Voice Mail!

[not_every_mage]

-- aste's corset, how do you know when this contraption is working?

Er, hello. This is Anders. Do ... whatever you do when you're talking to one of these things, and I'll respond when I can.

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[OOC: This journal is for RP purposes only. I do not own Anders, Dragon Age, or Toby Regbo.]

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Crazy Phone Day

[seeks_truth]

After the message, Cassandra had been quiet for a short while. Then she had facepalmed. Then she had quieted again.

At last, she called back, and spoke, in her dryest voice, "I have no doubt that you would. Your flirting is getting especially blatant."

Then she hung up and flailed internally for about five minutes about sending that.

Re: Crazy Phone Day

[not_every_mage]

[Went here!]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

[From here! (http://iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com/745.html?thread=29673#t29673)]

"... Well, fantastic, then. I'm not completely certain why this warranted a phone call all on its own. There are probably more delicate ways of bringing that topic up. But I suppose delicate is for other people, isn't it? Fine. We're just a happy pair of people who aren't interested in sex, then."

[not_every_mage]

[Went to two horrifying places.]

Wires Crossed Wednesday

[flickofthewrist]

[From here]

"Well, egotistically, you could do a lot worse than me when it comes to bumping uglies. But you're right, I don't wanna sleep with you. It'd be like doing my sister. And I don't have a sister."

Re: Wires Crossed Wednesday

[not_every_mage]

[Went here]

[spin_kick_snap]

[From here]

Kathy had...kinda had enough with people insinuating things about her today. "Fine. You're a prude and I'm a giant slut. Come over here and I'll show you the best way to stand naked in doorways, I do it all the time."

[not_every_mage]

[Went here!]

April Fool Phone

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

[from here!]

"I am totally up for champagne and picnics and starlight, but dude. We gotta talk. I'm not the one that proposed."

Re: April Fool Phone

[not_every_mage]

[Went here]

April Fool Phones 2015

[beautifulsenshi.livejournal.com]

[From here.]

"What part of 'I'm not talking to you right now' do you not get? I think you're still delirious and should go back to the clinic, and put your phone away. And not go out pretending to be a hero."

[CLICK]

Look, when Minako got mad, Minako got mad.

Crazy Phone Day

[cuzfriendship]

"Okay, so it goes like this. I solemnly swear to do my best every day. And in all that I do, to be brave and strong, to be truthful and compassionate, to be interesting and interested, to respect nature, to pay attention and question the world around me, to think of others first, to always help and protect my friends, then there's a line about god or whatever, and to make the world a better place for Lumberjane scouts and for everyone else. Come on, how did you forget already?"

Re: Crazy Phone Day

[not_every_mage]

[Went here and here.]

[rebelseekspizza]

Okay, that had been weird. So Dante decided to call Isabela, because there was only one pirate he knew.

"Hey, was there something with Sparkle and a bunch of knives at your place? Because I don't think he's into that." Beat. "You. So, weird."

[not_every_mage]

[Went here]

[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy had no idea how Anders had managed to find a rainbow rose, but that he had made her so happy she'd decided to go all out for her last Valentines Day on the island. The next time he came back to his room, he'd find a gift basket on his bed with a note that read, Happy Valentines Day to the best friend a girl could ask for. Love you, Kathy

Inside were mini strawberry tarts, cat toys for Lachlan, a bottle of sweet champagne and two wine glasses (and a bottle of sparkling apple cider awkwardly wedged in because Kathy had realized at the last minute that she had no idea if Nathan drank), and a leather-bound journal.

[spin-kick-mage.livejournal.com]

It was stupid o'clock in the morning in LA when Anders' phone rang; the little girl on the other end didn't understand things like 'timezones'. Of course, it wouldn't have mattered if she did. Carys had finally realized that neither of her parents were on the island and that was a problem because she was.

"Daddy! Daaaaadddyyyy. DaddyDaddyDaddy!" she chanted into the phone while it rang.

[not_every_mage]

It had been a long but (ultimately) good night for Anders and Kathy, and t felt like they'd barely fallen asleep before Anders' phone started ringing. He rolled over and answered it one-handed.

"What?" he said, sleepy. "Who's this?"

When he was more awake he'd remember the day-after-prom principle.

Text

[rebelseekspizza]

... Sometimes you saw a thing online and you knew exactly who to send it to. This was one of those times.

Re: Text

[not_every_mage]

Dante knew his audience indeed. Anders' response was immediate.

CAN WE GET ONE????

[soniaroadsqueen]

Early in the morning Ringo made a little stop on the third floor and left a box with Anders' name written on the envelope stuck to it outside the door to his dorm room.

Inside were a pair of simple heart-shaped pieces of chocolate, layered white and dark. Inside the envelope was a hand-written note that was mostly legible despite Ringo's handwriting.

A lot has happened in the last year, and I am grateful that you were part of it.

Noyamano Ringo

[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy had gone down to the diner for breakfast and as soon as he'd seen her, he'd run into the kitchen, asking her to hold on a second. A moment later, he'd come back out, holding a bouquet of lollipops and a note. She'd left the island before Anders had stopped by and the staff had rescued it and kept it safe for her.

Needless to say, she was calling to thank him.

"Hi, Anders, it's me. Uhh, Kathy, but yeah, you know that. I know you're off on spring break. Hope you're having fun?" This message was off to a spectacular start. The fact that she was remembering last spring break wasn't helping any. That was when things between them had really begun, when they'd agreed that it didn't have to be a one-time, pollen-only thing.

"I won't take up much of your vacation time, I just wanted to call and thank you for the lollipops. I would have thanked you sooner, but I wasn't on the island. Just got them today. Had to call and thank you so you didn't think I was ungrateful or something. They're really appreciated. Thanks for thinking of me."

She debated saying more, but she'd already babbled through like thirty seconds of voicemail time.

"Have fun. Enjoy the sunshine for me. Bye."

[not_every_mage]

By the time Anders got her message, he was three or four tropical drinks into the evening -- tipsy enough, anyhow, to be excited to hear from her and not particularly shy. (The significance of spring break wasn't lost on him, either.)

"Kathy, it's me. Anders." A pause. "I guess you knew that too, no? Anyhow, you're welcome. Somewhere on the internet it said the lollipops were a traditional Korean thing -- I hope I didn't bollix it up, or that you at least enjoyed the candy if I did."

He thought for a moment and added, "I miss you. Let's spend sometime together when I get home, all right? Bye."

[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy was still somewhat of a perfectionist, so it took her the majority of the afternoon and several boxes of cake mix before she was happy with the cake she'd made for Anders' birthday.

Happy Birthday! Kathy texted, along with a pic of her attempted masterpiece. You know when you'll be around so I can deliver this? And show off my mean Marilyn Monroe impression?

Which would probably be funnier to Anders if he knew who Marilyn Monroe was.

[not_every_mage]

Thanks! Anders texted back, one he'd freed himself from the cats. I'm free tomorrow if you feel up to braving the dorms.

A video message for Anders

[spin_kick_snap]

"--ow gimme your best vamp." Dante's voice rumbled next to the phone.

Kathy pouted up at the phone, running her tongue suggestively over her bottom lip and letting her hair tumble wildly over her shoulders. She arched her back and slowly started unbuttoning her shirt.

"Hi," she said to the phone. "Like what you see? Wanna see more? Cause I wanna show you more. A lot more. All of me."

A soft chuckle and Dante's voice again. "Damn. Someone's been taking porn lessons."

The video ended, but the invitation remained.

[Last edit I swear!]

Re: A video message for Anders

[not_every_mage]

Anders' first impulse after he watched the video was to go find his lovers and fuck them both senseless.

He went with a slightly more tempered response. If they could tease, so could he.

The video he sent back showed his face at first, against the green tile walls of a public bathroom.

"Hi," he said. "I'd like that. Seeing all of you. Both of you. All mine. I'm just not sure I'm fit to be seen crossing town right now."

At which he panned down to show the tent in his shorts. His free hand was just snaking beneath the waistband as the video ended.

[tigerundercover]

"Anders." Raven took a deep breath, clearly upset and having trouble getting the words out. "Something happened out on the preserve. Kathy's in the clinic and she's not waking up. It was some kind of creature, so -- be careful. But -- yeah, I figured you should know."

She hadn't had to do this part last time. Killing Kathy's parents and burning her apartment down had been way easier.

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante missed being in the city. And while Baltimore might not have been his city, it was such a fucking relief to be there that on Thursday afternoon, he might've fallen into a bar a little earlier than usually.

So it was that a distinctly drunk Dante was calling Anders on his way back to the hotel.

"Hi, asshole. I miss you." Beat. "Not like, miss you, miss you, I'm right fuckin' here, I'll be there in a sec. I'm just callin' 'cause... I love you, 'kay?"

Beat.

"A fucking lot. It's fucking stupid. Everything's better with you around." Beat. Slosh of drink. "I'm gonna be so fucking embarrassed later. See you in five, asshole."

Click.

[rebelseekspizza]

[ from here ]

".... Okay, what the hell are you talking about? 'Cause I manage to combine petting cats and fighting bad guys just fine without turning into something Stepford."

[not_every_mage]

[Went here!]

[July 13th]

[rebelseekspizza]

Sometimes during the evening, Anders got a picture sent to him: Kathy, buck naked and doubled over with laughter.

A few minutes later, a video followed.

No other messages were forthcoming.

(Dante and Kathy were brats.)

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Re: [July 13th]

[not_every_mage]

Anders didn't know what to do with that particular bit of film.

Well, he knew one reaction was urgent ... but after he was done with that and he'd cleaned off his stomach, he wasn't sure what the right response was. (A thank you card? A naked photo? A thank you card featuring a naked photo?)

In the end, he texted back a short phrase.

imagine if i was there to clean you both off with my tongue.</I.

A text

[spin_kick_snap]

A picture of Dante in all his Pride glory along with the message On island for Pride! Staying over for Dad's wedding tomorrow! Hope you can make it! <3

Re: A text

[not_every_mage]

A text came back rather later than Anders normally answered such things. He'd been dealing with the messy aftermath of a demon attack, and, well....

Fuck, got stuck @ clinic & forgot about that. Hope you two were proud without me. See you @ wedding

[spin_kick_snap]

In case you need a pickmeup, may I present to you...your children.

A picture of an unfamiliar little boy - with familiar features - and a very familiar little girl, who was not so little anymore.

Bastian. He's just turned 6. And Carys, who is almost 12.

[not_every_mage]

Anders checked his phone in between medical duties, face brightening at the picture.

How did she get so big? That has to be illegal.