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HOLED UP


You and whoever replies to you are stuck together after falling in a hole.

You're in a deep, dark pit that you can't climb out of easily, and you're trapped together. Maybe it was a trapping pit, maybe it was an open manhole cover, maybe an uncovered well or elaborate secret trap in a spooky house - but whatever the cause was, you two fell for it. Literally.

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roxas / kingdom hearts

[unsummered]

[monster_san]

[Oof.]

Well. That was quite a tumble, wasn't it? [In spite of her mussed hair, askew glasses, and undoubted bruises, Fuu gives her new companion a friendly smile.] Are you feeling all right?

[unsummered]

[ well....... worse things have happened. He stands up, shaking some dirt loose from his unruly hair and patting off his sleeves. ]

Yeah, I'm fine... [ ... ] Sorry.

[ this is probably his fault somehow - poking his nose where it doesn't belong in a new world. Technically, he's not really supposed to talk to people, either, but it's a bit late to worry about that. A glance upwards, hoping to see some conveniently-climbable surface, but nope. ]

This is bad. How are we gonna get out of here...? [ a beat. Oh, wait!! ] -- Are you okay?

[monster_san]

[Oh good, that's a relief. She doesn't have to take herself to task for failing to cast her shield spell in time.]

I'm sure we'll figure out a way. [She isn't sure about using her magic to lift them out of here. It's quite a long way up...] And I'm all right, thank you. It looks like we both got lucky!

[She smiles brightly, sounding totally sincere.]

My name is Fuu Hououji. May I ask yours?

[unsummered]

[ at least she seems nice. Roxas tilts his head a little. ]

Um... Roxas.

[ it appears he's not so used to introducing himself. Her name is so long! He makes a mental note to try and avoid saying it out loud in case he messes it up. That'd be embarrassing, or whatever the Nobody equivalent of embarrassing is. ]

Maybe we can climb out.

[ ignoring the fact that the surfaces don't look particularly climbing-friendly. he hasn't actually tried yet, so he won't count it out!! ]

[thefloorislava]

No, see, it's gonna be just fine! I tied a rope to the top before I came to get you. See? You know you can rely on me.

[Of course that's what happened. Roxas in a hole, Lea to the rescue. With a confident grin, he tugs on the rope--

-- and it falls down into the hole, landing in a coil]

..... ah.

[unsummered]

[ he does know he can rely on him!! surely, there is no one better to have around when he falls into a mysterious hole than his best buddy and known source of infinite wisdom Axel. He shares that confidence whole-heartedly - right up until the moment the rope falls down into the hole with them.

Roxas stares at it. Then he stares at Lea. ]

C'mon, Axel, quit kidding around.

[ this is a joke, RIGHT ]

[thefloorislava]

[he picks up the rope in his hands.

Stay cool stay cool stay cool DON'T PANIC...]

Uhhh... Y-yeah. I um... mmmm. Mmm.

[those are not joking Lea sounds. Those are serious Lea sounds. Possibly mildly Distressed]

I... guess my knot tying needs work? Ahaha...

[unsummered]

Axel!

[ NO... His shoulders slump, and he sighs. Figures. To be honest, he already knew it wasn't a joke, but he was holding out hope that he might be wrong. Sometimes, Axel does silly things! And sometimes, Axel screws up and they both have to deal with it. This is pretty standard. ]

Great. Now what? [ as he speaks, he bends down to pick up the rope, brow furrowed. ] We've got rope.

[ all he has in his pockets are his wallet, which contains nothing but a paltry sum of munny, and his gummiphone. They could call Xion, maybe... ]

[thefloorislava]

[Lea has his phone too, but he doesn't want to ADMIT DEFEAT!! They can beat this! It's just a HOLE! Surely they can beat a hole!]

I'm thinking, I'm thinking! [he summons his keyblade and sticks it in the ground so they have some light, at least]

... Wait. I got it! [he formchanges his keyblade back into chakrams and starts fidgeting with one of them and the rope] If I can just... [sir what are you planning]

[unsummered]

[ the two brain cells ping-ponging around in his skull manage to brush against each other, and he understands what Axel is doing pretty quickly. It's a decent idea, actually. Except for one thing... ]

You think you can throw it hard enough for it to stick and hold us up?

[ this is spoken frankly, not cynically. As usual, he trusts that Axel can do almost anything... but the more practical part of him isn't so sure this will work. ]

[thefloorislava]

[good job rucksack you did it. He's focused on tying his knot though. He's gonna do it RIGHT this time. Once it's secure, he looks at Roxas with a frown]

Well, you got any better ideas? I'm all ears!

[unsummered]

Well, we could always try tying it to my Keyblade if this doesn't work.

[ because Keyblades are somehow sharp(?) enough to stick into the ground and stuff?? i don't know, talk to nomura about it. It's an off-handed reply rather than a serious suggestion; Roxas folds his arms, taking a step back (as much as he can in this Nobody Hole) so Axel has more room to swing and offering a little smile. ]

But... I wanna see you try it first.

[thefloorislava]

I have one of those too, you know! But these are pointier.

[spikier!! More things that can hold on to stuff!

Lea sticks his tongue out, squinting at the top of the hole. He swings it back and forth on his fingers, getting some momentum. There's not a whole lot of room... Then, he tosses it up with practiced accuracy, arcing it over the edge of the hole. Focusing hard, he yanks on the rope with his other hand, bringing the chakram down hard into the ground by the edge. It clinks on something, and he tugs on the rope]

Ha!! Nice. First try! [he puts more weight on the rope, testing it]

[unsummered]

Oh yeah... Right.

[ it's still hard to get used to the notion of Axel having a keyblade, especially when he's using his chakrams in the moment. So much of his apparent value had been tied specifically to his ability to wield the keyblade back then. If Axel had been able to do it, then he's sure he and Xion never would have...

Well. There's no use dwelling on that. He's long past all that stuff, anyway! Roxas shakes his head slightly, then instead focuses on watching Axel do his thing. Successfully, even. ]

You did it! [ he clenches his fists victoriously. ] Let's get out of here. It smells funny.

[humainity]

... I will try to navigate a route out of this hole.

[ Very solemnly. ]

[unsummered]

I mean... Isn't the route just "up?"

[ he's probably taking her too literally, but that's how it is with Roxas. He's rubbing his chin and staring upwards, as if an idea might suddenly drop down on his head, too. ]

[humainity]

That is correct, though it's more the "how" than the "where".

[ They're pretty far down and she cannot fly. ]

[unsummered]

Okay...

[ he sounds less than convinced. sorry, sophia... ]

Got any ideas?

[humainity]

I think maybe I can try to climb up? Or send a distress signal to someone's device if I can find one within range...

[ Climbing up will not go so hot. ]

[unsummered]

A distress signal...? You can do that?

[ wrow ]

[humainity]

Yes. I am an AI, after all.

[ Sophia he might not know what that is-- ]

[unsummered]

What's that mean?

[ he's only a baby... his voice is tinged with suspicion, however. Not suspicion of Sophia, but suspicion that - once again - his coworkers didn't tell him something important. ]

[humainity]

An AI is an artificial intelligence who was made by a human. So you could say I'm something like a tool to help people...?

[ She's very used to explaining this, it's okay. ]

[unsummered]

Okay. Kind of like a computer, then...?

[ he knows what that is!! ]