sixth breath ✧ voice / action

[musubi]

[The journal falls open with a thud, and the sound of crackling can be heard, soon followed by the roar of a vacuum cleaner. Something seems off about the sound, though, as if the machine is spazzing out, bumping around like no vacuum cleaner is meant to do. Isamu's cursing is drowned out by it at first, but he eventually makes his way closer to the journal.]

--hardly touched... All right fine, you know what? I don't like you either!

[The scream that follows is short and definitely not girly sounding. The door to his apartment opens and he's quite literally chased out of it by the possessed device. This, dear people of Luceti, is why you don't attempt to practice electrical magic around electrical appliances, especially when said magic isn't really working properly for you.

Eventually, Isamu slams his foot down on the vacuum cleaner and it comes to a sputtering stop. It may be possible to hear him panting out in the hall.]

It's all good. I got this under control.

Comments

[Voice]

[friendofspirits.livejournal.com]

Are you sure you are all right?

And by the way, I want to thank you for your help. I got settled in just fine.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[Sighing and snatching up the journal now.]

Yeah, yeah. You're welcome. And I'm okay.

[Voice]

[friendofspirits.livejournal.com]

Good, I definitely would hate to see someone get hurt. You have been well, otherwise?

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Pretty well, yeah. Keeping myself busy. You?

[Voice]

[friendofspirits.livejournal.com]

Just trying to get used to this place. It's quite overwhelming after all.

[Voice]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

... Maa maaaah.

Tsinku, you really shouldn't let your temper get the best of you.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[Siiiiigh.]

I think we've had a falling out.

[Voice]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

I dunno, he took it easy on you.

Another guy pissed him off and was struck by lightning.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Well. Mighta helped that I'm inside. [He gives the vacuum another kick, but it doesn't sputter again. It might not even work anymore, but he drags it back in anyway.]

I got nothin' now, though. He won't listen to me anymore. Though I'm not really sure what I said...

[Voice]

[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't have to do more than guess. There's a low laugh.]

This is why I never practice indoors.

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Heh. Fair advice.

[Voice]

[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

Been talking to him long?

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Little over a week, maybe. [He sighs.] Don't think we'll be getting any further, though.

[Action]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

[Naoki is not laughing at you as he opens up his apartment door, Isamu. Really, he's not--that grin is nothing.]

You okay?

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

[You're lucky he missed that thought bubble because he's too busy brushing non-existent dirt off the front of his pants. Otherwise, you know, he might have scowled at you or something.]

It's cool, it's cool. I'm fine. Totally unharmed.

[Action]

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

[Oh no, a scowl, his only weakness. Naoki leans against his doorframe, grinning a bit to himself.]

Well, that's good. Ticked off Tsinku, huh.

[Action]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

...We may have had a minor disagreement.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

I told you it ain't worth messin' with that stuff. Believe me yet?

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

With that element? Yes.

But I can't leave it alone, man. You don't understand what it's like where I'm from.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah? Enlighten me. What makes this so important besides showin' off to your bud?

[Voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

There are demons back home, man. And they all have different elemental affinities. Some of them are immune to physical damage completely. You could wail on them all day and not do a thing. And a lot are resilient to it. [He should know about the former - he was like that himself at one point.]

I was locked up and beat around enough before when I was there because I couldn't defend myself. What if some of them show up here?

[voice]

[chasetemptation.livejournal.com]

Um, excuse me...are you okay? I can, um, heal, or something?

Vacuums aren't supposed to do that...

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Don't bother, kid. I'm fine.

Haven't you ever seen a rogue vacuum before?

[voice]

[chasetemptation.livejournal.com]

...I've seen a lot of weird stuff, but never a rogue vacuum...

[voice]

[causeblocked.livejournal.com]

Well. Now you have.