Ｉｎｂｏｘ ◈ thefarshore

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"This is Add. State your business and I'll get back to you if necessary." [ beep ]

Comments

[has_too_many_moles]

it is a little embarrassing but my shinki form is that of a pot lid. My ability seems to be more of a limiter more then anything else.

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[...suddenly, he feels a lot better about his own vessel form.]

Noted. Well, I suppose a pot lid could still be used in some ways. Have you tested your durability at all? Perhaps as a shield or deflector?

Text; 22 Mar 9am

[birdstheword]

Adddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd~!! hello hello!
are you there? good morning!!

if you still want ill show you around the town! we can get something sweet to snack on too if you're hungry!!

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[An entire week goes by before Add is reminded that he had arrangements for a "date" with a "robot".

How could he forget such an important event?! Even if he was a bit distracted for that first week, between figuring out what he was supposed to be doing and getting his ass beat in by a crazed lunatic... Ahh, but now he looks completely uninterested, he had such a perfect start and now he's gone and left a poor impression...!

Okay, wait, calm down, Add. She still texted him! Even if she never responded to his post asking about robots (maybe she didn't think it was necessary since they'd already met?) she's still clearly expressing interest in him. Does she really think he's that interesting? That's still a factor that could be played to his advantage. And maybe she just thinks he was busy this week and that's why he forgot to reach out to here? It wouldn't exactly be a lie. That would be a good excuse to run with, regardless...

She seems to be in a good mood, but it's difficult to tell based on text alone... he can't be too careless. He doesn't want to upset her before he has his chance. Ah, is she capable of being upset? It would actually be absolutely fascinating if she was. Aahh, now he kind of wants to try pushing her metaphorical buttons to see if he can get a different response...!

—oh, right. He still has to respond to her text first.]

Text; 22 Mar 9:47am

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Of course I'm still interested, kukuku. I would've contacted you sooner but something came up. Actually, I was just about to contact you myself.

Where would you like to meet? I'm not busy right now, so I'll be on my way shortly.

Text; 9:48 am

[birdstheword]

really? are you okay? if you need help with something we can do that instead! i dont mind it could be fun if we both work together! o vob

anywhere is good! i donno where you live and i dont think you know where my shrine is soooo how about where we first bumped into each other? you know by the arcade and bike shop???

Text; 9:50 am

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It's nothing that you need to concern yourself with, besides I'm not occupied at the moment so it's fine. Let's stick to our original plan.

I'd be interested to know where your shrine is anyway, but that location will do as well. I'll see you there soon, keke.

text. 3/26

[cloak]

It's late, but I have something for you.

[And by late he means what exactly? Who knows]

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What are you talking about? [it's still pretty early in the day...]

[cloak]

After a successful mission, isn't it normal to get some kind of reward?

[See where this is going?]

[oathkeeper]

[Feeling bad for upsetting Add with his stupid dumb jokes, Sora leaves a gift at Chang'e's temple for Add to find. It's a tin of chocolate robots with a little note.]

Add,

Sorry! Peace offering, okay? No hard feelings?

-Sora

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[... None of those chocolates are surviving the day.

He sends a text message reply a few hours after finding (and swiftly devouring) the gift.]

I'm not mad, I just hate people who are annoying. [so......... he was mad.]

[oathkeeper]

[Sora's gonna take that as a thank you in Add-Speak so he's pleased.]

haha, I get it! Glad you liked the chocos!

text; backdated > September 17

[in_praetego]

[ Gah how does one even word texts like these? ]

We likely haven't spoken but my name is Yukio Okumura. If I'm not mistaken, you're the god that's been assigned to shinki named Rin, right? I'd like to talk to you about him.

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That's correct.

Your name is also Okumura. What's the relation?

[in_praetego]

He's my older brother.

[ Older twin brother... but details! ]

Needless to say, I just want to make sure he's going to be in good hands.

nov 19

[abgrund]

[ the day started off quite normal, for the most part. ain was nowhere to be seen in the morning, though it's easy enough to assume that he had gone back to within the void close to the temple's core, as he usually does. add should be used to it by now - plus, if he ever needed ain to come, he could just call him.

and a relatively normal day it remains, until some sort of harsh geometric screeching pierces the silence in the temple. it's just for a moment, but add would be able to pinpoint exactly where it came from; if only because of a sharp pain that accompanies the sound, coming from a source that has never transmitted anything to him until now.

if add goes looking, he would find ain in the void, curled up into some sort of vine knot close to the core. he seems to have been impaled by several black spears, but upon closer examination they look the same as the dark skin covering most of his body. ]

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[The piercing emotion hits him first, but it's the scream that immediately narrows down the list of possible sources—he only has four shinki, and only one of those four could make a noise that rips through the void like that. And if it's something that can distress Ain—

Add is there in a flash, dynamos poised around him, to see the curled up form framed against the core's glow. It's impossible to tell what's happening, but he can make out tentacles and sharp spikes jutting out of Ain's body. Add's expression pales, momentarily frozen with panic as all the worst-case scenarios start playing out in his mind.]

Ain! [He surges forward, immediately grasping for the spears in an attempt to dislodge them. Is he hurt? Did something attack him? Is there anything Add could even do if Ain got hurt, considering his weird biology?? There are too many questions he can't answer right now, he needs more information—] What happened?!

[abgrund]

[ perhaps it's for the best that he had been in the void when the memory hits him. for someone so accustomed to the emptiness in his heart, experiencing the memory's accompany emotions is akin to the experience of a blind man who, upon having his sight restored, had his eyes prised out subsequently. these feelings are not gentle, and his body reacts before his mind does - the spears protruding out in some echo of the cry ripping through the void. they are a part of his eldritch form, something that add is bound to realize, as they are impossible to pull out.

add would still feel the torrent of fear and despair across their link, a flood of roaring dark water. it'll be a while before ain responds. he does not speak - instead, a hand forms from the tendrils of his body, reaching out to grasp add's own.

he's cold. ]

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[futhark]

[ Somewhere in December, Add gets a weird text. ]

Yo, been a while. I'm curious what you're up to, but I'll cut the small talk down tonight. I heard you were here for quite a long time, do you ever remember a time when Amaterasu was not a kid?

[ He figures that Add is another no-nonsense person that would actually prefer to be asked directly. Instead of starting with pleasantries and weather talk ]

some vague ass time after 4th wall

[kokuyoyo]

[Chikusa has been doing his very best to not harass Add, after that time he tried to murder him. Daddy's orders. But this time, he can't quite resist. Add will find a video file in his inbox. Chikusa set up a camera to record the fight from a distance with... someone that looks like Add? If Add wasn't a god damn wimp.]

[The main focus is, of course, Chikusa managing to get right in there enough to smash his fist into Add #2's face. There's a split second before he manages to dig out his phone to take a picture of a close up of #2's expression clearly warped into that of someone trying really hard not to burst into tears.]

[Chikusa makes sure the video is cut before it shows him hauling ass away from #2 trying to punch him right back.]

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[In wake of everything else that's happened to him recently, this is... unexpected. Add just stares at the video in confusion for several minutes trying to figure out what it means (and also replaying it a few more times, you know, for science). Did Chikusa send this to the wrong person? Was he actually stupid enough to mistake that obvious doppelganger for the real Add? Is he... trying to cheer Add up??

It's impossible for him to just ignore this and leave it a mystery. He needs to know.]

Why did you send me this?

[kokuyoyo]

[...That's not... exactly the reaction he was expecting, Chikusa won't lie.]

[There's a delay in response while he tries to figure out how to deal with this.]

why do u think

[There,a complete non-answer that he hopes make the other guy spill]

text

[cloak]

Add, I can't get to the lab.

[Days like this, he really misses those helpful tentacles]

text -> not text

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Are you stuck in the maze again? Stay where you are, I'll come to you.

[Honestly, how does Roxas keep getting lost in here so easily?? Truly a mystery for the ages. Through a combination of clairvoyance, their god-shinki bond and Roxas' tracking device, at least it's an easy problem to fix. Within only a minute or two Add's eye pops into existence next to him, staring for a few seconds before blinking away to make room for a narrow portal. Add sticks his head out, long hair tumbling down.]

You don't have to wait until you're lost to call me, you know. [only for Roxas. if it was anyone else he'd probably be annoyed, but for Roxas he doesn't mind dropping everything to pick him up.]