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[hellrisen02]

"Yo! I seem to have my hands full at the moment, so shoot me a message and I'll get back to ya. Later~."
[functions; voice, text, video, file upload.]

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[d33tached]

So, the "M" stands for "Maxwell"?

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[hellrisen02]

Oh good, you're not completely stupid. You'd be surprised how many people haven't made the connections yet.

How's the hangover?

[Voice]

[drivesadesk]

Hey, you're not home right now, are you?

[Voice]

[hellrisen02]

Ah? Oh, hey Jonathan! Nah, I'm over helping with the shelter services in De Chima, right now.

Why, something exploding? [He doesn't even sound surprised.]

SNAIL MAIL

[incogneto]

[ One day, this shows up in Duo's mailbox. See you there? ]

[hellrisen02]

[Meat and booze? Duo is there.]

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[d33tached]

It appears that you managed to keep yourself rather well hidden at the Swear-Out ceremony last week.

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[hellrisen02]

What can I say, it's a talent of mine.

One you share, huh? I would have said hello if you weren't hiding from me, so you can't really complain now, Deedee.

Aug. 31st at some ungodly hour of the morning

[d33tached]

[Around four or five o'clock in the morning, there comes a ragged text:]

I haven't been sleeping.

son why

[hellrisen02]

Kinda early for confession deedee

[Jeez, and just as he was finally getting some shut-eye...]

You and the rest of us kid.. Tell me you sleep more than you eat at least?

09/01 @ again, some ungodly hour of the morning

[d33tached]

I'ev tried your pois on you love so muhc.

[That was supposed to sound more...accusatory? Intimidating? More something than it actually came out.]

[text] o christ, the bairn

[hellrisen02]

[Ssssssquints]

[......................Hoo boy.]

Yeah? Well, you're never allowed to complain about "my poison" again.

You're lucky I could read that. So. How is it? What'd you drink?

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[h2no]

CONFIRMED: D33 IS OBSESSED WITH SMALL ANIMALS.
I DON'T THINK I'M GETTING MY RABBIT BACK.

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[hellrisen02]

Oh, if it isn't the pirate guy!

Shoulda seen this coming, really. It's always the broody dark edgelords with the soft spot for cute fluffy things, you know?

Keep an eye on them I don't know if he knows how to feed it

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[h2no]

HEY THAT HERMES KID IS GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT NULLIFIERS I TOLD HER THEY EXIST AND REALISED I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GET THEM AND PANICKED AND SAID YOUR NAME OKAY BYE

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[hellrisen02]

Cool

Thanks.

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[knaval]

your idiot spawn wants to fight vos
sorry in advance for your loss

haha that rhymed

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[hellrisen02]

I'm gonna need a rocket launcher and a strong drink.

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[knaval]

--I knew it! I fraggin' knew it! One of them shows up and the others all come prancing along behind him! Primus!

Shini-- is this thing on? Hey, pick the hell up!

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[hellrisen02]

[The feed picks up finally about halfway through Riptide's panicked message, Duo quirking a brow to himself. Hoo boy, he really hoped this wasn't the sort of call he was thinking it was.]

Hey, hey, calm down, pal! What's exploding?

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[h2no]

every day i pray for death

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[hellrisen02]

[Laughing for 5 straight minutes]

[There's probably the muffled voice of an annoyed teenager in the background like 'what the hell are you laughing about, you weirdo']

[incogneto]

[ An invitation shows up in Duo's inbox at some point in early November... RSVP can be handwaved, and don't worry, the log will go up in advance of actual Thanksgiving! ]

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[h2no]

whatever you're about to send to deedles, don't
something's fucky; he's lost all his memories of here and home

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[hellrisen02]

He got hit, huh?

I'll keep it in mind, thanks.

[Keep an eye from afar... Who knows how much damage he's done to himself by now.]

He tell you anything he shouldn't yet?

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[secondscythe]

thought you should know
i got my own place now
and i'm movin out.

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[hellrisen02]

They grow up so fast...!
That's pretty swank, eh? The perks of government slavery.

Still in DC or elsewhere? Toss me an address. Don't forget to scope out the area and the building just in case. Can't be too careful.

text; username: warlock

[secondscythe]

what did you see?

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[hellrisen02]

[Of course he knew it was coming. That doesn't make it any easier.]

Do you understand why you've never been trained on the ZERO System?

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[d33tached]

Your son is reckless.

Can he be trusted with what he knows of my powers given our training sessions?

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[hellrisen02]

He's an ol' chip off the block, alright.

He's not gonna use it unless it's against you. And you can beat him easy, one on one.

Don't worry about it.

Delivery

[d33tached]

[A simple brown package with a hand-chosen sweater inside. Attached, a note that reads:]

Christmas.

-D33

LATE WEH

[hellrisen02]

[WEH]

[Yeah WELL Dee will find, snuck into his weird off the grid cabin house (under the Christmas tree if they have one IDK), a reindeer kigu, whatever gag gifts I've mentioned he's getting but have completely forgotten JUST ASSUME THERE'S A BUNCH OF GAG GIFTS, and a copy of The Little Prince because he's not totally awful.]

[All of it, of course, tagged 'from Santa'.]

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[secondscythe]

yo.

bad dad jokes?? bad dad jokes

[hellrisen02]

Orange who

a long time enough after the Duo Bullshit

[knaval]

[ping! some co-ordinates to a junkyard.]

got a new power i think you'll enjoy
come see

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[hellrisen02]

[Ohoho? This sure seems like something interesting.]

Oh boy! On my way.
--
[Duo doesn't take too long, pulling up on his 'Scythecycle (yes it has a name shut up), and uncloaks himself once he spots the big blue boy waiting for him nearby.]

Hey pal! Glad you thought of me first for the cool power reveal. [He calls, clambering over junk (and even giving a piece or two a moment of interest, maybe he'll pick some up later).]

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[k31rfree]

Shinigami, do you know any jokes?

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[hellrisen02]

Do I know jokes!? Kiddo, I'm a master!

What do you need, dirty joke? Lame pun?

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[drivesadesk]

Uh...hey, Father Maxwell? There is something in our home, and it scares me. I need your advice on what to do.

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[hellrisen02]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh

First question: Is it ...alive? If yes, can a bullet fix it? [Look, he's assuming worst-case scenario here.]

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[fauxmarth]

Hello Father Maxwell,
I hope you've been well.
This is Lucina, by the way. I suppose it might be strange to hear from me again, but as I was looking through this device for a means to send pictures, I stumbled across the archive of our conversation some days ago, and so I wondered what became of you.
What became of that friend of yours? The one with flying troubles, that is. I can at least attest that Blue Beetle is a fair and patient teacher for my part, and I've not had any troubles since.
Perhaps the next time we run into each other, it won't be quite so painful or unexpected.
Until then,
Lucina

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[hellrisen02]

[...What a good kid.]

Hey there! Long time no chitchat, glad to hear you're doing okay! I'd like to see how you improved, maybe you can show me some sweet flips or something.

(You know, without the crashing part. You've learned to stick the landing this time, I take it.)

My friend's doing just fine! I think they'll get the hang of it in time, quick learner, that bunch. [Bunch..?]

What've you been up to, lately? Any troubles or just some fun adventures?

[d33tached]

How have you been faring?

[An awkward start to what is sure to be an awkward conversation. But what is he supposed to say? “I realized your son that I can’t stand is gone and I’m entirely unsure of how that might affect you but wish to express my concern as your friend”?

[Well, actually, that doesn’t not sound like something D33 would say. Still.]

[hellrisen02]

Alive.

[Dad being short probably tells him what he needs to know. Still...... it could be worse. The kid was back in his own element. If he was going to die, he'd rather it have been in their own mess, which he chose to involve himself in, than this endless cycle of rebirth and suffering that Lachesis draws them into.]

For now anyway. If anyone asks? You don't know where I am. I suppose you might have seen the news recently...

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[h2no]

make popcorn check network
thoughts?

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[hellrisen02]

[oh? of all the people who might message him about this...]

[that's right. this guy was indebted to the 'ol Count. shame, that.]

Way ahead of you, pal.

Some bs powers, if I had to say. Maybe telepathy-based. No way in hell that's genuine emotion. [not in the way he regards as 'genuine', anyway]

Some time after seeing Dooku's post

[d33tached]

Tell me, Shinigami.

Have you gone into hiding in an attempt to spare yourself from an incarceration similar to that of this "Dooku"?

Or is it repercussions from the opposing direction that you are hoping to avoid?

[Took him long enough, huh? But something clicked in D33's brain when he saw that fool's pathetic, put-upon groveling. The "leader" of Constellation, he'd called himself. If Shinigami had been involved, it certainly wouldn't have been under that man. Not really.]

[hellrisen02]

It'd be nice if it was that easy.

[It's a little telling that he has to ask. Then again, Duo's a little more glad that D33 wouldn't just blindly trust in his innocence.]

You've been an agent before, haven't you? Working to get the trust of a target rarely leaves you unscathed from within their plans.

I'm pretty good at maneuvering, though.

[Can never just give a straight answer, can he?]

I'm not worried about the government, though.