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[angelphones]

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Naoya has left. If anyone had business with him you still need taken care of, you can take it to me.

[Private to Hubert]

... Sorry. I need a few days off from patrolling. I hope you understand.

[/Private]

[Action]

[If anyone's looking for Katsu, he's not that hard to find. He's sitting on a bench near the main plaza, staring up at the coral.]

[Why does he feel so terrible? There was so much bad blood between them... maybe it's better he's not here. His version of things went the way he had wanted, right? Maybe he'd be happier now.]

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[twiceinhabited]

[She stare at the message on the screen. Amane had seen other announcements of people's departure by their companions before, so she can reasonably assume that Naoya really left.

To the world where things went as he wanted.]

Thank you for telling us.

[Text]

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

[Sorry, Amane. He's not all that talkative right now. :( ]

[Text]

[twiceinhabited]

[She hesitate on typing her next message. He might want to be alone.

Or he wouldn't mind it at all.

...]

Do you want company?

[Text]

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be opposed.

[It's not a no.]

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[twiceinhabited]

Where are you right now?

[Already on the go. Just need to know where he is.]

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[angelphones.livejournal.com]

I'm in the plaza, near the coral.

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[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[Admittedly, she doesn't have a lot of words. But she has been looking for him.

So instead of words, he gets an immediate hug.]

[action]

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

[He looks up when he hears her approach. He doesn't know what to say to her, but... ah. Hugs. Hugs are nice. He hugs her back, gently.]

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[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

[When she does eventually find words, it's quiet.]

You okay?

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

... No. But I will be.

[Eventually.]

[sweeperesque.livejournal.com]

.... and is there anything I can do to help that?

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

... Yeah. Be your happy self.

[... Nose poke. :3]

[private to Katsu]

[obsequience.livejournal.com]

Understood.

[ . . . ]

Rest well.

[private]

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

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[redcloakedthief.livejournal.com]

[Well.

Naoya did ask him to look after Katsu. And while he's not particularly fond of the kid, he's not about to deny Naoya his last request like that.

So he finds him, hardly a difficult task for the spy, and approaches with his arms behind his head.]

Hey. Are you busy?

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[angelphones.livejournal.com]

[He looks up at the sound of Matthew's voice. ... Heh.]

Not at all. What's up?

[redcloakedthief.livejournal.com]

[...he nods.]

Good. Come on.

[Are you following, Katsu, you'd better be following--]

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

[... Fine. He stands up and heads after Matthew, wondering where they're going.]

[redcloakedthief.livejournal.com]

[To be honest, he has no idea. What he does know is that he doesn't want to leave Katsu moping. So they walk.

And walk.

And he tosses over his shoulder--]

Hey. Tell me about your brother.

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

[Well, okay then. He keeps pace decently well, but the question surprises him a little.]

That depends. What do you want to know about him?

[Seriously, he has no idea how much information Naoya's told Matthew. :T]

[ action ; whoops some tl;dr here ]

[ctrlaltdemon.livejournal.com]

[ After he got that last text (http://ctrlaltdemon.livejournal.com/2551.html?thread=79351#t79351), Atsuro stuffs his laptop into a bag and quickly starts to make his way over to the plaza with his SFC in hand.

Atsuro may have his own mixed feelings about Naoya and his departure, but right now, he's more worried about how Katsu's taking it. Naoya is his cousin after all, and while he did (somewhat) notice how...awkward things have been between them, he never got the impression they hated each other or something like that, so it still must be a shock ...Right?

A few minutes later, he spots Katsu and runs up to him. It takes him a moment to catch his breath though; he did run pretty much the whole way here. ]

Hey, Katsu, uh... Is it okay if I sit down here?

[ He's...not that sure where else to start the conversation from right now, to say the least. ]

[action; nom delicious tl;dr]

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

[He smiles a little bit at the sight of Atsuro running up to him. He's glad to have a friend like him who'll come so quickly when something like this happens. Really, he's lucky.]

[At the question, he nods, and scoots over a little bit to give his friend some more room.]

Sure. No problem.

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[ctrlaltdemon.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[ It's definitely a relief to see that he looks okay... And at that, Atsuro doesn't hesitate in taking a seat.

For a moment he's silent again, but well, he can't stay quiet forever, so soon enough, he decides to speak up. ]

Looks like the coral's the same as ever, huh?

[angelphones.livejournal.com]

[He nods at the question.]

I still can't figure out what it is... it's definitely not normal coral... but it's not what I'd expect from a 'god' like the locals say.

[Oh well.]

How are you doing?

[ctrlaltdemon.livejournal.com]

I'd say it feels more like a tool than a 'god'.

[ Pause. ]

Katsu, I should be the one asking you that. You feeling all right?