7th dawn → video

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[Riku's face, when he appears on the network today, is a little exasperated, and a little apologetic. Behind him, something tiny and black moves, and he picks his hair up and away from it, pulling it over his shoulder for lack of anything else to do with it. A sharp-eyed observer will note that the black thing is a wing. It's small, but it's clearly a pointy, leathery bat wing. Presumably, there's a matching one.]

So... I guess I was ported out.

[His very first port-out after a year and a half. What a strange experience. Riku pauses. He's pretty sure he... owes some people an apology.]

Uh -- sorry. From what I can tell it hasn't been very long, though...? A day or so tops, I think. I saw Kagami made a post, so I thought I should clear things up.

[He's surprised you all panicked, honestly...]

I guess I should thank you all for worrying, though.

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Ah, well. I can't really blame them.

[Riku leans back slowly, putting his weight on the wings evenly enough not to hurt them. He's still not sure how strong they are.]

That's all right.

[23wishes]

I wonder... Can you fly now?

[She's seen less functional wings in her world, anyway.]

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Uh -- I doubt it. They're pretty small. I think -- if I had Haen make them bigger, maybe, I could. They know how, they're just... too small.

[23wishes]

Maybe. Then you could take me flying.

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... How?

[He's got an image in his head of him carrying her by the armpits. Awkward.]

[23wishes]

... Um... I don't know. I haven't thought that far yet. Can you even pick me up?

[He looks strong, but...]

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Yeah, no problem.

[He doesn't even have to actually try to know this. If he can lift Yamada, then he can certainly lift Aerith.]

[23wishes]

[Did he just compare a girl to a pig??????? Wow.]

Then you could just hold onto me! It's too bad they're so little.

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[Isn't he flattering?]

Yeah, they can't even lift me, let alone a passenger.

[23wishes]

What a waste. At least they're awfully cute.

[Sorry, she's gonna flap them one last time.]

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You think they're cute, too?

[Her and Kururu... He flaps them himself, looking a little confused.]

Why, because they're small?

[23wishes]

Absolutely! They're adorable. If they were bigger, they'd be cool. Or maybe pretty. It's hard to imagine.

[Miniature things are just cute, Riku, it's the way of the world.]

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Yeah, I don't know...

[He just thinks they look kinda goofy, honestly.]