IC Contact/Voicemail

[ardent]

[VOICE/TEXT/VIDEO; OPEN TO ALL]

"You've reached Kiyotaka Ishimaru; I seem to have missed you! My sincerest apologies for that - but if you leave your name and state your business, firmly and concisely, I'll return your contact as soon as I can!

Until then, I look forward to speaking to you; do what you can to make your day pleasant and productive, and be sure to keep your head up!"

[Please state in the subject line if OOC planning is preferred and we can handwave like the wind, but otherwise IC will be assumed!]

Comments

[text] 8/31

[crystalballer]

Happy Birthday Ishimaru-chi!! I sent you a little something since I can't give it to you in person this time around.

I'd say we should have a drink over the 'Gear to celebrate but that's not really your thing.

Still! I hope you have a great day!

[The "little something" Hagakure sent is a birthday fortune, detailing Ishimaru's luck for his 21st year of life. Think of it as an additional fortune to go with the New Year's one. According to the fortune, Ishimaru will have good luck with training and catching Pokemon, but he might have some tough battles coming up. He could end up having a serious battle with a friend down the road! He will also accomplish some sort of personal goal, apparently. But it's really unspecific as to which goal that is.]

[text]

[ardent]

[...Hagakure, that is both very vague and very touching, and it'll take him a moment to respond but - ]

Thank you, Hagakure-kun! I appreciate the message, and the fortune as well.

How have you been doing lately? It's been a little while. Is everything all right where you are?

[text]

[crystalballer]

No problem! I'll have an actually physical present for you whenever you get back.

Things are good here! We've just been hanging out at the house doing our thing like usual. I got a Munna egg so we can be Munna buds now!

Where are you guys at now anyway?

[video] 9/3

[codeforhope]

Ishimaru-kun!

[That certainly is Chihiro there, and there certainly is what appears to be a little goat in his arms on camera, its body covered with leaves. It's also rather preoccupied with getting the edge of Chihiro's sleeve in its mouth so it can chew on it.]

Look at what showed up today! I was just calling to see if you've seen them too...and if you would like to have one, if you haven't.

[ardent]

[...wh...at is this

that is fujisaki holding a goat

he is not sure what he expected today but "fujisaki holding a goat" was not it

not that it's unwelcome, mind you, but]

Ah, Fujisaki-kun! It's good to hear from you!

[...and good lord that sure is a goat]

I haven't seen anything like that here, actually! The swarms seem to have died down, where we are - at least, there hasn't been anything like the cats and dogs earlier this week!

It's very cute, though! And I wouldn't mind one, if you have several!

[codeforhope]

[That is Fujisaki holding a goat, and he looks pretty excited about it, too. These things are adorable, just look at them.]

Okay, I will send one to you right away. There...there are quite a few at the house here right now, actually. I'm going to ask around to see if anyone else wants one, but the others I think I'll just keep here.

[Hopefully they don't decide to reproduce, or we'll need another barn.]

[ardent]

[...that would be an exponential increase in the number of goats on our property, and they're adorable but holy crap someone's going to call the cops one day because that can't be legal]

That's very good of you, Fujisaki-kun! Making sure they go to good homes, then?

[voice] 10/13

[soundmind]

[This is silly, she's worrying for nothing, but still...with how many people have been going back to their own worlds lately, Maka can't help but think--

Well, the only way to confirm it for herself is to actually reach out and contact her friend.

The fact that the name "Kiyotaka Ishimaru" still comes up is a good sign...but can she actually press to dial? Come on, Maka, don't be a wuss! Ring...ring...ah, it hit his voicemail.]

...Hey, uh...it's Maka. Sorry for bugging you, but I just...wanted to check and see if you're okay.

--Um. Bye. [Click! Oh god that was embarrassing.]

[voice]

[ardent]

[...well, that will get a response almost immediately, good lord. He's been at work for large portions of the day, but he's off now and currently attempting to defeat the DDR machine again, so it's just a matter of getting outside where there's no noise.]

Maka-kun? I'm fine, yes - is everything okay?

[voice]

[soundmind]

Aha...

[Geez, now she feels really dumb for worrying so much. Maybe Kirikou has a point about that worrying thing.]

I was kinda thinking that...that you went home. A lot of my friends have been doing that lately so I was worried.

[No even acknowledging it aloud doesn't make it less embarrassing. Sigh.]

[voice]

[ardent]

Ah...no, I'm still here!

[That said, that is cause for concern, isn't it...]

Are you all right? You're not by yourself now, are you?

text; 10/20

[freshprints]

I assume you've seen the person on the network introducing himself as Nagito Komaeda?

[NOPE, NO HELLO, JUST BUSINESS TODAY.]

[ardent]

[That is perfectly fine with him, actually.]

I spoke to him earlier. Why?

[freshprints]

It's possible he could present problems; Nanami-san is somewhat concerned about him.

...That is, concerned about him for everyone else's sake, not his own.

[...She is learning the magic of explicit clarification, holy shit.]

[ardent]

I see... What sort of problems is she thinking he'll cause?

Saionji-kun told me a few things about him while she was here, but I don't know how reliable she is.

[voice] 11/21

[crystalballer]

[Hi Ishimaru, you're going to end up with a random message from Hagakure at an unreasonably late hour.]

Hey Ishimaru-chi, did I ever tell you my cattle mutilation story? There's no reason for me wanting an answer, I just realized if you haven't heard it you totally need to.

[voice] 11/21

[ardent]

[mnnnnnnngh what time is it good morning - ]

Hagakure-kun...?

[okay okay he's up what is going on]

I don't think you have, no. Did you want to?

[...NO, HONEY, THAT'S ONLY THE REASON HE CALLED.]

[crystalballer]

[...Score. This is gonna be good.]

Oh man, yeah you gotta hear it so I definitely want to.

First of all, d'you know what cattle mutilation is?

text;

[superordinary]

Ishimaru-kun, don't you think the giant Santa is taking things too far? We already have so many decorations...

[ Naegi why are you texting him you live in the same house ]

[ardent]

That would be Alice-san's decision to make, I think!

...I am trying to negotiate with the person across the street about it, though. I don't know if I'm talking to the blond she was trying to hit with a garbage can full of tinsel or not, but things seem to be going decently!

[superordinary]

Why did she try to hit him with a garbage can full of tinsel?

text;

[nostabbing]

Hey, Ishimaru, what're you doing right now?

[ardent]

I've been studying, why?

[......]

Is this about the neighbors again?

[nostabbing]

No, I think they finally admitted defeat after Leviathan Santa, I haven't seen blonde guy and his fish in a while.

[VICTORY. \o/ ]

I was on the network today and somebody I know just got here.

Valentine's Pidgey Post

[awesmazings]

[Ishimaru will be receiving a nicely wrapped bag of chocolates today! His are all in the shape of little Eevee. Along with the box there is a note:]

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you have a super, wonderful, awesmazing day!

~Jimmy