( karteria ) work chat.

[takasugi]

3KON!!! 🦊

RINNE_A

would u guys still love me if i were a worm??? lol

MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ

We can put you in a bottle

And keep you forever

RINNE_A

ok but like

would u love me

NOISYBEE

But why are you a worm???

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May 2nd, 10:34 PM

[takasugi]

You know,
I've been giving it some thought

( in an attempt to dodge sleep. )

How does, 'Takasugi Three' sound?

1/2

[hanikamu]

hate it

[ immediately. ]

groups with names like that only one of em ever gets famous
their sister too if theyre lucky

2/2

[hanikamu]

i got a better idea
niki u gotta back me up on this one
ok here it goes
from now on we're gonna be...
'rinne and sky castles'!

June 6th, 2:10PM

[takasugi]

Make sure to stop by your rooms sometime before nightfall
At least, before someone else grabs what I left at your door

( context...

in light of the recent shortages, there will be a worn, metal basket full of freshly harvested eggs in a variety of colors sitting at the foot of both niki and rinne's assigned rooms.

he's never been to niki's room, but. it's not like badgering staff until they show him is a difficult task!!! tucked within each basket is a crinkled note:

)

[hanabee]

[What the heck... This is so cute? Niki's not exactly surprised that Takasugi would do something like this, given what he did for Rinne when they first arrived, but Niki isn't the type of person who expects things from people, either, so this is really crazy generous to him!

He'll reply a little bit later:]

whoa, is this really okay? I hope you didn't do anything too shady for these, CEO-san! ☆

why don't you come over for brunch sometime? there's no way I can accept something like this without paying you back! I promise you won't regret it~♪

early august, early afternoon

[hanikamu]

[ Ring, ring. No, he doesn't care that he's calling the entire damn work chat. In fact, that's exactly what he wants. He hates texting, so pick the fuck up! This is a video call!

Which is why the first thing everyone sees is Rinne in a room sitting on someone's bed with his shirt off. He has his guitar in his arms, so don't worry. (?) The Syntrofos seems to be propped up on a nightstand in what is clearly another room in the Valentia. But he addresses none of that. Instead, he opens with an acoustic guitar riff.]

Wassuuuuup, fox fam? It's your foxy daddy speaking!

[ Wait. Niki's working, isn't he? Sorry. ]

Just callin' to say my shirt's in the wash. Your Rinne-kun's doing totally fine. [ Was this necessary... He's just practicing stranger danger, okay. ] Me and Bambi are testing out new positions in the meantime.

[ignoreher]

[ to point, "bambi" is cutting in not from her phone but his, since there's no point in picking up a video call if she's IN THE SAME ROOM? this will change when she has to step back down to the communal laundromat but it's fine. ]

The only new position we'll be trying is you sitting outside my door if you keep that up.

September 1st, midnight, on the dot, literally

[takasugi]

Gentlemen (and), Lady
Prepare yourselves for one of the most exciting events of the year
Which is,
Celebrating my birthday
I get things have been a bit crazy lately
But look forward to a fun night out (TBA) with Yours Truly

( is this a scheduled text? the blinged out image loads rather slowly. )

[hanabee]

wow, prez is totally shameless, huh

[He's teasing, of course, he's so down.]

Sept 2nd, 4:36 PM

[ignoreher]

I have a special announcement to make!
Thanks to Rinne and I's quick wits, clever minds, and fruitful partnership...
3kon is officially debt free! No IOUs, no shackles, along with some "change" to spare! I just paid off the last one a few hours ago.
We played so well, the casino even offered to put our faces on the wall!

[ as part of their blacklist but what does that matter. all attention is good attention isn't it. or whatever. malkuth's getting used to it. they can never go back there again. ]

That's not the only thing I wanted to speak on today, but I thought I'd set the tone as cheerful before I tug you guys to sit for a little business meeting.
I've drawn up a small document after speaking to the residents of East Sophia, particularly of their most pressing needs ahead of winter and while tackling that rotting hotel is more of a long-term project in need of serious manpower and funding...
... The "lesser" issues, close to home for many of the Karterians, are ones I'm confident we can tackle ourselves -- if not with a little help from the people we've befriended. Each of you have particular sets of skills that would do well in aiding the people, after all!

[ anyway. chattering aside, have an attachment simply labeled es_restoration.txt. read it please. for her. she knows you all have the ability to pay attention for more than a minute she's seen it in action it's exhilarating but that's not the point right now. ]

Any questions? Compliments? Concerns?

[ what was that second one ]

[hanabee]

that's a lot of words, miss manager

october 3rd, 6:36pm

[ignoreher]

You're all guys.

[ genius observation. absolutely stunning. truly worthy of note. she was a researcher in a past life, you know. very capable. very smart. ]

What kind of movies do you like to watch?

[takasugi]

Horror, apparently

( he doesn't know jackshit about movies. next, )

October 8th, 1:12 AM

[takasugi]

( look at this guy. sending links to the work chat when literally no one else should be awake. )

Look
Isn't this literally Amagi-kun and Shiina-kun??
Especially with how they flop over each other???

( he's just laying on his back, passing the time idly on his phone until he finally gets tired. )

October 8th, 2:00 AM

[takasugi]

Come on
One of you had to find that cute
Not even a heart, or a like, or whatever?
Is it because I was late for Shiina-kun's dinner?
I'm pretty sure I apologized for that... , pretty sure

October 8th, 10:30 AM

[takasugi]

I don't know what each and every one of you are up to right now, but I'm guessing you've seen the mass text
Unless you're seriously still sleeping in somehow
So drop me a reply and let me know how you are
Which,
You have about 30 minutes to do before I go busting down your door
Literally

text

[hanikamu]

[no one has to reply, it's just not fair that only someone from the tdm gets goodmorningbeautiful.gif]



🌹GOOD MORNING🌹
bringing this chat back from the dead coz that last text from prez makes me wanna cry
love u guysss

[secretly hoping someone likes his pic]

[ignoreher]

[ the one tag you're getting from me rn and she's mostly seeing how he'll react ]

You too, handsome!
Got a date tonight?

text

[ignoreher]

[ well

it's a series of pictures anyway, first of a fairly rundown, but definitely still livable if you're a desperate squatter two-story building, and the ones that follow show off its less than impressive unfinished innards... for what it's worth, it doesn't appear to have any current occupants.

the last is of a lease signed with the familiar name and bouncy handwriting of one (1) manager of 3kon. malkuth even has a cute fox face drawn next to it!

alongside an address, her message will come soon after: ]

Three months safety net and it's not teeeeeechnically ours, but as long as we're committed to cleaning it up and turning this house into a home... We have a studio to work from now!

[ ... sort of. it's, uh. it's in serious need of some TLC to even be called studio-like, but. it's someplace they can practice and kill time. she thinks they'll be happy with that much. she is. she's also freezing her tail off out here but they don't need to know that. brrrr. ]

There's even a kitchen! Kind of. We have running water, as running as it gets in East Sophia, so that's pretty good. No electricity though. What d'you think? Not bad, right?

(Totally unrelated, but do any of you need a mug or three? I think the fairies weren't happy with the milk I left out for them.)

[ now can we also ignore that she's blatantly disregarding the cautionary words of "don't go to east sophia alone" she got them a shoddy unfinished house let's just sweep that under the rug-- ]

[takasugi]

East Sophia, huh

( there's a very noticeable lack of scolding, and maybe a full minute of pause. maybe he's just busy. )

I'll go check it out right away
You know, introduce myself to our neighbors
Get a feel for the place

( nothing about cleaning in that message, though. )

new year's day; i'd make a log but...

[hanikamu]

[On the first morning of the new year, Rinne kicks Takasugi's door open without warning, knowing it'll swing for him, and walks into his home with Malkuth over his shoulder like a sack of rice.]

Fox fact! Foxes live in dens — underground burrows they usually take over from other animals. Buuuut, most foxes sleep out in the open. Find a fox in a den, and that means they're gettin' busy, kyahaha!

[His denmate Niki follows closely behind. Happy new year, by the way.]

[ignoreher]

[ malkuth'd vented her complaints on the way, even as her swishing tail had given away how much she's been enjoying the surprise kidnapping, and now she's far too comfortable up here as she turns her head to look for their third. ]

If you three use that building we have for anything but practice, I'm giving it away. [ just so they know. ] Happy New Year! Where's the alcohol? Hugo says you drink to celebrate.

[ and that Really resonated with her soul, so she's Really in favor of it too-- ]

January 14th, 3:36 PM

[takasugi]

So
Asking for no reason, but
If you had to describe why I'm probably the most unique, interesting person in all of Karteria
Would you say it's because I'm super cute, super smart, and really into the moon?

( get a job. )

[ignoreher]

[ how unemployed can you be ]

What's special about the moon?

March 2nd, 6:53 PM

[takasugi]

Gentlemen (and), Lady
I'm sure you're all reading this from the comfort of your homes...

( not to mention the fact that he's personally moved locations... because he isn't going to. )

—with bated breath to discover what interesting thing I'm about to drop in your lap, right?
Well, imagine no further
Take a look at your inboxes in about five minutes

>> MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ transferred 30,000 NUMIS to RINNE_A
>> MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ transferred 30,000 NUMIS to ONESTEPFORWARD
>> MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ transferred 30,000 NUMIS to NOISYBEE

Congratulations on your very first paycheck from yours truly
Here's a token of appreciation for our long partnership, obtained through completely legal means