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[rebellions]

ragna edgson

If you wanna sell me shit, then piss off. Otherwise leave message at the tone or whatever.

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TEXT → FAST-FORWARD TO FEB 13

[tarotcards]

[ On the morning of the 13th, one day before Valentine's Day, a sudden text message appears from a Souji Seta. Perhaps you've talked to him before. Perhaps you haven't. Perhaps you're wondering why the hell you are receiving a text at six in the morning but look, let's not sweat the small details. Pay attention to the larger ones, like the contents of this very important message: ]

Hello.

Through the tides of fate, you have been chosen to participate in this year's Valentine's Day event: Blind Dating. It is believed that no one should be alone for such an important day and as such, you have been paired up with another lonely soul.

Your match is with Aranea Highwind. Please contact them to plan out your date for tomorrow.

However, if you and your partner do not know what to do, there will be a booth in Recollé Square for the sole purpose of assisting unsure or confused participants of the event. There will be date suggestions, booklets of pick-up lines, and refreshments.

Happy Valentine's Day.

- Cupid

[rebellions]

[You know what's fucking rude? Being woken up at 6 am with a goddamn text. Ragna groans, grabbing his phone and considers smashing it into the wall, but thankfully gets distracted by the text's contents. He reads it over again, and then one more time, thinking he's stuck in some lucid dream (or nightmare, rather). Finally, he decides to respond to it in the most coherent manner he can manage right now, which is:]

what the fuck

2/12

[orbweaver]

Evening.

Looks as though you're my lucky date. What's your availability?
I usually work from 9-6 on Tuesdays but I can make lunch work if you'd prefer.

[rebellions]

[Fortunately Ragna's had all day to accept the fact the blind date thing is going to happen, with or without his consent. After some consideration, he's also decided he's not enough of an asshole to stand a girl up on Valentine's Day, just in case she signed herself up willingly for this crap.

It doesn't make him feel any less awkward when the message pops up on his phone's screen, though.]

hey
nah that works. my shift ends around that time too

[A little earlier, actually, but that will give him the time to, uh, prepare? Is there even a way to prepare for something like that?]

wanna grab dinner or something?

[He feels like an idiot even asking that. LORD, TAKE HIM NOW.]

2/14.

[constellates]

[It's February 14th! Early enough before the blind dates have started, Anya was busy.

At Ragna's place of residence (Ly where is it), there will be a gift waiting for him outside his door. He'll find a little pouch filled with heart-shaped macarons, about 6 or 7 in each. There's a neat little card written in Anya's neat and short hand-writing:]

Happy Valentine's Day!
Please know that I adore you too.

- Anya ♡

[The macarons have their own little messages instead of the classic Sweetheart Conversations, customized based on whoever Anya's giving them to. This batch reads:]

WISE
KIND
BIG BRO
FAMILY

2/14

[ghostories]

[ At the cafe he works at, Yuuko left Ragna a present! Attached to a box of chocolate hearts wrapped in pink is a card. ]

Happy Valentine's Day, mister! I hope you have a date today.

-Yuuko

3/3

[outpunch]

[It seems that there's a small, rectangular-shaped package waiting for Ragna on the table once he gets home. Juzo, however, is nowhere to be seen. As for the said package, it's wrapped in some generic birthday paper with balloons, cakes and all that stuff. There's also a short note which Juzo left on top of it.]

Happy Birthday, dumbass. Today I'm working a late shift, so enjoy your freedom and the gift.

[Inside, he'll find a console game. Is it a fighting game? Is it a spiritual successor of Singstar? Who knows...it may be difficult to actually find out without an actual console.]

3/4; misfire

[outpunch]

テメェ、馬鹿か！信じられねぇ

[That's it, that's the whole text. Is it really a misfire, though.]

[rebellions]

what the hell???

i don't speak chinese

TEXT → 06/26 → 1/8 all at 7am and a minute apart from each other

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Tip 001: If you find a ghost, just try punching it in the face. Who cares if your fist might just go through. It's the thought that matters.

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Tip 002: Carry a salt shaker at all times in case you have to throw some at a spirit. It will scream and recoil in pain just long enough for you to run away.

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Tip 003: The previous tip also works with humans.

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Tip 004: Wear a couple hundred crosses on you to repeal away ghosts. It's also a great fashion statement!

[tarotcards]

Tip 005: Call the Ghosthustlers. Who're you gonna call? Ghosthustlerssssss.

failed to deliver message. retry? (queued)

[outpunch]

Hey punk, remember to pay the rent. I'm gonna give you your money back...I mean if I'm gonna get out there.

[outpunch]

No hobo

misfire text; sometime this month when it's convenient!

[complementing]

but David says I need to learn better form first

[rebellions]

dump him
he's not worth it

[Yes hello, you've reached Ragna Edgson's Baseless Love Advice service, how can we help you—]

9/7; misfire

[daemonized]

She’s sprawled out across the top of the piano again. I think she wants my attention.

[rebellions]

[ . . . ]

congrats
i hope she's not your student at least

[If that's the case, Ragna's pretty sure he didn't need to know that.]

misfire

[cattack]

There is a 150 pound dog outright cowering at the sight of a 7 pound cat.
The cat is just rolling around on its back.
I'm not sure what's going on, but I feel like I should pretend I never saw it.

10/14 text

[blacksong]

trick or treat

[Why doesn't Rose do something helpful like provide some actual context and content to this message?? Because she's Rose.]

[rebellions]

no
we're not doing this

[Rose of all people would probably know just how much Ragna hates this dumb holiday, but he suspects that's also exactly the reason why she decided to direct that stupid game at him. Typical.]

2/3 text

[recollecters]

[A text comes to you in the late afternoon of February 3rd. The sender's name has been encrypted and errors out and there are no signs of who the message belongs to. Clicking on the profile of this Retrospec user brings up a picture of the Retrospec symbol.]

How would you like to help us help you out? Your observation period's up and I want you on this particular assignment. You'll be fine, you're probably not going to die, and we'll be able to monitor you from here. We need help. You've got the skills needed even if you don't know it yet. I know it and that's what counts.
Zaveid Taleb Should you choose to accept this assignment, you will need to meet at the Recollé Zoo and Aquarium and we'll go from there.

You'll be rewarded for your success, of course, but this is only if we have an agreement. Do we have an agreement?

[No other messages will be sent from this account at this time.]

[ooc: Hello! You've been sorted into group 4. Your event log will go up at 9pm EST along with all of the other logs. We encourage you to read the main event log as well for more information about your recruiter and this note. In the meantime, head over to this thread on the latest mod post and meet your teammates. Thank you!]

3/10;

[complementing]

Ragna

are you busy today?

I need your help with something

[rebellions]

don't you have anyone else to ask

[The reason he says that isn't just because he's allergic to helping people, but also because he highly doubts that he could be of any help to Minako the way he is now. Still, he's been hauled up in his room for almost a week now and frankly, he's growing a little restless. Getting off his ass could only do him good.]

fine
what is it?

07/04

[tarotcards]

I'm adding a cat to our science project

[rebellions]

first off, no
second, what the fuck?

7/12

[crudest]

[Hey man - Baren hasn't been sleeping well. It's showing in the bags around his eyes, how he yawns and barely covers his hand with one han while the other one is staunchly in his pocket... and of course how he sort of just bumps into Ragna as he walks by.]

Oh, sor—

[ - is what he starts to say

but then he notices it's ragna]

Oh. Hey man. My bad.

[apparently it being a friend means he doesn't need to apologize formally]

raises from the exams grave

[rebellions]

[Getting bumped into is always a little annoying to say the least, which is why Ragna's frown is deeper than usual when he turns to face the culprit. Once he realizes it's Baren, however, he seem to relax a little and raises an eyebrow at him questioningly.]

Hm? Oh, it's you.

[Honestly, he sees no problem with the lack of apology from him. Hell, if it was Ragna, he'd probably skip that part with a friend, too.

He'd skip it even with a stranger, actually.]

You look like crap. What's up?

[... Which, too, is a totally valid way of greeting a friend. But hey, at least he cares enough to ask?]