thirtieth breath ✧ voice

[musubi]

Alright.

Someone tell me they've seen Richard.

I know you weren't snatched away, man, so you better get back to me or I'm gonna find you myself and strangle you. You can't just run out on me.

You'd better not have been taken away, in any case. You made me a fucking promise.

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voice;

[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

He should still be somewhere around the village, at least.

[ . . . which is to say he doesn't know. Sorry, Isamu. For all they know, Richard could've been taken but there's no concrete evidence of that.]

voice;

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

He'd better be! That inconsiderate jackass.

voice;

[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

Nonetheless, there is little we can do but search for him. However, it's unlikely that he wishes to be found.

voice;

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

Don't know what he thinks he's doing, that asshole.

There's actually some idiots here that care for him or something.

filtered;

[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

[ . . . idiots, huh. Hubert has an idea of what might have pushed Richard to go into "hiding," but doesn't believe it's in his right to say, even if Isamu may already know.

It's getting more personal, though, so he puts on a filter.]

I believe that may be a part of the reason.

[godbent]

...He's missing? I've gotten a glimpse of him here and there - coming out of the bar or into the grocery.

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

If you see the jerk again, you have my permission to tackle him and tie him up until I get there.

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[godbent]

Permissi-

[godbent]

-...Really?

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

Only until we get him back.

I'm that annoyed with him, yes.

[godbent]

Alright, then you got it!

[healedbythelight]

Richard is... He's still around, I'm sure. I know I've seen him a few times over the past week.

[But he was clearly not in the mood for conversation and Cheria didn't have the nerve to approach him. Sorry, Isamu, she's useless.]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

So I've heard.

I'll find him and drag him back somehow.

[healedbythelight]

Please don't be too hard on him. I'm sure Richard's only... [She trails off. What she wanted to say isn't really her place to say.]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

Only what? Driving me up a wall?

He knows I panic when he disappears.

[healedbythelight]

I'm sure he doesn't mean to cause you distress.

[Voice]

[drawnbythesword]

[Richard, you...]

...I think I know why he's not around.

[Voice]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

I don't even care about his reasoning. He should know better.

[Voice]

[drawnbythesword]

...Yeah, he should. I'm not sure how or where, but we'll find him and bring him home.

[Voice]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

We'll all just spread out, search around, and not take no for an answer.

[Voice]

[drawnbythesword]

Right. If we all work together, we'll surely find him.

[Written/Filter]

[ledbythewind]

[Richard listens to all of the conversations preceding his before at last setting up a filter and writing two simple things in the journal. Though he doesn't sign his name or give any identifying mark, the unusual handwriting should be a dead giveaway as to who it's from.]

CH 6

Apt. 30

[That's as much of an invitation as you're going to get right now, Isamu.]

[Action]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

[And Isamu will just be heading that way rather than answering.

Expect some pounding on the door as soon as he arrives.]

[Action]

[ledbythewind]

[Sorry, Isamu, you're going to have to open that door yourself, because he's not about to do it. It's not locked, though.]

[Action]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

Oh for fuck's sake...

[Isamu lets himself in, slamming the door behind him once he's inside.]

You'd better actually be in here, man.