[Finding himself in another world isn't actually all that surprising. What's surprising about it is how he arrives there.
Riku's used to moving between worlds of his own volition, originally by the dark corridors Maleficent taught him to open, more recently by using the Keyblade's power. Being taken by surprise and dragged off without any chance to fight back is not only strange but embarrassing, especially once he finds out what sort of creatures managed to get the jump on him. He managed to infiltrate Organization XIII without ever being caught, and now fairy tale creatures are the ones that catch him off guard?
But the atmosphere is solemn and of the people he meets, many of them seem to wear intent, determined looks. Something big is going on here, and at first Riku thinks that perhaps he's been led here because he can help them. But then there's talk of their purpose here, and Riku realizes quickly that he's been brought here as just another sword to fight, a piece in a much bigger game of chess.
That makes him suspicious. Sure, maybe he agrees with some of what they're saying, but Riku's learned by this point not to take any story from authority at face value. His eyes narrow as he listens, but he says nothing, gives no other sign of his feelings. Riku isn't one to blindly follow what someone else says, not without proof. But it's also not a good idea to cause a commotion in the middle of a potential enemy (or ally!)'s stronghold, and so once the briefing is over he decides to check out where he's found himself this time. He'll be in the main hall often enough, but Riku isn't one to sit around partying when there's work to be done, and after a while he'll be ready to try and discover the size and scale of the castle and start putting together a mental map of where he is.]
03. LOCKETS; AUDIO
[There's something really weird about talking into a locket and hoping that someone out there will hear you. Riku frowns at it before he begins to speak, a bit hesitant at first and then growing in confidence.]
They say you can talk to many people at once using these things. If that's so, then I have a question for all of you.
Say you've just arrived to this world. But you left people behind. People that were counting on you.
We may not be able to get back to them now, but is there a way to find out if they're all right?
[He has more questions--what determines whether you have a shard or not? Is there any reason why he's here but Sora isn't? Is anybody else from his world there but just somewhere else?--but decides to hold back on those for now.]
Riku | Kingdom Hearts | will match format!
[Finding himself in another world isn't actually all that surprising. What's surprising about it is how he arrives there.
Riku's used to moving between worlds of his own volition, originally by the dark corridors Maleficent taught him to open, more recently by using the Keyblade's power. Being taken by surprise and dragged off without any chance to fight back is not only strange but embarrassing, especially once he finds out what sort of creatures managed to get the jump on him. He managed to infiltrate Organization XIII without ever being caught, and now fairy tale creatures are the ones that catch him off guard?
But the atmosphere is solemn and of the people he meets, many of them seem to wear intent, determined looks. Something big is going on here, and at first Riku thinks that perhaps he's been led here because he can help them. But then there's talk of their purpose here, and Riku realizes quickly that he's been brought here as just another sword to fight, a piece in a much bigger game of chess.
That makes him suspicious. Sure, maybe he agrees with some of what they're saying, but Riku's learned by this point not to take any story from authority at face value. His eyes narrow as he listens, but he says nothing, gives no other sign of his feelings. Riku isn't one to blindly follow what someone else says, not without proof. But it's also not a good idea to cause a commotion in the middle of a potential enemy (or ally!)'s stronghold, and so once the briefing is over he decides to check out where he's found himself this time. He'll be in the main hall often enough, but Riku isn't one to sit around partying when there's work to be done, and after a while he'll be ready to try and discover the size and scale of the castle and start putting together a mental map of where he is.]
03. LOCKETS; AUDIO
[There's something really weird about talking into a locket and hoping that someone out there will hear you. Riku frowns at it before he begins to speak, a bit hesitant at first and then growing in confidence.]
They say you can talk to many people at once using these things. If that's so, then I have a question for all of you.
Say you've just arrived to this world. But you left people behind. People that were counting on you.
We may not be able to get back to them now, but is there a way to find out if they're all right?
[He has more questions--what determines whether you have a shard or not? Is there any reason why he's here but Sora isn't? Is anybody else from his world there but just somewhere else?--but decides to hold back on those for now.]