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[myjunes]

[ There's silence for quite a bit with just some quiet natural background noise, but then a gasp can clearly be heard. ] T-this place, where--? ... ... Heaven..?

[ The sound of someone standing up and then footsteps resounding against the stones. ]

But if it's heaven, then I.. ... Hmm.. [ The voice sounds a bit more doutful as the footsteps halt for a moment before continuing on. ]

Mom? [ The voice definitely sounds more excited. ] Mom! Mom, I'm here! It's me!

[ The excitement echoes away as she starts to sound a bit more insecure. The footsteps stop too, leaving a painful silence behind. ] Mom..? You're here, right? You're not hiding, are you..? You don't want to see me?

[ After a moment of silence she speaks up again. ] Dad? [ The voice gets softer and a tad more desperate too. ] Big bro?

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[myjunes]

That was great! You're really good at this!

[ There are more giggles and the sound of someone clapping. ]

Do you like the Junes song too, Adachi-san? I love Junes!

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[incriminating.livejournal.com]

[There's a pleased chuckle from his end of the feed.]

The song? Yeah, it's kinda catchy, isn't it? How about this? When we get back to Inaba, we'll all go shopping at Junes! Sound good?

[Adachi smiles thinly at the communicator, because he knows that if and when he ever does return to Inaba, he won't be going anywhere but prison.]

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[myjunes]

[ Aw, Adachi, at least Nanako still likes you. >: It's easy to hear how excited she is about this plan. ]

That sounds great! [ After a small giggle she starts singing. ] Everyday is great at your Junes~!

[ Her tone drops slightly. ] But.. won't you and dad be busy again then?

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[incriminating.livejournal.com]

Busy?

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[incriminating.livejournal.com]

[Adachi laughs sharply.]

No, I don't think so. When we get back, I get the feeling I'm gonna have a lot of free time on my hands, Nanako-chan.

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[myjunes]

Huh?

[ Her end of the feed remains silent for a few moments. She feels like there's something going over her head. Adachi being able to predict the future seems farfetched, even to her, and her dad has been busy for what has seemed like forever, so..

A bit of a worried tone. ] You're not going to quit your job, right? Dad would get lonely... Probably.

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[incriminating.livejournal.com]

Q-quit? No, that's not it, Nanako-chan. What I mean is...well, before I left Inaba, the case was almost closed. They think they've got the culprit.

[Just try to come and catch me now, dumbasses.]

Dojima-san...

[There's a brief pause as he swallows this weird sense of regret -- regret for what, he's too cowardly to determine.]

Nah. Dojima-san would be fine without me! He's got you and Seta-kun, after all!

But without him, I...

[A self-depreciating chuckle]

Tch.