[Text] ☠ The voice someone calls.

[nightprince]

[ ... Unlike his usual peppy self, Ryoji's post to the network is short and private client messages are left to several people. All of them are in plain black text, however. You can tell something is up, he's bothering to use apostrophes and such. ]

[ FILTERED FROM IZAYA ; UNHACKABLE ]

... I'm sorry, everyone. If I'm not around this week, something important happened. I'll be at the Volo dorms if you really need to get in contact with me.

- Ryoji

[ FILTERED TO AIGIS ; UNHACKABLE ]

[ ... His typing drops here considerably when he messages Aigis and Vriska, as though he is upset. ]

Can we talk???????? im downstairs.

[ FILTERED TO VRISKA ; UNHACKABLE ]

[ ... This is hard on him. But he trusts Vriska, so he will get her opinion too. ]

hey........ i need to talk to you. were moirails, right...? its really important. i know the Curse is over now and i really need to know what you think about this before i do something i might wish i didnt... or did.

im not sure right now.

Comments

[treasurehunted.livejournal.com]

[A contemplative pause at that one. What's right, huh...?]

Nah....

I can't tell you what's right or how to do it. No one can. If you're admittin' that you don't know anythin', then at least look forward to learnin'.

What is true is that you don't need to protect Minato. He's a strong kid and he's run into problems before, but it's just made him better and better- that's how it works. You either crumble or you get better.

So do what you're doin' now- hold in that anger and talk to Minato.

Do what he wants. It's his business that you're stickin' your nose into now.

[derparcana.livejournal.com]

[ ... He's right. He knows he's right. It doesn't make things any less frustrating, but... it does help. ]

... I'm not really looking to be told, anyway. I think it's something I need to figure out on my own. It's just part of who I am that I still have a lot to learn. I haven't been around that long.

[ He sighs absently, putting his hand on his chin. ]

I'll talk to him when he's ready, I guess. Right now he needs to rest.

[ ... He's wondering about what Izaya said, though. "Are you jealous?" ... Was he? ]

[treasurehunted.livejournal.com]

[A nod.]

He does. Leave him alone and don't leave the house. Don't do anything that'll make things harder on 'im, alright? Hardly what he needs right now. If he's as important to you as you say, then if you can't clean up the pieces, just don't step on 'em any more.