☉ step one: choose your flavour of roxas one: early-mid Days aka "i am baby and understand nothing, but ice cream and friends are pretty rad ig??" two: mid-late Days aka "i still understand nothing, and i WILL die mad about it" three: digital Twilight Town aka "i'm?? definitely normal?? and i understand NOTHING, least of all why red sonic is following me" four: nebulous post-KH2-prologue timepoint aka "you are 99.9% likely to be using telepathy/lucid dreaming/diving around in people's heart stations to be picking this option" five: post-KH3 aka Here There Be Spoilers and also limitless possibilities six: WILDCARD aka if you're wanting some kind of AU, this is the option you wanna pick. canon divergence and crossover AUs are all fair game here! heck i'll even bring back DDD!roxas on request if you want
☉ step two: choose your scenario one: the obligatory ice cream prompt; look if you're friends with Roxas you are gonna be subjected to ice cream at least ONCE it is tradition and i do not make the rules two: in ur world, tryna be sneaky; for some reason the organisation has Business on your character's world and Roxas isn't as good at sneaking around as he thinks he is (alternatively depending on ur preferred roxas flavour: he's there for some other reason and isn't as good at pretending he's not from another world as he thinks he is) three: leeeeeeeeet's STRUGGLE; idk why you're in Twilight Town but congratulations you've shown up in time for the annual Struggle tournament!! now what? four: alriiiiiight, fight fight fight; what are we fighting?? heartless?? something else?? look either way he has 2 keyblades and he's not afraid to kick butt with them five: soft hanahaki; it's me of course there's gonna be a soft hanahaki prompt. grappling with the existential problems of being a Nobody, now with added magical realism flower petals that you apparently shouldn't even be capable of coughing up! (more about what soft hanahaki is here) six: interdimensional social media; whether you're following each other on kingdom hearts insta or there's something else going on here, congratulations, you're internet friends now seven: we live in a jamjar; obligatory insta-jamjar simulation prompt for all your "let's pretend we're in a jamjar game" needs eight: WILDCARD; hit me with whatever else your heart desires!!
☉ step three: comment and profit??? (format ur tags however u want! informal/formal/bracketspam/prose/comment spam/texting/social media/whatever tickles your fancy, i will match ur style accordingly!)
Disney Town is one my most favourite memories and I wanted to share that with all my new friends! Of course I've planned it all out.
[It had taken a while to get the passes to make sure they had no excuse not to join him. Even if some of them still needed help getting from world to world. And once he'd convinced the group from Twilight Town, then he could bring back their other friends to the festival.]
You'd better hold on tight. We really need to teach you how to make a Glider with your own Keyblades.
[Ven slapped on his armour and climbed aboard his glider, waiting for his twin to climb aboard afterwards.]
[ with all his new friends, huh? sometimes, Roxas can't believe how many friends he has now. it's more than he ever could have hoped for. ]
Well, if it's one of your favourites - then I can't wait to see it.
[ he smiles, but-- ah. seeing Ven's armour appear around him in a flash of light reminds him. ]
Oh, hang on, we gotta stop off back at the apartment first. My coat's still back there.
[ it's weird that he actually has to think about that sort of stuff now - protection from the Lanes Between. weirder to think that that's really what the coats were for this whole time. he clambers aboard Ven's glider. ]
You think they'd be okay with teaching me?
[ he's not saying that he doesn't want to learn, because man does he ever wanna learn. sometimes he actually misses the convenience of being able to open a dark corridor whenever he feels like it. ]
[Ven's all ready to go until Roxas says he has to stop at the apartment first. It really takes the wind out of his sails and he sighs. Then, once Roxas is holding on, he glides through the sky of Twilight Town and stops by the apartment he knows Roxas lives in now.]
'Course they'll teach you! You're a Keyblade wielder. You've even got two of them! Now hurry up and get your coat.
[While Roxas is gone, Ven reopens the portal to Disney Town so he's ready when Roxas gets back. So he's excited!]
I know that, but - [ but as steadfast and vocal as Roxas is about his right to exist, it still feels different sometimes in a way he's not sure anyone outside of Xion and Namine could ever really get? but he's not sure how to put that into words and oh it doesn't matter they're here at the apartment now. ] --Never mind. I'll be right back.
[ he rolls his eyes at Ven as he hops off the glider, dashing inside to grab the black coat that's balled up in a crumpled mess at the very back of his wardrobe. it only takes a couple minutes; soon he's heading back out the door again, haphazardly pulling the coat on over his normal outfit as he goes. ]
Fast enough for you? [ he hops back up behind Ven and fumbles with the zipper until it's more or less closed up right. ] Man, I can't believe I used to practically live in this thing.
[Ven said nothing in response, simply checked Roxas was holding on before heading for the portal and into the Lanes Between. Moments later, he emerged into Disney Town and landed them on the rooftop by the Raceway. Hopping down from the Glider, it returned to his hand as his Keyblade before disappearing altogether along with his armour leaving Roxas to look at the usual Ventus with his usual grin.]
[ Roxas tugs his hood up just as Ven zooms them through the portal - maximum protection and all - but almost as soon as they're through and off the glider, he's peeling the entire thing off again as fast as he can manage.
man, he really has to find someone who can convince Yen Sid to make him a darkness-repelling outfit that doesn't make him look like he's still working an evil 9-5. ]
Lead the way, I guess. [ he can't help looking around the new world with curiosity, though. ] Is that a racetrack down there?
[Ven jumps down from the roof and heads towards the race track, expecting Roxas to follow.]
Yeah. Chip and Dale run it. There's also the Fruitball Court that way and Ice Cream Beat's over that way. I wonder if they have they have any Double Crunch.
Oh and then there's the secret pinball game back up through the door on the roof. Pick your preference, little brother.
[ luckily for you, Ven, Roxas is no stranger to a] overexcited people and b] jumping off of high places. and so he follows along with only the slightest delay, taking in the sounds and sights around him and letting Ven's tour guide spiel wash over him. at least until - ]
[Ven just continued to grin, enjoying be back in Disney Town again and with someone new. He feel like he needed to explained how Roxas was his little brother. They were twins and he was the older one.]
Maybe we should wait on the race track until you can create a glider of your own. I'll give you a game of Fruitball though.
[ sorry, Ven, but you're not getting away with not explaining that one!! Roxas is literally like 2 years old and with only the barest grasp on what a family is and how it works!!! ]
Wha-- hey, don't just brush over it like that! What's with calling me little brother?
[Ven slowly slides his arm around the back of his head, almost embarrassed at having to explain. But he does. Still grinning because he loves have a brother.]
Well, aren't we brothers? We look the same and I'm older than you. So you're my little brother. We're all connected through Sora anyway.
[ there's a few moments of stunned silence on Roxas's part, during which you can see the gears inside his head spin, spin, spinning as he turns all of that over. yeah, they do look the same. it's impossible not to notice that. the defensive part of Roxas that will be forever tired of being a shadow wants to rear up stung at that, but--
for Ven to take that and say they're brothers, rather than that Roxas is a copy? that's...
Ven and Sora really are the same sort of person, huh. ]
[Ven waited as Roxas seemed to process what he'd said. He'd never thought it wouldn't be obvious to everyone else. Their looks were, after all. Either way, it didn't seem like Roxas was offended by it so it was all good, right?]
Huh. I've never not thought about it like that. I guess I thought it was obvious and didn't really need to explain it. We're all one big family really. Connected by Sora in our hearts forever.
Obvious for you, maybe. Make sure the rest of us get the memo.
[ he reaches over to prod Ven's arm playfully. one big family, though. that makes him feel warm inside. once upon a time he would have resented the idea of being connected to Sora, by Sora, but... things are different now. ]
I'll make sure to explain it more thoroughly to Xion then.
[He prods Roxas back before jumping backwards out of range, remembering when he and Terra played like this. It was good memory and he was glad to be making more.]
[ is the "hey" for the smoke comment or the gummiphone comment? it could be both! there's a laugh in his voice as he says it, though. ] At least I knew how to use it from the start.
[ unlike some people he could name. ]
Anyway, I think I heard you mention ice cream earlier?
[ Ven. Ventus. please. it's like you don't even know him. ]
[Ven decided not to refute that first statement and continue on laughing at the ice cream mention. Because of course Roxas would go straight for the ice cream.]
I wondered if you'd picked up on that. The ice cream's this way.
[And he led Roxas away from the Raceway to the Main Plaza where three little ducks were clearly the owners of the store.]
More than just Seasalt here. What you having...little brother?
We're checking this place out for everyone else, right? Which means, I gotta scope out the important stuff for Axel and Xion.
[ he's not even offended at Ven laughing. ice cream is their thing, okay. even if the group that takes part in their little clock tower ritual has gotten bigger, it'll always be their thing.
and so, he sets to studying the menu intently, with the air of a true connoisseur. ]
For the record, you can't beat a classic. But you're the one who's been here before. What's the best one?
[ he spares a glance for the three ducks as he talks, because - huh. didn't he see those three on Tram Common running a gummi block shop? ]
[Ven continues to chuckle, even shaking his head slightly. But he wouldn't want it any other way. Why else did he pick Roxas for the scouting mission? He suspects most people would have expected Axel since he'd known him as Lea, but a lot has happened since then as despite still being friends, he wanted to share this moment with Roxas. As brothers.]
Depends who you ask. I've always loved the Double Crunch. But they're all really tasty!
"A mixed ice cream so full of fruit, you might go a little bananas." [ he reads it off the menu thoughtfully. huh. he wouldn't have pegged Ven for a fruit lover. ] I dunno... when does it become more fruit than ice cream?
[ and then Chirithy shows up. Roxas turns as well, offering the Spirit a small smile. he still doesn't really know where Chirithy fits into everything (this is another thing Axel would call a "major plot twisting brainache", he guesses), but. well. spend enough time with Sora, who befriends anything that says "hi", and this becomes something you just wonder about privately in your own time. ]
Hey, Chirithy. [ abruptly, as he spots something else on the menu board: ] Hey, does that one look like Goofy to you?
[ Sora would lose. his. mind. if they brought him here. ]
[But Ven wasn't paying attention to Roxas for the moment. He was too busy getting a hug from his spirit and hearing what she had been up to while he'd had to basically force Roxas to join him. She'd been around the Raceway for the most part it seemed, but had taken note of the Fruitball and, of course, the ice cream. It took Ven a moment to realise he'd been asked a question by his twin.]
Huh? ...I mean, maybe a little?
[Having only met Goofy just before the final battle, and not known him long, he wouldn't want to poke fun at the guy. Sora spoke so highly of him too, and Donald, so he just shrugged politely.]
Have you picked your own choice yet? We can stay a while and try them all if you want?
No, look, it definitely looks like him. It's even got the ears right.
[ come on, Ven, it's not poking fun!! what could be cooler than having someone create an ice cream that looks like you?
... oh hey, that's a thought to set aside for another time. Roxas carefully tucks that one away in the back of his mind. ]
--can we? [ can two Keyblade wielders really fit that much ice cream into their stomachs between them??? Roxas looks dubious, but also... very, very much seriously considering this option. ] I dunno if I could even eat that much.
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Okay, okay! [ JEEZ... ] You really did get this whole thing planned out, didn't you.
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[It had taken a while to get the passes to make sure they had no excuse not to join him. Even if some of them still needed help getting from world to world. And once he'd convinced the group from Twilight Town, then he could bring back their other friends to the festival.]
You'd better hold on tight. We really need to teach you how to make a Glider with your own Keyblades.
[Ven slapped on his armour and climbed aboard his glider, waiting for his twin to climb aboard afterwards.]
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Well, if it's one of your favourites - then I can't wait to see it.
[ he smiles, but-- ah. seeing Ven's armour appear around him in a flash of light reminds him. ]
Oh, hang on, we gotta stop off back at the apartment first. My coat's still back there.
[ it's weird that he actually has to think about that sort of stuff now - protection from the Lanes Between. weirder to think that that's really what the coats were for this whole time. he clambers aboard Ven's glider. ]
You think they'd be okay with teaching me?
[ he's not saying that he doesn't want to learn, because man does he ever wanna learn. sometimes he actually misses the convenience of being able to open a dark corridor whenever he feels like it. ]
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'Course they'll teach you! You're a Keyblade wielder. You've even got two of them! Now hurry up and get your coat.
[While Roxas is gone, Ven reopens the portal to Disney Town so he's ready when Roxas gets back. So he's excited!]
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[ he rolls his eyes at Ven as he hops off the glider, dashing inside to grab the black coat that's balled up in a crumpled mess at the very back of his wardrobe. it only takes a couple minutes; soon he's heading back out the door again, haphazardly pulling the coat on over his normal outfit as he goes. ]
Fast enough for you? [ he hops back up behind Ven and fumbles with the zipper until it's more or less closed up right. ] Man, I can't believe I used to practically live in this thing.
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Welcome to Disney Town! Ready for the tour?
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man, he really has to find someone who can convince Yen Sid to make him a darkness-repelling outfit that doesn't make him look like he's still working an evil 9-5. ]
Lead the way, I guess. [ he can't help looking around the new world with curiosity, though. ] Is that a racetrack down there?
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Yeah. Chip and Dale run it. There's also the Fruitball Court that way and Ice Cream Beat's over that way. I wonder if they have they have any Double Crunch.
Oh and then there's the secret pinball game back up through the door on the roof. Pick your preference, little brother.
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"Little brother"?
[ is that really what Ven's going with? ]
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Maybe we should wait on the race track until you can create a glider of your own. I'll give you a game of Fruitball though.
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Wha-- hey, don't just brush over it like that! What's with calling me little brother?
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Well, aren't we brothers? We look the same and I'm older than you. So you're my little brother. We're all connected through Sora anyway.
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[ there's a few moments of stunned silence on Roxas's part, during which you can see the gears inside his head spin, spin, spinning as he turns all of that over. yeah, they do look the same. it's impossible not to notice that. the defensive part of Roxas that will be forever tired of being a shadow wants to rear up stung at that, but--
for Ven to take that and say they're brothers, rather than that Roxas is a copy? that's...
Ven and Sora really are the same sort of person, huh. ]
... I never thought of it like that before.
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Huh. I've never not thought about it like that. I guess I thought it was obvious and didn't really need to explain it. We're all one big family really. Connected by Sora in our hearts forever.
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Obvious for you, maybe. Make sure the rest of us get the memo.
[ he reaches over to prod Ven's arm playfully. one big family, though. that makes him feel warm inside. once upon a time he would have resented the idea of being connected to Sora, by Sora, but... things are different now. ]
... I think I like the sound of it, though.
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[He prods Roxas back before jumping backwards out of range, remembering when he and Terra played like this. It was good memory and he was glad to be making more.]
Good. Because I wasn't going to stop.
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Right. [ honestly, Ven... ] But just so you know, I'm not changing the name of the group chat.
[ "Heartsquad" is good and to the point! ]
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[Secretly, Ven agrees but now's not the time to tell Roxas that.]
Now the smoke's subsided from your ears...Fruitball?
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[ is the "hey" for the smoke comment or the gummiphone comment? it could be both! there's a laugh in his voice as he says it, though. ] At least I knew how to use it from the start.
[ unlike some people he could name. ]
Anyway, I think I heard you mention ice cream earlier?
[ Ven. Ventus. please. it's like you don't even know him. ]
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I wondered if you'd picked up on that. The ice cream's this way.
[And he led Roxas away from the Raceway to the Main Plaza where three little ducks were clearly the owners of the store.]
More than just Seasalt here. What you having...little brother?
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[ he's not even offended at Ven laughing. ice cream is their thing, okay. even if the group that takes part in their little clock tower ritual has gotten bigger, it'll always be their thing.
and so, he sets to studying the menu intently, with the air of a true connoisseur. ]
For the record, you can't beat a classic. But you're the one who's been here before. What's the best one?
[ he spares a glance for the three ducks as he talks, because - huh. didn't he see those three on Tram Common running a gummi block shop? ]
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Depends who you ask. I've always loved the Double Crunch. But they're all really tasty!
[A small voice from behind them speaks up.]
I'll take a Spark Lemon.
[Ven spins around, knowing that voice anywhere!]
Chirithy!
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[ and then Chirithy shows up. Roxas turns as well, offering the Spirit a small smile. he still doesn't really know where Chirithy fits into everything (this is another thing Axel would call a "major plot twisting brainache", he guesses), but. well. spend enough time with Sora, who befriends anything that says "hi", and this becomes something you just wonder about privately in your own time. ]
Hey, Chirithy. [ abruptly, as he spots something else on the menu board: ] Hey, does that one look like Goofy to you?
[ Sora would lose. his. mind. if they brought him here. ]
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Huh? ...I mean, maybe a little?
[Having only met Goofy just before the final battle, and not known him long, he wouldn't want to poke fun at the guy. Sora spoke so highly of him too, and Donald, so he just shrugged politely.]
Have you picked your own choice yet? We can stay a while and try them all if you want?
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[ come on, Ven, it's not poking fun!! what could be cooler than having someone create an ice cream that looks like you?
... oh hey, that's a thought to set aside for another time. Roxas carefully tucks that one away in the back of his mind. ]
--can we? [ can two Keyblade wielders really fit that much ice cream into their stomachs between them??? Roxas looks dubious, but also... very, very much seriously considering this option. ] I dunno if I could even eat that much.
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