voicemail.

[superordinary]

"Hello! You've reached Makoto Naegi — I'm not available right now, so please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible."

available for:
( voice | text | video | misc* )

* Anything else! It can be a message tied to a rock thrown through a window, or it can be an action thread if neither of us feel like making a separate post for it.

Comments

[superordinary]

[ ...Huh. He's not sure what this is about, but he replies almost immediately. ]

Of course it's all right, Kyouko.

[freshprints]

[Not gonna lie, she probably went back and forth on "Naegi-kun" versus "Makoto" and back for a while, before she ended up deciding to just send the message without it entirely.

The use of her name does make her smile a little, though, and gives her a proper cue, besides.]

I...should warn you that it's a little personal.

[How does one utilize tact, is there any way to really get into this gracefully.]

Some of us have been wondering if you're all right, lately, now that Maizono-san is here. I'm among them, but I'm also not the only one.

Would it...be all right if we talked about her? Like this or in person, if you prefer.

[superordinary]

[ ...Oh. ]

I'm okay, and I don't mind talking about her. Are you asking because she intended to frame me for murder?

[freshprints]

That's part of it.

It's also that you were close, before her death. It's understandable that seeing her again might be an emotional experience for you.

[...Ugh, this sounds really stupid coming from her of all people.]

Almost every one of us has...that person whom it'd be difficult to see again, after what we went through. I suppose the best way to say it is...

...Simply, that all of your classmates want you to know that we're here to support you if you need us, Makoto.

[superordinary]

Getting to talk to her again... Even if it was just over the network and not in person, it was something I'd been waiting for ever since Ishimaru-kun and Oowada-kun's arrival showed that those who died can be brought back to life in this world.

You remember what you said to me after the first trial, right? She told me she wanted to save me, and that's why she left her dying message. Your theory was right.

[freshprints]

...It seemed like the logical one. I'm glad it was confirmed.

I gave her my Rapidash to help with traveling. She's in Violet City right now, training until she can earn the first badge. She said she's eager to rejoin us once she does.

[superordinary]

So am I. It's what I chose to believe in, rather than thinking she did it for revenge. I wanted to remember her as a dear friend...

I look forward to seeing her in person again. I'm feeling a bit nervous, though.

[freshprints]

What part are you nervous about?

[superordinary]

I'm not sure.

[freshprints]

...Just the general circumstances, then.

[superordinary]

[ There's a delay before Naegi types up a reply. ]

...I used to have a crush on her.

[freshprints]

[WELP this isn't going to be awkward at all.]

In the days leading up to her death?

[superordinary]

Yeah.

[freshprints]

Is that something you confessed to her, as well?

[superordinary]

No, of course not. I'm just an ordinary guy so I thought that there's no way an idol like her could be interested in me... Besides, we were busy looking for a way out. Nobody has time for that sort of stuff in a situation like that.

[freshprints]

[It seems kind of weird to say "good thinking, that's actually really sensible of you", so she's just going to think it without actually writing it out.]

I understand.

[And then there's just kind of a pause of her own.]

I...hope it goes without saying that if I ask you things about her, it's not out of jealousy over those feelings.

[superordinary]

Of course, Kyouko.

[ ... ]

...Uh, I probably should say that I don't feel that way about her anymore. I think it was mostly a celebrity crush that went away after the trial, and it's been over a year and a half.

[freshprints]

...We've all changed a lot since we arrived here, haven't we?

[superordinary]

Yeah, we have. I've grown up a little.