tenth breath ✧ voice/written/action

[musubi]

[If you're awake in the early morning hours, you might just hear frantic panting coming from your journal. If you're lucky enough to live on the 5th floor of complex #7, this would have been preluded by a scream from down the hallway.]

Hello? Hello? ...Shit. Shit.

[And then written:]

Hello?

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[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[And because he can't hear it he won't be responding. All you get is the sound of his quickened breathing and pen scratches on paper. You might hear Naoki if the timing is right.]

[Voice]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

He can't hear. You'll have to write to him.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Waddya mean he can't hear? What happened?

[He'd rather talk to Naoki than try to write. It'd just end badly.]

[Voice]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

He woke up that way, I think--guessing by that shout I heard.

Did you hear about the mushi that showed up from Ginko-san's world? I think there's a big chance they could be the cause.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Musta missed the memo.

[Voice]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

They're floating around all over the place--some of 'em look kind of like bugs. Not everyone can see 'em. But anyway, Ginko-san's going to come have a look at Isamu, see if he can fix it.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Congrats, Naoki, you've just squicked him out.]

So you're tellin' me he's gone deaf 'cause of some invisible bugs?

[Voice]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

[Naoki only sounds so calm about this because he hasn't seen one that looks like a beetle yet.]

They're not exactly bugs, just resemble them. They're more like parasites, or bacteria, I think. But s'about what I'm saying, yeah.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Holy crap.

[Voice]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Isamu's-- [Pause, taking his next words into consideration.] He'll be alright. They'll get taken care of.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he better be. You tell him I'm countin' on that.

[Voice]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

I'll tell him. I'll get him to let you know himself when it's all good.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Sure.

[Voice - a bit later]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Hey, Raph?

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Hey, look who's talkin'.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Yeah, funny stuff.

Sorry about earlier.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

That's what you get for makin' me keep that stupid spider.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

What? That's bullshit.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

That's karma and it is sweet.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Man, whatever.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[He chuckles a bit.] Relax, I'm pullin' your leg.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

At least you're in a good mood.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Nah, I just like messin' with ya.