Lea really didn't like elevators, and somehow the idea of using corridors for paltry reasons just felt like tempting fate anymore. And so he'd gotten into the habit of just taking the stairs. Sure, living on the eighth floor meant it was a little more legwork than he really liked to partake in, but... well it was good exercise or something, at least. Maybe he would finally deign to wear shorts this summer.

As he crested the stairs to the fifth floor, however, he was met with an unexpected pow-wow in the common area. He nearly collided with Terra by the stairs--"Ah!"--and caught himself on the railing, turning to see Aqua sort of hunkered down in the far corner. There was a figure on the sofa as well, and Lea felt a lance of unease snake through his gut at the sight of the silvery hair.

That wasn't Riku.

Something was fishy here.

"Am I late to the party?" he asked, giving Terra an unsettled, if curious, look.