Mask or Menace IC Contact

[itistolaugh]

"Harley here! Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

Or I won't.

Don't be boring."

(text, voice, video, action)

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Letter

[sleight_of_hand]

[ There was a lot Adachi had been thinking about since the beginning of the month, and there was too much he wanted to say, more than he could get out in a text message. Instead, sometime near the end of the month, Harley gets a letter shoved in her mail. ]

Harley,

Sorry I didn't just text. I wanted to be able to say everything I wanted to, and say it the right way, no matter how many times I had to re-write this.

Recently, I met someone that told me something important, something I didn't realize I needed to hear. He told me I needed to find my "two Ls": life and love. I know what my life is, that was easy to figure out. I think even with what you saw, it's pretty easy to figure out how I'm a detective, and all always be a detective.

But love? That's pretty hard.

For the longest time, I thought the "love" I was supposed to have came in the form of a family. That's why I tried so damn hard, I think. But I think I was more interested in the ideal of what that love was supposed to be, rather than what actually went into making it work. And I want that someday; a family, with the right person that's actually interested in that too.

For now, though, I guess I'll look for smaller "loves", with something like "friends", or whatever you want to call them. I think that's all I need right now.

On that note, I'm looking to get a new place, something I can use not only as a place to live, but an office as well. When I do, I'll have a little party -- pizza and beer is always good, right? Besides, you should meet this guy; he's one of those crazy figure skaters that showed up a couple months ago. I think you two would get along.

Thanks, by the way, for putting up with me. And thanks, for being a good friend.

- Adachi

PS: Sorry it's discount chocolate, but I wanted to get you some for Valentine's.

[ And yeah, there's totally a little heart box with the letter, though there's the remnants of a few markdown stickers that Adachi struggled to get off. He swears it's just supposed to be something cute. ]

let's pretend i didn't take a million billion years to reply

[itistolaugh]

[ She gives it a day before she calls him. Not to think things over or plan what to say, but because she lost the letter and forgot about it until she finished eating the chocolate. "Good friend" indeed. ]

Hey, stranger. Thanks for the chocolate. And the letter. It sounds like you're really making an effort.

What, totally. :P

[sleight_of_hand]

Hey.

[ He sounds happy to hear her voice, at least. ]

I'm doing what I can.

[itistolaugh]

So do we have to wait until you find a new place to get pizza and beer?

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Adachi chuckled at that. ]

Nah; come over whenever you want.