever I had to go out into social situations.

[Karl was essentially his anxiety animal. He doesn't meet anyone new without him.]

[buriedearth]

That's true.

[ ... ]

I don't think I ever had a pet, but if I did, it'd probably be something like a dog, or a cat. I asked my Master a few times, but he was strict about that sort of thing.

Having pets, I mean.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Pets are a lot of responsibility... but they also provide unconditional love and support in return.

[He smiles slightly.]

If... you think you have the time to devote to one... then they're worth it.