[Voice]

[unknownrival]

It's only Eris being Eris. She knows exactly what to say to cause a panic, and I won't fall for it.

[Issei sighs, and there's the sound of a paper crinkling. The next few sentences sound like Issei's reading them off from newspaper headlines, which he is.]

"Kaitou Kid claims his prize yet again." "Gem returned by Kaitou Kid." "Task force foiled in their chase again."

He hasn't been caught. I don't need to talk to him or anyone on his world to confirm it, because I know. I know him, and that's enough to know that he hasn't been caught.

And why should it matter if he remembers me or not, anyway! I told her that if he was safe from the community's whims, it was good enough for me, and I meant it. It isn't as if he needs me, so I don't, I don't-

[There's something like a choking sound.]

...Hakuba's support would have been valuable right about now. I haven't even begun to process that one.

It'll be fine.

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[Audio]

[material_guy]

You're a real sensitive kid, ain't you?

[Voice]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

You don't have to be sensitive to be upset that someone you care deeply for has forgotten you, Greed.

[Voice]

[material_guy]

You're worryin' yourself to tears over a guy who don't even know your name.

[Voice]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Well, he used to know my name.

[Voice]

[material_guy]

He can't even be mad or happy about you worryin' about him.

Missing him's fine, but gettin' yourself worked up over somethin' that might not even be happenin', that you definitely can't do shit about if it is s'too much. You'll get to thinkin' about all the people you might've forgot and lost every trace of and wonderin' if you should worry about them, or worrying about how many people you forgot about who're worryin' about you and feel guilty and you'll find all kindsa ways to freak out.

[Video]

[fetish-fuel.livejournal.com]

Who's Kaito Kid?

[Audio]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Kaitou Kid is someone that I care about very, very much. He, he used to be a member of this community.

[Video]

[fetish-fuel.livejournal.com]

Ah, your boyfriend?

[Audio]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

He's not interested in me that way, much as I would like him to be.

[video]

[fetish-fuel.livejournal.com]

Toshiaki refuses to have sex with me too, even if that's why I am made for.

It's irritating sometimes.

[voice]

[100thbrokendish.livejournal.com]

Issei-san...?

[voice]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

[Quietly.] Complaining again, don't mind me.

[voice]

[100thbrokendish.livejournal.com]

No, please don't worry, Issei-san! You're not troubling anybody at all, really. I'm just worried about you.

[voice]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Things will be fine. I was fine when Haruto left the community, wasn't I? This is hardly any different.

[voice]

[100thbrokendish.livejournal.com]

But...

[urbandev.livejournal.com]

You've lost someone from the community?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Kaitou Kid was very, very dear to me.

[urbandev.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry. I -- can sympathize.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The support of everyone here makes this easier to bear.

[angermanaging]

It gets easier, to stay away from someone.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm well aware. After all, this is perhaps the third time that the community has taken someone I love from me.

[angermanaging]

I don't mean because the community forced you to, I mean because you decided to. Because it's what's best for him.

Unless I'm reading the situation wrong...

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Perhaps a little. The community has forced us apart, so I'm attempting to convince myself that I don't mind because it's better for him this way. I really don't have much of a decision, in the end.

[grey_grief]

He's still being a pain in the police's ass if that makes you feel any better.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Really? It does! Thank you!