[Oops, scared the bitty. At least she figured this would be what happened-- after all, she had grown a lot over the last few years. Kairi smiles at him sympathetically, crossing the final distance to stand in front of him.]

Yeah, sorry for the shock. Time doesn't run quite the same around here...

[She still didn't know how in the world there could be more than one Riku at a time, different age or not, but she'd worry about that later. Kairi needed to make sure he was caught up on what was going on, and help make sure he'd be okay. Bitty or not, he was still one of her best friends.]

Before I explain to you what's happening around here, could you tell me what the last thing you remember back home is?

[Kairi couldn't really sense any darkness within him, not more than any average person anyways, which was certainly interesting.]