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Characters: Tails and whoever
Content: Learning the area
Location: Traverse Town, Fountain Plaza
Time of Day: Afternoonish?
Warnings: None

Enough time had been spent just getting to know his Hebby Repp, which he'd simply named Blaze, and now Tails felt a bit better about exploring the world he'd recently arrived in with the Spirit. Actually he'd need to thank Sora and Riku again for that information on Dream Eaters too.

The thought of being attacked by Nightmares had actually been kind of scary, but it was nothing like Chaos or the monsters that roamed at night while Dark Gaia had been awake, which was a good thing because he really didn't like monsters at all.

Deciding to give his tails a short break, the fox landed not far from the large fountain after setting Blaze down gently...not that the break was needed. He was glad that he had decided to come out. It was an amazing place after all and just wandering around made him a lot more comfortable here. Besides, he'd been hoping for a little bit of a change from the quiet of Central City.

But what to do next?

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Taking a break by the fountain had become part of Xion's routine. There weren't many Nightmares in the area, and it was usually quiet. While she'd tried the roof near the bell tower in the Second District, sometimes she didn't want to fight Nightmares just to get to a good place to have a quiet moment. Not to mention that hanging around on high places brought up too many memories of friends who weren't here.

So the fountain it was, and she was there again today with Axel and Barkley. They liked the chance to play, and today the game seemed to be Tag. Axel was taking a turn as 'it' when all of them noticed a small shadow overhead. The spirits paused in their game and they looked up to see the newcomer--Tails?--flying using...his tails. Surprised, Xion watched him touch down and carefully set down his own Hebby Repp.

Curious about his method of flying, she was trying to think of how to ask about it when Axel took charge of the situation. Eager to see another of his own kind, he hurried over to greet the other Hebby Rep. Xion followed, Barkley staying close behind her.

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That answered his question. Tails watched as Blaze ran up to Axel, just as eager to introduce himself. Always eager to befriend a new Spirit. Smiling fondly at the sight, Tails then turned his attention to the hooded figure approaching him.

"Hello," he greeted, seeing no reason to be suspicious of the stranger. He hadn't yet been given a reason to worry about anyone untrustworthy here so there was little point in not being at the very least polite to others right?

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The Spirits definitely seemed happy to meet each other. Axel wasted no time in squeaking the usual greetings, as well as encouraging Barkley to come over as well. The Meow Wow slowly moved out from behind Xion and over to the Hebby Repps. There wasn't going to be any fire, was there?

Still smiling at the Dream Eaters' antics, Xion turned to the new arrival. Fortunately he took care of breaking the ice. "Hello. Did you just get here?"

Hopefully he knew she meant 'here' to be 'Traverse Town,' not the fountain square.

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Of course there wouldn't...not a Nightmare in sight. Blaze squeaked happily in greeting at the Meow Wow.

So this was a girl, he'd somewhat thought as much. "Yeah, my name is Tails." He replied. He knew what she met, but both were true since he'd not been this way yet. "Have you been here long?"

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Barkley perked up at the reassurance, whuffing his own hello to Blaze. He knew Axel usually only used fire in a fight, but sometimes it was good to check.

"Nice to meet you." 'Tails' seemed like a fitting name for him. "Not long; just a few weeks."

It was about as long as most of them had been there.

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Blaze gave them a playful nudge, wanting to join in their game.

"A few weeks?" Tails did recall Aqua had said something similar, and found it curious. "Where were you from before?"

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Blaze could join them, but he'd have to take over as 'it.'

Xion paused before answering. Where did she wanted to say she came from? Castle Oblivion was where she'd been created, and she'd spent most of the time since in The World that Never Was. Neither of those had the sense of "home" that she'd gotten from Sora's memories, though, and the very names would raise questions. Eventually she settled on her favorite world. "I'm from Twilight Town. You?"

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Blaze was fine with this and began to chase the other two to try to tag them.

"I'm from around Green Hill Zone." Not originally, but that's the area he called home now, which was the important part. And he would have been pretty curious to hear about places actually called Castle Oblivion and the World That Never was. For now though, he was interested in her and Twilight Town. "What's it like there?"

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And the game was on! Barkley and Axel both took off in different directions, but Barkley's stumpy legs put him at a clear disadvantage; he just couldn't move as fast as the Hebby Reps.

"It's always sunset. The clocktower is nice, and there's good ice cream." The other two worlds weren't nearly as nice despite, like Twilight Town, being caught between the realms of Light and Darkness. "What's Green Hill Zone like?"

It was an interesting name for a world.

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Blaze was nice about it though, not immediately picking on Barkley because he was slow and giving him a fair chance by chasing Axel too.

"It sounds like a really nice place." Tails smiled, thinking of the best way to describe it, but there was really only one way. "It's green and there are more hills that level ground. I actally live in Central City just south of it."

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Barkley appreciated that. He needed the exercise, yes, but being "it" all the time was no fun. Axel seemed to be enjoying his run, zigging and zagging to try to confuse Blaze.

"My friends and I liked it." Tails's description of his home piqued her interest. The only world she seen with a lot of green was Wonderland. Hills, aside from the sand dunes in Agrabah, hadn't been very common either. "Your home sounds nice."

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Blaze went full speed after Axel, but sometimes he zagged when he should have zigged. But he managed to tap Axel's tail finally with a happy squeak.

"It really is when things are peaceful." Most of Tails' world was green, though there were many different types of terrain. A thoughtful look crossed his face and he tilted his head at Xion curiously. "Is Twilight Town like Traverse Town?"

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Now it was Axel's turn. Look out Blaze, he's going to try to tag you back! Grateful for the chance to bow out and rest for a moment, Barkley flopped down near Xion's feet.

"Not really? The buildings are a different style, and it's always sunset."

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"I mean is there more there than the town?" he asked, watching Blaze bolt. He was going to try to stay out of reach with just speed apparently. "It sounds a bit like all there is in the world here is Traverse Town. It's a little strange to me."

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"I think there's a beach, but mostly it's the town." Xion hadn't really had the chance to explore than a limited area of the worlds she'd seen. In that respect they all seemed small, though maybe they really were bigger and she just hadn't seem much of them.

That was a thought to muse on as she watched Axel catch up to Blaze and try to tag him.

Thought I tagged, sorry. ^^;

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Tails gave a slight nod. If that was the case, it really was a smaller world than he was used to. It would be interesting to see. "Maybe we should go see one day."

He watched as Blaze tried to swerve suddenly, a bit too suddenly, and tripped himself.

It's all good, I've had that happen before.

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Most of the worlds Xion had been to were very small, and easily explored. Maybe that was due to what she'd heard--that they were all once part of a whole. It was an interesting thought to consider. "It would be nice to see it again, but I don't think it's part of the Realm of sleep."

Axel took advantage of the chance to easily tag Blaze, then promptly tripped himself as he tried to turn a little too quickly.

It is always frustrating.

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Tails couldn't help laughing at their Spirits' antics, watching as Blaze playfully hopped on Axel. "That's too bad, but I guess it can't be helped."

Yep.

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Axel gave an indignant squawk and began to try to flip Blaze off. Really, if he wanted a wrestling match, all he had to do was say so.

Xion joined in Tails's laughter. "I guess it can't."

That was a little sobering, but they were trying to find a way home.

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The fountain seemed to be a popular spot for taking a rest. That it was shaped like a heart when see from the air or on a map hadn't escaped Sora's notice. What had escaped his notice that he was developing a habit of sitting at what would be the point at the bottom of the heart to take a rest.

Frankly, even if he did notice, he wouldn't care. One could see much of the plaza from that spot. As such, if anyone noticed him here, he was just chilling and watching his Spirits playing.

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Recognizing Sora from their first conversation, it went without saying that Tails approached him. Blaze apparently was of the same mind and dashed ahead to play with the other Dream Eaters.

"Sora! Hi," he greeted when he was close enough to be noticed.

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"Oh, hey." Sora was wondering when he was going to meet Tails in person. And now that he got a look at the fox, it seemed reasonable to assume that 'Tails' might be a nickname. He wouldn't pry if Tails didn't want to share his real name, though.

Jelly Bean and Bruce greeted Blaze happily. Dream Eaters sure were sociable. Come to think of it, the Nightmares never showed up alone either. That was part of what made them dangerous.

"Are you finding your way around okay?" When he said he'd be available to help, he meant it.

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It wasn't a big deal really, just a preference over being called Miles.

"Yeah, I've been finding my way around pretty easily," he replied, hopping on the edge of the fountain beside him and watching the trio. Briefly he wondered if Spirits ever fought other Spirits the way they did Nightmares.

"I haven't been to the Post Office yet though."

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"That's good. Don't be afraid to ask if you need something though." Sora was keeping an eye on his Spirits mostly because they tended to find trouble easy. As for fighting with each other, he'd never really seen a serious fight between them.

Sora made a face at the mention of the Post Office. Besides the risk of getting lost, he'd had a reminder recently that sometimes rather large numbers of Nightmares might gather there. Well, two reminders if one counted his hunt for the bits to make a bat. The more recent reminder, where an unnerving number of Kooma Pandas had appeared, was more what he was thinking of at the mention of the Post Office.

"If you do go in there, don't go alone. "

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"I won't. Thanks, Sora." Swinging his legs slowly, Tails leaned back on his hands. Sora really was nice, that much was pretty obvious.

"Is it dangerous there too?" he asked, recalling it was apparently easy to get lost. It wasn't a habit of his to go looking for trouble for no reason, but he did at times have it find him so he wanted as small a chance as possible for that to happen.

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"You're welcome." Sora couldn't really fathom being mean without being provoked (outside of pranks once in a while). Being nice for the sake of being nice made a lot more sense to him.

"Kind of. Nightmares hang around there too. On top of that, some stronger ones have appeared and they started out there." He could sympathize with trouble finding him when he wasn't looking for it or even when he was actively avoiding it.

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Tails really couldn't either, but some people apparently liked to be that way. He'd much rather help people than hurt them.

"That could definitely cause trouble for anyone who either can't defend themselves or whose Spirits aren't strong enough." He would be sure not to go alone, and would try to make sure no one else did if possible.

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"Yeah, it is a problem. So far, almost everyone here can fight and we're taking care to look out for those who can't." For a given value of being able to fight, anyway. Church, for instance, was apparently a very bad shot.

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"I can help there. The Nightmares I've seen so far aren't too hard, and I may be one of the faster people here."

It was a good thing he could fight some...because being only about waist high on most humans would have been a disadvantage otherwise. And unless anyone could move faster than sound, his second statement wasn't untrue.