[Wow, and he'd thought Kanji was the worst possible person to accidentally copy in on crap like this. How awkward. Fidget, fidget.]
Ahaha, ha, but it's not like anything's going on... Um, sorry! Just do me a favour and ignore all of that, would ya? ...Pretty please? I-I seriously have no idea...
Wha? N-No! [Crap, what was it he said this time?] No, I'm serious, it was his name! I mean, I've never seen the bracelets glitch out before, but what else could it be...!?
[He's so glad he decided against a video message now. He feels like it would have melted the screen.]
But it's just like I said, nothing's really going on. It just messed up when I tried to call him... I mean, there's no way it'd just be because he's with you right now...
[Belatedly, he realises he's already going in circles, and lapses into another silence. It lasts for several eternal seconds.]
Yeah... [He does intend to, but... jeez, this is weird.] Things got awkward the other day, and I'm just worried 'cause I didn't hear from him for a couple weeks now... That's the gist of it.
[Yup, and the yelling and the pitching people headfirst into walls and the kissing are all window dressing. ...Man, he wishes he believed that.]
W-Well... [... No, he could spin his mental wheels for the rest of time and it wouldn't get him any closer to a non-terrible starting point. He sighs.] I think maybe I went a little too far... again. Now I don't know how to make it up to him.
[Because if there was anything Yosuke could do well on a regular basis, it was stick his foot in his mouth. Maribelle was rather fond of him, but there was no denying that.]
I... [No doubt about it, he's gone from sounding uncertain to outright uncomfortable.] Is that the important part? [It's the part that runs the biggest risk if pissing her off, but that's hardly the same thing! ...Probably.]
You... don't think so? [An immense, unexplainable feeling of relief washes over him.] You don't think getting stuck on it is letting him down somehow...? A best friend is there to back you up when you need it, no matter what... That's what the word means.
[The way it immediately loosens his tongue might not be in his best interests, though.]
Ughhh, he's such a wuss. The best he can muster is a somewhat subdued mumble which involves the words "help" and "out the door", and is a total mystery beyond that. Even to him, if he's honest.]
[... Just as he'd been about to apologise for whining so much, he starts to feel a little less sorry. She's smarter than him, she can put two and two together...] Look, I don't really wanna say it... I'll get more confused than ever.
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[Wow, and he'd thought Kanji was the worst possible person to accidentally copy in on crap like this. How awkward. Fidget, fidget.]
Ahaha, ha, but it's not like anything's going on... Um, sorry! Just do me a favour and ignore all of that, would ya? ...Pretty please? I-I seriously have no idea...
[He trails off.]
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Yosuke, do you think me an idiot?
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[Hot and cold? Very Maribelle. Good luck with that, Yosuke.]
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But it's just like I said, nothing's really going on. It just messed up when I tried to call him... I mean, there's no way it'd just be because he's with you right now...
[Belatedly, he realises he's already going in circles, and lapses into another silence. It lasts for several eternal seconds.]
Um, I can explain...
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Yes?
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[Yup, and the yelling and the pitching people headfirst into walls and the kissing are all window dressing. ...Man, he wishes he believed that.]
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[Because judging by his voice, it's worse than the usual "I made an arse of myself and I don't want to admit it," sort of tone Yosuke usually had.]
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[Because if there was anything Yosuke could do well on a regular basis, it was stick his foot in his mouth. Maribelle was rather fond of him, but there was no denying that.]
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[It's embarrassingly clear that he has some answer in mind, and that he's mainly just waiting to hear it.]
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[Nope, you're not wiggling out of this one, Yosuke.]
I do not, as a matter of fact. If it did not matter, then surely you would not be so affected.
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[The way it immediately loosens his tongue might not be in his best interests, though.]
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[She notices. And don't think she won't take advantage of that, either.]
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Ughhh, he's such a wuss. The best he can muster is a somewhat subdued mumble which involves the words "help" and "out the door", and is a total mystery beyond that. Even to him, if he's honest.]
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[And he doesn't mean to sound like he's snapping at her, but by the time he notices, it's a little late to stop blurting it.]
I can't say yes to him, I can't just say no... How am I supposed to know?
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[Do you really want to play this game with her, Yosuke?]
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[Whoa, he never knew he could not want to say something fervently enough to stop them coming out. It hasn't exactly happened often before.]
...Then you might get it.
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Very well.
[And with that, she hangs up. Good luck with this one, Yosuke.]