[What an plain inbox she has... he has to check a couple times to be sure he has the right one. Peony would just go to Arietta directly, but this is a conversation that needs to be had just between the two of them. It's going to upset her no matter what, so it's best if Liger isn't present in case he misunderstands.]
Hey... Arietta? I really am sorry about before. There are also a few things we need to talk about. Could you stop by my place? It's Floor 192, in case you forgot.
[The reply comes pretty quickly -- thankfully, she was already home at the time.]
It's... fine. I'm not mad at all. [Liger totally smoothed things over so everything's fine in her book. She did like Peony, after all! Suspecting nothing in his tone of voice, she smiles.] But, okay. I'll be right over.
[And sure enough, in minutes, she'll be there knocking.]
[By the time she's arrived, he's calmed himself to the extent that she'll be unlikely to pick it up in his facial expression, either. It's obvious there's something on his mind, yes, but just how serious it is doesn't show. He's ready. He's even gone and made chamomile and honey tea for the both of them for its calming properties and so that they'll have something to fiddle with during those awkward moments. Or so that she can dump the teapot on his head, he would be able to tolerate that.]
I hope the rest of the holidays went a little more smoothly for you, [he says, placing a hand behind his head sheepishly as he holds the door open for her and gestures for her to head toward the couch where he has the tea set out.]
[Oh Yulia please don't mention those holidays again. Just the memory has her turning a little red faced and looking down. Ion wasn't the only person she unexpectedly kissed during that week, after all. Really, waking up with a naked Peony wasn't the most embarrassing thing that happened.]
U-Uhm! More or less... [She walks over to the couch and takes a seat, keeping her hands neatly rested on her knees.] You said you needed to talk about something?
[And now it's time for Arietta's favorite game: how long can she ignore someone until they get mad and try again? If they try again? Because Gyro's first message will be seen and ignored for at least a day, if not a few more.]
[...and only partially because she was busy banging everyone in a ten foot radius during the event.]
[Well, by the one week mark, she's been thoroughly humiliated, thrown in jail, and basically forced to come to terms with the fact that she's not really the same person she was now as she was back home anymore. She was still processing a lot of it.]
[But that's besides the point. She sees Gyro's message and is suddenly reminded that she never replied to him before. It's not like she used the message feature here very often--]
[Speaking with Guy had been a disquieting experience. His conversation with Michaelis? That somehow managed to be worse. Jade's mind is filled with too many questions and no answers at all. He finds himself wondering if any of it matters. Even if he is from another world, this is his life now, and Peony is still missing - very possibly dead.
But no, putting all this out of his mind would just be another form of running from the truth. Jade knows better than to do that.
So, he prepares himself to gather information. Arietta is the natural starting point; Guy had mentioned her being from Auldrant as well. He hasn't really spoken to her since that night, but he doubts she'd mind being contacted after such a long period of silence. It's not as if they're friends - if anything, he imagines that frequent contact between the two of them wouldn't lead to anything good.]
Hello, Arietta. I apologize if this is an odd question, but what do you remember of Auldrant?
[They're definitely not friends, and it'll occur to her as soon as she sees the message that she's never actually gotten a message from him before. Despite having each other's contact information, she assumed there would be no reason for them to ever reach out to each other except for an emergency.]
[Which is also why she hasn't reached out to him at all in regards to a certain matter she's been considering this past month. In a way, she's almost glad he contacted her first!]
[...but that only makes her more suspicious than she might otherwise be, really.]
i still remember everything? you have to be more specific than that
[No, that won't be necessary. Her answer already tells him everything he needs to know: she does believe she's from Auldrant, and the fact that hers and Guy's stories line up...]
I see... That's fine, I have what I need. My apologies for bothering you.
huh?? don't just ask weird things like that out of the blue!
[Is he checking her memory? She's heard about people forgetting things while staying in this world... but she hasn't been affected. She never asked if Peony had been either. But what about Jade?]
[...not that she cared or anything.]
uhm actually since i have you here and everything there's something i wanted to ask you too
[It's not too safe to talk about it, which was why he was careful with his wording. Since their conversation about the topic was partly obscured, even someone who picked up on their intentions back then shouldn't be wholly in the know.]
makes sense.
[And he'll leave it at that. This is ultimately up to her to handle. He doesn't really know the guy. All Noiz has done here is report success re: Kaname.]
[It hasn't even been a full day since her talk with Rin. She's still processing it all, unable to sleep, when she sends this message.]
he forgot
[--is all it says. How much could she even safely say here? She didn't trust it. But she also doesn't think she needs to say any more to get the point across.]
Rin appears in the kitchen. He looks very confused, a little shaken, and running his fingers in his ears as if they popped or something. He's also naked, and his hair is damp. Hadn't he been in the bath??
[Well that sure is some choice Rin booty out of nowhere. But she has no idea why he's just suddenly there, making her jump a little from where she just turned from pulling a snack for Liger out of the fridge.]
W-Wah! When did you get-- wh-where are your clothes!?
[She says, looking pointed down at his booty... she has priorities ok.]
[ There's really no way to avoid using his palm reader. He could have shown up at Arietta's work, but that'd probably be weird, and he doesn't have her schedule memorized... So Killua texts after Hank reached out to him, a little worried. ]
yo, how are you doing? hank said something went down at your work recently, u ok?
Voice, 3/2 before news of Eos Tower being a terror target
Hey... Arietta? I really am sorry about before. There are also a few things we need to talk about. Could you stop by my place? It's Floor 192, in case you forgot.
[This is the worst.]
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It's... fine. I'm not mad at all. [Liger totally smoothed things over so everything's fine in her book. She did like Peony, after all! Suspecting nothing in his tone of voice, she smiles.] But, okay. I'll be right over.
[And sure enough, in minutes, she'll be there knocking.]
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I hope the rest of the holidays went a little more smoothly for you, [he says, placing a hand behind his head sheepishly as he holds the door open for her and gestures for her to head toward the couch where he has the tea set out.]
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U-Uhm! More or less... [She walks over to the couch and takes a seat, keeping her hands neatly rested on her knees.] You said you needed to talk about something?
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Not long after their aphrodisiac attack
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[...and only partially because she was busy banging everyone in a ten foot radius during the event.]
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You there still, something better not have happened to you.
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[But that's besides the point. She sees Gyro's message and is suddenly reminded that she never replied to him before. It's not like she used the message feature here very often--]
no i'm fine.
what is it?
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text; backdated to mid/late-January
But no, putting all this out of his mind would just be another form of running from the truth. Jade knows better than to do that.
So, he prepares himself to gather information. Arietta is the natural starting point; Guy had mentioned her being from Auldrant as well. He hasn't really spoken to her since that night, but he doubts she'd mind being contacted after such a long period of silence. It's not as if they're friends - if anything, he imagines that frequent contact between the two of them wouldn't lead to anything good.]
Hello, Arietta. I apologize if this is an odd question, but what do you remember of Auldrant?
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[Which is also why she hasn't reached out to him at all in regards to a certain matter she's been considering this past month. In a way, she's almost glad he contacted her first!]
[...but that only makes her more suspicious than she might otherwise be, really.]
i still remember everything? you have to be more specific than that
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I see...
That's fine, I have what I need. My apologies for bothering you.
[THAT SURE WAS A SHORT CONVERSATION]
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huh??
don't just ask weird things like that out of the blue!
[Is he checking her memory? She's heard about people forgetting things while staying in this world... but she hasn't been affected. She never asked if Peony had been either. But what about Jade?]
[...not that she cared or anything.]
uhm
actually since i have you here and everything
there's something i wanted to ask you too
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sometime early May, post-TDM / encrypted
to: T024621331@tanagura.gov
Success. Still messed up but believes it.
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[But how safe is it to talk over this? She's not sure.]
ok
i haven't talked to him yet
i'll let you know when i do
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makes sense.
[And he'll leave it at that. This is ultimately up to her to handle. He doesn't really know the guy. All Noiz has done here is report success re: Kaname.]
Late May
he forgot
[--is all it says. How much could she even safely say here? She didn't trust it. But she also doesn't think she needs to say any more to get the point across.]
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Wanna just log it here or in a log?
log! that way it can count for AC even though neither of us need that
Sometime at the early part of the month
Rin appears in the kitchen. He looks very confused, a little shaken, and running his fingers in his ears as if they popped or something. He's also naked, and his hair is damp. Hadn't he been in the bath??
Why is he in the kitchen now??? ]
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[Well that sure is some choice Rin booty out of nowhere. But she has no idea why he's just suddenly there, making her jump a little from where she just turned from pulling a snack for Liger out of the fridge.]
W-Wah! When did you get-- wh-where are your clothes!?
[She says, looking pointed down at his booty... she has priorities ok.]
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[ Still random.
Still dripping booty. ]
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early january
this is Killua
we need to talk about this. your friend's in danger. I'm not the enemy
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[#priorities]
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[ What does it matter?? ]
look, just because you ran off yesterday doesn't mean the problem's gonna go away
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cw: sexual abuse, torture, underage, holy shit
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text.
[ There's really no way to avoid using his palm reader. He could have shown up at Arietta's work, but that'd probably be weird, and he doesn't have her schedule memorized... So Killua texts after Hank reached out to him, a little worried. ]
yo, how are you doing? hank said something went down at your work recently, u ok?
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i'm doing okay
but the man stalking me messaged rin yesterday and he got really mad
he sent him a video of what he was doing to me with the pet ring
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not cool
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