40th Sphere (backdated to Saturday morning after the event)

[got_blitzed]

[Jecht wakes up with a gasp safe and sound in his own bed - well, the one he's been calling his own for the past couple of months, at least.  For some reason, Yuugi isn't there passed out drunk next to him like she usually is, but that isn't the first thing on his mind.  Growling and rubbing at where he'd been stabbed in the neck the night previous, he throws off the covers and storms downstairs to use the phone.]

"Banika Conchita.  Dunno who the hell she is, but she fuckin' stabbed me in the goddamn throat and killed me in that stupid hotel last night.  Figured the rest of you'd wanna know there's one more psycho murdering bitch runnin' around this town.  And if you're listenin' too - you're dead next time I see you.  Eye for an eye.  I'm sick of this bullshit."

[Jecht slams down the phone, wandering toward the door.  He's intercepted by Yuugi's drone, who is already awake and cheerfully fixing breakfast.  Grumbling angrily, he picks the phone back up and dials out again.]

"Oh yeah.  Yuugi's droned too, for anyone who gives a shit about that.  Anybody needs me, I'll be on the beach."

[He doesn't wait for responses to the second call, heading straight outside to swim and relax on his makeshift beach.  It's Labor Day weekend, after all, so it's more or less getting to be his last chance to do stuff like this before the weather starts to get cold again.  After a short time, the postman comes by to drop off a package, tipping his hat and grinning.  Jecht doesn't trust it, but he figures everything else that's arrived this way has been fine, so he eventually decides to just open it.  Out of the long and bulky package, he draws a pretty badass looking greatsword.  After grinning and taking a few practice swings, he plunges it into the sand next to his lawn chair.]

"Well, 'least I got somethin' back for my trouble."

((OOC: Please let me know whether you're responding to the phone stuff or the action stuff when you reply.  For anyone who wants to talk to him about Yuugi, they can respond in person at the action part since he hung up right away after announcing that.))

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Annnnnnnd action!

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[Look who came running when she heard he'd been killed.] Jecht!!

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

[Looks up from lounging in his favorite lawn chair to see Garnet running down the street toward his house. This is met largely with a sigh.]

"Garnet..."

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[Plops down on her knees in the sand beside him, shooting him a look of concern. He seems to be alright, but the dread she's feeling is hard to shake.] What happened last night?

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"...I woke up in a hotel room with a woman I'd never met before, we ate dinner, I took a nap, and the next thing I know she's stabbin' me in the neck with the silverware."

[He recounts it all rather matter-of-factly, but the look on his face clearly reveals that he's still pretty pissed about it.]

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

That witch! [Her look of worry pinches slightly, and she's looking irritated now, too. As soon as he mentions getting a fatal neck wound, she's looking him over, healer's instincts taking over. She cups his jaw with her fingers and tilts his chin gently to the side to get a better look at his throat, brow furrowing when she cannot find a trace of his injury.] But there's no sign of your wound now...

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

[Shakes his head and shrugs.]

"That's how it is here. When you die, you just wake up the next morning, good as new. She's tryin' to use that to lie and say she never killed me at all - that I just dreamed the whole thing up."

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[Releases Jecht and settles down in the sand beside him, placing her hands in her lap.] Who is she?

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Never met her before last night. Her name's Banika Conchita. Little bit shorter than me, red hair, kinda uppity. Really not much to tell. I don't even know where she lives.

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[Tries to picture his description of this woman.] ...I can't say that I've ever met her before. [And chances are she never will, if Jecht has anything to say about it. She goes quiet, pursing her lips and hugging her knees.] ...Do you know someone named Mukuro?

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Well if you see her, just stay the hell away. Don't need anything like that happenin' to you too, okay? Mukuro, though... nope, don't think I know that name. Why?

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

Alright, I'll be careful. [And she pauses yet again, wondering exactly how she's going to describe Mukuro to Jecht without worrying him.] I've spoken with him over the phone a couple of times. I...think he could use some help. [UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR]

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

[Jecht raises an eyebrow.]

"What kinda help?"

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

He...isn't right in the head. [Well, now that she brought it up, it'd be stupid of her to tell him half-truths.] He threatened to kill me, and himself. He's also the one who kidnapped a young girl a few weeks ago.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"He what."

[Sits up, gritting his teeth angrily. No. No fucking way is that happening. Not after he just got stabbed himself. No one is going to fuck with his summoner.]

"Where's this kid live? I'll beat some sense into him."

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

Jecht, wait! [She doesn't even know how she's going to present her plan without further angering him, so she flounders, lips pressed together in a thin line.] ...

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Wait? For what? 'Till he makes good on his threat to kill you? 'Cause if what happened to me last night is any clue, he might do just that.

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[Tries to prepare herself for his reaction, already wincing slightly.] We agreed to meet. I think I may be able to talk some sense into him.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

[Jecht's eye twitches as he scowls, balling his hands into fists.]

"No way."

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[She was afraid of this, but his anger was as inevitable as her determination to save Mukuro from himself. So she persists, steeling herself.] But what if I can help him??

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

And what if he just murders you.

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

....I was hoping...you would come with me.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

[Jecht is silent for a few moments, mulling that one over.]

"...You're really serious about this, aren't you? Don't you care if he tries to kill you too?"

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

[She nods her head, looking him directly in the eye.] Yes. But I'm not the only one in danger if he goes on like this.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

And what exactly are you gonna do to stop him? You really think a bunch of pretty words are gonna stop a cold-blooded killer?

[thelittlecanary.livejournal.com]

I think he needs to learn to trust others.