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You have reached Barnaby Brooks Jr. Please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you.

[There are a couple of voicemails left for Barnaby, each a few seconds long. Each a couple of minutes apart. They're filled with heavy static, as if the Forge is being intentionally shaken.

The truth is, Kotetsu can't hold his hand steady long enough to speak into the microphone, and is afraid to let the silence stretch long enough for Bunny to worry.

Ten more minutes, and he tries again. The Forge is on the table. He's still trembling slightly, but he's steady enough to speak, he thinks.]

Bunny?

[--god, is that what his voice sounds like right now? It's hoarse and cracked, and Kotetsu tries to swallow, but his mouth is too dry, and his throat hurts too much to try to clear it. So much for trying to sound casual.]

...A-are you busy?

Edited (idek what happened with icons there) 2012-01-23 01:35 (UTC)

[Kotetsu sounds awful. Barnaby responds without bothering to wonder just what could have affected his partner so badly--he's so used to cheerful Kotetsu, the man who would rather do anything than admit anything was wrong with him, that this is downright alarming.]

What's wrong, Kotetsu?

[His voice is just a little sharp with concern that he doesn't bother to hide.]

Nn?

[There's a sound of somewhat muted surprise. He didn't expect Bunny to call him on it so soon.]

No...I'm...fine.

[It's an obvious lie to both parties involved, but perhaps it might be comforting that whatever has shaken Kotetsu has not shaken him to the point that he's let go of his need to pretend that he's alright.]

Are you busy?

[It might sound a little more insistent, this time, though Kotetsu doesn't intend it.]

[...it's oddly comforting that Kotetsu is sticking to the lie, even if it's painfully obvious. Barnaby thinks about it for a moment--he does have a few things he could be doing, but it's nothing dire... and that slight insistence in his partner's voice, coupled with how out of character Kotetsu is acting, easily convinces him that this is more important right now. So after a moment he shakes his head.]

No, I'm free at the moment. Would you like to come over to the apartment I'm staying in?

[If Kotetsu thinks that was easier than usual... well, it was. Barnaby still hasn't shaken his insecurity about being all but alone here. Therefore, seeing Kotetsu in this crazy place is reassuring.]

[...Ah, there's the catch, isn't it? Normally this wouldn't be an issue at all, but if this were a normal circumstance, he wouldn't be freaking out, either. He doesn't particularly mind as such, either, but Kotetsu is a bit unsure of his capacity to think straight, much less venture outside of his apartment with as shaky as he is right now.]

Naa, Bunny...[hesitation hesitation here it is.]

...Could you come over, instead?

[Wow he probably looks and sounds so pathetic, this is ridiculous.]

[...and his worry just went up to eleven. Whatever's wrong, it must be really bad.

He hesitates too, thinking it over.]

...you're not drunk, are you?

[Worry or not, he's still Barnaby.]

Edited 2012-01-25 23:12 (UTC)

[Really, Bunny. Really. :| He's silent a moment after the question.]

No.

[...ok, that went over about as well as could be expected. But at least whatever it is, it's not that bad, not yet, and there's really no tactful way to ask that question. He moves to grab his jacket as he replies.]

Just checking. You're in 'your' apartment now, correct?

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