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[conjoins]

[ A boy sits in the middle of the City square, leaning against a bench; he looks asleep, but the large winding pin on his back and the lack of ticking says otherwise. In his hand is a popsicle stick, blue ice cream dripping as it melts unattended. He doesn't seem to have been in the position for long, as the remaining ice cream still covers the majority of the stick. Pigeons flock near his feet, some daring to creep near him and peck at his ankle in search of food.

At the very least, in his halt, he looks peaceful. ]

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[conjoins]

[ He follows after, nodding in agreement with Sora. ] Besides, look who's talking. [ he laughs as he lightly punches Roxas' shoulder. ] I bet you already know what you're gonna order. [ Ventus then sits next to Sora, taking hold of another menu to look it over. Unlike the other two, he's not quite familiar with the entire menu yet - but at the rate he's visiting this shop, he will be soon enough. ]

Hey, is the Rockin' Crunch any good?

[binarysky]

[ Roxas laughs, but he really can't argue with them. ] Hey, I was still thinking about it. Otherwise I'd have it and be gone and you guys wouldn't have found me at all.

[ And that would just be tragic! ]

Oh yeah, it's really good! [ He has, of course, sampled everything at one time or another. ] The Double Crunch is a better value for your munny, though.

[skylight]

[ It's funny. Face twins though they are, Sora hasn't any doubt who is who. There are the obvious signposts of clothing but it's more than that and his heart knows it even if his mind would be hard pressed to articulate it. Sitting between them too has an odd effect, one also escaping description but if he had to try it would be something of a warmth - the kind associated with being in a room you know by heart or a secret between dear friends. A feeling made from a happening.

For some reason, just for an instant, he thinks he hears Kairi - laughter - and then there's Riku - laughter too though always a bit darker, serious the way he always was under his bravado.

Then it's over and his eyes focus in on what he was apparently staring at before: the menu in Ventus' hands. Unnecessary of course. He and Roxas have it memorized.

But he glances up at the specials anyway before nodding at what Roxas says. ]

What he said! But...you know, you could always get both.

[ Pointing with his finger, Sora begins a game of Eeny, meeny, miny, moe - caught it seems between several options, not the least of which is the Super Deluxe Flavorpalooza (complete with bananas, sprinkles, whipped cream, hot fudge, hot caramel, and a cherry...er...two cherries.) ]

Seriously though, I'm glad you're already here, [ he adds, looking over at Roxas again, grinning. ] Two's better than one and three's better than two. Especially today.

[ He punctuates it with a nod backward at the pin on each of their backs. Windy time limitations and all. Psh. ]

[conjoins]

Good thing you didn't, then.

[ He's sorely tempted to get both - but, until the job thing works out, he should.. probably try not to spend too much on ice cream, and he already got ice cream earlier. ]

I've tried Double Crunch before, so I'll try Rockin' Crunch this time. [ with a nod, he sets the menu down, and looks over at the other two. ] Didja decide yet, Roxas?

[ It's only when Sora reminds them about the pins that Ventus really remembers that oh, he could die if this disappears - and he's grateful that Sora's the one thinking this time around, although really, he'd enjoy this party of three any time. ] Yeah - it'd suck if it ended up like earlier today. [ when he sort of just stopped working in the middle of enjoying ice cream. ]

[binarysky]

I'll get Double Crunch. Don't wanna give people another reason to confuse us.

[ He says it lightly, almost jokingly, and it's kind of funny—a while back, he thinks he would have been completely freaked out to meet his twin without knowing why he had one. But whether it's because he's more secure in himself these days, knowing who he really is, or because he's just grown up—well, who knows. But it's fine.

Still weird, but fine. ]

Why, what happened earlier?

[ So far he's been lucky enough to get by without winding down all the way. So far. ]