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"Hi there! This is Hoshina Soshiro, so~ you're trying to get in contact with me huh?"

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TEXT | un: pink.cloud | 2/16 Maybe

[nterwebz]

[ She considers calling him. It’d be much harder for him to lie about whether or not he’s coughing petals if they're talking on the phone, but then, that works both ways, doesn’t it? A glance at the petals in her free hand and it's decided with the same firmness with which she'd decided to get in touch with him after learning about the disease.

He's new to this world and she isn't risking a temporary deprivation of her newest playmate because of some stupid wanna-be hanahaki. ]

hey hoshina!!!

did u catch the fever?
r u coughin up petals??

dont lie 2 me OK? (⁰ ◕〜◕ ⁰)

[gottheedge]

[ He has to squint at the name that comes through with the text. No one here has contacted him yet and part of him was expecting to see Mina or Okonogi's name appear- but now, it's Nao?

Huh, the petals, the fever, has she been stalking him? He wouldn't put it past her. ]

Nao-chan, hey! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

Huh? What fever? Oh no~ Are you sick?
Is this some ploy to get someone to bring you flowers for your bedside?
I mean I could come look after you, make those cute bunny-apple segments to cheer you up.

But I'm super duper busy.

1/2

[nterwebz]

[ This man...

Ugh, she should let him choke on the damned things!! ]

2/2

[nterwebz]

[ Okay, okay, okay. It's not like she can blame him. She wouldn't want some stranger she just met sticking his nose in this kind of business, but... yeah, no, she's blaming him, especially for bringing up those bunny-apple segments. They are cute. They would cheer her up.

She's going to drop him in a lake. ]

soooooo ur n Dnial
got it!!

u do realize death doesn care about that right?? (⊃‿⊂)

[gottheedge]

[ What~?! He hasn't done anything wrong, has he?! Listen, he still might come over and make those bunnies for her... Kind of sucks being on your own when you're ill, and if she is suffering from the same affliction then there's no chance of them infecting each other at least. ]

Isn't that a river in Egypt???

Death doesn't care about what? How busy I am spitting out petals?
Wait, ppl have DIED from this?
⁀⊙෴☉⁀

[nterwebz]

[ She's not touching that joke. She is not acknowledging it in any way he can perceive. Nevermind that she unwittingly set it up for him. She will not admit that to him.

No. ]

have u srsly not ben payin attentin?
i mean i kno im cute an distracting [ This is an indisputable fact. ]
but u still gotta B aware of ur surroudings

at lest a lil bit

u at lest kno what hanahaki is rite?

[gottheedge]

[ Her silence over the joke says it all~ He knows you get it. He knows you either want to laugh and hate him for that OR you don't get it and he's annoyed you. Either way, he wins! ]

Attention to what?
Yea, that's facts. I should stop scrolling your gram and get some work done huh?

[ You dangle the bait and he will bite, ma'am! ]

Wait but, hanakai disease isn't real Even if it was, doesn't it just affect ppl experiencing unrequited love?

LE GASP! ✿♥‿♥✿
Nao-chan! Is this your way of saying you luuuv me? And to think, we've not even been on 1 date yet!
What would my father say?!

1/?

[nterwebz]

[ Oh, 'grams. She misses them so much. She misses social media. She misses the Internet! Why couldn't they have developed an internet analog here already? If what he typed was only half true, she could hack him properly and oh, the fun she would have with him! If these stupid phones were anything near proper at all even -- oh, what a cruel joke!

And him nonethewiser that it hit Different. ]

2/?

[nterwebz]

[ But she didn't miss that little bit of teeth. It's kinda cute, like those little fangs-like incisors she noticed he's got. Hard to miss those, but at least he knows what's what.

He's not being serious, of course. Just trolling and that's okay. She misses trolls. Gods, she misses them and the forums! Oh, the forums. ]

3/?

[nterwebz]

[ It's okay until she gets to his question about hanahaki. Until she sees that exclamation and emoji and she gets this inkling -- ]

Eh? [ There's this hair-standing-on-end feeling and -- ]

4/?

[nterwebz]

[ It's like someone hit her square in the chest with just the right amount of force to knock the air out of her. She should've known. She should've braced and been prepared to knock him right back, but something in her scrambles and slips and she can feel it. It's not a slightly warm, pink dusting pleasantly coloring her cheeks, but an unmistakable, flaring hot red that's nothing short of bright on her fair skin.

What the hell is going on?? The only part she should've known was where he was going with that. It was obvious. She might've even done the same, but the heat in her cheeks, brows raised, chest clenching part that makes her want to suddenly stand up and -- and what? What? No, that's a surprise, a surprise that sees her typing in caps before she wholly realizes that's what she's doing. ]

WHO SAID NETHING ABOUT TAT????
IDIOT! B SERIOUS!!
I ONLY ASKED BC

[ Oh. She needs to backtrack, backspace quickly. She absolutely cannot send a message so clearly affected that -- oh. She sent it. ]

5/?

[nterwebz]

[ She sent it??????????????????? ]

6/?

[nterwebz]

[ Oh, no.

No, no, no, no, no. No. Nonono. ]

7/?

[nterwebz]

[ Oh, this was a critical misstep. What the hell even happened! It's a joke, clearly a joke. He's messing with her. She has absolutely no doubt, so what? And equally as importantly, how is she supposed to recover from that missent text? ]

8/8

[nterwebz]

[ Like a boss, that's how.

Don't give whatever that was another thought. ]

look this is srs
its real but its not regulr ol hanaki
and u can DIE from it so pay attention!!

instead of teh usual its cause u have sum secret ur keepin
speakin ur truth 2 sumbody is teh cure

so watr u hidin hoshina??
its clearly not ur terrible sense of humor

SPECIAL DELIVERY: 2/16-2/17

[nterwebz]

[ At some point at least six hours following Nao's departure from Hoshina's room at the inn, there will be a very insistent knock at his door. Whenever he gets around to opening it, there will be a large package sitting there with what appears to be a note addressed to "Soshiro Hoshina" in whatever translated tongue they speak and read in this world.

The package contains the following:

5 x sweet red apples arranged in Quickest Ripening Order
3 x small chocolate bunnies
4 x juicy oranges arranged in Quickest Ripening Order
1 x loaf of bread
10 x jerky
1 x bag of nuts, triple packaged and sealed with an allergy note
1 x bag equivalent to trail mix, triple packaged and sealed with an allergy note
4 x bags of chips(?)
6 x dark green vegetables
2 x fruit juices
1 x waterskin, full
1 x ticket to the laundry
1 x assortment of personal care items
1 x comfortable blanket
2 x pair of the warmest handmade black socks ever. They're just thick enough to be used as the lightest cabin socks ever invented to combat cold hardwood floors; and yet, they still fit comfortably in regular shoes
1 x bag of kitty treats addressed to Shiro-chan

There handwritten note attached to the package is in their native Japanese. It reads the following:

my DEAREST Hoshina-kun,

I hope this letter finds you in good health. Long are the da OKAY I CAN'T DO IThahaha

Yo! You're accepting this care package. You don't have to like it, but you are accepting it. I did not include a return address, so you can't return it and if you're the type I'm thinking, you can get the idea of repaying me out of your head right Nao!!

On second thought, if you wanna repay me, get better! 'Cause that's the only thing I'll accept.

Pay attention because this next part is SUPER IMPORTANT!!!

If you aren't feeling better, you 1) better call me in a timely fashion, and 2) need to eat more calorie and nutrient dense foods than usual for the next couple days regardless! The let's say "boost" I gave you means your body is working way faster and more efficiently to help you recover, so you've gotta give it what it needs or you'll get super tired. It can be dangerous if you neglect yourself, so at least take this seriously!!!

Try to avoid any epic sword fights over the next couple of days, too. If you're gonna do that, I wanna see!!!

I guess that's it!! Remember you've got one job, ONE JOB: get better!

xoxoxoxoxo,

Nao

p.s: And don't worry! Your secret is safe with me.

p.p.s: tell shiro-chan i love him and i'll see him soon

p.p.s [ There's nothing actually written there. ]

TEXT | un: pink.cloud | 4/12, 1:27 AM

[nterwebz]

psst!
psssssst!!

hey!

r u awake? (｡･･｡)

[gottheedge]

Shiro-chan?
Is that you?

[ Because that little psst psssst reads like it sounds like how he calls the cat... ]

I wasn't but I am now.
:/

[nterwebz]

sorry

[ Look at that! Physical evidence of an actual apology from Nao. It's probably worth its weight in gold to someone. Or her phone's been stolen and someone's impersonating her. ]

thougt i heard sumthin over there

[ That would normally be followed by a, "but nao tat ur awake..." ]

go back 2 sleep OK?
b4 u wake up all teh way

u can sleep n
ill take teh mornin chores

[gottheedge]

Ah it's okay.

[ Holy shit! He might get it printed off and have her sign it so they can frame it and get insurance on it and everything! ]

Over where?
You do realise we're not in the same part of the house, Nao-chan?

[ He's half asleep, or he would appreciate that pun had she made it. ]

Nope. I'm awake now. Too late.
My eyes are wide open and staring into the darkness.

Sorry, no can do.
I'm a worker, not a shirker.

So then, let me grab some pants and I'll come see about this sound of yours, huh?

1/2

[nterwebz]

how long has it ben since sumbody called u stubborn?
cause i think it might b a lil overdue

it was probly nothin
i

2/?

[nterwebz]

[ There is definitely a sound from somewhere in the house, almost like something fell over maybe? Surely not, though. ]

did u say ur eyes r wide open?

[gottheedge]

Hm, I don't think I ever have been called stubborn.

Yea? Well, 'probably nothing' isn't the name of our cat, so it warrants investigation.

Detective-san is on the case.

[ Oh, he heard that sound from wherever it was. Partly wondering if that was the noise Nao was talking about, or if that was her messing about in her room? ]

Huh? Yes, how else am I gonna see in the dark? It's not like I can see when they're closed y'know?

text | un: basilio.magnus

[baserker]

Hiya!

Me and Del are opening our new diner this Tuesday. We're calling it Lumturo, a lighthouse in a sea of cares! Come over for some good food, a good view, and if you're feeling brave, the stage will be open for anyone to have a crack at performing.

I'll reserve a table for you if you want to come, so tell all your mates too!

[Attached is more information and directions! It's located overlooking Stellari's airship docks.]

[gottheedge]

Oh hey, Basilio! Wow, that sounds awesome. Sure, you can go ahead and book me a table! I’ll look forward to it! ^u^