[ AUDIENCE: BRADLEY BAIN ]

[dormheads]

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[darksubverted]

It gets consumed by the darkness. You turn into a Heartless.

[Haha.]

I'll let you know. You guys sound like you have a lot on your hands, too.

[battling]

[What the FUCK does that MEAN.

There are bigger problems for now.]

Uh... Who told ya that? We're locked in here with the bear, and we just got access to the admin buildin'. Can't access most of it.

Besides... The two people with amnesia, I guess.

And we do some weird tasks for the bear. Like makin' cake with an "easy bake oven".

[darksubverted]

[YOU KNOW! Haha.]

That's what I meant. You all helping the principal. It's keeping you busy here.

[battling]

[No! No he DOESN'T KNOW.]

Only on Wednesdays.

[darksubverted]

Still... I'm not trying to get out of sharing information, or letting you help us. But don't push yourselves if you end up having to...

I mean... Principal Bear isn't a bad guy, but he can be a handful sometimes. Accidentally.

[battling]

If I think I can't handle dealing with it all, I can prioritize.

[ he reaches out to pat Riku's shoulder. ]

He did lose all his keys and his phone. [ it's not malicious, just incompetence! ]

[darksubverted]

...Yeah.

[PLEASE. HE STANS MICKEY MOUSE, HE CAN'T NOT STAN PRINCIPAL BEAR!!]

How's... [A pause. There's some worried uncertainty there.] Caiman?

[battling]

[He doesn't need to stan EVERY talking animal!!]

... Still not himself. "Aikawa", he says.

[There's a strong sense of concern there.]

Talked t' ya at all?

[darksubverted]

Aikawa...

[He's quiet for a long moment. He's feeling pensive, unsure. Confused, too.

And then he slowly shakes his head, lips pulled into a tight frown.]

[battling]

... D'ya wanna?

[A muted sense of worry on Riku's behalf.]

[darksubverted]

[Hmm. Again, he's quiet for a bit.]

A little. Just... to see, I guess. What he's like.

[battling]

They're different.

[ Different partners too.

Hm...

A little bit of resignation and determination. ]

I'll see what I can do.

[darksubverted]

[His emotions are pretty much exactly ?! like.]

Wait--

You don't have to do that. He can... come on his own if he wants...

[battling]

[ He would eat a veggie for you, do you know the power you hold?

But also a slight bit of relief. ]

Ya sure about it?

[darksubverted]

[Bwadley would eat a veggie for him... :pensive: Riku doesn't deserve the people who are like this.]

Yeah... It's okay. You don't have to make him. If he wants to, he'll do it. If not... that's okay, too.

[He feels, like, a small twinge of upset, but there's more resolute acceptance than anything.]

[battling]

[Bradley would run himself into the ground for the people he cares about. This also includes eating a singular vegetable.]

... Aight. Long as you're fine with it.

[He'll respect Riku's decision.]

[darksubverted]

[Soft. Gonna bring Bradley some fried chicken and, like, some zuccini.]

It'll be okay. Thanks, though, for your help.

[battling]

[ Riku, he's being chased around by an ex lizard, why would you make him suffer too? ]

Rely on each other, right?

[darksubverted]

[Time to ship Bradley and Ex-Caiman. Bradley is the only one who can contain the man now.]

Yeah. That's still true.

[battling]

[He has a husband (it's complicated) at home!]

Good to know that's still the same.

Just y'know. Let me know.

[darksubverted]

Okay. I will. If we find something, I'll tell you. Keep helping Principal Bear in the meantime.

[battling]

Not much else to do.

[ He will. ]

[darksubverted]

Thanks, Bradley. I'll bring you guys some better food the next time.