†† 001 [Audio]

[fatherdear]

[After a substantial amount of panic, shouting and demanding to know where his friends are, Kurogane has finally given up on finding them in the palace and turned to this strange bracelet. He manages to get the audio feature working, vaguely remembering how telephones and stuff like that worked in Hanshin and Piffle.]

Oi. [His tone is tense and he obviously has to force himself to keep calm. This is not a happy man.] I need someone to tell me how the hell I get back to where I was and who's responsible for this shit. [Another interference from that guy? It doesn't look like it but who the hell else...] I don't have time for this crap.

Kid, manjuu... Mage... If you guys are here, let me know now. [He sounds more and more stressed as he goes on.] If anyone's seen a kid with brown hair carrying a girl or a guy with blond hair and an eyepatch, say so. [Pauses for a moment, tense.] If this thing even fucking works! [Kurogane growls and tries to turn the communicator off, quickly getting frustrated and just slamming his fist against the wall, with an audible crash.]

I only let go for one fucking second, damnit...

Comments

[Audio]

[occulthymns]

[Sounds like someone is terrible with technology.... That isn't really a surprise to her though, these bracelets are weird.]

You're out of luck. Unless the gods decide to send you back, you're stuck here like the rest of us.

[Audio]

[fatherdear]

[He's great with technology, it's like riding a horse!]

No one here can travel between worlds? [He knows Fay and that witch aren't the only ones, if he can just find someone to send him back...]

[Audio]

[occulthymns]

Oh, probably! [Vanitas did tell her he could do that....]

But when you show up here the gods take abilities like that away, and replace them with one shitty power. So I don't think you'll be able to find someone who can.

[Audio]

[fatherdear]

So the "gods" are the only ones with that kind of magic?

[theheirofbreath]

Didn't you get the explanation from the maid at the castle? About the gods and the color wars and stuff?

[fatherdear]

Yeah. I don't care about that crap.

[theheirofbreath]

Hehe, I don't think they do either.

[fatherdear]

Then they shouldn't have brought me here, how do I get back? There's gotta be someone here who can cross worlds.

audio

[naicha]

[ Don't stress yourself out, ninja man... ]

Um, please don't be mad! Let's take one big breath first, okay?

audio

[fatherdear]

Tell me how to get back and I'll calm down.

audio

[naicha]

That's a very hard bargain, you know... I guess if we help the gods, they'll bring us back home! I don't know how long that'll take, though.

audio

[fatherdear]

I don't have time for that!

[kinomoeto]

Man . . . juu?

[ she's most likely tilting her head. even if he can't see it over the network. ]

Are you looking for something to eat, mister?

1/3

[fatherdear]

I don't mean-

I lied 2/2

[fatherdear]

[Wait that voice...]

... Princess?

ohgod this is so late

[kinomoeto]

Oh, but you were asking for a manjuu so I thought . . .

[ so confused rn. ]

Princess?

Don't worry about it!

[fatherdear]

... What's your name?

Audio

[rorring]

How about you try seeing how far being pissed off gets you.

Audio

[fatherdear]

[More worried and scared than angry, but they all manifest the same way in Kurogane.]

... Not very far yet.

Audio

[rorring]

"Yet"?

Then I'm sure it'll get better if you complain some more. Give it a try.

Audio

[fatherdear]

If you're just gonna be a smart arse, shut up.

Audio,

[conquistador]

Ay, it works, it works! It's been working for a while too!

Audio,

[fatherdear]

... I noticed.

Audio,

[conquistador]

It didn't sound like you knew.

Did the lady tell you anything at all when you first arrived? Or did you scare her away before she could?

Audio,

[fatherdear]

She told me some stuff, nothing I liked.