Chapter 4: Cutting Algae Part One
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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?
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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Date: 2023-10-15 11:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-16 12:04 am (UTC)“Aw, c’mon, Mob. Don’t sulk. You had me going. No one’s managed to pull one on me in awhile. Maybe you’re not telepathic, but you’re definitely leveling up.”
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Date: 2023-10-16 12:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-16 12:25 am (UTC)“Why don’t you look at it this way—your lack of “normalness” ended up being your secret weapon here. Just like with the LOL Cult. You beat me and I humbly concede defeat.”
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Date: 2023-10-16 12:48 am (UTC)"Thanks, Master." Maybe he was overthinking everything. Not just this, but the stuff with Reigen being possesed or cursed earlier. Everything did feel normal now. Even Reigen giving him a hard time wasn't out-of-character for him. He didn't do it a lot, but he did sometimes.
"What are we going to do when we go back to the Castle tomorrow?"
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Date: 2023-10-16 12:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-16 01:07 am (UTC)