dead_black_eyes: "Secret Agent Man" (Don't be afraid you're already dead)
dead_black_eyes ([personal profile] dead_black_eyes) wrote in [community profile] savetheearth2014-06-29 03:27 pm

Entry #A-9: "Albatross" [Audio, Action for Employees or Anyone who would drop by ]

[L sounds pretty calm and detached, as per usual. Rather than sounding natural, though, there's a vaguely forced quality to that calmness.]

Unfortunately, Espresso Yourself will be closed for the next few days, to reopen on Thursday of next week. I regret the inconvenience for employees and regular customers.

[He finishes recording the message, lowering his phone and staring at what happened to his business over the course of just one night. The espresso machine is smashed to pieces, and the cash register is open with the empty drawer chucked across the room. The mural painted by Solana is tarnished with anti-numbered slurs and threatening graffiti asserting the control of "Albero's Family" within Locke City.

Glass from the broken windows and the vandalized bar crunches under the soles of his converse sneakers as he drags a chair across the floor, grappling with a pair of wire cutters. It's enough of a problem that his grip is clumsy, but his hands are also shaking; though the features of the mannequin hanging from a noose in front of the mural are blank and generic, the large letter "L" carved into its chest is a message that's difficult to miss.]
saviorsoul: (broke down every wall)

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[personal profile] saviorsoul 2014-07-15 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Alexi places a hand on his hip in a terribly cocky bratty way. He stands straighter now, less trace of that tiny bit of shirking that's normally seen in his posture. He doesn't know why, but his previous fear of the mafia has been replaced by a fierce desire to make them pay for what they've done, to show them up. Something about L's devotion to his mission of helping people, in spite of everything, just sharpens that desire. He can't let him down and he can't let him lose.

And as scary as the new flash of confidence is, as much as he knows that it's more his other than himself, he can't help but embrace it. If it can make him stronger, it's worth dipping just a little bit into that guy's personality. ]

Then, let's make sure you keep it.


[ He leans down to take the mannequin away from L's line of sight. Part of him wants to hack it to pieces. But the less reckless part of him understands how unnerving that would probably be, given the situation. Either way, it needs to go. ]

I'm gonna get rid of this in the meantime.
saviorsoul: (humoring you now)

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[personal profile] saviorsoul 2014-07-18 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
What's yours like?


[ Then, he remembers he's still holding the mannequin and that it's probably going to make this conversation even more awkward. ]

Uh... hold that thought.


[ He hurries away to dump the mannequin behind the shop, making sure to bury it underneath any other large debris around the dumpster. He definitely doesn't want to draw attention to it. Before he does so though, he also uses the wire cutters to deface the carved letter as much as possible, making it at least illegible. He probably presses too hard as the cutters and manages to end up with a plastic splinter for his trouble, but he doesn't really care.

When he's finished with that task, he returns to check on L, ignoring the new nagging point in his hand. ]

So what have your pulses been giving you?
saviorsoul: (livin on a prayer)

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[personal profile] saviorsoul 2014-07-19 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alexi is so caught up in L's fascination for his other that he doesn't really catch the offer at first. It's the first time he's ever spoken to someone who actually admired their other. Everyone else always seemed so uncomfortable when talking about them. Even he had his reservations about Setsuna, especially his aggressiveness. But hearing L, it's just really nice to hear that echoes could make someone happy for once. And L's other really does sound amazing! But with everything that L's done to make things better for the Numbered, couldn't he say that he's not that different himself?

But eventually, he catches where L's focus has shifted to and nervously covers the injury with his other hand. ]

Oh, it's fine. Don't worry about it.

The guy... he sounds really cool. Maybe soon, you'll be just as good at the other stuff.
saviorsoul: (you can still be free)

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[personal profile] saviorsoul 2014-07-22 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alexi is probably going to hold extremely still since he doesn't want to impede L's efforts in any way. He's also probably watching that hand more. The splinter is thankfully thin and not much longer than a pinkie nail. But it does bleed a fair bit when removed so that first aid kit will definitely come in handy. Alexi does his best not too wince too much throughout the procedure. It's not like injury is unknown to him, given how much he used to get into fights. But it's weird to think how he can get so antsy over such a small injury, even knowing that major injuries are barely going to faze him for long anymore. ]

What do you think you'll do with it? All those traits?
saviorsoul: (so we can dream a little longer)

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[personal profile] saviorsoul 2014-07-26 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alexi is going to continue not to comment on any of the attention since it's unnerving enough on its own, without more notice brought to it. ]

Thanks...

That's a pretty big goal.


[ He smiles a bit more gently when he says it. It's something he wants to do too, he realizes, even though he's never thought about it until now. It probably boosts his respect for L even further, despite all the weirdness around him. ]
saviorsoul: (broken mirror; a million shades of light)

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[personal profile] saviorsoul 2014-07-28 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alexi takes a moment to check out the bandaging, mostly testing the flexibility and wondering why much it's going to interfere with practice later. Though really, he should consider himself lucky he's not dealing with his own mafia injuries, given how frequently attacks seem to be occurring this week. ]

It looks good.

It sounds like you've found all right thing to focus on, somethin' everyone can benefit from. I wish I could find somethin' like that.