001 ☆ Voice/Action for New Bark

[paopuprincess]

[The whole world felt like a blur. A moment ago, she was fleeing for her life. Her two best friends had vanished in front of her eyes. Monsters were descending upon her. She was worried that she would be joining them in the darkness soon.

Suddenly, she's in a house. Some woman she's never met is claiming to be her mother. She hands her some weird device she's never seen before, as well as a backpack and a strange-looking ball, before shoving her outside.

It's raining.

She's barely had time to process all of this, but her body instinctively runs under a nearby tree for shelter. Would she be safe here, or is this a trap? This is a world unlike anything she's seen before. Her hand reaches for the device she was just given. Apparently it worked like some kind of radio. She contemplates, for a moment, if she should use it. She might be able to find her friends if she used it, but she might just help the heartless find her. She clicks it on.]

Donald? Goofy?

...

Sora?! Riku?! [They're not here, Kairi. You know that. Sora vanished. Riku was possessed by the darkness. Still, some part of her needed to call out their names.]

Is anybody out there? I need to find my friends!

Comments

Snake's going to be in so much trouble.

[imthe_shit]

Missing, huh...

Why do you need to be protected? I've never heard of you in Dis--[ UH ]--uh... around.

He has no idea what he's getting himself into.

[paopuprincess]

[But Snake, you don't even know her name.

Or do you? You sly man. You're trying to attract attention away from her!]

But I'm a Princess of Heart.

sob IT WAS WORKING FOR A LITTLE BIT like all of his terrible lies

[imthe_shit]

....

O-oh, you're the Princess of Heart those guys were sent to protect? Huh... Must have, uh, slipped my mind...

[ SNAKE FOR GOD'S SAKE JUST FESS UP TO LYING ]

...Anyway, what's your name?

Thank god lying is not part of your job description.

[paopuprincess]

Uh huh, of course it did.

[You're protecting her even in this conversation. Good work keeping the heartless away from her!]

I'm Kairi. Do you have a name I can call you, Mr. Agent?

[imthe_shit]

[ SO DEDICATED TO HIS CIVIC DUTY. ]

... Solid Snake. But just Snake is fine. [ Snake hopes there's never a Metal Gear attraction at Disneyland. ]

[paopuprincess]

[Who wouldn't want to ride on RAY's Wild Ride?]

Snake, huh? You don't sound like much of a snake.

[She always imagined they talked... more hissy.]

[imthe_shit]

It's a code-name.

Snakes aren't really all that useful in actuality... They don't have arms or legs to get the job done.

[paopuprincess]

But they're good at hiding, and some of them are poisonous.

But... you have arms and legs right?

[imthe_shit]

I do.

I'm not poisonous, but I am good at hiding.

[paopuprincess]

...Are you hiding right now?

[Here? Nearby?]

[imthe_shit]

You could say that.

I'm in another city.

[paopuprincess]

Is it dangerous there?

[imthe_shit]

Not really... More so dangerous to get to or get out of if you're not the right level.

[ BUT ENOUGH ABOUT THAT ]

You should just stick to the main route... Don't try any shortcuts.

[paopuprincess]

...But my friends are coming to bring me to their house.

[Is she breaking the rules?]

[imthe_shit]

... Oh.

That's okay then.

[paopuprincess]

I'm glad. They'll be able to protect me, and I can probably protect them, too.

I'll be fine.

[imthe_shit]

[ NOT LIKE HE WAS WORRIED OR ANYTHING Snake makes a few old man grumbles before he responds. ]

... All right... Just make sure you get a good explanation for what's going on here from them...

[paopuprincess]

I think I'll need it. This place is weird.