ic contact;

[condoner]

This is Tsunemori! I'm sorry, I'm not here right now, but please leave a message. I promise to get back to you once I'm able. Thank you very much! ( action → text → voice → video )

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[yourfononsarewhack]

I'm glad to hear thatt. I'll see you there.

<3

[condoner]

[ <3???????

either way, akane will be waiting outside the club at the said time. WHY A HOST CLUB... she doesn't look very comfortable right now. ]

[yourfononsarewhack]

[Because.

Jade is waiting at the front door in his usual military regalia. He smirks and adjusts his glasses as she arrives, paying no mind to her discomfort.]

Ah, you've arrived. Well, Miss Tsunemori, let's not waste any more time. [He then goes to open the door, leading the way towards the table he reserved.]

[condoner]

[ she follows him in, though not exactly... happy while she walks into the club. ]

Did we have to talk here? Why couldn't we meet at a normal cafe?

[yourfononsarewhack]

It's a more discreet location, through its conspicuous nature. [He waves a hand idly through the air while the hosts do their dazzling things around them.]

[condoner]

[ my god, are those men sparkling??? ]

I- I'd have to confess, this is a bit distracting.

[ at least it's not a macho cafe. then that would be something else entirely. ]

[yourfononsarewhack]

[That was his second choice.]

Stay strong, Miss Tsunemori. Anyone who is watching us is bound to be distracted as well. [As he takes his seat, he adjusts his glasses and keeps himself facing the direction of one sparkling host. He honestly doubts that this will fully distract any CERES watching them, but he figures that he might as well have tried out his most ridiculous plan.]

And we can cover our business fairly quickly.

[condoner]

[ JADE JESUS CHRIST ]

Right, [ and one of the hosts is nice enough to hold out a seat for her. thank you, kind gentleman. akane nods at the host and thanks them before focusing her attention to jade. ]

So, did you find anything...? Is that why you wanted to talk?

[yourfononsarewhack]

[Jade gives a thoughtful frown and shakes his head.]

I'm afraid that I have nothing new to share. Rather, this meeting is for the opposite. I want to know if you've managed to learn anything else since we last met.

[condoner]

I did.

[ rude, jade. using her like this. but, okay. she presses a button on her wristcom to show a scanned piece of paper that reads of what happened to Julius Vincere, Elias Sergej and Lucius Octavii. This information is coming, signed by Bellona Recreare. she moves her wrist to the side so jade can read the note properly. ]

That's all it says.

[yourfononsarewhack]

[Jade, using people? What a ridiculous idea.

Again with the wristcom thing... He takes a quick glance to take in the contents; so it is as he expected. He taps at his chin curiously.]

My, my. Now that tells us quite a bit more. Thank you, Miss Tsunemori.

[condoner]

It does, I suppose. . .

[ she looks at the clue again, then back at jade. ]

I wonder how many of these papers there are out there.

[yourfononsarewhack]

It seems that here could be quite a number of fragments. I would advise trying to inquire amongst anyone else who was in the hospital simulation on that day. They may have received other pieces.

[He taps at his glasses.]

At the same time, given the contents of your other note, I am not sure if we will find much of value from any other notes at the time being. It seems to be indicating that we'll receive more information at a later date. But we cannot overlook any clues we may find.

[condoner]

I want to go to her personally...

[ to the ceo, she means. talk her out of this stupid idea, pls. ]

[yourfononsarewhack]

Do you understand how pointless that would be at this juncture?

[condoner]

It might seem pointless, but if you could force the truth out of her--

[ she's done it to her boss before so.. ]

[yourfononsarewhack]

Then it may become reckless idiocy. [He speaks more firmly than usual.]

We may have little to no reason to trust Miss Recreare, but we don't know her reasoning for keeping these matters secret. Forcing out the truth too soon could compromise any number of matters, not least of all being our wellbeing.

[condoner]

...

[ that brings a good point, but akane's persistence knows no bounds most of the time. maybe she will confront the ceo. if she gets nothing out of it, then that's fine with her. at least she's made her intentions known. ]

Alright, then I'll try to control myself.

[yourfononsarewhack]

I'm relieved to hear that. If you insisted otherwise, you would have left me no choice...

[He says that seriously, and he pushes up at his glasses.]

I would have paid the top host to charm you.

[condoner]

[ jade WHY... ]

Please don't.

[ seriously, don't. that would be too embarrassing. a policewoman at a host club is awful enough. ]

[yourfononsarewhack]

[He releases his glasses and then smiles lightly.]

Then please do be careful with your decisions.

[condoner]

[ YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THAT SHE DID THE THING... ]

I've always been, even back at home. Please don't worry about me, Jade.

[yourfononsarewhack]

[OR WILL HE

He smirks coyly.]

Oh? I'm not the type to worry. I prefer to bemoan the inevitability of human failure.

[condoner]

[ pls don't... ]

Ah. . . [ akane's been trying to look cheerful since she got here, but that makes her smile falter, and she blinks a couple of times. ] That's a pretty negative outlook in life.

[yourfononsarewhack]

Thank you.