kenoma ➩ may 11th, late afternoon

[galdorleod]

[ The 'voice' that filters into the Kenoma Aions' minds will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has spoken to Howl in the past, but for the new Aions, this presence feels particularly... irreverent. Friendly and airy and carefree, in contrast to to the more callous apathetic mood that generally permeates Achamoth proper. In either case, yes, this is clearly Howl, and for someone who's been missing for a week, he sounds bizarrely normal. ]

Really? A party while I was gone?

Did you botch my invite by accident, or were you just having a laugh at me, ladies?

You've got to let people know about these things ahead of time. If ever you need a hand with all that in the future, come to me, alright?

[ His tone is only vaguely chiding, a sign that he's really not that bothered about missing out, even if he'd have preferred not to. With that out of the way, he switches gears. ]

To our new Aions: greetings! My name is Howl.

Please, forgive my absence at the Kenoma happening last week. Hopefully, it wasn't as miserable and humorless as the last one. Either way, you'll get used to this place, I promise.

If you've any questions that are yet unanswered, you ought to ask them, although I can't guarantee I'm the one to ask. But it's best not to get caught with your pants down, if you'll pardon the crude turn of phrase.

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[spiritfury]

[ She absolutely started this...but no, she thinks he started it by surprising her and talking through her shoulder. (Really, there's no way he could have anticipated she had never used communion before and that she is...well. The way she is.)

There's the sound of heavy breathing coming from her end of the connection, but at least it sounds...a little less erratic. ]

My n̶̡̞̾̐̐͜ͅͅa̷͈̙̮̙͕͑͛́͗͛̋̏͝ṃ̵̰̻͑̆ē̵̯͓̮͗̌̈͗̆̀͘...

[ Another deep breath. She remembers the instructions for this. ]

...is Rin Yamaoka.

[galdorleod]

Rin Yamaoka. You are a new Aion, I assume.

[ his tone makes it clear that he is not happy. ]

Do not scream into another person's head unannounced again. There are others here far less kind than me.

[spiritfury]

Yes...

[ She's quiet for another moment, trying to keep herself under control. This is normal now. It's going to happen.

Right. ]

I wasn't expecting my shoulder to start talking.

[ Notably where her shard is. ]

But...I remember the communion instructions. I just never tried it...

[galdorleod]

Well, consider yourself learned, then.

[ And he seems ready to leave the conversation at that, preoccupied as he is with lingering annoyance. ]