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[herewardbound]

"This is Phoenix. If you have this number, you're smart enough to know how to leave a message."

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Bad timing again!

[tricksterviolet]

Hello, Phoenix-san. How have things been? I hope you haven't had too much trouble with anything.

She has no idea.

[herewardbound]

in the interest of clear communication

is this social nicety or are you genuinely asking

[tricksterviolet]

I was genuinely asking, but this answers my question. Would you like to talk about it? I don't mind listening.

About a week after Shido's ship...

[gorobo]

Allow me to be perfectly clear before I say anything else: I am still mad at you. I do not forgive you, or anyone else involved with the operation. It was unpleasant, to say the least, and a violation of my very mind. It continues to be so, and I am unsure if it will ever stop feeling like that. As I have come to understand, you have gone through something similar in your own universe, before you died, so I'm certain you know why I cannot simply forgive and forget.

However.

Our last interaction ended regrettably, not in the least because I was unable to control my emotions. I should not have called in a favor, only to then berate you for doing exactly as I asked. That was irrational on my side, and certainly not helped when Morgana butted in.

Now that I have had time to think, I suppose I am grateful that Shido's bug is gone, in part thanks to your plan. I understand that you, as well as the others, were trying to help me.

This does not take away that I was deceived, cornered, and was hacked like a common computer. Regardless of what Futaba has said, her files feel like an intrusion. A thorn I am unable to remove, so to speak. I cannot trust that they won't be exploited at one point or another. Had I had the choice, I would've liked to know what was going to happen, even though it was impossible. My luck, isn't it?

I cannot blame you, or any of the others, for doing what you did. I was dangerous, and I needed to be dealt with, for the good of everyone here. For my own good. I cannot say it has not felt good to be in charge of my own actions again, but I can only wonder how long it will last. I am wary to trust anything done to me by outsiders.

It has not been a pleasant two weeks for me, but I figured I owed you a message regarding what happened.

That is all.

[herewardbound]

I see you talked to Renee.

Yeah, it

I may not have been thinking rationally about the whole situation. All I saw was someone like me in a situation I would've personally rather died than endure. I saw a potential solution. And I acted without really fully thinking it through. I'm not going to try and shoulder the full blame here, since there were a bunch of people involved in that operation, but I still fucked up pretty badly

I won't ask for your forgiveness, and you're sure as fuck allowed to be mad. All I'm going to ask is that, if you feel up to it in the future, you give me a chance to prove that I'm not just bullshitting you on my motives.

And maybe, after that, I hope you'll consider starting over.

[gorobo]

I suppose that is understandable.

I don't know what I would have done, had I seen someone in my situation. I'd rather not think about it, though I suppose there are already some other Akechis around who are not quite in their right mind. At least they are not dangerous, unlike I was.

Perhaps, I may be open to hearing you out, if you mean what you say. I just need... time. I don't know how much. I can't promise that I'll ever be fully comfortable with any of you.

Considering Igor won't let me out, though, I suppose I don't have a choice either way. Hah.

[lakebrat]

[Greetings, Phoenix. Goro has got your number from this post. Aren't you delighted?]

Hello, Phoenix. I'm sorry if this is an imposition. I'm a recent arrival, also a Goro Akechi, and I was wondering if I might ask you a couple of things.

First of all, are you still organising runs of Tartarus?

[herewardbound]

'Organizing' is a strong word, but that's right. Feel free to come with, we typically meet up a little bit before midnight.

text

[paysforall]

Do you have any food sensitivities due to being a bird?

This is Shrike, by the way.

Re: text

[herewardbound]

Oh, hey.

Not that I'm aware of, other than a general intolerance for alcohol, but that's more psychological honestly

Slightly different dietary needs, I've noticed, in terms of the balance of nutrients, but apart from that...

I have noticed a higher tolerance for spicy foods in general, actually, come to think of it. Though that might be exposure.

Why?

[tricksterviolet]

Phoenix-san, have you watched TV recently? The Gorbs are singing in a musical! It's actually quite cute.

I wonder what it's like living in a musical sometimes, being able to sing about your passions and problems...

[herewardbound]

weird as hell is what it is.

but you talk to natives, and they think it's weird we don't have that.

It makes some things easier, and some things much harder. On the one hand, I've seen people use it to tremendous effect, and the shit you can get away with while the 'spotlight' is on you is frankly absurd

On the other, it can really interrupt your morning if, for instance, your boss is a fucking Destiny Princess and she's having an emotional moment. Or if she wants to make her workload easier.

Or if she's just filling time with an off-the-cuff ditty and you happen to be in her vicinity.

[gorobo]

Phoenix. Tell me you didn't give a gun to a child version of Futaba.

[herewardbound]

I didn't. Is it a real gun or just powered by cognition

[seekerofjustice]

I saw your message on the network, Phoenix.

It seems like Dove didn't really know what to say, but it seems like it may have left him thinking. In truth, he spent many minutes writing multiple sentences, multiple messages, trying to say something, but each time he found himself erasing it...

We're rather similar, aren't we? At least, in some regards.

[herewardbound]

I suppose we do.

I wouldn't recommend taking the same path to get here though, that shit sucked.

After Briar and Dove met Maruki

[tricksterviolet]

Phoenix-san, something just happened, and I thought you might be the best person to talk to about it... Do you remember our talk about Dr. Maruki?

Re: After Briar and Dove met Maruki

[herewardbound]

I do. What's happened?

[linkclickakira]

A little after Phoenix talked on the network

[gorobo]

Did you at least give as good as you got?

Get well soon, by the way.

[Phoenix has talked about how this was coming, sure, but he didn't actually realize he could get that hurt.]

Re: A little after Phoenix talked on the network

[herewardbound]

a lot better, honestly. people way above my weight class were handling the heavy hitters, it was mostly just the rank and file

workplace may have gotten slightly lasered in half and we didnt escape without casualties, but it could've been a lot worse.

[shakenit]

There's something that came up here the other day that I could stand to talk to someone about, if you'd be willing. I can bring lunch.

[herewardbound]

Of course. Where would you like to meet?

[willowandoak]

[ The evening that a certain note appears on the board: ]

is everything ok over there dude

[herewardbound]

FINE, SLIGHTLY IMPALED BUT HEY, Y'KNOW

WHAT'S A LITTLE UNPROVOKED ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE BETWEEN DIMENSIONAL ANALOGUES