IC Contact; MoM

[lempereur]

"This is Yusuke Kitagawa. I apologize for the inconvenience. I will get back to you as soon as I can."

Comments

[lempereur]

is she still in your phone?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Yeah. Has been for the past week. Guess I forgot her birthday.

[Except she didn't. And for some reason this isn't making her feel any better.]

Or something. What else do you think I could have done? I've been very, very good recently.

[lempereur]

Or something? Maybe you should be sure what it is you did before trying to make it up to her.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

I've been trying, alright! But there's literally nothing! We were both going to Baphomet's thing, I got there, she didn't show up. She hasn't answered me since.

What, is she mad I didn't stand her up? Is that a thing?

Your thief-buddies would have heard if somebody managed to bag themselves an insanely powerful goddess who can usually escape through floors, right?

[lempereur]

And your messages are going through? If she's been ported out like Otabek, they won't go. You'll get an error message, we're attached to our device through the nanites.

I dont think that's a thing. When I make plans, I would prefer to keep them.

We might have heard something, if we were looking. Generally we don't unless we have a reason to.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

What kind of error message?

Yeah I think that's most people, but sometimes you never know with her. [She likes that. Though if it's connected to this whole Give Luci a Heart Attack Week, maybe she doesn't like it in this specific situation.]

Ah, alright well. No reason to, so don't look. If you were thinking about it.

[lempereur]

something about the user not existing.

No reason to look? Why are you asking me at 3 am, then?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Just taking care of a few things before I settle in for the night. Come on, Yusuke, 3am is my 3pm, you know that.

[lempereur]

You have the sense to know it isn't everyone's. Tell me what's really wrong.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[Shit.]

Look, you've had great success with having actual boyfriends, people who like using those kinds of words to describe a relationship. I don't do that.

Usually.

And usually I get it when someone stops texting me but I just don't get this. She said she loved me.

[Luci flops back on her bed and rolls around, agitated for a second.]

Everything seemed really good.

[lempereur]

How long has it been? You've checked her hideout, presumably?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Since the 22nd. I've been living in Hades since the 26th trying to catch her.

This isn't a big deal, we're not exclusive, she's free to go on a spree with whoever strikes her fancy. She'll probably roll in giggly and wasted tomorrow with some fantastic stories.

[lempereur]

maybe.

but if it's been more than a week, you should consider that she's been ported back.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Thanks Yusuke. I'm so glad we started at 'hey u up?' and ended at this piece of information I'd never considered.

[lempereur]

I mean, you've considered it, obviously

but if she is gone it's no fault of yours. you don't need to jump to blaming yourself.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

Why would I blame myself?

Darling I think you're mistaking me for someone who actually takes responsibility for things.

[lempereur]

You were just going on about forgetting her birthday, you tell me.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

I didn't forget her birthday, it's weeks away.

Wouldn't it be fabulous if it was that simple?

[lempereur]

....it would.


I dont think it is.


do you need someone? I can get around quickly, it's no trouble.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

I'm not giving up on her

yet

[lempereur]

That's fine. People have come back with longer gaps. Just steel yourself for the possibility.

Answer, please.

[stylistic_disloyalty]

No, Inanna's coming over. I don't know that I could handle your stunning optimism.

[Inanna is not coming, but Yusuke might not leave it alone if she tells him the truth.]

[lempereur]

No need to bite at me.

I'm sorry, Luci. I would be more optimistic if she'd gone missing last night, people are gone for the weekend all the time. But the 22nd?
It's possible

[stylistic_disloyalty]

sorry.

[She's not, but it's probably what she has to say.]

I've been gone for weeks before. Fuck, once I jumped in a pool and forgot my phone was still in my jacket pocket, nobody thought I was gone then.

[lempereur]

Did you forget for more than a week?