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[and_my_ax]

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[Voice Mail] [[Backdated to two days after the de-aging event @.@]]

[ocean_lightning]

[there's a long, apprehensive pause that lasts almost fifteen seconds after the feed is opened]

...Hm...

[at length, there's a small sigh. then, a bit vaguely, the words finally come about]

...Ukitake speaking. Just...

Well, I thought I'd check up and...make sure things are alright on your end. Considering last week...

Ah, I'm sorry, I just - hm. At a later time, I suppose...

[/click]

Re: [CALLBACK[ [[Backdated to two days after the de-aging event @.@]]

[and_my_ax]

[Ringring! Ringring!]

[CALLBACK]

[ocean_lightning]

[kdjhffdj osnap]

...Ah, yes?

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[and_my_ax]

Hey.

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[ocean_lightning]

[fffffff well that voice is familiar enough]

[very unsure pause on this end for a moment, lol]

[he really........hadn't expected you to reply at all, sdkfhgdjfh >>a;]

Oh.

...Well, it sounds like you're back to normal too then, Shinjiro-san! That's a relief...

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[and_my_ax]

Yeah, I changed back same as everyone else.

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[ocean_lightning]

Mm, that's good, then...

I can't say I've ever had a week quite like that, before. It's all a bit - muddled, but the bits and pieces are coming back now...

[there's a small, reflective pause]

...Ah, if I could ask...where did you end up being, Shinjiro-san? You mentioned you were looking for your friends, having found yourself alone - I think I'd intended to track you down after sorting everything out, assuming you'd have still needed company by that time, but...well, things just didn't turn out that way, I suppose.

Did you manage to find Ran-san or someone similar to take care of you in the meantime?

[...He finds himself not entirely sure why he's asking, even as he speaks. After all, that was all a rather moot point now, wasn't it? The whole fiasco was over, and Shinjiro was very clearly alright...]

[Probably the last bit of his youth's guilty responsible-elder-brother conscience coming back to nag at him in aftermath, maybe.]

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[and_my_ax]

[Just...looks at his Guide.]

[What.]

Yeah, Ran Fan took care of me. You okay?

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[ocean_lightning]

...Hm?

[a bemused pause on this end as the weirdness of that last inquiry actually...sinks in]

[then, a small, sheepish laugh]

Oh - yes, I'm...quite alright. Just a bit...well, everything's still a bit disoriented, but....ah, I'm sorry, feel free to not pay any mind to that.

[beat]

[thoughtfully]

You were a cute kid.

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[and_my_ax]

[He snorts.]

You weren't so bad either.

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[ocean_lightning]

[CAN YOU HEAR THE EYEBROW RAISE THROUGH THE PHONE FEED 8|]

Really now?

[he imagines his younger self must have been all kinds of panicky and alarmed and generally uptight :|a]

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[and_my_ax]

I thought you were pretty cool.

Re: [CALLBACK] /spams with edits, l-lol

[ocean_lightning]

[at that, he laughs]

Well! I suppose there's a first for everything, if nothing else.

[...and since Shinjiro's being honest, Ukitake supposes he might as well be too /o/]

You reminded me a lot of one of my smaller brothers, actually. Very outgoing, not at all shy about making yourself heard.

Re: [CALLBACK] XDDD

[and_my_ax]

I was a loudmouth.

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[ocean_lightning]

You spoke openly about what you believed, and what you think mattered.

There's nothing wrong with something like that, Shinjiro-san.

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[and_my_ax]

Like I said, a loudmouth.

[His tone wasn't as heavy that time.]

I think I'm better off as the strong, silent type.