[IC/OOC] Kannagara Voicemail

[ura_no_ura]

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[smiling_umino]

[He sounds off, like strange and annoyed and weirded out of his mind - his mind. Yes, it's driving him crazy hitting all the blanks because now that he's aware of it. It's driving him out of his mind. And then there's that portrait on top of everything else.]

Kakashi-sensei, I'm sorry to be bothering you like this but if you hear this ...

[His voice starts off with a hysterical tinge to it.]

People are saying strange things about us. That w-we were together? Is this true? Because I can't remember anything and Naruto, and Sakura and Akira and I don't even know who else - what is this? And it's all about you and I don't even know where to start because I don't know anything about you, we don't even talk that much! And -

[He stops mid-rant and then it's just quiet now.]

Thinking about you gives me a headache and I get nothing. And I don't know where all this is coming from and ...

[He realizes what the hell he's doing.]

I need to know. Yes or no, when you get this.

[He feels bad for unloading this over a senior comrade.]

I'm sorry if I bothered you, Kakashi-sensei, it's just ...

[A pause and he abandons that trail of thought.]

Ah! And happy birthday. It's two days late, I know. When you come home ... well, maybe when you all come home, we can do something ...

Take care of yourself, okay?

[It ends here after a long silent pause and he runs out of stuff to say.]

[ura_no_ura]

[ Silence is weighted in the pause that starts Kakashi's response. And leather creaks, along with the Hitomi. He takes a breath. ]

It was genjutsu, Iruka-sensei. Their memories were tampered with.

[ It's all he says. ]

[smiling_umino]

Then you knew? All this time ... why didn't you tell me? I'm getting accusations left and right and ...

[Sigh and he's just tired of thinking of something he can't find at all. It's been days.

He's just glad for some sort of closure. Sort of.]

... thank you, Kakashi-sensei. Are you okay?

[Your head, your memories, it's a broad question.]

[ura_no_ura]

Mm... I'm fine.

[ It sounds almost dismissive. ]

[smiling_umino]

[He would like to think that's true and want to believe it except he's not sure why he does not.]

... okay.

[There's a pause like he wants to ask a lot of things but he doesn't know if he should. Not like this over the Hitomi.]

Don't be too long now. Take care, Kakashi-sensei ...