IC Inbox - The Far Shore

[fortunesmiles]

[Just inside the columns holding up the roof of his temple, but before entering the actual building, there's a small mailbox set up for anyone who wants to leave a message for Komaeda. It definitely looks out of place in its surroundings.

He also, of course, can be messaged on his phone.]

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[fortunesmiles]

[Komaeda picks up promptly. He doesn't have an excess of people who try to contact him, after all - which is partly why he sounds faintly surprised when he answers.] Hello?

[erogappa]

[ The voice on the other end is definitely a stranger. ]

Yeah, is this Komaeda? The guy who got his hand cut off?

[ Might as well get right to the point! ]

[fortunesmiles]

Oh - yes. [What a unique thing to be known for.] Are you a friend of Tsumiki-san's? [It's the only logical conclusion to draw, considering that he doesn't remember meeting anyone new during the time he was missing his hand. Mostly Garry fussed over him at his own temple.]

[erogappa]

Yeah, twitchy little girl who cries a lot and has a thing for getting beat up?

[ He might be looking Mikan right in the eye when he says this. ]

She's sayin' that she sewed it back on for you. Is that true?

[fortunesmiles]

Oh, yes. I'd hardly have let her cut it off if she wasn't going to replace it! [Komaeda laughs, like this is no big deal.] It's actually a bit better than before...although, obviously, it was never going to be perfect, considering the limitations. But that's more because of what she was asked to do, and how long it's been since the original attachment, than her skill level! She is the Ultimate Nurse, after all.

Who is this, anyway? [He feels as though the information he's given out thus far could only be beneficial to Mikan, if not neutral, but he's not sure he wants to trust that a total stranger has her best interests at heart. And he doesn't want to keep giving out information without knowing who is asking, and why.]

[erogappa]

[ It's true. She really put his hand back on. But how is that even possible? ]

This is another guy who got his hand cut off. [ There's a brief pause, and when Gojyo next speaks, his voice is almost a whisper. ]

Is this kinda thing normal, where you're from? ...Are you human?

[fortunesmiles]

Oh? By Tsumiki-san, or some other way? [Komaeda sounds surprised, but not particularly alarmed. Honestly, why should he? The man's talking lucidly to him. Whatever happened to his hand, clearly he's all right enough at the moment.

He only assumes Mikan might have been involved because the man's contacted him to talk to him, specifically about her.]

Also, I'd still like a name...especially since you seem to have mine already.

And I suppose I'm technically still human? I don't know if being a god changes that. I'm certainly not mortal anymore... [He sounds thoughtful.] As for whether what Tsumiki-san did with my hand is considered normal back where I'm from...no, definitely not. Without an Ultimate level talent, it probably wouldn't even be possible, much less normal!

[erogappa]

[ He listens quietly as Komaeda talks, and there's a pause of a few seconds at the end before he replies. ]

Got it. Thanks.

[ And then he hangs up because he's a rude sunnovabitch. ]

[fortunesmiles]

[So rude. Luckily, Komaeda neither expects, nor believes he warrants, manners. He's a touch surprised, and perhaps chastises himself a bit for giving up information without forcing an equal trade in return, but beyond that, he simply stares at his phone for a moment before hanging up.]