[ Jason is perfectly justified in his presumptions, actually! After all, when Sora and Jason first met and had their conversation on the general store floor, for all of the differences there were, Sora would have agreed with Jason. There wouldn't even have been a shadow of a doubt in his mind. He would have agreed he was Sora. On a very personal level, he knew he was Sora. Who else could he possibly be? Skyler? Skyler was a different person. Sora's entire existence depended on the fact that he was absolutely not Skyler, even if they happened to share the same memories. Even if being called "Skyler" feels right, too.
So of course those memories of Sora belonged to him. Those friendships belonged to him, too. Of course his friends would be happy to see him if they ever met again. (Big if. Sora had always considered that a dream. A pie in the sky fantasy "what if" that would never happen because it was impossible. Everyone was long dead.) Why wouldn't they be? He'd really, really thought he was Sora back then. Of course it'd be wonderful to see them again, as long as he was ready. Those were his friends. He missed them. They would miss him, too.
Meeting Riku changed a lot.
His first reaction to the hug is oh, that's very nice, because he's realized a few weeks back that he likes hugs a whole bunch and Jason is very tall and it's nice to feel small sometimes. The second is a little embarrassment because, geez, he didn't get his point across if Jason seems to think he needs a hug, did he?
He's about to clarify that it's fine, except Jason has something to say, and then Sora still has something to say, probably a thank you, that really counts for a lot, even if he's not a person at all, even if Soldat keeps insisting that he is. Except when he tries to open his mouth, nothing comes out because his throat refuses to work, and there's saltwater in his mouth and oh, okay, he's crying now. Sure. That's not embarrassing or excessive at all. ]
Oh. [ More of a sigh than something voluntary. He's not crying in earnest - it's just some blobby tears that he can't stop at this point - but there's something wound up very very tight and it's taking what he's got to hold whatever it is down. Since Jason hasn't seen his face yet, he is pretty sure if he doesn't move an inch he can still save this, so this might be Sora going very very quiet so Jason doesn't worry his way into letting go. This is an extremely nice, warm hug and he doesn't want it to end. ]
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So of course those memories of Sora belonged to him. Those friendships belonged to him, too. Of course his friends would be happy to see him if they ever met again. (Big if. Sora had always considered that a dream. A pie in the sky fantasy "what if" that would never happen because it was impossible. Everyone was long dead.) Why wouldn't they be? He'd really, really thought he was Sora back then. Of course it'd be wonderful to see them again, as long as he was ready. Those were his friends. He missed them. They would miss him, too.
Meeting Riku changed a lot.
His first reaction to the hug is oh, that's very nice, because he's realized a few weeks back that he likes hugs a whole bunch and Jason is very tall and it's nice to feel small sometimes. The second is a little embarrassment because, geez, he didn't get his point across if Jason seems to think he needs a hug, did he?
He's about to clarify that it's fine, except Jason has something to say, and then Sora still has something to say, probably a thank you, that really counts for a lot, even if he's not a person at all, even if Soldat keeps insisting that he is. Except when he tries to open his mouth, nothing comes out because his throat refuses to work, and there's saltwater in his mouth and oh, okay, he's crying now. Sure. That's not embarrassing or excessive at all. ]
Oh. [ More of a sigh than something voluntary. He's not crying in earnest - it's just some blobby tears that he can't stop at this point - but there's something wound up very very tight and it's taking what he's got to hold whatever it is down. Since Jason hasn't seen his face yet, he is pretty sure if he doesn't move an inch he can still save this, so this might be Sora going very very quiet so Jason doesn't worry his way into letting go. This is an extremely nice, warm hug and he doesn't want it to end. ]