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( Previously on Elan's clones giving him the cold shoulder... )

[ After sending Four scores of texts; calling him half a dozen times; and knocking on his door repeatedly like -- not to put too fine a point on it -- an absolute fucking loser, Elan concludes the following: Either Four's grown a spine made of steel -- wow, how golem-like! -- or he's genuinely incapacitated. Neither possibility bodes well for Elan. And given that Four seemed especially susceptible to the so-called benefits of imprinted partnership, the latter's more likely -- and that gives Elan pause. Why would Four get into trouble? What trouble? Aren't their natural souls supposed to step in when shit's looking dire... ? Four's death wish and total lack of a will to life aside, he sure did show a will to survive (i.e., to win) his mobile suit duels...

Well, whatever. Elan's got bigger fish to fry -- or, more accurately, tech to triturate. Chances are high Five will be much more precious about giving Elan his Syntrofos, but Elan's sure he'll be able to improvise something. He just has to find Five first. ]

Where are you?

[ Then, suspecting Five will leave him on read, Elan adds, ]

"Enhanced Person No. 4" isn't in his room or picking up his phone.

[Gee, why wouldn't Four be picking up??? Mysterious mysteries! Mysterious mysteries that Five absolutely has the answer to, and is absolutely not about to provide... To anyone, generally, but ESPECIALLY not to the Original.

Five just really hasn't been himself (lol) since the incident, and now he's even less himself after returning from his first ~mandatory check-in~ and injection treatment with Patho-Gen. He has nowhere to go, no will to do anything other than curl up on the couch, with the fan at the end of his long tail swept up to cover his face.

He doesn't want to talk to anyone. He doesn't want to explain. Hell, he's seriously contemplating just going beyond the city barrier and disappearing into the woods for a while. That would be FAR preferable, over having to face Aether, or Momo, or him.

So yeah. Elan doesn't get any response. Not to the first message, or the second, or any message he sends after that. It only takes about four repeated texts/calls before Five picks up his syntrofos, annnnnd chucks it indiscriminately across the room so he doesn't have to listen to it buzz anymore.

Mind you: he has bird hearing, so. This doesn't actually help. He grabs one of the couch pillows and tries to smother himself with it instead, letting out a muffled yell of frustration into its fluffy interior.]

Hellooooo.

Come on, pick up.

Do you want me to say "please?"
Fat chance.

This is really important.

‼️ ✨5️⃣✨ ‼️

Edited (last one for realsies) 2025-09-25 17:29 (UTC)

I'm going to keep texting you at least until you tell me to shut up. Sorry.

[ He's not. ]

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[ ... Why are his messages still getting through? Shouldn't Five have blocked him, like, ten texts ago? ]

Edited (consider this edit five's fifteenth notification 🤪) 2025-09-25 17:27 (UTC)

[ ... ]

Are you okay?

Did you die?

[ Come on, Five. You hate dying and being dead. ]

[ Whatever, Elan is gonna die if he doesn't get to eat somebody's (not his!!) Syntrofos asap, so -- ring, ring. Enjoy the dulcet sounds of that stupid ringtone you gave him for ten minutes straight, Five. ]

Edited (make that sixteen notifications 🤗) 2025-09-25 17:28 (UTC)

Heyyyy elan! This is kalim hes not doing so good rn try calling back another time!

[ Alright, this is just unacceptable. The fact that his own fucking clone can't be bothered to tell him to take a hike himself, let alone hit the block button... ]

[ ... By which Elan means, ]

Can neither of you read?
I needed something, but now I'm also concerned.

Where are you?

[ Kalim pauses and scrolls up. ]

Oh!!! Im sorry you sent so many messages i didnt see!
OK maybe you should ask patho gen if theyve seen that guy!!
And you dont need to worry my ones not in danger or anything he just doesnt want to talk to you

Edited 2025-09-29 20:47 (UTC)

[ Yes, Kalim, and the sky is blue... ]

It's not about what he wants, it's about what I need and what's good for him.
We have a little history you couldn't possibly begin to understand.

[ Did Elan feel compelled to throw that last line in there after Kalim's unnecessarily cheeky reference to his second clone? Yeah. Buddy, you can imprint and pair bond and whatever the fuck else with the guy all you want but nothing will ever change the fact that Five was brainwashed into forgetting his original identity and surgically altered to look like Elan Ceres. #thatsamore🍕

And for the love of a god Elan doesn't believe in -- ]

Don't apologize for playing at being his personal secretary poorly.
It's weird.

[ A beat, then (💡❗️): ]

If you can get him to tell me to fuck off on call, I will.

[ Hm. Kalim can't help but be reminded of that one time when Jamil was talking to Five.....

He glances over his shoulder at the couch. 🤔 ]

I know!! He explained your whole thing to me its kind of weird
But im pretty sure if i make him talk to you he will get rly upset so just wait for later ok

[ A thoughtful pause. Then: ]

If you want to date him i am not stopping you but thats really really weird

[ Kalim. ]

forward-dated (!) to the end of september

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1/? strap in

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1/2 probs

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are you fr for real right now kalim al-asim...

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