[He wants to guess. He really, honestly does. It's actually rather surprising--why should he bother? Why not just keep teasing Riku, prodding at him and his skulking about in such a world of darkness, needle him to see just what kind of rise he can get out of the boy to gauge his intentions?

But the impulse to keep asking, to play and keep their little game going--it's strangely strong, and for the moment, it overrides his thoughts of just what he ought to be doing. Axel lets the laughter bubble up readily enough, smile turning more playful.]

It's no wonder I've got to provide all the entertainment around here, if you're always such a stick in the mud. But how about it--did you come here to spend a nice day on the beach with your old buddy, Axel? Or maybe you decided if we played tag and hide and seek long enough, I'd get sick of the chase and let you do whatever you want here on this world? Or maybe you were hoping we could make nice and I could take you to Roxas myself. Am I getting warmer~?