IC voicemail for Masaki Kurosaki

[shockshot]

Hi there! I'm Masaki Kurosaki. I'm a little busy at the moment-I might be sleeping or something! But leave a message, and I'll get back to you! 

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[shockshot]

Doesn't matter if he remembers or not. He's here, and he's safe.

[She starts to squeeze, but notices how carefully he's hugging her back.]

Ah! Oh, sorry, I didn't realize!

[Hastily, she makes to let go.]

[notvaljean]

It's okay, it's okay!

[Still, he's relieved when she lets him go.]

I mean, you're going to fix all that soon anyway, right?

[shockshot]

Of course!

[She backs off a few steps, and gestures for him to come into the living room.]

Go ahead and strip down and sit. I'll take care of you.

[notvaljean]

[Jean follows her, taking off his shirt willingly enough, but he pauses with his hands on his belt.]

Do you need to see all of them for the healing to work?

[Some of the nastiest ones are on his inner thighs, although the round, puckered cigar burns on his chest and hips are pretty damn bad.]

[shockshot]

It'd be easier to know where my target is.

[She's already biting her lip at the sight of his chest. How in the world-or who-had been burning Jean like that...?]

Or...are, in this case.

[notvaljean]

Okay.

[Jean slides his pants down to his knees, exposing himself and his injuries. His inner thighs are still mottled with bruises and burns, as are the tops of his hips. He's a little embarrassed by them now, and doesn't meet her eyes.]

Uh... had a bad week.

[shockshot]

Quite the week, I'd say.

[Her voice softens, and she reaches out to touch an unbruised section of his chest. But she doesn't say anything else as she withdraws her hand. Instead, she brings them both forward as her palms start to glow with a soft blue light.

He's embarrassed, she's just worried, and it shows. But she doesn't say another word as the healing process begins.]

[notvaljean]

You could say that.

[Thankfully, she doesn't ask any questions, and Jean watches the blue light from her hands with interest. He's had Xion heal him once before, and he wonders if Masaki's healing works the same way. Either way, it'll be good to get the marks off him.]

Can you make it so the burns don't scar?

[shockshot]

Mm. I can try. They're not infected, and you're in pretty good health otherwise so...there's a good chance they won't.

[Still, it's going to take more than a second to get these healed. But that's all right, she just wants to be through. Besides, she's healed far worse then bruises before.

These look so nasty though...]

[notvaljean]

[Just imagine what it was like getting them, if you want to talk about nasty.]

[Jean waits patiently and quietly as she does her thing, watching her hands move and the light flicker.]

I really appreciate you doing this. I, uh... I didn't want Marco to see me this way.

[shockshot]

[Oh, she's trying so hard not to. At least this is more soothing than whatever he did to get this way.]

I didn't think so. Don't worry.

[She offers him a smile.]

He'll see you as perfect as always.

[notvaljean]

[Jean chuckles awkwardly at that, and lifts one hand to the back of his neck. Congrats, Masaki, you've made him blush instead of the other way around!]

I don't... he doesn't remember being here before.

[shockshot]

[For once! Score. She glances up, and offers him a quick smile.]

So that means he gets to learn your body, all over again. From your hair to your toes.

[Which she thinks isn't such a bad thing. Any boyfriend would want to body worship their lover right.]

[notvaljean]

[Masaki what are you doing you're making it wooooorse...]

I... I guess?

[Which sounds downright appealing, really, now that he thinks about it.]

[shockshot]

[Nonsense, she's making it better!]

Mm. Might be worth it to draw it out for a few hours. Maybe get him all relaxed before you pounce on him, right?

[Sorry Jean, she's a romantic. And the thought of Jean seducing Marco? Too much to resist.]

[notvaljean]

Oh gods, Masaki!

[Jean covers his face with one hand.]

I'm not going to pounce on him!

[His voice is muffled behind his hand, and serious.]

I was too aggressive when he was here before. He needs... he needs to decide if he wants me on his own.

[shockshot]

There's pouncing and there's pouncing.

[Her voice is playful, at least for that sentence. But when she stops the healing, She reaches forward to hug him to her chest.]

Hey.

He cares for you. And I'm sure whatever choice he makes, it'll be because he wants it. Not because you want it.

[notvaljean]

[Jean will certainly take that hug, and maaaaybe cling to Masaki a little, hiding his face in her shoulder.]

I... I hope so. I hope he wants me again.

[Because Marco not wanting him is one of Jean's greatest fears, the one that led him down the self-destructive path than Masaki just erased the last vestiges of.]

[shockshot]

I'm sure he does.

[She doesn't want him to go down that path again. Not if it could be helped. She turns her head to kiss his head, sighing.

She can't even call him dumb. Many people fear rejection.]

He cares for you Jean. I know it.

[notvaljean]

I know he does.

[Marco caring for him has never been the question.]

I just don't know how much.

[There's a big difference between friendship and the complicated, aching, cloying feeling he gets in his chest when he thinks about Marco now.]

[shockshot]

Oh Jean.

[She's just going to hug him a little bit tighter.]

This place is so hard on you.

[notvaljean]

[He shakes his head against her shoulder.]

It's still better than home.

[shockshot]

[That's it. Hair stroking? She's gonna do that now.]

Maybe it is. But...still.

[notvaljean]

[He looks up at her with one eye.]

I'd still rather be here than at home. Even if it hurts. Even if he doesn't care anymore. Because he's alive here.

[Hiding his face again.]

I'd rather have him be alive and love someone else than dead back home.

[shockshot]

I get it. Really, I do.

[She laughs a little. If he only knew.]

I just wish it was easier for the both of you.