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

8/02; text

[superordinary]

Sure, we can do that. Where should we meet? I just got off work so I'm not doing anything right now.

8/02; text

[readapts]

How about in front of the inn? We could go get something to eat, too, if you're hungry...

8/02; text

[superordinary]

Sounds good to me. Meet you there in 15 minutes?

8/02; text

[readapts]

Sure! I'll be waiting.

8/02; action

[superordinary]

[ Shortly after getting the message, Naegi heads back toward the inn. He's by the entrance at least five minutes early, so if Chihiro isn't there he'll be kicking pebbles as he waits, watching them roll and come to a stop. ]

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[readapts]

[Oh Naegi, you may just have him beat. For Chihiro shows up a minute or two after Naegi, surprised when he sees him.]

Oh-- Did I...keep you waiting, Naegi-kun?

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[superordinary]

Not at all, Fujisaki-san. I only got here a few minutes ago. [ pause. ]

Um, how are you holding up? Everything Asahina-san told us must've been a lot to take in.

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[readapts]

[Fujisaki's eyebrows draw together.]

Mhm... It was a lot. I'm still not quite sure how I feel about everything yet... [But it's something that he's been trying to come to terms with and accept nevertheless. They can't turn their eyes away, after all!]

But I'm okay, I think. And you, Naegi-kun...?

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[superordinary]

I'm okay too, I think. I can probably handle it, especially now that I can take my time.

[ Unlike in the school, where everything would have been dropped on him at once and he would have to suck it up and keep moving at the same pace as before. Monobear never gave them the opportunity to properly grieve and actually think over everything that happened. ]

So, what did you want to ask me about?

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[readapts]

It actually...has something to do with what Asahina-san told me.

[As well as his own convictions, the determination he's rediscovered in the last little while. So he fidgets, not too nervous but still a little anxious all the same.]

Naegi-kun... Do you already know my secret?

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[superordinary]

[ Oh. It's about this...Naegi nods, not entirely sure what to say other than to confirm it. ]

...Yeah, I know you're a boy.

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[readapts]

[...his shoulders slump a little, relieved. So it was true. Not that he'd doubted Asahina, but Naegi had never acted any differently toward him.]

I see... It's...kind of a strange feeling. Even if I didn't get the chance to tell you myself... I'm glad that you know.

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[superordinary]

Ah... I'm glad to hear that, Fujisaki-kun. That means you trust me, doesn't it? I wasn't sure if I should tell you, or wait until you would trust me enough to tell me yourself, so I ended up not saying anything about it until now.

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[readapts]

Of course... I trust you a lot, Naegi-kun. I'm sorry I just wasn't strong enough to bring it up to you sooner.

[But now, it's all good.]

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[superordinary]

Hey, don't be sorry, all right? You would have told me eventually, and I think that's brave of you.

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[readapts]

[Hesitance... But Chihiro nods once, firmly, and smiles brightly.]

Thank you, Naegi-kun... [He really is grateful, and it shows in every bit of his expression.] But, um, would you like to go get something to eat now? My treat!

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[superordinary]

All right. [ He smiles right back at him. ] Let's go, Fujisaki-kun.

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[readapts]

[Nodding readily, Fujisaki turns to lead the way, a little lightness to his step. Though he does remember something else he should mention.]

--oh. Um. By the way, everyone else from home knows my secret [again in one case] now, too...

[So there's no need to keep it any longer. At least between their group.]

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[superordinary]

[ Okay, that earns Fujisaki a surprised look from Naegi. Give him a second. ]

...Even Oowada-kun...?

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[readapts]

[Fujisaki nods briefly, looking down at his feet.]

I didn't want to keep it a secret anymore. And after everyone else already knew...it wouldn't have been right...

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[superordinary]

That's... [ Really brave, he thinks. If Naegi were in Fujisaki's shoes, he doubts he would have been able to do the same. ] Um, what did he say?

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[readapts]

He... He took it really well. Of course he was surprised, but...

Like back then, he didn't think I was strange, or anything... [Of course, he means the first time he remembered telling Mondo.]

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[superordinary]

That's good to hear... [ Not that he thought things would go badly again...if "again" even is the right word, given the timeline differences. Things are different now and the Monobear variable is no longer present to push him toward the state of mind that caused him to kill back then. ]

If you haven't already, are you going to start training yourself here?

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[readapts]

[Straightening his posture at the question, Chihiro nods once, expression determined.]

I've already started going for runs in the morning... I mean, unless I get stronger, my pokémon aren't going to be able to rely on me either, right? And I don't want to slow anyone down once we start travelling again...

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[superordinary]

You wouldn't slow us down, Fujisaki-kun. [ He's 100% confident when he says this. ]

But what you're doing...challenging yourself and striving to improve...that's a good thing to do.