solvethepuzzle | Hadriel IC Contact

Hadriel IC Contact

"This is Near. I assume you know what to at this point."
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(Good luck ever getting video from him. But if you want to . . .)

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[ After the near miss of her most recent run in with Mello is it any wonder at all that she's calling him. Or well she thinks she is anyway her finger slipped in the address book and hit the name nearby which ironically happens to be the pajama clad boy she saw in Mello's dreams. ]

Okay Mello time for a little repayment for me not talking about your subconscious with the majority of the population. Keep the stuff that thing said to yourself. It was private.

Next time you talk to Mello, tell him to stop calling me.

[The call comes much later in the day after Mello's dramatic exit - it's nearly dark, in fact, only the last glimpses of twilight illuminating the city. Mello sounds tired, even hesitant. Everything is different now, and he's uncertain whether this is even a remotely good idea.]

Can you come outside?

[And he pauses for a moment, then decides to add, quietly:]

Please.

How long have you and Mello known each other? [ she's both curious, and just trying to keep her mind off of fear. ] Wait, better yet, how old are you?

[ because this is how a normal person starts a conversation. ]

[Well, they probably have some things to talk about, don't they. Mello's fairly certain he can talk in a way where he'll be easily understood again, so he knocks quietly on the door to Near's room.]

It's me.

Mello's dead. [ It was necessary, she knows that, but sending the text makes it real. Mello is dead. It's not the first time he's died, and it probably won't be the last (he'll have his last, but it won't be here), but this hurts more than it should. ]

[Mello fucked up. He fucked up bad, with this whole demon possession nonsense. Come to think of it, this is probably the single worst mistake he's ever made, because not only did he put himself in danger (an acceptable risk, in his opinion), but he also put Near in danger, too, and that's not acceptable, by his standards. This is different than Near possibly being compromised by proxy with Mello's actions - he (the demon, but in his body, with his hands) caused Near actual physical harm, and that's something Mello is having a lot more trouble accepting than most of the other questionable things the demon did.

He doesn't immediately return to the house. The impulse to run far away from his mistakes is a strong one. But there isn't anywhere to run, really, not in a place this small. He tried that once, before Bianca caught up with him.

When Mello does finally talk himself into making the trek to the house, he knocks first on the front door, and then sends Near a short message right after.]

I just came by for my jacket.

You don't have to let me inside.

Edited 2016-12-02 04:32 (UTC)

[Is it your imagination, or does it sound like Mello's placing this call from the bottom of a well?

... Does Hadriel even have a well? Not really what's important at the moment, is it. What's important is that the network's been offline for a while and Mello has been doing his best to stay calm about being out of contact with Near and L - which means, of course, he's been dialing and dialing until the call actually goes through. There's static and garbling that distorts and hides his voice, but there's no question - it's Mello.]

Are you there? Near? Come on, pick up.

[Welp, he's probably put this off as long as possible.]

I need to talk to you. It's about B.

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Permavoice - during Silent Hill event

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audio. (backdated)

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action; sometime after confusion's revival nonsense is over /vague hand gestures

Nov 20th | text