He's grateful when Roxas laughs. Laughter used to come so easily to them, but toward the end of things, even simple conversation was strained, and laughter? Was nowhere to be found.

He shakes Roxas' hand crisply then sits back and rubs his chin in thought.

"Well, I mean, I did take a few for a test drive," he says, trying very hard to keep a straight face. "I mean, I got a roommate, Ryoko, and she's pretty fun. She can fly, which is kind of awesome. I mean, you needed pixie dust to do that." He lifts a finger as he lists a few names. "And then there's Ren, you know he's got an R name, too, I was trying to cover my bases, going with that one, thought maybe there was something in the name... Ah.. Oh, there's Urbosa, she already kicked my ass once, so you'd better get on that or you'll lose your place at the top of the Kicked Axel's Ass List..."

He laughs brightly and waits for Roxas to just shove him like he knows he's going to, and then ruffles his hair again.

"Like anybody--Somebody, Nobody, or Anybody--could replace you, you moron."