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[mooglebow]

Hey, you've reached Serah. Sorry I didn't get this in time. Leave the message in my inbox, and I'll get back to you!

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[thirstforbattle]

Ouch. Can't a guy just check in on a lady without it having something to do with his little brother?

[ He's HURT, Serah. How dare and all that. ]

[mooglebow]

[...well, she kind of understands. Maybe. He can't see the weird look she's giving him, but maybe he can feel it instead.]

I figured he'd tell you to find me if something happened, is all. But is there something you needed from me instead? [Just 'checking in' has to mean there's something else, right...] It's not just to 'check in' is it?

[thirstforbattle]

[ Yeah, she's a smart cookie alright. Since when does Shigure ever just "check in" with ANYONE for that matter? So, when she asks, he can't help but grin to himself. ]

I was just wonderin' why you call him Rokurou.

[ A beat, he knocks his head back and smiles. ]

Ya know that's not his name, right?

[mooglebow]

It is his name. He said something about it being a title, but his name is still Rokurou.

[Even if it's his title now, he hasn't asked her to call him that, so Rokurou it is!!]

You shouldn't be mean about it, Ichirou. [Just gonna scold some, he deserves it!]

[thirstforbattle]

[ Well well, Rokurou. Isn't that interesting to hear? But it just makes him the slightest bit more curious. ]

That's cute, but it's family tradition to take the title as your name when you get it.

[ A beat. ]

He tell you how he got it?

[mooglebow]

[Not taking the bait >:( instead she gets more scold-y.]

If he doesn't want to be called that, he doesn't have to. It's like if the name 'Lightning' was a title for the women in my family. I don't want my sister's nickname, there's only one Lightning Farron. It would be weird for me to be that.

[As in, Rokurou can still be Rokurou if he wants, and not take some ceremonial name if he doesn't want it... and thinking of herself as Serah 'Lightning' Farron is weird. Never gonna think of that again if she can help it.]

And even if he did, why does it matter?

[thirstforbattle]

Right. I forgot how things work in your world, work the same in ours and vice versa.

[ That's sarcasm, in case it wasn't obvious and yet he's still smiling to himself. ]

Just curious about how much he's told you about himself and the things he's done.

[mooglebow]

[...Shigure no.]

It doesn't matter what he did in the past. He did something dumb here too. And aren't you Shigure anyway, no matter what Rokurou says?

[thirstforbattle]

You only become Shigure if you kill the current one.

[ Oops? Rokurou told her that's how the title goes, right? ]

But you can call me whatever you want. Don't matter to me.

[mooglebow]

[...he had likely mentioned that, but...]

...well, you introduced yourself as Ichirou, so I guess I'll just call you that. Rokurou still calls you Shigure, doesn't he?

[thirstforbattle]

He calls me a lot of things.

[ Asshole seems to be his favorite as of late, isn't it? ]

But hey, don't wanna take up too much of your time. Just wanted to ask a curious question.