[ log: bitty!roxas & sora; keyblades and ice cream ]

[keywholed]

[ another day, another of Twilight Town's perpetual sunsets. it's easing into autumn around the town now, but that isn't going to stop small kids being small kids, ie running around town with reckless abandon as much as their parents will let them. especially when the small children in question have Hayner-i'm-almost-five-now as a ringleader. and especially not when said ringleader has challenged his three friends to a race.

it's getting pretty late; the streets are almost empty of people now, market street and tram common winding down for closing time, and they should all probably think about heading home soon. but there's always time for one more race. especially when there's ice cream and pocket money at stake ("last one there buys the ice cream next time!").

so the four of them are busy racing along the quiet streets creating probably much more noise than they should be, Roxas about level with Olette and trying to catch up with Hayner, who's already managed to get ahead. perfectly normal evening. absolutely no chance of anything out of the ordinary happening. right? ]

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[keywholed]

[ he's not.... sure what to make of that stumble... being only four and all. it was probably just a trip, right? or... is this like the way he thought Sora looked kinda sad back on the hill? he'll just nod after a beat. it seems like the right thing to do. ]

I hope you see them too. You can all go back together. [ oh, the innocence of children... ]

[ oh look. the clock tower's visible now if you look up. he stops to hesitantly tug on Sora's jacket with his free hand, before pointing up at it. ] We're going up there.

[keyderp]

Yeah. [He hopes. Well. Somewhere in his heart, he's absolutely sure they will. However complicated things will get, first, they're friends, and they're always connected. Somewhere. Somehow. He refuses to feel that bitterness and to listen to the voice of his own cynicism.]

Hm?

[And he looks up. And up. And up.]

Whooaaaaa! The view from up there must be amazing! [So he flashes Roxas a bright grin in his excitement, any other concerns momentarily forgotten.]

[keywholed]

[ the grin takes him by surprise for an instant, but he's soon grinning back, because his reaction is infectious and everything he'd hoped it'd be. ]

It is! C'mon, the stairs are inside.

[keyderp]

[Nobody has ever acused Sora of being very patient. He just starts running towards the entrance, with little regard for what's left of his icecream.]

[keywholed]

[ yikes he took off like a shot there! Roxas scrambles after him because Sora how are you going to find the stairs if you've never been here before?

also, your legs are much longer. he can't run as fast as you. :T ] H-hey, wait up!

[keyderp]

Oh! Ahah, sorry... [He stops and turns, seeing Roxas lagging behind. Oh. Uhm. Yeah he should've thought of that, huh. He'll wait now.]

[keywholed]

[ he catches up to him after a moment, only slightly out of breath. ] It's okay. It's just the stairs are all hidden.

[ doop de doop leading the way past the ticket office and around a corner, where the entrance to the stairs is tucked away inside a small alcove. ]

[keyderp]

Huh..? Why would they hide the stairs?

[You know, he thinks he'll stop it with the running ahead for a while. Probably.]

[keywholed]

[ shrug. ] I dunno... I never really thought about it before.

[ up up up up up the stairs we go, Sora. I hope you like fairly long climbs. ]

[keyderp]

[He'd like running better than walking, but otherwise it doesn't bother him that much.]

I dunno, it just seems a little weird. I mean, unless they don't want people up here, but it doesn't look like that...

[keywholed]

Beats me. Maybe there's a grown-up who knows.

[keyderp]

Maybe. Doesn't really matter though. [And he sure isn't going to walk right back down to ask, at least not before having been to the top.]

[keywholed]

Hehe, I guess not.

[ boy there sure are a lot of stairs in this tower. eventually though, there's a landing with a small doorway leading to the outside. from there, it's just around a corner to the place with the best views in the whole town. ]

[keyderp]

Whooooooooooaaa...

[And he says that, even from the place that doesn't have the best view. But seriously. Kind of at a loss for words here.

Leaning forward to look down, just a little, but then he decides to focus on the amazing view as a whole.]

[keywholed]

[ SUCCESS!! Roxas can't help a grin breaking out at his reaction. ]

It's great, right?

[keyderp]

It's amazing!

[Yup. Still looking out. Looking to Roxas once, flashing a wide grin, then laughs, for no other reason but just the view and the height and the beautiful sunset.

Oh, and the icecream. Did he forget about that?

Yep, he did.]