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Sakura Tohsaka

はい、サクラです。( ` ω ´ ) 名前とクイックメッセージを共に残して、私はあなたに戻って。。。

... O-oh, right! English. Um... um, sorry, I forgot, I'm just--[beeeep]

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[imaginex]

The aspirin is starting to sound like a good idea.

[Nee-san she is having a DAY, get to the point, what is this--

oh.]

You mean the--

[A muffled sound that is both embarrassed and put-out]

My roommate thought we should relax, so we had a few... drinks...

[heritrix]

I know, I saved your texts! You were so cute.

I thought about calling so I could hear if you were just a little tipsy or totally trashed, but you seemed to be having fun. That's a sight I'd pay to see, though! We'll have to do it sometime.

[imaginex]

... Well, I mean, I'm not very good at holding my liquor, I've found, but I would like that.

[Smiling a little]

[heritrix]

Haaaah? That's what I was hoping you'd say!

[Getting to see your little sister drunk with no parents to scold you for it? Sign her the heck up.]

We still haven't gotten to have our lunch like we planned, so we can just make it a dinner instead, with some afterparty drinks. Maybe in... I don't know. A few weeks?

[imaginex]

[A beat. That... that long?]

We could, of course.

[Another beat]

But, um... did you want to do something for your birthday at least?

[heritrix]

[While still pleasant, there's a notable tone shift in Rin's voice now. A little more quiet, a little more formal.]

Mm, that's part of why I called, actually. It seems something's come up, so I won't be in the city for a while.

[imaginex]

... You got a text.

[It's not a question.]

[heritrix]

I did.

[Nor is this surprise. After talking with Shinji, she assumes several people have at this point.]

I turned them down, initially, but they asked me to name my price and further agreed to it. It's a lucrative offer, and I'll admit that after the months we've had cut off from the rest of the world, I'm curious.

[imaginex]

[Sakura nods... realizes Rin can hear it, and then hums like she's being supportive.]

Right... Well. It's a good opportunity then.

Will Shinji-kun be with you?

[heritrix]

No, that's the funny thing. I'm not sure where I'll be heading yet, only the meeting place; but where they told me to wait is different from where Shinji will be, so I think they're sending out more than one team.

[imaginex]

Okay.

Do you know how long you'll be gone?

[heritrix]

They didn't say.

[Hm. Would it be more discouraging to leave it at that, or no? Rin hums thoughtfully, then adds:]

Long enough they could justify awarding me with a college credit when I asked.

[imaginex]

[Ha... well. That's her sister for ya.

She huffs a laugh and sighs]

So at least a month, I assume.

[heritrix]

Sheesh, I hope not. [Huff!] I'm getting some other perks out of this, but I still have school and other things to get back to!

[Work. Mostly work. Ughhhhh, she needs to leave Natalia an advance...]

[imaginex]

Maybe if you complete whatever you need to, you can get back earlier? I don't know how all of this works, to be honest...

[heritrix]

Me either. Though I heard there was something like this a long time ago...?

Well, more like months. People always bring up something major that happened in August.

[imaginex]

Yes, they do. But I never really asked about a timeline, or even what they were asked to do back then.

[A sigh through her nose]

I guess you'll get to find out regardless.

[heritrix]

Mm.

[There's a little bit of silence, and then:]

Anyways, I should probably get to packing, but I just wanted to let you know what was up.

[imaginex]

Mmhmm!

[Injecting cheer into her hum.]

Please keep in contact while you're out there.

... If you're able to, of course.

1/2

[heritrix]

Oh, sure. [Rin blinks at her phone.] I'll shoot updates every now and again!

Bye, Sakura.

[heritrix]

[...and then thinking to her chat with Shinji earlier:]

L-Love you.

[asdfgh THERE, she did it. Hanging up now, bai.]