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[deathlessness]

[There will be a voice message here eventually...]

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Voice

[ysobritish]

Urick. When you get a moment, please contact me. We need to talk.

It's regarding Yaha.

Voice

[deathlessness]

[Oh boy, he knew this would happen sooner or later.]

Dare I ask what he's done now? Actually, no, don't answer that.

-I'm not his keeper. You do understand this, don't you?

Voice

[ysobritish]

... [Did he really think-?]

He hasn't done anything, don't worry about that. [Well, apart from display a disturbing obsession with this man.] He didn't ask me to contact you, and nor am I doing it to ask you to deal with him. I can handle him quite well, thank you.

What are your intentions regarding him?

Voice

[deathlessness]

Really now? [Suddenly, cheerful. Maybe a little too cheerful.] That's quite a relief.

[Not that he believes a word of it. He knows Yaha's... more questionable habits, and if this man didn't have a problem with them... Well, perhaps he shared them. He was one of Yaha's friends, after all. It wouldn't be surprising.]

You're recovering well, I take it?

[Yes, he just completely ignored the question.]

[calling];

[lucycoded]

[ and gonna keep calling until you pick up ]

[deathlessness]

[All right, all right. He'll answer if only because he knows you won't stop.]

Persistent, aren't you?

[lucycoded]

[Good to know.]

I'll take that as a compliment, but don't get too carried away.

[deathlessness]

...Dare I ask what it is you want?

voice

[formerfoxhound]

[Well, you knew this was coming. No preamble, but it probably isn't hard to guess what he's getting at.]

I hope you realize what you're doing.

voice

[deathlessness]

Ah, there you are. I was wondering what was taking so long. You almost had me worried.

[Yep, saw this one coming a mile away.]

voice

[formerfoxhound]

[In his defense, he didn't know until recently, and he spent most of Father's Day being more antisocial than usual.]

He's a liability.

voice

[deathlessness]

Not to worry. He'll be my liability, you won't have to deal with him.

[A pause, and then a laugh.] You think I'm a fool, don't you?

Voice, forward dated to after sunset

[bornfromdeath]

Shinji is gone. He has been missing three days while in the pursuit of a dangerous criminal. Urick. I know you bear him no love, but Kazuhiko Amamiya is going to be a victim if he dies. I've waited the length of time that Shinji set. Now time has run out.

I cannot fight. The Darkness will destroy me. But you can. I know that you are capable of it. So, Urick... will you go look for him for me?

[deathlessness]

[Oh, wonderful. Urick's first reaction? Suspicion. He still sounds cheerful as ever when he answers, though.]

You're not telling me he doesn't have other friends to go and look for him, are you?

[bornfromdeath]

[Kimihiko's voice is entirely casual despite his next words.]

Those other people will prefer to go after his enemy, to punish him, rather than to find Kazuhiko Amamiya and save him. But this is retrieval, not elimination. I will take care of the person he was after if he is dead.

Besides, Urick... isn't it better to cast your net wide? It's a very big town. One person is not as good as ten.

[deathlessness]

I see. That's a little contradictory, don't you think? Those other friends would look for revenge rather than search for him, but you still have a metaphorical ten?

[He might sound uncaring, but his mind was already on Kazuhiko. Where was he? Was he really in danger, or were Shinji and Kimihiko toying with him? Perhaps he should try to contact him...]

You're right, though. It's a big city. What makes you think I stand a chance of finding him?

[calling];

[lucycoded]

[Ring ring ring.]

[deathlessness]

[...Oh gods is that Shinji? It is, isn't it? Does he really want to answer this? No point in putting it off, Shinji would just keep ringing until he picked up. Wouldn't let him get away with ignoring it.

FML.]

-Hello?

[lucycoded]

Urick. It's Kazuhiko Amamiya.

[deathlessness]

Ah, Kazuhiko! How are you doing?

[That? That is distinctly noticeable relief in Urick's tone.]