☀ VOICE

[errandry]

[ SLAM.

the groan of a drawer pulling open. tap tap. tap. tap tap tap. tap. tap.

and SLAM again—before the drawer creaks open one last time. ]

Che, figured. [ ... ] Uh. Sorry ... about that.

[ a slightly overlong silence before the feed switches off. ]



PRIVATE ][ attn: long-haired jerk vigilante #4503

... hey. You there?

[ pause, some shuffling. ]

I wanted to ask you about something.

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video;

[crowing]

What the hell are you doing?

video;

[errandry]

I'm done, I'm done!

video;

[crowing]

Beanpole, what the fuck were you doing?

video;

[errandry]

Don't say that like you haven't broken shit before!

video;

[crowing]

Yeah, it's usually your stuff. ( THOUGHTFUL PAUSE. )

STOP BREAKING YOUR SHIT. THAT'S FOR ME TO DO, ASSHOLE.

video;

[errandry]

Oi, nothing broke—and the hell it is, STAY OUT OF MY STUFF.

video;

[crowing]

YOU CAN'T STOP ME.

I own you, so everything you own belongs to me.

video;

[errandry]

The hell it does, the most you own's my next five punches to the gut.

video;

[crowing]

Whoops—

I think I just heard the sound of your lamp breaking.

video;

[errandry]

SHIPPING PUNCH #1 AND 2 NOW.

video;

[crowing]

( there's nothing but a loud crash in the background! )

video-ish;

[errandry]

( yeah, fine, heading to his room. from the living room or something. )

DAMN IT IKKI WHAT THE HELL.

video-ish;

[crowing]

( and kazu's room is dark. . . the laying in a broken heap on the floor and then there is ikki himself. he's standing somewhere near the closet, two of kazu's hats already bunched up in his hands. )

INTRUDER! INTRUDER!

video-ish;

[errandry]

( ...






HURLING THE COMM AT HIS HEAD. )

video-ish ➥ action ;

[crowing]

( DODGES, LETTING THE COMM SMASH AGAINST THE WALL AND COME CRASHING DOWN AGAINST THE FLOOR.

IMMEDIATELY, HE SNAPS ONE OF THE HATS ON TOP OF HIS HEAD, EYES LOCKED ONTO KAZU'S FACE. )

SO IT'S COME TO THIS, EH—?!

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[errandry]

( ... jumping on him to pull it off. can't waste that momentary element of surprise! )

Like you need the excuse to invade my stuff!

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[crowing]

WHAT STUFF? THIS IS ALL MY STUFF!!

EVERYTHING BELONGS TO THIS GREAT KING!

( augh, augh!! too close, good sir! while he manages to snatch the hat off of ikki's head, he also rips the one from kazu's head as well. EQUAL EXCHANGE!

and you know, a sharp headbutt. ♥ )

action;

[errandry]

Fuck—YOUR ANNEXATION HAS BEEN DENIED.

( ... also, punching. )

action;

[crowing]

Ugoough—!

YOU CAN'T DENY ME ANYTHING!!

( punch back and you know have some rough shoving. )

action;

[errandry]

( why are they scuffling in like three out of four threads. WHY ISN'T KAZU WINNING IN ANY OF THEM. )

DUMBASS, IT'S ALREADY BEEN PASSED.

action;

[crowing]

( rules of the universe. fight fight! )

THE VERDICT WAS NEVER ACCEPTED, IT NEVER MADE IT PAST PROPOSAL STAGES!

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[errandry]

IT'S TOO LATE NOW, YOUR AUTHORITY IS NO LONGER RECOGNISED.

action;

[crowing]

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT!!

( FACEPUNCH. )

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[errandry]

( yes, okay, brawling while Ikki's no longer a girl. KAZU WILL BE VICTORIOUS. )

action;

[crowing]

( how often does that happen?? no one can beat the great ikki minami in a fist fight!! so let's DUKE IT OUT. )