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[tickingheart]

[The robot had been oddly quiet for a few days, even avoiding his family as much as possible during the Thanksgiving dinner. But now the phone in his room was knocked off the hook, and if you're listening carefully, you can hear him muttering to himself. There's something off about the words, slow and buzzing.]

Shouldn't have listen...ed to her

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[electrowhipit]

[ hello, just passing through- but might have heard something through the door, if not him talking then certainly the sounds of repair.

Knock knock-! ]

Hey, you okay in there?

[tickingheart]

Go... away.

[electrowhipit]

[ if anything, Jolt knows that usually means he's not okay, so opening the door-! ]

[tickingheart]

[Your not!son is sitting there on the floor, his right forearm laid open, working on fitting a gun in there. The weapon looks like it's made to fit inside his arm, but he's having problems installing it using only one hand. There's something wrong with him too, his movements slow and fumbling.]

[lafillebleue]

[Aoko hears . . . and twitches. And frets.]

[tickingheart]

[The robot doesn't respond. At some point in the future though, they are going to have to meet up.]

[lafillebleue]

[Aoko doesn't say anything either. But still she hesitates to put down the phone. Meanwhile, yes, they will. It's only fate.]

[tickingheart]

[It takes a while, but he realizes the phone is off the hook. He picks it up, then realizes there's someone on the other end.]

Hello?

[kaitopants]

[... he shouldn't be responding. But he does, anyway]

... what are you doing?

[tickingheart]

Nothing.

[kaitopants]

You're a bad liar.

[tickingheart]

's nothing that concerns you.

[His speech is slow, and slightly slurred.]

[tea_sipping]

Kuro ... Kuroba-kun! Are you all right?

also, my AIM connects to the internet somehow even when my computer is off...

[tickingheart]

[He searches through his memory banks. Who is this? ... oh. Hakuba has been here for a while.]

Some 'tective you are. Can't even tell what's wrong.

[His words are slightly slurred, with odd pauses.]

8]

[tea_sipping]

[ Saguru is taken aback by the slurred words where Kaito has always been sharp and clear. ]

... What have you been doing, Kuroba?

[tickingheart]

N'thing.

[A pause]

I'm tired.

[bustydefense]

What's wrong?

[tickingheart]

Nothing.

[bustydefense]

I don't believe that.

[tickingheart]

No one said you had to.