@pochita (video) - May 19

[nutkick]

[ the feed starts with denji facing the screen. sweat and blood mix on his dirt-smeared skin, streaks that trail from a hidden injury behind the messy curls on his forehead. for anyone who fought by his side, they will know why he's a gory mess. his expression is hard to place— his brows furrowed, jaw clenched tight, but behind it all, there is something quieter, something ... brittle; tracks of dried tears curve through the grime on his cheeks, barely noticeable beneath the mess, but it's there. at least he's somewhat sober and not too out of control? well, on screen. an hour ago, it was a different story-

-hence why a familiar face is sitting next to him, the one who had to deal with that mess and knock some sense into him. his tone is a bit rough, a bit shaky. ]

... Katsuki's gone. [ god. just saying those words ... ] I tried to grab him before he got pulled in, held on for as long as I could ... but I couldn't save him.

And ... [ he glanced over raidou. ] ... Yuji's gone, too.

[ raidou is similarly streaked with blood in places, thanks to trying to calm his hysterical friend. quite the feat when he was on the brink of a freak out himself. instead, he sits near denji, eyes away, glassy and distant. when denji mentions yuji's name, his eyes finally refocus. his voice is a quiet croak.]

... I'm sorry. My theory was incorrect.

[ that's it. raidou will not be responding to any texts the next few days, try as one might. if you want to talk to him, you'll have to come find him.]

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[nutkick]

[ he was about to spit a 'she has to help!' but — let's all calm down; getting frustrated with the other outsiders isn't the right way to handle this.

he's clueless about this kaga. not sure what she's like and if she'd be willing to assist or give them a hard time. ]

... Do you think she'd turn us down? [ incoming a mini sexist comment. sorry. ] Let's buy her some flowers. Girls like that ...

[intertwinedfates]

[Kaga undoubtedly will, it's just a matter of when. If she thinks they're being hasty, she'll probably refuse for their sakes. So he knows they need to make a sound argument.

Though Yato has to snort and chuckle a bit at the suggestion of flowers for her.]

Only if we're acting foolishly. So we need to be calm and have a plan. [At least the idea gets a smile from him.] I think she'd prefer a kaiju to kill, but flowers might work. They'll have to come from you, though. Coming from me might send the wrong message.

[nutkick]

We're not acting foolishly. I'm pretty damn calm ... you're calm, too. [ don't look at his wounds and the fact raidou had to deal with his tantrum earlier. also, let's pretend yato didn't almost lose it all on the network not too long ago. they're fine. with a tilt of his head, denji seemed a bit more intrigued by offering her a kaiju instead. it's very - hmm, endearing? in a way. to offer a kill to impress someone?

... super cute. ]

It seems like you've done something before to make her feel a bit suspicious of you. I'll do it, though. I promised Katsuki that I would do everything I could.

[ on a more serious note- ] Let's try our best.

[intertwinedfates]

Yeah, we've both got our heads on straight. [Finally. Clearly it took a bit to get to that point, but hey, what's important is that they are calm and thinking rationally, right? Kaga is certainly... something else, that's for sure. That's partially why Yato's hesitant to try anything that might be misconstrued as wooing her.

Let's just say there's a history there.]

Not exactly suspicious... [Simply that she's got the hots for him and he's trying not to get her hopes up.] Thanks, Denji. I'll help with whatever we need to get her cooperation, be it catching a kaiju or paying her for her help.

[He nods, giving a thumbs up.] Yeah! Let's do this!