Voicemail

[codeforhope]

Hello... you've reached Chihiro Fujisaki. I apologize for missing you, but, um... please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

[Beep!]

Comments

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[codeforhope]

[Oh, now what's this...Chihiro watches the video curiously, almost immediately able to tell that this video is probably an accidental one. Maybe.

He's in his room, so while he watches the video Rich and Alice watch from where they are lounging on Chihiro's bed and the rug respectively, both of them looking...marginally unimpressed. As cats do.

Evemtually Chihiro switches on his own video to respond.]

Shaun-kun...? Are you there?

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[neededlassie]

[Shaun's not visible, but nor does he seem to mind the camera, since he's definitely audible in the background (the Persian's name is Duchess, going by what he calls her).

When Chihiro calls out, Shaun peeks his head into frame with a grin.]

Hi, Chihiro! I thought, um. I thought you'd like to see how big Duchess has gotten... Since I got her from you and all.

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[codeforhope]

Oh! She's very pretty.

[He smiles back when he sees Shaun and opens his mouth to say something else to comment on Duchess, there, but he hesitates.]

Ah, you....you sound different...

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[neededlassie]

[The camera turns away from Duchess, then, to face Shaun fully.]

...I do?

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[codeforhope]

A little, I think...your voice sounds deeper.

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[neededlassie]

[At that, Shaun flushes bright red, his eyes going wide.]

O-oh. Really? Like...grown-up deeper?

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[codeforhope]

[Chihiro nods, folding his hand not holding his Gear in his lap.]

It sounds that way! And you recently did have a birthday, so...I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

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[neededlassie]

[Even brighter red...]

Yeah, I guess. I, uh. I forgot we've been texting more than talking for a while.

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[codeforhope]

Ah, that's true...I don't think it's a bad thing, though.

[Don't people say that means you're...maturing, or something...

Certainly better than he's doing, after all.]

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[neededlassie]

It feels weird, I guess. [Pokemon characters aren't supposed to age...]

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[codeforhope]

I can imagine...

How have you been lately, otherwise?

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[neededlassie]

Good! I've got a lot of new pokemon to train. Duchess has kind of adopted my Espurrs, that's pretty cute.

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[codeforhope]

That happened with Shiruku, actually...she's been teaching my Joltik and Spinarak how to knit.