TWELFTH STRIKE [VOICE POST; JAPANESE]

[deathblows]

[ the communicator seems to come on in the middle of something, namely, Kuroki cussing and running ]

F-fuck..! Wha--.. where...!!

S-shit.. d-did.. what happened..?!

[ after a minute, the sounds quiet down and Kuroki can be heard breathing heavily, his voice shaky ]

K--... K-Kazuki..! K-Kazuki, where are you?!

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[ilcreampuffs]

Kuroki--! You're back!

[VOICE REPLY; JAPANESE]

[deathblows]

A-A.. Anezaki!

W-what do you mean I'm "back??" What happened?! Where's Kaz--.. Where's Jyumonji??

[VOICE REPLY; JAPANESE]

[ilcreampuffs]

Jyumonji said--

H-He said that you were killed. We've been looking for you and the others for almost a day, but we were separated, so I'm not sure of where he is.

Are you hurt!?

[VOICE REPLY; JAPANESE]

[deathblows]

[ a very long pause ]

...W-what..?? W-wh.. I was killed?? How was I--...

[ another pause ]

...s-shit.. that.. that thing.. wasn't it?

I. I don't know. I don't think so..

[VOICE, JAPANESE]

[nottrash]

Koji!

[he swears, and you can hear the sound of his pipe hitting something slightly fleshy before it thumps to the ground]

I'm here- where are you? You're in this building but I need to know what floor you're on!

[another swear and a swing, and this time he hits a wall, apparently]

[VOICE REPLY; JAPANESE]

[deathblows]

!! K-Kazuki!!

[ Kuroki swears himself, sounding very strained ]

Y-you're "here," but where's "here?" I.. I don't know how I got in this place..

[ a pause ]

..... A-Anezaki said.. s-said.. I was.. I was.. k-killed? W-what's she talking about, Kazuki?? H-hahaha.. s-she's just fucking around, right?

[ another pause ] .. I.. I don't know wh-where I am. Ahaha... s-shit..

[VOICE, JAPANESE]

[nottrash]

Here is... We're in the hospital, Koji.

[his footsteps are fast, and clearly he's headed up some stairs now, his breathing a little short]

....

[he's quiet for a moment, he hits something else and keeps running]

She's not joking. One of those fucking laughing things blew up, and you...

[he sighs]

You've been dead for four days now.

[VOICE REPLY; JAPANESE]

[deathblows]

..The.. the hospital... [ he breathes deeply ]

... Okay.. um.. h-haha.. I..

[ he stops, listening to Jyumonji, then he sucks in a breath sharply ]

... a-ah.. O-okay, I.. I think I remember now.. ahaha...

... f-...four days? ... ahaha.. s-shit.. [ some rustling and the sound of a body sliding down a hard surface, presumably a wall ]