[in the usual rushed, shaky handwriting]

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

To [there is a pause as the author of the note tries to remember every name he wanted to put down]

Trunks, Sechs, Apollo, Franziska, Dahlia:

Are you okay!? Last night just came out of nowhere. I don't  I was It was Are you Please, just say you all stayed (relatively) safe last night!

To Haseo, Leon and the other two people with me last night (sorry, I never caught your names):

Thank you so much for helping me last night. I don't know what I would have done without you. I'm sorry I couldn't have been any more help, but if there's anything you need ever just ask!

Comments

[handwritting is very messy, strikeouts illegible]

[sixth-attack.livejournal.com]

I'm... fine, I think.

[a couple of false starts]

Its great to see

...Good to see you made it through alright. Unlike someone else I knew...

-Sechs

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness! I was so

[the sentence breaks off and there are several false starts]

I'm so sorry. It's... always really hard to lose someone and if you want to talk about it at all... well, I'll be here, okay?

[messy handwritting has worsened, strikeouts barely legible]

[sixth-attack.livejournal.com]

Well... I barely knew the guy but... I keep feeling so damn awful, I don't really get why

What happened to him wasn't right. ...Pisses me off.

Talk about it? Why would I... How would that help

[more false starts]

I... I guess... I'm not sure if I can talk about it, not sure what to expect

I'll let ya know if I need it.

Re: [messy handwritting has worsened, strikeouts barely legible]

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

...I really hate this place.

[more false starts]

I'll be right here. Not right here but I mean All you need to do is ask.

Re: [messy handwritting has worsened, strikeouts barely legible]

[sixth-attack.livejournal.com]

Yeah, don't blame ya. Place is making me sick already.

but
so that's what friends do..?
I

[a couple of pen marks and scribbles]

...Ok. I'll see about that.

[dahliahasthorns.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm fine... I think. Last night was so horrible! Are you okay, Kibby?

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Me? I'm fine, really. I'm sorry I couldn't have been there at all, Was it really that bad?

[dahliahasthorns.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad you're okay! And I... well, I hid most of the night, so I really don't know. With a friend. He was so brave to try to protect me like that! I don't know how to repay him...

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

So long as you're safe it's all okay. I kind of got rescued too. It's really good to know that there are people here who want to help you out, isn't it?

[dahliahasthorns.livejournal.com]

I guess. I wish there was more I could do...

I know you would have made a protector, Kibby! After all, you saved me and Polly from that demon... Whoever you were with last night was very lucky to have you.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I keep trying to think of ways to even things out. I bet there's lots you could do, though!

[hesitation marks]

You... really think so? I mean... um... I don't know about lucky, but... well... thank you! It means so much that you think that!

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

I am fine.

-Franziska von Karma

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Oh, good! I was really worried! You didn't get hurt at all?

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

I was able to defend myself.

And yourself, Kibitoshin?

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

That's a relief. I guess I should really stop letting myself get so worried about you, huh?

[hesitation marks]

Um... I did okay. I didn't get bitten or anything, but I'm a little scratched up. Nothing big, though!

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

As a prosecutor, you earn many enemies, Kibitoshin. I would not have survived the world of law if I could not take care of myself.

It should be me asking after you, it seems. You're the one who tends to injure themselves.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

If you say so. Wow. I guess the legal system is a lot more cut-throat than I thought.

Hey! That's Yeah... that's true. But you've got better things to do than check up on me.

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

You don't know the half of it.

Now, now, it wouldn't do for me to let you go without someone making sure you didn't get yourself killed here, hm? It is of no bother to me, Kibitoshin. You merely make it easier for me with these notes of yours.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Huh. Maybe Majin Buu wasn't so tough after all...

Oh. Well, that's awfully nice of

Wait a second! I wouldn't get myself killed! Just... I don't know, maimed. Or maybe bruised. I'm not that incompetent. Usually.

... still, it is nice that you care at all, even just a little.

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

You are Guardian of the Universe, Kibitoshin. Any injury at all can be seen as the first step toward missing a day of work and, therefore, a step toward failure. Absences are unacceptable.

[and here she's pressing the pen hard against the paper because oh snap, she got called out on being a softie]

I never said anything about caring. Simply checking in to make sure my allies are not among the dead.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

... aren't I kind of missing work anyway just by being here?

Okay, okay! Forget I said anything. But I still think it's nice and I appreciate it. :)

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

Which is something you should rectify as soon as possible. I am taking a working holiday as it were until my current case is solved.

Hmph. If you wish to be a fool about it, continue to do so.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Well, why can't I take a holiday too? My ancestor should do okay until I get back. I hope. So long as he doesn't get distracted or bored.

Wouldn't want it any other way!

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

Working holiday, Kibitoshin. If he is such an unreliable fool, then you should not be so foolish as to believe he can do your job.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, he's fine so long as I've confiscated his comics and there aren't any pretty girls around. ... um, you probably wouldn't like him.

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

No. I suspect I would not. How can you leave the guarding of the universe to such a frivolous fool?!

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

H-hey, I don't exactly have a choice! But he can be really wise and powerful when he has to be, even if he is a little unreliable.

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

Unreliable is unacceptable! Once you return, I expect you to retrain that boy to perfection, understand?

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Well... actually, he's not really a boy. I think he's around seventy million years old. And he's kind of the one who's supposed to be training me.

Hey, who would take over while you're gone? Do you have someone you can rely on too?

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

I am very glad I do not live under your jurisdiction if that is the sort of leadership you have.

[again, a heavy dot is left] I rely upon myself. My cases will be waiting for me when I return; currently there is a more pressing one to be solved.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

It's not so bad. Things sort themselves out eventually.

So wait, you don't have anyone at all...? Oh. That's I Well, I'm

[hurriedly written]

What case is that?

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

Eventually is not good enough. Allowing such mistakes kills how many people exactly?

I do not need anyone.

My primary case is against Martin Landel and his Institute, including any and all persons related to it and the kidnapping and imprisonment of the people here. Not to mention first, second and possibly third degree murder charges.

boom! headshot!

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

[hesitation marks, handwriting is shaky]

I know that. I really know that. I still haven't forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made and I don't think I ever will. But I can't do everything right all of the time, especially not alone. It's a big universe and there are things out there I couldn't even begin to dream of, and I'm... I'm just making excuses, but...

[writing tails off into a scribble. in slightly less shaky handwriting]

That's going to be a lot of paperwork to do all by yourself.

She's good at those.

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

Then you know your weaknesses and this is a good start. Overcome them, Kibitoshin, and make sure such tragedies never happen again.

The paperwork is nothing. I am accustomed to such things.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

[more hesitation marks, but the handwriting is almost back to normal]

... maybe. I'll try.

You mean like being alone? If you're sure! All I'm saying is that I'd hate to be in your shoes when report-writing-time came around.

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

Do not try. Do. You are capable of it, so prove it.

I enjoy writing the reports. It is a simple task I can finish easily because my cases are perfect. There is little to report besides my victory and how long it took.

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

I don't know about that, but... okay, I'll give it my best shot.

Huh. I guess that would make things easier.

[iwhipthefool.livejournal.com]

Good. It would be unacceptable for anything else.

Proper planning means everything moves just as you will it, Kibitoshin. Remember that.

[mister-fine.livejournal.com]

[hesitation marks]

I'm...well, I'm alive, anyway.

It's a relief to hear you're okay, though! How are your injuries from the night before last?

- Apollo

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

You... don't sound very sure. Did you get attacked or something?

They're healing up really fast. The bandages weren't so thick this morning, so I think I'll be fine soon. Maybe things heal more quickly here?

[mister-fine.livejournal.com]

Oh, nothing like that!! Actually, it...sounds like I'm one of the lucky ones. I'm fine. Really.

Wow, that fast, huh? I guess you're right. Try not to overdo it, though, okay?

- A.J.