2nd Strike | Voice

[kendo_taisho]

[He sounds tired, like he's been up all night and then some. In the background Sakamoto can be heard nervously talking.]

It's prolly no surprise t'anyone this thing got to Maurtia Falls. My roommate came home sick, dunno where he's been.

To any of the other residents of 004: If ya missed it so far...don't come home. I can't...

[Sakamoto's voice momentarily raises, "We're fine! It's just our imagination, isn't it!?" and the sound of a chair scraping the floor closer to the mic.]

Would ya shut up!? This is yer fault I'm here!

[Heiji sighs heavily.]

M'sorry. Just...stay away 'til this is figured out.

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[shoubai]

It'll be fine, Hanji! It's just--

[ pacing around. the clatter of his geta on the floorboards isn't helping much, is it. ]

Seasonal! That's it!

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[kendo_taisho]

[Puts down his comm, grinding his teeth as he tries to keep hold of the very little patience he has left.]

Don't ya understand anythin'?! It ain't seasonal, idiot!

[shoubai]

[ it has to be seasonal, he wants to say. it has to be something innocuous and common and safe because he can't, can't can't can't die here, he can't die or lose himself or become something mindless and different because if he did then what good could he possibly be and what would mutsu say what would mutsu think he can't put that on them he

can't ]

It is that time a' year, isn't it?

[kendo_taisho]

[Just stares at what, to him, looks like mind numbing stupidity. He just...he can't even fathom right now. He knows he's sick too, he can feel it with every twitch of anger, can feel it wear him down, knows that unless someone comes up with an impossible cure he's dead too.]

This ain't just some cold.

not actually here

[enustari]

[Just...internally seething. Idiots!]

[eastdetective]

[Hattori you idiot. How was Conan supposed to do anything about this?]

How bad is it so far?

[kendo_taisho]

[There's a hesitation in his reply.]

I don't know how far it's gotten. He's shown th' first signs since he got home. With how fast this progresses he could be losin' it any moment.

[eastdetective]

What about you?

[Even as he asked the questions Conan was going through all of his notes on the disease from the recent network posts.]

You warned the other residents. Is there anyone else already in the house?

Mun doesn't actually know, so will assume until it changes

[kendo_taisho]

M'fine.

[And straight into the next answer as if his own condition is of little importance.]

No, not at th' moment. I barricaded th' door but who knows if that'll actually stop em from comin' home.

[shuckit]

You need to get out of the city.

[ thomas's eyes are a bit wide, dark rings around his eyes, signifying his total lack of sleep in the time he's been trying to figure this thing out. ]

It's airborne.

[kendo_taisho]

[There's silence as he digests that.]

Then it's already too late for me. We'd need a backdoor or somethin' if we want t'keep from infectin' anyone else.

[shuckit]

You've seen how well quaratine works so far.

[ there was supposed to be one in place in heropa. it moved. it's what the flare does, it gets to everything. ]

We need a cure. That's the only thing that'll stop this.

[kendo_taisho]

...yer from the same place as Newt, aren't ya? Ye know what this is.

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[honeyxlemon]

Can't anything be done to help?

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[kendo_taisho]

[His tone perks up at hearing it's her.]

Someone's workin' on a cure, I hope. Heard there were a few people who're immune, and I know there are those like you who are all into the science thing. We're supposed to be superheroes, right? [There's more desperation there than he was intending, but deep down he's scared. He's only seventeen; had been kidnapped from his home, and now he's going to die.]

Someone'll think of somethin'.

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[honeyxlemon]

Right! [ Despite the bit of optimism, she suspects that he's more worried than he's letting on. So, she's trying her best to sounds hopeful since he could use some hope, perhaps, and because she truly does believe that everything and everyone will be fine. ]

It's only a matter of time before it's all fixed!

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[kendo_taisho]

[He might have to hug her if he survives this. He needs someone to tell him it's going to be okay.]

Thank you, Honey. I'm sure I-...it'll be fine.

[voice] /Kaitou KID

[tuxedo_magician]

Oiiiii.

I thought Tantei-kun was going to be the first to get into trouble.

[What the hell, Tantei-han? Can't he leave you alone for a day or two? Jeeze.]

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[kendo_taisho]

Right, like I did it on purpose!

[That came out...a bit harsher than he probably intended, and his silence immediately after says he knows it.]

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[tuxedo_magician]

[And it's because of that that KID doesn't take it personally.]

I know you didn't, Tantei-han.

[Just like he knows you didn't mean to be short with him.]

How long has it been since you were infected?

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[kendo_taisho]

An' who said- [Stop. Don't insult the man's intelligence, Heiji. Take a breath, count to five. Calculate.]

Two days? [Unsure.]

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[memorybomb]

[Pakunoda appears on video, looking serious, but... concerned. It's all fake, of course, but she certainly plays the part well.]

While I'm sure you mean well, if this illness is airborne like people say it is, I don't think it will make much of a difference whether or not we come home.

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[kendo_taisho]

Prolly not, but there's quarantined areas an' the hospitals. If yer not infected, or if it's still not set in, then you should stay where it's safer, or around the people that can help.

Not everyone'll be infected, it's just...impossible to tell who's gonna be immune or not.

But Sakamoto's definitely got it. I locked everythin' and barricaded the door so we he doesn't try t'get out if this gets any worse. [Maybe hoping they'll be too sick to figure out how to move a couple couches and stuff.]

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[memorybomb]

I've been able to handle myself so far. I'm not going to assume I'm immune, but nothing's happened yet. If either of you need help, please let me know. If things do change, I'm more than capable of taking care of myself. So there's no need to worry about that.

[Actually she just wants to come by eventually because she doesn't want her stuff to get ruined and covered with plague.]

[kendo_taisho]

Thanks. If I think've anythin' I'll let ya know. [No he won't.]

How's it lookin' out there? I know Tauriel is tryin' to keep the sick from hurtin' anyone, but there's not a lot on the network right now.