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mp_strikinglyblessed ([personal profile] mp_strikinglyblessed) wrote in [community profile] spirits_and_such_offices2023-09-12 10:29 pm

Chapter 4: Cutting Algae Part One

Texting was a pretty neat function. It was widely adopted by every teenager except the one he, Reigen, had so generously gifted a phone to do it with. Mob was diligent to a fault about picking up his calls, but texting? Still a work in progress. Mob was getting better, though. After all, how else was Reigen supposed to give him a heads up about big jobs before the end of the school day? Excepting the occasional friendly lunch break chat.

That was of course assuming the phone was still intact. After their chat last night, Reigen wasn't so sure. It wasn't like Mob made a habit of texting him first.

Reigen squinted at the clock on his second-hand laptop he'd just replaced the shattered one with. 12:05PM. He had found a decent deal on one in a flea market but there was something off about the graphics. Parts of the screen were always slightly out of frame and most of his day had been spent trying to uselessly dink with the display options until it was righted, but instead he just ended up with a resolution that was too small.

'Ugh. New laptop, and if we're really unlucky, a new phone? I'll just garnish it...' Reigen pulled out his phone and fired off a text to his pupil. You didn't get washed away, did you? Your phone's still working, right?
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-09-29 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Mob took a moment to consider that. "Yeah, I suppose so. They both come from the same place. Desire."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-09-30 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know if desire is always a bad thing." Mob desired to have muscles and to protect and help others. None or those things seemed bad. "It's probably the actions we take because of that desire that are sometimes bad."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-09-30 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Right," Mob said in agreement. "Teru's granddad donated a lot of money to its preservation."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-01 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Terukatsu," Mob answered simply. "Why do you ask?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-01 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
"I didn't think it was important."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-01 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I didn't know until recently, either." Mob gazed out at the sea as they passed. Mob decided he liked the sound of it.
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-01 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
"It feels pretty lonely," Mob remarked. Many of the things he said aloud were direct almost to a fault, or would have been thought as weird to a normal person. This probably fell in the latter category, but Mob wasn't at all worried about being judged for it. This was his Master, after all and he was anything but normal. "I thought it might be scary, but it feels sad."

Mob reached out with his psychic powers, trying to penetrate the field of emotion he felt beyond it. It pierced through and was struck with a wave of anger as

"And angry," he added. "That's kind of strange, isn't it? Usually the sadness is buried beneath the anger. I don't think I've ever felt it the other way around."

Mob may not have the slighest clue about the emotions of other humans. Spirits were always easier for him to read.
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-02 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
"We really need to be careful." Reigen had already made that clear earlier, but it was worth highlighting again. "If we agitate the spirits, we'll likely run into trouble." Just look what might have happened with Asa.
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-03 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Reigen's back bumped against Mob's front. "Master, are you okay?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-04 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Mob stared blankly up at Reigen.

"I don't feel anything."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-04 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
If Mob was at all offended by being called a rookie, it doesn't show on his face, which remains as neutral as ever.

"Maybe I should go in first."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-04 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Mob was relieved that Reigen seemed to recover so quickly. It made it easier to concentrate on reaching out for any dangerous spirits in the area. Unfortunately for the both of them, the negative energy is too dense for him to root it out at its source. At least from here. It'd be like swimming through an enormous bowl full of jelly. If they got closer, it'd be easier.

"I'm not sure which way to go," Mob said, though his feet continued to carry him forward. "Do you have a map? I might have an easier time if we're closer to the building's middle."

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