| Stalling for aid.; [Ren, Chinedu, Atsuko.] | |
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| Wagoo | Sep 8 2017, 03:46 PM Post #1 |
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Oh... crap. Ren looked down at his phone, trying to look up how to start a three-way call in one go. The discussion with Arakawa (or Astaroth, depending on the moment) had not been as simple as Ren had thought. Besides not having the ring on him and being mistaken for gay ("He grabbed my hand, not my groin!" he had testified to Ng Wei, albeit with the suspicion it was unsuccessful), it seemed that he was going to have to have to get a ring on in a fight. He knew that he wasn't prepared for it. The last time Ren had been in danger, he'd effectively sat on the ground while his Persona did all the work. Seeing how they were not going to be tucked down into the facility, this meant that there was not going to be a way to fend himself. He needed help, but the one who would be best with that had a broken leg. And the other two... they said they'd help him. He just wished it didn't have to be this way. Nevertheless, with him alone in the bathroom right now, and sitting in his stall, he pressed the button, and called, at least relieved he'd asked for their phone numbers during their time at Starstruck. Hopefully, Chinedu Nel and Atsuko Hiroyuki would be able to pick up. |
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| Smile Junky | Sep 16 2017, 10:51 AM Post #2 |
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Yes… I’d sell the souls of all humanity to the devil if I thought it’d get us a happy ending.
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Ever since their plan to contain Astaroth had been decided, it had sat in the back of Chinedu's mind day and night. It was certainly something that he hadn't particularly done before, but he couldn't let it fill him with worry either. It would only serve to distract him when the time finally came. He instead chose to put aside time at his home to meditate on the situation and plan more and more for when it would all finally go down. It didn't stop him from being slightly surprised at his phone going off that particular afternoon. The number was unfamiliar at first, but after a second he recognized it as belonging to Ren from their group conversation earlier. Not wanting to keep him waiting any longer, Chinedu answered. "Nel speaking." |
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| kempan98 | Sep 16 2017, 12:41 PM Post #3 |
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Ugly Crying
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Atsuko was afraid that the plan wouldn't work. They were prepared, but would it be enough? If they failed, Arakawa could go berserk, and in the process, he could injure himself, one of them, or any bystanders. The whole thing was giving her a headache, and she had been nervous ever since the discussion at the cafe. She also had to speak with Arakawa if she could even manage that, so it wasn't exactly helping matters. While in her thoughts, she almost didn't hear her phone ringing. But, she did snap out of it in time to actually pick it up. She recognized the number as Ren's, but she heard Chinedu say something when she answered. She then realized it was probably a group call. "Hey, it's Atsuko. Is everything alright?" |
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| Wagoo | Sep 18 2017, 07:28 PM Post #4 |
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Ren held his breath, listening to the phone connect. After a few seconds though, he got impatient, and began to count in his head. A few more seconds... a few more... ... Somebody walked out of the bathroom he was in. Another stall. The place wasn't totally empty, and one guy seemed content on doing well at the urinal. There were a few others when Ren went in, but it still seemed as if they were all preoccupied one way or another. Then Nel's voice was heard on the line. Then Hiroyuki spoke as well. Ren let out his breath, sounding supremely relieved. "Phew! So glad I got through!" "You and me both, buddy!" A random man hollered back at Ren. The teen froze up at the unexpected reply, before turning his mouth in the direction it came from. "I'm on the phone!" He yelped with exasperation and stress. "Oh, sorry buddy!" The voice hollered back. The sound of another running sink came on a few seconds later. "Sorry about that... there's a problem. The plans we had with... a certain someone? They've... they're wrecked. Unusable." There was an audible sound of a breath intake over the phone line. |
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| Smile Junky | Sep 24 2017, 03:46 PM Post #5 |
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Yes… I’d sell the souls of all humanity to the devil if I thought it’d get us a happy ending.
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Hearing Ren's voice on the other end of the line was to be expected, but when Atsuko's voice came in as well Chinedu's brow raised slightly. Ah, this must be one of those 'group calls' some of my friends have talked about. Better than calling us twice I suppose. He kept his greetings in wait for a moment due to another voice speaking up that wasn't either of the two fellow classmates also sounded off. Chinedu wasn't sure who it was, but Ren sure didn't seem to appreciate it either. The he hit them both with the big news: The plan that they had all been working on for so long was now apparently kaput. Oh boy Chinedu rubbed the bridge of his nose silently for a brief second before he collected his thoughts. "Tell us as much as you can. I'll do what it takes to salave as much as we can at this time." There must have been something that they all had overlooked, or it was something that they never could have planned for in the first place that struck. No matter what it was in the end, they still needed to act fast before things turned for the worse. |
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| kempan98 | Oct 29 2017, 12:51 AM Post #6 |
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Ugly Crying
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Atsuko raised an eyebrow. Was Ren in a bathroom? The man shouting and the running sink made her com to the conclusion, but she decided not to mention it. Something was clearly wrong and she needed to help in anyway she could, and right now that meant listening to what Ren had to say. Her face paled at the mention that someone had been "wrecked" as Ren put it. "What? Waht do you mean 'they're wrecked', who was it?" She asked. Their plan could not have such a set back now. |
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| Wagoo | Nov 1 2017, 09:49 PM Post #7 |
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Ren took a long yet shallow breath before speaking up again, seemingly waiting for something to pass. A few minutes later, someone entered the restroom again, and resigning himself, Ren spoke up again. "Matsuoka-senpai has a broken leg, I don't actually have the ring, Ng Wei's the one handling the ring and brought us right to Arakawa-senpai's job, and-" he stopped, looking around again as a urinal flushed. "Astaroth knows I'm going to try something. If we don't get the Ring on him tonight, there won't be another chance until school starts again." He rubbed his forehead with his left hand, pausing for a few seconds whilst someone washed their hands. A few seconds after that had passed and the door shut, his voice resumed speaking. "Would you guys be able to sneak out tonight and head uptown? I need all the help, and I don't trust the guy handling the Ring enough anyways, though that's stupid since he's done nothing but help so far despite what he thinks and I need to shut up now." After a bit, he spoke again. "All I've got right now is that one of us is bait, and we all go and keep watch until we can trap him and get the ring on. Please, I know it's nothing compared to what we talked about earlier, but I have no clue what to do." |
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