re_alignment | Number I : The First Day [video]

[Axel wasn't sure what had surprised him more upon first opening his eyes; the fact the he wasn't looking up at Sora's sad-eyed, spikey-haired face silouetted against the backdrop of swirling colors that made up the scenery of Betwixt and Between, or the fact that he was still around to be looking at anything at all. He'd already been fading after that last attack, and he'd used the last of his energy to open the portal to The World That Never Was for Sora. He should be gone, faded back into the Nothingness that had formed him.

Instead, he was laying on something heard, looking up at a dark, metal ceiling and a... robot? What the hell?

The robot (who he noticed seemed sort of out of it, though who knew, maybe that was just how robots were) gave him a basic explanation of his situation and showed him to his room. A room that was obviously meant for robots, or at least beings, of a similar scale to the robot itself. Which left Axel in a bit of a predicament.

It took a bit of fiddling, but eventually he got the small communications device he'd been given to work. So hey there, Haven. Have an unfamiliar face bearing two small, purple, reverse-teardrop-shaped markings on it and framed by very spiky red hair.]

...There, think that's got it. Anyway, hey there. The name's Axel. Got it memorized?

Was just wondering... is there any place around here where a guy could get an actual human-sized bed? Or just a mattress? Or even just a sleeping bag or a hammock or something? Cause you know, nice as it is to get a free room, giant metal beds that I can't actually reach without teleporting or climbing really aren't my thing.

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[Seems like everything is going to tie into whatever span of time sat between them. He nods hesitantly.]

Oh, yeah- it's out that way. Just don't expect too much of a selection for food, but it's better than nothing.

[Axel notices Ventus' hesitation and rubs the back of his neck a bit uncomfortably.]

I know, I know... I keep saying that. But unless I tell things in order, a lot of it might not make much sense. Hell, even if I do tell it in order, parts of it might not make sense; it's that kinda story. But I wanna make sure I cover everything important, and if I start jumping around, I might miss something, ya know?

[Not that there weren't a few points he'd like to miss, but it couldn't be helped.]

As for variety, neither I nor my stomach is really in much of a position to be picky at the moment. Lead on.

[He gestures for Ven to lead the way to the bar, where both food and information will be shared.]

Mm, I get it. It's still just kind of hard to believe that there's this big chunk of time between us.

[He turns to head on towards the bar then.]

It's been a little quieter around here lately, but I guess with what's been going on, everyone's been preoccupied with other things.

I know what you mean. Can't honestly say I ever really expected to see you again after all this time, but if I had, I wouldn't have expected it to be like this. Not that I'm complaining about having somebody familiar around, mind you.

[Axel follows behind Ven.]

Yeah, I've been watching some of the goings on on my little communicator thing. From what I've been able to gather, some of the robots have been acting weird? Well, weird-er anyway, considering the whole giant robot thing, but you know...

[The somewhat questioning tone of the statement about how the robots have been acting invites Ven to elaborate if he wants. Axel has no idea what the affected robots' original personalities were like, and thus is curious about these changes and how they came about.]

[He'll definitely agree to that. Ventus tosses a smile over his shoulder.]

Same here. It's nice having someone I know around, even with the time difference.

[Weird is an understatement though, concerning what all had been going on lately. The boy nods slowly as he looks frontwards again.]

Yeah...it all started when that big storm came and then that pillar appeared. Prima mentioned that he felt that something was wrong before then, but he wasn't sure what. Now...we haven't heard from any of the Firstforged, and some of the others around have changed and act really different.

Deckard suggested that they got switched somehow with an alternate version of themselves.

Hmmm... The damage I saw on the way over must have been from that storm, then. Unless the robots also had one hell of a party before I showed up, in which case, I wanna know when the next one is.

And I'm guessing that these 'Firstforged' are the ones the temples around here are for?

[It sounds like an appropriately pretentious title for someone who had a temple built in their honor.

Axel just nods at the comment that this 'Deckard' had apparently made. Axel hasn't met him yet, but from what little he's seen, it seems as sound a theory as any to him.

It's right about then that they arrive at the bar, and Axel looks around, making a small noise of approval at what he sees. He then scans above the bar itself and other likely locations for a menu of some sort, hoping to see what's available.]

[Ventus nods.]

The storm was pretty sudden. Never saw anything like it since I've been here.

But that's right. I don't know for sure how many Firstforged there are, but I've only spoken to Prima and Alpha Trion, myself.

[He trots along towards the area designated for the smaller denizens of Haven. It's kind of sad when the place is empty since he remembers the times when it's been full of both Cybertronians and humans.]

Hmmm... My guess would be as many as there are temples, given that from what I understand it's one temple per customer. Though who knows if there might be more that are just off somewhere napping or doing whatever it is giant robots do and haven't shown their faces yet?

[Axel shrugs. He'll judge these 'Firstforged' guys when he actually meets one. Currently, the whole thing feels a bit like a scam to him, but he'll need to find out more to know for sure.

As for the emptiness of the bar, Axel's actually sort of glad of it. It means they'll have a bit of privacy. Axel follows Ven over toward the area that's clearly meant for human-scaled folk, looking to secure some food and a table. Or even just seats at the bar. Long as he and Ventus could eat and talk.

Axel had some explaining to do, and most of it wasn't going to be fun.]

((OOC: Will let you decide where they sit and what they get to eat cause I have no idea what's available or how they'd go about ordering. X3))

That's a good point. In that case, there's at least...six, I think. They don't show themselves very often though, but sometimes if you try contacting them on the Link, they'll answer. ...or at least, normally they would.

[He absently fingers the white glyph that's barely visible beneath the edge of a sleeve, outlined in magenta and a little larger than it had been when he'd first arrived. It's only slightly brighter than the standard glyphs too, but that "slightly" is what's concerned him ever since the appearance of the Pillar.

The boy leads the way up a spiraling flight of stairs to the second floor that's designated for more human-sized clientele. There's plenty of empty chairs and tables aside from a few booths to choose for sitting. Ventus gestures towards the kitchen.]

Guess we can see what all we have. There should be enough in the pantry to throw something together at least.

[Most of those edibles would be canned food as found from the Junk Pile, aside from perhaps a small selection of vegetables that had been grown, and then there are eggs!]

((OOC: Haha, I hadda look it up again for a refresher but for ref! xD))

Number I : The First Day [video]

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