AUDIENCE: SORA

[retellers]

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[retellers]

No. [ petulantly, as they lay down on the ground quietly for a second before sighing and sitting up ] Okay. Okay, it's fine. All we have to do is work harder at it. I've barely talked to most of our team yet, so maybe that's part of it! When I'm out there tomorrow, that'll help. We're going to figure this out, fix things, and win, possibly not in that order!

[reconnective]

[he props himself up on his elbows to look at them.]

Definitely not in that order. [he's just. pointing that out.] It'd be a lot easier to help if I even knew how to find people on our team. What're we supposed to do?

[retellers]

I! Have a plan for that. [ they grin ] I can only tell one of you a hint per week, but I've got a hint that should help you find two other people on our team at once.

[ there's a beat ]

Which I was planning on giving to you because you talk to me the most.

[reconnective]

Wait, really? [this is more to the part where nobody talks to swan more than him because swan is great? he loves swan? i hope swan is some kind of axe-murderer.]

Well...if you're sure. So what kind of hint is it? Can you tell me yet? [what...what counts as a week, basically.]

[retellers]

... Yeah. [ they sound a little despondent at that before shaking their head ] I can't just yet, it'll have to be tomorrow. It's when we officially switch duties, so I'll be around town too!

[reconnective]

...fine. [it's said with a sigh because being patient sucks.] Maybe if you're around, people will have an easier time approaching you? I bet some of the others are just shy about talking to you one on one. We'll have to show them you're easy to talk to and they shouldn't be scared.

[retellers]

[ oh. they smile at him ]

Maybe. [ there's a pause, and then, almost shyly; ] You think I'm easy to talk to?

[reconnective]

Yeah? [this should not even be a question, apparently.] Don't you? You're nice, and it's been fun so far.

[retellers]

I don't know. [ they shrug, picking at grass a little ] I don't remember what my life was like before? But I still get this feeling, sometimes, like making friends is ... hard.

[reconnective]

...[can't relate. but!]

Well. We're friends. You can't be that bad at it. But maybe it just takes a little more practice.

[retellers]

[ they grin ]

We are. That's true. Thanks, Sora. [ they squeeze his hand a little ]

[reconnective]

Any time. [he'll squeeze their hand back...but oh! wait!] I almost forgot...[he'll reach into his pocket and hand over those star-shaped sunglasses in a nice lavender purple color.] Check it out!

[retellers]

Ooooooh! [ they grab them with their free hand, looking them over ] They're purple! You remembered! They're so cute.

[ there's a beat ]

I can't put them on over my mask, but. [ they put them over their hood ] I don't have to worry about ears, so.

[reconnective]

Of course I did! I...know you can't wear them like you're supposed to, but I thought maybe for when you're at the castle and stuff. You don't wear that thing when you're there all the time, do you?

[...also hm now he wonders if any of the other leaders are furries but he does not ask.]

[retellers]

Oh, I take it off in my room, but even the rest of the Leaders haven't seen me without my mask. And I haven't seen them. [ like that is a perfectly normal thing to say? ]

[reconnective]

How is that possible? I thought you guys got here earlier than we did and started setting everything up. You didn't wake up like this, did you?

[retellers]

No, but we woke up separately, and the hood and cloak were nearby. There was this feeling like I should absolutely put it on first thing, so... I did?

[ they tilt their head ]

Okay, so it's a little weird.

[reconnective]

That's a little more than a little weird, Swan. There wasn't anything else nearby? A note, something?

[retellers]

We had our PHS?

[ how does that help like, at all. ]

And the knowledge of... whatever we did to wind up with this stupid memory loss.

[reconnective]

...do you ever feel like there's something really big missing to explain how this happened to you?

[retellers]

... A little?

[ they look down at their hand ]

I don't know. I want to trust that I'm doing the right thing by helping. Is that so bad?

[reconnective]

No. Of course that's not bad, but...I just want to make sure you're not in trouble or that something's going to happen to you guys that you don't remember agreeing to.

[retellers]

Uhhh, well, none of us knew that barrier would shock Wolf. [ a beat ] Not that Wolf didn't deserve it a little, but. That was new. So maybe? But we'll be fine!

[reconnective]

Thaaat's really convincing. [not.]

[retellers]

[ they tug the hand holding his own and just straight up flop so they're draped on him. ]

I have to protect you, not the other way around, so it's fine! I'll be fine. Relax. Anyway, if anything tries to hurt me, I can just teleport out of there.