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[just_edmund]

Hullo. Edmund Pevensie here. Leave a message, or not, as you choose.

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[Video]

[nice_pipes]

[Yeah, Piper's going to try the video thing, and what better way to do it than by going to talk to Nico's boyfriend? She's been meaning to talk to him anyway after her latest conversation with Nico.

So, sup, Edmund. Have a Cherokee teenage girl with eyes that constantly change color.]

Hey. I'm Piper McLean, and would I be right in guessing that you're the Edmund Nico di Angelo has only sort of told me about?

[Video]

[just_edmund]

[Edmund doesn't usually use video either - it always feels narcissistic to him, looking in a mirror at himself while he talks to disembodied people on the other end - but this is Nico's friend (and wow he really was not expecting a message out of the blue from one of Nico's friends and just what had Nico been saying about him, hmmmm?). It feels like the polite thing to do in this case. He finds the nearest mirror, runs a smoothing hand through his unruly bangs, and selects the video feature. Dark-eyed English schoolboy coming right up.]

Hullo Piper, nice to meet you. Right in one...that's me! Are...are you one of Nico's friends from home? [The eyes were rather a giveaway.]

Talking about me, huh? "Only sort of"... anything good? [He looks rather sheepish to even be asking, but he's dying to know what Nico really thinks...]

[Voicemail] 4/24

[illicitresearch]

This is Zexion, speaking.

[Formal, at first, that painfully polite distance. ]

I meant to get in touch with you yesterday, about how you thought the meeting went, but... then some business came up.

Someone stopped by to inform me of my first integration evaluations. I passed, and I'm told I've been doing well. Access perks and the like come now, I suppose.

But since we arrived here around the same time, I just wanted to make sure you've- Well, I'm quite sure you've pulled through with flying colors, right? If what I've come to know of you is any indication. I was wondering if you made evening plans.

Oh, and Edmund? Don't play more head games than you can juggle at club next time, hm? I won't bail out a wiseacre.

[just_edmund]

[Ah yes, business. Edmund's tone is polite to a fault.]

It's quite all right. I imagine we are both quite occupied with business these days. It's very nice to hear from you.

Congratulations are in order - I think the club went very well for a first meeting, and surely founding it counted for something in your evaluation. I'm not surprised that you've adapted so well; no doubt you'll have lots of success here.

[A pause. Because the next part of the message almost sounded as if Zexion was...worried he wouldn't have made it. Wanting to confirm that he was still there and doing all right. Under normal circumstances this would have been touching. Under current circumstances - Lucy suddenly vanished, and Edmund desperately hoping she was safely back in Narnia and not being tortured somewhere - it hit rather hard.

When he spoke next, there was a slight rasp to his voice.]

I'm fine. I - I seem to have passed muster myself. But my sister - not Susan, my younger sister Lucy - is gone missing. Hopefully she was sent back and not...Well, I've been looking into things to confirm that.

[He clears his throat.]

Er - plans - none so far. I'm off tonight so if you did want to talk in person, I'm available.

[A shorter pause as he considers the oblique warning.]

Duly noted.

Late 4/26

[zombiedude]

I'm going to be out of contact for a day or so. Won't be able to meet at the usual spot.

[just_edmund]

[Even for Nico, that's very...curt. Something's wrong, and he'll bet anything it was what Nico had seen at the karaoke bar.]

Look, Nico, we should talk. About last night. If you'll just meet me so we can discuss it in person? This is not the way to do it, I'd much rather face to face.

5/1 - text

[boundbynaught]

Thanks for not asking what Xion meant in front of Nico.

[just_edmund]

[Edmund thinks quickly back to what Cadence might mean, and the answer comes to him pretty quick. They probably made you so you can do that. Given Cadence's use of the word during their spar...it was too deliberate to be coincidental.]

Of course. I thought it best to keep that conversation one-on-one. If you're willing to have it. I'd understand if you don't.

5/4 - 11:15 pm ~ text

[dark_to_dawn]

Hey. You awake?

[just_edmund]

Hello there. I think so. You?

[zombiedude]

Edmund...? [Nico sounds a little anxious.]

[just_edmund]

Nico? Is everything all right? [He'd heard the edge of anxiety in Nico's voice, and that in turn makes Edmund a little worried for his sake.]

5/9 [Text, Late Afternoon]

[illicitresearch]

[Several individual messages bombard Edmund's inbox in neat succession.]

Some just advice, if you have a moment?

Told Genesis that I lack a heart.

We're out on a date.

He left me at the table and he's still in the back.

I hope he's still back there? I suspect he isn't taking it so well.

[just_edmund]

[Interesting development...]

How long has it been? He's probably taking the news pretty hard. Genesis is... romantic idealistic. You could send a text or go try to find him yourself? He probably just needs some reassurance he's not wasting his time.

video

[sorprese]

[ mami's not sure how to go about this. she's only been partially privy to the goings-on surrounding edmund's current situation, but as a coworker at masamune, she feels like she should at least say...something. ]

Hello, Edmund. I know we haven't really talked since our first meeting, but I ... ah, I just wanted to check in and see how you're doing?

video

[just_edmund]

[Mami's message comes as a surprise, but a welcome one. Unlike so many of the things that have been going on lately. Edmund smiles and turns on his video feed too, looking into one of the mirrors around the mansion. (He's going to have to look for another day job.)]

Hi Mami. It's lovely to hear from you. I'm all right, it's just been an eventful few days.

[Rescuing Yurick from the wasteland and helping him recover at the mansion; the dramatic book club; and then the most recent debacle over the network...]

How are you? And...if you don't mind me asking...what made you think of me just now? [There's a softness to his smile, a wistfulness in his eyes that says it's been a rough couple of days.] Whatever it was, I'm glad you did.

[Voice] Backdated to 5/27 because sorry

[tothealtar]

Hey, Edmund?

Can I come over and visit Cadence? He said he's stuck in bed at the moment, and I'd like to see him.

[Kai is pretty sure that the whole 'getting Edmund's permission' part of this shouldn't be hard.]

Shall we assume Ed's shown Kai where the mansion is/brought him to visit?

[just_edmund]

Of course! I'm sure you remember where the house is, Mansion 16 in Level 4? I'll make sure someone's there to unlock the front door. Cadence will be glad of the company.

6/10 Text - Late Morning

[boundbynaught]

Hey Ed? How are you feeling? Hope you had a good sleep for the first time in days.

Will you be very busy tomorrow?

[just_edmund]

[Edmund's still in bed with Nico, and probably will be for most of the day when he's not spoiling him rotten, caring for his exhausted intended, reading to him, and just in general treasuring having him back. But Cade's text makes him smile and something warm and happy glow inside him that their boyfriend is thinking about them.]

Hey Cade...a lot better...as you probably can guess. Best sleep in days, for sure.

[Smiling even more broadly, he squeezes Nico's waist where he's wrapped behind the snoozing demigod, who has surely earned all the rest he can get. Edmund's choosing to focus on the positive right now - the huge positive that Nico's back - and not what he's gone through before that.]

Tomorrow? Not at all. I've taken off work to be here if Nico needs me, but he should be back to his old self by then.

...Why do you ask?

[Curious. Definitely curious.]

voice, 6/18

[dangerouslyinlove]

Hey, um, Edmund? Can I talk to you about something? [His voice sounds a little nervous, kind of like he's bracing to get lectured.]

Voice

[just_edmund]

Of course, Ryoji. What's up? [He hears the nerves, and hopes it's nothing too bad?]

6/20

[boundbynaught]

So I think I've got dinner tonight taken care of.

[just_edmund]

Have you now? What's on the menu then?

6/25 [Action]

[boundbynaught]

[Cadence is thinking very hard and tapping anxiously on the dinner table as everyone's getting ready for bed when Edmund comes out to the kitchen - possibly for a snack?]

Hey Edmund... I was thinking of writing Zexion a letter...

[Soooo many unasked follow-up questions to that though. Is that a good idea, what even would he say, should he wait, etc etc etc]

[just_edmund]

[Edmund's enjoying his last evening at home before starting his new job at Rapier tomorrow, and might just be stealing to the kitchen to nab a late-night cookie when Cade intercepts him.

Well. That idea comes out of the blue.

Visibly surprised, Edmund joins Cadence over by the table so they can talk low enough for a private conversation.]

A letter? About what?

[Voice]

[nice_pipes]

[As much as Piper would love to see Edmund's shining face again (especially after coming in fresh from after a war), she's also still pissed off at Leo. Therefore, she's making this a voice conversation so that poor Ed doesn't think she's angry at him. It's easier to control her voice than what shows up in her face and eyes anyway.]

Pevensie. You. Me. Friend date. I'll even be generous and let you pick the time and place.

[She's very proud of the fact that she can make her tone playfully stern.]

[Voice]

[just_edmund]

[Playfully stern Piper is adorable, he has to say. Edmund grins and flicks on his audio feed too, and he's terribly glad Piper's back and around to see how well all her divine machinations have worked out. --But no seriously he's spiffed about getting an instant friend back and couldn't be more chuffed to hear from here.]

Well if it isn't McLean. You're doing the asking out, right, so I should pick a fancy place...

[He hums teasingly, like he's contemplating expensive locations.]

Ever had fondue? Chocolate's a food of love and lovers, isn't it? A good place for a daughter of Aphrodite, I think...

Video

[otterbeswimming]

[ED. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. LOOK AT THIS FACE.

LOOK. AT. IT.]

Edmund-chan! I need your help! I don't have any nice clothes to go to Club Rapier to see Nitori-senpai and I don't know what to wear that would make him happy because sometimes he questions the clothes I wear and I don't want to be boring either!

Video

[just_edmund]

[Whoa, hot guy. Slow down there.]

Momo-chan, hullo! Of course I'll help. You're coming to Rapier, eh? Let me get this straight - you want to find something to wear that will make an impression on Aiichiro, something that's not boring. What has he questioned about things you've worn in the past?

[Edmund looks really curious. Because let's be honest, Aiichiro has some interesting fashion choices sometimes...]

Voice

[hisownkingdom]

[Because he needs something to distract him from thoughts of work, he calls up Edmund. He's been meaning to talk to him anyway.]

Edmund... [He lets out a sigh.] I am not sure if you wish to even talk to me after what I did to you but I wanted to extend my most sincere apologies to you. I wasn't myself at the time and pushed people into matters that they were otherwise uncomfortable with for my own pleasure.

If you can forgive me, I hope I can see you again sometime soon.

Voice

[just_edmund]

[Edmund's surprised to hear from Griffith, but not displeased at all. He doesn't hold that day from the Belenus festival against the man at all, chalking the behaviour up to the influence of those strange days.]

Of course I wish to talk to you. It's very decent of you to apologize. You weren't the only one acting oddly that day. All is forgiven, don't worry.

But I'm very glad to hear from you, as a matter of fact. I was hoping we might see each other again and enjoy some time together. It's lovely to hear your voice again, Griffith.

[There's a smile in Edmund's tone as he admits this last bit. He's a little fonder of this friend than he'd like to admit, even after Belenus and all the clues he's had that Griffith is not all that he seems.]

Have I been on your mind at all since then? [Hopefully, and with a hint of suggestion, like he'd be very pleased to hear an answer to the affirmative.]

Text / Video Selfies!

[illicitresearch]

I wanted to know if we're still on for tea tomorrow.

Enjoying the expo. When are you scheduled for Rapier's booth? I'll swing by.

Oh, and do you think this would look fetching with my cap?

[ Because the real reason for this sudden message is a tease of a mental snapshot in a full length mirror, posed like a coy, classic pin-up girl: Butt thrust out pert, one knee popped, a hand on his hip and the other dangling a hairbrush paddle covered in fur on one side.

Oh, and Zexion's dressed up in little black short-briefs, a black-lace garterbelt, classic thigh-high stockings with little seams running up the back... and brocade silk and lace underbust corset, laced a little looser than it could be, but still doing an obscenity of wonders for his overall shape.

A strikingly bolder game of dress-up than his usual, really... must be the chip spitting queerer ideas at him, or Aii's influence, or maybe the pushy salespeople at the Laces booth, milling about the fetishwear garment racks behind him... but not a bad look, for a ludicrous whim!]

One for the collection

[just_edmund]

[Of all the pictures Zexion might have sent him, this was probably quite low on the list of what he might have expected. Edmund has to blink for a second or two to really make sure it's him. Oh, it's Zexion all right. Dolled up to the nines, in that quasi-40s style get-up that seems to be boudoir attire around here. Oh yeah, Edmund has a thing for that. Usually on girls. The hitch being, his friend looks very...fetching is the only word for it.

Tea? Um...yes, let's. Same time and place?

I'll be sure to let you know my schedule. I've been doing a bit of wandering about the expo myself.

[And here they come to it. Edmund's had a few seconds to take in the whole effect (absorb, mull it over, ponder the influences of this place and how he in fact has a whole rig stuffed in his drawer from that day he was turned into a girl, and come to the conclusion that it is quite all right to admire Zexion's.)]

With your cap...hmm...that's a lot of naughty for one outfit, Zexion. Are you sure you could pull all of that off at once?

...Or might you need help pulling it all off?

[If texts could smirk, that one was positively smarmy.]

9/7, early in the day.

[citizensofariel]

This is a mass text message to all Newcomer members of the city guard.

Listen up, recruits. The City of Ariel needs your cooperation in monitoring certain individuals during the upcoming Festival of Scylla. If someone is spotted wearing pale colors - WHITE and shades of GREY in particular - please report them to HQ as soon as possible. They are spitting on Scylla's memory by refusing to wear the bright, beautiful colors that she was so fond of.

Do not take any further action against these individuals unless they're in violation of our legal code.

You are free to enjoy the celebration otherwise, unless you have specifically requested patrol work.

That will be all.

STAFF SERGEANT NADINE NIKE


[ooc: Please read this post for a full understanding of this mini-plot.]

Text 9/9

[boundbynaught]

Did you see the announcement? I'm actually really glad she said something about what clothes to wear. I was worried we'd have to enforce a rule nobody knew about.

Also - do you have anything special planned two days from now?

[just_edmund]

I did see it. I'm still not excited about that prospect, but we'll see what we can do about it.

[You know, like warning people to be more discreet about their rebellion.]

Two days from now - I don't believe so? Why do you ask?

[zombiedude]

Hey, Edmund. You're probably working right now or you may have already seen it but... Percy's back again.

I just wanted to make sure you knew. [And also talk about it but he's not really sure how to start talking about it.]

[just_edmund]

[Edmund blinks as the news sink in, trying to process it. Percy...back? He...wasn't sure how to feel about that. He takes a second to think about it before replying.]

Oh, okay. Thanks for telling me. I hadn't heard yet. Um...how do you feel about that?

[It's a genuine question. Nico's feelings on the subject are what really matter, not his own conflicted thoughts on whether having Percy around will be any reason to worry. Which, it really shouldn't. But he wouldn't be human if he didn't wonder about Nico's first crush and whether he'd be any different this time...]

Video

[otterbeswimming]

[Hello, Ed. It's Momo's face. With a puppy face right under it.]

Edmund-chaaaaaaaaaaan! Come hang out with me! I haven't seen you in a bit!

Video

[just_edmund]

[Oh no. It's PuppyMcHotsFace himself. Edmund inwardly groans, then flips his own video on and puts on a wary smile for the camera.]

Hi, Momo. Nice to hear from you. Um...we can have lunch or something, I suppose, as long as it's, you know, just as friends. Or meet at Play Nice or wherever you want. It's just...we can't do the rest of it anymore, I know, and it's a bit weird for me.

[zombiedude]

Did you make it to the shelter?

I've got Shadow with me.

[He was out taking her for a morning walk when the alerts started going off.

Is it just the tension in the air because of the city being evacuated or does Nico sound a little stressed, hmmm.]

[just_edmund]

I'm fine, Nico. But the guards were all recruited to help with the evacuation, even the volunteer ones. I'm making sure everybody's safe, first.

[Edmund hears the edge in Nico's voice and frowns, pausing for a second in his patrol.]

Is everything all right, Nico? Are you in the shelter now?