PENANCE IC INBOX

[whichiest]

Hello, this is Belladonna! I'm sorry to have missed you on such a lovely day. Please leave a message, and I'll return your call as soon as I can.

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[mcpieceofshit]

(He sure can. It's simple - Izaya has such a power on vulnerable girls, look at Bella herself. He's sure she'd do anything he'd ask at this point.)

Mhm, not exactly. That was my job. When the Blue Squares began to pose a serious threat and started a gang war, Masaomi was forced to rely on me. I've given him information on their whereabouts, how to beat them, and Masaomi started to trust me unconditionally. Of course, I was playing both sides the entire time.

(A nibble on her fair skin, just to hear a giggle. It'd go nicely as punctuation to his words.)

Except, well. I told Saki that if she got herself kidnapped, it'd end the war. Masaomi would understand the weight of what it means to be a part of this world, and he'd disband the Yellow Scarves. So I arranged that - ah, she ended up with two broken legs and in a coma, and Masaomi? Masaomi called me and I didn't pick up, so he froze on the way to rescue her. He was just a kid, after all. Ah, I also told her to pretend to not be able walk for a while, so he had guilt on his shoulders for a little longer.

That's one of the few reasons Masaomi hates me.

[whichiest]

[It's all a much more specific scenario than she was expecting. Still, she watches him speak with a riveted expression as he continues, giving him all the little noises and reactions as he plays her body like a mastered instrument.

For the most part, she seems more excited than concerned about the story...at least until the bit about the broken legs. She frowns, seeming to replay the words in her head, thinking.]

Why didn't you pick up when he called?

[The rest is still processing.]

[mcpieceofshit]

Why should I have?

(A more interesting question than straight-up providing an answer. His reddish eyes watch her expression, see the frown, and await to see what other reaction that may arise. Slap or kiss? Slap or kiss!!)

[whichiest]

Well, there's certainly no particular reason you should or shouldn't have.

[Because it's just a phone call, right?]

But since you'd set up such a situation, I'm wondering what your motivation was, at the time. Didn't you want to hear his reaction? Or were you more interested in how he would handle it alone? It just seems so strange, to me, to ignore it.

[mcpieceofshit]

I saw him not too long after that. He had the information on where she was and what he had to do, my job there was done, you see?

(And a myriad of other reasons. If he picked up, he'd probably ruin the authenticity of Masaomi's behavior. He wanted to see him wallowing in guilt, trapped in his hand and unable to turn a blind eye to the situation. Why should he have helped? The list goes on.)