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[This dream is a strange one. A beautiful world, or at least it once was. The ruins are scarce, and there are few places to go besides the castle. Sure, the Rising Falls are interesting, but there's not much out there. However, there aren't many rooms with open access. Once you get past the Castle Gates, the entrance hall opens before you. From there, up the stairs and to the left, one can find the two-story library where the shelves can move depending on the weight of the books on them. But up the stairs and forward, the central lift stop is where you find yourself. From there, only one other actual room inside the castle can be found in the crumbling remains. A small room, the chapel.

No matter where you decide to stay and explore, eventually, there's a boy who you run into. And he doesn't seem very happy to see anyone. In fact, he seems guarded and unsure.]

...How did you get in here?

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[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Who knows?

[Ami truly doesn't; but she doesn't seem as disturbed as she should be by the hostility, either. After all, she tends to be equally guarded herself.

She finds Sora in the library first - of course. She seems to already be perusing the shelves as her eyes flicker over them.]

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

[The library. Where he spends most of his free time, anyway. He'll stand next to her, keeping an eye on her out of the corner of his eye.]

...Dad doesn't like strangers in his castle.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Can't be helped.

[She seems decidedly unconcerned. The library, however, definitely has her attention.]

I want to see what books you have here.

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

...They're mostly old an in other languages. Good luck finding anything you can read.

[He plucks a book from the shelf, one of the few entirely in common, and then he moves to a little nook nearby where he can sit at a desk and read. But he's still paying attention to her.]

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[Being a dream, she might well be able to understand some of the others. She picks out one that makes sense to her - funny how they can even read in dreams, a difficult task - and glances at the first few pages.]

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

[Sora doesn't understand that this is a dream. Not yet. He will, eventually.]

...Enjoying it?

[He shouldn't care. But it's a person.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Of course. I wouldn't want to come here and not sample the library.

[Not that she's exactly sure where 'here' is, but that's fine. Sora can tell her in a moment.]

You're pretty hospitable, so I'll ask where this is. [Like now.]

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

...The ruins of Hollow Bastion.

[He's almost glad to tell her. He loves his home, after all. Even as weird and ruinous as it is.]

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You seem to like it very much. [Subconsciously, she tailors her tone to the young boy he seems to be.]

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

...I've lived here most've my life. Of course I like it.

[He peers out from around the corner now. He hasn't had much experience with people... So he's naturally quite curious.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

It's your home. A person's home is important to them.

[reverse-destiny.livejournal.com]

...Is it?

[He seems genuinely confused. "Home." It's a concept he hasn't understood in years.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. It's something that can't be taken away.