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[ Getting texts from Subete isn't new; there have been many hours Hikage has spent in Taito Arcades or feeding the resident koi in parks while Subete has handled the business end of their newfound adventure. It is a bit different for Hikage to be in other company while they're separated though, which likely explains the bit of a delay in response. ]

I think I saw that somewhere too.

That's more what I expected Saphir's house to look like, albeit with a better color scheme.

They're both out and about and likely need to watch where they're going on a weekend in the big city regardless of how much nature is involved, so that accounts for delays on both their ends. Partially. The other part is probably just...]

... What is that, anyway? Mood lighting?

[... Subete squinting for a few moments at the picture and laughing to himself; he's gotten used to Hikage's picture-taking ability or lack thereof but it's not like he's going to miss an opportunity to poke at it.]

Edited 2020-07-10 19:22 (UTC)

[And maybe it's the mention of ~~discount Beniyuri~~ Saphir, or something, but a few moments later:]

It's a bandshell, apparently. Definitely easier on the ears.

[Also this thing arrives in a minute.]

Why would I need mood lighting if I'm not with you?

Edited 2020-07-10 19:36 (UTC)

The bandshell or the duck?

[ Why else would you send him a duck Subete, it's not like he's an old man or anything. ]

Well, who knows? You did send it to me, so I wondered.

[Is it code? Is it otome texting?? The leaves(??) do look suspiciously sparkly, and all. ☆ But what’s questionable is Hikage’s knowledge of the vast and varied depths of texting—

Also, the response to the second question is simple enough:]

And it’s both, of course. I figured you’d enjoy it.

[Enjoy what? This text is just having a good time being vague all around. 🦆]

Edited 2020-07-10 20:44 (UTC)

I'll save that for later.

[ He can totally be thrown off and otome at the same time. ]

Here's something for you too, then.

[ Sometimes his pictures totally come out okay? But also, it's not like he's missing the point or anything!! Clearly this is just bird wars? ]

I’d say I’m holding you to that, but that’s one thing I don’t need to say today.

[It’s been a date almost since the moment they really woke up, after all. His amused tone probably carries across the whole way, but the dog sticker is there also doing its shibest just in case...! It takes a few more moments for him to respond to the bird picture, he’s probably laughing again.

Sometimes their text exchanges really are something.]

Hmm. I wonder how Marona feels, losing focus to a bird.

[That’s probably a joke about Marona and leaves tbh.]

Edited 2020-07-10 21:57 (UTC)

You don't. But that doesn't mean you can't say other things.

She's not. And if I'm going by those stickers, you're a dog. [ He totally missed that because his photography skills are impeccable. ]

Oh, am I tiding us over for later?

[That is definitely a dumb pun in the midst of everything, and there's also an even more tongue-in-cheek picture of way too many geese, how is he still alive at this point, that's so many geese.

It looks like they're both spending most of their day outdoors at this rate, but after the past 20 years and change indoors maybe that's no surprise.]

[There's a bit of a pause before the next message, but he's probably just moving around, judging by the changing scenery in the bird background. Most of it is just lakes, but it is probably different lakes; unlike Hikage's impeckable skills, his tend to take in more of the scenery!]

Someone told me the stickers worked for me, so I decided to use them when I found them here, that's all. Not sure they're all THAT fitting.

[There should probably be one here somewhere, but he leaves it off.]

What do you think?

...besides the fact that there are too many geese where you are.

[ Change of scenery likely noted; Hikage sends along a blurry image of his hand and a particularly flourishing ivy. It's probably not the poisonous kind. Probably. ]

Hm. If you asked me, I might still have to go with a green flower. That's what nostalgia is for, right?

There’s a lack of windmills, but I thought you enjoyed watching geese fly into things. Come with me next time, I’m sure there’ll be even more.

[He’s certainly not trying to hide his teasing, or perhaps that’s just a layer over the real invite—it’s not as though he minds traveling on his own, but if he’s going to be text-chronicling anyway... Company wouldn’t go amiss. And...]

[He probably spent long enough staring at that reply and picture to be ridiculous given the (hopefully) mundane ivy, but can he help it, really?

There are no further pictures at this time, just a little more text.]

Ah, but flowers don’t have faces, do they? ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ Given our age, though, nostalgia might be our biggest weapon.

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[Maybe it’s to make up for the pause, but after a little while he sends two pictures.]

[ He reads the text first, waiting for the images to download because nature vs signal wars. ]

Mostly the beautiful ones. But the company counts too, so sure

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?

[ ...oh. Poor Marona because once the images do load he just stares at his phone for a while, a blush coloring his cheeks. Alas texting gives no indication of this, but his reply might be telling all the same. ]

...this one, actually.

Are geese beautiful? It's hard to tell from here.

Maybe I'll have to find out, too.

[With all the joking and flirting around he isn't really watching where he's going literally or metaphorically, and he totally probably has a coffee on him just for hilarity's sake because then the next messages come through and like:]

kjkjfkkkkkkkkｄぇえぃｋｋｇ

案d県gケ江

[Please help he probably almost walked into the lake??]

[Also you totally got him to break his nice picture streak!!!!!]

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There goes my coffee...

[He's totally red because that was a whole scene and RIP coffee. And also everything else. Mostly everything else.]

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[....... did he mean to send that one or was he just texting with his face in his hands, we will never know. Anyway, after a bit more fumbling because there is so much fumbling on this end:]

Occasionally. We can look together.

[ Cause his range of interest has narrowed and it's important to get that across, even here. ]

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