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[peripheries]

"Ah, you've reached Nagisa but I'm away from the communication device. I'll have to return your call at a later time".

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[mehanizovati]

[oh boy. he really hopes he's wrong her but-]

You're still in the house in Gaze, aren't you?

[peripheries]

It is my home.

[mehanizovati]

Are Midoriya and Paul there with you?

[peripheries]

They... are not.

[mehanizovati]

Are they not your home more than that place is?

[peripheries]

I do not know their whereabouts. I was left behind on the beach and so returned to where was familiar. Familiarity is comforting.

[mehanizovati]

[a grimace as he can't help but wonder if paul and deku are dead. thank god for text covering that, huh.]

It is sensible I admit, but if it is a place you must warn others away from I am not certain it is a place to stay at.

Regardless of that I would like to help you locate them, if I can. I assume messaging has not been successful?

voice 8/?? | sent via Omen

[wannasmash]

[ His sobs continue to roll in over the sound of the tide. ]

I'm sorry I couldn't save Gideon-san. Everything I had still wasn't enough. I'm sorry.

voice 9/9 | sent via Omen

[wannasmash]

[ Much later, after several seconds of shoes crunching on sand: ]

...That must be why it hurts so much, [ he says quietly, picking up the surfacing string to a series of thoughts out loud. ]

I love you. If I didn't, then I wouldn't be sad or angry or feel like part of me is lost.

I love you.

[hearthebell]

I don't pry into those kinds of private matters; I just observe what's less private.

It's not a way you're careful, so I don't suppose you mind having it known.

[peripheries]

Of course I want everyone to know. That's the point.

[hearthebell]

It's great that you're proud of your relationship. Keeping those things secret would be a lot of work, and probably not even worth it.

Omen Speak!

[possessum]

( It may seem like a random encounter, that Peter's Omen finds its way to Kaworu's spirit by chance. It isn't, because maybe they only spoke once or twice and maybe it was a long time ago, but connection was still made between Peter and Paimon and this mysterious being that looks like a young man on the surface.

Susurrus (a name that means a hum, a hiss, a whisper of wind through endless trees) is reaching out these days. Cautious but curious, shy but alien, some mixture of the two souls that the Omen belongs to. His mental voice is a soft hiss that gently calls out to Kaworu's spirit, tries to find the Omen tethered to it, wherever the other entity may be now. )

Are you there? Isss ssssomeone there?

[peripheries]

I am here.

The reply is light, almost lyrical, with an undercurrent of self-assurance that radiates in even the simple words spoken. The omen, called Shinji-kun though perhaps not named as such, also sounds like an adolescent boy in pitch but something else in cadence. The mixture gives away his distinct nature as an omen.

What is it that you're reaching for?

[possessum]

( Susurrus wasn't sure what shape he might find, but this one has a youthfulness, something sweet to it. Yet also something ancient, as with all Omens. His tongue flicks curiously as he absorbs the awareness that he has found what he was looking for, and how to convey why he's sought them out. )

You. Reaching for you. For otherssss like me.

Have you alwayssss been able to sssspeak?

[peripheries]

I think so. Though, I don't often speak out loud. I've found there's benefits to communication without words.

Is the easy reply. He's a quiet omen, rarely speaking to anyone, even Kaworu. But that doesn't mean he doesn't speak in his own way. He's found that the boy often gets muddled by words. It's easier to be direct.

Is speech something new for you?

[possessum]

I undersssstand. And much can be learned by obssserving.

( There's a certain wisdom to be found in staying quiet and watching. It isn't necessarily an absence; he's been right there with Peter this whole time. )

It issss. My boy isss..... fragile. He hassss been nervousss of me. I think he did not wishhhh for me to sssspeak to him.

Issss yoursss comforted by you?

( He's curious of other Omens' relationships to their Sleepers. )

[peripheries]

I try. But he's still learning what it's like to get comfort and be comforted.

In the distant dark, the cat omen curls around himself.

I think comfort can exist beyond words.

[possessum]

I undersssstand. Mine issss, too. Comfort can feel..... frightening for him.

( Whether it's to give or receive it, Peter still so often flinches back from the concept like it hurts. )

I believe ssssso. Sssssilence can be a comfort, if it isssss ssssafe.

....My Sssssleeper is alsssso comforted by food. Doessss yourssss like to eat?

( Because he knows not everyone here does.. )

text; un: gaiaonline; misfire

[lipochrome]

[ uh oh........... look who is doing some late-night search engine activity ]

how to talk to lizards

[peripheries]

Did you forget?

video | misfire | un: younghuman

[terriblepurpose]

[That is distinctly a young Duke in a low slung towel around his hips standing in front of a familiar mirror, water still dripping from his wet hair as he holds up his Omni and takes a series of photos of himself at different angles, flexing hard-earned, slight new muscle with a look of furrowed concentration.]

Text; UN: boom boy (omni misfire)

[detonating]

Quit complaining. I brought you a fucking muffin.

[peripheries]

I don't see it and I didn't want one anyway.

[peripheries]

[Kaworu nods appreciatively. Paul has been trying hard and he appreciates that. It also helps him ignore that, even as an angel, he knows deep in his inhuman soul that this is cringe.]

Not bad.