motormouths | First gear

[There's a light crackle as Souda fiddles with his Pokeconnect before he comes in clear.]

...uck!

[It's like an echo of Kuzuryuu's message on the network, only it's weeks late. Thankfully, he didn't have it on for two whole minutes of his freaking out, but he's still a pathetic crying mess. All the cold has apparently sapped the all the hope right out of his body. His boilersuit is zipped straight up, and his teeth are chattering.

Arguing with some lady who acted like a mother really didn't help his morale.]

Sonia-san, [Of course he calls out for her first, the predictable bastard] Hinata, the rest of ya guys! Are ya getting any of this?! [There isn't even a pause as he continues, because the tears on his face are freezing.]

F-First off, why the hell are there Pokémon?!

[The view pans down to show off his Totodile down by his feet chewing on his shoelaces. Souda is nervously laughing outside of view.]

Aha...ahahaaa... I'm dreaming, right? 'cause I played the first one when I was younger, but... There wasn't any ever like this one here!

This shit ain't funny! It's way too cold for it to be a joke! Goin' from an island to frozen hell?! If that Naegi kid is here, I'm throwing this thing [he means his Totodile] right at him! And I wanna go home, so ya guys better come out and get me already!

[...And now he just sounds like one of those children who lost their parents in a gigantic store.]

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...t-tell me what, Souda-san?

[It's...not really her place to ask, it's not her conversation. But it sounds like whatever this is important...and that maybe she should know.]

[Kuzuryuu is going to kill him. If he had some sort of influence and power, Kuzuryuu would have him killed right now. He'd sic a ton of dogs, have a bunch of people come in and fill him full of holes, bring in these guys to bash his head in with those nail bats! Souda makes a pathetic whimpering noise.

Help.]

...Kuzuryuu! [PLEASE HELP.]

[See, this is what he was talking about. This right here.]

It's nothing, Tsumiki. Just forget about it, alright?

[Oh hey look. He's not yelling at her. LOOK HOW CALM THIS CONVERSATION IS BEING RN.]

He's just being a dumbass.

[BUSINESS AS USUAL, FRANKLY.]

[She's quiet for a moment. She's still really curious but...if he says it's nothing, then it's probably nothing, right?]

...okay, Kuzuryuu-san.

[The look on her face says she's still questioning it in her head though.]

Shut up, you dumb pig bitch! Don't you know not to speak when you're not spoken to? Talking out of line, again! You really got worse, didn't you?!

[TRYING HARD TO DRIVE HER AWAY. TRYING TOO HARD.]

[Visibly shrinking away from the gear because that sure is Saionji yelling at her. She purposefully didn't ask you because of this why did you have to reply to her.]

I-I'm sorry!! I'm sorry for speaking out of turn!

That's right. Now go away, whatever your name is. [And off the gear goes- she won't reply further to this fucking train wreck, and if Tsumiki actually squints she can see traces of tears on Saionji's cheeks.]

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Threadjack. Sorry.

SCREECHING

this is why we can't have nice things

sorry not sorry

OH FUCK WE FUCKED UP- filtered as to look a bit less suspicious to others

Filtered; that's only going to work until she goes to talk to someone in person Saionji

filtered; nervous sweating