voice;

[thxforthememories]

I don't understand it.

[Wow someone sounds upset. Again. Just when things were kind-of-sort-of looking up, too.]

We have a police force. We have a place to lock criminals away.

So what good is it if they just go free, and nothing's done to put them back! It's useless, isn't it!

[He's really upset right now, wow. Possibly with good reason... since there's a private message incoming.]


[PRIVATE MESSAGE TO: BRAVE POLICE UNITS]
There's another Ratchet here. He's... he's wrong. And he's interested in us.

Please. Tell me you're all right.

[Because he screwed up and attracted the crazy bot's attention. Oops.]

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[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

[He…actually has some dependency issues himself (which might at least in part explain Kagerou's, for that matter?), but he's never actually heard the phrase or know anything about it, so he doesn't recognize it either.]

  Talk to her, then.

  Kagerou, you're a member of the team.  I hope you know that I've got your back to the best of my ability.  That includes your family.  Anyone important to you is important to me too.

  [Not particularly trying to convince him on /this/ point, trying to make him make a decision anyway, just…wants to make sure Kagerou knows that.  That he has that open to him.]

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

It isn't that -- I don't doubt that, I mean.

[He's trying to say he knows all that. It's just not coming out right.]

But leaving her.

I... it feels wrong. Just thinking about it.

[No matter who is looking after her.]

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

You wouldn't be leaving her, and I'm sure she'd understand.

  Again, talk to her.

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

It just... feels as if I am.

I will.

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

I know the number of times I've had to be parted from Yuuta were always hard…

  Let me know what you guys decide.

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

... Yuuta.

That's the little boy. Isn't it.

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

. . . yes.  Tomonaga Yuuta.  My partner and the boss of the Brave Police.  He's the one who gave me my heart.  He's the one who made all of us possible.

  [His voice is…level…but even Kagerou will likely be able to read the deep emotions in it.  DAMMIT, he misses his partner, his /family/!, so much…]

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

[... then it's probably best he doesn't say the boy had been here. For a short time.]

I didn't know he was that important.

[Which is true, to an extent.]

[Video | Private]

[thankyou4myheart]

[McCrane has also not told him as much…for the same reason…]

  He is.   He's very important.

  [He pulls a cycle of air through his vents, passing a hand down his face as he pulls his mind back to the topic at hand.]

  I only mention him so you know I really do understand about you and Kay, and that I mean it when I say I'd do everything I can for her.

[Video | Private]

[thxforthememories]

I will... speak to her. It's her decision.