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[uragiru]

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un: @joker

[intrusivethot]

Sup.

You aren't avoiding me, are you?

Been kinda quiet since the other day.

[uragiru]

[ the first response he types is: Don't be annoying. but he looks at it a moment and reconsiders— ]

Avoiding you? No, never.

un: niijima.m

[boazjachin]

Has your theory changed at all? Since the transmission about the traitor.

[uragiru]

[ now THIS is the kind of text he wants to get!! ]

It hasn't.
Not yet, in any case.
I think it's likely that the disaster was on such a scale that reality here has been warped.

[ryuji]

Douchenozzle

Did you throw your wire out?

[uragiru]

I'm sorry, you must have the wrong person.
Would you like to try again?

@jsteel (u know what this is for)

[sospita]

Is he gone? Or does he need to be made gone?

[uragiru]

Yes he's gone.
Thank you for checking in.

[ he's too much of a mess right now to process this and what it makes him feel, but— it's something significant. his gratitude is far more sincere than he would expect. (too many times as a child hiding from raised voices and wondering why no one else seems to hear.) and he needs to regain his composure somehow, so: ]

We must have been loud.
Sorry to disturb you.

text; un: aphrodite

[wingstosee]

hey.
this is akechi, right?
i just kind of wanted to say thank you for the other day. you know, at the town hall?
it may not sound like much but hearing you back me up meant a lot to me :)

so yeah.
just. thanks, i guess

[uragiru]

Oh, that?
Think nothing of it. :)
It's important to stand as a unified front, and even more important to stand up for what's right.
And you were absolutely right.

[ he considers leaving it at that, and then hesitates. since his fight with Ren, he's been holed up in his quarters, restless thoughts and hands winding him tighter and tighter while he tries to avoid the things he can't confront. if he doesn't do something to slacken that tension soon, he'll snap. talking about it is out of the question, and putting himself to work will only make it worse, with the weight of judgement on his shoulders.

if it weren't Venus who texted him, he wouldn't have thought about it. and if it weren't Venus, he wouldn't consider it. but performance is easier around her for some reason, maybe just because she's an oddity herself, or because she's too lenient in her kindess; it's the difference between walking a tightrope and standing on a stage. ]

Actually, Venus-san,
About those drinks we took from the bar.
I wondered...
If you'd be amenable to sharing?

@noir

[mapsio]

I need to speak with you. Do you have time?

[uragiru]

[ he considers being childish and saying no. ]

Of course. Is something the matter?

like two days after crunk party

[bu773rfly]

Hey. Do you want to learn some network programming?

[uragiru]

Sure.
I'm not any savvier with technology than the average teenager, though. It would be from scratch.

text; un: aphrodite; almost immediately after her reply to hank's post

[wingstosee]

oh my god akechi please tell me you're okay
yes/no that's all i need
if i don't hear from you in five minutes i'm running over

[uragiru]

I'm okay!
I'm fine, I promise. What's wrong, Venus?

un: hudie; AFTER he is made aware of that post because SOME OF US HAVE CHILL

[bu773rfly]

[also this is MEGAPRIVATE in case anyone gets any ideas, ryo]

Hey.

[uragiru]

Hello, Mishima-san.
Do you need something from me?

voice; un: joker

[intrusivethot]

[ The typical teenage mode is texting. In their natural habitat the teenager will often spend their meal time divided between nutritional nourishment and social nourishment, tapping out missives to their friends and loved ones, but upon meeting with disapproval from parents or parental figures, one may choose to wait for the safety of one's own bedding and possibly sink below the blanketline for further comfort.

However when emotionally strained, the teenager may remain on radio silence for some time, and follow that silence with a considered, but ill-advised overtures to others who are on less than amiable terms with them, especially when the subject is the cause of the aforementioned emotional strain.

No one ever said Ren was a smart kid. ]

Hey. Haven't seen you for a bit, so I wanted to check in.

[ He mentally pats himself on the back for not saying wow, you actually picked up. ]

[uragiru]

[ he really shouldn't have picked up, and just let it ring out until Ren either gave up or texted him instead. but no one ever said wasn't an impulsive kid. he's bored besides, and it's not as though this conversation could go any differently to their previous ones; if they fight, then they fight, and Ren will retreat and Akechi will lick his wounds until the heartache eases and he can get Ren out of his head, and they'll wait in silence until one of them attempts to cross the distance again for whatever reason.

it's always the same. life here is... always the same. he wonders if this kind of cyclical punishment is a personal hell, if he really is here just to suffer.

so he picks up the call when Ren makes it, because it doesn't matter one way or the other. he does sigh at that greeting, though; playing nice as if the last time they spoke wasn't over the dead body of a woman who is now walking around unharmed. as if the time before that, Ren hadn't managed to make something in Akechi snap that he has yet to be able to repair, and left him to wallow in his pathetic behaviour.

his voice is even now — and perfectly, perfectly flat: ]

Really.

in a simpler time aka end of june ish

[bu773rfly]

It's one of the more comforting ideas. So...I don't want to say anything about it.

[She sniffs and teases a wafer-thin chip from the inside of the headset with the utility blade, setting it on the manual page beside its illustration.]

I'm not sure how I actually feel about it, though.

[uragiru]

Mm, I know just what you mean. It's understandable that people would prefer some comfort in a situation like ours.

[ he's sitting across from her, watching her process with some interest; a few months ago, he likely wouldn't have taken much notice of it, and his attention would have been faked. but ever since she started teaching him the technical side of things, he's started to pay more mind to the rest of it, considered the value of the skill and even the worth of just having something to do with his fucking hands all day long.

he isn't trying to soften his expression any, either. the more time he spends with Erika, the less he bothers. ]

I suppose the question is how we were brought here in the first place. If it's some kind of uncontrolled rift in reality, then it seems unlikely that a repeat of the incident would send a person "home." But if it's a direct link between where we are and where we came from... Well, it's not impossible.

@skull

[ryuji]

You might know this already and all, but Joker's gone. I dunno if that means anything to you either way, but... just wanted to let you know, I guess. And uh... that's it, really.

[uragiru]

Ah.
Thank you for the courtesy.
... With Ezra Bridger's return, perhaps we'll find some answer for what happens to the missing.

I suppose this puts any Phantom Thief operations on hold.

@hinatahajime

[hopefragment]

do you have a minute? it's important

i didn't get a notif for this wtf!!

[uragiru]

That would depend on what you want my time for.