ic contact;

[battering]

UNIT № 1 0 7
"Yo, this is Yata!
Make the message worth my time
an' I'll get back to ya!"

[ call | text | voicemail | action ]

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[battering]

[ ... ancient fantasy china needed an update on technology. ]

lol means laughing out loud
did u tell him a joke
is that what happened kou-chan??
u charmed him with ur funnyskills?

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[redsea]

What? No, I
He said it meant loveliest of ladies.
So he was lying!?

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[battering]

yes and no i guess
if he came up with his own thing it could mean that
it could also mean something like
lets order lunch
or lover of ladies
cuz i made it up yknow???
but usually it means the laughing one

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[redsea]

This is the first time anyone has ever had a crush on me.
What should I do? I have never thought of him in that way before.

[ is she seriously asking Yata this?

Yes. ]

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[battering]

[ it's cool, he's gotten lessons from both Izumo and Koujaku. he's an expert by now?!?! ]

what dude dont lie
but i dunno
do u like him?

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[redsea]

I am not lying...
But I do not like him in that way.

[ The person she is stalking has left the building. She hasn't noticed yet. ]

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[battering]

mayb they have n just never told u
but if u dont like him u gotta let him down easy
and u cant do it over text that part is super important

[ Thanks, Koujaku! ]

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[redsea]

That makes a lot of sense! Thank you, Misaki.
I must do it soon before there is a misunderstanding.
I think he thinks I like him back.

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[battering]

let me know if he gets weird alright?
text me somethin like SOS
and ill go kick his ass

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[redsea]

Okay.

[ Thanks homie. Kougyoku checks the building - looks like her target hasn't come out yet! Time to bug Yata more.

Actually, there's one thing that's been bothering her... ]

Misaki, do you know anyone from HOMRA who uses both knives and a saber?

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[battering]

[ ... five minute delay. he'd been wondering how to ask her about that ever since fushimi told him they'd met (yata: 0, kougyoku: 1). ]

ur talking about that idiot saru arent u

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[redsea]

[ She's just anxious he will show up in the forest she was hiding in again. That's why she remembered! ]

Saru? He never told me his name.
I suppose that is him.
He upsets me. I do not like him.

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[battering]

saruhiko fushimi
saru cuz its written like monkey n he is one
i dont like him either, sorry he upset u
ignore him ok?? he just likes messin w/me n people i know
not worth it

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[redsea]

I will.

[ What she doesn't tell Yata is he will be difficult to ignore after their first encounter. How do you ignore an (one-sided) enemy!? ]

He said many awful things about you and I, but I know they are not true.

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[battering]

im gonna kill him
whatd he say?

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[redsea]

[ ... She doesn't want to hurt Yata. ]

Would it make a difference if I told you?

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[battering]

just curious

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[redsea]

[ After some delay: ] That there is only one thing you care about.

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[battering]

[ wow, Saru. way to be unoriginal. ]

thats stupid

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[battering]

[ a second after that first text goes through-- ]

u know i care about u right?

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[redsea]

[ Stupid? She worried about it the for days! ... Ah. ]

Yeah.

[ Even if it was in the past, she can't believe she thought otherwise for a second. ]

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[battering]

good
so dont ever listen to that guy!!!!

u finished with ur friend yet?

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[redsea]

All right!
No, he won't come out.

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[battering]

come out of where??

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[redsea]

The building.

[ Wait a minute. ]

Misaki...
I think I'm lost.