Twenty Second Star [Audio]

[heavenfang]

-Tir is of course not aware that while he was running, his communicator turned on while in his pocket. The sounds are muffled, but a good ear can clearly make out the last parts of Tir and Kazuki's conversation...

There is an excrutiatingly long pause. And the last thing heard before the communicator times out is a loud, broken scream. It isn't of sadness, or even of rage. It simply just... is.-

[[ ooc: Kazuki is now deaded, folks. Tir was just outside the clinic when this happened, so anyone there was likely able to hear the scream in person. The conversation, mind you, was in Japanese. ]]

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[princedetective.livejournal.com]

[Just silence for a long time.]

He is...

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

-Same on Tir's end, as he realizes his last moments with Kazuki were broadcast...-

...Yes.

[princedetective.livejournal.com]

[More quiet, then she speaks rather loudly and quickly. And angrily.]

That -- this is unacceptable...! This is becoming ridiculous! The laziness of others can no longer be accepted, I -- [An angry noise that might also be an upset one.]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

-Tir's voice, however, is frighteningly calm-

Don't talk like that, Sir Naoto. It doesn't suit you.

[princedetective.livejournal.com]

How would you know what suits me?

[Japanese audio]

[3-time-failure.livejournal.com]

[Heavy breathing is heard; Yomi has nothing better to do than listen to her communicator; she doesn't even realize she's sending]

I...that...never...heard anything...oh, god...

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Because you're the reasonable one. You're the one that is calm, collected, and capable of knowing what to do when the time comes.

[Japanese audio]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...You and many others new to this place, I'm sure.

Re: [Japanese audio]

[3-time-failure.livejournal.com]

So sorry...I didn't mean to listen.

[The communicator just clicks off]

[princedetective.livejournal.com]

I'm --

--I do know what to do. Exactly what to do. There will be a clue. I'll figure it out. And then we'll see. And you? Will you just --

Re: [Japanese audio]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...I accept your apology, but there was no need for it.

It will not be the last time you hear something like this.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...I'm going back home. I have a promise to keep.

[princedetective.livejournal.com]

[Angry silence. Anger radiating through the communicator.]

Yes. Please enjoy your rest.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

You think I'm going to rest?

I said I'm going to keep a promise. A promise I will fulfill by any means necessary...

[princedetective.livejournal.com]

And what does that matter? Resting at home will not solve this case. Doing nothing will do nothing. By all means, do it if you feel obligated, but it's ridiculous. For once, your -- charging forward might prove useful, and you're instead utterly refusing to act.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...My acts will not be the sort of thing you should be involved in, Sir Naoto.

I shall need to speak with a doctor.

Re: [Japanese audio] Suikoden rox. o/

[3-time-failure.livejournal.com]

[She replies after a long time, sounding just as shaky as before]

W-why? How do I...how many times...

[princedetective.livejournal.com]

No, I suppose not, as they are non -- [Pause, faltered.] Are you injured as well.

[purgatory-maren.livejournal.com]

. . .

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

No. I wish to have my chip removed.

Re: [Japanese audio]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Pardon my rudeness, ma'am, but...

Pull yourself together.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...

[purgatory-maren.livejournal.com]

[No. He must have heard that enough already. If he knew Minato as well as he did, he wouldn't need to use those words.]

[rex-britanniae.livejournal.com]

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...Lady Saber. He will need an escort from the hospital soon.