[Eighteenth Cord]: [Locked from Hostiles, locked from Miku's comm][Audio]

[sakedrinking]

*sounds of the garage in the background*

So, um. A few things...

I'm sorry I scared everyone so badly with what happened in Tetha. I'll try to be more careful from now on. Family, thank you for listening to Greg. I'm sorry it was so horrible, having to wait at home for word that I was okay, but trust me, they are not the kind of mons you want to mess with. They were horrible to me, and I know that if everyone came to try and save me they would have been worse. They-

*something clangs. She goes quiet, but continues after a moment*

They were instantly supsicious of me because I work for DATS. I still don't know what that was all about, but I'm not worrying over it.

Kats, thank you so much for helping me with my arm and the burns. I'm doing much better now. If there's anything I can do for you to repay your kindness, please let me know.

I'd also like to ask two things of everyone.

One, please don't tell Miku after she's out of data-freeze. She'll just fret over it. We can tell her eventually, but I'd rather it not be the first thing she hears when she wakes up.

Second, this is going to sound so weird...

Don't... don't go after the duck. I still don't know his name - No, Caboose, the other one- I still don't know his name, but... when the police showed up, he actually saved me. They were going to take me in, but he vouched that we didn't know eachother. If he hadn't done that, I would have been locked up for sure. He could have kept quiet, but he didn't, and in some way... I think he was trying to make up for what he did to me.

So. Um. I think that's everything.

... oh, no, wait! Onizuka! Let's go out after I get off work. *giggle* I'm in the mood for Chinese for some reason.

Yeah. That's it no-...

Caboose. What are you do- ... no wait, that's not the right wr-

*click*

Comments

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Greg did prevent a lot of people from making stupid decisions, me included, on that part, but you're home, safe and sound now.

And so noted. This means you, Horatio. No telling Miku what happened, got me?

Crystal, milady.

Good.

And, I won't raise arms against those who help my family out, Haku.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

I appreciate that he did, and that everyone listened to him. I just keep thinking that it could have been so much worse...

But it's over and done with, and everything's back to normal.

*CRASH*

... as.. normal as they can be.

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

It could have, but at least that crisis was averted and we're all relatively back to normal.

... Sounds like you have your hands full down there, though.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

*sigh* He's a walking disaster constantly happening. But Greg has a point about keeping him contained rather than causing damage out there.

I'm tough. I can handle it.

Come meet him some time. You won't think Onizuka-sensei is so idiotic anymore. Trust me.

[bondingalchemy.livejournal.com]

Need me to introduce a book to his head?

No, wait, skip on the book.

An entire bookshelf?

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

I don't think he'd FEEL it, Sabine.

[techsavytabby.livejournal.com]

Ah Haku, don't worry about a thing, I already sent the bill to DATS.

As for the duck...could you perhaps tell me about him? we didn't get a chance to speak on the subject at length but...well I met a duck once here.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

Oh, well... um... y-you're not going to do anything to him, right?

[techsavytabby.livejournal.com]

Oh Miss Haku *Chuckle* I feel perhaps we have a misunderstanding.

I am no hero...in fact in my own world I am a criminal.

While I enjoy doing the right thing and helping others...I am not so foolish as to go after a madman with a fondness for bombs.

I simply thought that perhaps if it was the same duck I met I could give you his name.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

O-oh...

Sorry. I don't know why I'm so paranoid anymore.

Um. He was green, and small, and of course liked bombs. He was really loud... at least until I yelled at him and kicked him...

[techsavytabby.livejournal.com]

A sad side effect of living in a cruel world is paranoia.

Yes...yes I believe that sounds like Bean. He and I crossed paths somet time ago and he was spouting gibberish and frightening a young man. We asked him to stop and amazingly enough he did.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, so that's his name. Okay. Thank you for telling me.

Yeah I um... think I scared him. I went off on him quite loudly about how dangerous it is and that some one could have gotten killed. It was only his partner that got angry about it. He went quiet and said he wanted to leave.

[onisensei.livejournal.com]

*Snicker*

But Haku baby, I'm Japanese. Either way if you're in the mood~

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

*giggling*

Can't I have both?

[onisensei.livejournal.com]

*purrs*

Only if I can have a Haku Sundae for dessert~

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

You wanna pick up the whipped cream then~?

[onisensei.livejournal.com]

That's a great way to start but it won't be long before we're making our own tasty toppings~

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

A little experimentation can go a long way~

[codeworddirtbag.livejournal.com]

Caboose? Did you say Caboose?

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

Mhm... blame my brother. I think he got bitten by a radio active good Samaritan bug...

[codeworddirtbag.livejournal.com]

...

Aw, maaaaaaaan, I wish I wasn't out here in Meria! I'd love to see this! How much has he destroyed?

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

So far, nothing I haven't been able to fix back to normal. ... well unless you count that one jeep...

And amazingly he can manage to be a good extra set of hands for about half a shift before things go bad.

Although the other day I knocked him out with a wrench for about a half an hour. Is it normal for him to wake up and ask for cake?

[codeworddirtbag.livejournal.com]

...I'm impressed. He must have lost his touch. Don't worry, you'll get tired of him SOOON enough!

...and yeah, I think that's pretty much par for the course.

[longlivethedon.livejournal.com]

The guy in blue.

Out.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

Eh?