Roxas, again...

[angelous]

Username: angelous
Current canons: Weiss
Canon you're auditioning for: Roxas
Media canon is from: KH2
Is the current canon taken?: sorta? (inactive user)
Audition post (400 words):

Castle Oblivion. He had been told to go there by Xemnas. Not that Roxas minded. He would've done just about anything to get out and about. But why Xigbar had to go with him, he didn't know. And what he was supposed to do when he got there, he didn't know. Xemnas had told Xigbar the details. And while Roxas didn't like being left in the dark, he wasn't going to complain. That'd just make things worse then they'd already been. Tensions in the Organization were high. Most of the members found they're way back, but few trusted each other after all that happened. Then again, maybe they never did trust each other in the first place.

"So Xigbar, you wanna clue me in as to what sorta mission he's sending us on this time?" Roxas asked.

"I don't see why I should keep ya in the dark any longer, we're almost there, so sure. Why not kid?"

"Kid?" Roxas snapped. He didn't like it when people called him that.

"That's not relevant right now Roxas. What is however, is the fact we have some Heartless to exterminate, and a member to find. Xemnas thinks that Axel might be somewhere in the castle."

"Axel. Xemnas is still willing to take him back after what he did?"

"Xemnas thinks about the big picture. What better way to keep someone you don't trust from messing up your plans? You keep an eye on them. And that's what we're going to do. Well, you are anyway."

"Why me?"

Xigbar said that Axel trusted Roxas, so Axel wouldn't ask too many questions if he kept an eye on him.

"Makes sense. I guess." Roxas hesitated.

"What's the matter kid?" Xigbar smiled.

"I just don't see why Xemnas would go through so much trouble. But then again, I never do according to you and Xaldin." Xigbar laughed. The two stopped walking, and stood before a giant castle, with a strange deformed look to it.

Xigbar pointed at himself, then pointed up. Roxas realized he was saying he'd go up, Roxas goes down. Meet on the ground floor. Xigbar vanished, and Roxas did the same. He reappeared in the bottom floor of the castle, some ten or so floors down. He began to walk around, looking for Axel. About five minutes later, he found him, lying face down on the ground. He ran over to him, and helped him up.

"It's about time Roxas. I didn't think I'd have to hold off those Heartless all day." Axel said with a grin.

"Sorry Axel, me and Xigbar took the long way." As Roxas said this, Heartless began to take form.

"We gotta get out of here for now Roxas. I'm in no condition to fight." Roxas nodded, and opened up a portal. He and Axel walked into it. They reappeared at the throne room in the Castle That Never Was. Xigbar showed up shortly after. Roxas looked around, and everyone was there.

"You did well kid, cept one thing. You didn't take care of any Heartless." Xigbar snapped.

"Well I would've if I didn't have to cart Axel back here!" Roxas snapped. He felt sorta bad for talking about his friend like that, but it was true. "I'll go back and take care of them. A few Heartless shouldn't be a problem for me. And if it's a few hundred, that'll just give me some exercise." He put Axel in his seat, then sat down in his own.

"So after I take care of that nuisance, when do we act? I'm getting tired of doing nothing. I'd be much happier moving around. This gets kinda boring after a while." Xemnas laughed and said it would be soon enough. Roxas thought the possibility of that being soon enough for him were slim, and probably none. Don't get him wrong, he'd been grateful, sort of anyway, that the Organization let him back in, but he wasn't exactly content with his current situation. He never got to see any action, and he was getting bored really fast. And Xigbar calling a kid only made him all the more sour. On the upside, Axel was back, and he was getting to clear a whole nest of Heartless. Roxas got up, and moved to leave.

"I'm going to go take care of that problem now." Roxas said half-heartedly.

Xemnas motioned, and Demyx got up. Roxas realized it was so that they could keep an eye on him, after all, he wasn't exactly in their good graces either. "Let's go Demyx. The two left.

"That one can be quite the handful can't he Superior?" Saïx asked.

Xemnas agreed, but he said Roxas was well worth the effort.

[High's .Valentine.]

Since there are two auditions...I'm going to be even stricter than normal. XD [How is that possible, Highwind?! D:]

It's an improvement, no doubt. But I have a few problems with it. The beginning was alright, enough in character to convince me for several seconds. But you started losing it towards the middle and the end. Problem number one is the fact that you can't play Xigbar. I'm sorry, I know I had him for what...one audition? But Xigbar's not...why is he's not an asshole! D<

Um...wait, that has nothing to do with your audition, right...well, it has some to do with it. It just kind of ruined the audition, sadly. Plus with all the other canons you're throwing in there, I was getting confused with most of the dialogue. You need to show capabilities over playing Roxas himself, not using other canons for support. Of course, interaction is important, but I think you're relying far too much on other canons to pull you through the audition.

Inner thoughts...I didn't get much inner thoughts. In fact, the fact that he wanted to return to the organization seemed kind of strange to me since he left it in the first place. Some parts of his thoughts on the Organization made sense, but I wasn't much convinced. And he's so talkative...I dun remember him being so talkative, to be honest.

Towards the end, you again had the problem of rushing...let your audition flush itself out. There's no need to rush everything. I can hardly get a grasp of what's going on in the throne room.

Oh, and the thing that I think finalized my decision is his reaction to Axel...for some weird reason, I feel no connection between the two. More like they're just partners. Aren't they best friends? I've never played FM+ but I'm pretty sure that Roxas 'feels' the same way about Axel as Axel does about him, if you get what I mean. I'm pretty put off by the nonchalance Roxas shown towards his best friend

Anyway, I am going to 1/2 deny this audition. Not quite there, bud, not quite.

[Iris|Kairi]

When I suggested the setting being back with the Org with the other members, I didn't mean for them to necessarily be in the audition. One would be okay, because sometimes talking to someone can show personality as much as thinking and talking to yourself can..

While I can see him returning to the Org in the events after KH2 and whatever brought him back to life, seeing as how it sounds like he would here on FM due to..whatever circumstances. My problem was not so much with the setting and addition of other canons so much as...I still couldn't hear Roxas. It sounded like someone trying really hard to imitate him, just not quite capturing a certain feel and essence that makes the character stand out by himself as himself. Something just didn't sound right. Maybe it was the sort of..gruff, moody attitude missing and instead there was a sort of..melancholy gloom.. Meh. It's hard to put my finger on exactly what it was.

You did improve a bunch though, and for that I am proud of you. ^^

2/2 denied.