[ IC CONTACT - SIREN'S PULL ]

[topslug]

[ BEEP. ]

"Hi! You've reached Katsuragi Yako. I'm not here right now, but leave me a mesage and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!"

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Video voicemail

[paysdelamour]

[Francis comes on, with a smile.]

Allo, ma chérie! [A little wave.] I've finished your birthday cake! I'm sorry it's so late, mais, I haven't had the time lately. When would be a good time to drop it off to you today? Call me back and let me know! Adieu!

[topslug]

[ It's an hour or two before she calls back. ]

Hello?

[paysdelamour]

[He responds shortly to her.] Ah, ma belle! Allo, Yako!

[topslug]

Hi, Francis! [ There, doesn't that sound a little more natural? ]

I got your message-- ummm-- [ Briefly, the sound of flipping pages, at she consults something-or-other. ] Free right after lunch, though I'll have to go to class in the afternoon... I could pick it up from Lion's Gate myself, if that's more convenient for you! [ After all, she knows he's a working guy! ]

[paysdelamour]

Ah, non non non, I don't start until six. I can drop it off anywhere you'd like, before then! [And he goes out of his way to make people happy, so he insists on dropping it off to her. She's the birthday girl, after all.]

[topslug]

Well, if you're sure! I can meet you at the grocery store near the Starter Apartments. [ She laughs, then suddenly sobers. ]

Listen, uh... You haven't been feeling weird, have you? After I bumped into you the other week...?

[paysdelamour]

The grocery store sounds lovely. When?

Ah... [He thinks about it for a while.] Not really... I've felt a little tired lately, mais, that might just be from work. Or maybe it's the people that have come to visit me lately...

[topslug]

After lunch? [ A small noise as she shifts the phone to her other ear. ]

Okay-- but nothing else, right? [ Beat. ] Um, what kind of people?

[paysdelamour]

After lunch, then!

Non, nothing else... just tiredness. And it's just some other people I've spoken to over the NV system, really. They've seemed quite willing to come visit with me for an hour or two.

[topslug]

Oh-- I see. [ Well, that sounds normal enough. Doesn't it? ] You must have made a lot of friends, Francis!

[paysdelamour]

It was surprisingly easy. [A chuckle.] All I had to do was talk to people on the Network and ask if they could keep me company for a while. [He still doesn't realize that it was due to his powers, not to the general friendliness of the Newcomers.]

[topslug]

Wait... so these people were actually strangers? [ There's something not quite right about that, aside from the obvious WHY WOULD YOU LET PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW TO YOUR HOUSE, FRANCIS. ]

[paysdelamour]

[... but they were sweet :< One of them was a friendly cat-man who can sing and dance.]

Oui. Mais, I figure with all of us having one thing in common, of not belonging here, it would be easy to band together.

[topslug]

I guess that's a good point. [ She'll just HUMOR YOU, OKAY. ]

At least you met some new people, right?

[paysdelamour]

Oui, I've met plenty of people. It feels almost like home again... almost. [A bit of a chuckle.] The weather could be a bit warmer, however.

w o w hahaha how did i forget to reply to this

[topslug]

It's going to be spring soon, isn't it? At least there's that to look forward to!