moonstrualcycle | no running in the halls!

[ What, bossing people into being better? Physical affection? Miss 'I Bring My Friends To Happy Endings By Force'? She does laugh a little this time, breathy and difficult to pin on one particular feeling. Relief, remembrance, irony... Is Isa going to be bothered if she pets her hair? She's doing it anyway. ]

Kinda. But not that time.

[it's the sort of physical affection Isa enjoys but would never ever ask for, so no, she won't be bothered.]

Yeah. And remember how afterwards we couldn't stop laughing, once we were back out and safe? It felt like we'd gotten away with something much bigger than just sneaking in somewhere.

[what she's working towards, in a frazzled, roundabout sort of way, is that 10+ years of being a Nobody has turned her into an adrenaline junkie and she kind of likes it.]

[ That's terrible. Let's find ways to get your adrenaline going that are less traumatic. Lea makes an 'ehhhh' kind of noise, like she's thinking about it more seriously than she actually is. ]

We did. We just didn't realize it. I don't know about you, but I definitely cracked under the pressure. I thought we were gonna get locked up for sure, or worse. Something closer to what you said, maybe.

[ Experimented on. ]

I think I did a good job of hiding how terrified I was that night.

[Isa snorts, and briefly tightens her grip on Lea's arm.]

Not any better than I did, I don't think. Anyway, I don't ever want what just happened in that room to happen to me again, but I did enjoy the adrenaline. It was nice.

[after so long of being numb to everything except rage, she'll take pretty much anything.]

[ Yeah well she tightens her grip on Isa's everything. Except her hair. That's not nice. But she is pulling her closer, and tightening the hug for real. ]

We'll talk about that can of worms later. I don't ever want to see you go through that again, are you kidding? Halloween Town is officially off limits. Fuck that place.

[well, now what do they do, since i brutally slaughtered that entire idea.]

So, Atlantica next, or should we just go home and you can show me around tomorrow during daylight hours?

[if she can joke she must be alright. there are certainly better places than the middle of a hall for them to cuddle, also, like back in Lea's bed.]

[ Bang, obviously ]

You think I've been to Atlantica since I got here?

[ The incredulous disgust in her voice makes her thoughts on that venture apparent. Maybe they should go to one of the newly opened up worlds, like Monstropolis— wait, home? She means Lea's home, right. Obviously. ]

Come on. Let's go back.

[who knows what she means, but it was probably just that she doesn't have a place of her own yet. it certainly wasn't that home is wherever Lea is, or anything really gay like that, don't be an idiot.]

You have to let go of me, then, unless you're going to try carrying me. I could use a good laugh, so you're welcome to try with your stick arms.

[ Just do what the islanders do and call it friendship. It's pretty obviously gay though. Lea stares at her, then her face lights up in a way that she's never been able to hide from Isa. Not with a Heart, at least. It's the 'I'm gonna do it' face. She lets go long enough to get up into a crouch, because she's totally going to do it. ]

Stand up at least.

[oh my god. well, at least getting dropped on her tailbone will get rid of the rest of the panic lingering in her system. Isa stands, slowly, compulsively running her hands down her jacket to make sure it's still jacket and not coat, and then she folds her arms and looks expectant.]

I can't wait to see how this works.

[ She hmm's and then lifts herself up, grabbing Isa's wrist so she can put her into a fireman's carry. ]

Just trust me. You can't be so heavy I can't do it, even with the muscle.

[ah, the way that's least dignified for the person being carried, and the coolest way the carrier can do it. she sighs and unfolds her arms, making a conscious effort to relax so it's easier for Lea. ( ;O )]

You'd be surprised. You don't even have the advantage of the intensive keyblade training yet.

[ Obviously. You think she's going to do this in a way that is at all difficult or undignified for her? No, we do this the best way, and everyone here knew Isa would humor her. ]

Hey, I've been working on it. Now up we go.

[ Hup. That's the sound she makes when she lifts Isa, and after that it's nothing because she's forgetting how to breath for a second. Oof. ]

[oof yourself, that's a bony shoulder in Isa's gut. she'll wait until they're almost home or Lea's had enough to turn into dead weight and make this more difficult. hopefully they won't encounter anyone either of them knows, that could get embarrassing. dryly:]

You've impressed me yet again, good job. Deep breaths.

Working... on it...

[ Oof. ]

You're just lucky you're too heavy for me to carry you under my arm. I was gonna do that first, but you're taller than Sora and —

[ She missteps a little, but doesn't drop Isa or fall. It's harder to carry her, but she's distracted momentarily. Huh? ]

No, just Sora.

[Lea would get a sympathetic pat, but all that's in range is her ass, which, no.]

Poor Sora, she still hasn't gotten much height. Kai and Riku are both taller than her now, not that that takes much.

[ She feels like she carried someone else like that, but she doesn't remember needing to carry Roxas. So weird. Huff. Almost home, maybe. ]

Nahhh, it doesn't. You should see Kai now, and Nami. See, there's a perk to this place. They can both be here.

[teehee Isa and i can't wait for Lea to get caught up on things. maybe Lea's remembering having to prop Roxas up in the stupid chair.]

That does sound pretty cool.

[you're imagining that smile in her voice.]

Come on, it is. Riku says he just was one day, and a while later he got his own Heart and everything. This place is messed up, but sometimes it does things that aren't so bad.

[ There's no reason for her to think anything would happen with Nami back home. He's not like Roxas, so even if they tried - how could they possibly reintroduce everything that went into his birth? Impossible, and even more so than Roxas. ]

Jeez, how much do you think Hearts weigh?

[that does sound like a pretty harebrained idea, the logistics of it can't even be fathomed. actually it is, it feels like there's a lot about replicas that's sort of handwaved.]

That's the nicest way you could've complained about how much heavier than you I am.

[ Yeah. But everyone will be too deliriously happy to care about actual facts. Speaking of handwaving, look, it's her apartment door in the distance. Lea stops for a minute, to readjust Isa in as annoying a way as possible. ]

I try. Guess I can't really accurately judge it. I don't remember picking you up any time in the recent past.

I remember picking you up, but that's a little different.

[are you saying Lea's doing the ass-grabbing now? because that's fine, and honestly to be expected. and too bad Isa can't see the door because of her positioning; she's trying to gauge how long until she has to start complaining because of all the blood in her head.]

Well yeah, it's easy for you— ow. Okay.

[ She hefts her up a little and continues walking, and when she talks again it's with a sly teasing. ]

Should I carry you over the threshold?

It was also to overhand throw you about fifty feet into the dirt. I think, it's a little hazy. And I wouldn't object, as long as you put me down soon, my head's starting to hurt.

[she pokes Lea in the stomach with one foot. you're being awfully flirty for someone who just got partially up to speed like two hours ago.]

[ She's not being flirty!! She's just ineffectively taunting Isa, which is what she's always done. Also, putting off dealing with anything problematic about this. The Lea Way. ]

Hey hey hey, no passing out on me, as much as dragging you across might be easier.

[ Okay, setting her down now, feet first because she's nice that way. ]

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