IC CONTACT | Mask or Menace

[animated]

"Hey, you've reached Charlie Maxwell. Leave me a message. Or just text me. I might get back to you faster that way."

Comments

[animated]

Nah. Your good looks are just a bonus.

[nostalgiabomb]

Wow. Thanks. I'm pretty sure I've already told you I've got a personality, too.

[ For a second, he kind of-- looks at Charlie, frowning. Then, hesitantly, ]

-- You're-- okay, right? I know I got in a couple of good hits...

[animated]

Few bruises and a bloody nose, but I'm fine. I've had worse.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He nods, a little relieved -- still guilty, of course, for having caused the damage in the first place, but at least he hadn't stabbed the guy full of holes.

Small blessings, right? ]

Good to hear it. I mean-- that you're fine. Not the other part.

[animated]

What about you? I freaked you out pretty good.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Peter sort of-- squints at him. ]

Um. I punched you a couple of times, and then pulled out a knife.

I think scaring a guy who does that to you is, like, at least a little warranted.

[animated]

I wasn't trying to scare you, though.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ For a moment, he's not sure how to reply -- he tipped his hand too much, there, and that was a mistake. ]

-- It's fine. I mean, I'm fine. I wasn't the one who nearly got stabbed, right?

[animated]

I guess not.

[ if Peter doesn't want to go there, he won't push. ]

Oh, hey, offer's still open to do those enchantments for you if you wanted.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He laughs a little, self-conscious. ]

You want me to handcuff myself in a corner while you do it?

[animated]

[ He can't help the little smirk ]

I didn't know you were into that kind of thing.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He shrugs a little and runs with it. ]

As long as it's not the old school metal ones, you know? They chafe.

[animated]

And we can't have that, now can we?

[nostalgiabomb]

'Course not. Sensitive skin.

[ He goes quiet, running his tongue over his teeth, then, ]

We can wait on it. The enchanting thing. I kinda deserve the special brand of musical hell after what happened.

[animated]

I could always torture you with more absurd song titles if you want.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He holds up a hand immediately. ]

Gonna pass, thanks.

[animated]

All right, all right. Ruin my fun.

[nostalgiabomb]

Sorry, dude. Maybe I'll let you have an hour long session if I go nuts on you again.

[animated]

Yeah. Let's hope that never happens.

[nostalgiabomb]

I mean, if it does happen, though, the healthy application of something super heavy to the backside of my head will probably solve that problem.

[animated]

I'll keep that in mind. I wasn't sure if one of your superpowers included the inability to get knocked out.

voicemail

[rideme]

So... I just found out about something called a mechanical bull.

You in?

[animated]

[ Bull will get a call back a few hours later, presumably during Charlie's lunch hour ]

Two questions: One, how did you find out about this?

And two, just what are you planning to do?

voicemail; afternoon on the 19th;

[orangehoodie]

Hello? Um, it's me.

[He ran out late on the 17th without much of an explanation and that was that. There would've been a message a little after along the lines of "going to see someone" but that was mostly a lie; he was people-searching, not visiting.

Anyway after a while of silence Ken's finally checking in again.]

... Koromaru and I'll probably be back tonight, or sometime tomorrow. Depending on-- um, I'm sorry I just ran out like that. I hope I didn't leave anything lying around.

[rideme]

Kasumi.

And I think I'm gonna ride the bull.