009 | Voice

[5_5david]

[The only sounds that can be heard for a few moments are those of the natural variety - wind, birds, leaves rustling... And then there's a sharp intake of breath that sounds somewhere between a panicked gulp and hiccuped sob. More silence. A bird chirps.]

I still have this thing, huh? [And to say that Bosco sounds uneasy would be an understatement

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[audio]

[cop_for_one_day]

T...the fuck, Bosco?

[His tone is blatantly emotional, between shock, relief, and anger, and he's already on his way to come find you.]

[audio]

[5_5david]

[The reply Leon receives is dazed. Disoriented.] Huh?

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[cop_for_one_day]

[He arrives only a few moments later at a sprint, a tiny bit out of breath.]

You-- you were dead. I saw them drag your body out-- what the hell happened?

[His voice is shaking slightly. Even though people have come back from the dead before here, it's never been his partner. And death is so omnipotent, so everlasting in his mind that he may never stop being stunned by these revivals.]

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[5_5david]

[Bosco looks up at Leon for a brief second.] Dead? [And then he's staring at the ground again. He had hoped maybe he'd just lost his memories. Like Souji had or... But he had died. The swirl of horrors going on his mind are distracting. Hard to pull away from. Still, he tries.]

I-- I died. [He can't seem to move past the confirmation.]

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[cop_for_one_day]

[A long sigh escapes him and the anger seems to dissipate, seeing that Bosco's just as freaked out as he is. Slowly, he sits down beside him.]

Yeah. You died.

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[5_5david]

[The confirmation feels heavy on him when he hears it. He can't stop thinking. Worrying.]

So what the fuck does that mean then?

ACTION of MANLY EMO BONDING

[cop_for_one_day]

Well... you're alive now. Definitely screwed up, but I'd count it as a good thing.

[He seems to be still freaked out and worried, but has himself under control.]

ACTION of MANLY EMO BONDING <333

[5_5david]

[Bosco sideglances at Leon with a sceptical expression.]

If I find a way home now I could die the second I get there.

ACTION of MANLY EMO BONDING :D

[cop_for_one_day]

Maybe. I don't think it works like that.

You're still trying to go home, though?

[Uncertainty. Bosco could be comepletely right, after all. But his opinion on the matter is that nobody goes home-- they just die here and don't come back.]

ACTION of MANLY EMO BONDING B|

[5_5david]

[Bosco looks at Leon as if he's crazy. What does he mean is Bosco still trying to go home?]

You're not?

ACTION of MANLY EMO BONDING :<

[cop_for_one_day]

[He gives a long sigh.]

Not really. It's not under my control, 's just stupid to worry about it.

[Well that, and it's really not all that different-- work as a bodyguard and investigating zombies whenever they crop up. But at least it doesn't come with odd hours and social isolation here, though the murderer makes the two options about equally desirable.]

...but anyway. What the hell happened to you? I thought they taught New York cops better than to run down dark alleys at night.