heavens bbs [video]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Date posted: June 13th, midday
From: Yoon (even though he's holding Ran's phone.)

[The video feed starts on Ran, still very bandaged but clearly able to move on his own power again, unlike at the end of the Black Parade - a full 18 days ago.]

"There, it's turned on now. You're lucky I figured out how to work this thing while you were laid up."

[The voice comes from somewhere 'behind' the microphone. The phone is being handheld too.]

"I'm still not doing it. That was your decision, not mine. "

"Just thank your coworker for helping you back to your temple and be done with it. You owe him that much and it's long overdue with how long you took to heal up. Most pain-in-the-butt god power ever, I swear."

[ Really, it's not Ran's fault that he landed himself with an ability that injures him, and he doesn't hesitate to make his displeasure at the entire situation known, outright glaring at the shinki standing behind the scenes. In the end though, he grits his teeth and averts his eyes, tone curt despite the words themselves.

Yoon = 1, Ran = 0.]

"...Thank you."

[ A short pause, a raised eyebrow. Please don't make him repeat that? ]

"Good. You can have this back now."

[And the feed flickers briefly as the phone is handed back to Ran. Now the top portion changes: ]

From: Itzpapalotl

Comments

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[slantedcross]

Whom are you thanking, specifically, dare I ask?

[Video so you can see him grinning.]

It was a little bit vague.

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[handsome_genius]

[Here's Yoon grinning and speaking a taaad bit sarcastically.]

Oh look who it is, sir.

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[slantedcross]

Don't call him 'sir.' It'll go to his head.

[Youji had not enjoyed Aya's time as leader of Weiss. Got knocked around one too many times.]

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[handsome_genius]

It's easier than his full god name, anyway.

Itsu-papa-lot-aru

You try saying it all day and see how fast you get sick of it.

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[slantedcross]

No. Hell no. He told me to call him 'Aya' and if he engraved the request on a 14 karat solid-gold yacht I wouldn't switch. No take-backs.

[neitherdevilnordeath]

[ Oh, he is really not liking that grin one bit. ]

How would I know? I was unconscious.

[slantedcross]

He must be very humble, not to rub it in your face!

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Or he's an idiot and rubbing it in now.

[slantedcross]

Careful, Aya. He might just think it wasn't worth the effort if you keep carrying on.

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[cryptaesthesia]

[Although it's obvious who it is, the video tag still says "Anonymous." Crawford is sitting in a coffee shop somewhere, probably on the Near Shore.]

How fortunate to have such attentive coworkers.

[He offers a mock salute with the coffee mug]

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery.

[neitherdevilnordeath]

[ Now there's a face that makes him want to shove his fingertips straight through the phone, injuries be damned. Unless, of course, the man is a shinki, in which case, that would be cause for laughter.

What he'd like to ask is 'when the hell did you get here', but if he's a shinki, that could be bad, so instead he's forced to tiptoe on eggshells. ]

Attentive? The kid probably had to force him to do anything.

[cryptaesthesia]

[Strangely, that seems to be a common reaction...]

You think he would have left you to bleed out?

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Perhaps not...

[ But it's Youji. ]

...but I can't say I know him well enough to say for certain.

[ The Youji he knew hadn't looked like he hacked his hair off with gardening shears, so there's probably a good bit of time between them. ]

[cryptaesthesia]

['...doesn't know him well enough?' Interesting.

Crawford shrugs with smug amusement.]

No honor among thieves then? That explains a lot.

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[handsome_genius]

[Have a confused shinki.]

Do you know him?

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Not particularly, though it would help if I knew what he was. He doesn't strike me as the sort to come out and provide that information, though.

[ Technically not a lie! He really doesn't know Crawford outside of the few times they'd fought, and even then the man didn't seem the type to just drop information unless it could be of use to him later. ]

[handsome_genius]

What he is?

[But Yoon's a smart cookie about some things.]

You mean whether he's a god or shinki? Considering you think he recognized you, I'd think he's a god... right?

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[oneblackcat]

Eh? You two were assigned to each other?

[After the surprise, he looks sort of excited and happy.]

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[handsome_genius]

You know him? How?

[Not angry so much as wondering if this means Omi is another coworker of Ran's.]

[oneblackcat]

[Omi beams.]

We're friends from before. We worked together. This is great news, Yoon-- I can vouch for him that he'll treat you well. Aya is a nice person.

[handsome_genius]

... Weird that you knew him before just like Youji and neither of you use his name.

[He knows 'Ran' and 'Itzpapalotl' and that's it.]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

Apparently so.

[ Not that it's a bad thing. He owes his life to Yoon, but he's not about to say that out loud any time soon. ]

At the very least, he isn't annoying.

[oneblackcat]

That's high praise, coming from you.

[From Omi's expression and tone, it's impossible to tell whether he's teasing Aya or being sincere.]

[neitherdevilnordeath]

I can't guarantee it'll stay that way, though.

[ It's alright, Omi. He's had plenty of people tell him-- okay, he had Knight constantly complaining that he was annoying and unrefined and pretty much everything else under the sun, but they still managed to not kill one another, so Yoon will be a-ok. ]

[handsome_genius]

[That's exactly the problem for Yoon, not being able to tell.]

I can't help but think one of you is insulting me and the other is insulting my god and I'll kindly have you both stop that.

[Only he's allowed to give his god grief, geez.]

I'm just doing my job as a shinki.