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[ ring ring ring ring ring ring ring

banana phone ]

[ thanks that's his ringtone now officially

it takes like. a minute. cause he doesn't get called a whole lot and what's a phone ]

Hello?

Onii-san?

--Lucifel? ... is something wrong? [ they never use this thing so something has to be wrong, ]

The gardens. Yasuragi . . . The BAD END=DEAD END that gave you trouble.

I don't know anything else.

[ you can practically hear how fast he starts moving from the other end. if nothing else you can hear the urgency in his voice, ]

How long ago did he call you? Did he sound hurt?

He wasn't - not from what I could tell. It seems like it was some sort of threat, but not any physical altercation yet.

[ he's moving too, though not as quickly ]

[ he's all but jumping down the stairwell to the first floor, heading out of the hotel

-- wait ]

Why did he call you and not me?

. . . He called Phoenix-san.

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... Phoenix?

[ that... doesn't make sense actually, ]

But he called you? I don't think he'd make the mistake of calling you instead of Phoenix. Not unless he pressed the wrong button, but -- [ oh.

actually that's feasible isn't it

oh now he gets to feel weirdly crushed that Yasuragi would call Phoenix first, but he's not going to say anything about it so you just get a dropped off silence. as he hurries his pace more, time to run towards the gardens. ]

No, he -

[ oh my head hurts ]

It doesn't matter. Don't worry about it, this is more important.

[ well they agree on that.

and he's at a full-on sprint now, and half out of breath mutters quick, ]

I'll call you back. [ and hangs up.

it's a while before he does call back.

ring. ring. ring. ring. if luci doesn't answer though he'll call someone else, ]

[ he does pick up, sounding significantly more tired now ]

Onii-san. Did you find him?

No. Didn't he say anything else? [ labored breathing. very much on the verge of breaking, into. something. like manic. or worse. ]

No - that's as far as I know.

[ a beat ]

Onii-san - don't tell anyone that I was the one to tell you.

[ woops i don't remember if i mentioned lucifel in any of my other phone threads ]

.... ... why? Lucifel, what's going on?

[ i checked i think its ok ]

. . . I don't know. But if I'm right, then - it's something that he trusted me with.

[ another long pause.

.... ]

Luci, what exactly did he say to you?

[ >trust oniisan
>don't trust oniisan
>trust oniisan
>don't trust oniisan
>trust oniisan
>don't trust oniisan

>>>>>>>>>>> he's literally fucking married to yasuragi just ]

. . . "It's me, Phoenix. Your unitmate came looking to cause trouble. The one from before. He's been making threats, against Loki and the princess as well. I'm just not sure what he might do.

I'm somewhere along the way to the gardens. Please, keep them out of trouble for me."

[ ................... o...h...

there's a. noise. on the other end of the line. it's faint, and choked. and then nothing. ... for a possibly concerning amount of time. ]

. . . Onii-san. Onii-san?

[ hey

don't do that! ]

[ when he does finally answer it's with a choked, near breathless tone. strained. ]

... sorry. Thank you. ... for telling me.

. . . Sorry.

[ softly ]

You should go.

[ the apology jar would be massive right now if we ever actually used it ]

... ... ....... I'm. ... I'm going back to the hotel. [ and just hangs up ]

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