psycholawgy | ic contact;

I went to the clinic today to have a check-up. I'll be fine. Thanks for checking up on me. :) As for the newspaper, I'm glad to hear that. You can definitely count on us at the cafe. We'll have a spot for your newspaper in our rack.

[ Ryuko knocks on the door to Athena's room. It's not strange to find it shut sometimes as Athena is always plotting some kind of surprise for her or somebody else, but it has been closed a lot more these past few days... ]

Oi... you in there?

Hold on!

[ Athena calls out to Ryuko from inside her room, although her voice is weak and a bit strained. It only takes a second or two before Athena answers the door, opening it halfway. ]

Hey there. What's happening?

[ Ryuko wanted to see how Athena is doing, but asking her these things is like nailing jello to a wall. She knows Athena would just dismiss any issue that revolves around her, so Ryuko will need to do some lying herself: ]

...Can't get the DVD player working.

It is?

[ That's no good. If it's broken, then they'd have to buy another one. Athena's sure the warranty of the one that came along with their apartment's long done. ]

Have you tried punching it?

I can't tell whether you're askin' me if I broke it or tried to fix it.

[ Good thing it isn't broken at all. But... she can still huff about it. ]

isn't that what everybody else would ask first? 'Have you punched it yet?'

[ Oh well. Seems like Ryuko hasn't done it yet, so she'll go check out the player! ]

So, what's wrong with it? [ Presses on the remote to switch it on. ]

[ Well, since there's nothing wrong with it and Ryuko didn't really prepare for this at all, the remote naturally switches it on as one would expect. ]

Oh... Heh, look at that. You fixed it. Pretty weird, huh?

[ ... ]

Maybe we should change the batteries just in case.

[ So Ryuko can watch Finding Nemo without having to think the dvd is busted. THIS IS CLEARLY WHY RYUKO SEEMS SO CONCERNED OVER THE PLAYER. ]

[ Ryuko nods in agreement, why the hell not. When she returns with spare batteries, she gestures for Athena to open it up so Ryuko can place the new ones in. ]

Batteries, huh... who knew... [ She says it pleasantly enough, but it's clear that something is bothering her. ]

It would be nice if we could fix our friends as easily as this. Just... take out all the bad things, and replace 'em with new and better ones.

[ They are wasting perfectly fine batteries THIS IS WHY THEY ARE POOR. Athena switches the old batteries with the new ones with no idea that there really isn't a need for it.

Ryuko's comment about friends is pretty funny, though. Athena thought the same way when she was younger. ]

Just plug them in and delete all corrupt data! Something like that, right?

[ Then again, her friends were mostly robots. . . ]

_{[ but he has been saving it for a special occasion. ]}

That's good. You don't want to catch diabetes. Or have it effect your pure soul. Always eat your vegetables.
_{[ he'll take.. one cookie. Mainly out of respect. ]}

I have to deliver other presents to good people here. Thank you, though.
_{[ he's.. going to the window again??? from whence he came, I suppose. ]}

[it took all morning for Scuttlebutt to work up the courage to try calling Athena, especially after how their last text conversation ended.]

Hello? Athena? It's... Myriam Scuttlebutt. Kahk-kahk...

I... wanted to call and ask, um... are... are you still at the Little Sister? Would it be bad if I swung by...?

[That wasn't what she wanted to ask. What she really wanted to ask was: 'Are we still friends?' but she couldn't bring herself to be so direct about it.]

Feel... free to leave me a text. ...see you!

[click]

Don't get caught by the cops for trespassing!

[ She sees him off to the window, not even thinking how strange his exit is. He may as well leave through there if he entered through there! ]

[ To Athena, it wasn't so much of a big deal. She's always prone to outbursts, although Myriam herself wouldn't exactly know that given they aren't very close. It's something they can definitely work on in the future.

She's a bit confused why Myriam sounds worried in the message she left, so she calls the younger girl up as soon as she could (which, say is about half an hour since Myriam left the message.) ]

Hey. I'm not at the cafe right now. Did you want to meet up?

[she answered very quickly-- like first ring quickly]

H-Hey!

Oh, sure. I'm off work too, so... kahk-kahk.

[secretly she had wanted to see if there were any papers left on the rack there. Maybe she'd have been able to guess if they had all been taken... or maybe if Athena had thrown them away. . .]

You have anything else in mind in terms of... meet-up spot?

[ She'd prefer a quiet place to be right now, so she doesn't suggest the cafe right off the bat. That would mean passing by a lot of noisy places. ]

If you're nearby, you can just come over to the apartment. Maybe you can even stay over for dinner.

R-really?

[she turned this over in her head... if it was just Athena maybe it'd be okay]

Sure! What's your address?

Great! I live in — [ Insert address here. ]. It's not too far from the gym.

[ If Myriam stays over, though, she'll have to eat Athena's cooking. It's not the best, nor is it the worst! She's learning, at least. ]

Gotcha! I'll be there... soon-ish! Sss, sss, sss.

See you when I get there!

[click]

[ If Myriam doesn't get lost, she'll notice that she's at the same building and floor she was a couple days ago. The Wrights actually live a couple of doors down from Athena's, while Simon's apartment is just right across hers. ]

[she would probably notice and put that detail together later, but now... well, she was a bit excited and preoccupied with other thoughts]

[she'd show up about 15 minutes later]

[or rather, Athena's device would ring about 15 minutes later]

Athena? Myriam Scuttlebutt here... I'm outside your door. I don't think I was followed... Kahk-kahk-kahk...

[she sounded a little out of breath]

[ There's a muffled noise that comes from the inside of the apartment before Athena manages to open the door. It slides open, revealing a bunch of books on the floor right by the doorway. Yeah, she definitely hit one of the shelves before getting to the door.

... It was an accident.

Still, Athena welcomes her guest as if nothing's wrong. ]

Come in, come in! [ Huh, wait— ] Who would be following you?

[she glanced at the books, were they arranged, or had she dropped them...?]

Sss, sss, sss! It's the fate of those of us who lurk in the shadows to watch out for stalkers. Every journalist worth their salt gets followed at some time or another, y'know, for getting their hands on a scoop some would prefer be kept quiet. The smarter ones anticipate this and prepare themselves.

[she grinned inwardly, coughing when that speech left her winded again]

... And I brought you a house-warming gift!

Edited 2015-05-15 10:45 (UTC)

[she brought out one cup of instant ramen from inside her box and offered it to her]

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