Dorm corridor, floor 5, Thursday night/Friday morning

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The corridor was dark and mostly quiet, and River kept listening. For some reason the minds of people here at Fandom was less accessible to her. Sometimes a clear thought appeared, but most of the time there was just a background mumble. This was odd, but also a lot more peaceful.

Perhaps sleeping would be good, but for some reason she kept wanting more ice cream.

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The sleep thing hadn't been working for him, so Demyx had thrown on a pair of pants and headed out to find a midnight snack as well. And conveniently ran into the two out in the hall. "Oh. Hi. You guys can't sleep either?"

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Alec nodded to the newcomer. "Don't need much sleep, so I'm usually up now. Who're you?"

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"I got up too late today, so I'm not tired when I should be." Demyx grinned sheepishly. "Name's Demyx. And you?"

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More sleepless people? River looked at the two of them.

"It's so quiet here," River said.

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Alec cocked his head, listening a moment. "Yeah, everyone's asleep now. Not a lot of night owls here, I guess."

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"It's loud, compared to where I'm from," Demyx put in, shrugging. "But then, when there's only 13 people who actually have the mental capacity to talk, let alone think...and in the past little while, there's only actually been about 7 or less there...well, it doesn't exactly make for rousing conversation."

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"Alec," he said, grinning suddenly. "So are you new? And are you as tired of hearing that question as I am?"

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"Yes, and yes." Demyx wrinkled his nose slightly. "I wasn't intending to come here in the first place. I thought I was dead."

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"Dead? Like, in the obituaries and moving around without an identity dead?" That'd be handy, if he could manage it. Manticore would probably find out otherwise pretty quick, but it'd help keep him under their radar for as long as he could keep it up.

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"Dead like...not breathing, no heartbeat, not living." Demyx grinned slightly. "Keyblade wielder got me." That brought an unexpected lump to his throat, thinking of the Organization's number 13, who wielded two Keyblades - and had been a good friend. "But yeah, I'm here now. Gotta make the most of it."

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"I'm River," River said, not waiting for anyone to ask. "And I'm new too." She looked at Demyx. "How did it feel to be dead?"

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"No idea what a Keyblade is, but dead's gotta suck," he said. "Being at Fandom's at least better than nothing."

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"Being dead really isn't something I'd recommend," he replied to both River and Alec. "It's nice to meet both of you, though. And I am glad to be alive still. Or is it again? Anyway, better here than nothingness."

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"Yeah, nice to meet you too," Alec said, wondering when he'd be completely used to conversations like this. Though whether that'd even be a good thing was up in the air. "You know, I think I'm gonna head back to my room - think I could actually attempt some sleep, pass the time until morning."

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"Good luck with that. I think I'm gonna go play some music until I can't keep my eyes open." Without fanfare, Demyx formed his sitar in his hands and grinned at Alec. "See you around, Alec."

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Alec blinked in surprise, then grinned. "Nice. You'll have to show me that again sometime." He stepped backwards, waving slightly. "Night, Demyx, River."

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River waved to both of them. Perhaps trying to get some sleep would be a good idea.