STE IC Contact Post

[originaloddcouple]

"Hello! This is the residence of Something Old Antiques, as well as Isaac and Miria Dian! We can't reach the phone right now because of all sorts of complicated reasons! If you're contacting us for personal reasons, professional reasons, and/or questions about that thing in the center of the store, please leave a message! Preferably after the beep."

[Also contactable by network number and cell phones.]

Comments

via network pm

[chernobolt]

[in the nebulous time after Kara's talk with Jacuzzi and the Dians' and also him moving in I guess idk they get a voice message]

Pssst! Mister and Miss Dian! I have a request to make of you.

[...Kara you don't need to whisper, the message is already private this isn't going to make it extra private]

via network pm

[originaloddcouple]

[It doesn't matter if its private or not, the Dians are gonna follow her lead and whisper back.]

We'd be happy to help!

What do you need?

[chernobolt]

I wish to coordinate a warming of Jacuzzi's new place of residence! He informed me I should speak with you as it is your home, although I suspect it is because he hopes you will tell me no.

[she laughs a little, the sound also a whisper because uh otherwise that'd completely ruin the whole thing]

[originaloddcouple]

[They gasp in surprise because OH WOWOW WHAT A THOUGHT!]

But that sounds like a great idea!

What do you think we should get for him?

[chernobolt]

I am not entirely certain! I was considering making some dishes from home to bring, but that would be rather lacking as a complete gift. What is customary here for such events?

voice to isaac

[gunhearted]

[You know he's not even waiting for isaac to answer the second he thinks someone's picked up, he's wordvomiting all over their ears.]

Isaac please you gotta listen to me I know you might be mad and that's okay but you really gotta listen because somebody's in real danger there's this girl Nice on the network now she's one of us but I think I know her I mean I think I knew her I mean--[breath]--I had a class with her and the last me knew her and you and Miria knew her too if this is the same person but you can't talk to her no matter what something terrible could happen everybody's changing right like their hair and their eyes and some people are turnin' into animals and--[breath]--please listen... please... [It's slowing down now because Jacuzzi is sobbing he's at his breaking point here it has been the worst week ever.]

The girl I remember, she's covered in scars and she only has one eye. She's the reason he got this tattoo because she was afraid--if we talk to her we might make her remember somethin'--and if we do--if we do--

[Jacuzzi does not want to see a nice girl end up with only one eye.]

[originaloddcouple]

[Okay uh wow not a call he expected so quickly.]

It's alright buddy. Let's... just breathe for a second, okay? Take as long you need.

[gunhearted]

[Okay. Breathing. How is he gonna explain this.]

The first thing that ever happened to me was this tattoo.

Nice--the Nice he knew--she had terrible scars, all over! And she lost an eye, too, when they were kids! I get echoes off you guys all the time. If she does too, what if she ends up like that?!

[originaloddcouple]

[Isaac slowly processes the information.]

Oh... OH that girl on the train right!

Hmmmm... I'm not sure buddy. That's.... a really tough situation.

[gunhearted]

Please Isaac, I'm begging you, I'll do anything. [The sobbing continues.]

Nobody deserves that.

handwritten scribble

[gunhearted]

guys help

[originaloddcouple]

BUDDY, WHAT'S WRONG?

DO WE NEED TO PUNCH ANYONE?

[gunhearted]

no punching

[There's a bunch of various scribbled out attempts to say what he means here. "guys help" is the best way to put it, though....]

i think nice and i are a thing what do i do?

[originaloddcouple]

Oh. Congratulations!

What could possibly be going wrong?

[gunhearted]

everything!!! what am i supposed to do now?!

voice! via network

[gunhearted]

[Jacuzzi has learned not to type when he's freaking out.]

G-guys I think--I think there's something really wrong with me. I think something happened but I don't know how...

[originaloddcouple]

What could ever be wrong with you, you're awesome!

And one of the greatest guys around, period!

[gunhearted]

I-It's not somethin' like that.

Nice... Nice and I were out the other night. A bunch of guys jumped us. I got... I got hurt. Bad. But--but it went away.... i-in a few minutes... Nice's scars haven't been gettin' better, either.

Somethin--somethin's wrong, guys.

[originaloddcouple]

OH NO ARE YOU GUYS OKA- wait, it healed?

Did the same thing happen to Nice?

[gunhearted]

They cut her, too, but... but it just completely disappeared!

A-are we sick or somethin'?!

voice; backdated to the 17th of August

[charcoalfeather]

[It's into the evening that the Dians suddenly get a phone call from Rakka. Whatever it is, she sounds very distressed.]

Guys? Can I talk to you...?

[originaloddcouple]

[So you know. Its a little late in the day. And the Dians are generally giving Rakka all the freedom to do whatever she wants because she deserves everything she wants. But its a little late in the day. And they're a little nervous, as they always are, just a little.

So the phone is picked up immediately, but their tones are completely casual, so not to alarm her.]

Yeah buddy?

What's going on?

[charcoalfeather]

Uh... [There's the smallest pause in her voice. To a trained ear, it could have sounded like a controlled sob.

Rakka had been through a lot today. And this was going to be surprisingly hard for her.]

I was trying to fly today, like I said. Raye and Jasmine even helped...

[Not even she wants to get to the point.]

It didn't go really well.

[originaloddcouple]

[Little bit of panic setting in. But they're careful not to show.]

WHAT HAPPENED ARE YOU OKAY?!

IS ANYTHING BROKEN SHOULD WE GET THE BANDAGES?!

[charcoalfeather]

[...She has to be reminded every so often that the Dians are sort of like grown up children.

They're the best parents she could have.]

No! N-no, it's fine! I'm okay, really!

It's... It's different than that.