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jean.kirstein@compass.net (3) Re: training D12 63:19PM toshizou.hijikata@compass.net (6) /wags tail and bites ur enemies sir D11 8:01PM toshizou.hijikata@compass.net (12) sorry for drinking your blood in a back alley D10 9:35AM

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<span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">TO:</span> first.last@compass.net <span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">CC:</span> firstname.lastname@compass.net <span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">BCC:</span> firstname.lastname@compass.net, firstname.lastname@compass.net <span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">FROM:</span> firstname.lastname@compass.net <span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">DATE/TIME:</span> Day Twelve, Night. 63:19PM <span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">SUBJECT:</span> (no subject) <span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">MESSAGE:</span> No message.

<span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">CONTACT:</span> first.last@compass.net <span style="font-family:courier; color:#93002d;">MESSAGE:</span> <span style="font-family:courier; color:#000000;">text</span>

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WEEK 5, DAY 1

[demarcates]

CONTACT: toshizou.hijikata@compass.net
MESSAGE: Respond.

[ it's gotta be one of those days, doesn't it. ]

[iaijutsu]

Sir.

[Real answers come from asking real questions, sir.]

Audio/

[anythingyousay]

[Right at the start of the power switch plot.]

Hey there, I'm doing just a basic inquiry. Have you been feeling weird today?

[iaijutsu]

Is there anything specific you might mean by weird?

I have felt a bit better than usual, when I think on it, but it had not occurred to me as anything strange.

week 7; day 3 (super late/early morning after he's traumatized kondou) } voice

[demarcates]

Saitou, were you able to identify if that was actually a rasetsu?

[iaijutsu]

The symptoms were unmistakable, and the medicine was effective in relieving them. I do not know what other conclusion to draw. It has been my assumption that none of us have arrived here in possession of ochimizu, however, so the only explanation I can imagine is that this is the doing of COMPASS.

[A pause.]

Although I was not aware at the time, as I had not met his friend before...I believe you should know, sir, that the one affected is Ivan Karelin.

week 7 day 3

[bravelypees]

CONTACT: jean.kirstein@compass.net
MESSAGE: i think im gonna have to skip a f ew dayss of train ing sirr

[iaijutsu]

What has happened?

[Obviously something has because that's the only excuse that would suffice for skipping training, after all.]

week 7 sometime

[conceded]

CONTACT: isami.kondou@compass.net
MESSAGE: Is there any further news?

[iaijutsu]

Not at present, sir.

But if I may be so bold as to say - given the circumstances, a lack of news is not necessarily a bad thing.

[demarcates]

TO: hajime.saitou@compass.net
CC:
BCC:
FROM: toshizou.hijikata@compass.net
DATE/TIME: Week Seven, Day Five } Evening. 6:27PM
SUBJECT: fdjkhsaFjhs

MESSAGE: No message.

[ —but, there are a bunch of attachments to the email, which will include a bunch of the images they've found in those damn books and a text with some of lavi's thoughts on what they mean. also have some location points of particularly bad vine infestation areas that he hasn't managed to do much to himself. tl;dr, the message seems to be pretty obvious: get rid of those fucking vines wherever they're hiding and then go for the ones on the statue, saitou okokok. ]

[iaijutsu]

Understood.

If I may give you a status report, first, sir?

[The fact that he's offering one unsolicited rather than leaping straight on the order suggests whatever he wants to report is something more important than "no change, all's cool here."]

Week 8, Day 1

[sponsorigami]

CONTACT: ivan.karelin@compass.net
MESSAGE: I've returned to back to normal. I really want to thank you for your help.

If there is something I can do to repay you, please let me know.

[iaijutsu]

The knowledge that you have returned to normal is all the repayment I require, Karelin.

week 8, day 2

[conceded]

TO: shinpachi.nagakura@compass.net; chizuru.yukimura@compass.net; toshizou.hijikata@compass.net; hajime.saitou@compass.net; heisuke.toudou@compass.net
FROM: isami.kondou@compass.net
DATE/TIME: Week 8, day 2, evening
SUBJECT: Justice System in Zelien?

MESSAGE: A man named Yuri Petrov has been discussing the idea of implementing a justice system within Zelien. I intend to give him my support, and I would like the rest of the Shinsengumi to assist with this matter, but it is optional. I will not give you an order one way or the other, but I would appreciate it if you all considered this course of action.

In any case, please read what he has to say, and report back to me with your findings. Thank you.

[iaijutsu]

Permission to speak frankly, sir?

[Because while he hates to say "this is never gonna work" about something Kondou thinks is a good idea, well...]

WEEK 8, DAY 3 (after he gets into a snappy texting bitch fit with kondou)

[demarcates]

CONTACT: toshizou.hijikata@compass.net
MESSAGE: Want to go for a walk, if you have time?

[ by walk he means go shank shit, but yeah, you know. ]

[iaijutsu]

I always have time if it is your request, sir.

[Whoops, is his mancrush showing.]

week 10 day 3; probably really early morning before the torture shit begins

[cursemarked]

CONTACT: rei.kurosawa@compass.net
MESSAGE: I didn't want to wake you if you were sleeping, sorry for the early text. I know things are too crazy to start things now, but when we're able to I'd like to begin the training we discussed.

[What is sleep haha. threeish days is enough time to get comfortable and jump into training right?? She'd had her cry on and spent the most of the days sleeping off and on so she feels... more or less normal again. Or as normal as she can get.]

[iaijutsu]

[As if he's gotten much sleep knowing that Chizuru and Heisuke are in COMPASS's hands. As if he gets enough rest ever anyway.]

I believe I can leave things here to one of the others for a bit, if you would prefer to start today. There may be quite a bit going on, but as that is often the case here, waiting for a calmer time may take longer than we'd like.

[And doing something he can make actual progress in might be good for him, after getting his nose smashed in one failure after another this week.]

Week 15: Day 5

[abovedogs]

CONTACT: chikage.kazama@compass.net
MESSAGE: ;l[p';l

[ never attempt to learn how to work a pocketwatch without proper instruction. This is what happens. This is especially what happens when Kazama attempts to hit the "back" button on the thing because nope, nope, nope. Why would he want to talk to Saitou? Waste of his time... ]

day 7

[iaijutsu]

[Had you almost forgotten you ever sent this, Kazama?

What a shame.

After far too long catching up on lost sleep (and not really being able to move, given Souji's tendency to turn into a heavy heat-seeking lump in bed, Saitou finally tumbles out of bed (very literally, thanks again to Souji's sleeping habits), and after a few minutes to haul himself upright and try to wake up mentally, he finally retrieves his watch and takes a seat at the end of his bed again to check and see if anyone's been trying to get ahold of him.

And freezes when he sees that name in his contact list, because the mere thought of Kazama is enough to make his blood run cold.

There's no way he could be here, could he?

It's a few more minutes before he finally stops staring and slowly, with his one good hand, types out a reply.]

what do you want

W16 D1 { dusk

[corvis]

CONTACT: gilbert.nightray@compass.net
MESSAGE: Let me know when you have a moment, I need to ask you something.

[ didn't spend forever and ever typing this up to make sure he didn't mess it up or word it wrong nope nope ;;; ]

[iaijutsu]

What is it?

w16 d3

[conceded]

May I have a moment of your time? It won't take very long, I assure you.

[iaijutsu]

Of course, sir.

Here, or in person?

W16 D1, 6:51pm

[weightlessly]

CONTACT: yuuki.kuran@compass.net
MESSAGE: saitou-san
okita-san knows what chivalry means, right?!

[iaijutsu]

He ought to.

[He's not stupid, after all.

Just...a jerk.]

WEEK 16, DAY 7 { 6:53 AM (because i'm just doing all these upsetting tags rn so why not)

[demarcates]

CONTACT: toshizou.hijikata@compass.net
MESSAGE: you were right.
i'm sorry.

i'm sorry for not trusting you with the information.

[iaijutsu]

[Saitou just stares at that message for a long time.

Even if he should feel vindicated - he can't help but feel horrible about this, at the same time. That Hijikata, of all people, came back to him and admitted to being wrong.

It's hard to think about Hijikata being humbled like that, when Hijikata is the one whose conviction is what keeps giving the rest of them the strength to hold their heads up high. Or should be, at least.]

It is behind us now, sir.

[Because he doesn't know what else to say. He can't say that it's not a big deal, to forget about it - that's a lie and that's not right. It's not as though all his anger about this didn't happen, and that this wasn't important - very important.

But the last thing on his mind right now is "I told you so."]

Week 16 | Day 5 - Kitchen

[his_own_will]

[ Carefully easing himself into the kitchen, Oz paid close attention to the treasure in his arms and less so to man who now shared the room with him. After checking (once again) to make sure she was still with him, he breathed a sigh of relief as she rubbed her head against his arm, purring. ]

That's right Dinah. Just a hold on a bit longer. We're almost there!

[ raising his glance towards Saitou, Oz flashed a smile ]

Oh, hello mister! [ he recognized you from a few weeks ago, although he never really quite caught his name ] Do you mind if I feed my cat some milk?

[ because it's milk (even if it is the powdered kind) and then straight into the bath for Dinah. After who knows how long out in the jungle and slinking around that blood bath yesterday, she's barely fit company even for Oz. ]

[iaijutsu]

[Without Chizuru, someone's got to handle the cooking, and so Saitou's found himself spending quite a bit more time around the kitchens trying to figure out what he can throw at the rest of the Shinsengumi to keep them all moving. He's always liked cooking well enough, to be fair, but - well, the ingredients here aren't really to his liking, and none of the usual seasonings and things he'd prefer to be using are around, and even after Ivan taught him how to open cans, those things still seem more like a game of Russian roulette with one's tastebuds than anything, and -

- and oh my goodness is that a cat.]

I don't mind at all.

[In fact, please don't mind as he watches.]

voice; WEEK 18 | DAY 5

[corvis]

Where are you right now?

[ he's not even going to try to do text this time whoa. ]

voice

[iaijutsu]

Academic building, first floor.

Why?