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[lifeprice]

[ For anyone familiar with Aki, the lack of proper grammar and brevity might be alarming, as might the content of his message. ]

tsurumaru is gone too.

pulled into a rift.

if anyone knows anything i want to know. i need to find him.

whatever it takes.

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@POWERFUL!!!, privated!

[thefinalpower]

Let me have one of your mate's shirts! My sense of smell is excellent, I shall track him down!

🔓

[lifeprice]

I have one in my room. Can you stop by?

[thefinalpower]

[ no reply, but a few minutes later someone is hammering at Aki's door! ]

[lifeprice]

[ When he opens the door, he, frankly, looks like shit. His hair is down, he's in sweats, and he's exhausted, but he tries to manage a smile for her. ]

Power.

[thefinalpower]

Topknot!

[ Power barrels into him and grabs Aki in a brief, aggressive hug that's somewhere between a hug and a bodycheck. She's always been more physically close with Denji, but with Aki here, she's determined to make up for lost time. ]

Do you have a shirt or something that I can use?

[lifeprice]

[ Thanks to his strength upgrade, Aki is able to hold onto her without stumbling back, but he does breath out a sharp noise and squeeze her gently. ]

Yeah, there's a kimono in here. Sit, I'll get it.

[thefinalpower]

[ She sits, but not for long. By the time Aki comes back, Power has already gotten into some of his snacks in the kitchen! ]

[lifeprice]

Power...

[ Sighing, he slumps down beside her and leans into them, closing his eyes. ]

... Thank you.

[thefinalpower]

[ She leans into him too after a moment, making sure not to poke him in the eye with her horns. ]

... Of course. I shall do my best.

[ The lack of over-the-top bombast and hyping up her own abilities is a good sign that she's being sincere for once! Although she's also speaking with her mouth full, which might ruin the moment a bit. ]

[lifeprice]

I know you will.

[ He passes over the kimono, closing his eyes. ]

I can't feel him through our rings. I can't feel... Anything.

[thefinalpower]

[ ... uh oh, that sounds like the beginnings of an emotional spiral. Power nudges him in the side with her elbow. ]

... Maybe there just isn't any reception inside rifts. It doesn't mean he isn't alright.

[lifeprice]

I wonder if it's the distance, or something else. I've only experienced the Rift once before...

[ And that was with Tsuru, and it just made him want to kiss him. Well.

No need to tell her that story. ]

[thefinalpower]

Really? What was it like? Did you go inside, or get poisoned?

[ tact, thy name is not Power! ]

[lifeprice]

It was like someone else was controlling me, or whispering in my ear. Nothing as bad as poisoning.

[ Girl. He loves you. ]

[thefinalpower]

[ lov u too bro! ]

What did it tell you to do?

[ GENUINE CURIOUSITY ]

[lifeprice]

Kiss him.

[ SIGHS. ]

[thefinalpower]

[ AKI AND TSURU SITTIN IN A TREE!! ]

Hah! Perhaps it will tell you to do the same once he is rescued!

[ But anyway, down to business! Power takes the kimono from him, giving it a deep sniff. ]

... I shall let you know what I find.