fifteenth breath ✧ voice

[musubi]

[Filtered to Raphael // hackable]

Hey... Raph?

C'n you... c'n you come to my place? Maybe?

I think I did somethin'... I... Just...

...Okay?

[Forward-dated to late evening. Takes place after this and after/during this.]

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[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

I heard what you said. I'm askin' you what your problem is.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

...I think I did something stupid.

[And he's pretty wasted, but that should be obvious.]

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Are you drunk?

[Yeah, fine, he's coming 8|

He'll just make sure Derek watches Don while he's gone.]

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Very.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

C'mon, man, without me?

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Sorry.

Wasn' all that planned.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well I'll be there in a second. Next time don't hog it all for yourself. Jeez!

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Door's unlocked.

Might still be a couple in the fridge.

[Voice - > Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Then I call dibs.

Hold tight, though. Gotta run. [And he'll sprint the rest of the way to Isamu's building, seeing as they've got a considerable distance between them now. The shortcut through the woods will cut off some time, at least.

Once he arrives, Raph will knock twice before letting himself in.]

Yo, Isamu!

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[Isamu is sitting slumped at the table with his journal still in front of him. His hat is laid on the other side of that, surrounded by a few empty beer bottles.

He doesn't even get up when Raph comes in, just turns his head that way blearily.] Hey.

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Raphael wanders towards the kitchen and stands in the threshold, arms folded.]

Well ain't this a sight?

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[Isamu glowers.] If yer jus' gonna get on my case or... or make comparisons, you c'n go back home.

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Nah. [He unfolds his arms and gives Isamu a dismissive wave.] Too easy.

[Then he'll wander to the fridge, grab one of the remaining beers and crack it open, joining him at the table.]

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[Thanks, man. He can live without that for right now.

He knocks a few of his empty ones to the side to make room, not caring when they roll to the floor.]

I...

Damn.

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Raph just tips the bottle to his mouth and looks at Isamu from the corner of his eye.]

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

I...

I kissed my best friend.

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Raph chokes on his beer.] What!?

[He's trying not to sputter. Really. But last time he checked, Naoki was his best friend.]

You mean...?

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

I, uh, didn't know you swung that way.

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Tha's just it, man! [He covers his face with one hand.] I don't!

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Okay...so then you kissed him. A guy. [a beat.] Unless it was onna those crazy experiment things. I heard a whole buncha people turned into chicks.

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

No... no it wasn't.

I don't know, I just... [He cuts himself off with an aggravated sound.]

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Raph falls silent again. He knows the drill. Sometimes it just takes a while to figure stuff out. Talking only makes it more confusing.]

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

I don't swing that way, but Naoki... he does.

Him and Richie, you know? [Because you totally know what he means, Raph.]

[Action]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Uh...right. Richie.


Who's Richie?