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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 2023-10-14 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah." Mob nodded. That was exactly what he was talking about. "Master," he said, thinking back to what Teru had said to him before, about adults hiding things from children. "What were you troubled about back then?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-14 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Mob's gaze never deviated from Reigen's face.

"Well, even if you were a ghost, you could probably still tap into Master Reigen's memories and give me an honest answer."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-14 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
"A strong enough spirit could possess anyone," Mob said. "For all you know, I could be possessed right now."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-14 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
That interested Mob. "How would you be able to tell?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-14 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
"An aura?" That was a surprise to Mob. "What does my aura feel like?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-14 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. Mob never had a clue his master had that kind of power.

"Is it okay if I open my eyes now?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-14 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
"No, no doubt there." Mob wouldn't have been able to imagine what his aura was like until Reigen described it, and it all felt like it clicked into place, like the last piece of a puzzle.

Mob adjusted the towel on his head. "But... you still didn't answer my question before. You weren't trying to get out of answering it, were you?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-14 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Reigen never mentioned his family before. At least, not that Mob could remember.

"What do you mean?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-15 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Really? But you're so likeable."
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-15 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
"What was so wayward about you?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-15 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
"But then you met other people like you and figured it out, right?"
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[personal profile] spiritsandsuchtrainee 2023-10-15 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Nothing. I just wanted to make sure you weren't possessed by a spirit."

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