fourth verse ♫ voice

[blindknight]

Okay, first of all, I think some of you neglected to mention that we can't fucking die. What am I supposed to think when I turn on my phone and somebody's going "oh yeah, I got murdered but I'm all better now"?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not about to go out and get my ass killed just to see what it's like, but that's kind of an important detail to leave out. Jesus.

[ There's a bit of an awkward pause here. He sort of doesn't have a segue for this. ]

Aaaaanyway... somebody wanna help me set up a keyboard? Some fucking Shadow dropped it, and I'm not going to ask what it was doing with my keyboard, but I'll take it. I'm in room 414 in the hotel.

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[voice]

[blindknight]

That's the corniest thing I've ever heard. Do you write for Hallmark in your spare time or what?

[voice]

[jitensha]

It's true! You can't bring one of us down without the others fighting back!

[voice]

[blindknight]

So it's a "mess with one of us, mess with all of us" kind of a thing?

[ must be nice ]

[voice]

[jitensha]

That's right! They're as good as family.

[voice]

[blindknight]

Well, lucky you, ending up with people you know here.

[voice]

[jitensha]

... Was it just you, Lindsey?

[voice]

[blindknight]

Yep. Just me.

[voice]

[jitensha]

... You must have been lonely.

[voice]

[blindknight]

[ There's a long, heavy silence on his end. It was quite lonely, after a certain point. Lonely and dark. ]

Sure. Whatever.

[voice]

[jitensha]

[ that earns an equally long silence on her end, punctuated only by a thoughtful "Hmmmm." ]

-- Okay, then it's settled! Makoto Kikuchi, Abolisher of Loneliness, is on the case!

[voice]

[blindknight]

... I'm sorry, what?

[voice]

[jitensha]

I'm coming over! 414, right?

[voice]

[blindknight]

Oh... kay... [ what just happened ]

[voice]

[jitensha]

[ well, from the click, she just hung up on you. ]

[voice] --> [action]?

[blindknight]

[ he's really starting to wonder what he's gotten himself into ]

[action]

[jitensha]

[ KNOCKING. ]

[action]

[blindknight]

[ SIGH ] Who is it?

[ like he can't guess ]

[action]

[jitensha]

Makoto Kikuchi, reporting for duty!

[action]

[blindknight]

[ Give him a moment to get to the the door and turn on the light ]

Uh. Hey.

[action]

[jitensha]

Hey! How'd your keyboard go?

[action]

[blindknight]

[ He motions inside, where the keyboard is set up against one wall. ] Ta-da?

[action]

[jitensha]

Mission accomplished! Can I hear you play?

[action]

[blindknight]

Seriously?

[action]

[jitensha]

Of course seriously!

[action]

[blindknight]

... Okay. Have a seat, I guess.

[ There's two beds, and a couple of chairs at a small table to choose from. ]