star_kingdom | 004 Θ Video/Offline for Port Royal

[It's been three days. No sign of his sister, no answer from her communicator, no ability to even get a message to her communicator.

For someone so ready to point out the more painful truths to others, taking Schala's loss again has not been a simple matter. He would pronounce anyone else vanishing back into the darkness weak or a fool; she was neither, obviously. So this is Different.

And it's also why he's in the shadows of Port Royal, watching the Heartless and the inhabitants of this world. The communicator has come on at some point and that's about all that the camera is showing. And it's a fairly still screen because the person who keeps that particular communicator isn't really moving much.

Stepping back from the darkness hadn't kept Schala safe. So obviously, it's time to start studying these creatures more. Because if he can understand their darkness, obviously he'll be able to find her again and keep her safe this time.]

{{ooc: if you're on Port Royal, feel free to run into him... if not, feel free to harass him anyway.}}

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[With someone who seems to be studying the Heartless' habits, she comes transformed as Mercury.]

Have you been able to learn something new about them so far?

[It is a few moments before he answers her. Honestly, he was going to ignore her.

Finally the camera moves as he lifts it away from where it is, although he doesn't exactly look at it right away.

That darkness that's been not so prominent since Schala arrived? Yeah, it's back.]

Nothing particularly fascinating.

[Something doesn't feel quite right here... He's never exactly been talkative, but the way he won't meet the camera's eye, and the cold rather than cool response, make her just vaguely uneasy. Have the heartless attacked somewhere...?]

Is something wrong? If something happened, please tell me.

[He looks at the camera finally, looking away from the Heartless for the moment.]

The darkness has taken Schala.

I see. [And she does, she knows the blow that is, and more: She knows Schala was everything to him.]

I'm sorry. I know that's inadequate to your feelings, but if there's something I can do, please tell me so.

There is nothing you can do. [Because reliance on others for anything? Not his thing.]

That may be. But please accept my offer.

Hmph. [That's not really a no, just... him being his angry little self.]

Is there anything you need? I don't know if she cooked for you, or something like that.

I am quite capable of caring for myself.

Perhaps I should let you finish what you were working on.

If you learn something, I'd appreciate also being told about it.

Perhaps.

[It's probably as much as she can expect. Ami nods.]

Thank you. I'll leave you to your work, then.

[And he's just disconnecting now.]

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