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[damselled]

"Oh, dear. It appears you have attempted to contact me while I am unavailable. Please do leave a message. Thank you."

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Day 504

[familyissues]

[ Early that morning, there will be a cute brown paper bag by Maribelle's door, sitting beside a simple mason jar doubling as a vase for two hydrangea blossoms, one cream and the other a gentle, sky blue. She can't mistake it as belonging to anyone else, as there's a note tucked beneath the folded edge of the bag, reading in neat, careful handwriting:

Thank you for your help.

-Desmond

Within the bag she'll find a tin of orange-ginger-mint tea from the Needle in a Haystack shop in Odin, and a small box containing the handkerchief she lent to Desmond- clean and pressed as if it were new. ]


((ooc: hope this is all right! forward dating for the heck of it ))

[Video]

[damselled]

[Maribelle had gasped at the sight, tears nearly springing to her eyes, she was so touched by the gift. She had never wished for - or expected - thanks for her work, especially as she lacked her spells, but this was a lovely gesture.

And honestly, considering what she'd been through and what she was doing, it was something she'd needed without even realizing it.

After taking the gifts in (and enjoying a much-appreciated cup of tea) - she takes it upon herself to contact Desmond, feeling uncharacteristically nervous.]

Hello... Desmond? I would like to thank you for the thoughtful gift.

[WHAT ARE WORDS. She's a noblewoman, she can do better than this.]

[[ooc: this is precious, aaaaah ♥]]

[Video]

[familyissues]

Maribelle, hey!

[ S'cuse him, he's slowing his run to a walk and then stops entirely, the line of Asgard's rooftops behind him, framed in by blue sky. Desmond looks right pleased with himself, grinning wide in the morning sun. ]

You're welcome. It was very kind of you to help- not just me but everyone else that came back from Muspelheim that day.

[Voice]

[sleight_of_hand]

[...wow, even her voice mail was frilly.]

Oh, uh... hey, Maribelle. Gimme a call back when you get this; I wanted to ask you something.

[A pause, before he stammered sheepishly.]

Oh, right; it's Adachi. Talk to you later.

[Voice]

[damselled]

[Damn right, it's frilly. If she had her way, it would be the frilliest voicemail to ever frill something.]

Hello, Tohru? This is Maribelle. What did you wish to talk about?

[Voice]

[sleight_of_hand]

Eh... oh, right! Uh, I was wondering if I could ask a favor, since we worked so well together back there and all...

Video, appropriately backdated:

[realmenknitplushies]

[Looks like little Kanji's learned how to just message one person at a time.]

Maribelle-san! Hi! Um, I got the flower? It's really pretty! Thank you! Thank you!

[Video]

[damselled]

[SUCH A CUTIE.]

Oh, how lovely! I thought you might like it, dear.

Tell me, are you feeling any better?

Re: [Video]

[realmenknitplushies]

[Oh, they're all fine when they're this size...
He smiles widely, then pauses-]

Um. I think so. I still miss ma and dad but everyone's been really nice here.

D523 afternoon, voice

[windbreak]

[He debates with himself about this for quite a while, but - it's not weird for him to want all of his friends to get together and get along, is it? Even if she technically, uh... isn't she...?

Oh, whatever. Reminding himself not to take it personally once she turns out to be busy anyway, he hits the call button.]

H-Hey there, Maribelle! How's it going?

[voice]

[damselled]

It's going rather well, thank you. And how are you, Yosuke?

[windbreak]

Oh, I'm good! Took it easy for most of yesterday, but... heh.

[He's glad she can't see him fidgeting.]

I was just wondering, uh - well, a friend of mine mentioned it could be fun for everyone to just spend some time together now that rationing's over, you know? Like, nothing major. But something like that is going down in the park tomorrow, so...

[And he's not trying to impress that friend or anything! At least, not in that way. Nope.]

[Voice] | [After Utgard]

[sleight_of_hand]

Uh... hey, Mari-chan-- [He paused, swearing under his breath] M-Maribelle, I mean.

I just... uh...

I-I was just wondering if you wanted to train again. G-gimme a call and let me know.

[Voice]

[damselled]

[It takes her some time to make a decision - and why had he called her "Mari-chan"? That made no sense to her at all.

When she finally does call him back - hours later - she sounds as composed as ever.]

Hello, Tohru? Do you have a moment to talk?

[Voice]

[sleight_of_hand]

O-oh... hey, Maribelle.

Yeah, sure; did'ya get my message?

D529, voice

[windbreak]

Maribelle!

[Actually, the transmission opens as a video call - but no sooner does a slightly dishevelled Yosuke appear on the screen than he changes his mind and switches the visuals off. Can she see? If it's all in his head like he figured, of course not. But if it isn't...]

Maribelle, are you okay!? Come on, pick up...

[damselled]

Yosuke! Oh, thank heavens.

[She sounds shaken, not like her normal self.]

Where are you? Are you alright?

[windbreak]

Um, well, I guess I've had worse... Never mind that, though. [On his part, he sounds increasingly urgent.] Listen, if you're gonna head out today too, promise me you'll be careful, alright?

[text]

[itistolaugh]

we need to talk about adachi

Re: [text]

[damselled]

... Yes, I believe we do.

[text]

[itistolaugh]

meet in the common room?

D561 evening, audio

[windbreak]

Yo! P-Partner.

[His hesitation there is hardly perceptible, except for the off note that sounds in its silence.]

Uhh, listen. I guess you're not around today either, but let me know when's a good time to give you your scarf back. You know, you dropped it the other day? While we have the chance... [Whoops, hold on. He's going for as casual as possible here, and that's an entire off symphony.] Oh, not that I - ugh, you know what I mean. It just kept slipping my mind.

[This silence, in contrast, lingers. Even when he finally breaks it, it bleeds into his train of thought.]

Hey, seriously? I'm not mad. You knew that, right? You should've figured it out by now. You're... important to me, no matter what. And I keep trying to be someone you can rely on too. After all this is over, that's not gonna change. It's slow, but I wanna think I was getting there... so...

[...Goddamnit. Well, it doesn't matter. Which is to say it matters a lot, for Souji as well as him, but at least he can trust Souji to understand what he's getting at. Good thing he never has a reason to spout this kind of emotional crap to anyone else!]

...Alright, yeah, I know. But call me back anyway, okay? Later.

[audio]

[damselled]

[Confused, she calls him back. Surely he ought to know that her voicemail must be different from Souji's!]

Excuse me, Yosuke? Are you quite alright?

[D561] [Misfire Shinanigans] [Voice]

[sleight_of_hand]

[A familiar, frustrated noise comes over the bracelet.]

Dammit, kid, I don't know why I bother trying to call you. You never pick up.

[There was another sigh, and Adachi muttered that he should probably just hang up. After a moment, he gave up, pressing on.]

...so, look, kid. I need your help.

[He paused, and it was probably easy to picture the look on his face.]

...don't get used to me sayin' that.

A-anyway... I didn't get a chance to do anything with Harley before she left. Didn't get a change to make things right. But Mari-chan is still here; you gotta help me with her, kid. I don't care if she's dating your 'partner'; she's gotta know that I didn't want to treat her like that. I...

[He trailed off, letting out an almost pained, shuddering breath.]

Oh, and speaking of Hanamura, we gotta talk about him too. That kid's obsession with you is getting creepy.

Look, just finish petting all the cats in the city and get back to me, will you?

[Voice]

[damselled]

[It takes Maribelle awhile to respond. When she does, her tone is as cold as ice, and twice as unfriendly.]

I do believe you may have sent this message to the wrong person.