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[phone call to Mai]

Nov 14, 2011 15:16

[It's close to 9 pm when Masamori calls.

Ring, ring.]

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brokethecamera November 14 2011, 20:55:23 UTC

[Mai was just beginning to nod off while finishing her homework when the sound of her cellphone woke her up. She wasn't used to calls at that hour and so fumbled with the phone a minute before answering.]

Hello?

shadow_spread November 14 2011, 21:00:01 UTC

[Masamori sounds completely normal, in spite of the late call.]

Hey- I hope I'm not interrupting anything.

brokethecamera November 14 2011, 21:50:21 UTC

[Mai sounds surprised, mainly because she hadn't bothered to check caller id...]

Oh! Masamori! No, you're not.

shadow_spread November 14 2011, 21:54:18 UTC

Are things going well?

brokethecamera November 14 2011, 22:20:20 UTC

Oh yeah. Things are quite so the worst thing to deal with right now is homework.

How about you?

shadow_spread November 15 2011, 00:30:53 UTC

[That...is a loaded question right now. He could lie- but there was always the chance the community would pry, and, well, he had called her.

It's only a short pause in the conversation, but when he speaks again he sounds more than a little tired.]

Things have been...rough, around here.

[Understatement.]

brokethecamera November 15 2011, 00:33:29 UTC

[And with that Mai is instantly concerned. She sits up, now completely alert.]

Is something wrong? Did something happen?

shadow_spread November 15 2011, 00:35:12 UTC

[This pause is much longer.]

We...lost three people, today.

brokethecamera November 15 2011, 00:37:51 UTC

[Mai gasps at the news, then is silent for a moment or two. She isn't sure what to say other than the gut reaction to apologize.]

...I'm so sorry, Masamori. Are you alright?

shadow_spread November 15 2011, 00:41:56 UTC

I'm fine. [An automatic response, without much conviction.] Two others were injured, they're still recovering.

brokethecamera November 15 2011, 00:52:11 UTC

[Yeah, good luck getting her to believe that.]

shadow_spread November 15 2011, 02:45:47 UTC

[Another pause]

They were on a mission and...they came up against more than they expected.

brokethecamera November 15 2011, 03:47:53 UTC

How awful...

Is there anything I can do?

shadow_spread November 15 2011, 04:03:59 UTC

[After this pause, his voice becomes quieter, a bit more hesitant.]

Could we just...talk?

brokethecamera November 15 2011, 04:07:23 UTC

Sure. [She nods, even though he can't see it.] Of course we can.

shadow_spread November 15 2011, 18:51:59 UTC

[...thank you.
His voice moves back towards conversational territory, though it's not quite there yet.]

How are your coworkers doing?

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