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[notsogrimreaper]

Hi there! You've reached Mushi. Please leave your requests for dates and professions of love here, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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[deathbyflowers]

[Elijah promised to get him an easy-to-care-for potted plant. So here's a potted peace lily right outside Mushi's room. There's an envelope attached to it with detailed instructions on how to care for it.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Oh! That’s so nice! Mushi definitely wasn’t expecting a gift, so he’s quick to send a thank you note.]

Dear Elijah,

Thank you so much for the plant! It’s already very pretty, and I’ll be sure to water it and care for it so it can become even more beautiful. I’ll show you again when it’s bigger!

Mushi

[deathbyflowers]

Dear Mushi,

I'm glad you like it! I look forward to seeing it when it's bigger. In the meantime, if you have any problems about caring for it, please feel free to ask me.

Elijah

[bakudan_bambino]

[Taka had originally intended to send Mushi a note, but he wasn't very pleased with it. No matter how many times he wrote down what he wanted to say, ask if this guy wanted to hang out, or just start any kind of casual conversation, he couldn't help scribbling his words up. In an act of frustration, he'd torn it, and has been leaving bits and pieces in Mushi's room.

He knows he has roommates, and hasn't been around while anyone is in. Taka has been too busy helping Ame change the sheets in the rooms. Of all the random jobs he's picked up, this one gives him the perks of being able to get around and be in room 9 without having to seem like he's actively visiting. One note has led to another. More often than not, it just looks like someone is leaving trash.

Until a tiny spirit shows up and brings two rolled up pieces of the note and waits for Mushi to hand it to him personally. The little spirit had seen the note in its full form, and is cleaning just like it'd been directed. It squeaks and holds the two top right pieces as one roll, trying to get Mushi's attention and jumping up and down on the floor.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Mushi hasn’t noticed the scraps of paper prior to the spirit’s appearance. He may do his best to keep his room tidy, but… let’s face it, he’s a teenage boy at heart, and so the odd piece of trash here and there is ignored. He has noticed that Taka still hasn’t contacted him since the auction, which is a tad disappointing… but it doesn’t matter. Clearly Taka just wasn’t interested in spending time with Mushi. That’s fair enough.

He has the spare time now to be sitting around on his bedroll after work, just flipping through a book he’s borrowed from the library, when he sees the spirit hopping around and squeaking in the corner of his eye.]

Heh, hey, little guy… need me to help throw that out?

[He takes the note from the spirit and unravels it, and… huh, what in the world is this? ‘Do you want to eat food… Thursday’... that’s all he can make out, but now he’s curious. A suspicion starts to nag at him as he looks at the spirit.]

Do you have any more pieces like this?

[bakudan_bambino]

[The tiny sprite hands over the rolled paper and then squeaks its answer. It can't shake its head. It doesn't have a head. Instead, it lifts one very tiny hand for the paper again. Taka had given it a specific task of delivering the note, but he hadn't been able to finish it correctly.

His soot sprite friend had assumed that though it was still ripped, it was worth delivering, but there is one little edit that should be made. It squeaks repeatedly, seeming a bit impatient before it starts rolling around on the floor, leaving some soot streaks on the ground.]

. ~ 金曜日 ^..

[After the rolling it just seems to float about, then squeak again. There are more, but the sprite cannot speak, it thinks it should go and grab more pieces.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Mushi frowns and tries to keep puzzling out the note. He’s pretty sure this is asking him to go somewhere to eat with someone on Thursday. He’d have to check his schedule, but as long as he didn’t have a modelling gig after his caretaking shift…

Oh, but the little soot spirit is making a fuss, isn’t it? Mushi looks back over at him and reads the correction.]

‘Friday’... So whoever sent this note wants to meet on Friday, not Thursday. I see.

[He frowns a bit.]

There’s no location, though… and I don’t know for sure who sent this. Do you have any ideas, little buddy?

[He’d be happy to try to piece together more of the note, or maybe the sprite can write down the name of the person who sent this.]

[bakudan_bambino]

[The sprite squeaks again and rolls about, arms and legs vanishing]

鷹 12

[And then it rests, looking a bit dizzy.]

backdated to 12/14

[accountables]

[ Mushi'll hear a knock at the door, most likely when his roommates are out. Aki's come to visit him one last time. After all, the Witch had granted her that much before sending her back... ]

[notsogrimreaper]

[It was a quiet evening, all of Mushi's roommates off doing their own thing. He'd been happy to settle in bed with a few snacks and a good book, but the knock on the door interrupts him. He isn't expecting anything, but he opens the door, smiling gratefully when he sees Aki on the other side.]

Aki! What a surprise... it's late, isn't it? What are you doing here?

[accountables]

[ Can he tell that she wants nothing more than to just throw herself into his arms? Because she's sure she's being terribly transparent right now. Aki gives him a smile back before motioning inside. ]

Can I come in?

[notsogrimreaper]

I... of course you can come in. You don't even need to ask...

[Automatically, he reads the emotions on her face, her body language, the tone of her voice, and he knows that whatever she's about to tell him... it's going to be hard for the both of them. Worried, he reaches out for her, one hand gripping her wrist to lead her inside, the other wrapping around her shoulders to pull her close.]

What's the matter?

[accountables]

[ Aki leans into the embrace, nuzzling lightly against his shoulder. It hurts to say what she's going to say, but... at least she'd been allowed to say goodbye to her most important one. ]

I paid off my debt. [ Aki lifts her head to look him in the eyes. She's sure she doesn't have to explain what that means. ]

Mail (Pretend this was on the 25th)

[meowbel]

[Here, Mushi! Have a sweater with a giant rabbit in the middle of it!

"Have a Merry Christmas! And thanks again for helping me out!" - Alexis]

uhh, sometime after the dark side even but before january, yeah?

[embellishes]

[ a sticky note pops into existence on Mushi's room's board, but the usually pink and cheerful ink has been swapped out for a business-y black. ]

Mushi-kun~~ It's Tsukuru! Can I come visit you? It's so super important!! Where a~~~~~~re you??

works for me!

[notsogrimreaper]

[Mushi comes back from his daycare shift to see the note, and he grins. It's always nice to talk to Tsukuru, and so he doesn't mind the short notice. Instead, he just walks over to her room, checking to see if she's there.]

[embellishes]

[ she's present! however, she wasn't expecting Mushi to simply show up, so Tsukuru looks more than a bit surprised when she spots him, eyes wide and scissors dropping from her hands. (she'd been in the middle of decorating a notebook, but perhaps that was to be expected from her.) ]

Mushi-kun! You didn't have to come find! Heheh, thanks for meeting with me, though!!

[ Mushi would find himself wrapped into a hug by her, a tight, warm expression of gratitude... after she launches herself right into him, of course! ]

[notsogrimreaper]

[He beams at her, before letting out a little grunt as she suddenly barrels into him. Wow, someone's excited. Not that he isn't excited himself. He wraps his arms around her in a tight hug, laughing.]

I really wanted to talk to you, so it's no problem! What did you need?

[embellishes]

Mushi-kun, sorry, but I think I need to say this first.

[ pulling away, Tsukuru looks up at him with a serious gaze. her shoulders raise and her expression sours, with the weight of what she wants to ask him. she knows he works in the daycare, and... his other form, his wings -- ]

Trip died... Did you notice?

backdated to the 19th.

[bodydoubles]

[an envelope will be brought to Mushi by a small, silent spirit, addressed in a plain hand. inside, there is a note, as well as an amulet.

the note reads as follows.]

It isn't much, but may this help keep you from harm as you kept us.

-Nana

[notsogrimreaper]

[Mushi will quickly stop the spirit, and write a hasty return note.]

Nana,

Thank you so much for the good luck charm. I'll carry it with me, and I'm sure it'll keep me safe.

I'm glad you're doing alright. Please let me know if you ever want to visit. I'd love to see you again.

-Mushi

[bodydoubles]

[two days later, a reply comes.]

Mushi,

As long as I'm not working, I'd really like to visit! Maybe next week, after we fix what the storm brought. Just tell me when and where.

-Nana

[notsogrimreaper]

Nana,

I'm glad you feel the same! Would you like to meet at the cafe past the bathhouse, around Friday next week?

-Mushi

[meowbel]

[On the day of Valentine's, have this note on their inbox!

...Even if things got kind of awkward.]

Forward dated- again read it when you're up for it

[save_theworld]

[The note itself is actually clean; despite the fact that there appear to be crinkles and tears all over it. Copied? Magically duplicated? It doesn’t matter. By morning, a spirit delivers the letter, and Grit is nowhere to be found.]

Hi.

A friend of mine is going to copy this for me when Im finished writing it so I dont know who this one is going to yet. Im sorry Im not writing everyone a really nice letter but its realy important that everyone knows this fast.

Du Serif forgot about me. I dont know how but thats not important. I have to ask you for something and its really hard.

Please dont tell dun Serif about me.

When I was in the underground people didnt remember me all the time. And that was okay. When people didnt remember me I got to make friends with them again. Making friends again means that I cant think of people like memories. They have to be people first. I want to be friends with Serif again so I have to make friends with him again.

Dunkle Serif

Hes my da

I really want him b

I dont want to be friends with Serif again just because we were friends before. So I have to be friends with him now.

I know you might think its bad but I do need to do this by myself. Trust me please.

I want to be alone for a while. Ill be back later.

Grit.