SIRENSPULL - contact.

[reassures]

[Cue mechanical answering machine voice.]

"You have dialed the number for N-I-L-L. This person is unavailable. Please leave a message after the beep."

[...BEEP]

Comments

voicemail

[inthejunk]

[Some rustling, a weird sound that is probably someone clearing their throat.]

I don't-sorry. Sorry. I just wanted to...I don't even know. I'm-

[Some slightly irregular breathing, like he's trying to keep his cool but not quite there.]

Uh...I haven't heard from-I mean, seen-I...

Shit.

Nevermind. Sorry. I-heh, I should get back to work.

[Click.]

text

[reassures]

[It takes about ten minutes, because there really isn't much point in Nill actually picking up for calls when she can't talk, but a text message pops up on his NV.]

Yosuke? ...Are you alright?

still audio

[inthejunk]

I...yeah. I don't know. Kind of.

[A dry, mirthless laugh.]

I just got-something weird happened and I wasn't sure who to. Um. It was dumb. Sorry.

[reassures]

It's okay.

What happened?

[inthejunk]

I guess it's karma.

[reassures]

Karma? --For what?

[inthejunk]

[Choked laugh, hiccough.]

For forgetting all of you.

[reassures]

[There's a very long pause before this reply actually pops up.]

Did someone forget you?

[inthejunk]

Yeah. Pretty stupid thing to get worked up over, huh?

[He can't quite keep the strain out of his voice, but he coughs until it sounds less like he's trying not to lose it.]

[reassures]

Of course not.

It hurts to be forgotten.

[inthejunk]

[It really, really does.]

...Um. Hey, are you busy?

[reassures]

No-- I'm not.

[inthejunk]

[Silence. Where did this stupid lump in his throat come from?]

[reassures]

...do you want some company?

[inthejunk]

[Another long pause. At least his breathing is starting to even out a little bit?]

No...no, it's okay. I was. Um. I just hoped I wasn't interrupting.

[reassures]

[It's definitely a good sign - as far as she can tell, anyway.]

No, you aren't. It's okay.

[inthejunk]

...Do you like tea?

[Rustling sounds as he starts trying to wipe his face off.]

[reassures]

Yes-- I do. I like it a lot.

[inthejunk]

[Shaky exhale.]

Yeah...um. I'll buy you some. A-and probably talk too much. But you like that, right? Remember when you said so? So, it'll be nice.

[reassures]

I like it a lot.

Would you like to do that now? Or sometime soon?

[inthejunk]

Okay.

[Yes or no questions probably have a higher success rate right now.]

[reassures]

--You're still living with Uryuu, right?

I can come see you, if you'd like. And we could go get tea.

[inthejunk]

...Yeah. Okay.

[reassures]

I'll come by to see you soon, then. I won't take too long.

[inthejunk]

Thanks. I'll. Um. I'll go find my wallet.