④ - Written/Voice

[penstabby]

[ It starts out written, ]

To Asbel Lhant,
Thank you so much for the present! It's very nice, and I plan to make good use of it.
In the future if you have some free time, I think we s

[ and it stops abruptly at the sound of a knock at the door. There's the sound of a chair scooting back. That's odd, he's just in his room. No one needs to knock. ]

Coming...

[ ...And there is a sudden clattering sound, accompanied by muffled screams coming from Mikado that sound something like "let go of me!"

The sounds fade a bit when the door is finally shut closed, and so is the journal.

see you next month! ]

Comments

[generalflirt]

[What.

...What. Masaomi's blood freezes when he hears this entry and, quite not realizing that he's doing it, despite being away from the apartment he rushes on home in a heartbeat. When he gets there... Well.

See this icon]

[falenandawn]

[And Frey will rush in soon after, worried for his roommate and heading home once he heard the scream over thee journals. He'll pause short of Kida, wondering if he'd seen what happened.] Kida.....? Did they take him....?

[generalflirt]

[And he barely even hears Frey, so intent is he at looking at this scene. He starts to mutter to himself after a while]

That's just not fair, Malnosso... you can't have done that...

[falenandawn]

.....Kida? [Is he in shock? Putting a hand on his shoulder to try and snap him out of it.]

[generalflirt]

[That makes him jump. He almost turns to punch Frey, but the owner registers before he even balls the first. He does jerk out of the grip though[

[falenandawn]

[Something is really wrong. he's not sure what, but he's tensing a bit.]

....I'm sorry about Mikado. Hopefully, he'll be back soon.

[generalflirt]

Just like that, huh... just like that? [There's a distinct note of anger rising in his otherwise very flat tone, and he hangs his head]

[falenandawn]

[Frey droops a bit at the tone.] .....We've yet to find a way to stop the bots. [Yes, just like that.]

[generalflirt]

Not even for a soldier like you, Frey? [His eyes narrow. His whole body language becomes more tense, harsher. And that's not even getting at how barbed his tone gets]

[falenandawn]

[A twitch. He's not-..... Ok, he is, but it's still a bad thing to poke at, Kida.] They've taken me before..... Not even magic works.

I'm sorry Kida. I-I’ll see about starting a patrol through the village from now on.

[generalflirt]

If they're so strong, why sent us for that draft, huh? It doesn't really make sense, when you think about it... Ah~ but neither does taking Mikado, now does it...

...They're trying to bring me back, aren't they? Damn them. Damn them...

[falenandawn]

I don't know. I don't think anyone knows what the Malnosso are thinking.

...Bring you back?

[generalflirt]

Nothing. It's nothing... after all, we can't do anything, right? Aaah~ What a tragedy.

[All said flatly. ...He needs to get out of here. Brb just heading for the door]

[falenandawn]

Kida....?

.....I'll be keeping an eye out for Mikado, ok? [Something is wrong, but he doesn't want to push him. Not right now.]

[generalflirt]

I know. [Flatly.

And now opening the door...]

[falenandawn]

.......Take care of yourself. [Awkward conversation is awkward. Kida doesn't seem to want to talk about it...] ...I'll make dinner. [Please come back. ;; ]