[ Congratulations, Leon, you apparently win today's round of Random Gifts With Naegi. In Leon's mailbox is an envelope with the equivalent of a $15 cerestunes giftcard and a note. ]
Kuwata-kun,
I won this today, but I think you'll put it to better use than I will. I hope you're settling in well.
-Naegi
[ will this kid ever stop giving his classmates random gifts at random intervals probably not ]
Kuwata-kun,
I won this today, but I think you'll put it to better use than I will. I hope you're settling in well.
-Naegi
[ will this kid ever stop giving his classmates random gifts at random intervals probably not ]
Kuwata-kun, if possible would you be free the fifth of this month? I know things have been a little [ fucking crazy and slightly horrifying??? ] hectic [ or that ] but if you're not too busy, I thought we could have a get-together.
[ for his birthday. he'd almost forgotten about it until it was february. ]
[ for his birthday. he'd almost forgotten about it until it was february. ]
Yeah np whats going on? I didnt think you were a party kinda guy lol
[ She promised she would tell Leon any information she found out, so here she is knocking on his door sometime after the tour.
She doesn't have a whole lot of information to share but at least it's something, right? ]
She doesn't have a whole lot of information to share but at least it's something, right? ]
One seeeec!
[He was lying on the couch playing a game, and the knock startles him upright in a flash. He's not expecting anyone. Who could it be? He's torn between fantasy scenarios of it being some cute neighbor girl who saw him come in earlier and decided to come "introduce herself" and nightmare scenarios of getting thrown into a van again and dragged off to some sort of CERES event he won't be able to escape for the next ten hours . . .
But he's not going to just hole up in his apartment either way. He swings his legs off the sofa and walks over to crack the door open and poke his face out.
Oh. It was a cute neighbor girl after all.]
--Kirigiri?
[He was lying on the couch playing a game, and the knock startles him upright in a flash. He's not expecting anyone. Who could it be? He's torn between fantasy scenarios of it being some cute neighbor girl who saw him come in earlier and decided to come "introduce herself" and nightmare scenarios of getting thrown into a van again and dragged off to some sort of CERES event he won't be able to escape for the next ten hours . . .
But he's not going to just hole up in his apartment either way. He swings his legs off the sofa and walks over to crack the door open and poke his face out.
Oh. It was a cute neighbor girl after all.]
--Kirigiri?
Is this Leon Kuwata, the boy who dated my daughter?
[It's easier to sound scary when it's just text.]
[It's easier to sound scary when it's just text.]
[WHAT THE HELL IS THIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSS! Time to whip out the proper spelling and grammar, that's what it is.]
Trucy right?
Trucy right?
[He picks up quickly; his voice is relieved, even though he didn't even look at who was calling first. Hearing from anyone at all is a huge weight off right now.]
Hello?!
Hello?!
Hey, wanna get a drink tonight? My treat. I know a bar that's good.
[he has a mighty Need right now]
[he has a mighty Need right now]
Hell yeah I'm in! where are you? wanna meet by the train station?
[ So remember those ghosts that were everywhere, and remember how the classmates were taking shelter together in Leon's apartment, and remember how Togami couldn't sleep anymore.
Two of those things are over. Togami unfortunately has not gotten the memo that they're not huddling together for safety anymore because he has immediately passed out on Leon's couch. Have fun with hours of this guy hanging around as a useless unconscious lump. ]
Two of those things are over. Togami unfortunately has not gotten the memo that they're not huddling together for safety anymore because he has immediately passed out on Leon's couch. Have fun with hours of this guy hanging around as a useless unconscious lump. ]
[A FUN SEVERAL HOURS, TO BE CERTAIN.
Here's what happens:
At first, he'd made the foolish assumption that Togami was just drifting, and would be upright and embarrassed and grumpy again within ten minutes or whatever. It's only after everyone else has headed out on their ways that Leon realizes that's not what's going on here: he is out. Right on his sofa. (Which is, at least, large enough to sleep on comfortably, even for someone of Togami's height; this is the furniture Leon splurged on the most of all. A man's couch is an important place of both rest and activity, when you can't make your way all the way to the bed for either.)
But here they are. Of course, his first instinct is to wake Togami up and send him back to his own place, maybe walk him there if he's too sleep-addled to make it on his own, but . . . he makes his way over to the couch and gets hit with an attack of something. Conscience? Maybe. Earlier he'd been frustrated at his inability to offer anything substantial to a friend (even if he's not getting paid for it!) suffering outside of anyone's control; now here's this same friend finally at peace, which is a huge relief, seriously, if a little morbidly phrased.
And he's gonna be the one to wake him up? Eh . . . he can give up the couch space for a while.
Of course, Togami hasn't slept in a few days, so "a while" ends up being a little longer than Leon truly understood at the time he made that decision. But once he's made it, he feels locked into it; it'd be totally stupid to let him stay for like two hours and then wake him up, right? If he were going to do that, he should've just kicked him out to begin with and saved them all the effort! It's a point of pride now! He's being a good fucking friend, here! It's not like he needs his couch right now; the last thing he wants after all that shit earlier is to watch TV or play any console games . . .
Come to think of it, maybe the company's actually kind of nice. Not that he's scared or anything, of course. Never had been!
He even hangs out in the living room for a while, for the "company," which is not really company at all. Leon's not used to company he doesn't converse with; it goes against his nature and all. And he wouldn't actually mind it that much, except there comes a point where he glances over at Togami to see what he's "doing" for like the twentieth time (because that's what you do with company, you check out what they're doing even if you're not talking!) and he's still sleeping because of course he is, and Leon starts to feel a little creepy about watching him. He's not even trying to creepily watch him sleep. It's just that every time Leon looks over there Togami's sleeping, and that's not Leon's fault! Ugh.
After enough of that, he unfolds from his chair with a huff and heads into his bedroom to hang out—after hauling out a blanket to drop on top of Togami, because that's a thing you do. That seems legit. He's not gonna tuck him in or anything, but you've gotta have a blanket if you're sleeping, that's just common sense!
Right. Cool. With that taken care of, he wanders back to his bedroom . . .
For however long that's going to be.]
Here's what happens:
At first, he'd made the foolish assumption that Togami was just drifting, and would be upright and embarrassed and grumpy again within ten minutes or whatever. It's only after everyone else has headed out on their ways that Leon realizes that's not what's going on here: he is out. Right on his sofa. (Which is, at least, large enough to sleep on comfortably, even for someone of Togami's height; this is the furniture Leon splurged on the most of all. A man's couch is an important place of both rest and activity, when you can't make your way all the way to the bed for either.)
But here they are. Of course, his first instinct is to wake Togami up and send him back to his own place, maybe walk him there if he's too sleep-addled to make it on his own, but . . . he makes his way over to the couch and gets hit with an attack of something. Conscience? Maybe. Earlier he'd been frustrated at his inability to offer anything substantial to a friend (even if he's not getting paid for it!) suffering outside of anyone's control; now here's this same friend finally at peace, which is a huge relief, seriously, if a little morbidly phrased.
And he's gonna be the one to wake him up? Eh . . . he can give up the couch space for a while.
Of course, Togami hasn't slept in a few days, so "a while" ends up being a little longer than Leon truly understood at the time he made that decision. But once he's made it, he feels locked into it; it'd be totally stupid to let him stay for like two hours and then wake him up, right? If he were going to do that, he should've just kicked him out to begin with and saved them all the effort! It's a point of pride now! He's being a good fucking friend, here! It's not like he needs his couch right now; the last thing he wants after all that shit earlier is to watch TV or play any console games . . .
Come to think of it, maybe the company's actually kind of nice. Not that he's scared or anything, of course. Never had been!
He even hangs out in the living room for a while, for the "company," which is not really company at all. Leon's not used to company he doesn't converse with; it goes against his nature and all. And he wouldn't actually mind it that much, except there comes a point where he glances over at Togami to see what he's "doing" for like the twentieth time (because that's what you do with company, you check out what they're doing even if you're not talking!) and he's still sleeping because of course he is, and Leon starts to feel a little creepy about watching him. He's not even trying to creepily watch him sleep. It's just that every time Leon looks over there Togami's sleeping, and that's not Leon's fault! Ugh.
After enough of that, he unfolds from his chair with a huff and heads into his bedroom to hang out—after hauling out a blanket to drop on top of Togami, because that's a thing you do. That seems legit. He's not gonna tuck him in or anything, but you've gotta have a blanket if you're sleeping, that's just common sense!
Right. Cool. With that taken care of, he wanders back to his bedroom . . .
For however long that's going to be.]
It seems that both Hinata-kun and Komaeda-kun are no longer here.
[ Since Leon was obviously at least friends with Hinata, she felt like she should tell him in case he hadn't found out already. ]
[ Since Leon was obviously at least friends with Hinata, she felt like she should tell him in case he hadn't found out already. ]
[It takes him a few minutes to respond.
He checks his CereVice first; sure enough, they aren't there. He probably would have noticed within a couple days if he hit up Hinata to hang out, but he hadn't planned on it today, and the missing entry had totally escaped his notice.
Then he tabs to the others. It's stupid. Of course Kirigiri would have noticed the others being gone too, if she noticed these two. He even checks Kirigiri's name, even though she just texted him, in case she disappeared while he was doing that, or—
Shit.]
Im gonna push leashes on you guys...........
[There's another long pause.]
dammit
He checks his CereVice first; sure enough, they aren't there. He probably would have noticed within a couple days if he hit up Hinata to hang out, but he hadn't planned on it today, and the missing entry had totally escaped his notice.
Then he tabs to the others. It's stupid. Of course Kirigiri would have noticed the others being gone too, if she noticed these two. He even checks Kirigiri's name, even though she just texted him, in case she disappeared while he was doing that, or—
Shit.]
Im gonna push leashes on you guys...........
[There's another long pause.]
dammit
Sooooo....what're you wearing today? (✿´ ꒳ ` )
[And then almost immediately after:]
Just kidding! Doing okay? [Somehow she thought this was a good idea. Just treat him like everything's normal and be playful. They're all back and safe(ish) now anyway. This is all she can do.]
[And then almost immediately after:]
Just kidding! Doing okay? [Somehow she thought this was a good idea. Just treat him like everything's normal and be playful. They're all back and safe(ish) now anyway. This is all she can do.]
[He's lying in bed, not doing okay, in fact.
But when he gets the text, he struggles quickly upright, staring at the screen in shock. This—is this a mistake or something? She really . . . she wants to talk to him, after all that! She's teasing him!]
Like a billion times better now lol
[That's not even a lie, either.]
How about you howre you doing? Or whatre you wearing
Or both
But when he gets the text, he struggles quickly upright, staring at the screen in shock. This—is this a mistake or something? She really . . . she wants to talk to him, after all that! She's teasing him!]
Like a billion times better now lol
[That's not even a lie, either.]
How about you howre you doing? Or whatre you wearing
Or both
[ Right. Of all the people she's treated like shit over the past handful of days, Leon at least was spared the brunt of her callousness in favour of a more ruthless mercenary type Rapunzel - which is still impossibly embarrassing and warrants an apology!!!!
She's not sure whether Leon is still in school, so texting him with the following is what she eventually settles on for her best bet. ]
hey hot stuff
need a camgirl to cheer you up?
[ See how she's avoiding talking directly about what happened that is a patented Rapunzel Represses Her Trauma move. ]
She's not sure whether Leon is still in school, so texting him with the following is what she eventually settles on for her best bet. ]
hey hot stuff
need a camgirl to cheer you up?
[ See how she's avoiding talking directly about what happened that is a patented Rapunzel Represses Her Trauma move. ]
[He's not in school anymore in general, thank god, and even if he were, he wouldn't have gone in today; he no-showed work in favor of, uh. This. Which is lying around in bed feeling fucked up. He's so listless and depressed that he hasn't eaten yet, or showered . . .
And yet when he gets the text, he still manages to sit up and get a little more with it, his heart picking up for once in excitement instead of anxiety.
She texted him! She still wants to talk?! She still wants to know him she called him hot
!!!!!]
What kind of idiot guy would say no to you babe
I feel better already...........lol
And yet when he gets the text, he still manages to sit up and get a little more with it, his heart picking up for once in excitement instead of anxiety.
She texted him! She still wants to talk?! She still wants to know him she called him hot
!!!!!]
What kind of idiot guy would say no to you babe
I feel better already...........lol
[The picture of her freshly groomed black cat CYbuddy sitting in her lap comes without much warning. Not even a greeting (yet) but she's heard that cat pictures make people smile and as far as she was concerned, everyone could do with a smile now and then.]
Hello, Leon. How are you?
Rahzel also says hello.
[That's the cat, Rahzel, of course.]
Hello, Leon. How are you?
Rahzel also says hello.
[That's the cat, Rahzel, of course.]
[He has to check the name to even tell who this is; do any of his friends have cats? He doesn't remember anyone having a cat! But then he sees, and remembers exactly who this is—the girl he'd ended up curled up with in a building out there . . .
Is she checking up on him? That's sweet. He's still friggin' amazed that anyone even wants to talk to him again after all that, much less is going out of their own way to do so. It makes him feel warm.]
Better now that Im talking to you lol
Yo :)
Thats your cat right? Is that a girl name
Ive never heard that name before
Is she checking up on him? That's sweet. He's still friggin' amazed that anyone even wants to talk to him again after all that, much less is going out of their own way to do so. It makes him feel warm.]
Better now that Im talking to you lol
Yo :)
Thats your cat right? Is that a girl name
Ive never heard that name before
Hey Im not a drunkard
[And then, half a minute later:]
Oh you didnt mean me.......
YO KIRISHIMA
Is someone giving you trouble?? do u need help
[And then, half a minute later:]
Oh you didnt mean me.......
YO KIRISHIMA
Is someone giving you trouble?? do u need help
[ By now, Togami's discussed meeting up with Leon later to have a more private... "conversation". (Only half as euphemistic as it sounds. As businesslike as you can get with touchy movie-watching at someone's place.) It's really probably better for that conversation to happen sooner rather than later. And, Togami is feeling especially indulgent lately... so the company sounds extra appealing right now. He's maybe more starved for contact than he'd like to admit.
So it seems like a good day for it, in Togami's opinion, and Togami's opinion is the most valuable one. He calls Leon through the video function, skipping the texting process. He'd rather get his attention directly. ]
Kuwata. When are you available?
So it seems like a good day for it, in Togami's opinion, and Togami's opinion is the most valuable one. He calls Leon through the video function, skipping the texting process. He'd rather get his attention directly. ]
Kuwata. When are you available?
[Oh, right, he'd been expecting this. Not a video call specifically—that takes him off guard—but he'd known they had some "talking" to do after that night at the bar. Talking in the awkwardest sense of the word. But he has to play it cool and not let onto the real plan here; this is all being monitored too, after all.
He turns on the camera to answer. It is a pretty good day for it. It's been nice out, but now it's getting late, and Leon's just about to head inside anyway.]
I don't have plans tonight if you're free. I was just about to go in!
He turns on the camera to answer. It is a pretty good day for it. It's been nice out, but now it's getting late, and Leon's just about to head inside anyway.]
I don't have plans tonight if you're free. I was just about to go in!
[Knowing what her robot had put everything through kind of made her feel like a terrible person. More than terrible, enough that she was too guilty for things she didn't even do. Knowing that her robot had spoken to Leon the way it had was even worse and for a few days she couldn't bring herself to text the boy. (It also grew worse when she saw him weigh in on that post from the new robot, but that's a whole other animal.)
Eventually though...she realizes it's much, much worse to leave him in the silence so she texts.]
Hey! Survive the robo-pocalypse? (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و
[#nailedit]
Eventually though...she realizes it's much, much worse to leave him in the silence so she texts.]
Hey! Survive the robo-pocalypse? (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و
[#nailedit]
LOL you know I did!! Youre okay? I was kinda worried about you after running into yours
[Of course he's thrilled to hear from her. The robot had hurt, but not in any lasting way; he hasn't been lingering on it or anything. More of an allergic tingle than a sick burn. And he really had been worried the robot might have something planned for the real thing.]
[Of course he's thrilled to hear from her. The robot had hurt, but not in any lasting way; he hasn't been lingering on it or anything. More of an allergic tingle than a sick burn. And he really had been worried the robot might have something planned for the real thing.]
(7/4) Text; because she's put this off for a while already...
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protectthecastle
2016-05-09 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Leon, may I ask you for some advice?
[Whoa, unexpected. His curiosity is immediately piqued.]
Yeah whats up? You ok
Yeah whats up? You ok
Hi. I have a question, but you have to promise not to spill to anybody.
[He's a little surprised to be getting one of these from Narukami. Not unpleasantly. Or so he hopes:]
Im fine
Am I in trouble......? lol
Im fine
Am I in trouble......? lol
[It didn't take her long to realize that Yu, Yosuke, Dipper and Leon were among those who'd disappeared in the colony. She'd sent him a message earlier in the day and it came up with the same creepy "user currently occupied" message that it had with the boys. She doesn't think to check her CereVice again on the day that they return. Yosuke had come back a little worse for the wear. Yu and Dipper hadn't come back at all.
It's early the next morning that she wakes up and immediately lunges for her device. There are no cute kaomojis or silly anecdotes this time. This time she's only focused on one thing.]
Are you here? Please answer me.
It's early the next morning that she wakes up and immediately lunges for her device. There are no cute kaomojis or silly anecdotes this time. This time she's only focused on one thing.]
Are you here? Please answer me.
[He had checked her name, once he'd been sent back, to make sure she didn't have the "occupied" message herself—she hadn't, and he'd breathed a sigh of relief and headed out to take care of his sick friend who'd been dragged away. There'd been no time to check in with everyone. When the message comes early, it wakes him up—he's not an early riser—and he grumbles, but when he grabs his device and sees who it is, that gets him awake quick. Shit. Is she okay?]
Yeah Im back
Im fine
Are you ok?
Yeah Im back
Im fine
Are you ok?
Course I am
I promised right?? Im not gonna go back on it!
right now?
I promised right?? Im not gonna go back on it!
right now?
You + me = lunch date? I haven't seen you for a while o((*^▽^*))o
Hell yeah Im there! You got any place in mind? I miss you
IC 8/10, early afternoon, group text: Kirigiri and Togami
babermetrics
2016-07-27 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Soooooo you guys probably figured this out already but Fujisaki doesnt remember hes dead again
Or like anything else
Are we gonna tell him.............
Whos gonna tell him??
[Then, after a pause:]
Shit you dont think hes hacking this or anything right now right???
IM SORRY YOU HAD TO FIND OUT THIS WAY FUJISAKI
Or like anything else
Are we gonna tell him.............
Whos gonna tell him??
[Then, after a pause:]
Shit you dont think hes hacking this or anything right now right???
IM SORRY YOU HAD TO FIND OUT THIS WAY FUJISAKI
I doubt he has hacked your phone, Kuwata-kun.
I think if he asked, we should tell him. It's only fair to him that he knows what happened.
I think if he asked, we should tell him. It's only fair to him that he knows what happened.
[He's had a few days to deal with sorting out everything back home, including dealing with Kevin. It's been a bit of a rough adjustment, but William's going to take the time to attend to something more pleasant and visit a friend in his new home.
So he's here, knocking on Leon's door.]
So he's here, knocking on Leon's door.]
[It's easy to find, only a few doors down from where Leon was living before, and when William knocks, the door swings open only a few seconds later. Then Leon's hands grab William inside, into an embrace. Screw it, he's glad to see him!]
Yoooo, welcome back! You're lucky, now I don't gotta hunt you down, ha ha!
Yoooo, welcome back! You're lucky, now I don't gotta hunt you down, ha ha!
Leon, may I ask you a question?
[Will he like this question? Probably...not...]
[Will he like this question? Probably...not...]
[Oh man, it's Veronica. That's cool and all, because he does like her, but that also means this question could be basically anything. He steels himself.]
Yeah whats up?
Yeah whats up?
[He's flopped out on the couch with his CereVice and a soda, which he of course chokes on immediately when Togami enters with that little proposition.]
Dude, seriously? I thought you weren't into the Pleasure District . . .
[He can't let Togami get the wrong idea though. After a beat:]
I mean, yeah though, I'm into it. Probably? Ha ha! What's your plan, huh? You wanna like, share a girl . . . ?
Dude, seriously? I thought you weren't into the Pleasure District . . .
[He can't let Togami get the wrong idea though. After a beat:]
I mean, yeah though, I'm into it. Probably? Ha ha! What's your plan, huh? You wanna like, share a girl . . . ?
[Unfortunately, she thought it was a good idea to call instead of text so at first all Leon's going to hear is the sound of quiet sobbing. It takes her a few minutes to catch her breath and stop thinking about how it felt when Yosuke's reading completely snuffed out, how Yu's reading spiked off of the charts and also losing Mabel...it's too much, and with everything happening now she can't trust her readings on other people.
So she calls. She does get ahold of herself though long enough to say:]
Where are you? Are you safe? Please tell me you're safe somewhere.
So she calls. She does get ahold of herself though long enough to say:]
Where are you? Are you safe? Please tell me you're safe somewhere.
Kujikawa?!
[He scrambles to pick up, and then he just kind of stares in horror into the CereVice at the sound of her voice. Last time he'd seen her, things had been . . . not fine, but not like this. Something had happened to someone again, hadn't it?
His first thought is Narukami. He'd seen that post about acting as bait.]
I'm fine. I'm fine! What's wrong?!
[He scrambles to pick up, and then he just kind of stares in horror into the CereVice at the sound of her voice. Last time he'd seen her, things had been . . . not fine, but not like this. Something had happened to someone again, hadn't it?
His first thought is Narukami. He'd seen that post about acting as bait.]
I'm fine. I'm fine! What's wrong?!
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