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[Late at night, those who dare venture the woods may hear a sharp snap. The rustling of leaves, and... a cough? Seems someone's in the neighborhood, though from a distance, it looks like nothing more than a disembodied flame.

Should one venture closer, they'll find Ven with his clothes smudged with dirt, twigs poking outta his hair, and big, baggy circles under his eyes. Quite a departure from his normal, tidier appearance.

He continues on his way towards the village, eventually stopping at the plaza and plopping down at the edge of the fountain. Briefly, he catches glimpses of familiar faces walking by. Fuuko. Terra. Aqua. Vanitas.

Minako...

And each time, he shouts out their names. Tries to get up, but his legs are about as sturdy as rubber, and he finds himself back where he started.

After a while, he finally opens his journal and speaks.]

So, uh... I guess I've been missing a lot, huh? [Cue some sheepish laughter.]

Guess that's what happens when you go to the beach before a big Shift! I couldn't even use the teleporters to get back, so I kinda had to... walk. A lot, and then I got kidnapped.

[Tsk. What a pain.]

I'd ask what was up with that Shift, but I'm honestly just glad it's over. Couldn't even summon my Keyblade while that was going on.

[After a long pause, he heaves a soft sigh.]

Anyway, all these weird ghosts showing up got me thinking... A lot of my friends are gone now. Some have been gone for years. So I guess what I'm trying to say is... well, does anyone wanna be friends? My name's Ventus, and I've been here for a really long time. So if any of you guys are still new, I'm more than happy to give pointers. Or talk about some of my adventures in other worlds, maybe. Just uh... I think I could use some company right now.

[Anything to keep his mind off of those images.]

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[ Kitty can certainly understand missing friends, especially those that were back home that she'd never see again. And talking to someone that weren't different versions of people from back home didn't sound like a bad thing. Besides, there was something that Ventus said that certainly caught her attention. ]

Adventures from different worlds?

Yup! 'Cause I've done tons of traveling and seen all kinds of cool places. It's actually pretty normal where I'm from.

...Well, sorta. It's normal for some of us, anyway.

[Because for the overwhelming population, it's definitely not common place, but enough people do it that it's not too crazy? Even if it's supposed to be a big secret...

Well, at least he's not explaining some of the more complex parts of the KH 'verse yet.]

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Its normal to travel to different worlds? Like, are all of the worlds connected or can you just travel anywhere that you want?

Either way, that is so cool.

Kinda. Technically the worlds are all separate, and there's walls keeping 'em apart, but Keybearers like me can open up paths between those worlds. And I think there are other ways to get there, like using darkness, and I think they start using space ships in the future.

[...]

Actually, I almost crashed into a space ship once. Well, more like a space fortress.

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Ventus!

[Oh man he is already running towards the window, ready to climb out and get back to you.]

Mickey?

[Uh oh! Sounds like somebody's worried.]

Hey, are you okay?

[Fortunately Mickey's desperate attempt to get out is interrupted by Pluto, who grabs Mickey by the sleeve - pretty much growling USE THE DOOR DUMMY in dog-speak.]

Of course I was worried! things are gettin' even stranger here, and i wanted ta make sure you were okay!

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What if we tried to do some obstacle course or something?!

[ Silver wants him to work out, but hey. They could have training while doing this? ]

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An obstacle course?

[What? What even? That sounds awesome. Too awesome to pass up.]

Hey, count me in! Maybe it'll help get me back on my feet.

[Even though he's literally been on his feet for like a day already. But walking's nothing special.]

Alright! Then come on over to the Dome, we're in the seventh room! [ And he's proud. Seven rooms now, there's 12 now! Up from six! ]

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I'm Ginia. Nice to meet you. World hopping a common thing where you're from?

Kinda. It's common for some of us, like Keybearers-- and we're people who wield these magical Key-shaped swords. It's kinda a long story.

But most people don't even know other worlds exist. They're separated by invisible walls, so unless you've got magic, a Star Shard, a Keyblade, or I guess a Gummi Ship, getting to see those worlds is really tough.

[Magical key-shaped swords? Star shards? Gummi ship? Ginia's completely lost, though she gets the general idea it's not common at all.]

So the people that can travel between worlds through one means or another, is there a purpose? Seems like a lot of effort just for sight-seeing.

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I wouldn't mind hearing more about the worlds you have been to, if you want to share.

No problem!

So what kinda world do you wanna hear about? I've visited castles, space ships, an ancient city with its own coliseum, not to mention a bunch of tropical islands with real pirates! There's so many cool places that I'm not sure where to start.

Each one of those was a world by itself? [It sounded almost spectacular.]

How were you able to travel to each one of them?

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[ Well, this was definitely a nice way to waste time when you can't do much! Soooo ]

Hi [ --right ] Ventus. I'm Red. Is talking over the journals for company okay?

Oh, hey!

[He remembers Red from that one draft. Man, it's been a while.]

Sure, talking's just fine. So how've you been, anyway?

[ Red remembers a guy all dressed up with his face covered that he called Captain, but that's about it. Good times. ]

Well, um- I've kinda been in the clinic... but I'm okay now. [ Sorta. ] I don't know if anything weird happened in the village, but I know you shouldn't climb a mountain on a rainy day.

[ Humour is good, right? ]

How about you? Getting kidnapped didn't make you all funny anywhere, did it?

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[ Ven's not the only one taking a late night stroll. Korra's been seeing some ghosts too and while she realized they're not really there a little while ago, that fact doesn't make it any easier to sleep so instead of bothering she's taken Naga around for a walk.

That is, until they're interrupted by Ven shouting an unfamiliar name. Concerned, she takes a quick turn and skids to a halt by the fountain, Naga barking at Ven cheerfully. ]

Shh, shh, Naga! [ Korra waves down her barking as she looks back and forth. ]

Sorry- we heard a yell. Are you alright?

[The barking nearly makes him jump, but it's enough to pull him out of his daze. Realizing that these images are just that, he slowly turns around, laughing shakily and scratching his cheek.]

I... yeah, I'm okay! Just kinda... startled, I guess. You, uh... haven't been seeing strange visions, have you? Like people who aren't really there...

[He's gotta make sure it's not just him. For all he knows, it could be a kidnapping side effect.]

Naga has that effect on people. [ Korra gives her a half-hearted scolding look as the polarbeardog wags her tail and lays down next to the two of them. As for the question, Korra hesitates a little before answering. ]

Actually, yeah. I have been seeing weird visions. Mostly people from home, but sometimes people I don't even know that just disappear when I try to talk to them. She's quicker at figuring out they're fake. [ And she gestures to Naga, who sniffs the air proudly. ]

...Is that who you were yelling at, out here?

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You had to walk all the way back from the beach?

[But that means like... going over the mountains and stuff.]

Yeah... And believe me, it wasn't easy! I made a bunch of wrong turns, and I had to stop to rest. Plus, I didn't bring supplies, so...

[He trails off into shaky laughter.]

It was a learning experience?

Isn't it over the mountains, too? ... I guess you forgot to bring your journal with you to call for help, huh?