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"Looks like you tried to contact me just when I don't feel like answering.. try again later, okay?"

[ either leave a voice message, call him, or send him a text! ]

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[deathbysnusnu]

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[ .. that doesn't sound too much unlike Yachiyo when he's pissed off, honestly.. did Yachiyo arrive here? If he did, he'd probably be pissed off alright.

Well, not like Shuu is afraid of him, so he might as well send back a message to test the waters and see if it's really him, even if it means he has to type slowly. ]

sounds like you are having a problem yachiyosan!

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archer

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Locked away?

[ He laughs - it's almost more like a giggle, really. ]

That's an interesting sort of punishment.. does your kind not just kill people when they feel like doing so? I'm pretty sure that was the case. [ I'M NOT BITTER I SAY BITTERLY WITH A BITTER EXPRESSION.. except instead he's just smiling like the passive aggressive little shit he is. ]

rin

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[ Don't let yourself be held back by annoying things like a conscience, Rin.. especially not since Shuu still seems to have zero problems with this overall.

Except for the part where he blinks at that suggestion. ]

Why? Are you afraid you won't be able to win if I go after you..?

killua

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Is that so?

[ His smile doesn't seem to give too much away about what he thinks about that.. although honestly, Shuu thinks he is pretty dangerous. Or he likes to think so, at least. But if this guy thinks he isn't, then well, hey, might as well use it to his advantage. It's not like he's here to pick fights with absolutely everyone, anyway. If he's dead already, he might as well have some fun in this weirdass afterlife. ]

You must be a good kid then, not attacking people unless they deserve it.

natalia

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[ Natalia no.... ]

I guess if I have to I can attest to the duties towards my clan.. [ Because, as boring as shit as they are, he doesn't want them to be entirely left out in the cold.. that feels cruel even to Shuu. But it's not like he'll go out of his way to be a ~proper clan head~ or whatever either, that's just asking too much from a five year old. ]

But that doesn't mean I have any duty towards humans.. "the decent thing to do"? [ He pauses and laughs - there's something vaguely unsettling about the tone. ] Then is the decent thing to do for humans weeding out all demons just because they feel like it? That's a funny double standard..!

[ i'm not bitter i say with a bitter expression in a bitter tone ]

seren

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[ WHAT AN AMAZING LIFE CHOICE.. could it truly be Shuu's first real friend here. How amazing, he's actually capable of making them, it's a small miracle..

And Shuu actually is genuinely happy about it! Not even in a shitlord kind of way.. maybe in a "he might shove Seren down a cliff later" kind of way, but that's just for laughs! You know, regular.. stuff.. between friends. Yeah! Totally. ]

Then let's go!

[ Also, I hope you didn't mind your personal space, because Shuu is totally grabbing his hand and tugging on it to bodily drag him along. ]

There's probably tons of dangerous stuff in here! [ How comforting.. ]

loki

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[ Hey, fellow liars can't be choosers.. ]

Antiquated? [ EXCUSE YOU.. this is all very new for him. The woes of coming from 1600 and from Japan on top of it, one of the most traditional nations.. and not being in touch with human technology.. hence why Shuu just blinks at him. ]

If this is old to you, then what are you even used to?

[ This stuff is already like an amusement park to him, what could possibly be even more modern and fun than that? ]

subject: something really demonic

[claspers]

Only demonic thing here are my
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[ ... Oh, well. That's.. a thing. Shuu's way too much of a mental child to understand staring at abs is not exactly the most heterosexual thing to do around here, so he just slowly blinks and stares at them for a minute or two before he sends a message back. ]

Not all demons have that, you know. [ HE KNOWS KAZUTAKE DOES SINCE GOD WEAR A SHIRT FOR ONCE. But he can't exactly imagine Yachiyo looking like that under his robes...

Also taking this 100% seriously since it goes over his five year old mind, yes. ]

post-event/audio;

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[hhRRRHGGGHH PICK UP THE PHONE SHUU!! Kaoru will just be leaving a curt message either way, a very simple:]

If you're in the apartment right now, stay put. [HE'S COMING BACK AND THEY NEED TO TALK. For a second it seems like he might have hung up, but then he remembers his initial reason for calling:]

Don't touch anything on the counter, either.

[And then he hangs up like a rude shit and will not be answering if Shuu tries to call him back... HEADING STRAIGHT TO THE APARTMENT INSTEAD, WILL HIS NERD ANCESTOR STILL BE THERE??]

action;

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[ Wow, that sure is not a mysterious phone call at all.. Shuu usually doesn't feel like answering right away, but he just lets his device play away when a message arrives, so he does hear it right away. Just as he's leaning on the counter, sitting on it, his hand about to dig into--

.. then he hears the second part. Aw, Kaoru, you spoilsport. He'd almost do it all the same to annoy Kaoru, but on the other hand, giving into expected patterns of behaviour is boring too? So instead he just grabs one of the few other food items in the apartment, munching away on that as he remains seated on the counter.

If he felt threatened or nervous about that message in any way, it sure doesn't show, with the way he casually swings his legs back and forth by the time Kaoru enters, waving at him with the remains of his food he didn't get to yet still sprawled out in his lap, mouth full of crumbs. At least he didn't touch what Kaoru didn't want him to touch, okay...

This is it, the ancestor of the feared Nagumo clan.. whoops. ]

Welcome home, Ka-o-ru! [ Yeah, same as ever. ]

text;

[poised]

Had an x-ray done today. Guess what they found? It was you, safely tucked away in my heart! They said my heart is fine with a friend like you in it. Send this to all the people you love and care for, if you get 5 back no one will break your heart. Xx

[You've got Rock Lee to blame for this one.]

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[ ...

What is happening here. Shuu is from 1600, he doesn't get spam message, let alone chain mails.. and this one in particular is hard for him to understand in general? Natalia saying that he's.. in her heart? That he's her friend?

Existential life crisis over here over a chain mail message, that's right. ]

I'm in onee-chan's heart? [ Why do you make his life hard like this, Natalia. ]

voice;

[madhatted]

[ A message pops up in your inbox from an anonymous source. How strange! If you don't delete it immediately, you'll be greeted with an audio message that's quiet, at first. In fact, it's quiet enough that just in time for you to turn it up, it starts to speak. It sounds suspiciously like Xerxes Break if you know him, but at the same time, there's a totally stupid voice being used, since it's not like Break would send this message along. Emily, though? Of course. She's such a gossip. ]

Had an x-ray done today. Guess what they found? It was you, safely tucked away in my heart! They said my heart is fine with a friend like you in it. Send this to all the people you love and care for, because if you don't, then something preeeetty bad might happen to them! Heart failure is pretty serious~! Kehehehehehe!!!

(( ooc note ; break is sending this to literally everyone in the game, so I'm sorry... Feel free to figure out he caused it, since it's not like he's trying that hard to hide it. ))

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[ ...

Wow, that last one from Natalia was touching, but this one just sounds like a lame prank. Even Shuu can tell that. Even Shuu. That's saying something.

It's why Break might find a message in return, if he bothers to check - it's a voice message too, but all that's there on the other side is the sound of an explosion a little bit too close to the device.

Watch out for your ears there, friend. Not friend. Whatever. ]

vanity house... probably like 10am for real god

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[How is it possible to have so much hair and run out of things to do with it so quickly?? Questions that Kaoru asks himself this morning as he stares into his bedroom mirror, idly combing his fingers through the front and sides. Braids are simple and chic, but they feel a little too plain today. A sloppy bun would be too messy, and the types of up-dos that he usually prefers take too much time. He's running a little late today, after all - traded in some hair time for extra beauty sleep.

Either way, after humming to himself and staring at his hair from a few different angles like a moron, he Makes A Decision. Simple curls are quick and elegant, and curling irons make it easy to achieve. TO THE BATHROOM--

except whoops, the door is shut. Still shut, maybe?? Who knows how long Shuu has been in there, they're both stupid peacocks so this probably isn't too far out of the norm. Still, being in a rush means being a little less lenient than usual. Gently knocking on the door...]

Shuu? Are you still getting ready?

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Hmm, sure am!

[ Who even knows why Shuu is in the bathroom for so long - even if he may be on the vain side (although he's still least no Yachiyo, at least he's got that going for him) it's not like he has Kaoru's hair dilemmas or the woes of girl clothing that takes way too long to put on. But despite being a guy, Shuu totally shares the female indecisiveness when it comes to clothing and accessories, this is what takes him so long.. Western fashion is ruining him. ]

I bet Kaoru hasn't been done for that long yet either [ or he would have come calling earlier.. Shuu doesn't expect Kaoru to go even the slightest bit easy on him.. ] so you can wait for a little bit more, r-i-g-h-t?

[ Not that there's much of a choice, locked door and all. ]

text

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You’ll have to pardon me if this sounds generic but I simply couldn’t think of a more efficient way to do it. Simply put, I’ve successfully managed to convert my world’s calendar to the one of this world and I best estimate my birthday to fall sometime before December 25th, which is apparently known as Christmas Day here. Then I had thought “oh, but certainly others would love to join in the festivities!” and so now my proposal is for there to be a lovely winter ball on thinking the 26th, hence the reason for this invitation. I would like to extend my request for your assistance in preparations for the ball, if you would be so kind as to lend your aid.

[GENERIC PART OVER and here’s where the personal message begins-]

I can’t think of anyone better suited for critique. Would you mind coming along with me when the preparations are closer to being done and helping me evaluate everything, Shuu?

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[ .. Christmas.. Ball.. there's a lot of stuff in here that Shuu doesn't really get. Birthdays he sort of gets though, in the sense that they're supposed to be fun days.. although he doesn't know if this "ball" thing is supposed to be fun? Apparently it is..? ]

Sure, I'll come! [ Because hanging out with Natalia is one of those things he actually 100% doesn't mind, miraculously.. not many people could get Shuu to agree to anything so easily that isn't "hey want to come beat something up." ]

But what's a ball, onee-chan? ( ・◇・)？

forward-dated to christmas...

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[Shuu will find a neatly wrapped package in front of his bedroom door when he wakes up this morning! Kaoru's door is closed as usual, but it seems he's left the apartment for the time being. OOOH, MYSTERY. Vaguely ominous mystery probably, given their track record...

However, if Shuu decides to open the box up, it miraculously won't explode or be filled with itching powder or bees. No, inside there's a single baby-blue sweater in Shuu's size, folded up neatly. When he unfolds it, there's a cartoony picture of a sleepy hippo on the front...

No note accompanies it. THAT'S ALL, just a shitty adult-sized baby sweatshirt.]

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[ ...

Okay, this is just confusing. Sure, Shuu likes the present well enough, but he's expecting there to be some sort of catch about this? But no matter how he looks at it, there's no mysterious itching powder or tacks or whatever else stuck inside the shirt, it just looks like.. well, a regular sweater.

But why would Kaoru give him that? Kaoru knows very well that Shuu is totally onto him, so there's no need to pretend to be nice. No need to give him pretend presents just so Shuu will believe he's an actual angel princess.

He stares at the sweater for a while, and then just drags both it and the box into his room, flopping down on his bed and grabbing his CereVice to text Kaoru right away.. CURIOUS SHITBABIES CAN'T CONTAIN THEIR CURIOSITY. He doesn't even want to look if Kaoru is home to talk it out with him in person.. ]

What was that? [ Very precise and specific, Shuu, thanks.. ]

video; ic: 1/14 i'm sorry in advance

[undaunts]

[... ... ... okay so she had an entire spiel set up, but then there was That Voicemail instead.]

...But Shuu! I think I figured out a way to prove that I'm not going to be mean to you because you're a demon! I don't want to try again later!

Isn't this important? I think it's important. Let me tell it to you soon, okay? Okay!

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[ .. Ruby, you're the only person who would take that sort of voicemail message that seriously.. then again, Shuu did think it was an ingenious idea that stops people from contacting him or at least getting more hesitant about it, just like now! Hah, he's so smart and amazing. Totally. ]

Huuh, you really figured something out? [ At least he does reply, even if it comes a few moments late and pretty lazily. But hey, he's replying, that's already quite a feat when it comes to Shuu. ]

NYOOMS IN HERE toward the mid/end of the event! action of course...

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[Guess who's been having to deal with AWFUL MUSIC NONSTOP FOR HOURS. It's Kaoru. It's always Kaoru, he's always getting stuck with the dumb things (which is scientifically proven, he's entirely sure). He doesn't really need as much sleep as humans and he doesn't sleep much in general anyway, even for a demon, so it's just the constant drone and distraction and the mild but building headache that are the worst parts.

For now.

In an attempt to fend off a potential worsening of said headache, Kaoru is sitting with his head on their low-rise table, holding a pillow over it even though it doesn't actually help with the noise at all. He's just asking to be heckled by a wild Shuu like this...]

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[ Seriously. Because it's not like stuff is much more fun for Shuu either. At first it was hard to taste anything, but then when he tried to go out and buy more food - maybe spicier food would help, maybe hot drinks or soup - it only got worse to a point where his throat started to feel tight, making it hard to even speak.

And at this point he's even getting difficulty breathing. Which is just embarrassing, because it's not like that sort of thing will kill a demon, but it's still annoying and the pressure on his chest is the worst and even worse than that, he can't really speak.

Which, for someone who loves the sound of his own voice as much as Shuu, is a pain in the ass.

So even though Kaoru is lying there with a pillow over his head, he'll feel something tugging on his clothes.

Who cares about your suffering, Kaoru.. Pay attention to him.... ]