INBOX.

[threewishes]

"Hello, hello! You've reached Kanbaru Suruga, better known as Araragi's Rin's a certain someone's sex slave. My specialty move is the edge attack. It seems I'm not available right now, but if you would leave a message, I'll be sure to get back to you on my own time. Thanks!"

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[paramountcy]

What a display. [She sounds a little less than amused.]

You wouldn't humiliate yourself for attention. So what is it?

[threewishes]

Hm, that might be right. I don't consider it humiliation, myself; that's all on those around me.

Ah, but Satsuki-sama really does ask the deep questions... Did you hear my answering machine, yourself? The original message denotes a very important pact between me and another back home. It's vital everyone knows of our special bond! The modified version—... [ aka, when she changed the name to "rin" ] Well, we'll see what comes of that.

[paramountcy]

Who do you think determines that? [You do you, Kanbaru, but...it's humiliating.]

Do I have to listen to it to understand your true feelings? The original is already lost.

[threewishes]

Is it selfish to say "myself"? Oh! Is this a case of the fabled... secondhand embarrassment?

[ does she really want to make satsuki listen to that... probably not ]

... Perhaps not. Haha, so long as you know Kanbaru Suruga and Araragi Koyomi have that "special bond", then all is not lost.

[paramountcy]

Not on my part. [She tsks, and, honestly, it sounds a little judgmental.]

Kanbaru. It sounds as if you want this person to take notice of you. Are you not getting the attention you desire?

[That's a shot for the jugular if Satsuki's ever made one.]

[threewishes]

I'm glad to hear that!

[ oh... well. satsuki wouldn't be wrong in that assumption; she's neither senjougahara's girlfriend (top priority) nor araragi's sex slave. both endeavors have been failed. she hums thoughtfully. ]

Did I make it that obvious? [ yes. ] Perhaps this is my way of acting out... In my defense, it's a little more cunning than a child simply throwing a tantrum.

[paramountcy]

No, you wouldn't do such a thing without seeing how it fed into some larger scheme. You're more forward-thinking that that.

[While everyone else is busy being scandalized with the message, Satsuki's gone back to being bombproof, trying to understand what drives Kanbaru to act the way she does.] What's the method behind the madness?

[threewishes]

[ she considers the question. considers if she should answer truthfully. it's a little startling, she thinks, how much satsuki already knows about her. could she say the same? certainly not. it's a motive she files away for later.

it's not as if there weren't people out there that already knew of this particular story, she tells herself. but... ]

Hmm. Are you sure you wish to know? It's another ugly truth that doesn't paint me in a particularly flattering light.

[paramountcy]

[It's strange, in some ways, that Satsuki's become a person others feel comfortable oversharing with. Then again, it's not too far a deviation from the way she was before. There's something magnetic about a stone wall that nonetheless absorbs, absorbs, absorbs - like a sponge.]

I'm used to those. Life is inherently full of those truths - trying to conceal them, seeing them resurface, understanding they were always a part of us.

[threewishes]

[ she sucks in a barely-audible breath. yes, it's somewhat harrowing, considering satsuki is someone she actually... wants to have a somewhat okay opinion of her. shit's tough.

but she's made up her mind. ]

All right, Satsuki-sama! I'll tell you. But on one condition... [ as if she's in a place to bargain for conditions now ]