with all my heart.

There were some things Riku liked about the fact that he had grown up a LITTLE since when they were children -- racing Sora was a [ [ l o t ] ] easier when he TOWERED over him like an oak tree . Besides , it was always more fun to win , though Riku would only admit that in the sanctuary of his mind to avoid hurting Sora's feelings .

Sometimes , he cared .

" -- How is it not fair ? "

Riku asked as he continued to BOLT past Sora .

" -- Run faster . "

In his eyes , he didn't see himself as a CHEATER because he was just using what he was given to his advantage . Sora , on the other hand , was [ [ a l w a y s ] ] a cheater . Taking off quickly before actually counting down to three , using SPELLS to be places faster . Really , if Riku didn't know any better , he would say Sora only knew how to cheat . And oh ? There he goes again .

Sora's use of the keyblade is almost [ [ p r e d i c t a b l e ] ] by now . Sure enough , with the blink of an eye , he was right there at the gummiship .

" -- Looks like you did . Maybe you're not such a lazy bum after all . "

The silverette laughed as he placed his right hand on his hip .

" . . .But , that means I'm driving . "

❝ nope! not anymore! ❞ he rubs across the tip of his nose with the knuckle of his pointer finger, smug and satisfied by his victory. truth was -- he kinda still was a lazy bum. he just had a bunch more ways to get away with it. work smarter, not harder after all. he was so satisfied with his win, actually, that he didn't catch on to what riku said at first.

At least now Luxu did not have to hold his tongue anymore.

Hinata-kun, this moment, right now, is also volleyball. Think about how to win. Your body will surely grow, but in a sport where you compete across a tall net, in the volleyball world- where 190cm is considered small, you will surely always be little. You need to understand that you will get fewer chances than others. And you need to grasp those chances while making sure that you don't let any of them slip away from you. You... you of all people should always be in peak condition, so that you can always be on the front line when you do get a chance.

𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐘𝐎 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐊𝐘𝐔𝐔!!

" heh. yup! you know, i always wanted to go on an adventure! " the datascape was nice and all, and sora didn't mind living in it or acknowledging that he was just bits and bytes, but the idea of being able to tag along for a real adventure was exciting! especially with riku! the human one! sora was willing to bet the data he'd collect on his phone would be crazy cool.

" and data sora is fine! it is what i am, after all! " he gives a bob of his head, unfazed by the title because he's being sincere: it is what he is, and he's okay with it! proud, even! it reminds him of the fact that he was able to help his friends in a way that mattered, that otherwise wouldn't have been possible. " i guess ... try and keep your phone charged? i get kinda drowsy when the battery gets too low. "

"Okkaaay   ....   that's   kinda   scary!   Are   we   sure   he   wasn't   turned   into   a   bunny   by   mistake??"

And   then   when   the   keyblade   wielder   pulled   out   his   ...   strange   device?   The   blonde   canted   her   head   in   fascination!   "wait...   what's   that   thing?"   curiosity   piqued,   she   crawled   over   to   her   friend,   practically   hovering   over   his   shoulder.

" it's a gummiphone! it takes photos! liiiike ... " he opened up the camera app and turned the lens around, flashing a big bright grin as he snapped a selfie of both him and rapunzel. " that! see? " he held the phone out so the photo on the screen was easily seen. " pretty cool, huh? "

𝑰'𝑳𝑳 𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑨𝑳 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑬 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑴 !

independent, private 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 / 𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐮 from atlus' 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝟓. follows canon, post P5R / P5S.  written by sammy. 25+. est. she/her.

❝ huh? ❞ they've met riku but not him...? sora's at a loss as he stares at them, but their abrupt topic change isn't lost even on someone like him. he's not really sure what's going on here, but ... ❝ uh! i last saw him ... about an hour ago? i've been looking for him ever since... ❞ sora frowns as his focus is successfully diverted back to his missing dream eater. ❝ his name's meow wow! he's kinda hard to miss, he's blue and white with yellow spots and --- ah! hold on, i've actually got photos! ❞ it'd be way easier to just show xion than just describe it ...

sora pulls his phone out, tapping and swiping until he got to the photos he had of meow wow. ❝ here! see? that's him! isn't he super cute? ❞

❝ uh-huh! i mean, we can buy them too i guess ... but it's easier and cheaper to forage them. ❞ not to mention they were more fresh, too. which meant better food! ❝ the trick is to look in the corners of places! mushrooms you can usually find in overgrown grass ... but i guess there isn't really any here, huh? ❞ hmmm ... well, no worries! he's pretty sure he's got one or two left still. ❝ if you see any food containers, you can find some pretty good stuff there, too! ❞