life_ethereal | Voicemail

[Takame tended to... leave well enough alone. He knew Harumasa was well taken care of but he had a bad feeling. Granted, he was well within his right to given the prophecies seen.

... He knew Harumasa to be punctual, though. Even getting his voicemail just increased this sensation of dread. But when he spoke, it was steady.]

Harumasa-kun. 'Tis Kesi Takame speaking. I was wondering if you were feeling alright? You often are one of the first to share their prophecies and I saw none from you in response to this month's. Pray forgive me for the sudden message, I only wished to do a... wellness check.

I am... worried, I confess.

Please return this message when you are feeling well enough to do so.

[... Somethin' stinks, Ame-chan.

Mm... Indeed it does.]

[Harumasa has been quiet in the chat recently. No doubt his sickness has gotten the better of him. Perhaps the fresh air with Flins had stirred up an episode? He hopes not--he figures the fae would've surely let them know if Harumasa was feeling unwell due to such things. On top of that, Lighter's ongoing disappearance had made the group chat tense all around.

Lycaon had to do something.]

Mockingbird hereby declares it will be consensually stealing (1) person for the following weekend. Target is subject to:

1. Movie 'binge' of their choice
2. Roasted Salmon with Honey Glaze and Walnuts
3. Hot Green Tea with Honey and Lemon
4. A blanket nest
5. Miscellaneous pampering

Target: Harumasa Asaba
Duration: 2 days
After time allotment has expired, he will be returned as if he had never left. Any current Mockingbird contracts with Harumasa Asaba will be upheld.

[...Lycaon sends it, feeling pretty good about himself. This is just what he'd promised Harumasa before, and Hugo needed something to keep his mind off scrolling the network for news on Lighter.

...

He looks at his phone, waiting a response.]

[Did he not send it?

The DM has the checkmark next to it. That was a clear indicator it had gone through.

...

Doubt starts to rise in his heart. Did he just...fail at the Mockingbird delivery? It was his first time since he'd stepped back into the role.]

[He didn't change his name to 'mockingbird'. That was a mistake. Oh Hugo is going to laugh at him for this one.]

Ah.

Harumasa. I'm terribly sorry. It appears I've messed up on the delivery of my message. Please. Let us not tell Hugo about my mistake in sending it. You are free to laugh at me in person.

I merely wanted to dramatize a trip to my home. I think a warm meal and getting out of Meropide regularly is what you need.

[No response. Something is not right.

Lycaon looks again at his phone and...air leaves through his nostrils in defeat. He truly wasn't good at this, was he.]

We may discuss this at another time. My apologies, Harumasa.

I should not have insinuated such a thing when you weren't feeling well. Please. Feel free to reach out to me when you are better. Give Jun my regards.

Harumasa! Hey, guess what? A Very Long Engagement finally came back from the guy who was renting it! Took like six e-mails but it's finally back on the shelf. D'you wanna watch it with me?

Or, if not that, the Disney Robin Hood also came back too! You'll like it, it's got all the classic Robin Hood tropes but everyone's a talking animal. Robin Hood's a fox.

[gently:] If you're not feeling well enough for visitors, that's okay. I'll hold the copies until I can drop in again. See you soon.

[A picture of Eous, standing on a tall stool, patiently dealing with a customer at the cashier. Since the Oscars nominee list has just been released, it's wearing a snazzy suit with a blue cap.]

Hey. Sunglasses freak is back if you wanna kick his ass for leaving.

And before you ask how I know, I saw him at the edge of town with Maxima while I was out getting vegetables from the weird fuck-off cottage. I'm not fucking with you.

[God, the fire month really is messing him up huh?]

What, now you're deciding to sleep instead of talking at me? I'll take the excuse to kick his ass for you you know.

[... still nothing, huh? Not even a read?

...Mmmmm don't like that!]

Hey, I'm at H-Mart call me back and tell me what you want.

[Bad vibes, baaaad vibes.

He could be being paranoid but Harumasa loves to fucking yap. Even if he's mid-nap he'd at least pick up, read, go back to the nap. And he's a light sleeper anyway!

More voicemail time as there's price scanning noises in the background:]

Seriously, give me a call back. If you're feeling like shit I'll just go again when they open tomorrow and give you your shit before work.

Harumasa...

... Harumasa?

[And another five.]

There's a fucking limit to how much you ought to screw with someone, damn you...

[... Goddammit.

Jun, you better pick up...]

Edited (:)) 2026-01-28 21:36 (UTC)

...you're probably not going to get this for a while. But Harumasa, you need to know: we'll find you. We're gonna get you and the others out of there, just—hold on a little longer, all right?

[After learning they were related by blood, it wasn't surprising to Jun that Haru wanted to look into it. Nor was it surprising that Haru's search would begin in the hospital, since they had... endless amounts of free time in this place.

Not wanting to risk their other siblings overhearing, Jun waits until nighttime when everyone else is asleep. It took some digging to find Jun's old DNA test that he took when he was a teenager- since it sat in the depths of his email- but eventually he dug it up and forward it to Haru]

Okay, I found that DNA test I took. Forwarded it to you with my username and password.

[The DNA test is a pretty standard DNA test. 97% Japanese, 3% Russian, and a couple other asian ethnicities that were less than a percentage worth. There's even some listings of possible relatives, mostly distant- the majority of them were based in the Tokyo area, though there were some really distant cousins in North America. So at a glance? Extremely standard stuff going on. It's no wonder teen Jun didn't get any red flags from it. ]

Edited 2026-02-24 04:55 (UTC)

[Harumasa appreciates it. He has a feeling that he'll be putting it aside until after they get out, but for now he wants to do some of the initial research. The archer gives his brother a small smile of gratitude.]

Thanks, Jun-bug. Lemme take a look....

[Opening it up, he looks through the percentages and possible branches, but he does frown at the high percentage of Russian in their family lineage.]

Wait, Russian? It's almost 3%, too. That's pretty high. I would've expected, like, Chinese or maybe Korean before Russian.

[He's going to dig further into that.]

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