revenance_rpg | 3. Just Another Crack in the Wall

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3. Just Another Crack in the Wall

Characters: Bolin & Open
Content: Bolin waits outside of the crack in the wall...what will happen?
Location (including world): Twilight Town, The crack in the wall
Time of Day: Early afternoon -- takes place when people are exploring the mansion
Warnings: None?

Bolin stood back against a wall and watched as another group of people went through the crack, clearly heading for that mansion just past the forest. Bolin once again found himself debating whether or not to follow and bit his lip as he also thought about what Roxas had told him of the mansion. He didn't like ghost stories and he didn't like what Roxas' true reason for avoiding the mansion were. It scared him to think that he or one of his friends could disappear just like THAT. But, he also didn't want to let his friends get hurt just because he was too afraid to go through the crack in the wall.

He sighed and turned away from the crack once again. Maybe he'd find Roxas and get some ice cream. Roxas had sounded like he could use a distraction and Bolin KNEW that he could. Mako Jr. and Ping seemed to sense this and drew closer to Bolin in an attempt to comfort him. Bolin smiled down at his dream eaters, "Thanks guys. I appreciate it. You probably want some ice cream too, huh?"

Ping bounced in excitement, nearly bucking Mako Jr. from his back, the Hebby Repp having to cling tightly to Ping's horn.

Who else would join Bolin?

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For the most part, Roxas had been avoiding the crack by the wall, focusing on other parts of town and just generally staying out of the vicinity. He wished the crack had never appeared. The mansion was bad news, and he wished people would listen to him when he said that. They didn't know about the guy in red, that that was his base and that he had something planned and that they were probably just pawns. He tried not to think about it.

He focused on fighting nightmares, on devoting his energy to that. It's easier, fighting nightmares, he knows how to do that. But his fighting takes him over by the wall, and he freezes. Bouncer rubs up against his leg, and Sparkles clings onto him. He wasn't supposed to be here.

Just as Bolin was about to leave he saw Roxas just down the road. It looked like he was fighting some Nightmares. That was just the thing to get his mind off of all of this and maybe even something fun to do if Roxas was up to it. It didn't look like Roxas was having TROUBLE fighting though...but why had he stopped.

"Roxas!" Bolin called out to him, kicking up a brick with his earth bending and flinging it into the head of one of the nightmare sheep. It bleated out in surprise even as it tumbled over and disappeared. "Hey, man, what are you doing out here?"

Roxas wakes up suddenly upon hearing his name, and realizing that he was still under attack. He raises his keyblade, slashing wildly at a flower nightmare, while his spirits spring into action.

"I guess, I just, wound up over here."

He should have been paying more attention.

Thankfully Roxas only spaced out at the end of the battle and with the defeat of the flower it seemed that the Nightmares in the immediate area were gone for the moment.

"Same. I was thinking about what you said and, well, I was hoping I could stop people from going. But I think everyone is too curious to listen." Bolin rubbed his neck, "Well, that, and Wash threatened to hurt me if I tried to block the crack in the wall."

"Yeah, well, that guy's a jerk," Roxas replied, rather bluntly. Their past conversations hadn't gone well and Roxas was rather quick to judge people.

"I'm gonna guess people have gone through then," he said after a moment's thought. That worried him, a lot. What if something was triggered?

Bolin couldn't help but smile a bit. At least Roxas seemed to think that the threat of violence had been a little much. Besides, usually people WANTED cracks in a wall fixed.

"Yeah, a few. But, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe being a group will help them." He could see Roxas was troubled by this and he didn't want him to be.

"Yeah, maybe," Roxas mumbled. He figured he'd know if the world started glitching and freezing again like it had been. It hadn't done that so far.

"It's still not a good place. They shouldn't stay there for very long."

"Well. Maybe we can go get ice cream or something and then come back and watch for them. If they don't come back after awhile we can go help or find someone to help." He wasn't sure HOW against going in Roxas was, but he didn't want to see people hurt either. Bolin could face his fears of a haunted house to help someone in need, especially if he had some ice cream to help build his courage.

Roxas didn't know about going through there. He didn't like that idea a whole lot, considering he was certain that if he stepped through the crack in the wall, it would trigger everything, and lead down the road to him disappearing again.

"I..I wouldn't mind getting ice cream." He wasn't one to turn it down, and it seemed like a preferable option. He stomach wasn't flip-flopping in fear anymore, so he definitely had the appetite for it.

At the mention of ice cream again Ping suddenly bounced up happily and rolled onto his back. Yes. Ice cream for the dream eaters too apparently. Bolin chuckled and scooped up Mako Jr., he could ride on his shoulder if Ping was going to continue to frolic around like that. "Ice cream definitely sounds like a good idea."

Bolin turned away from the crack in the wall and started leading the way to the nearest ice cream place. He'd traveled through here enough that he knew the way without getting lost any more.

As far as Roxas was concerned, it was always a good idea. He following Bolin, eager to get away from the crack in the wall. Maybe they could come back later and seal it, once everyone was out of the mansion.

Bouncer barked and made a beeline for Ping, hoping to start up a game of tag, while Sparkle took her spot on Roxas's shoulder, her ear hugging his head so that she wouldn't fall off.

Bolin would be happy to of course. Maybe once others came back they wouldn't even mind so much if the crack was gone.

Ping was of course eager to join in any kind of playtime. He yipped loudly and hurried after Bouncer once he was tagged. The playtime cause Bolin to chuckle. "These guys can really be funny sometimes. You forget they can help you in a fight when they start acting like this." But Ping was a good fighter, though perhaps not as strong as Kyoshi.

"Yeah," Roxas had to agree, watching them play. Bouncer bounding ahead before turning back to taunt Ping, and then take off again.

"It's hard to imagine some of them can even fight at all."

Bouncer was like that. He didn't seem to have a shard of aggression in him, waving it off and instead asking for a tummy rub or some other form of attention.

The Hebby Repp on Bolin's shoulders huffed a ball of fire in Roxas's general direction. It missed, but it was a principle of the thing. Hey! He could fight. Bolin jerked away from the heat, "Woah! Easy there Mako Jr. He didn't say YOU couldn't fight."

Luckily, the ice cream shop wasn't too far now and Bolin started fishing out his munny. "I'll buy okay."

Roxas took a step back, while Sparkle swung forward to chatter angrily at the Hebby Rep.

"I guess he's got a short temper?" That had been a close one.

"It's okay. I have munny."

Bolin winced. Fireballs weren't exactly something you should be throwing at friends. Mako Jr. snorted out some smoke and turned away. "Sorry about that. He can get like that sometimes, yeah."

"You sure?" Bolin didn't mind treating a friend.

"I'll try and stay out of his way," Roxas said, switching sides so he was away from the Hebby Repp. Sparkle, in the meantime, was keeping her eye on him.

"Yeah, it's fine. I mean, unless you want to. I'd owe you."

Great. Now Mako Jr had made a terrible impression. Bolin debated scolding the lizard but decided against it. He could do it later and in private.

Bolin shrugged. "Suit yourself." He then walked up to the ice cream stand and requested a Sea Salt Ice Cream bar, the local favorite. He stepped aside once he had it and waited for Roxas to order. He was polite enough to wait before ripping the wrapper off.

Roxas got the same. Despite everything that was connected to the bar of ice cream, it was still his favorite flavor, and he wasn't about to abandon it for another.

"Do you want to walk around? Or just sit?" Roxas asked, glancing at some of the tables, and swatting one of Sparkle's ears away from his ice cream.

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3. Just Another Crack in the Wall

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if you'd rather have a longer nightmare fest let me know and I'll change

I think we're good for now

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