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synopsychic2016-11-23 12:24 am
triggerhappytraitor) wrote in synopsychic2016-11-23 12:24 am
Backdated to after Hajime and Kinji's fight in World Series week 1
I can't find Kinji.
[[There are equal levels of worry and agitated discomfort in that single sentance]]
[[There are equal levels of worry and agitated discomfort in that single sentance]]
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He vanished while we were talking.
[[now do you get why he's on the network, Kenzaki?]]
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[No, no, wait, no, this is not the time for awkward jokes. If Tachibana's doing this, it's a serious matter.]
I mean, would he have had reason to just... go?
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[[Kinji didn't seem the type to run away from difficult conversations, and at that point, the heaviness of it all had been dispelled...
There was no way that him saying that Kinji's folks would be proud of him would cause the ninja to run away, he was sure of it.
.... almost completely sure of it.]]
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[There's a lack of response as Kenzaki thinks the whole matter over.]
I know people can go missing between jaunts, but... just disappearing? I didn't think that could happen...
I'll start looking for him, okay?
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I'll... be keeping an ear out. If you find out anything....
[[much as he hates using this network, for something this important...]]
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...you... you alright with me telling you like this?
[It's one thing to be calling out in an emergency. It's another to keep at it once that rush of panic and need has passed.]
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[[Not entirely truthful, however... for something this important, there was no room for his personal problems to get in the way. One way or another, he would have to be fine with it.]]
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[It's progress, even if it's small, and he's proud of you, Tachibana.
That said, it's quite some time before Kenzaki replies, and when he does, there's a tiredness to it.]
...haven't seen him. Didn't see any dungeon doors that might be his, either. Sorry. I'll keep at it.
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Natsumi reported the same.
[[there's a small pause that Kenzaki can easily picture Tachibana's worried and frustrated fidgeting in]]
Lyall said something similar happened to two of his companions. He could tell that they're still here, somewhere, but he can't tell where.
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[Natsumi and Lyall were both reliable and smart... if all four of them couldn't find Kinji, then something really was up.]
Maybe... maybe it's some sort of weird liminal thing. This place is weirder than usual.
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He thought it would be better if I wasn't running around getting myself into trouble.
[[a small, almost bitter note there, but mostly just a defeated one. He would rather be out searching, but he knows he's useless for that right now.
he'd just get caught in those stupid curtains again.]]
It might be. Something related to the barrier, maybe?
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[There's a hint of amusement in the words. Is this Hajime showing that he cares? Is this leftover brotherly feelings?]
Maybe. I think the barrier's got something to do with if you're marked or not...
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One that fades at Kenzaki's next remark]]
...Marked?
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[And there's laughter in Kenzaki's. Which fades almost as quickly.]
By the things that brought us here. Remember the lion on my arm? People are calling those 'marks'.
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[[There's a small, pondering pause]]
Do you remember which door you came in, when you wound up at Hajime's place? The front of the back?
Hope I have the right door
Uh... the front? I only saw the one way in.
It doesn't matter, whichever one Kenzaki used, Tachibana used the other :D
That was the one I could reach.
Very convenient! :D
That must have been tricky.
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And the restaurant seems to be unaffected by the rest of everything, thankfully.
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I'll have to go find it and get a break from all of this! And maybe see if anything's cooking...