( Oh.... that's right, people he contacts from this number will think he's Shinichi, huh... He hadn't been too concerned about it, but it wouldn't be the first time Migi left his host in an awkward situation. The alien blinks, looking over at where Shinichi's curled up in bed. )
He is sleeping, not tied up. If I wake him, he will be "groggy" and ill-fitted to conversation. Do you still want me to proceed?
[If it weren't 3am he might have just gone ahead and called, himself. Because this is weird and some weirdo is using Shinichi's phone, ostensibly without his knowledge, and that's not great.]
[A mild delay in texting back because he's debating on the entertainment value of whatever weirdness is about to come at him rapidfire, versus the fact that it's still very late.]
Can't this wait for morning? Like, actual morning? When the sun is up and I can actually answer questions without being still half asleep?
[Hell, maybe he'd be able to call Shinichi and ask him what the hell is happening...]
Thank you! This thread is a gift, I'm definitely glad to continue it :'D
( This is... a conundrum. It would be better to get data when the human is fully awake. But by then, Shinichi will also be awake, and Migi won't be able to sneakily use his phone to talk to the guy. )
I understand what you mean. However, I am only available for communication in the night. Perhaps I can send a list of questions to your phone for you to answer, and you can then send your answers to me tomorrow. Would that be sufficient?
( This definitely isn't ideal, with so many other factors at play... namely Shinichi.
But there are ways to maintain control, here. When the text comes tomorrow, Migi can easily snag the phone before his host can, and he'll just tell him it's some random spam. He'll quickly read the answers, memorise them, and delete the text before Shinichi can ever know (and freak out about it).
He isn't banking on the fact the other teen might not actually answer... or that he might call Shinichi instead of text him, or something. Migi thinks he's got this in the bag. )
Precisely like a survey. I appreciate your cooperation.
[This is weird. Very very weird. Getting weirder by the moment, really. And it really seems like Migi doesn't want him to talk to the actual owner of the phone. Which means that Kusakabe very much does want to talk to Shinichi, even if only so the guy can confirm whether or not he's being trolled.]
When do you sleep anyway? If I'm answering questions it shouldn't be when I'm going to be sending weird messages to Izumi, right?
[Will this guy see through the ruse? Possibly. But if it does turn out to be not nearly as sinister as it feels maybe he could actually do just that and play twenty questions when he can't sleep.]
[[I still wanna moosh the boys at each other though.]]
[Yeah he doesn't like this, not at all. Why would Izumi be sharing his phone with someone? Can't they get their own phone? Is this one of those domestic abuse situations? Is Migi actually some ultra-controlling partner that's trying not to let on that that's the situation by wording it in such a way that it seems more voluntary than it actually is?
Kusakabe has a problem with sometimes overthinking these things unfortunately, which means he's going to reply:]
Yeah sounds good.
[Aaaand then doesn't respond to anything else that Migi sends. Because as soon as he gets up in the morning to get ready for his day, he's going to go back through his messages, goggle at them with an uncomfortable sort of feeling and remind himself that yeah, he wants to go and prod at Izumi himself for answers.
So he waits until he's on his way in to school before poking at his contacts to be able to call the other boy without leaving the evidence that that was what he was doing.]
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[Kusakabe is just...staring at those messages. The speech pattern is weird.]
If I ever bit someone it was probably when I was little and really mad
I feel like I'm talking to a serial killer ngl
[He might be debating on calling the guy just to see if he's actually ok.
And not lurking inside his closet or something......]
apologies for the delay, my work schedule is crazy right now!
I assure you I am not. I have no interest in killing humans.
( .....Yeah that's definitely not a weird thing to say at all, Migi. )
I just want to study them.
No worries, life happens!
Hey
Can you put Izumi on the phone?
Provided you don't have him tied up somewhere.
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He is sleeping, not tied up. If I wake him, he will be "groggy" and ill-fitted to conversation. Do you still want me to proceed?
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Nah let him sleep
Who are you anyway?
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I am his roommate. My name is Migi.
( ...Yeah, that sure does just mean right hand side. This is normal. )
Are you an adolescent male?
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What are YOU doing awake at 3am?
Asking weird questions to people you don't know.
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I am not from around here, so I want to learn everything I can.
( Technically, all of that is true... )
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[Anyone besides Migi might process that as sarcasm...]
PARDON THIS RANDOM OLD-ASS TAG.... I fell off the face of the earth, no obligation to reply!!
( "Fortunate"... to be contacted by an alien entity at 3 in the morning. )
I would be interested in utilising you to collect more data on this matter. May I ask you more questions?
Helloooooo welcome back, I know how that feels for sure.
Can't this wait for morning?
Like, actual morning? When the sun is up and I can actually answer questions without being still half asleep?
[Hell, maybe he'd be able to call Shinichi and ask him what the hell is happening...]
Thank you! This thread is a gift, I'm definitely glad to continue it :'D
I understand what you mean.
However, I am only available for communication in the night. Perhaps I can send a list of questions to your phone for you to answer, and you can then send your answers to me tomorrow. Would that be sufficient?
Yesss same!
I mean I guess I don't see why not.
[He can absolutely see why not. But this also places the ball in his court and he can decide whether to actually answer any of the questions at all.]
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But there are ways to maintain control, here. When the text comes tomorrow, Migi can easily snag the phone before his host can, and he'll just tell him it's some random spam. He'll quickly read the answers, memorise them, and delete the text before Shinichi can ever know (and freak out about it).
He isn't banking on the fact the other teen might not actually answer... or that he might call Shinichi instead of text him, or something. Migi thinks he's got this in the bag. )
Precisely like a survey.
I appreciate your cooperation.
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When do you sleep anyway?
If I'm answering questions it shouldn't be when I'm going to be sending weird messages to Izumi, right?
[Will this guy see through the ruse? Possibly. But if it does turn out to be not nearly as sinister as it feels maybe he could actually do just that and play twenty questions when he can't sleep.]
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( This all... definitely does sound suspicious, Migi... )
Or about him. We often share his phone. He will allow me to get your messages.
( Migi will force him.... )
We will talk tomorrow?
CRASHES BACK IN HERE FOR THIS hi sorry for quiet, life and brains uncooperative...
[Yeah he doesn't like this, not at all. Why would Izumi be sharing his phone with someone? Can't they get their own phone? Is this one of those domestic abuse situations? Is Migi actually some ultra-controlling partner that's trying not to let on that that's the situation by wording it in such a way that it seems more voluntary than it actually is?
Kusakabe has a problem with sometimes overthinking these things unfortunately, which means he's going to reply:]
Yeah sounds good.
[Aaaand then doesn't respond to anything else that Migi sends. Because as soon as he gets up in the morning to get ready for his day, he's going to go back through his messages, goggle at them with an uncomfortable sort of feeling and remind himself that yeah, he wants to go and prod at Izumi himself for answers.
So he waits until he's on his way in to school before poking at his contacts to be able to call the other boy without leaving the evidence that that was what he was doing.]