MAILBOX; inbox

[shoubai]

WELCOME

House 1411

"Hello? Hello?? I'm sorry, there's nobody home right now. [ obnoxious peal of laughter: go ]

Ahh, that's right! Leave a message, and I'll get back to you. Right? That's how it goes? Aha, no telemarketers, please!

If you run up my bill, I'll have to ask you to pay the extra costs.

[ BEEP ]

Comments

[shoubai]

[ it's while he's waiting on her reply that he finally sifts through the small text message explosion on his phone.

oh man, this is great. he is so dead. ]

1424 ok ill be there soon
pls dont eyelaser me from afar

[whizbangs]

[SO DEAD.]

I make no promises

[shoubai]

[ will he survive? will he get out of this in one piece? he's ringing the doorbell to 1424, bouquet behind him like his meager meatshield body could defend it from the wrath of a furious superhero.

please dont be eyebeams pleeaaase dont be eyebeams ]

[whizbangs]

[it's not eyebeams.

but it is carol yanking open the door, leaning against the frame with her arms folded and her eyebrows arched, less-than-impressed.

she doesn't speak. hope you've prepared your excuses, tatsuma.]

[shoubai]

It was a really good idea at the time.

[ quickly, firmly, and without preamble. he doesn't doubt at all that she knows what he's talking about. ]

Have you ever heard Zuraki's shriek? It's a lifetime experience, I recommend you try it sometime.

[ no, no that's not helping at all. quick! present the, er, present! ]

I got you these please spare my cranium I needwhatever'sleftinthere!

[shoubai]

[ and with that, he brings the bouquet around, pushes it in front of him like a peaceoffering and shield both. ]

[whizbangs]

[...oh.

for a long second she doesn't really know what to do with this, stares dumbly at the flowers (that is a lot of flowers, pretty flowers, when was the last time she got given flowers) while her brain shrieks angrily about mixed signals and stupid idiots and a myriad other equally frustrating things.]

[whizbangs]

[then sense kickstarts back to life and she takes the bouquet from him, frowns down at it, and tells him gruffly--]

Next time you're gonna get yourself presumed dead you need to warn a person.