second thought [accidental video]

[hearsnoevil]

_{[Clearly the SFCs have horrid timing, because this time a feed starts up when it gets knocked onto the floor. After a brief bout of static, it focuses on Mao spinning around in a simple computer chair with both hands clamped over a pair of headphones, holding them to his ears. To anyone who remembers him from his first appearance, he definitely looks happier this time!]}

I take back every terrible thing I said about this city~! Oh, if only you could see this--we could live here forever and ever and nobody could ever tear us apart again, I'd make sure of it! How I missed hearing your voice, C.C.! I was so angry at first because they took everything away from me, but they gave it back! It's only missing you now... But you'll come someday, I just know it! I promise, I'll wait for however long it takes!

_{[Slowly, the chair comes to a stop and Mao regards the fallen SFC with mild surprise. Did he bump into the desk a little too hard? Whoops! Time to get off that chair and pick the poor thing up.]}

Ah! I had no idea this turned itself on. But since I have your attention, I have a teensy question for you all! Where could I find a normal doctor? You see, the natives are far too noisy for my tastes, and I'm a little picky~

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voice;

[lamorteblanc]

[ He's a little more wary now considering the curse so you don't get a video feed in case he says something more... incriminating. ]

The clinic has its doors open for you, no matter what your needs.

However, I can't vouch for your standards being met as I'm not sure as to what they are to begin with.

voice;

[hearsnoevil]

They're just too noisy and a little too bland for me. That, and they've already asked me one too many questions that I don't feel like answering~

_{[That, and he doesn't really know the answers to some of the more basic ones. Blood type? Allergies? What's that?]}

I don't suppose you have a remedy for leg pains? I've started limping from something a few days ago and it's been bothering me more and more as time goes by.

voice;

[lamorteblanc]

[ A pause as he considers this. ]

It would all depend on what sort of leg pain. Is this a cramp? The sort you just woke up with? We have to determine a cause before recommending any cure.

voice;

[hearsnoevil]

Oh, no, no, nothing like that! I don't know if it's related, but I was shot down by the police before coming here but my wounds were mysteriously healed.

voice;

[lamorteblanc]

[ A pause as he considers this. ]

Complete healing isn't quite so foreign as one would think considering how this place seems to have gathered people with various... shall we say... abilities.

However, that lingering side effect does strike me as strange. Describe the pain for me.

voice;

[hearsnoevil]

Different abilities?

It only acts up if I put too much pressure on it or if I decide to walk around the city for too long--Sometimes it starts off dull and turns sharp, but if I move wrong? _{[A clap.]} Bang! It feels like getting shot again!

voice;

[lamorteblanc]

Not everyone here has the near miraculous ability to heal despite being able to do so much more with what some would consider magic.

[ But he considers everything being told to him though. ]

Interesting. Either we can consider that your injury hasn't been healed completely beneath the surface or this is merely an aftereffect of the entire ordeal.

At any rate, it would be best that you not strain it all that much. Give it a week, perhaps. If need be, you can drop by the clinic at any time and I can give this a further examination and perhaps a splint in order to support it.

voice;

[hearsnoevil]

Magic? You don't say~

<sub>[The chair creaks as he leans forward. Oh, it was so tempting to switch the device to video to show off his eyes, but he'd hold back against it. It wouldn't be a very wise thing to do in this city--especially when he a) has no idea as to the identity of the person he's speaking with, and b) has no allies.]

Hmph. It could get worse in a week...</sub> I think I'd feel a little more... At ease if it was looked at. It wasn't just one or two cops who shot me.

_{[More like a whole riot squad. Oops.]}

voice;

[lamorteblanc]

Oh, but I do. Upon my reentry, my wounds were tended to by a rather particular healing spell from a young boy.

[ A nod as he presses his fingertips together. ]

My clinic is open for consult from nine in the morning to ten in the evening though for later times, past midnight, my apartment is at Vita. Fourth floor, second room.

Of course, if it still bothers you, I'd be happy to do a house call.

anon text; oh whoops and then i tl;dr'd

[geass]

[Over than the overall SHOCK that Mao is alive (again--the guy's like a cockroach or something), Lelouch decides for more than one reason to keep this anonymous. One, he hasn't publicly said that he has arrived here, and for that he isn't sure he wants Mao to know quite yet either.

There is a downside to that, though - there is a chance that Mao would be able to hear him. On that note, he's gambling on the idea that he may either be a) far enough away from Mao so that he can't hear his thoughts or, b) lost in the sea of thoughts of everyone else in vatheon. In other words...a distraction, between that and the fact that he's well...being Mao.

Of course it isn't the end of the world if Mao does realize it's him behind the anonymous text, but for now...he'd prefer it. The fact that he knew Mao was here before he did was a good thing. AT least he might be ahead of the game in one area or so. But he still won't underestimate him, just in case.]

You seem so certain that that you both won't be so separated if this C.C. were to appear here. What gives you reason to believe that?

text; omnomnom tl;dr

[hearsnoevil]

<sub>[Yeah, cockroches must be his spirit animal or something. He's very much alive but still pretty sore after that little police stunt, Lulu. That's actually what he's going to be bugging a doctor about since that jerkface coral didn't fix everything.

Lucky for Lelouch, the city dampened his normal radius so he's well out of range. That doesn't mean he's any less cautious with the voices, though. Who knows if someone he crossed paths with would show up? Well, this was one of those cases.]</sub>

Why should I believe otherwise? I've always been able to find her, so why would here be any different? I just need to be patient and wait for her.

anon text; 8D

[geass]

[That would make a lot of sense, actually. And good, he hopes you're still sore for a long long time Mao...

Anyway. He's as careful as always when he responds, trying his best to retain a neutral voice on the situation.

'Always', huh? It did serve as some amusement, thinking about it.]

Your hopes are so high - I wonder what would happen if she were never to appear here?

[Though it would be problematic for him. They were accomplices, after all.]

text; also I have missed playing against a Lelouch so much you don't even knowakdjg /keeps forever

[hearsnoevil]

<sub>[He shall treasure the limp forever and always, Lulu. Maybe he'll giftwrap the bullets and send them on Valentine's Day?

There's a brief pause before he responds. There's something almost familiar about the way those words were being used, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.]</sub>

You should never say never because anything can happen|

anon text; and i've never played against a mao in-game lgkhfdg /keeps forever too

[geass]

[Sorry, but that's a gift that he'd just have to refuse. By burning it Politely. He hates appreciates the thought, though.

He's actually amused; he wonders how long it'll take for Mao to figure it out. Though as soon as he figures it out, well...it may not be so much fun. Not only will the game be over, but he's not quite sure how Mao would react to Lelouch being there.]

I was being hypothetical, of course. You may say "never say never" but you can't say that she will appear here either.

[Talk about a one track mind...]

text; kadhkfghlka .///.

[hearsnoevil]

<sub>[Isn't it bad enough that C.C. popped one in his neck? No wonder why he never has any friends.

Hmm... This was getting interesting--the only drawback is he couldn't pick out any voices that could match the words popping up on the SFC with his geass. If he wanted to figure this out, he had to either make a wild guess out of a few hundred people or move to another part of the city.]</sub>

And you can't say she wont.

_{[Okay, the decision has been made. Time to venture further into town.]}

text; <333

[geass]

[Hey man, you kind of deserve it. Lelouch has no mercy for people who tried to kill his sister, okay.

You'll never find him. C: or...you probably will, eventually.]

I suppose I can't. What I'm trying to say is banking your hopes on one person is a little obsessive, don't you think?

text; <333

[hearsnoevil]

<sub>[Yeah well that's what happens when you try to steal a crazy man's woman. Totally started it.

He can also just play the waiting game when he gets bored of picking through everyone's thoughts. He's pretty good at that.]</sub>

You call it obsessive, I call it loyalty.

[beautifies]

Don't be ridiculous. There's no guarantee that your friends will come to this place. If they arrive, you might be the one on your way out.

[hearsnoevil]

It's not like I really have anything for me back in Japan. C.C. is the only thing that matters to me.

[beautifies]

I don't care about your girlfriend. I'm just telling you that this place doesn't work like that.

[hearsnoevil]

You can't know for certain until it happens.

[beautifies]

It may never happen. What of that?

[hearsnoevil]

It doesn't matter, I'll still wait for her. She's the only one I can't hear.

_{[Whoops, did that slip out?]}

[beautifies]

What's that supposed to mean?

[hearsnoevil]

That's a secret~