IC Inbox; Kaisou

[onahairtrigger]

If using his personal number or contacting him through Libra:
"Yo! You've reached Josuke Higashikata! Leave a message and I'll get back to you ASAP!"

If using his work number:
"Hey, you've reached Zelkova! I'm probably busy right now, so leave a message and I'll get back to you ASAP!"

Comments

[onahairtrigger]

Yeah, the space was definitely the most important thing we needed. We've got... at least seven or eight Pokemon here, so.

[The last bit catches him off guard and he tilts his head to one side. Away from his phone, huh?

... Well.]

You know, it's a pretty nice day today, want to go sit on the back porch?

[medicgunner]

Yeah. It'll be nice to have tea there instead. [So she would in fact bring the tray along as they go out to the porch. Damn, though, he even has a porch. Josuke was really lucky, not that Eunie minded her modest place. It had its outside areas she liked and its nice flowers.

Once they're outside, Eunie tried to pull her thoughts together.]

Sorry. I don't wanna risk anything I say being overheard or tapped into or something like that. Sensitive info and all that. I even left my phone at home. [The truth behind her words: she was afraid of being eavesdropped on. At least by the Order.]

[onahairtrigger]

[Once they sit down, Joseph the Nickit leaps up into Josuke's lap and settles in.]

It's no big deal, I can't blame you for not wanting to be overheard or anything. [He takes a sip of his tea, then looks over.] What'd you want to talk about?

[medicgunner]

[Eunie just... sighed. Talking about it so definitively felt strange even with her mind so set on this path. From the moment she set out on this muddy path, she was ready.

Saying it aloud just shook her foundation, cathartic though it was.]

I'm leaving the Order next month. I'm staying for now cos I wanna help out a member of my team who's gonna need all the hands he can when he gets back.

But once that's done I will be too.

[onahairtrigger]

[Oh. Shit. Josuke sits up in his chair, suddenly looking deadly serious.]

So you've got a solid way to get out of there, huh... [... actually, more pressingly--] Hey, do you have any plans for what you're going to do afterwards?

[medicgunner]

[She nodded.]

Yeah... it won't be for free. But it'll be worth it... I won't have to live with the arseholes holding a bloody gun to my head anymore. I won't have to do whatever they want.

[What she didn't say was the method, that was on purpose. What further motivated her away from the Order was learning that they'd kept Velvet on a leash by not saying what happened with her brother-in-law.

And again, she omitted her fear for the entire thing. But she let that weakness out with Waver and Zhongli. They helped her on her feet again and goddammit she would use their help to soar.]

That's what I wanna talk about. [Another pause to sip her tea, to settle herself. Then looked back to Josuke with an unshakable determination in her eyes. Waver suggested this to keep her protected.

But that wasn't her only motivation.]

I get why Factions like ours are needed. They gotta keep people like Krusnik from poking their heads out and hurting more people. And we can't do that if we don't know about 'em. There's a lot about the Spirit Realm we still don't know, and a lot we can do to try and keep it safe.

I don't wanna just leave the Order than do nothing. I'm not gonna run away from a responsibility to help out where I can, even if I can't do it with the Order anymore.

If you lot got room in POKEGO for a healer, I wanna sign on once I'm out of the Order and I figure out where to stay.

[onahairtrigger]

[Josuke's quiet as he listens, occasionally petting his Nickit while Eunie speaks.

He smiles a little, then nods.]

Believe me, we've got more than enough room for another healer. I could even take you on as my apprentice, if you'd like? [There's a beat, before he adds--] And if you'll need a place to stay... I'd have to run it by the other two first, but we've got room here for you, if you want.

[medicgunner]

... Really? [It wasn't that she was surprised Josuke would take her up on it or as an apprentice, its that she didn't expect it to be that easy. She didn't expect to have things so quickly sorted for when she got out.

She was stumbling on broken wings when she went to Waver. Lost in confusion and fear and a thousand "what-if" scenarios. And yet here she was with tension she didn't know she had releasing from her shoulders.]

If you could do that it'd mean a lot. It'd really help me out of a bind, having somewhere to go after all's done. Thank you, Josuke.

[onahairtrigger]

Yeah, really.

[He reaches over and puts a hand on her shoulder.]

We'll get this figured out, yeah? Anything to help a friend, Eunie.

[medicgunner]

[Eunie wasn't a girl to deny a comforting touch. She was determined, fully set to walk this line. But the gentle hand still got a smile out of her.]

Yeah. I'm glad I got people to rely on now.

[onahairtrigger]

[That gets his smile widening to a grin.]

Damn right you do.

[Long pause.]

Also, get to thinking about trees, because you're gonna need a code name.

[medicgunner]

Trees? Oh right, you all have tree names don't you? I guess I never realized it till now.

[She was more about plants and flowers over trees but then again, trees have flowers.]

[onahairtrigger]

Yeah, it's been a whole thing. We'll have to pick out a good one for you.

[medicgunner]

Good thing we got time to brainstorm one, innit? [She was... actually a bit excited for the future. It's been a while since she was. She always dreaded the long term as though she knew the blade would come down on her neck any time.

She actually felt kind of safe to bask in potential freedom.]

[onahairtrigger]

Hell yeah! We gotta talk about a Pokemon for you, too...

[And it's clear that Josuke's excited as well.]