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[redcladidealist]

[He'd been thirsty when he'd woken up early in the morning. Still a little sleepy, the six year old got up to go look for Kratos. Things like cups and faucets were a little beyond his reach. Not without a chair to stand on, but it would be easier to ask his daddy's friend. Besides, a part of him just wanted to see the man again, a tangible presence connected to his father. Being around the man made him feel that much closer to seeing his daddy again.

Yawning, Lloyd put his hand on the door knob of his room-



-and freezes, eyes wide. That's not a six year old hand on the knob. He's not six. He's...

Seventeen.

Seventeen, but he'd been six again for a week. A week he remembers. Sheena and Rise, Dino, Colette, Saki and Zelos, Emil, Haseo, people he didn't even know...

Kratos.

Lloyd can feel the heat of embarrassment creeping up into his face. All the things he'd said and done... and with his friends. With Kratos.]

Aw man...

[A little while later, after he's snuck out of Kratos's house, trying not to wake the man up, the teenager turns his Dreamberry on. His face is still a shade of mortified red.]

Damn it, what does this place have against normal?

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[stoicsoldier.livejournal.com]

Likewise. And while you are normal, no less.

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[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

...I'm sorry for lying to you. [;;]

What? It...it is?

[...What is this?]

[foreversorryorz.livejournal.com]

Uh m-maybe?

[Slowly starting to lose some of that determination he had just earlier. The more he thought about it the more he didn't really know. Marta would usually talk him out of it?]

[viiinote.livejournal.com]

[Suuuure he believes you.]

The name's Axel. [Taps his temple] Got it memorized?

[redcladidealist]

Guess we won't know until we try. Don't worry, Emil. We'll figure something out.

See you later, then?

[foreversorryorz.livejournal.com]

... Yeah.

[S-Sigh, he can only hope things work out somehow]

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd laughs, rubbing the back of his neck.]

Definitely.

I'm going to see if I can find my friend Zelos. He's been here longer than me, so he might know something.

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[redcladidealist]

It's okay. Like you said, you were just trying to help.

[He smiles, glad to move on to another topic.]

Yeah. You should try it sometime!

[redcladidealist]

Um... [Wow. No one's ever asked him to memorize their name before. In fact, the only time anyone's ever talked about memorizing things is when Professor Sage wants him to study, or when his Dad was teaching him all the Dwarven Vows.

Wait, did that mean-?]

Is your name going to be on a test?

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[redcladidealist]

Yeah... That's a good thing to know. [Because not knowing if a friend could ever change back would not be fun at all.]

I'll have to see if I can find out anything else. Maybe there's a way to prevent it.

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[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

[She just laughs a little.]

Can you really see me jumping on my bed?

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[redcladidealist]

Sure! You could call in ninja training! Don't ninja's have to know how to jump?

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[faciens-fatalis.livejournal.com]

...Yes, indeed.

[And he has no idea how much Kratos will treasure some of those memories.]

I must admit, you are rather active as a child. Not unlike your grown self, though perhaps a bit more reckless, in some regards.

[stoicsoldier.livejournal.com]

Good luck to you, then.

[popstar]

[She looks a little disgusted talking about it.]

They just really gross me out.

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[homerunmagica.livejournal.com]

If you do find out anything, let me know. I'd like to receive as much information on the matter as possible to prevent it from occuring.

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[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd can feel the heat creeping up his neck again, despite the fact that he's the one who turned the subject back to this. He tries to laugh it off.]

Well, you know, for someone who's four thousand years old, you kept up with me pretty well. I guess you're pretty active yourself.

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[redcladidealist]

Sure, uh... Who do I ask for?

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[homerunmagica.livejournal.com]

Homura. Homura Akemi. ... It would be appreciated.

[redcladidealist]

Huh. I don't really get it, but I guess I understand. [After all, there's things he doesn't like, too.] Sorry about that, Rise.

[redcladidealist]

Thanks. You too.

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[redcladidealist]

Homura. Right. I'll call you if I find anything out.

[And since she already knew his name, he doesn't have to introduce himself.]

See you later, then!

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[homerunmagica.livejournal.com]

That's right. Until then.

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[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

Well yeah, of course. But that's a little...different.

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[redcladidealist]

No, it's not. What if you had to jump on a bed when you were chasing something in their room? Or if they ran into someone's room to try to get away from you? Or maybe there's a warehouse where there's lots and lots of beds. You'd definitely want to know how to jump on a bed then, I bet!