[ he's a lot less unsure about contacting her than he was the last time. At this point, Johnny's confident that Misa truly thinks of him as a friend. Character growth!! Now he's simply at his normal level of awkwardness. ]
I mean -- are you busy? I can talk to you later if you're doing something...
[ Misa chirps over their connection, her mental energy as upbeat and friendly as ever. And it's genuine, too: she does like Johnny's company, much more than some of the other Meridians she's been forced to be around in the past stretch of time. So his call is a welcome one. ]
I'm not doing anything— I just finished my nails, actually. What's up?
[ it's nice to hear someone happy to see him (or, well, "see" him - whatever) - his mood brightens instantly just from that. Johnny's grumpy, sure, but he's not so hard to please. ]
Nothing big. [ if he's being totally honest, he mostly just wanted to hear her voice. Springstar's provided him with plenty of amenities, but he still doesn't have many friends. ] I was just thinking about you with all the drama lately, I guess.
[ he doesn't mention Vaeka, largely because he doesn't even remember her name anymore; however, it's definitely at the back of his mind. They'd briefly met then, too - on opposite sides. Again. He'd been hoping to avoid that here. ]
[ She's laughing? She's laughing a little. She likes to hear that she's being thought about, of course — friendly and sociable as Misa is, it's not actually that often that people express serious concern for her, and it didn't happen often on Earth, either. So Johnny's friendly compassion for her is a welcome surprise.
At his question, though, she gives a long, drawn-out sigh, before flopping down on her bed, the sensation of which he might feel through their connection. ]
But yeah, I'm okay. I mean, I'd be more scared of being over there. I was at that debate for Manon's shard, you know. Everyone was yelling so much and getting so mad. Even Dex yelled once, so I guess people are getting weird?
[ she's not wrong about being more scared of being in Springstar - and can probably sense his exasperation from there. ]
Even Dex, huh... [ the yelling part is surprising, to be sure, but Dextera's done some weird things (eating mushrooms off the ground) in front of Johnny, so he can't be too shocked. ] Yeah... There's a ton of guys over here that are really into picking fights, and they're loud about it. I don't know if it's the same way over where you are.
Not really. I feel like most people over here aren't "hot head" types like that...
[ Some of them could be roused to anger, yes, but she feels like those around her in Zenith are more the type to play the long game than to go looking for a fight. That much was obvious even at the debate, when the four of them had unanimously agreed to lose the battle to win the war. Misa herself can be impulsive, but she's far from the type of personality that Johnny describes, raring to look for an opponent and all. ]
I mean, we don't fight with each other very much, even when we talk about serious stuff, like that big message about Manon that got sent out. That's why I'm not so worried. Or maybe it's just because Misa doesn't fight with anybody that I feel that way.
[ But, like he predicts, she does feel the vague sense of his exasperation - he'll get the equivalent of her tilting her head at him. ]
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lifespanned) wrote2022-10-10 06:41 pm
communion, pre-manoning
[ he's a lot less unsure about contacting her than he was the last time. At this point, Johnny's confident that Misa truly thinks of him as a friend. Character growth!! Now he's simply at his normal level of awkwardness. ]
I mean -- are you busy? I can talk to you later if you're doing something...
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[ Misa chirps over their connection, her mental energy as upbeat and friendly as ever. And it's genuine, too: she does like Johnny's company, much more than some of the other Meridians she's been forced to be around in the past stretch of time. So his call is a welcome one. ]
I'm not doing anything— I just finished my nails, actually. What's up?
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Nothing big. [ if he's being totally honest, he mostly just wanted to hear her voice. Springstar's provided him with plenty of amenities, but he still doesn't have many friends. ] I was just thinking about you with all the drama lately, I guess.
[ he doesn't mention Vaeka, largely because he doesn't even remember her name anymore; however, it's definitely at the back of his mind. They'd briefly met then, too - on opposite sides. Again. He'd been hoping to avoid that here. ]
You good over there? People are getting weird.
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[ She's laughing? She's laughing a little. She likes to hear that she's being thought about, of course — friendly and sociable as Misa is, it's not actually that often that people express serious concern for her, and it didn't happen often on Earth, either. So Johnny's friendly compassion for her is a welcome surprise.
At his question, though, she gives a long, drawn-out sigh, before flopping down on her bed, the sensation of which he might feel through their connection. ]
But yeah, I'm okay. I mean, I'd be more scared of being over there. I was at that debate for Manon's shard, you know. Everyone was yelling so much and getting so mad. Even Dex yelled once, so I guess people are getting weird?
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Even Dex, huh... [ the yelling part is surprising, to be sure, but Dextera's done some weird things (eating mushrooms off the ground) in front of Johnny, so he can't be too shocked. ] Yeah... There's a ton of guys over here that are really into picking fights, and they're loud about it. I don't know if it's the same way over where you are.
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[ Some of them could be roused to anger, yes, but she feels like those around her in Zenith are more the type to play the long game than to go looking for a fight. That much was obvious even at the debate, when the four of them had unanimously agreed to lose the battle to win the war. Misa herself can be impulsive, but she's far from the type of personality that Johnny describes, raring to look for an opponent and all. ]
I mean, we don't fight with each other very much, even when we talk about serious stuff, like that big message about Manon that got sent out. That's why I'm not so worried. Or maybe it's just because Misa doesn't fight with anybody that I feel that way.
[ But, like he predicts, she does feel the vague sense of his exasperation - he'll get the equivalent of her tilting her head at him. ]
Are you worried about the people over there?