009 | Voice

[5_5david]

[The only sounds that can be heard for a few moments are those of the natural variety - wind, birds, leaves rustling... And then there's a sharp intake of breath that sounds somewhere between a panicked gulp and hiccuped sob. More silence. A bird chirps.]

I still have this thing, huh? [And to say that Bosco sounds uneasy would be an understatement

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[audio]

[cop_for_one_day]

T...the fuck, Bosco?

[His tone is blatantly emotional, between shock, relief, and anger, and he's already on his way to come find you.]

[audio]

[5_5david]

[The reply Leon receives is dazed. Disoriented.] Huh?

ACTION

[cop_for_one_day]

[He arrives only a few moments later at a sprint, a tiny bit out of breath.]

You-- you were dead. I saw them drag your body out-- what the hell happened?

[His voice is shaking slightly. Even though people have come back from the dead before here, it's never been his partner. And death is so omnipotent, so everlasting in his mind that he may never stop being stunned by these revivals.]

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[5_5david]

[Bosco looks up at Leon for a brief second.] Dead? [And then he's staring at the ground again. He had hoped maybe he'd just lost his memories. Like Souji had or... But he had died. The swirl of horrors going on his mind are distracting. Hard to pull away from. Still, he tries.]

I-- I died. [He can't seem to move past the confirmation.]

[yetsleeping]

...Bosco.

[She sounds... kind of unsure, and kind of happy. A little of each.]

You made it back.

[5_5david]

Yeah. To the wrong world.

[yetsleeping]

Yes. I understand.

I'm sorry.

But it's better than nothing?

[5_5david]

This place is my own personalized hell. [And he isn't saying that lightly. After all. It might really be that this is the afterlife he's stuck with.]

[Voice]

[melodious_magic]

...Bosco.

[A sigh of relief whispers past the mouthpiece of the Forge, before he cheers up a little]

I'm glad you're okay. Well, not okay-okay, you're obviously not OKAY, but... alive. I'm glad you're alive.

[He pauses - he's late finding this entry, and likely Bosco has already recieved help, but. His voice switches to worry nontheless.]

Do you need assistance, Bosco-kun?

[Voice]

[5_5david]

Not sure how much being alive counts if you already died. [His voice lacks it's usual edge and falls flat.]

Depends on what you consider assistance.

[Voice]

[melodious_magic]

Hey! My assistance is the same as everyone else's assistance. Patch you up if you need it. Get you back home. Warm meal, settle you down.

Come on, I'm not THAT strange, Bosco-kun!

And... [He pauses for a brief moment] ...it counts quite a bit, I think.

[Voice]

[5_5david]

It counts a goddamn lot if it means I can't go home now.

And so you know, I'm at the edge of the city. [About as much as Fai's getting in the way of an invitation to help.] You better be able to cook well.

[text]

[cardfortress]

[This is all too familiar to him, a horrible deja vu that he has to experience all over again. Luckily, he's okay now, but he knows just how hard it is to come back.

[But, even so, there's nothing he can say except:]

Welcome back.

[text]

[5_5david]

[Near. Bosco vaguely remembers a post about him being dead shortly before--]

You too.

[text | private]

[cardfortress]

Thank you.

I realize it may be a little early to ask this, but could you tell me what you remember about your murder?

[Up and straight to the point, but they don't have any time to lose when it comes to this killer.]

[voice | private]

[5_5david]

[It's lucky you can't hear winces.]

What the fuck do you wanna know? [Unfortunately you can hear how defensive he is.]

text!

[onetoignite]

I was wondering if you'd be one of the lucky ones.

You all right there, chief?

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[5_5david]

I've seen better days.

You might wanna reconsider your definition of lucky. If I woke up back in New York I'd maybe think of myself as being lucky but waking up back here? It's a pain in the ass.

no no no, text

[onetoignite]

I'll bet.

I was thinking more along the lines of "woke up at all." Not everyone gets the luxury of a second chance, you know.

ur doing it wrong. Voice

[5_5david]

Lots of people get the luxury of a second chance. Most of 'em don't deserve it. Only luxury I'm getting is still getting to see your ugly mug around town.