Duplicity Inbox

[alwayskayaking]

Duplicity Inbox

You've reached Tim Stoker. I'm out at the moment. Leave me a message and I'll return your call soon.

Comments

[bakudan_bambino]

I lied

[alwayskayaking]

Why? It was a pretty simple question.

So quit the games. Who started it?

[bakudan_bambino]

felt like it

I’m not telling

[alwayskayaking]

I'm not playing around. Look, I have a curse from home and when I get these things they become real. [Not exactly true, but there is a reason he wants to know who started this and it does relate to chain letters becoming real. It's just not exactly a curse.] I need to know who started it to avoid anyone who doesn't complete the chain from actually getting hurt.

So if you know who started this you need to tell me. Otherwise stop wasting my time before people get actually hurt.

[bakudan_bambino]

When you get threats, they become real?

[If he hadn't started this, he would be concerned. Gokudera did little more than type up and format the message, not attach anything legitimately malicious to it.]

Your curse extends to other people? What if you're the only one in danger?

[The whole point of the chain letter was to waste time and get him meeting new people. But if Tim is going to be so vocal about it being dangerous, and get idiots on the network scared... that could be dangerous to the teen. He's even less likely to fess up to starting this.]

[alwayskayaking]

It's these kind of hoaxes. Chain letters, superstitions, and ghost stories. Although it all really depends on how this started. That's why I need to know who it was. Hopefully it's just a normal LIER and then it should be fine. If it's someone tied to the city in some way? Or with strange powers? Then people may die.

[bakudan_bambino]

Pretty sure there was nothing attached to the message when I got it.

What do you mean 'strange powers'?

[alwayskayaking]

I don't know? Those who can make the written word real? Or something like that.

[bakudan_bambino]

you’re scared of a lot of stuff, aren’t you?

[alwayskayaking]

Yes. But I've had a lot of stuff kill my family and friends. So you can piss off if you want to try to call me a coward.

[bakudan_bambino]

I wasn’t trying to

[He thinks that’s a pretty good reason to be scared of a lot. Gokudera isn’t a fan of the defensive attitude, though.]

but I can piss off anyways

[alwayskayaking]

If you're not going to help me figure out where this came from then, yes. I'd like you to stop wasting my time.

And also be careful. Until we confirm this wasn't actually from the city then we could all be in danger if this thing keep spreading around.

[bakudan_bambino]

Fine!

I'm going to keep spreading it around.

[alwayskayaking]

Why!? If this is from the city you could be killing someone!

[bakudan_bambino]

Because the sex bomb didn't come from the city

[alwayskayaking]

How do you know that for sure?

[bakudan_bambino]

Because I know who started it and I'm protecting their identity.

[alwayskayaking]

And why should I believe you after you've already lied to me once?

[bakudan_bambino]

You can believe whatever the fuck you want but I know who started it and that it's just a harmless prank

[alwayskayaking]

Sure you do. [He sees no reason to believe Gokudera.]

[bakudan_bambino]

You asked, and that's my answer.

[Now who is wasting whose time?]

[alwayskayaking]

[Tim doesn't respond. Choosing to ignore Gokudera.]