A nosy brat has already been dogging me about it. You've probably known longer than I have.
[ though he certainly tries to keep as much track of aoba as anyone else... well, it'd be unreasonable to think his efforts would pay off as much as it would for someone who doesn't cause him great distress simply to be around. he makes up for it by his view from a distance, but that's always rather more ambiguous; disappearing from their job for a while isn't unusual for someone who's getting close to the end of their cycle. it's also, from what he knows of aoba's activity at home, not entirely irregular behaviour for him. he's used to lenient work and a forgiving boss. ]
Contact the others, if you haven't. Pin down the date that he was last seen, and where. And who else he's been contacting since he came here. Especially if he could have told them something.
I wasn't asking for instructions. I know what to do.
[ He's glaring and gritting his teeth at the screen in an effort to remain controlled, but the nerve of this asshole for talking to him like that. If it wasn't for the fact that Koujaku might actually be interested in what he could possibly know concerning Aoba, he'd simply hang up and leave it at that. ]
Whoever it is has good reason for finding you, probably the same reasons I do. I'm only giving you the benefit of a doubt because I've warned Aoba plenty of times to stay out of your business and because he has no powers here so there's no point in you trying to grab a hold of him anyway.
[ He can't think of any other reason for Mink to try and go after him aside from baser and more pathetic ones. Given what he's heard of Scratch, he wouldn't put it above him, but surely Aoba must be wary of the same, too... ]
If I find out you're the one who's had him all along I'll hunt you down and rip you up into pieces.
The threats of overreacting brats don't mean shit to me. If you want to kill yourself by acting on blind emotional panic, be my guest. That kind of thing suits your attitude.
But you said it yourself. I don't have any need for him to do anything but stay out of trouble. He obviously hasn't done that. Maybe if you weren't busy looking for an easy scapegoat to vent your frustration on, you'd shut up and find him faster.
[ not taking your shit, koujaku!!
there's a moment before the next message is sent. ]
It's easier to find him with two of us. Act on the same principle as before.
If you know the answers I listed, give them to me. You'll do better getting answers if you have more than a couple of beauticians doing the questioning.
[ Tch. Talking to him always makes him want to punch a hole through a wall, but what Mink says actually sounds sensible. He has to put aside his own frustration if he hopes to find him, and a place like this needs more than one guy doing some investigating. ]
Don't suddenly play it off like you're innocent, either, and what did I tell you about ordering me around? Just because you might not be behind this, doesn't mean there isn't plenty of shit your group has done in the past.
[ Meaning his suspicions aren't entirely unwarranted here. ]
Anyway, he stopped answering my calls around the 18th. Last place I saw him was for at his house. I stopped by for a visit the night before. Noiz already knows now, too, and Clear's gone back to Midorijima.
[ He's starting to think that idiot lucked onto some kind of exit before he ever had to worship and didn't bother to tell any of them about it. ]
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[ that hits a nerve, and mink's scowl deepens, an ugly emotion brewing inside of him. ]
He told you about my test? That was between my group and Aoba. In any case, I'm not interested in someone who can't pull their weight here, regardless of if I can fu
If the opinions of others mattered to me that much, I'd already be
My reasons are mine.
[ ... and that's all he's going to say about it. koujaku doesn't need to know any more than that, and to make excuses... like hell he's going to make excuses.
this is the man he is today. if he doesn't like dealing with it, there's plenty of people to blame, but he doesn't have the time for it, himself. ]
He hasn't been to work for about as long.
What about that shady yakuza. I'm guessing he's gone too, if you aren't already suspecting him.
[ Luckily, all he knows is hearsay concerning Scratch. If he did know about Mink's test, he'd find a way to hurt him in every single, excruciating manner possible while still leaving him just alive enough to feel it all. ]
I tried to track him down, but he left completely. I doubt he could have taken Aoba with him. If he did, the messages would be bouncing back. I don't know who else he was mixed up with here.
[ Truthfully, he hasn't kept that close track of Aoba's friends here because none of them seemed anywhere as imposing as Mink and Noiz. He's regretting it now because he would have had more leads about where Aoba could have gone. ]
Do you know anything about that guy who went on a murdering rampage a few weeks ago?
Since he was only interested in murder, I didn't see a reason to be concerned. He wouldn't kill me, and if one of you died, you'd come back. That's the nature of this place.
I doubt he's got anything to do with Aoba going missing. Since he's been missing for so long, it's probably long-term detainment.
[ ... ah. in that case. ]
What kind of ability is Aoba left with, now? Is there a possibility that Aoba could have regained his voice and used it inadvertently? I'm only speculating. But he's mishandled it before. There's no telling what he could cause a person to do.
[ Truthfully, he's considered that option, which is more troublesome than any other. There's a limited amount of possibilities tied into what could have happened if that were the case. ]
I'm not sure. He told me he didn't have his powers at all when we both first arrived here. The headaches had disappeared completely.
[ Of course, there's a good chance that worshiping could have brought forth his powers again and that they could strengthen the more he does it. However, he's not going to point that out and give Mink more excuses to trail after Aoba. ]
Whatever the case is, standing around and talking about it isn't going to help us get any closer to finding him. We'll have to start searching and gathering information.
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[ though he certainly tries to keep as much track of aoba as anyone else... well, it'd be unreasonable to think his efforts would pay off as much as it would for someone who doesn't cause him great distress simply to be around. he makes up for it by his view from a distance, but that's always rather more ambiguous; disappearing from their job for a while isn't unusual for someone who's getting close to the end of their cycle. it's also, from what he knows of aoba's activity at home, not entirely irregular behaviour for him. he's used to lenient work and a forgiving boss. ]
Contact the others, if you haven't. Pin down the date that he was last seen, and where. And who else he's been contacting since he came here. Especially if he could have told them something.
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I know what to do.
[ He's glaring and gritting his teeth at the screen in an effort to remain controlled, but the nerve of this asshole for talking to him like that. If it wasn't for the fact that Koujaku might actually be interested in what he could possibly know concerning Aoba, he'd simply hang up and leave it at that. ]
Whoever it is has good reason for finding you, probably the same reasons I do.
I'm only giving you the benefit of a doubt because I've warned
Aoba plenty of times to stay out of your business and
because he has no powers here so there's no point in you trying to
grab a hold of him anyway.
[ He can't think of any other reason for Mink to try and go after him aside from baser and more pathetic ones. Given what he's heard of Scratch, he wouldn't put it above him, but surely Aoba must be wary of the same, too... ]
If I find out you're the one who's had him all along
I'll hunt you down and rip you up into pieces.
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But you said it yourself. I don't have any need for him to do anything but stay out of trouble. He obviously hasn't done that. Maybe if you weren't busy looking for an easy scapegoat to vent your frustration on, you'd shut up and find him faster.
[ not taking your shit, koujaku!!
there's a moment before the next message is sent. ]
It's easier to find him with two of us. Act on the same principle as before.
If you know the answers I listed, give them to me. You'll do better getting answers if you have more than a couple of beauticians doing the questioning.
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Don't suddenly play it off like you're innocent, either,
and what did I tell you about ordering me around?
Just because you might not be behind this, doesn't mean there isn't plenty
of shit your group has done in the past.
[ Meaning his suspicions aren't entirely unwarranted here. ]
Anyway, he stopped answering my calls around the 18th.
Last place I saw him was for at his house.
I stopped by for a visit the night before.
Noiz already knows now, too, and Clear's gone back to Midorijima.
[ He's starting to think that idiot lucked onto some kind of exit before he ever had to worship and didn't bother to tell any of them about it. ]
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He told you about my test? That was between my group and Aoba. In any case, I'm not interested in someone who can't pull their weight here, regardless of if I can fuIf the opinions of others mattered to me that much, I'd already beMy reasons are mine.
[ ... and that's all he's going to say about it. koujaku doesn't need to know any more than that, and to make excuses... like hell he's going to make excuses.
this is the man he is today. if he doesn't like dealing with it, there's plenty of people to blame, but he doesn't have the time for it, himself. ]
He hasn't been to work for about as long.
What about that shady yakuza. I'm guessing he's gone too, if you aren't already suspecting him.
text;
I tried to track him down, but he left completely.
I doubt he could have taken Aoba with him.
If he did, the messages would be bouncing back.
I don't know who else he was mixed up with here.
[ Truthfully, he hasn't kept that close track of Aoba's friends here because none of them seemed anywhere as imposing as Mink and Noiz. He's regretting it now because he would have had more leads about where Aoba could have gone. ]
Do you know anything about that guy who went on a murdering rampage a few weeks ago?
text;
Since he was only interested in murder, I didn't see a reason to be concerned. He wouldn't kill me, and if one of you died, you'd come back. That's the nature of this place.
I doubt he's got anything to do with Aoba going missing. Since he's been missing for so long, it's probably long-term detainment.
[ ... ah. in that case. ]
What kind of ability is Aoba left with, now? Is there a possibility that Aoba could have regained his voice and used it inadvertently? I'm only speculating. But he's mishandled it before. There's no telling what he could cause a person to do.
text;
I'm not sure.
He told me he didn't have his powers at all when
we both first arrived here.
The headaches had disappeared completely.
[ Of course, there's a good chance that worshiping could have brought forth his powers again and that they could strengthen the more he does it. However, he's not going to point that out and give Mink more excuses to trail after Aoba. ]
Whatever the case is,
standing around and talking about it isn't going to help us
get any closer to finding him.
We'll have to start searching and gathering information.