catch-all: kanesan.

[tricycles]

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week zero, monday.

[tricycles]

[HELLO, KANESAN... Carlos will be running into him in the recording studio. Hi. Hello. He'll be friendly and offer him a nod as a way of greeting.]

Hey. [What's up. Please brace yourself as he awkwardly stumbles through his name.] It's, uh... Izunomikami, right?

[Well. An attempt was made. WHY IS YOUR NAME SO LONG.]

[namelessfighter]

[ well he appreciates the attempt, at least. ]

Izuminokami.

[ just a casual correction - he doesn't seem to mind too much. but he does eye carlos for a moment before connecting the face with a name from the profiles. ]

And you're Carlos, right?

[tricycles]

Ah, sorry.

[He will maybe cheat and glance at the clamshell the next time. It's fine.]

Yeah, that's right. I don't think we've had the opportunity to talk before?

[namelessfighter]

No, we didn’t. But you’re a friend of Junpei’s, right? You’re from the same world?

[tricycles]

Oh, yeah. We were together before we arrived here. [Huh.] He told you about it?

[namelessfighter]

Not really. He hasn’t told me much about himself.

[ he’s making a mental note to ask though ]

It’s more that was obvious from the way he spoke about you. Sometimes you can tell when someone has a bond, you know?

[tricycles]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Please befriend his dumbass friend when he's gone, Kanesan. :(]

I hope he didn't talk too badly about me.

[Joking. Probably.]

[namelessfighter]

[ he’ll do it for you, carlos ]

It could be worse. He did say he trusts you.

week three, wednesday.

[tricycles]

[HENLO? Kanesan will be rounding up a corner, when suddenly — there's a himbo right in front of him. Try not run headfirst into him. Ooops.]

Hey! I got your message. How can I help?

[namelessfighter]

[ HE VERY NEARLY DOES? but swords have good reflexes, so he manages to stop short and take a step or two back. ]

A little warning next time?

[ jeez. ]

There were a couple of things I wanted to ask you, that's all - a request, and maybe some advice, if you could?

[tricycles]

Ah— Sorry, sorry.

[HIS BAD...]

Can't make any promises, but I'll hear you out. What is it?

[namelessfighter]

First... Would you be able to pass on a message to someone on the other side?

[tricycles]

Depends on the message.

[namelessfighter]

Alright...

Dimitri should be there with you now, shouldn't he? Would you be able to pass on an apology for me?

[tricycles]

[...]

Sure, I can let him know you're sorry once I see him.

[namelessfighter]

[ there's a faint, relieved smile, and kanesan bows his head. ]

Thank you, Carlos. I owe you one.

[ the smile is gone when he straightens, though. ]

The other thing I wanted to talk to you about is... Well. You're friends with Junpei, aren't you?

[tricycles]

... You're welcome.

[His tone is a little... strained after being thanked over something like that, but. It's fine. His expression shifts to one of concern once Junpei comes up.]

Yeah... I am. Did something happen with Junpei?

[namelessfighter]

Ah... sort of?

[ he wants to say no, but that isn't really true, is it? as far as he can tell, junpei's been suffering a little more with every week that passes. ]

It's more that I'm... concerned about him, after so many weeks of losing someone he considered a friend. I've been trying to convince him to talk to someone about how these things, but it seems like he's struggling with it.

[ so he'll fix carlos with a questioning stare. ]

Do you know if there's a way to make it a little easier for him?

[tricycles]

... To be honest? I don't know if there is a way to make it easier for him. Junpei and I only knew each other for a week before we got here, you know...? He was just some guy I was living with for the first few days, and I didn't really talk to him until we had to rely on each other to stay alive.

[So, you know. They're friends, but Carlos doesn't consider himself an expert on Junpei, either... Unfortunate!]

My advice? Keep encouraging him to open up. If there's something he wants to say, tell him to say it. Our lives are too uncertain right now. Don't keep things bottled up so you can regret them later.

[namelessfighter]

Ah… No, I didn’t know.

[ hm. maybe he’s a little disappointed, but kanesan does his best not to let it show. it isn’t carlos’s fault? it’s just a junpei problem - which is fine. he smiles. ]

That’s what I’ve been trying to do, and I don’t plan to stop. I think he wants to talk about the things that are bothering him, but he seems like he isn’t sure how. I want to help him, if I can.

[ but then kanesan dies so haha! that worked out great! ]