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[ The dolls of their daughters are being left for him when convenient timeline-wise. ]

vidar: You didn't get to see them, did you? When you're ready, they're waiting.

Ogre: You okay?

[ literal days later ]

dandelion: why are you asking me that now?

[ .......... wait. a minute or two later ]

dandelion: when was this setn????

Ogre: Back when people were going grey. I didn't realize you were gone.

dandelion: oh

dandelion: sorry
dandelion: im sorry

Ogre: What? Why?

[ there's. at least a solid five minutes before he finally responds again ]

dandelion: how are you

[ 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.

Edited 2019-01-10 06:55 (UTC)

... 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. ]

[ RING RING RING RING

if you don't answer she'll just keep calling ]

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?

[ fffffffffuuuck his entire life,

he almost lets it go through but he'd feel too awful about it. ]

Princess...

[ >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."

[ Honestly, she's not even mad and would assume if he didn't answer that he was just too busy. ]

Have you found him yet, Loki?

... no. Sanguine is taking me back to the hotel now.

[ his tone is just... completely dead. ]

[ noooo good doggo!! ]

Don't give up, Loki. We'll find him.

[ ... what if they don't. ]

Yeah...

...... will you be there? At the hotel?

[ nope we're not having those thoughts!! nope nope nope. ]

Don't worry about me. I'll come home before it gets too dark out. Should I come check on you?

[ ........ honestly he asked because he wanted to see her but he's not sure if he should even be saying that so, ]

No... I'll be alright. [ this is the biggest fucking lie. ]

[ JUST SAY YOU WANT TO SEE HER YOU BIG GOOF!!!!

stupid. now SHE has to... ]

Then.... would it be okay if I came to see you--for me?

[ she's also really stressed and would like to see someone about now, so. SO!! ]

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[ ................... 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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