IC CONTACT

[deaftly]

--shit's supposed to record my voice? Why the fuck would I want to leave a message on this thing anyway? They should know who the fuck they're calling if they're calling me in the first place, and obviously I'm not gonna pick up if I don't like them so...

What do you mean it's already recording?

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[deaftly]

YEAH WHERE ELSE WOULD I BE

[preybeforemeals]

How should I know? I'm not your keeper, and this place is hideously busy. For all I knew you could be here and I hadn't come across you.

[deaftly]

WHERE IS HERE
WHERE THE FUCK R U
WHAT DID U DO

[preybeforemeals]

I just said that I don't know where I am.

I didn't do anything to get here myself, either. I would ask you if you heard anything strange earlier today, but somehow I don't think you did, simply because it didn't involve a megaphone.

I heard something and I followed it, and I ended up here. That's the only way to explain it.

[deaftly]

ARE U OK WHATS GOING ON THERE

[preybeforemeals]

[...that is some weirdly urgent text, Naki, what the hell.]

It looks like some sort of turf war between two groups of people I've never seen before. One in red, one in blue. Have you seen anything strange like that? They're very distinctive; the blue set look like they're trying to be pirates of some sort, and I don't know what the people in red are doing, their outfits confuse me.

[deaftly]

I HAVENT SEEN ANYONE LIKE THAT
I HAVENT SEEN ANYTHING WEIRD
EXCEPT THE CRYSTALS I GUESS

[preybeforemeals]

So they're just here. It's good to know they're not being nuisances anywhere else.

There are strange crystals here as well; large pink things?

[deaftly]

YEAH THEYRE REALLY WEIRD
I WASNT SURE IF THEY WERE LIKE TOXIC OR SOMETHING SO I DIDNT TOUCH THEM

[preybeforemeals]

I would suggest that you continue not touching them. Someone seemed too interested in some of them earlier; I'm pretty sure he and someone else made them into some sort of explosive weapons. I don't know how he did it, so it's possible that they're just unstable; either way, they have potential to kill, so if you care about staying alive you shouldn't try to do anything to them.

[deaftly]

THANKS 4 THE ADVICE
DONT GET URSELF KILLED
BE CAREFUL OK

[preybeforemeals]

Both groups seem to have given up on their little skirmish for now. There's some sort of mansion here, and it seems the owners aren't in; we're "borrowing" it for the night.

I don't think this is the end of it, though. Not from the sound of it.

I'll see what morning brings.

[deaftly]

IM SERIOUS DONT U DARE FUCKING DIE

[...]

IF U DO I WONT FORGIVE U

[Clearly this is the best threat ever.]

[preybeforemeals]

[And that gives him pause for a moment; it's probably fortunate that this is all via text, no expressions or tone involved, because that would make all of this so much more awkward than it is.]

I'm not going to die.

[deaftly]

THAT BETTER BE A PROMISE

[There's something odd about doing this through text. Maybe it's because it isn't face-to-face, but Naki feels somewhat removed from the situation, like this can't possibly be real. Maybe it just hasn't sunk in yet.]

[preybeforemeals]

Monsieur, we've gone over this before. I'm going to be fine.

[deaftly]

GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[...that's a lot of exclamation points...]

[preybeforemeals]

[It takes him a while to work out how to answer that; that...was indeed a lot of exclamation points.]

I'm a good distance away from any of those crystals. Anything they do can't reach the place we're staying. In terms of those strange people showing up again, we're all in the same area - it's not something I would be comfortable with if our numbers were lower, but there are seventy of us, maybe more, and all of us can fight. Even if I couldn't take care of myself, I would be protected.

[deaftly]

[Naki reads the message a few times to make sure he gets what Tsukiyama is saying. Tsukiyama is trying to reassure him, and not in the usual way. He's giving Naki more information about the situation and explaining that even without his powers, there are other people who can help protect him.

He isn't really sure what to make of it, but he doesn't take any time to dwell on it.]

WELL DONT LET IT GET TO THAT
IM SURE THEY WOULDNT WANT TO CARRY DEAD WEIGHT
BUT DONT BE RECKLESS EITHER!!!

[preybeforemeals]

As though I would allow it?

[deaftly]

I DIDNT THINK U WOULD

[He pauses, then sends a second message.]

LET ME KNOW WHATS GOING ON WHEN U CAN

[preybeforemeals]

I'll contact you tomorrow evening, as I did tonight.

[deaftly]

OK U BETTER NOT FORGET OR I WONT STOP BOTHERING U

[preybeforemeals]

Your threats strike fear into my very soul, believe me.

[deaftly]

AS THEY FUCKING SHOULD!!!!!!