Awash: IC Contact

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

#B90B3C

Leave some love for Caramia?

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#A5211F ; 3/23

[swordfucker]

I’ve finished the assignments. I want you to teach a kid named Dave, username #E00707. Maybe you recognize him from his post. He’s young, but he’s nothing to turn your nose up at, so take him seriously and help him learn something new. He works with his sword, but I’ll leave it up to you if you want to focus on that or other aspects. If it were me, I’d try to get him to realize that speed isn’t going to get him the win every time. Show him things he wouldn’t expect.

As for sparring, I gave you Fushimi, username #0000B2. He’s injured currently, but he’ll be good to go in a couple of weeks.

There are no changes. If you back out of this, you’re letting everyone down, so go tell them yourself and don’t waste my time again. I’m not holding your hand through all of this, but you can let me know if you have questions. That’s all.

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Thanks, signore! I doubt I'll have any questions, but I appreciate it. If you find any stragglers that need help, I'm sure I can help with them as well!!

#FFDF00; 3/23

[inheritance]

Caramia-san! I think I got the right code...

It's much nicer out today. If you still needed someone to explain the technology to you, I could stop by and help?

Re: #FFDF00; 3/23

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

You did! It's a small blessing my code is easy for me to remember. Though, I don't think I'll need to remember it for whatever reason...

Absolutely! If it's no trouble, of course.

#3630FF, a bit post-forest shenanigans

[messianic]

[Well, this message was definitely inevitable after everything.]

Caramia-san? It's Minato. Are you okay? You went into the forest, right?

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

hey minato. i think i have your code memorized by now.

we found a key. and weird creatures. all okay. minor injuries.

#FFDF00; 4/6 post forest

[inheritance]

Caramia-san, please respond when you see this message. I wanted to make sure you made it out okay.

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

im okay. a few minor injuries but nothing worrying. i should be asking you that

action;

[messianic]

[He doesn't even bother with the message or the laptop, honestly.

He just heads over to Caramia's house flat out to go knock on the door.

He's gotta check up on him, after all. After what happened during those shadows... he has to make sure Caramia's okay. So here he is, looking tired but determined, as he knocks on the door to Caramia's house.]

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

[ Yes, hello, Minato! There's a Caramia answering the door and he gave a big smile! What do you mean he was crying last time Minato was here? Never happened. ]

Oi!! What brings you around here, Minato? Oh! here for guitar lessons, maybe??

#E07CA0; 5/2

[thriftea]

caramia! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° are you busy? i have a question for you!

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Not with anything important. I'm usually keeping busy with food or town repairs, but those can easily be put aside.

What's up?

#030066; 5/3

[passio]

[ dextera got the impression by caramia's responses to people on the forums that his pendant never got found, which is probably... bad news! they aren't especially close, but he feels as if they've thoroughly bonded since that little adventure in the woods. ]

Caramia, I hope. It's Dextera.

How are you feeling, now that the shadows have gone?

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Hello. [ Not that the name helps Caramia any. It wasn't like he ever properly asked for Dex's name, but it'd be rude to say "who are you...?" ]

I'm a little paranoid they might come back, actually, but I'm okay for now. Thank you for asking.

5/5 #0715CD

[windeity]

caramiaaa...
hey! how are you holding up?

[Friendly check-in? Friendly check-in.]

Re: 5/5 #0715CD

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Ciao! I'm hanging in there. And you?

#B91600

[heartsteals]

Dear Caramia,

I'm holding a surprise birthday party for our friend Akechi, and you're obliged to come. I know how you love to talk, but try not to tell him ahead of time, if you please.

- Lupin

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Are you kidding? I love surprises. Really, Lupin, you think too little of me!!

When and where, signore?

#EA0000

[theshowsover]

Hello. This is Caramia-san, right?

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

The one and only! Probably. Something I can help with?

[Action] Around 7/6

[crowsigliere]

It would be a lie to say there hasn't been something weighing on Kyrie's mind the last few weeks.

He can hear the words so clearly, still. He can recall, just as easily, how it had felt to be held so close so soon after feeling so very, painfully far apart. His memory has always been nothing if not torturous, after all--and so despite his best efforts to dismiss them, his thoughts seem determined to stray back to that one careless line, during that one thoughtless dance...

'Here's to falling,' he had said, and although he had found himself offering vague agreement then, the more Kyrie thought about it, the more he realized he returned the sentiment.

The sound of movement of some sort is enough to draw him from his thoughts, and he spares a glance from his tea--Caramia's prize for sharing a terrible memory (and isn't it ironic that it seems so keen to draw his own memories from him as well?)--to its source. He shifts himself so that he's sitting more openly, one elbow on the table so he can rest his cheek lightly against his fingers. A minute passes... then two.

...He doesn't want to try and predict how this will go, as it might turn his voice against him. So, just for the moment... he'll pretend he's an idiot again. He'll simply let what happens, happen, and collect whatever pieces may be left in the end. In a voice that comes clear and light, very nearly expectant in its own way despite the hesitation he can feel drag sharp in his throat, he calls across the room.

"...Caramia."

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Unlike Kyrie, who lingered on every detail in his life, and analyzed every moment just a little too much, Caramia hadn't put too much thought on the events of the dance since then. He would cherish that memory-- above most, really-- but all in all, life has moved on for him.

Well... for the most part.

Admittedly, it felt like some kind of cruel punishment these past few nights, having Kyrie share the same bed and cling to Caramia like he had conveniently forgotten what the lion had confessed during the dance. Caramia isn't putting anything past Kyrie, though. He would do something like this as a form of punishment for doing something so troublesome, as he might call it.

Currently, these thoughts aren't on Caramia's mind, evident by the way he hums very softly to himself as he slices up a few fruits to set for a side as the main dish cooks in the oven. He stops his tune when he hears Kyrie, gladly giving him his attention, but overall doesn't even look up from his task.

"Hm?"

#E07CA0; mmm, tastes like spam

[thriftea]

u been spotted by.........the $ MONEY GOO$E $
send the $ MONEY GOO$E $ to 3 people or u get scorched

[And then, a few seconds later:]

make sure you send it to three different people, caramia!!!
i don't want anything to happen to you (ó﹏ò｡)

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

...Ochako, what is this? [ Furthermore... ] And... how would I go about doing that? I don't even know how to put pictures on this thing.

#3630FF

[messianic]

u been spotted by.........the $ MONEY GOO$E $
send the $ MONEY GOO$E $ to 3 people or u get scorched

[Not even sorry, dad]

#A5001B; dated to some unholy hour of the nightmorning on october 19th

[retrobeats]

hi so i can't sleep
in b4 what about your 6 hours michael: i slept some earlier so it's all good
but i'm having those witching hour thoughts and one of them is
so we never actually talked about the whole you being in the mafia thing???
like
maybe it's just me but i think we should probably talk about that

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Ciao, Michael!

[ Really, the more shocking thing is not that Caramia is still awake himself, but rather that Caramia is on his laptop this late. ]

I wasn't aware that was something that needed to be talked about? But I can, if you want! Was there something in specific you wanted to know?

[Action] 11/15

[crowsigliere]

About this whole... 'gratitude' thing. Apparently there's a good number of folks around who have no issue with showing it whatsoever! Man. That must be nice. It's taken Kyrie a fair bit more time than it had Caramia to get everything sorted, but when you have to wait for not just the right moment, but for nature to play along as well--not to mention the distractions provided by way of mirrors, chills, and the mental fucking olympics he's always running--it's bound to take more than a few days' time.

And so as expected, a few days later, he's quick to take advantage of the opportunity that presents itself. A visit early in the morning ensures that everything is as it should be, and although he busies himself as usual throughout the day, he eventually falls silent as he watches the sky outside the window, mindful of the sun's position all the while. It's only once the faintest shades of evening begin to threaten the dull greys of the afternoon that he pushes himself away from the sill to retrieve his hat from the table.

"Caramia." His voice is light and even, just loud enough for Caramia to hear. "We're going out."

There's a note of finality to his words that says it would be in his best interests to not argue. Just?? You know, go along with it and ask questions along the way.

"Hurry up, or I'm leaving you behind."

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

Well, that was certainly one way of getting Caramia's attention. It wasn't as if he were doing anything interesting to being with. It was hard to really do anything while he felt as horrible as he did, though, wasn't it? He cooked dinner, and... that was pretty much it. Really, he was more lion now than ever, what with sleeping most of the day away.

With tiny sniffs in Kyrie's direction, though, he gave him a questioning look.

"H-hey, hold on, you can't just not tell me where we're going and expect me to go along with it," Caramia complained, giving a little pout as he, in fact, started walking towards Kyrie to follow him despite the fact he didn't know where they were going. "It's late, and it's cold, are you serious??"

Still, he reached out for Kyrie's hand, fingers twitching in what was just under a second's worth of hesitation before he decided to go for it, anyway. His hands may have been replaced with ice cubes, after all, but if he was going to wear those annoying gloves all the time, he could certainly suck it up this once.

special delivery - backdated to Feb 13th

[good_ideas]

[In the dark of the night someone had swooped in (with Kaoru in tow of course) to deliver chocolate in secret. Upon waking up [you] will find three small chocolates on top of a note:]

Dear Caramia-san,
Thank you for always taking care of me and Kaoru.

Happy Valentine's Day.

Shiho Sannomiya

Backdated to the beginning of the month

[queenofminiskirts]

[It's not that Kaoru has never snuck back into the house before, but usually it'd be for a stupid reason and, really, if things were all good she wouldn't be sneaking. But she really doesn't want to explain why she's wearing a uniform that is like her usual one in every single way except black.

She also has no boots but that isn't something even worth noting.

Hopefully she won't run into anyone before she gets a chance to change...]

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

[ But that would be convenient for Kaoru and we can’t have that! That aside, “sneaking” anywhere a cat happens to be involved is really just a huge issue altogether. It’s either coming up to you in the dead of night after a party you didn’t tell your parents about and very loudly letting you know it wants to be pet, even over your frantic “shhh”s, or it’s crept out of bed at the sound of footsteps to give you its best disappointed dad look. Kaoru just so happened to get the latter from Caramia, because the former might be a little weird?? Plus there wasn’t any late night parties Caramia was aware of around here.

At the very least, he seemed more concerned than actually disappointed. ]

Kaoru...?? [ He didn’t like the fact that she was sneaking to begin with, let alone that it’s been a few days since he’s seen her?? ] What... where have you been??