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Levi was... well, to say he was overwhelmed would be putting it mildly. He was currently trying his to remain calm after hearing this Zac guy mention that his ship could atomize the entire island if it's reactor exploded. So, in a desperate attempt not to break down, he looked to find anything to divert is attention away from this. Just in time to see Morgan pelt Alias with a fist-sized chunk of ice.

"... What in the..." His eyes widened as he took a couple steps back. Magic was real? Well, at least Morgan wasn't just delusional and/or insane, that was good to have conformation on, at the cost of his entire world view. At that point, he walked over towards the ocean, scooped some seawater with his hands, and splashed himself in the face. As he registered the cold sensation, and turned to see the ship was still there and Morgan still had her perimeter of frozen spikes. That was all just... too much. So, Levi did what he always did when he got overwhelmed. He started to stretch.

"I need to take a lap. I'll be back. Feel free to join me if you can keep up." He said as he stretched his legs. Then, he turned down the beach, and started a light run.

As his body worked, he put on his headphones, hit play on his cassette player, and used this time to process... well... everything that had just happened in the past ten-to-twenty minutes. So, start with the least concerning part, and go from there.

First off, Taivas is apparently from another world. He seems eager to leave, so I'm sure that'll be arranged pretty quickly. Means I don't have to bother introducing him to anyone else.

Number two, magic is real. I guess all that talk about dragons, wizards, and fairies from those old storybooks wasn't just something to entertain people. And apparently Morgan can use it, so at least she isn't demented like I thought when she first genuinely claimed she could use magic.

Number three, other worlds do exist. Which means that Alias and Hoshi are gonna want to leave and try to find Tsu. I'm not sure how their parents will react to that, but unless I start guarding that ship and never sleep again, nothing will stop them from getting on board.

Should I tell them? No. They wouldn't believe me, especially now that Alias' theory about other worlds has been proven. Best I can do it go with them, and make sure they don't get themselves killed then. I'll take what savings I've got, but I'm not sure if munny will be worth anything on other worlds.

Now, last and most important. There is a vessel on this island that could destroy me and everything I love if the man fixing it screws up one little detail. I can't do anything about that one. So, all of our lives are effectively in the hands of a man who probably has a concussion after falling from... what I can only guess to be orbit. Best not to dwell on that one. When I get back, I'll just get him whatever he askes for.

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I think Levi's learned too much today. Existential crisis kinds of too much.

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Not really feeling big on Star Wars being put into this. There's aclot of material to unpack. Sorting out how KH magic interacts with the Force would be work. Overall just doesn't fit that KH vibe and would be a committment to the point of being its owm RP. I'd prefer to lean into some more FF worlds to throw into the mix.

@Little Bird

Fair point.

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Wait a sec... both sith and nobodies have yellow eyes. Meaning a sith with a heartless could, assuming they are one in the same, exist separate from each other. (Translation; fighting Anakin or Palpatine's heartless while a protagonist duels the person themselves is feasible.)

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Yeah, even with Atlantis as another water world we're not skipping that. I need Merman Alias. Speaking of transformations, what's everyone's Halloweentown forms?

@King Kindred

Probably a vampire, though the more western variant as opposed to Sora's design. Dark billowing cloak, pale skin, all that jazz. Which has the cloak turn white-and-red striped instead of black with red lining for the Christmas town (if we don't just stay on the Halloween town side).

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Deep Jungle is good if we want to have a point where a character or two get stranded there. Tbh, I was figuring to have Hoshi venture out that way and have a similar experience to Sora while she's looking for Alias.

Also, how do we feel about using some FF worlds as well? I was thinking we could have something like the rest stops from FFXV dottes around between the worlds at somepoint. Coernix brand fuel and a Crow's Nest diner.

@Little Bird

Levi: *Slowly looks up at the Adamantoise* "... I quit."

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As soon an Levi heard the loud crash, he turned and saw the plume of smoke rising over the cliff and trees that kept him from seeing...

The raft.

Levi didn't think, not caring about inquiring more about Taivas or giving him the grand tour in that moment. He allowed himself a fraction of a second to swear under his breath, before turning and launching himself down the beach, his shoes kicking up sand behind him as he set off at a dead sprint.

"Please be okay... please be okay... please be okay..." He muttered between breaths, as he made his way down the beach at a breakneck pace. He knew this beach like the back of his hand, knowing exactly where to turn, and what not to run into. As he finally reached the beach (and breaking his last speed record in the process, not that he cared right now), his first though was running to the raft. He quickly got a headcount, letting out a sigh of relief when he noticed no one was missing. "Is everyone okay?" He asked, as he surveyed the group and let his blood pressure drop. Upon scanning the group, he noticed the arrival of Lucian. "Hey, bud. Glad to see you up and about. Now, would someone please explain to me what the..." He caught himself, before continuing. "...blazes... is going on here?"

Finally, he turned to face yet another newcomer. From what he could tell, that was some kind of vessel he just climbed out of, despite what Morgan was saying about it being a dragon. It looked too metallic, and he was pretty sure dragons weren't supposed to self-immolate. He had half a mind to beat the breaks off of this guy for nearly flattening his friends, but figured that wouldn't exactly set the best example. And besides, Morgan had just fallen over.

He made his way over to quickly check that she was breathing, and hadn't be struck by shrapnel launched from that thing's rough landing. Fortunately, she was fine, seemingly just unconscious. At first he thought that lack of air might be the problem, concussion and all that, but he could breath fine here so that wasn't the issue. He finally decided that she wasn't, in fact, dying, and turned his attention to the guy fishing himself out of the wreckage of that ship(?). He then sighed and quickly made his way over, intending to give the man a hand in getting himself out of the wreckage and away from the fire. He assumed that... whatever it was... that wasn't the intended way to land it and the man probably wasn't in the best shape. "You still in one piece, buddy?"

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Speaking of coincidental natural disasters, anyone wanna go to El Dorado? DreamWorks technicality be damned.

And now that got me thinking of Atlantis with Kida.

@King Kindred

Atlantis, you say? It's been a very long time since I've heard anyone mention that masterpiece of a film.

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I can only imagine how terrified Levi would be right now. He just wrapped up his whole 'be nice to my friends or suffer' schtick, and then what he could only guess to be a f**king meteor crashes down within a few dozen yards of where his friends are building a raft.

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Levi pulled hard on the rope he was holding, ensuring there wasn't any slack on one of the few lengths of rope that held the actual main body of the raft together. He then grabbed the excess rope by the knot and pulled hard, tightening it that extra little bit, before tossing the end onto the raft's main body to be secured. He then looked up at the two, and shrugged. "Sure, I can show him around." He started to walk towards Taivas, then turned to face the others. "But I want to check those knots before you set sail. Wouldn't want your raft fall apart two minutes after shoving off." He said with a smile, but a tone that implied that he wasn't taking no for an answer on that. "C'mon then, stranger. I can show you around a bit while they work."

Levi kept a smile on his face as he almost offhandedly pointed out small points of interest, such as the cliffside's cave, their little obstacle course, and the assorted wooden pathways made up of rope and wood that filled the canopies of the trees that ran along the cliffside. As he led the man down the beach, Levi's demeanor shifted slightly as they left both sight and earshot of the others. "Alright, stranger, let me level with you here." He said, his smile diminishing. "I don't know who you are, where you came from, or why you ended up here. And frankly, I don't care right now. But those three back there? They're practically family. And there's a fourth... once he gets down here... who's in the same camp."

He then clapped a hand on Taivas' shoulder, his face darkening significantly as he looked Taivas in the eye with a near-emotionlessness expression, and a serious tone. "I want to make sure there aren't any misunderstanding here. I don't mind you being around, and assuming you're a decent guy, I wouldn't mind being friends. But if you come within so much as ten yards of any of them with ill intent, I will break every bone in your body." For a moment while he spoke, he gripped Taivas with just enough force to keep him from pulling away. Once Levi had made his point he released the man's shoulder and walked towards one of the several Paupu trees, before kicking it hard enough to knock a couple of it's fruit down, catching one and picking the other off the sand.

He tossed the one he caught to Taivas, before brushing the sand off the one that fell. "So long as you understand that, you and I will have no problems here." He then took a bite out of the fruit, with his smile and carefree demeanor slowly returning. "I'm Levi, by the way."

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@Eviledd1984

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I figured I'd post to kick off the folks on the island. If y'all wanted Lucian to play out his thing first, let me know and I'll delete (or failing that, effectively edit out) my post.