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[[Louis : Mothership : Cafeteria]]

[[Cue: I Vlasel ]]

The arcanist was quiet, only nodding in reply to Kyla who offered to help with his clothing later despite his appreciation. He seemed lost in his own thoughts despite all the ruckus around him. They seemed so quick to relax, after everything that happened, they were already back to their usual, rambunctious, easy going selves... for the most part anyway.

Kyle was yelling something about Italian food and winning, had it really been that long since they'd won anything? The thought lingered with him for a bit, as he recalled everything that had happened since he'd joined them. The replicas attacked Beast's castle and the group managed to push them away... barely. They defeated Oogie Boogie, only to lose Rae soon after. They rescued 3 people from the hands of the EITC, two from the nose and one on the run.

Louis glanced around the room for Sayrike at the thought and spotted her over by some Hawaiian natives. His thoughts broken once more by... someone he'd yet to become acquainted with and Kyle's toast, "To victory," Louis met their enthusiasm with a bit of his own and a close-eyed smile, "...and delicious smelling food!"

As Louis' arm fell slowly back to the counter surface a thought crossed his mind once more, Huh... it's strange, after all we've been through in the past day alone... Louis looked around the room, at the others as they talked, goofed off, laughed, smiled... one could almost see the lights in their hearts shining through their faces... in their smiles, the way their voices carried through the air, and especially in their eyes. In their eyes, even if they weren't smiling, he could feel the light in them, bloomed to their fullest, even in Dawn's as her drowsiness tugged at her eyelids, after reuniting with their friends... it seems like... for a fleeting moment, that all the wounds, all the scars, all the tears... have been taken away...

"Amazing..." a single word escaped his mouth in a whisper, absolutely amazing.

[Anthony ~.~ Mothership ~.~ Sleeping Quarters]

Anthony, amidst his thinking, found it difficult to keep his eyelids open. His heavy lids would open and close as he resisted the urge to sleep, but it was no use. In seconds, the young man had fallen asleep, though it didn't last very long.

Just moments after he had fallen asleep, something fell on top of him, jolting him out his slumber. "Oh my gosh, what's going!" the knight shouted, panicked. Whatever it was, part of it was digging into his stomach and made it difficult for him to breathe. He looked at what it was, only to find out it was actually a she. Dawn had fallen on top of him.

Anthony poked at Dawn's head and, not wanting to be rude and simply toss her off, said while struggling for breath, "Dawn... do you, uh... mind getting off of me? You're sorta, kinda crushing me..."

[ Kyle ; Riku ; Sora : Hawaii : Mess Hall --> Bridge ]

As the rest of the group began to finish with their food, Kyle began to delve into thought alongside Joe, contemplating on what was next to come. They had to return to Shipwreck Cove and Atlantica to prepare for the following morning... but some of them were simply exhausted. There was no way they could prepare anything tonight. Nothing adequate, anyway.

But we need to at least get moving. There... really isn't any time for relaxation. Not for us.

"So, um, what now?" he asked aloud.

"Now, I suppose we should go speak with the Grand Councilwoman and catch up on everything that's been going on in the aftermath," Riku responded, standing up. Sora stood up simultaneously, figuring he might as well tag along out of boredom.

Kyle's ears perked up. Right, the Councilwoman, the reinforcements, the rangers... "Mind if I tag along?"

"I don't think it'll be an issue," he said with a small shrug before beginning to walk out, Sora close behind (the younger of the two looked a bit groggy).

Kyle began to stand, patting Joe on the shoulder with a small grin while looking to him and Matthew. "I'll be back in a bit, unless you two want to tag along."

---doodoodoodoo time skip a few minutes everyone should be done with the mess hall now anyway---

[Anthony ~.~ Mothership ~.~ Sleeping Quarters]

Immediately after Dawn had moved her body off of his, Anthony gasped for air. "Oh goodness," he whispered as he exhaled, rubbing his stomach where what felt like Dawn's elbow had dug into. He turned his head in Dawn's direction, his chest quickly began to fill with that awkwardness of having a girl sleeping beside him on the same bed, though, he had to admit, it was nice being used as a pillow. The knight gently lifted Dawn's head and slipped away, but when he tried to climb out of the bed, another problem presented itself. His hand was stuck beneath Dawn.

The young man sighed, bowing and shaking his head. With his foot, he gently pressed against Dawn's hip, pushing her every so slightly to slowly roll her off his arm as he tugged at his arm with his free hand. Becoming impatient, Anthony pushed harder, but wasn't being very careful. He pushed so hard that Dawn rolled off the other end of the bed!

"Oh my gosh, Dawn!" he cried out, climbing back onto the bed and crawling to the other side to see if his companion was alright. "I'm so sorry! Are you alright? Does anything hurt! I said I was sorry, right?"

((Holy crap, time, where did you go?! D: Didn't mean to disappear there! But hey, on the bright side, my apartment's clean! 8D))

{Bobbi .:. Hawaii .:. Mothership .:. Mess Hall >> Bridge}

"Sure," Bobbi said in response to other-Kyle asking to sit nearby. "Just don't mind Dawn, she sno--" The Archer was interrupted by Dawn's head landing on her shoulder and the older woman murmuring something about Bobbi being her pillow. She had been scooting over off of the booth seat when Dawn had told her to move, but with the head-shoulder-pillow thing, she shrugged with her free shoulder instead and stayed where she was. After a few moments, though, Dawn pushed her out and tottered off. Bobbi was surprised Dawn didn't run into any walls on her way out.

"She's so weird," Bobbi said with a light chuckle, turning to finish off her food.

When Kyle-with-Ultima, Riku, and Sora stood up to leave, and Kyle announced where they were going, Bobbi shoveled the last of her food into her face, drained her cup, took her dishes to a sink, and followed them to the Bridge. She'd gone there in the first place, before seeking out a place to cry and then getting food. She wasn't really surprised by the conversation taking place when they walked in, and it sounded like everyone had the important points of the conversation covered, so she just hung back by the door for a little. As she leaned against the wall, she felt her head start to droop, and pushed away to stand hip-shot with her harms crossed instead.

~:Perhaps you should sleep, child,:~ Shiva suggested.

I need the information more, Bobbi responded, not even remotely upset with her Esper. It was amazing how much Shiva sounded like the responsible part of Bobbi's brain that was always telling her to do and not to do stuff back home. God only knows what's going to happen next.

[Anthony ~.~ Mothership ~.~ Sleeping Quarters]

Oh good... she's half-conscious. A sigh of relief escaped the young man's mouth, relieved to know Dawn wasn't all that hurt. Suddenly, the knight jumped back, his heart feeling as if it leaped up and got lodged in his throat, as he was scared half to death when Demyx spoke. Anthony hadn't noticed the Nobody enter the room, and he immediately began to panic. He knew exactly what this looked like, especially after what Dawn had said. His mind quickly raced for words to clear their names.

"It's not what it looks like," Anthony quickly said as he sat back, waving his hands frantically in front of him. "I'm not responsible for the wet stuff in her pants, honest!" Immediately, the young man shut his eyes and slapped his forehead. "I mean, that's not what I meant to say--however true it is." Taking a deep breath and exhaling it slowly, the knight calmed himself down before giving it a second shot. "She was just on top of me, that's all."

Once again, the boy bowed his head in shame. "I suck at this..."

[Anthony ~.~ Mothership ~.~ Sleeping Quarters]

Anthony pout his lips and crossed his arms, much like a child would, when Demyx ruffled his hair. "That's what I was trying to do, too," he mumbled quietly to himself after Demyx had stopped speaking.

"Lemmie explain from the beginning," the knight said, clearing his throat. Oh boy... another one of the young man's winded explanations. Here we go...

"So after we defeated Ooze and Louis turned back to his normal self, we all walked over to the mothership, as you already know. However, instead of going to the kitchen to eat, like I should've, I decided to look for some place to lay down and be alone with my thoughts. So I stumble upon this place. I lay down, start thinkin' 'bout all that has happened thus far, and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep. The next thing I know, Dawn over here flops down on top of me, jolting me out of a peaceful sleep!" Anthony paused to shoot a glare at Dawn, before turning back to Demyx to continue his explanation.

"After that, I asked her to get off me, 'cause her elbow, or whatever, was digging into my stomach, and I was having a difficult time breathing. She rolls off and I could breathe again! Yay! Anyway, since it's not appropriate--emphasis on the 'not appropriate part' (just so you know I don't agree with laying in the same bed with another woman who isn't your significant other, especially when no one else is around)--I try to slip away, but only to find out my hand was stuck beneath her! So I gently try to shove her off, right? But I get impatient and use a little more strength; however, I wasn't careful and I pushed her off the bed!"

The young takes in a deep breath and exhales it before concluding his explanation. "The next thing I know, she's on the floor with a small headache, talking about her pants being wet, and you suddenly appearing in the room, making accusations of inappropriate behavior, while I'm sitting on this bed, completely flustered and embarrassed as I try to explain to you what happened!"

The knight fell back, spreading his arms and legs across the bed, completely winded. "And that's the whole story..."

{Demyx .:. Hawaii .:. Mothership .:. Sleeping Quarters}

He stared at Anthony all throughout the man's explanation of what had happened, and for a moment there, Demyx wasn't sure if Anthony was explaining things as a joke or what. Then the explanation itself actually started, and Demyx blinked as he realized the guy was serious.

"You didn't have to explain, man," Demyx pointed out, his face reflecting slight puzzlement. "I really don't ca--"

Dawn's pillow caught him square in the face, which made Demyx bite his cheek as he spoke, then the pillow slid to the floor.

"...ow. What was that for?"