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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

[All past history considered, it probably isn't supposed to come as a surprise to anyone over the Network that Trowa is speaking without any real emotion in his voice whatsoever. And two years ago, it likely wouldn't have. But he's learned to recognize, understand, and even display hints of some of them since then. Makes a habit of it when he can, so he can become familiar with them.]

[So. Why now?]

I have never taken care of a shark before. This was not how I planned to start.

[A brief pause.]

Bakura. We need to talk.

The rest of the tenth floor, too.

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[shiromadoushi]

[[He got that much, Trowa.]]

Not to the door, I mean... [[it's too anxious in the morning to play "ask the proper question"]]

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

...He was here. Then he wasn't.



His trail stops in the middle of the floor. I checked.

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[shiromadoushi]

He-- he didn't just transform and fly away....?

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

I would have smelled that.

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[shiromadoushi]

We-- we should... should still try and make sure. Some-- sometimes...

[[and he just trails off, unable to finish.]]

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

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[shiromadoushi]

[[it's going to take him a moment. He's trying not to have a small breakdown over this. Deep breath. Settle emotions. Like Ben taught you. You can do this, Bakura Ryou.]]

Should make sure it's-- that it's really that. Not something that-- that just looks like it.

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

Like what?

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[shiromadoushi]

[[He's tried that. Only without the remember part. He's not so good at that part. And everyone keeps telling him repression’s no good.]]

Like-- like when Safegaurd looked like he'd been 'ported out, but someone'd made off with him... If someone who could teleport or something like that caught him by surprise or just showed up and they went somewhere.... [[falters a little because really, neither seemed likely.]]

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

Go look, then.

I will wait here.

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[shiromadoushi]

[[nods.

Not that he has any idea where to even start, however, but...

He'll be back a miserable 4 hours later looking very tired. That shell of projected normally he always tries to keep up? Utterly gone. He doesn't even say anything, just looks in to see if Trowa is still there like he said he'd be]]

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

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[shiromadoushi]

[[he doesn't. He just goes over to a chair and all but crumples as he sits, hiding his face in his hands.

Really, that's answer enough]]

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[shiromadoushi]

[[finally looks up after a long while. Amazingly, it doesn't look like he's cried yet. Hiruma would be pissed off at him if he did.]]

What do we do until he comes back...?

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

You have half ownership of this place.

Whatever you did normally, other than that.

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[shiromadoushi]

I-- [[just... stunned. How-- But he--

... did Hiruma have that much faith in him that he would--]]

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

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[shiromadoushi]

I--I've never... [[falters before shaking his head]] Who has the other half...?

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

...I do.

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[shiromadoushi]

[[That somehow made sense. Far more than giving half to him did, anyway. A small nod]] And he would have left records, right? Of who rents to and how much he charges. Hiruma-kun's always good at keeping track of everything like that...

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[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

Probably.

But I'm not sure where, yet. And today is the first.

I'll just ask, for now. The records can be fixed later.

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[shiromadoushi]

[[nods]] I think everyone who's not on the 10th floor probably mails the check, or puts it in a drop box in the building. [[new focus = helpful!]] and they should just send in the usual amount. We can make note of that all just in case.