[Outside her door, Riza will find a small parcel addressed to her. Inside is a custom-made holster and pistol which much resembles her own, but for one crucial detail: it never runs out of ammo. Should she attempt to reload it, she will find the magazine remains full. The future is ridiculous. Alongside this is a small device that easily fits in one's palm or pocket.
A small note included with it reads: Dress Module: prevents damage to clothing. Effective under all known conditions. Who did this? A mystery]
riza is going to be!!!! so confused!!!!!! but upon reading the note and trying out the items she's going to be too excited to just let them be. she loves all of this wtf. ]
[There's a small package outside Riza's doorway wrapped in baby blue paper with small flower designs on them. Inside, she will find a lined notebook with rabbits and stars in the margins as well as a pen set in different colours. There's a note that reads:
To Riza,
Happy Sunsu!! Hopefully these will be useful for you.]
[ riza is...honestly touched? and it takes her a few moments of just looking over the gift and the letter before she actually puts it together to find out who this nito nazuna is and how she can contact them.
so when nazuna gets the message, some time later, but she's doing her best. ]
Ah- is this Nito Nazuna?
Thank you so much for the notebook. It's incredibly thoughtful of you.
[He's prepared for the details to be bad and utterly familiar. He'd avoided contacting anyone captured because he could become a problem if something in them resonates with his memories of his own capture a year ago. But as much as he needs to keep his head on straight he is who he is.]
Riza, you free to talk? It's Shiro. I'm contacting you to ask questions and answer them. ...and see how you're holding up.
[ she sounds.....tired. but that's most likely all he can gather from her voice. which, that alone is telling for her current state, but she'll get into that. ]
[ when jade's allowed back into the cell, she's greeted with the presence of ruby and riza. this isn't unusual. if anything, it's growing disturbingly common - the site of them both locked up with her is a reality that's become so normalized it's practically the only thing she has to look forward to. at least it means they're all together.
it hadn't been too bad this time - just the box and the darkness for a prolonged period of time. her collarbone might be broken from trying to break out, but she isn't too sure. maybe she'll ask one of them to check for her. ]
...Hey.
[ her voice is so thin. papery. ] I-- Sorry. I'm sorry. [ what for? it's not like it's her fault. jade winces. ] Has there been...any change? [ in anything, really. ]
[ the sound of the cell door opening is likely going to stick with ruby for the foreseeable future. it's both a sign of incoming terror and a relief when it happens - in this case, it's the latter. jade is here and alive, but she looks so much more different than when ruby had met her on the first day. she and riza may be slowly reaching their limits, but ruby is already well past her own.
she's curled next to riza on their shared bed, and weakly lifts her head to get a look at her fellow captive. ]
Jade-san...
[ she shakes her head. her tears have run their course for the day, but that doesn't mean she's all right - the optimistic, youthful twinkle in her eyes has all but disappeared into a dull exhaustion. she almost seems as if she's in a daze, barely conscious of her surroundings. ]
[ she hates it, really, but habits have proven themselves important over the last couple of days. habits like, as soon as one of them are taken away, the other two curl back up on the bed. it had been a couple of hours since jade had been taken, and despite riza's best efforts, she's lost track of the time.
at least until the doors creak open and steps in, the doors closed resolutely behind her. riza, after setting a comforting hand on the back of ruby's back before moving to sit up off the bed. ]
You don't need to apologize. [ said almost immediately in response to jade's apology, slowly moving to stand up off the bed. she shakes her head, moving towards where jade stands near the door. it's not quite hesitant, so much as it's slow. careful. ] Jade- come sit?
[ it's the same reassurance. but the pieces are almost in play, and they're about to strike. but roy can't stand allowing them to think they're just sitting there with no way out, and so he says it, every single time. ]
What is as light as a feather, but even the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold it for more than a minute?
[ he catches her at a bad time. that's probably the most reasonable answer to why it takes her so long to response. usually, she'll at least send a noise of confirmation, that she's here, that she's okay. now, it's delayed - ten, maybe fifteen minutes - before the connection is made. ]
Air.
[ soft, exhausted, but there. a voice in the back of his head, the same he's heard for the last few days, though weaker. quieter.
it's another few minutes before there's a second connection, the tone the same as before. ]
Roy- [ a pause, just a moment or two of silence. ] Hurry.
[ it's not the answer that he wants, and roy can hear it, exhaustion. pain. an uncomfortable feeling curls into his chest, and it takes him a moment to figure out what it is, before roy pins down the right word for the feeling.
helplessness.
roy had nearly lost her once, and he had vowed never to let it happen again. but here he is, with another broken promise, and another failed attempt to keep her safe. how many years ago was it, that he swore to keep her safe, in ishval? and here he is, still trying to live up to the promise of an idiotic twenty-year-old roy in the middle of the desert. ]
I'm on my way. Stay awake, and stay with me. Talk to me, Riza.
[ and he is, truly, on his way. the plan is being set into motion. he's coming. ]
[ he feels like a child. but he knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he cannot function on his own. not with this. not after dragging hughes out of a puddle of his own blood, or wondering whether this is real.
it is. he knows it is. but he needs to have it confirmed. to have some stable rock to freak out on. and it has to be her. ]
Riza.
Tell me what I said, after Maes' funeral, to you.
What did I say when you asked me what comes next?
[ he doesn't trust his voice, at the moment. it has to be text. ]
[ she knows there has been something going on around the city. she's heard enough about it, and when she and roy split that day, it was with the understanding they were going to try and help. she hasn't heard from him since then, but she wasn't worried. she could trust him to handle whatever happened, and if he couldn't, she trusted him to reach out to her.
the message, however, immediately puts her on edge. immediately sets the precedence for what is happening. whatever she was doing in that moment, is suddenly no longer important. no matter how important it might have been. ]
You asked me if I would join you in going after Brass.
[ any paranoia she might have had in saying it aloud is gone. any paranoia she might have had, ignored for the panic in her chest. ]
[ the answer grounds him, abruptly. the emotion in the link is palpable. roy isn't one to hide his emotions, which gets him into trouble more often than not. he's too soft, for the work that he wants to do, and the job he's volunteered for, but there's a lot to feel, from him, at the moment.
a lot of guilt. anger, barely contained fury. but tiny flickers of fear.
roy is almost never afraid. ]
I read Hughes' autopsy report so much that I memorized it, because I wanted to know exactly how he died, so I would know who to look for. I know exactly where the bullet hit. I always wondered whether I could have saved him, if I had gotten there in time, to stop the bleeding. I have my answer, now.
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A small note included with it reads: Dress Module: prevents damage to clothing. Effective under all known conditions. Who did this? A mystery]
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riza is going to be!!!! so confused!!!!!! but upon reading the note and trying out the items she's going to be too excited to just let them be. she loves all of this wtf. ]
sunsu delivery!
To Riza,
Happy Sunsu!! Hopefully these will be useful for you.]
From Nito Nazuna.]
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so when nazuna gets the message, some time later, but she's doing her best. ]
Ah- is this Nito Nazuna?
Thank you so much for the notebook. It's incredibly thoughtful of you.
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[ that's it
THAT'S THE ENTIRE MESSAGE ]
text.
Sir?
What is this?
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[ obviously!! ]
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Riza, you free to talk? It's Shiro. I'm contacting you to ask questions and answer them. ...and see how you're holding up.
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[ she sounds.....tired. but that's most likely all he can gather from her voice. which, that alone is telling for her current state, but she'll get into that. ]
I'm alright. What do you want to talk about?
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[Focus on now.]
I've focused on my part of the plan so I haven't heard the details on your side yet. Are they...interrogating all of you or testing on you?
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[ and it gives them hope, that's for sure. but ah...there's the question. ]
They weren't for the first couple of days, but have since started, yes.
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it hadn't been too bad this time - just the box and the darkness for a prolonged period of time. her collarbone might be broken from trying to break out, but she isn't too sure. maybe she'll ask one of them to check for her. ]
...Hey.
[ her voice is so thin. papery. ] I-- Sorry. I'm sorry. [ what for? it's not like it's her fault. jade winces. ] Has there been...any change? [ in anything, really. ]
they didn't have it coming at all
she's curled next to riza on their shared bed, and weakly lifts her head to get a look at her fellow captive. ]
Jade-san...
[ she shakes her head. her tears have run their course for the day, but that doesn't mean she's all right - the optimistic, youthful twinkle in her eyes has all but disappeared into a dull exhaustion. she almost seems as if she's in a daze, barely conscious of her surroundings. ]
they didn't do it, but if they'd done it
at least until the doors creak open and steps in, the doors closed resolutely behind her. riza, after setting a comforting hand on the back of ruby's back before moving to sit up off the bed. ]
You don't need to apologize. [ said almost immediately in response to jade's apology, slowly moving to stand up off the bed. she shakes her head, moving towards where jade stands near the door. it's not quite hesitant, so much as it's slow. careful. ] Jade- come sit?
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cicerooooooo
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( hourly check-in number eighty-four )
Why can't all cities be designed like Central?
It took me two hours to find the same market I went to yesterday.
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( hourly check-in number eighty six )
I'm not sure how to phrase that request to the general public.
'Help Wanted: Idiot Required To Test Game.'
( hourly check-in number eighty-seven ) okay i'm done
[ it's the same reassurance. but the pieces are almost in play, and they're about to strike. but roy can't stand allowing them to think they're just sitting there with no way out, and so he says it, every single time. ]
What is as light as a feather, but even the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold it for more than a minute?
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Air.
[ soft, exhausted, but there. a voice in the back of his head, the same he's heard for the last few days, though weaker. quieter.
it's another few minutes before there's a second connection, the tone the same as before. ]
Roy- [ a pause, just a moment or two of silence. ] Hurry.
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helplessness.
roy had nearly lost her once, and he had vowed never to let it happen again. but here he is, with another broken promise, and another failed attempt to keep her safe. how many years ago was it, that he swore to keep her safe, in ishval? and here he is, still trying to live up to the promise of an idiotic twenty-year-old roy in the middle of the desert. ]
I'm on my way. Stay awake, and stay with me. Talk to me, Riza.
[ and he is, truly, on his way. the plan is being set into motion. he's coming. ]
Into hell, remember?
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not after dragging hughes out of a puddle of his own blood, or wondering whether this is real.
it is. he knows it is. but he needs to have it confirmed. to have some stable rock to freak out on. and it has to be her. ]
Riza.
Tell me what I said, after Maes' funeral, to you.
What did I say when you asked me what comes next?
[ he doesn't trust his voice, at the moment. it has to be text. ]
[ text ]
the message, however, immediately puts her on edge. immediately sets the precedence for what is happening. whatever she was doing in that moment, is suddenly no longer important. no matter how important it might have been. ]
You asked me if I would join you in going after Brass.
[ any paranoia she might have had in saying it aloud is gone. any paranoia she might have had, ignored for the panic in her chest. ]
General- where are you?
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a lot of guilt. anger, barely contained fury. but tiny flickers of fear.
roy is almost never afraid. ]
I read Hughes' autopsy report so much that I memorized it, because I wanted to know exactly how he died, so I would know who to look for. I know exactly where the bullet hit. I always wondered whether I could have saved him, if I had gotten there in time, to stop the bleeding. I have my answer, now.
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