28; voice - written

[nottanzanite]

[Locked to Yuan - Written.]
Respond as soon as you get this.

We need to talk.
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[Locked to Usagi - Written]
I heard the warnings.

What's happened?
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Next month marks a year.

[A pause, then a frustrated sort of sigh escapes him.] Why is it that some people stay for so long and others are only here for a few weeks?

[A small,

Comments

[Locked / Written]

[fortunefail]

In person, I assume?

[Locked / Written]

[nottanzanite]

Yes. Somewhere private.

Any ideas?

[Locked / Written]

[fortunefail]

All the walls in Luceti have ears. If you don't want to be overheard, you need enough background noise to drown the conversation out. How about the bar?

[Locked / Written]

[nottanzanite]

Perfect.

Give me an hour.

[fortunefail]

[Locked / Written]

Fine.

[Action]

[Of course, Yuan doesn't need an hour. By the time Zoisite arrives, he'll already be sitting at a remote table in the corner, holding a glass of red wine. He's got expensive taste when it comes down to drinks, man.]

[nottanzanite]

[Zoisite really only needed the time to slip out for some 'errands'. He's never gone behind Kunzite's back before - not like this, at least - and it's giving him an uneasy feeling.

Still. This is more important. He drops down into the seat across from Yuan, eyeing his drink before deciding against trying for one for himself.]

Hi.

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Behind his back? It's not a secret date, Zoisite. It's just two people meeting in a bar, without letting the possessive boyfriend know they're doing so. Uh... Well, it's still not a date.]

Hm.

[Don't blame him for being surlier than usual. He's still not used to Kunzite's glares or the feeling that he's the third wheel in his own house.]

[Action]

[nottanzanite]

[Doesn't matter. Possessive boyfriend is probably suspicious that it could be some kind of secret romantic relationship... and this sort of thing would probably only make him think he was right. Hm. Definitely not thinking this through.

... oh wonderful, grumpy Yuan. If he wasn't so completely absorbed in the fact that Kunzite's here, he'd be more sympathetic. But right now, he's sort of not thinking too much on that... where to even start?

.. Okay, not ready to just blurt everything out. Let's try smalltalk until he gets mad.]

How are you?

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[They're having a secret meeting for smalltalk? Oh brother, this is going be a long conversation. Let's sip away some of that wine before responding.]

No need to beat around the bush. The sooner we get this over with, the better.

[Action]

[nottanzanite]

... Fine.

[At least you've got something to make this easier.]

Master has no idea who the Sailor Senshi are.

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[He sets the glass down so he can cross his arms over his chest, leaning back in his chair. Nope, not seeing a problem yet.]

I'd think that's a good thing.

[Action]

[nottanzanite]

It's not.

[He rubs a hand over his face, sighing. He's been missing sleep over this and thinking about this is in itself exhausting.]

Not with this other one running around.

[Action]

[fortunefail]

Other one?

[He doesn't really know too much about the whole Mercury situation, sadly.]

[Action]

[nottanzanite]

The little blue haired brat. The one that's out to kill me, or them, or... [Frustrated noise.] I don't know. She's trouble.

I didn't even know we could still steal energy here.

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Ohhh, Zoisite's "new threat". The one he was supposed to leave to Usagi. And Yuan hasn't exactly missed those recent entries from other villagers about the topic.]

She's the one draining people of their energy?

[Action]

[nottanzanite]

The reports match the description I remember of her.