[A text comes to you in the late afternoon of February 3rd. The sender's name has been encrypted and errors out and there are no signs of who the message belongs to. Clicking on the profile of this Retrospec user brings up a picture of the Retrospec symbol.]
How would you like to help us help you out? Your observation period's up and I want you on this particular assignment. You'll be fine, you're probably not going to die, and we'll be able to monitor you from here. We need help. You've got the skills needed even if you don't know it yet. I know it and that's what counts.
You'll be working with a group (wish I could give you the names, still putting the lists together), but your assignment partner is Atsushi Nakajima. Should you choose to accept this assignment, you will need to meet at Peach Beach tomorrow morning and we'll go from there.
You'll be rewarded for your success, of course, but this is only if we have an agreement. Do we have an agreement?
[No other messages will be sent from this account at this time.]
[ooc: Hello! You've been sorted into group 1. Your event log will go up at 9pm EST along with all of the other logs. We encourage you to read the main event log as well for more information about your recruiter and this note. In the meantime, head on over to this thread on the latest mod post to meet your teammates! Thank you!]
This is definitely his personal phone, he didn't even bother bringing Kestrel's. He's guessing telemarketer, but he also only has one portable charger on him and doesn't especially want to waste battery because of a persistent one, so.]
Hey, kinda busy right now.
[With the tone of voice that indicates he is absolutely on the verge of hanging up. Better talk fast, Sakura!]
[Oh, right, the brat. Yeah, he did notice the kid was around - kind of hard to miss the actual eight year old in a group of people much older than that.]
Yeah, he's here. [...Actually, he's got a bit of an ominous feeling, now that he's starting to put together her tone and her question.] Why?
[Breathing out a quick breath of relief, and Sakura reminds herself that it's best she sound... levelheaded for this next part. Not a girl ready to set something on fire.]
As I said, he's my cousin, and he's on that boat without permission.
I'm not asking you to drag him back since I... doubt you could, from what he told me, but could you please keep an eye on him?
He said you were one of the only people he knew there.
Which is even more of a reason to keep an eye on him...
[Ahhhh dammit.]
Okay, fine. I'll come up with charges later depending on what happens [because he better as hell get paid if he's on babysitting duty on top of everything else] but I'll make sure that if I'm not there with him at any point, someone decent is.
--Look. Most of the people here don't seem to be the superpowered kind. They already said they assessed us or whatever. It's not guaranteed, but I'm guessing the reason for that is 'cause whatever they're going to have us do, there's no need for it.
Unless your kid cousin has some amazing superstrength or something.
[He's a little irate, but part of that's because he is a kid and it's occurring to him now that said kid probably just jumped into something that's way over his head.]
I'll keep you updated. Anything else I should know about him before I go?
Theochin! It's Nazuna. ♪ now that you have all of your memories back, i realized something! do you remember when we first met in pesgare? we talked about something important.
I'm sorry, Theochin. I thought it would be better to tell you then just let it hang over us. Besides--I definitely don't think of you any differently because of it! Is it to stay out of the spotlight...?
it's a good idea! i think you do a good job keeping it secret. i don't think i would've known, if i hadn't known you already. but... people love to blow the cover off of things like this, you know? please be careful.
It's pretty amazing you're able to keep your life separate so cleanly! I'm almost jealous. you'll have to teach me someday! i'm really impressed at how good of an actor you are. ♫ let niichan praise you a little ~
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How would you like to help us help you out? Your observation period's up and I want you on this particular assignment. You'll be fine, you're probably not going to die, and we'll be able to monitor you from here. We need help. You've got the skills needed even if you don't know it yet. I know it and that's what counts.
You'll be working with a group (wish I could give you the names, still putting the lists together), but your assignment partner is Atsushi Nakajima. Should you choose to accept this assignment, you will need to meet at Peach Beach tomorrow morning and we'll go from there.
You'll be rewarded for your success, of course, but this is only if we have an agreement. Do we have an agreement?
[No other messages will be sent from this account at this time.]
[ooc: Hello! You've been sorted into group 1. Your event log will go up at 9pm EST along with all of the other logs. We encourage you to read the main event log as well for more information about your recruiter and this note. In the meantime, head on over to this thread on the latest mod post to meet your teammates! Thank you!]
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And it will keep ringing until he picks up.]
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This is definitely his personal phone, he didn't even bother bringing Kestrel's. He's guessing telemarketer, but he also only has one portable charger on him and doesn't especially want to waste battery because of a persistent one, so.]
Hey, kinda busy right now.
[With the tone of voice that indicates he is absolutely on the verge of hanging up. Better talk fast, Sakura!]
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[Hang up and Sakura will murder you in your sleep, friend, so at your own discretion. Her tone isn't angry, but it is clipped and to the point.]
Is he with you?
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Shinji?
[Oh, right, the brat. Yeah, he did notice the kid was around - kind of hard to miss the actual eight year old in a group of people much older than that.]
Yeah, he's here. [...Actually, he's got a bit of an ominous feeling, now that he's starting to put together her tone and her question.] Why?
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As I said, he's my cousin, and he's on that boat without permission.
I'm not asking you to drag him back since I... doubt you could, from what he told me, but could you please keep an eye on him?
He said you were one of the only people he knew there.
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He's what.
[To... basically all of that. Here without permission? And suddenly, his responsibility??]
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But she's not here to bargain.
She's here to figure out what his price.]
If it's monetary compensation you need, name your price.
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I don't know-- I mean, I'll take getting paid, but none of us even know what we're going to be doing.
You're telling me he ran off like that anyway?!
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[Sorry Shinji, she's not going to sugarcoat your crimes right now.]
... Since I don't know what you'll be doing, it's safer for me to assume the worst right now. Just in case.
[And if that's the case, then her cousin needs protection. It's that simple.]
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[Ahhhh dammit.]
Okay, fine. I'll come up with charges later depending on what happens [because he better as hell get paid if he's on babysitting duty on top of everything else] but I'll make sure that if I'm not there with him at any point, someone decent is.
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I'm glad to hear it. When you got a chance, please have her contact this number.
[:) :) :)]
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[He's trying to help, please get off his ass??]
--Look. Most of the people here don't seem to be the superpowered kind. They already said they assessed us or whatever. It's not guaranteed, but I'm guessing the reason for that is 'cause whatever they're going to have us do, there's no need for it.
Unless your kid cousin has some amazing superstrength or something.
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That said, she will listen for a beat after swallowing back another roll of vile. It's not his fault, it's not his fault--]
He's a normal eight year old boy. [And the flat, rigid tone that might snap at any moment says plenty of how Sakura feels about that.]
... Well, you already agreed, so... [Scrambling to think of anything she might've forgotten]
Just... please? Get ahold of me should anything happen. He's just a kid.
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[He's a little irate, but part of that's because he is a kid and it's occurring to him now that said kid probably just jumped into something that's way over his head.]
I'll keep you updated. Anything else I should know about him before I go?
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Sure is. Anyway, I'm off to see who else can help keep him from running off on his own over here.
I'll text you with the results. I don't know how much longer we're going to be on this boat, but the wind isn't helping.
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[A brief pause]
Your name is Theo-san, right?
Thank you for your help.
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[...]
Actually, what was your name?
[Probably important to get that.]
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I'm Sakura Tohsaka.
[She'd say "it's a pleasure" but there's no point in lying.]
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[And with that he's out.]
4/15 ive been promising you this for forever i'm sorry
now that you have all of your memories back, i realized something!
do you remember when we first met in pesgare? we talked about something important.
No worries!
What did we talk about again?
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I remembered where I knew you from! finally.
[ he has a feeling this is going to have to be very delicately handled, so nazuna will just leave the text at that. ]
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Yeah?
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I don't know if you remember, because I was a lot different then, but!
I was an actor when I was a kid.
It was only once, but you know, people who don't talk think three times as much.
My memory has always been pretty good.
[ he pauses for a second, then adds the next part. ]
...if you're worried, I won't tell anyone.
I don't really like to make my old life public, so...
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Hang on while he composes a response.]
Dammit
I should have figured.
[It did twig him slightly, he'd just never put the thought into figuring it out properly - looks like that was his first mistake.
Dammit though, this is two people in only a few months - why are people from his past popping up here of all places...?]
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I thought it would be better to tell you then just let it hang over us.
Besides--I definitely don't think of you any differently because of it!
Is it to stay out of the spotlight...?
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[He'll have his cake and eat it, thank you. "Kestrel" is, after all, far more likable than Theo.]
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it's a good idea! i think you do a good job keeping it secret.
i don't think i would've known, if i hadn't known you already.
but... people love to blow the cover off of things like this, you know?
please be careful.
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If I fooled you this long, I'm pretty sure I can keep it under wraps
Besides, Kestrel's a motormouth
There's plenty to keep them distracted with
[It's not like that persona he came up with was all on a whim.]
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I'm almost jealous. you'll have to teach me someday! i'm really impressed at how good of an actor you are. ♫
let niichan praise you a little ~
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You're the younger one here
[Now that it's coming back, he's fairly certain of that.]
Besides, you're not in the industry anymore, right?
So there's no need