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[ Matt :-: Hawaii :-: Clearing ]

Matt spun to face the on comer and very nearly attacked due to his paranoia. He paused and looked over the figure that greeted him. "...Kichifayc?" he asked, rather sure that it was impossible for his internet friend to be standing in front of him.

After all, after he had that... dream of the apocalypse by video game monsters, he woke up in what had to be Toronto. Sure that was still far from his home, but he must have been meant to warn a larger populace so that the government would take action! He went to the people and tried to get their attention and aid. But not a single soul had listened to his prophecy of how the end is nigh. Then the Heartless came anyways and caused havoc in the city.

There was just no way that he'd have been dropped in another country instead, and only just now meet a friendly face with the end near. That would just be impossible. But Matt was ready to believe anything after what he'd been through so far.

[ Kyle ; Sora ; Riku ; Seymour ; Cloud : Hawaii : Clearing ]

Sora grinned at Louis as he said he'd still try to help. Knowing the Ivalician, he'd be able to figure out a way.

As Jacob strolled up, Sora commanded his helmet to disappear, revealing his head so that he could freely look about and show who he was. When Noelle called over to them, he gave a wave over to her. "Yep, we'll be over in a sec! Come on, Louis, I got ya."

Nodding to Sayrike and taking Louis' hand, he lead him over to the group, assuming Jacob and Sayrike would follow shortly after. It was as they arrived that Jon and another newcomer seemed to embrace- another Earthling?

Great!

As the group began to gather, Seymour looked around, gazing at what few people had wounds. He hadn't done much that battle, but at the very least he could prepare them for the inevitable continuation. He cast a healing spell on the area that might as well have been Cure-All.

Riku gave a nod to Seymour as he cured those around them, and then gave a friendly wave over to Sora. Good, everyone else seemed to be in one piece. He knew he could count on Sora to keep them safe... within his power, of course.

James...

Nodding as Kyle (2? Beta? Other-Kyle? Earth Kyle) gave the run-down to the group, casting it over the Charms for those that weren't close enough to hear, as well as the image of the ships in case they missed it the first time.

"Actually, what he said was pretty accurate," he explained, looking around to those who were listening- noting the familiar look of contemplation on Kyle's (Kyle 1? Alpha? Prime? Light Kyle) face as his visor vanished. "And in case you didn't catch it, some guy named Ivan Ooze has some of our friends under his control-"

"-and the entire adult population of Angel Grove, I'm betting," Kyle continued, glancing toward Riku.

"Right. As of now, he's got Yuffie, Beatrix, and Axel, some magic girl named Terra..." he continued, his voice slowly trailing off, a note of uncertainty in his voice.

"And those are just the ones we know about," Kyle added, finishing Riku's unspoken thoughts with a nod. There was a pause as he thought things through. With another ally joining the fray (hopefully ally, anyway- Jon seemed to know him), first thing came first.

That phrase never really made sense to him. How redundant.

"Alright, well, let's get the quick introductions out of the way- how about a role-call of sorts?" he said, loud enough for those nearby to hear. "My name's Kyle- and yes, I know there's another, so if it comes down to it, figure something out, whatever."

He looked around at the new faces. "We don't have much time, so let's get this rolling."

[Noelle ~ Hawaii ~ Clearing]

Noelle joined the rest of the group, turning her head from one person to the next as they started talking. As others dismissed their helmets she also did the same, getting the idea from them. She hadn't moved around too much, but even so the helmet made her sweat, causing her hair to stick to her cheeks. She exhaled, pressing the air between her lips to make a spluttering sound. When Kyle called for everyone to introduce herself, the agromancer looked around. She recognized most people but she could never remember all those names.

"Noelle!" She said, sticking her hand up, "That's me!"

{Kyle : Hawaii : Clearing

As the explanations came and went, a role-call was started. Looking around at the different faces, he tried to match the names with the impressions that he got from the earth around him, but as soon as he stopped looking at them, they just became another feeling. If he would have closed his eyes, shut off his ability, then had everyone move around, he wouldn't be able to tell who was who with his power. That was something that needed working on. He'd like to be able to tell friend from foe.

"Hello, I'm the other Kyle. Like he said, feel free to call me by my last name of McKenna. I also answer to KP." He said as he looked around the assembled group, making note of Noelle. If that sphere-thingy came around again, he planned to get her to help him dig it up. He couldn't affect it alone, but maybe with two earth mages, they could do it.

Sayrike grinned from beneath the helmet when she heard Louis' answer. As Sora led him away, she called out, "Good! Torture--I mean training--begins after this!" Turning to Jacob, she said, "Hey, how's it going? Good to see ya again, ya kinda disappeared there for a bit. Wanna head over?" There weren't really any more Heartless around, and she couldn't stand being in that suit. Dismissing it with her mirrors while walking with the goggle-wearing young man, she continued, "You do all right in the darkness on the ship? I wonder what the hell that was..." A portion of the guilt returned, but she had felt better after talking with Louis and making sure he was all right. She sighed, thinking that waaay too many things happened today, and she deserved a break. "And now they want to find out what's going on," she muttered. Sayrike felt a little irked, like her suggestion got shot down as soon as she made it, right before she got judged by the others just because she wanted to take 10 seconds to look at the battlefield beforehand. And, suddenly, now they agreed to do it. What if it had been a trap? Running in without at least a basic idea of things could be dangerous. But, she felt that this group (or, at least, some of them) was always going to be driven to act impulsively and immediately.

She took a calming breath, trying instead to smell the intoxicating beach air. Being Hawaii, of course it was humid, but the last of the late afternoon tradewinds had temporarily cleared the air. For once, the tank top proved useful---less material to sweat under. A sigh escaped her lips on the exhale; she must be getting tired, because she was complaining way too much to herself. It was exhausting, being with people again, but still fun. Well, maybe not so much of the capture and numerous attacks.

She joined the rest of the group, noting with surprise how many other people there were. The masked girl stood next to Louis, with Jacob on her other side. She gave a little wave and a grin to Anthony, who she saw on the other side of the circle that was forming, and nodded to Noelle and Jenny. She felt a little weird doing it to the other people she had already met, because, well...they hadn't played ice breaker games together, and it'd feel a little odd. And now, there was a whole slew of new faces, which meant more bonding and friendships between them that she wasn't a part of. But, with any luck, she'd be able to make some of her own.

[Joe: Hawaii: Clearing]

The male sighed, having watched Kyle light up the area from atop the point of his bo. He had seen the the ships in the distance. It...wasn't going to be pretty, that's for sure.

As everyone started to gather, the male hopped off his bo, and pulled it from the ground, walking over to the group with his weapon still in hand. Lord only knows what was lingering in the shadows, lest they get ambushed by enemies.

Taking off his helmet without a noise, it seemed to vanish into thin air as he tossed it aside, his hair swaying in his own breeze, his eye patch appearing a second after the helmet was removed. He knew most of everyone there. Couple of new faces, though.

"Joe." That was all he said, as he looked back in the direction of where the ships were coming from.

[[Louis : Hawaii : Clearing]]

Louis waited throughout the duration of the introduction and explanation, nodding in the direction of those who introduced themselves. Louis' expression remained otherwise unwavering until Riku mentioned the archadians. Louis' neutral expression dropped slightly to a mostly unnoticeable frown, only those previously paying attention might pick up on the shift, "The reason it sounds familiar is that I'm archadian." Louis paused as he brushed his hair out from where it had irritatingly wedged itself beneath a fold of his blindfold, "I guess I should take this chance to introduce myself to those who don't know me, I'm Louis Luciano. As I just explained, I'm previously of the Archadian Empire, though I'm completely at a loss as to why the army would be here of all places."