002 - Audio

[iamtetsuo]

[It's time to play the 'who's awake at 1 AM' game! If you're not, Tetsuo's talking softly enough that it might not wake you. If you want to see or answer this later in the day when normal people are awake, feel free, but please specify.]

Everybody's got powers, right? That's why they want us to stick around...

[You can just hear how much he likes that prospect. He all but spits those last two words out like it's a curse.]

So anyway, I'm curious.

How many of you have 'side effects' from them? Anybody know? I know there's gotta be more than one... but it's not all of you, is it?

I - nnghh. I wanna know why that is... why's it only some people?

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[iamtetsuo]

Uh... psychic things and some other stuff.

[That's the technical term, is it?]

Maybe I'll show you later.

[hoboagogo]

Like- hearing thoughts or moving shit with your brain?

[Or both? He knows that they have different terms, but like hell he knows what they are.] You might be able to get a handle on that, block out all the useless crap so it's not bugging you all the time.

[A nod.] Sure, alright. Where is it they got you living?

[iamtetsuo]

Yeah, like that...

[If there's one thing Tetsuo can't resist, it's a chance to show off]

Nonah. You gonna show me that monster too, or what?

[hoboagogo]

[A pause, considering. He doesn't... really have a reason not to, aside from his own doubts about control. So he'll keep his expression even and voice neutral.]

Maybe. Depends on how open an area we got. I live out in De Chima, but I got some friends in Nonah.

Name's Shinjiro Aragaki, by the way.

[iamtetsuo]

I'm Tetsuo.

[Well fine if we're doing full names]

Tetsuo Shima.

[hoboagogo]

[A short nod. This way he can default to last names, obvs. But hey- at least they can both speak Japanese instead of fooling with translator bullshit.]

Cool. Just hit me up if you ever feel up to it- though I dunno how long that headache'll last.

[A pause-- and his brows crease.]

By the way... you gonna fix that window, or what?

[iamtetsuo]

[Japanese is a huge bonus, considering. Though it does raise the question why so many people who don't speak English keep getting dragged over anyway.]

What's the point? It'll just break again.

[hoboagogo]

[who knows bro. who. knows. ]

...So is it a powers thing, then?

[iamtetsuo]

Turns out, all that packet translates to is 'can't have nice things'.

[hoboagogo]

[An amused noise.]

Well hell, maybe I don't wanna come over and check out your psychic crap if everything around you ends up like that.

Hang a tarp over it at least, shit.

[iamtetsuo]

Not everything! I got this, okay?! It'll be fine!

[Tarp might be a good idea, though. It's better than his plan: 'figure it out later'. Most of his plans go like that.]

[hoboagogo]

[Definitely tarp. And maybe something that will help keep the cool in so you guys don't end up with a billion dollar electric bill, sheesh. WHY CAN'T YOU BE AN ADULT, TETSUO.]

Yeah? Good luck with it, then. [Surprisingly, it's not sarcastic.] Maybe that'll keep the headaches down, too.

[iamtetsuo]

[Because maybe then he'd have made sane, rational choices in life for once. Also because adults suck.]

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