IC INBOX | mask or menace

[yatagarasu]

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You have reached the inbox of Kay Faraday, Great Thief Yatagarasu! Sorry I can't steal your call, but I'll get back to you, I promise.

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[gottaswing]

hey kay

I'm a poet

anyway, do you wanna hang out?

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[yatagarasu]

You sure are.

And yeah, where do you wanna hang out?

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[lyingheart]

What do physically active teenagers do for dates or relaxation days in your country?

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[yatagarasu]

Why're you asking? Do you have a DATE??

Seriously though, there's a lot! It's as easy as walking through the mall, or jogging through a park, or even hitting the amusement park or the swimming pool. Or you could go dancing, or spar.

voice;

[5055034455]

Yo, Great Thief. I've got a job for you.

voice;

[yatagarasu]

Hi, Mr. Goodman! What kind of job?

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[lyingheart]

Kay, when's your birthday?

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[yatagarasu]

November 26.

If you're gonna throw me a surprise party, you've got a lot of time!

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[hands4healing]

...Great thief? Really?

[Shake it off, Winry. There are more important things.]

Kay! Want to bake cookies this Saturday?

audio

[yatagarasu]

Yeah, I do! And I promise I won't steal any cookies! I'm the good kind of thief.

BACKDATED TO LIKE...the 14th. text

[ironbuttmonkey]

[BUT AT LIKE 7AM HOPEFULLY SHE'S NOT ASLEEP.]

hey is it srsly tuesday

[yatagarasu]

Yeah, it is! Where were you? Did you get ported out?

voice;

[5055034455]

Hey. Me again. Who's in charge of Mr. Edgeworth's old business now? Is it still that k—

[Don't say "kid."]

Uh, John Mandrake?

voice;

[yatagarasu]

Hi, Mr. Goodman! I'm not sure if anyone actually took over the business, but a lot of people were offering to help.

I'll ask John, if you want.

not here!

[moded]

There's been a bit of... tapering off, would be the best word for it, in the past few weeks. Bart's still been around the house, he's still been hanging out and going through his everyday routine - stealing snack food, moving at superspeed when he thinks people aren't looking, chatting up a storm to anyone who's in hearing distance until he's told to shove off. You know, basic annoying teenager stuff. The same stuff he's been doing since he got to Heropa and everyone in this house was graced with his presence.

But the last two days Bart's been gone. He's still reachable on his phone or through the network, but he hasn't been by the house. Weird, considering how often he's been there the past few months.

Around midday on Thursday, though, there's a slight disturbance in the force, so to speak. A gust of air and a slight wshhh sounding out. And everyone in the house will find three gifts sitting on the kitchen counter; a metal polish GET YOUR SHINE ON! for Danger, a handmade sign BEWARE ATTACK CROWS for Kay, and a nice collection of flame decals for Abel's chair.

And that's on top of three slightly upgraded Roombas - they might be able to climb walls, now - and a note;

Roommates! Well technically housemates but dude roommates is way better.

These past few months have been totally crash because I've never really had roommates before but I'm going to stay with a friend for a while definitely starting to feel the mode living in government housing.

I know you guys can probably take care of yourselves, but if you ever need help with anything send me a message. I can get just about anywhere in no time at all.

Thanks, guys. I've really had fun living here with you!

-Bart Allen

voice mail

[acclimatized]

Hi Kay, it's John. The missus and I are having a thanksgiving thing and I'd like you to be there. Sooo... yeah. If you're interested, give me a call. Don't get into any trouble.

[ click. ]

[yatagarasu]

[Ring, ring! Kay's calling! And she's happy you invited her.]

action on the 26th

[lyingheart]

[ Kay.

There's a knock on your front door on this day.

What do you do. ]

SHE REMEMBERED

[yatagarasu]

[Kay is very much aware of what day it is. But she just hasn't planned a party or anything because she also has to go to John Watson's Thanksgiving dinner. She is considering pushing the birthday celebration forward a bit to make room for Thanksgiving.

So she is expecting the mailman to turn up with a gift for her, or at least, someone with a nicely-wrapped package.

When she opens the door, it's Annie, and Kay lights up. Just seeing Annie is nice, present or no, birthday or no.]

Annie, hi!

anonymous text | 12/05

[boobwindow]

Hello, Kay.
It's Power Girl. Hopefully you remember me from the beach.
I need to talk to you.

[yatagarasu]

Oh, hi, I do remember you! Long time no see - or rather, long time no talk.

What's up?

voice ; backdated to bart's disappearance

[khajidont]

Hey, Kay? You haven't heard from Bart lately, have you?

[He sounds like he's trying to be casual, but he's totally failing at that. He worries.]

voice;

[yatagarasu]

Jaime? No, I haven't...now that I...think about it...

[Uh-oh. This doesn't sound good.]

forward dated to the 25th SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S GETTING IN PERSON GIFT GIVING

[ironbuttmonkey]

[He may have decided to sneak into some people's rooms to deliver gifts, but not Kay!! Not Kay. He shows up at her house early morning, dressed like a relatively normal person for once, carrying a bag in one hand.

Once he gets to her door, he's a-knockin'.]

S-SO THOUGHTFUL, BOYFRIEND-KUN

[yatagarasu]

[It's early, all right - but she's already dressed and prepared to send out her own gifts. When she opens the door, she lights up, her smile sunnier than usual - and why not? It's Christmas!]

Merry Christmas, Uzu! [She leaps up to give him a brief but tight hug.]

PRESENT

[runningstart]

[Wrapped up kind of horribly and delivered via UPS is Kay's gift, a volleyball with her FULL name and title very artfully penned on its surface.]

forward dated letter

[lyingheart]

[ So you know what Annie was not expecting by and large for Christmas? Anything. Know what she got? Something. Some research showed that thank you notes were considered a polite way of acknowledging gifts, and so here is the note she writes and delivers sometime after Christmas, and before the New Year: ]

Kay - I wanted to thank you for the gift you gave me this past holiday. It was a kind gesture, and is appreciated. I apologize for not being prepared. How has training with your crows gone?

May the New Year see you well.

- A. Leonhart

[text]

[yatagarasu]

Hey, Annie, Merry Christmas. And, that's OK. I'm just glad to have become friends with you this year.

Training's been good. The crows are eager to learn new things so this is just another game for them. Of course, some don't take it seriously at all, but I'm working on it!

text; backdated to Christmas

[iwatobi]

If you want, I have something for you.

text;

[yatagarasu]

Merry Christmas, Haru! What is it? I have something for you, too.

text.

[selfequipped]

As we finalize the next members for our team, we have one simple request: come party with us! I (Kate) am helping Lydia throw a New Year's Eve party, and we'd love to have you come along. Once the evening is through, we'll likely have preventing-hangover pancakes (and various other breakfast items) at one of our favorite diners.

This is a form message, but we look forward to seeing you!

The details for the party are here.

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[yatagarasu]

Awesome! Thanks, Kate! I'll be there.

PRESENT TIME backdated to the 25th

[wayhot]

[Flame Princess has been spending the day delivering gifts to her friends, and she makes sure to leave Kay's outside her residence. It's a small, awkwardly-wrapped box, and inside is a metal silhouette of a crow, about as big as the palm of her hand, and a note that reads:

Merry Christmas, Kay!

I made this little dude by melting metal with my own fire. So it's personal and one of a kind and stuff!

I hope you like it! (And I hope the crows like it, too!!!)
-FP]

YOU KNOW WHEN

[infomodder]

[Oh God, oh Lord, oh no, oh why, there is an adorable young girl involved somehow and that's just not what he was expecting. Still, that crow gets let in and showed to the room full of bugs for its reward as Will flips the message over and scribbles in cramped handwriting that looks remarkably similar to Kay's.]

Sure thing.
Sign says closed.
Door's unlocked.

[He...doesn't have the space to sign his name but considering this crow has just had way more than his share of fresh insects and he's talking about the shop instead of a house, it's...probably obvious enough. Yes, crow was good. Yes, there is more to feast on if crow ever returns. Okay? Okay.

Sudden curiosity about whether or not Kay ever sends them off and thinks Fly, my pretties!]

WHENEVER, WHEREVER -

[yatagarasu]

[The crow is more than happy to eat his fill of delicious bugs. Om nom nom, he's almost disappointed that Will finished writing already and has to do messenger business already. Oh well.

Anyway, he takes the message back, and in no time at all, Kay is walking toward Will's shop...with three more crows in tow. Yes, they got jealous of how full and satisfied her messenger was when he returned, and insisted on coming along. Kay may be the crow whisperer but she doesn't rule her pretties with an iron fist, so she relented.

She glances around the street and the vicinity before pushing the door open and stepping inside, leaving said door open long enough for the crows to follow her in.]

Hello? Will?

text; forward dated to april 2nd

[orangehoodie]

[He has a feeling he has to be professional about this, but he has no idea. He's already late as it is because of how hectic things were following the swear in.]

Hello.

My name is Ken Amada, and I'm the one taking care of Koromaru, who was on the auction at the swear-in this month. You were the one who won that one, right? I was wondering if you wanted to set up a day for that.

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[yatagarasu]

Hi, Ken. Yeah, I'd like to set up a day. Would a weekend this month be OK?

[dormition]

Kay-san, I'm sorry it's taken me this long to get back to you about the charity auction. Things have been busy.

If you don't mind giving me some time to prepare, I'd be happy to take you out.

[yatagarasu]

It's OK, Minato. Are you all right?

Voice; backdated to after Olivier's post

[takethestairs]

Kay? This is Edgeworth. There's something I'd like to discuss with you regarding your feathered friends.

[yatagarasu]

Hi, Mr. Edgeworth! Oh, did they use your Vespa as a toilet? Steal your prosecutor's badge?

Voice; June 1st

[takethestairs]

[Brrring brrring brrring...]

Voice; June 1st

[yatagarasu]

[Kay nearly drops her communicator in surprise when she sees who's calling, but she hurriedly fumbles to answer it.]

...Mr. Edgeworth! You're back!

text // july 28th or something

[orangehoodie]

Can you teach me about those cookies? the bone shaped ones.

[yatagarasu]

Hi, Ken. I'd be happy to. Want me to come over?