general texting meme

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general texting meme
To kick us off with some voice testing, here's a the meme for all those gen texts, phone calls, voicemails, pictures of your cats, and whatever else your little heart can come up with, because who doesn't like a little old fashioned friendly texting. Or enemy texting, if that's more your bag.

instructions: What it says on the tin! Leave a comment with your character, any preferences, a start, absolutely nothing, or whatever you want. Run around and reply to others. Lather, rinse, repeat.

meme taken from preterland

 

 

 

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give me names oka-chan.

and i should be saying those sort of things to you! it's my duty as predecessor to look out for you, you know?

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I say this with all the affection and adoration in my heart:

No.

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i wouldn't do anything to undermine your position oka-chan! but i'm not letting them get away with being disrespectful to my successor.

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With all due respect, your intervention won't make anyone think I slept my way into your title any less.

Quite the opposite, I fear.

1/???

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WHAT

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[Okay Sukuna's promises not to fight anyone is going to go out of the window. Give him five seconds to seethe, five more seconds to come up with a battle plan, and then five more seconds to start a few incoherent texts of rage to Eri-chan and Muchi.]

3/3 fin

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OKAKOU EITHER YOU'RE COMING HERE OR I'M GOING TO COME SEE YOU.

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Did something of concern occur?

Is everybody safe?

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YES?! I AM CONCERNED. HOW CAN I NOT BE AFTER HEARING THAT?!

THE BASTARDS THAT CALL THEMSELVES GODS AREN'T SAFE! HOW DARE THEY

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I'm not sure I understand this...

Shocked outrage.

Surely you've heard them speak flippantly of their own conquests and paramours, over the years?

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oka-chan don't dodge: am i going there or are you coming here?

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I don't want you traveling while so... perturbed.

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i'm going to be perturbed for a long time! but i don't want you to drop anything important if you're busy.

i'll see you tomorrow in the evening, if that's acceptable?

[It'll give him enough time to wring more information out of everyone and be Prepared.]

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No, I'm leaving now.

With all due respect, I do not believe you should be left alone now.

[She's worried he's going to whip up an angry lynch mob.]

to action???

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[Oh so she's not giving him enough time to gather a mob? Fair. She could only delay the inevitable for so long.]

okay, i'll be waiting! be careful when traveling.

[And sure as shit, he'll be standing outside of The Hidden Moon, mouth a thin line of displeasure, arms crossed over his chest as he kept his eyes up towards the skies. If this was medieval times, he'd have on armor and two swords tucked into his sash, but since these were modern times it was in the smaller touches. His war gear now was a dark black vest with splashes of red, a red button up long sleeved shirt that was rolled to the elbows, dark black jeans, and metal plated combat boots.

When he spotted her, he only raised one hand in a subdued greeting, eyes humorless behind his glasses.]

Oka-chan, I'm glad you made it. Would you like some tea?

to action!!!

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[If he's waiting for her, he isn't out hunting down possible suspects. And she knows he would never leave and make her wait in an empty doorway.

In a strange twist, while he's dressed up, she's dressed down for once in her life; instead of a fine kimono set or neat, stylish business casual, when she strides up to meet him it is in a long, knit cardigan . hastily thrown over what could be a white sundress, but is almost certainly her nightgown, modest ruffles fluttering around her calves with each quick step. Her hair sways loosely around her shoulders, and her normal towering heels click crisply against the walkway.]

Would the teapot survive the brewing, Honored Predecessor?

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[It was strange to see Okakou looking so informal and almost vulnerable looking without the multiple layers of a kimono or a blazer, and if this were any other moment, Sukuna was sure he would gush a bit over her appearance. But instead he felt a twinge of guilt beneath his cold deep rage, to have her scuttle here soley to soothe his feelings when she had other duties to attend to. Maybe some day, Sukuna would stop being selfish.

He opened the door to let her in, the front of the tea house only graced by a few elderly patrons who looked like they were about to fall asleep in their seats. The back of the house, with all the Awakened and spirits, was far livelier, and Sukuna was looking to bypass that portion completely.]

It will.

[He gestured for Okakou to head up the stairs which housed their private rooms and some of their living quarters.]

Or would something stronger be better?

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[She shakes her head, hair shifting as she moves past him. Her eyes slide almost casually around as she pulls her cardigan around herself more firmly and continues along the familiar route upstairs.]

If I say yes, do you plan to ply me with drink until names spill out?

[Normally, she would fall over herself to accommodate him. Normally his selfishness is either charming or selfless in truth. But for once, she has to hold firm.

It's easiest for everyone, that way.]

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Oka-chan, whether you tell me or not, I'll find out.

[It would have been light and sing-songy if not for the fact that the smile on Sukuna's face was mostly gritted teeth. He ushered Okakou into one of the better warded private rooms, shutting the door behind them decisively.

While he wanted nothing more than to interrogate Oka-chan, he had already been indelicate in a delicate situation. He settled down in one of the cushions and started preparing the tea, careful to keep his hands steady.]

But I apologize for calling you out here so suddenly, Oka-chan. You're right, I wasn't thinking clearly.

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I honestly don't know what you can do once you have them.

[She settles down across from him, tucking her skirt beneath her shins and sliding out of her cardigan. A soft sigh puffs out of her.]

...you truly never even imagined it would cross their minds?

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It depends on who they are. There are bloodless ways of taking care of these sort of things.

[Because Sukuna had known most of these gods since their infancy, and had the advantage of knowing their secrets and weaknesses, the things that they kept dear. While it would be unwise to start anything right away without a good plan, Sukuna could be patient. A slow and certain revenge was the most satisfying.

He leaned to the side to pull at a cord to signal the kitchen to bring up snacks, mouth still a twisted line of displeasure.]

I had hoped it wouldn't. I thought I had cultivated enough of a standoffish reputation that it would protect you, but those old relics really have nothing better to do.

[He paused, tipping his chin up to meet her gaze fully.]

How are you holding up Oka-chan?

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A rumor is like a hydra, you know. The more you try to cut it down, the more teeth it grows.

[She has never seen him so... cold and seething, before. It's enough to knock her off kilter, toying with the sleeve of her folded cardigan nervously. She feels so far from her drowned and decaying shrine, right now.]

You thought... a standoffish bachelor suddenly yielding everything in his power and his name to a young and unworldly lady wouldn't raise any eyebrows?

[Lord Sukuna...

She meets his gaze and blinks, even more bewildered.]

...I am fine? I am just as I usually am.

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I'll just grow more, then.

[Because while Sukuna was calm and nearly docile now, he had centuries to try to mellow out and learn to keep appearances. But it wouldn't hurt to remind people every now and then he had teeth of his own, and he had never been afraid to use them, especially when it came to protecting those he cared about.

But it seemed like it was upsetting Oka-chan, so he forced himself to relax, to add a good amount of chamomile to the tea for calm, and maybe a few passionflowers for good measure.]

Ah, Oka-chan, when you say it like that it sounds like it should have been obvious! I thought I had laid some good groundwork so it wouldn't be too unbelievable!

[His voice sounded forcibly light, even to his own ears. With Eri-chan, maybe, but the rest of the court perhaps not so much.

And while Sukuna would have left it at that if that's what Oka-chan said, he turned the full weight of his gaze on her, mouth downturned.]

You're not upset over this?

[Because maybe he was overreacting. It wouldn't be the first time, but he also wasn't going to let this go until he was satisfied.]

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That's all well and good for you, isn't it? ...I am sorry, that was unkind. But you must understand that rising up to do this "for me" will in turn rob me of something I cannot easily regain, in the eyes at court.

[She looks at him, letting the steadily strengthening scent waft over her.]

I am... neither please nor surprised. There was always going to be a cost, for taking on your mantle. This is just the most banal of them. I had thought you were aware from the start as well. I thought it was obvious. I was... I was always going to have to put in ten times the effort and pristine conduct to be a tenth as respected as you, for various reasons.

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[It was the sharpness of Okakou's tone, one she rarely took with him, that made him start, eyes wide. He leaned away from her slightly, upset with the situation and that she was correct. A bit chastised but no less unhappy, he tipped his gaze away from her.]

Oka-chan, I just want to help. If not in burning down their empire, then at least listening to your grievances. But if you want me to stay out of it...

[He turned when the door opened, admitting a staff member bearing a tray of snacks delicately lined up in a row. He took the tray with a quick smile and shut the door, setting it down between the two of them, off balance. He had thought he had done a good job laying the groundwork for her, but perhaps in this too, Muchi was right. He never thought ahead and it was the people around him who suffered for his decisions.]

I wish it wasn't like that, Oka-chan. You're already a far better Sukunabikona than I ever was.

[He tipped his gaze back up to hers, leaning against the table.]

What other obvious things have I missed?