ic contact;

[psycholawgy]

You've reached Athena Cykes. I'm currently unavailable, but leave a message and I'll get back to you pronto. Danke! (voice/call → text → video → action)

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[bakudanma]

_{[ man, that's a loaded answer. ]}
I'm safe now. And that's all that is important.

[psycholawgy]

Mr. Mosley said that the spring cleaning is done - whatever that is.

[ And another text, seconds later: ]

I mean, it's PRETTY OBVIOUS but...

[bakudanma]

I'm not sure if I believe him.
He sent me a present to compensate.
_{[ compensate the fact that you know... he died? and everything else. ]}

What do you think is going on ..?

[psycholawgy]

Oh, I'm pretty sure he sent Simon a present, too. :) I haven't asked him yet if he got anything.
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to tell you through text, though. CERES is probably recording our messages right now.

[bakudanma]

A lot of people think that.
Especially since they know everything about us.

If you're home, I'll be right over.

[psycholawgy]

I'm just about to head home from the medical facility.
I'll be there in twenty minutes.

[bakudanma]

I'll be waiting for you then...
I've been wanting to see you in person anyway.
_{[ isn't that nice. ]}

[psycholawgy]

[ Athena arrives at her apartment about twenty minutes later. Hopefully she gets there before Zura does, as she expects him to enter via window... and Ryuko might not be around yet, so he'll just be stuck there outside??? On a high floor??? So... that would be bad. ]

[bakudanma]

_{[ Sure enough, not long after Athena gets there, Katsura is tapping at her window.
.. Just like old times. ]}

[psycholawgy]

[ Called it.

Time to open that window... ]

I figured you would arrive this way. Come on in.

[bakudanma]

<sub>[ FLOPS INSIDE, kind of stumbling.
He is beauty, he is grace, somebody punch him in the face.

A sandal goes missing in this process, but he is polite enough to stand up straight with his hair in his eyes and slowly turn, shutting the window. ]</sub>

... Did you play well in ViViD?
_{[ right to the conversation like nothing. ]}

[psycholawgy]

[ But now he only has one sandal on... IT'S EXTREMELY DISTRACTING, hence she's focused on looking at his feet, and not his face. ]

Um- I almost lost. A bunch of times... [ She's talking to that foot without a sandal now. God help us all. ] And got injured, too.

[bakudanma]

I'm glad you didn't actually lose then, Athena-dono. As long as you are safe.
_{[ Because he lost, and it royally fucked him up for a few days. He reaches up and tucks some of his hair behind his ear, not bothered by his missing sandal.
He also avoids eye contact. ]}

What do you think causes the glitches here?

[psycholawgy]

[ At least Katsura is quick to make things serious. She gestures to the couch, and takes a seat for herself. ]

The new CEO was trying to get rid of LILITH.

[bakudanma]

_{[ Zura will remove his only other sandal, and take a seat on the couch as well. ]}

A lot of people said they saw that. I don't know what to believe.
LILITH seemed like an ally to us. I promised her I would assist in whatever she needed, but I never heard back from her.

[psycholawgy]

That's what I think of her, too.

[ A pause, and she folds her legs up so she can hug them. ]

She gave me a sort of mission, before she can actually tell everyone what to do. She told me to survive.

[bakudanma]

Do you think she knew what was going on here and that's why they wanted to get rid of her? They saw her as a threat?

[psycholawgy]

[ Those words are rather heavy, especially since she considered LILITH a friend. They've only talked once, but... there was a spark, ok?! ]

I think so.

I also think that she was on Mr. Vincere's side, apart from ours... I don't think the new CEO or Mr. Mosley are responsible for Mr. Vincere's death, but they probably saw no use for LILITH since she was part of the old administration.

[bakudanma]

_{[ flatly: ]}

I don't like either of them. CEOs are usually full of cat crap from start to finish in one way or another.

I want to investigate this world more. I feel like there are too many secrets.

[psycholawgy]

I'm sure we'll get chances to do so.

You're not the only one who wants to do some investigating, you know.

[bakudanma]

We all should get together, then, and investigate more. That is why I have been sending out flyers, you know. I'm very serious about this.

[psycholawgy]

[ She blinks, curious. ]

Flyers?

[ What kind of trouble are you trying to get into this time, Katsura?! ]

[bakudanma]

Ah yes. Flyers. Did you not get one?
H.. How could I miss a spot?

_{[ implying they've been pasted everywhere, you know. ]}

[psycholawgy]

Please don't put flyers in my house...

But you can hand me one.