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TONIGHT, when you go to sleep?

There's a noose under your pillow-brand new, with all the knots perfectly coiled into place. Just enough rope to hang yourself from a rafter, if you stood on a chair.

Looks like they saw your little network post.

Aug 28th // Voice

[bladeisme]

[He's been...thinking. Thinking for a few days about what Adachi told him about Yosuke. About what he felt with his own hand...and the horrible thing Adachi hinted at.

Something that makes Ichigo's stomach churn to consider.

did he really-?]

...Yosuke. We...need to talk.

[His voice is tight, restrained-trying to hide the dread and doubt he's been wrestling with. He...he has to hear this from Yosuke, first.]

[goodanswer]

[It's been two days since Yosuke made that stupid network post. Since then, Ichigo has only been one of many people to publicly admonish him for what he suggested. In hindsight, Yosuke knows they're all right - they can't stop fighting, can't stop trying, or else it means they win.

But he isn't feeling any more capable of actually trying anymore.

When Ichigo calls him, he almost doesn't answer the phone. Then, he realizes it might be his chance, and he picks up. Just as he thought - "we need to talk."]

...Ichigo. [Yosuke is still tired, but he sounds more withdrawn compared to earlier. Not as emotional. Before anything else is said, he blurts:] -- I'm sorry. I'm sorry, you were right.

[bladeisme]

[That almost takes him off guard-with the new information Adachi gave him, he'd...almost forgotten about the argument they'd had over Yosuke's post.

So he pauses for a moment, before shaking his head.]

It's...it's fine. I wasn't even-

[That worry and doubt cracks through his voice a little, and he clears his throat.]

-Don't worry about it. Hey, uh...can I come see you? I've got something I need to ask you in person.

[Another pause.]

It's...about Adachi-san.

[goodanswer]

[Yosuke's not sure he wants Ichigo to come see him. The truth is that he was swept away by Teddie once he found him, and he's spent the last day and a half sleeping and eating and slowly starting to feel less sorry for himself.

He becomes worried at the mention of the detective.]

... What did he do? [urgency.] Are you okay?

Aug 29th // Voice

[bladeisme]

[If Yosuke doesn't just delete the message when he gets it-and decides to actually listen to it, well...

When Ichigo speaks, there's a lot of anger behind his words. Anger and hurt, all aimed Yosuke's way.]

Stay the hell away from me.

[Click.

He won't respond to any messages coming from Yosuke anymore.

After the Kon/Orihime/Yosuke thread

[soulcandy]

[Some time after, once Kon is safely home and sure that Ichigo's presence is nowhere close, Kon will open up his phone and call Yosuke.]

Alright, lay it on me. Tell me everything you know.

[goodanswer]

[Yosuke is exhausted. First, the thing with Kon and Orihime yesterday - and then his argument with Souji this afternoon... he's tired, he's so done with dealing with all of this, and it's starting to wear him out all over again.

But Kon obviously wasn't convinced, and this is still his responsibility. So here we go again.]

...it's pretty much just exactly what I told you before. He killed two women. And 'cause he's a cop, he was able to cover it up and tried to shift the blame to somebody else. It took us, like, eight months to catch him.

[soulcandy]

[So there's not much else Yosuke can add. Lovely.

But there is more Kon can find out, or so he thinks.]

Alright.

You mentioned others that are here are from your world. Could you tell me who they are, so I can talk to them too? And maybe give me a phone number so I can get in contact with them.

[goodanswer]

[Oh, there's plenty more. Does Kon want details? Yosuke would rather not, but if he wants them and it would help convince him...]

Yeah. Um... their names are Souji Seta, Kanji Tatsumi and Teddie. Hold on, I'll text you their numbers. [does so.]

... did you ask Adachi about the names yet?

Feb 7th | voice

[judgeofhell]

Yosuke-senpai, this is Shirogane.

When you get this, please return my call. I have commandeered one of the houses on the Boardwalk and am looking for others from home.

Thank you.

[Short, businesslike, and to the point. Although Yosuke should know that's pretty par for the course for Naoto]

[goodanswer]

[There's no answer until the following morning, on the 8th.]

Naoto-kun?!

2/2

[goodanswer]

Naoto, are you still there?! Naoto-kun?

[judgeofhell]

I'm still here.

I arrived on the first, as best I can tell. Are you well?

February 26th - text, from Orihime's number

[bladeisme]

[There was someone else Ichigo needed to apologize to. The person he'd wronged the most, who lied at the very top of his list.

Yosuke.

And even if he didn't have the strength to make it all the way to southtown, he still had enough strength to use orihime's phone to contact him - after he'd switched it to speech-to-text, of course.]

Yosuke? I need to talk to you if you're not busy.

[goodanswer]

[Huh... Orihime-san. He hasn't heard from her in a while - wonder how she and Kon are doing...]

o hey. what's up?

[bladeisme]

[Okay. breathe. he can do this.]

This isn't Inoue by the way I'm just using her phone.

Anyway I needed to talk to you about something. Something I did to you.

march 6th | voice

[matto]

Yosuke? It's Souji.

[ and his voice is as calm as ever, despite the fact that he's watching another little herd of mermen start advancing on naoto's house. ] Things are getting a little... interesting out here, so I was calling to check in. Are you okay?

[goodanswer]

[Yosuke doesn't pick up immediately - he's fighting a pair of particularly determined Mermen when his phone starts to vibrate in his pocket. But a few minutes later, once he has a chance to catch his breath and move to a safer place, he answers.]

Hey, man - still there? Sorry, I had my hands full. Or, I guess I had my knives full, heh.

Yeah... I'm still in one piece. TSO is completely trashed, though. Where are you guys? Naoto's place? Are you safe?

1/2 JUST KIDDING it's march 11th

[matto]

TSO? [ and he frowns, the worry making it into his tone. ] Are your friends okay? Did anyone get hurt?

Are you all right?

[matto]

[ ... annnd he's generally brushing off the questions that follow, too worried about yosuke to put much weight to them. ]

We're okay. Naoto and I are together, but we're getting ready to move. The shore's getting a little... active.

[ which is a nice way of saying that they're being invaded by undersea visitors, but. ]

March 18th | CCed to Souji

[judgeofhell]

MADE IT 2 UNDRGRND FACILITY. PIX INCOMING. PLZ SAVE 2 DISC & MAKE HARD COPIES

[Yosuke and Souji will receive pictures of whatever Naoto finds at minute or so intervals until the texts stop. It should be obvious what happened]

march 18th | text (1/2)

[matto]

annoto is cnat find

Loud see

shadwso

march 18th | text (2/2)

[matto]

nanako

[goodanswer]

[In the wake of that bizarre seizure-inducing screech, Yosuke's headache is so bad that he's not sure if he's imagining these texts.]

partner r u ok