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▗▘ name: kokichi ouma
▗▘ handle: kinghorse (occasionally goes by anon un: keikaku)
▗▘ picture: photo id
[ The voicemail system clicks on -- ]
Nee-heehee... You've reached the top-secret whereabouts of the Ultimate Supreme Leader, also known as the boss of the evil agents who will overthrow both this world and the next! Except I don't take messages, 'cuz I'm impossible to contact. This tape will self-destruct in 3...2...1...
... That's a lie!
[ -- BEEP. ]
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saihara-chan
do you think i'm dating waver-chan or something like that?
[ of course he's fucked waver, but the implication that they've actively sought each other out or would ever admit they even enjoy it (even if it's happened more than once and it's definitely kind of fun fucking around with waver) is incomprehensible at best and abhorrent at worst. just wow. ]
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Well, saying it like that sure makes it sound like they aren't. Not that Shuichi was really thinking of traditional dating since he's seen more of their relationship, but...it's definitely something, right? He didn't just misinterpret that?]
something like that?
i mean you both kind of made a point of making sure everyone around knew you'd been involved with each other
and when you're fighting it kind of just sounds like you're trying to make each other jealous or something?
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should he--??
actually, fuck it. shuichi's getting an incoming voice call now. ]
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boy getting an incoming call is not the reaction he expected to get there, and something feels very ominous about this. but he answers it anyway, because not knowing would be worse, right?]
Hello?
1/2 we milly rock
Puhu... Puhuhuhuhu...!
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[ -- then he just utterly cracks, eyebrows high as he laughs hysterically and points at absolutely nothing in particular because shuichi is not actually in front of him to point at. thankfully his new roommate is currently not here to witness this. yes, he had to call shuichi for this. ]
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Why did I bother to make sure you were okay again...?
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Who knooows... I guess I'm just that irresistible, right?
[ highly unlikely. but hey, thanks for bringing that subject back, shuichi! ]
What did he say, anyway? Unless you were that worried about me not wanting to see him...
[ heavy sarcasm. ]
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He just said you're avoiding him and that they couldn't take any deliveries or messages for you at the front desk for the apartments.
[Which was...kinda what prompted the sudden concern, but shh.]
Whatever. We're meeting up to talk about some things soon, so he's going to give me your coat. I can give it to you later.
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[ okay, that's what he wanted to know about... at least shuichi doesn't seem suspicious about it. although he's seen the posts going around about people vanishing, so it's not hard to put two and two together about what shuichi probably had guessed. ]
Did you think I disappeared?
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...Just for a second. He said that, and that you weren't answering him, so...
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[ like ouma isn't dramatic 24/7 or something. ]
And both of you apparently like jumping to conclusions now? ... Maybe you shouldn't be hanging out together!
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[Do you really have to give him a hard time about being worried about you? Christ. Waver will have to forgive him for using him as a distraction here, it's just easier than putting up with this.]
What happened with Waver that you're avoiding him? I don't think he's imagining it, based on everything I've heard. And you only ever make yourself scarce when you don't want to talk to anyone.
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Mmm... I tooold you, nothing happened? Maybe I just don't want to talk to anyone!
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Last time you just "didn't want to talk to anyone", you staged a coup of the killing game and arranged your own murder.
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it's still something he hasn't been able to figure out: messy memories, an alternate version of himself, timeline bullshit, or a mix of any of all the above.
he's not quiet for very long, at least. he never is. ]
Haha, wow! Yup, you got me -- I'm gearing up to take over the whoooole L.I.E.S. corporation and arrange my own viral snuff film. ... Well, that last part's a lie, since I already did the porno streaming thing. It's boring to use the same gimmick over and over, y'know?
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I'm saying it's worrying when you go quiet. I feel like you'll do something drastic again. You don't have to do everything alone this time.
[They did talk that one night about the whole trust issue. And while Ouma had been frustratingly ambiguous about it, Shuichi had brought up the whiteboard and the implications that Ouma didn't trust him, and, well, Ouma hadn't disagreed. It's kind of terrifying to think Ouma might pull some new kind of risky shit working on his own again. If he gets hurt (or worse) because Shuichi didn't learn from past mistakes...]
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well, ouma had trusted that they were at least developing some kind of partnership here -- maybe for shuichi because he didn't have anyone else to turn to (although ouma had wondered if their relationship might change with maki around now), but hearing it directly from shuichi is...something. he's not sure if he's downright pleased with that or frustrated because it means shuichi is more prone to prying even further. maybe a bit of both.
he falls back on the bed he's sitting on, an unseemly creak from the quality of the shitty frame and mattress momentarily causing him to knit his brow as he stares up at the ceiling... ]
Aww, you're worried about me? I'm totally gonna swoon over here...
[ that might...not be a total lie....... ouma's far from the swooning type, but he is a bit exhilarated by the significance of shuichi saying something like that to him.
he's sure come a ways from telling ouma he's always going to be alone, right!!! not that ouma knows about that. ]
But I'm talking to you loud and clear right now, so I'm not really going quiet? Relax.
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[A far cry from "you'll always be alone" indeed. But surely Shuichi has made it clear by now just how shitty he feels about everything? He certain sounds sincere enough saying it now, a stark contrast to Ouma's flippancy.]
But...you're right, I guess. [At least one of them can be humble.] Sorry, I just jumped straight to worrying. I'll stop by later after I talk to Waver to give you your coat, okay?
[Surely this will be no trouble at all, because they're partners of a sort and they totally trust each other and are sharing all important information.]
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ouma slaps his face with his spare hand, lying silent in perplexity for a second as a number of lies fire off in his mind. how to handle this...
he drags his hand off his face. ]
Oohhh, that's not gonna work... I don't think I'll be making it home tonight, actually.
[ look, he's nosy as shit and wants to know what waver and shuichi are talking about and all, but a physical meeting with shuichi just isn't going to work unless he can bullshit the location to somewhere not his old apartment...and do a good job of thoroughly concealing his mark. ]
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What are you up to?
[At least it's "what" he's asking about and not "where", right? It does seem more likely that Ouma would be doing something he shouldn't be, rather than just being somewhere unexpected.
Though, it belatedly occurs to Shuichi that maybe asking someone why they'll be out all night in this city is just asking for answers he doesn't really want.]
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You really need to ask that question? 'Cause like, there's a reason I didn't explain things to Waver-chan, either... You understand, right? That I'm definitely up to something very bad, but it's nothing you should worry about!
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[Shuichi sighs into the phone, but he doubts Ouma will give him any further details. Not that he necessarily wants them, if Ouma is implying what he thinks.
But if he's right about that, then bringing Waver up again seems significant.]
So you don't want him to know what you're doing?
[You're, uh, really not doing anything to fight that perception that you've got some kinda special relationship with Waver.]
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[ he can sense the doubt in shuichi's words, alright. if he were in the mood, he'd make a joke about being psychic, but this whole situation is annoying. ]
I don't care about that. I kinda didn't want you to know either, but I started thinking... "Would Saihara-chan make a big deal about it if I asked him to drop my stuff off at my door while I'm gone?"