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[willing_sheath]

[A standard pre-recorded message starts:]

Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system. [There are a few long moments of dead silence before someone draws a breath speaks in a stiff, uncomfortable tone:] Himura Tomoe... [and another long few seconds of silence where she apparently didn't realize how to stop the recording.] is not available. At the tone, please record your message. When you have finished recording, you may hang up or press one for more options. To leave a callback number, press five.

[BEEP]



[ooc; for action spam to be counted as log activity feel free to comment to my annual log under the appropriate month]

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[embracethewind]

( there's a sigh at the message seen so he decides to make some tea while waiting for an answer. maybe he was too straight-forward to ask, maybe he should have thought first about how to tell her, but no... he certainly isn't good at thinking. tomoe is a modest and educated woman, only... there's something dark he can sense in her aura, the disguise above a secret causing that much sadness so difficult to hide no matter how hard she tries.

souji feels confused by losing himself into her eyes. that confusion irritates him a lot.

the vibration sounds again – and what he reads makes him scowl somewhat without noticing himself. reminds him when kohana rejected his proposal to become her "danna" of sorts, so that she could see her little daughter. of course, this is different: intimacy is involved between them, to some extent. )

Tomoe-san... if you wish, there will not be anything more than me providing your necessities. We'll not have to see each other that much. If there's someone else... then it's alright, forget I asked.

[willing_sheath]

read at xx:xx

[She reads the message over and over again. What he is describing is all but ideal for her. Being a kept woman. She huffed at the thought. It didn't sit well with her. She would not only be deceiving him but using him then. The same message will flash repeatedly if he is watching his phone 'Himura.Tomoe is typing a message'. If everything she typed actually came through it would be a book...]

I am not ashamed of things that occurred in a dream. I have more than enough to be ashamed of in my waking hours. There is no reason to avoid each other. [At least in regards to a wet dream. She had plenty of other reasons, but she wasn't about to name those.]

[The next part is infinitely more difficult for her to address, if for nothing else, the confusing emotions that went along with it.]

I will not agree to exclusivity. I need to be allowed to fill my quota however I see fit. I do have someone that I regularly fill my quota with. I will not abandon him if he needs me. I have others who I would help if the need arose as well.

[There is a pause as she debates the next bit]

But I will not abandon you either. So long as you can agree to that, then I will help you with your quota. Contracted or not.

[embracethewind]

( seeing how she keeps typing her reply over and over and over is somewhat annoying. he's not the sort who waits for a delayed answer when it's better done in person.

at last, there's a reply. )

You shouldn't feel ashamed in dreams nor in the real world. Also, I'm not asking you to become mine fully. I'm not your madame so that I could own you.

( the last part makes his cheeks flush in pink. )

I appreciate your kindness. The same goes for you, Tomoe-san.

[willing_sheath]

[Better get used to it, buddy. Especially if you're intending to contract with her. She likes the text option because it allows her to carefully word things to exactly what she wants. But once it is in writing it is permanent and can't be recalled, so it's a double edged sword.]

[The rest comes relatively quickly in comparison to the others.]

I see.

Perhaps we should meet to discuss a contract further. There are generalized contracts but I have heard it is best to be specific.

[embracethewind]

( t-that is true. well, that was a quick reply, indeed. )

Whenever you're available, Tomoe-san.

( it's best not to overwhelm her with his persistence on it. )

[willing_sheath]

[There is no waffling this time, only a delay while she debates times and locations..... and may or may not be sending a low key panicked text or five to get a second opinion on this mess...] I can meet tomorrow. [And a short pause later.] Would you be willing to meet me at the housing in the Down? We can go elsewhere, it simply isn't safe to travel alone. [Well. It isn't safe for her to travel alone. She is fairly certain that the first unit captain (and a Dominant) has next to nothing to worry about.]

[embracethewind]

( geez tomoe! it's just a friendly contract, not about selling your soul to the devil leave it to the dorians in game. )

Of course. I'll protect you, no matter what.

( why yes! he's like the wind, remember? a sneaky bastard, only if there aren't a bunch of guns involved )

[willing_sheath]

[That phrasing shouldn't sting as bad as it does, but she can't help thinking of Kenshin's promise and causes her to question everything again.]

Thank you. The Down apartments are [insert address/directions here]. What time should I expect you?



[ooc; oh look, it's a log XD]

[embracethewind]

( he wants to keep his promises as best he can. let him try... )

I'll be there as soon as possible before noon.



( ooc: eeehhh! |D )