Well, that can count as 3 reviews because of Jill reviewing the earlier chapter and whatnot. I want to meet my quota this time though. I'll give prizes?
Harbinger has just signed on.
Harbinger says:
Hey Kuririn. That you?
Like a shining mushroom says:
Yeah. Who's this?
Harbinger:
It's me, Juu.
Like a shining mushroom:
Omg! I didn't even know you had a chat thingy.
Harbinger:
I just got it now. I'm still getting the hang of it. So… how was your day?
Like a shining mushroom:
Painful. XD I went over the Son's and played Cluedo. You know how Goku is with board games. What've you been up to?
Harbinger:
Not much. We're moving some of Mum's stuff into the garage. She had this collection of porcelain cats, I don't know if you've seen them. Anyway, so they always used to be on this row of shelves in the hall outside her room but we moved them today, and we took down the shelves. She built the shelves herself when us kids were born, because she was worried about us knocking them off a coffee table or something.
Harbinger:
I never really took much notice of them before now, but right up the top there's these twin ones, like how you buy salt and pepper shakers in pairs. I never even knew that. They've been there for my entire life and I never even noticed.
Like a shining mushroom:
Juu, I umm… I'm sorry. I mean… I don't know what to say.
Harbinger:
Oh God, don't you start too. Will you promise me something? Will you promise never to be all 'gee, I'm sorry' the way the others all are? None of you gave her cancer; you've got nothing to be sorry for. I just want someone to listen, ok? You've always been the best listener, Kuririn, and it used to be I'd say Chichi and Buruma were my best friends, but they never listen. I reckon you're my best friend right now, and I want you to promise that you'll never stop just listening. Can you promise that?
Like a shining mushroom:
Sure.
Like a shining mushroom:
And now I want you to do something for me, please. I think you'll enjoy it.
Harbinger:
…
Like a shining mushroom:
Come to the zombie movie thing they're having at the movies with Goku and Chichi and me. It looks scary?
Harbinger:
Are you asking me out on a date?
Like a shining mushroom:
What, too feminine and faint-hearted to handle the gore?
Harbinger:
Oooh, bring it on small man.
Like a shining mushroom:
Harsh!
Like a shining mushroom:
Oh hey, I've got to go. My mum's getting really shitty about tying up the phone line with the Internet. Movies on Thursday's a deal then. See you!
You have signed off.
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Bejita,
Sorry I left so suddenly before. I know I was supposed to be around apologising you or whatever, but I didn't want to get jam on my clothes and besides, you didn't look very happy to see me.
Now I'm going to ask a favour. Wait!! Don't crumple this letter up yet. I know you think I'm a dipshit, and I reckon you're a bit of a wanker yourself, but I'm going to ask this anyway. Anyway, so I'm going to admit that I think you and your brother are good looking. Whatever. Anyway, so I've been sort of swooning around over Aaron, but now I think he might be a bit gay (don't tell him I said that, just in case he isn't and gets offended). My friends think I'm insane and that I've been behaving way too pathetic to hook up with either of you, and that's pretty true.
Now I know you're going "wtf?! This girl is bloody insane. I'm going to take some painkillers and read literary classics whilst acting pretentious," but hear me out here, ok. Do you know Chichi Mau in year 10? Or Goku Son? Well, they're my friends and I like them, but I think they're just the sort of people you'd hate with a passion and love to prove wrong about anything and everything, because you're just like that. So basically, I think we should just go out on a date or two so we can snub my friends a bit and show them up and then have a big public argument and you dump me and then I can go "see, I told you I could hook up with him" and you can be all "haha, I crushed that twat's spirits as though she were a puny bug, trapped beneath my fly-swat of unbelievable pretentious popularity and violence."
OK, now that I've got that out of the way, I have some things to ask you, and I'll put them in point form for your convenience.
I'll leave some space for you to think about this, as you seem to have like brain damage or whatever.
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So I hope you found this in the lounge and nobody in your family read it, because that would be weird.
From Buruma
PS: Your little sister is annoying. I'm an only child. I would die if she were my sister.
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You have four messages.
Message One. Received at 6:27pm.
Hi Goku. This is Chichi. We were supposed to meet at 6 for dinner, remember? I'm outside the place now, and my parents are getting really annoyed, so hurry up, ok? I know you just forgot, it'll be fine. Just hurry.
Beeep.
Message Two. Received at 6:53pm.
Beeep.
This is Chichi again. I'm still waiting. I know it doesn't take you that long to get ready and stuff. Are you ok? Why aren't you picking up? Shit… I bet he went out and got freaking lost… ok, Goku… if you're at home, hurry. If you're just lost then it won't take you long to find me. You always find your way eventually. See you soon!
Beeep.
Message Three. Received at 7:16pm.
Beeep.
Goku, I'm getting worried. I know that when you go out and nobody's home you put the phone on divert to your parents' mobile. Why isn't it diverting? Come on, I'm worried. I'm waiting here, but my parents have gone off looking for you. They're worried too.
Beeep.
Message Four. Received at 8:02pm.
Beeep.
Fuck you. You've either purposely stood me up or something really bad has happened to you. I don't even know which would be better.
Beeep.