IC Contact

[siriusly]

Hello, this is Manabu Yuuki. I didn't catch your call, sorry. But, ah, you can leave a message if you want to! I should be able to get back. Oh, but if it's urgent, you should probably leave me a text message! Or send a message with urgent in the subject, just so I know to stop what I'm doing and respond. That'll probably work best. Otherwise, uh... Well, that's all. Thank you.

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• phone
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Comments

[bulwank]

[At some point in the last week, your character received a letter in the mail. Feel free to open and read it, throw it away, or respond to it in whatever way you see fit.]

A couple days after horror house, text, at probably 4 am

[flightforfreedom]

Hey bud, how's it going? Everything good there?

Did anything really weird happen to you this week

Actually ignore that last text

How's Brendan? Still adorable?

Can I meet your dog sometime

Shit sorry just noticed the time

Hope I didn't wake up up I'll hit you later

5:23a

[siriusly]

Poe?
Are you OK?

5:34 am, someone is a little sleep deprived

[flightforfreedom]

Oh yeah I'm fine just can't sleep

just exhausted and then I remembered you and Brendan and your dog

But then realised I've never actually met you dog

[siriusly]

You asked about something really weird.
Is that why you can't sleep?

[flightforfreedom]

If it had happened to you, you'd know

Glad it didn't

never been great at sleep anyway

[siriusly]

You're out in Nonah too right?

[flightforfreedom]

yeah

Hey, there's an idea. Want to see the sunrise from the sky?

[siriusly]

Sure.
Let me wash my face real quick and sneak out of here.
Where do you want me to show up?

[flightforfreedom]

Just step outside and send me your co-ordinates. I'll pick you up.

[siriusly]

[COORDINATES SENT.]

OK. See you soon!

Voice

[hellrisen02]

Yo, how you doin', kiddo?

Aahhh... I got a little something to tell you about. 's important.

Something we talked about before.

[siriusly]

Eh-? Shin?
What's going on?

[hellrisen02]

Hey! So... you know that uh... son I mentioned I had?

How I asked you to keep an eye on him if he ever showed up.........

[Surprise]

[siriusly]

[...]

Ehhhh-? Really? Even after all you said about the odds-!

[hellrisen02]

What can I say, Porter always loves to play tricks on us. 'specially oldtimers, probably. Jesus.

His username is "Warlock", if you see him posting around. The mouthy shit. You'll know him if you see him- he looks like me.

I've been keeping an eye on him so far, but... if you hear anything, I appreciate a heads-up. He doesn't know how to keep his nose outta trouble. Oh and uh, he hates me so probably don't mention you know me if it comes up, haha.

[siriusly]

[.,.,.....]

I...I of course don't have any problem helping someone in a pinch, but... [I MEAN, HE KNOWS THEY TALKED ABOUT THIS. BUT.

but dads and sons should bet along 8( when they're alive and able to 8(((]

...Are you sure? There's no way to make amends?

[hellrisen02]

[There's a moment of excruciating hesitation from Duo.]

[Sigh. Well if there's anyone he thinks he could be on the level with, it's Manabu?]

[...]

I... didn't do right by him and his mom. When he was younger.

I can say I got my reasons, but... [Weak laugh] It's just excuses.

It's up to him if he wants to forgive me. I wouldn't say I think I deserved it. But I wanna keep him safe, here. If I can. The bad shit that happens, the people that'd use him. I can't let him get mixed up in the things I've started.

[siriusly]

[there's a long stretch of quiet while Manabu processes this. he had to go so far as to chew on his own lip to keep from interjecting in the middle of his explanation.

what he wants to say -- which, really, maybe isn't even for Shin and his son -- is that even a strained past is better than no future. to have the chance to have family back again is too important.

(God, he misses his dad.)

he lets out a little huff.

a beat.]

"The things I've started"...
You're not talking about an orphanage.

[hellrisen02]

[A quiet huff of a laugh]

I said, right? That I might start some real shit.

That's my path. It's his too, but not here it isn't.

He shouldn't have to. It's got nothing to do with him.

[siriusly]

Well... If he's anything like you, no amount of 'keeping an eye' on him will stop him from doing what he wants. You know that much, right?

[hellrisen02]

..........Yeah.

[Duo can't help cracking a grin and a chuckle on the other side of the feed.]

...am I really that obvious.

[Yes.]

[siriusly]

[manabu’s smiling, too.]

Well. I could be wrong, but...yeah. That’s the sense I get from you, from what I’ve seen. And if your son is anything like you, then I at least know a little of what to expect...

[hellrisen02]

Heh. Well, sorry about the little hellion you're gonna have to deal with, now...

[If Duo has to suffer, everyone has to suffer. That's how it works, right?]

Feel free to give him a smack when he mouths off, he's really gotta learn to hold his tongue before it gets him killed 'round here.

[siriusly]

I wouldn’t hold back even if I didn’t know he was related to you, you know. But hopefully it won’t have to come to that...that sort of thing doesn’t really help, when it’s the stubborn personality...