eachdraidh | {03 Keys; video; all courts; backdated}

[When he uses the locket, it's easy enough to remember how to use it, once they are back. He wasn't sure if it might work with all the world hopping and travel earlier with the Gem, but now they seem to be back, it's worth a try. Sora's familiar spiky hair and blue eyes greet the audience, though he's lost more of that slight lingering chubbiness around his cheeks, his features more defined than they were before. As if some more time has passed for him. Which. He's getting to, after giving a wave.]

Hey everyone! I'm still not quite sure just what all happened there. Seems at least some of us decided to stay home rather than stick around here too. Or, Riku did. So he's taking care of things there while I stick around here. That and I know I remembered a lot more of what happened back home. I'm not sure if that happened to anyone else, but....I think that was possibly a good couple years I got caught up on there. Of course, I was asleep for one of them..... Who else is still around anyway? Terra? Xion? I guess I kind of lost track of a lot of people in all that. Everyone's okay, right?

[Or. He sure hopes so. It's hard to say, when some people might have wanted to stay home, or been reminded how much they might prefer the Drabwurld to home, rather than feeling more a sense of duty and curiosity like Sora. As much as he misses home himself after all this time away. He gives a shrug, rubbing at the back of his neck as he continues.]

But anyway, seems like a lot has changed around here. Gonna take a while to get used to.

[For all of them. Still. For now, it's something. A chance to adjust and possibly even change things for the better. "Your actions influence all.", that man had said.]

Still, together we can figure this out! I'm sure of it.

[So if he is a little nervous or worried, or even lost, he's not outright showing it. Not yet anyway. Instead he gives a resolute nod before ending the feed and taking stock of his surroundings once more.]

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It did. But I'm glad to see you're okay too, Cloud! It's still hard to say who's stuck around and where we all ended up just yet. But I'm sure we'll figure things out as we explore more and all. And you know -- these help too!

[And apparently work across courts now. Bonus convenience! Sora's upset, of course. But this isn't the first time they've been separated. And he's sure he'll see his friend again at some point. Always trying to be optimistic and all. So he's trying to keep going, to smile in relief at knowing the ex-SOLDIER is here and okay.]

[ they do, and he needs to get in touch with zack-- all a reminder by this post. ]

They do. Let's hope they stay open to cross-court communication, too. [ no doubt soon enough people will try to cut off the ties between the new courts. ] It makes things a lot easier.

Which one did you end up with?

Yeah. Last time, it only worked with the one court we were apart of. This is definitely much easier now! I'm with 'Citrine', apparently, with the ice and all. What about you?

[There seem to be more than just the two options they had previously, after all. Cloud could be in another one entirely that nobody has yet mentioned to him.]

Diamond. [ he only knows a little about his own court so far, with everything still kind of settling down. what citrine sides with and holds important is a mystery to him, and the own ideals of his court could very well not line up entirely with his own. ]

It's in Mirean, and the stronghold is An Tearmann. [ none of which probably says a lot to sora. but there is a ring there, so in case he ever stumbles into the territory, he won't need to worry. ]

Diamond. There seem to be a lot more courts or groups around now. Before, it was just two with the Seelie and Unseelie. Guess we're all a bit more scattered now. But at least we know each other is okay. And that these things still work, better than before!

[No, An Tearmann doesn't quite ring any bells just yet. But he does make a mental note of it. He really should check the map in a bit to try get his head around it all. And figure more about all these different courts popping up. Or, ones from the past before they merged into those two groups.]

Two made things a lot more simple. [ cloud would always appreciate simplicity whenever it was possible... having so many courts was only asking for trouble. ]

Maybe. But that was more an 'us versus them'. It's not like that now. Besides, I'm sure there's still some places where courts don't matter if we still wanted to see each other. Terra mentioned Leathann's still around. So I might go there and stay with him.

[But well. It is rather obvious that eventually these courts combine into the two they had previously known. So now it is just a matter of preventing all that from happening. Somehow.]

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