feistytrader | IC INBOX for recolle

[ ...Let her help you, Goro, she'll be your guide, you lost little lamb... ]

You're right, I suppose... It's hard to lose things digitally, whereas physical copies can be lost between moves... [ Also— ] Please watch your step, Akechi.

[Thank... Thank you...]

My apologies. My thoughts tend to run away from me at times.

Forget losing things. The less you have the move, the easier it is. I'm gonna have a real easy time when we all move in.

[He shrugs, like that was a perfectly reasonable thing to say, then puts a hand on Goro's head.]

I don't need to carry you, do I?

[He jerks away, turning his face away.]

No! No, no, certainly not, that's not necessary in the least, my mind won't wander anymore. Thank you for your concern. Both of you. Let's focus on the matter at hand.

[ Ooh, someone got embarrassed... ]

I agree with the notion that the less you have, the easier it is to move, yet I've still found myself picking up quite a lot over the years... or I suppose, rather, I was given a lot—mostly jewelry, clothing, things like that. Boxes to hold my valuables... I purchased game systems on my own though, and the games for them as well, though my laptop was a gift from one of my aunts as reparation for our beach vacation being canceled...

[ ......um. ]

My apologies. [ She's, uh... That is a lot of money to talk about in front of two people who decided the clearance rack was where they were getting clothes. Even she realizes that. ] I'll cull my belongings and simply leave what I'm not very attached to with my uncle.

[...She's trying to be considerate. At the same time, there's something about Elizabeth and the way she talks... It never feels like she's looking down on him. Like she thinks she's better than him. She just happens to have a different financial situation, that's all.]

Bring whatever you'd like. It's good to savor what you have.

[It's a simple statement, and it's said gently. But before it gets too personal, he switches gears.]

Besides, someone has to fill the living room, and you'll let us use your game systems, right?

[... It's odd to watch Silver be gentle at someone, it's always a surprise to see him be anything but the usual flavor -- which is more of the latter statement -- in general, and Goro nods, smile softening.]

Silver's right, Miss Velveteen. Please bring whatever you'd like; I know there's plenty of books I'm going to be taking with me, and I'd hate to be the only one with clutter in my room.

[ She's... admittedly not entirely sure what to do with this gentleness, but it isn't a bad sort of thing, so rolling with it like she's done everything else in her life seems like a decent idea. ]

Of course I'll let you use them, and Akechi, perhaps if we share any titles, we can reduce any potential clutter. Oh! [ Give her a moment, she's got her phone— ] This reminds me. I bought a housewarming gift yesterday—Silver said you wouldn't have minded me living with you two, and I assumed he would be right, and I suppose I was lucky that he was...

Regardless. [ Come here you two, look at this gorgeous music box. ] This is it. It has a very lovely tune, I assure you.

[ And it may or may not play that very lovely tune backwards at three in the morning exactly on the third Tuesday of the month but let's not get into that right now. She wants to test it out first. ]

...I'm surprised Jeager finally managed to sell that thing.

[He's not sure what drew Elizabeth to it, but you know what, Goro bought a bunch of weird stuff too.]

[Oh, it's so pretty...]

Why's that? It seems perfectly beautiful to me.

You and I have very different taste.

[But joking aside, Silver's expression grows more serious, and-]

Liz, did he tell you about that music box?

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Of course. In fact, its story is why I was interested in purchasing it in the first place.

[ c: ]

I also bought a lovely set of jewelry. [ ... ] Which does not hold any particular significance.

[Story..?]

Um, what exactly is the story behind it..?

It's supposed to play its tune backwards at exactly three in the morning on the third Tuesday of every month.

[He says, like he's commited this to memory.]

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There's nothing to substantiate the claim, however. Mr. Jaeger couldn't vouch for the validity.

[ ...So it may or may not do that. ]

Regardless, it caught my interest, so I purchased it.

[Oh my god--]

Something like that could never happen. The mechanisms inside would never allow it to play backwards, and at such a specific time?

[Scoff! Scoff.]

Certainly not.

Then we have nothing to worry about.

[Silver doesn't feel the need to push it. The seed of doubt has been planted.]

[ ...That's probably true, but it's still a little disappointing. ]

I suppose it does sound a little silly... I don't regret it though. It's still a lovely item, haunted or not.

[... He feels a little bad about raining on her parade like that, since it was the thing that charmed her in the first place, but. But!!]

Oh, no, it certainly is, Miss Velveteen, and... while unbelievable, the story does give it a certain bit of character. I think it was a worthy purchase and I'll look forward to hearing its lovely tune myself.

[...Well damn, if Elizabeth is going to be disappointed about it-]

Backwards at three in the morning on the third Tuesday, right? I'd be surprised if your mystery solving nature would let you leave it be.

It's mystifying for sure, but I don't normally deal with the seemingly paranormal, Silver. I prefer things based in reality.

[... Even if Phantom Thieves, that which could be real or not, is catching his interest as much as it had his other self in those visions...]

I'll be the paranormal investigator of us two then.

[ A light pat to his arm. ]

Worry not. I'll stay up and listen for its tune every month until I'm satisfied that it is either haunted or not haunted.

After the past two weeks, I'm surprised you still have a hard time believing the unbelievable.

[But with that said, he looks eagerly at Elizabeth.]

So if Goro's a detective and you're a paranormal investigator, what does that make me?

[ He's so cute when he's eager... Oh! She knows. ]

There's only one thing you could be, Silver. It's very important—almost more so than either detective or investigator. Your role is someone who motivates us, who stands by us no matter what troubles may befall our dear agency. At our darkest hour, you'll come from the shadows, holding a guiding light. Silver Bells, you are...

[ ........ ]

Our cute mascot character! [ c: ] How eagerly you looked to me for an answer reminded me of one.

[ She's not serious, probably. Her tone's as light as it usually is, so it's hard to tell, but she wouldn't really relegate him to a simple mascot character... maybe. ]

I'm not being a mascot character unless it's for something cool, like a group of superheroes or a fighting game.

[...Because this is the important part here, apparently.]

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