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[undeadsidekick]

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PHONECALL;

[itsnotzura]

[RRRING...]

[RRRING...]

[RRRING...]

[undeadsidekick]

[After the third or fourth ring.]

What?

[itsnotzura]

It's not what, it's Katsura.

[undeadsidekick]

Short for princess, but what do you want?

[itsnotzura]

I suppose, if I had to pick something right at this moment... ah, universal peace? And for the half-off Wednesday sales at the market to start later in the day, so I do not have to rush my morning exercises to get there early enough.

[undeadsidekick]

Good wish, but let me rephrase... Why'd you call? Not that I'm like, complaining or anything.

[itsnotzura]

-- Ah!

How are you feeling?

[undeadsidekick]

I'm good. You?

[itsnotzura]

[rather bluntly]

I was not the one admitted to a hospital for tests.

[undeadsidekick]

[quietly] Oh yeah. That.

[undeadsidekick]

I'm fine. Well, fine now. They found something, but it's gone and all I had to do was smile and promise the pretty nurse I wouldn't do it again.

[itsnotzura]

Are you a man of your word?

[undeadsidekick]

Who the fuck knows.

[undeadsidekick]

I'm trying, okay. I said I wouldn't deal anymore and I haven't. I don't know what happened, but clearly it wasn't okay with me. I mean, shit, what am I gonna do if Mindy ever catches me like that?

[itsnotzura]

It would be unacceptable.

[it's delivered without his usual lofty judgment, as a simple statement of fact]

[a small pause, before he adds]

I would like to help, if I can.

[undeadsidekick]

You already kind of have. You checked through my stuff, right?