IC Contact; MoM

[lempereur]

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

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[sleight_of_hand]

[ It's damn near the middle of the night, but that doesn't keep Adachi from contacting Yusuke. He just sends an image first; a picture of himself looking worn and tired, like he just got the hell beat out of him. Behind him is a demonic, almost shogun-like creature. Despite its eyes being entirely yellow and mask expressionless, it seemed to be rolling its eyes at Adachi's antics. ]

[ A message follows soon after: ]

btw probably gonna be in the hospital for awhile

[lempereur]

[ please. Yusuke is well known for midnight texts that could have easily waited for the morning. He's up, anyway, deep enough into a project that he doesn't even realize how late it is until his phone goes off. The picture, quite obviously Adachi's Persona, is a profound relief, but not so urgent as to pull him from his work.

Until the next message comes. Adachi receives a response instantly. ]

What? Why? Tell me what happened.

[sleight_of_hand]

Had a bad encounter with some chocolate.

Not in one piece.

[ Yusuke had probably seen his exchange with Mars on the Constellation board; he was pretty sure he'd understand what he meant. ]

[lempereur]

[ They were supposed to be investigating, weren't they? Of course Yusuke had read it. That, and every other message open to the whole group. ]

What do you MEAN not in one piece??

[sleight_of_hand]

Well.

I can wave hello to myself?

[ That was awful; he's sorry, Yusuke. ]

uh

Hopefully my hand can be reattached?

[lempereur]

[ nope. Adachi pls. No no no.

How can he text with one hand?????

Phone call incoming. ]

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Uh. Easily?! ]

[ He sounds amazingly calm when he answers, considering he's walking to the hospital with his severed hand in his pocket. ]

Hello?

[lempereur]

[ YELLING. ]

You lost your hand? How? And why do you seem so nonchalant about it?

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Wow, how is he the only one with any amount of chill in this situation? He's the one that lost his hand! ]

[ To his credit, his voice does sound a little strained from pain when he answers. ]

Yes. His laser sword. And I'm still heading toward the hospital and don't have time to freak out.

[lempereur]

Laser sword?

[ sry Yusuke doesn't know anything about laser swords except those used by certain backstabbing detectives. ]

Are you going by yourself?

[sleight_of_hand]

Yeah; I should be able to make it. Everything was cauterized instantly, so it just hurts.

[ It could be a lot worse; he could be bleeding to death. ]

I'll get there soon.

[lempereur]

It just hurts. Generally, being disfigured is considered cause for concern.

[ Hold on. This probably isn't a conversation to be overheard by roommates. There's some rustling around as he takes the call outside. ]

How on earth did you let a simple training exercise escalate into dismemberment?

[sleight_of_hand]

I could be bleeding out, you know.

[ Adachi let out a faint breath, waiting until the rustling stopped. ]

Because I was keeping up my usual act and it bit me in the ass. On the plus side, it got my Persona working again.

[ He let out a faint laugh, trying really hard to make it sound like nothing. Nevermind it totally was something. ]

[lempereur]

It is not worth your limbs to fulfill your need to antagonize everyone, all the time. Honestly.

[ And he thought Ryuji had been a pain in the ass. ]

Are you in Heropa? I can help you, you shouldn't tire yourself out.

[sleight_of_hand]

Yeah, I just made it through the porter.

[ "Almost there," in Adachi speak clearly meant more than a town away. ]

It's probably best you didn't. This isn't exactly a pretty sight, you know?

[lempereur]

[ ADACHI. ]

And allow you to your own devices long enough to insult the wrong passerby and lose your head, as well? No.

[sleight_of_hand]

[ WHAT? ]

Kid, I'm one imPort walking toward the hospital with my own severed hand in my pocket. I don't think anyone's dumb enough to aproach me.

[lempereur]

Don't call me that. I'm going over there.

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Adachi let out a groan; jeeze, this wasn't that big of a deal? He was fine! He was just... in a stupid amount of pain and he really didn't want anyone he knew to see him like this. Totally normal things! ]

At least hold off until I get seen by a doctor? I'm at the hospital now.

[lempereur]

I will find the waiting room.

[sleight_of_hand]

All right.

I gotta hang up. Kinda... can't open the door while on the phone.