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[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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voice;

[rollin]

Best friend, huh...

[ Been a while since he had one of tho—wait. In an incredulous tone: ]

Ryuko? [ SHE'S CAPABLE OF MAKING FRIENDS!? ]

voice;

[psycholawgy]

Uh huh! She's great!

voice;

[rollin]

Uh huh... Great... Ryuko...

[ Not really. ]

voice;

[psycholawgy]

You don't like her?

voice;

[rollin]

Ah, uh, no. It's the other way around.

voice;

[psycholawgy]

[ oh no my little sister... that just makes Athena laugh. ]

She doesn't seem to like a lot of people, huh? Did... you fight her or something?

voice;

[rollin]

Nah, nothing like that. It's a long story. [ HE SAW RYUKO NUDES. ] But best friends, huh? In such a short time?

voice;

[psycholawgy]

Nothing wrong with being best friends after only knowing each other for a while. We've gone through a lot together.

voice;

[rollin]

Yeah. Guess you're right.

[ He and Fushimi were the same way, weren't they? The difference was that they weren't friends anymore, nor was he here. ]

Hey, you can hear what other people are feeling, right? So... you can hear what your friends are feeling, too... What's that like? [ A pause. ] Ever tried it on Ryuko?

voice;

[psycholawgy]

Hm? Yeah, I have. I can't turn it off, you know.

[ She blinks, where she is. Curious where this is leading to. ]

Why do you ask?

voice;

[rollin]

[ Because it would really help someone like him, who's bad at reading people. If he understood Mikoto or Fushimi back then, maybe he wouldn't have charged at everything so blindly. ]

Nah, I was just thinking 'bout stuff. I wish I had that sorta power. [ A beat. ] Sorry I said it was lame.

voice;

[psycholawgy]

[ Oh no Yata, stop trying to give me feels. ]

It's hard, you know.

I couldn't control it when I was younger. I could hear everyone's hearts, and it was like I was going crazy. But-- you're not in the wrong for saying it's lame. People have their own opinion on things.

voice;

[rollin]

[ no he's from Kry Project ]

But I do think it's cool. Maybe it's hard to control, but it's convenient, yeah? You just get people right away.

voice;

[psycholawgy]

Not really. Some people are very good at lying, and it's very noisy when they lie... you can hear static.

voice;

[rollin]

Seriously? Weird... Mm, guess you can't get an answer from him either.

voice;

[psycholawgy]

I still can, with the help of Widget!

No one can lie to me, I told you.

voice;

[rollin]

[ That's still kind of scary. ]

Uh... Who's Widget again?

voice;

[psycholawgy]

My necklace. He's a robot.

[ She sounds so happy just talking about him. And suddenly, an automated sounding five year old says hello to Yata. ]

Hello, Yata. I'm Widget!

voice;

[rollin]

[ She can't see it, but he squints. ]

How do I know that's not you?

[ Maybe if he actually looked up at her and paid attention, he'd have his answer. ]

voice;

[psycholawgy]

[ To be fair, they are both voiced by Wendee Lee... ]

Why would I try to sound like a robot when I have one?!

voice;

[rollin]

I dunno! [ He has a lot of reasons, but when he opens his mouth, they're all quickly replaced by a ] Sorry...

Um. So... he's a lie detector?

voice;

[psycholawgy]

He's more than that. I keep my Court Record on him, you know.

voice;

[rollin]

...Why? What does that even mean? [ It's tutorial mode all over again... ]

voice;

[psycholawgy]

It's like a database for evidence, case profiles, and other stuff!

Some people like my boss just carry them around, but I keep digital copies of them, too. Technology is great!

voice;

[rollin]

Yeah... But I don't wanna use tech to figure this guy out. Ain't that like cheating?