
innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/19/2024 9:58 AM
Well, here they were. Jymaiyri decided to ignore the other people already there, and went over to a pair of phone booths that weren't being used.
"Hm. Never seen a pay phone like this before." She commented dryly. Very observant girl we love your commentary. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/19/2024 11:35 AM
"It's... something alright. At least the tvs had wires. And normally these have a coin slot or something." Upon closer inspection, Isabelle noticed the handprint scanner on the phones.
"Wait... a handprint? What are we supposed to do, just put our hand in? That has trap written all over it."
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/19/2024 11:41 AM
"Everything about this is suspicious." Jymaiyri hummed, and picked up the phone in her booth. She held it close to her ear. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽


Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/19/2024 11:49 AM
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 def


innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/19/2024 11:50 AM
(girl)
11:50 AM
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/19/2024 11:50 AM
D4


Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/19/2024 11:51 AM
Jymaiyri felt a little tug on her powers that was uncomfortable, but nothing terrible.
She'd be good to type in the name and go through the motions and everything lol @innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/19/2024 12:12 PM
Well, that wasn't the most pleasant sensation. Jymaiyri typed in the name of the person she wanted to call, one letter at a time:
I-L-F-T-H-E-R H-A-N-I-S-H-A-D-R-I-A
She waited only a second before daring to speak. "Hanishadria?"
Hanishadria had been in his apartment, washing the dishes. Normal guy stuff. He startled, and dropped a plate when his own name was placed in his brain. "What the- Jymaiyri?"
"It's me, Han. It's me."
"Wh- this is Sadihak again, isn't it, I swear to the Mother, I'm gonna-"
"No, it isn't, it's- Han, you have to listen to me. Please. I have a very limited amount of time to tell you all of this. Please." She leaned closer into the booth, her voice gaining a hint of desparation.
Well. If it was Sadihak, they were doing a damn good impression of a woman they didn't know that well. "Alright. Alright. Go on."
"I'm in a- in this space maze. I was abducted by aliens. They took Yeonai, and the baby. It's- some sort of tournament, I don't know, but they have these phones where you can call people and-" She was rambling. "I- I don't know if we're going to make it. Hanishadria... Yeonaixho's dead."
There was silence for a moment, as Hanishadria attempted to make sense of what he had heard. "What? He's... dead?"
It took all of Jymaiyri's will to reaffirm it. "He was killed. By- by this fish thing. It tore out his heart, Han, I- I don't know what I'm going to do-"
"Hey, hey, Mari, don't freak out. Deep breaths. Deep breaths." Hanishadria's own anxiety shown through his cracking voice. "You'll make it out of this. You're strong. You're powerful. Hell, I don't know anyone more determined than you. If anyone could get out of a space alien maze, it's you."
The support was just that- empty support. There was nothing Hanishadria could do from where he was. But Jymaiyri needed to hear something from someone she knew.
Nothing Han could say would make her believe it, though. "Han..." She sighed, trying to calm herself through evened breath. "Han, if I don't make it out... you've gotta take care of Minerva. Please."
"Of course I will. But you're going to make it out. Please. You've got to make it out."
"I don't know if I can promise that."
"Can you say it anyways?"
She took in an uneasy breath. "I'll do everything I can to make it out." And it wasn't even a lie. "I promise."
"I'll- I'll do all I can from here. Maybe Petrai will know how to locate you, or something. If anyone could find you, it'd be her. But- but don't worry about that. I'll take care of it."
Jymaiyri doubted Petrai would be able to do anything, but even so: "Thank you, Hanishadria."
"And... I'm really sorry about Yeonaixho. I really am." His voice took on a weight it hadn't yet. The grief that was beginning to set in. "He didn't deserve it."
"I'm going to avenge him. I'm going to make this right." Jymaiyri reassured. She became aware of how much time had passed, and how little she had left. "I love you, Hanishadria. I love you."
"I love you too, Jymaiy-"
Abruptly, the call ended. Jymaiyri was left with nothing but the droning beeping of the payphone.

12:13 PM
She sighed, and hung up the phone once the call was over. Jymaiyri took a moment before turning back to Isabelle, tears brewing in the corners of her eyes. "Well... it definitely sounded like him." @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/19/2024 1:39 PM
Isabelle stood to the side, both trying not to eavesdrop but still listening. At the end, she remained quiet for a moment, giving Jymayri some time to process.
"Would you like a minute? To process. If there's anything you need as well, I can try to help." She spoke in a comforting tone, not really making a move but trying to help nonetheless.
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innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/19/2024 1:48 PM
Jymaiyri took in a few deep breaths. "I'm... fine. It was about what I expected. Hanishadria, he's... a very good friend of mine. It was nice, to hear his voice again, but..." She sighed, and looked away. "It was hard to tell him what happened." @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/19/2024 3:18 PM
Isabelle nodded. "I understand. I doubt I'll have a much better time. I guess that's the catch isn't it?" She laughed dryly. She was lowkey dreading this call.
"I suppose that means it's my turn."
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/19/2024 3:19 PM
Jymaiyri nodded. "Yeah.... it did something with my powers, so it might do the same to you. I think it just powers the phones, but... you should know."
She let Isabelle have her space. "I'll be over here. I... don't want to eavesdrop." @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru


Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/19/2024 3:27 PM
@Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru def


Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/19/2024 3:31 PM
(fuck the phone ig)

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/19/2024 3:36 PM
(You're good to call)

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/19/2024 4:37 PM
(ok cool just a warning this is gonna take a minute.)

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:51 AM
Isabelle took a deep breath before placing her hand within the indent. She wasn't sure what Jymaiyiri meant by the powers, she didn't feel anything. Maybe it's different for everyone. Following the instructions, she typed in the only name on her mind.
T-A-K-A-H-I-R-O S-O-U-M-A
"Establishing mental connection. Establishing mental connection. Est-"
There was a LOUD screech noise which quickly faded out.
"Mental connection successfully established. Your words will be directly placed into the mind of
Souma Takahiro
and they will be able to respond telepathically. Conversation begins now. You have credit for FIVE
minutes." (I did just yoink this from Mads thank you Mads)
Mental connection? Five minutes? Shit.
“Souma? Souma please tell me you can hear me.”
Souma was at home, cleaning up for the day. However, there wasn’t much to clean when he was the only one there. As soon as the voice entered his head, he stopped in his tracks, not sure if he was delirious or if it was actually happening.
“Isabelle? Wh-what’s happening, why are you in my head?” He scrambled around, not really sure what to do. After some awkward movements, he ran over to the nearest mirror. He had tried this so many times before, but it never seemed to work. And this time was no different. “Where are you? Ulysses and I have been looking everywhere for the past month, but even after the robot came back from that island, we couldn’t find anything.”
Isabelle’s sigh of relief at reaching her intended subject stopped midway as she processed the words. A month? At least it hasn’t been longer… and they’re still searching. She wasn't entirely sure of how to take that information.1:52 AM
“Souma, I need you to listen to me. I don’t have much time. I wish I could tell you where I am, the only thing I know is that I’m stuck in space somewhere. We all… got abducted by some freak who serves an alien. But that’s not the point, there aren’t enough mirrors here, and I can’t reach home, I’m too far.” It was a lot of information, but if she knew her husband, he would react as she expected him to.
“You’re in space?” He couldn’t believe his ears? Brain? Either way, that was not the answer he expected. Although, it does explain why the mirrors don’t work. “S-so Errol and Madison are with you? How are we supposed to find you?” Souma couldn’t help but feel helpless in this moment. He was always a bit out of his depth when it came to these things, but this was more than he could handle.
“I know, I know it’s a lot. Errol… he’s gone missing. Madison’s dead. There are so many people here, and we’ve already lost so many. I’m doing what I can, but I need you to know the chance that I won’t come back gets higher every day. I need you to tell Ulysses. He deserves to know. Help them Souma. They need it.” If Jymaiyri were to look over, Isabelle looked eerily calm. Concerningly so. It couldn’t be helped. She knew this conversation would come one day, and she was grateful she could let him know at all.
“Wh-what?” Souma’s blood ran cold. Sure, he never liked Madison, but dead? And Errol is nowhere to be seen. He didn’t know if he could bring himself to tell Ulysses that information, let alone-
“No. No no no. You have to come back. You have to bring them back. You.. you always came back. You promised you’d always come back.”
“Souma, please listen, it’s out of my control-”
1:52 AM
“No. You’re telling me I need to understand. What I need is you. I need you to come home alive.”
Isabelle winced as Souma’s voice raised. It was on rare occasions that he ever raised his voice, but it seemed the stakes were starting to weigh on both of them.
“*Promise me you’ll come back. Please.*”
“I’ll try my best, I can’t-”
“Promise. Me.” Souma was shaking at this point, both his hands on the mirror he had stared into so many times before. And just like every other time, he waited desperately for an answer. An answer that never came.
“...”
“...”
“I love you, Souma. You know that. I can’t afford to make another promise I can’t keep. Not after Madison. I don’t have to ask you to wait for me. You always did. Just… please. Listen to my request. You can be angry with me, but Ulysses needs to know. In the meantime, I’ll try my best. It’s all I can promise. I know you understand. You’re the only one who does, even when it doesn’t make sense.” She laughed defeatedly, tears forming in her eyes.
As much as he wanted to disagree, she was right on the money. Souma would never question her, even when the entire world tried to convince him to do so. It spoke to the devotion this man held to a person who truly did not deserve it. This is starting to become a pattern, isn’t it?
“I love you. I’m telling you now, and I’ll be telling you when you come home.”
“I know.”
The last thing Isabelle heard was the unmistakable sound of a mirror shattering. She silently put the phone back on the receiver, wiping the tears from her face as if nothing had happened. Repressing emotions yay
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 i guess tagging you?

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/20/2024 10:22 AM
Jymaiyri was no stranger to repressed emotions, wearing a blank, neutral face herself. She'd diverted her attention to the empty fields of snow to give Isabelle her privacy, but turned back when her call seemed done.
"How did it go?" @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:05 PM
Isabelle took a deep breath, turning back to Jymaiyri. "It could've gone better, but I got across what I needed to." She turned to leave, but a thought entered her mind. She had already used her powers... but what about-
"Now that I think about it-" Isabelle reached around before pulling out the frog statue. "There's one more call I should make while I still have the chance."
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺
1:09 PM
Oh yeah forgot to mention Isabelle is also dealing with the realization that the MULTIVERSE is real.

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/20/2024 1:11 PM
By now, Jymaiyri's almost used to the multiverse stuff. Evil versions of her husband seem like a very, very normal thing, apparently.
Jymaiyri's brow furrowed in confusion. "Another call?" @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:14 PM
"Madison, she has a brother. The least I can do if I have her powers is to let him know what happened. He probably won't take it well, but I don't think my conscience will let it go if I don't." She sighed, turning back to the phone, eyeing it carefully before placing the frog statue against the handprint.
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 @Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽


Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:14 PM
@Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru def


Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:15 PM
damn mason

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:15 PM
d4


Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:15 PM
DAMN MASOn

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:16 PM
From the grayish-blue stone in the totem, energy was pulled in to the machine. Strangely, despite her not directly touching the stone, Isabelle felt a small pinching sensation in her hand.
But she was good to call now! @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:21 PM
fear
Isabelle winced a bit at the sensation. That's what Jymairyi meant. She looked down at the keypad and typed in the name.
J-U-R-A M-A-S-O-N
She finished typing, pocketing the statue before picking up the reciever.
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:22 PM
Aaaaaand Isabelle was successfully connected to Mason's mind! Notoriously sane Mason Jura.
'That thing's not real it's not real it's not HER it's not real it's fake it's a lie what's happening-' Rambling, paranoid sounding thoughts mumbled in to the receiver, not aware that someone else was listening. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru (edited)

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:26 PM
"Mason? Mason!" Isabelle called out. Considering his thoughts, it probably was not going to do anything good. "Mason you need to listen to me. It's Isabelle, and you're not going crazy."
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:31 PM
'ISABELLE?! God not- not another one- it's not reeeeeeal- I'm not listening to you! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Deep breaths deep breaths- not real! Not real! Leave me alone!' @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:32 PM
"Mason, what are you talking about? What's not real?" Isabelle was very confused. Sure, she knew she'd have trouble with him, but she didn't think he'd already be hysterical.
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:35 PM
'Urgh-' Was he trying to rationalize this through the voice of someone he thought was sane? 'You're not real either but- I'm not crazy. Madison's here but it's NOT her. It's not her. It's not real. It's a fake Madison. I know it is. It's different. And Madison's missing. It's not just different it's not her. I know it's not. She keeps telling me she's Madison but she's not. She's fake. I know. I'm not crazy.' @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:36 PM
Isabelle connected the dots. A fake Uly ai was supposedly roaming around according to Madison.
"Mason, you're not crazy. She's not real. Madison is dead. I went missing with her Mason. Whoever that Madison is, she's not real. She's probably an ai or something, I don't know, but you are not crazy." Not about this at least.
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:40 PM
'.. Good. She's not real. I knew it.' A little bit of his mental strain was taken off, but.. There was still that shred of doubt in him that he was just making up this voice too. 'How can I prove- how can I prove she's not real. She's so insistent. She has- she has her memories. But she doesn't know anything about- about disappearing. I haven't seen Silver or- or talked to anyone else. I've just been hiding. After I heard Madison went missing. I hid. None of the regular staff are in the tower. It's just me and fake Madison. I don't know what to do. It's scary. Is she going to hurt me? Is she evil? Why is she here? Why? Why?' @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 1:50 PM
Isabelle took a deep breath. "Listen, Mason. There's a good chance she's an ai. Something about her disappearance might've activated her, so there has to be some way to turn her off. If Madison made it, she likely won't hurt you. Especially if she has the memories. You can try talking to her. Get her to call Ulysses. I just called Souma, he should be updating them on what happened. I know it's scary but Madison took care of you, there's no reason she should try to hurt you."
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 1:55 PM
'Okay. Turn her off... Call Ulysses.. Real Ulysses is scary.. But I'll try. Isn't he playing football though? Madison told me not to turn off her AIs too. If she comes back she'll be upset. Really upset. And she also said not to mention them to you- but you're not real either. You're just in my head so it's fine. I have to leave my room to get my phone. She's going to be out there. What if she goes rogue like the last thing she made? The thing she told me not to tell you about- Mason get it together, Isabelle isn't really talking to you in your head.. Urgh- this is all confusing..' @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 2:53 PM
Isabelle stopped for a moment. There's more of them?
"What did Madison not want you to tell me, Mason? No one will be upset." No one is left to be upset is more like it.
"You're going to be fine Mason. Just act natural. Like nothing is wrong. You're going to be okay."
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 3:16 PM
'The- The copies she made. Of her friends. To talk to her. And the new version of Silver she was working on that went rogue- that was scary. I had to leave. But her friends are fine. They don't talk to me. Just to her.. All the time.' @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 7:45 PM
This call was only getting worse the more it went on, huh? Isabelle didn't have enough time to think about that.
"Okay. Thank you for telling me. I-I don't have much time left Mason. I know I already told you, but Madison isn't coming back. And the AI won't hurt you. Just go out and find Uly. Tell him everything and he'll help you. I know he will."
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 9:14 PM
'Find.. Ulysses... But he's scary... He's scary.. And loud.. And scary.. He probably doesn't want to talk to me.. And Madison will come home eventually. I know.' @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 9:20 PM
"I know he's scary, but he'll help you. I know he will. If anything he will help you because you're Madison's brother. At worse he'll just send you somewhere else. I know it's not what you want to hear, but it's important."
@Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽

Mads|Madison📱+Aldreda🔥+NPCS👽 3/20/2024 9:22 PM
'Mmmm... I'm too scared-'
Beep beep beep, call over. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 9:28 PM
"Shit." Isabelle slammed the phone back on the receiver. She pinched the bridge of her nose, stepping away from the phone before she punched it or something.
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 hi

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/20/2024 9:35 PM
Jymaiyri flinched at Isabelle's apparent outburst, but quickly regained composure. "I take it, it didn't go well?" She asked in a neutral tone. @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 10:06 PM
Isabelle took a deep breath.
"Sorry... I knew it would be hard to get through to Mason. He's never been the most stable person out there. He thought he was thinking to himself the whole time. Definitely didn't believe me but I told him where to go for help. Whether he does that or not is the question. And somehow that's not the worst part." She sighed, sitting on the bench of snow.
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/20/2024 10:08 PM
"Mhm." This meant little to Jymaiyri. She didn't know these people, and frankly, from what she had heard of Isabelle's call, she didn't think she wanted to. Flatly, she replied. "I'm sure you tried your best. And you don't have to apologize to me." @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 10:42 PM
Isabelle took a moment to process. Not only was the multiverse real, but there was an ai version of her wandering around Jura tower. Not to mention a postmortem Madison ai who has been tormenting Mason for over a MONTH.
"Right. I still shouldn't have slammed it like that. I imaging you're going to go back to your baby from here."
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺

innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/20/2024 10:45 PM
"Yeah, I don't want to leave her with Agustín too long." Jymaiyri shrugged. Having a baby was a good way to get out of conversations. "It was nice seeing you, though. Stay safe out here." @Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru

Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru 3/20/2024 10:46 PM
Isabelle nodded. She had already shared a bit too much with someone who had way more going on at the moment.
"Same to you. I'll probably be sitting here for a while." She waved to Jymaiyri.
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺


Gab | Ip🪩 + Subaru
Isabelle nodded. She had already shared a bit too much with someone who had way more going on at the moment.
"Same to you. I'll probably be sitting here for a while." She waved to Jymaiyri.
@innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺
innsjo | juno🌻/jymaiyri🌿/minnie🌺 3/20/2024 10:47 PM
Jymaiyri waved goodbye to Isabelle, and was off. Time to go back to baby.