[2011-01-21 20:11:54] <Haruka_Emmerich> = =
[20:12:20] <Haruka_Emmerich> Evening. The XN 282 studio.
[20:13:19] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Been forever since we did this. You know the drill?"
[20:13:31] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Couldn't forget if I wanted to."
[20:14:39] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Then let's do it." The lights came up in the old broadcasting booth, ancient equipment crackling to life as the two women - one white-haired, one pink-haired - take their places.
[20:17:08] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Paging Dr. Sana-chan in five, four, three..." Aelita counted off the remaining seconds by hand as the 'ON AIR' light began to shine brightly as ever.

[20:19:56] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Aaaaaaaaand hel-LO, lovebirds! Back by popular demand after QUITE the hiatus, it's 'Body Communication' on XN 282! I'm Dr. Sana-chan, over here 'cross the glass is Nurse Zecross, and we're ready to take your calls on love, lust, and life in general!"
[20:21:51] <Haruka_Emmerich> Haruka mutes to clear her throat. "For those of you listening without an HD scroll, our number is the same as it ever was, 05-4966-0087. And it seems..." Yep, a light on the switchboard. "...we've got our first new caller! Go on ahead!"

[20:32:28] <AdventFalls> "H-Hi...." The woman on the line sounded nervous... or drunk. It was hard to tell.

[20:33:36] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Hello! You're on XN 282's 'Body Communication,' caller! Go on ahead, tell Dr. Sana-chan what's on your mind!"

[20:34:34] <AdventFalls> "Well... There's this.... this girl.... and I kinda like her..." She giggled, but it was definitely more the alcohol than anything.

[20:36:40] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Sounds nice, caller...you sound a little anxious, though. What's up?"

[20:37:17] <AdventFalls> "I've never been on a date." She sipped from a can. "Aaaaand, she's not really experienced either."
[20:37:30] <AdventFalls> "And I'm too scared to make a move."

[20:41:18] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Your first is always the most awkward, caller. First love, first date, first time, doesn't matter." The good doctor pauses to take a sip of her own drink. "Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to relationship firsts...but it seems like you've got kind of an issue with just plain freezing up."

[20:47:10] <AdventFalls> "I-I'm not.... I'm scared I'll mess up..."

[20:52:25] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Ssssshhhhh...." Surprisingly, it's Aelita saying this through the thread-in line. "It's OK. Even if you mess up, it'll be OK. We've all messed up somewhere down the line and sooner or later it all works out. Heck, Dr. Sana-chan and I, we've had crazy screw-ups like you wouldn't believe with our own forays into love, but that didn't stop us from trying after. Roll with it. Don't worry about being perfect; just be yourself."

[20:53:54] <AdventFalls> "But- *hic* I reaaaaaaly like her...."

[20:56:36] <Haruka_Emmerich> "All the more reason to get the awkward out of your systems early, caller! Who knows, maybe somewhere in some happy accident, you two might stumble upon something you enjoy!" Haruka chimes back in, chipper as ever.

[20:58:35] <AdventFalls> "O-Okay... I'm gonna lie down before I hu- Oh boy." She hung up.

[21:01:06] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Ahh, the awkwardness of young love..." A wistful sigh from the good doctor. "Here's to a partner who I hope will have the utmost of patience with her; it sounds like they'll need it. In the meantime, it looks like we've got another caller coming up, take it away!"

[21:04:18] <Athon> "Hello?" Another female voice calls, sounding quite mortified.

[21:06:33] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Oh, hello. Don't worry, caller, everything on Body Communication is confidential unless you feel like naming names." Mute, cough, unmute. "Speak freely, and please be as discreet as you can."

[21:07:15] <Athon> "Well... Hmm..." She coughs from the other side of the line. "You see... There is this girl... I met her recently..."

[21:08:40] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Always with girls, eh?" "Nuuuuuurse....Go ahead, caller."

[21:11:18] <Athon> "And... There is this another girl... She studied with me for a long time..."

[21:13:35] <Haruka_Emmerich> Doctor and Nurse shared a blush. "Threesome control?" "Threesome control." And unmute. "Oh my, caller...I hope you know what you're doing, juggling crushes like this.."

[21:14:35] <Athon> "... And there is another one..."

[21:16:09] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Three already? ...Caller, I'm...starting to get concerned..."

[21:16:25] <Athon> "And we all ended up at my room... And I was drunk..."

[21:18:56] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Umm...Caller..." Dr. Sana-chan's voice drops low. "...was it...OK for you? Like, you consented and everything?"

[21:19:17] <Athon> "That's the problem. I. Don't. Remember. ANYTHING."

[21:21:10] <Haruka_Emmerich> "...Oh my."

[21:22:39] <Haruka_Emmerich> Nurse Zecross moved in to cover. "Just in case, I would recommend conferring with all three of them regarding that night, and getting yourself checked out by a medical professional. Just because it's all-female contact doesn't mean you're not at risk for STDs."

[21:24:21] <Athon> "Hmmm... If if helps..." There is a pause here. "When I woke up, they weren't all in my bed..."

[21:26:05] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Loving and leaving you? How rude!"

[21:26:26] <Athon> "and my panties where still on..."

[21:28:32] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Hmmm...you may be out of the woods yet, but I would still recommend following Nurse Zecross's directions. Especially talking with your girlfriends and making sure none of them did anything untoward."

[21:29:10] <Athon> "Hmm... Well. Neither of us... quite remember what happened..."

[21:31:32] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Strange indeed...about the only thing I can recommend at this point would be if your home had video surveillance, to go over anything that might've happened in your mutual memory lapse."

[21:32:22] <Athon> "... Actually, I think my aunt wouldn't let me see the tapes..."

[21:33:22] <Haruka_Emmerich> And that's where Haruka blanched. "Y-your aunt?"

[21:33:57] <Athon> "Yeah, she's the one in care of the surveillance..."

[21:35:08] <Haruka_Emmerich> Another whisper. "...I'll see what I can do after the show, OK?"

[21:35:36] <Athon> "E-eh?"

[21:37:14] <Haruka_Emmerich> "...Hmm, I might be mistaken. Best of luck convincing your aunt to help solve this mystery...I guess?"

[21:42:09] <Athon> "A-alright... T-thank you..."

[21:43:59] <Haruka_Emmerich> "You're welcome. And feel free to call in any time." The good doctor mutes, letting out a nervous sigh.

[21:45:23] <Athon> "O-oh. And how do I discover my cup size?"

[21:48:22] <Haruka_Emmerich> "You'll need a flexible tape measure. Measure across your chest right at the nipples, then just below - but not underneath - the breasts. Subtract the two figures, and I believe it's...about one letter per centimeter."

[21:49:07] <Athon> "Alright! Bye!" And she hangs up.

[21:51:40] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Well...at least we could end that one on a high note...oh my, the lines are starting to get busy with how long that last one took!" The white-haired lady jabs a button at random. "Next caller, you're on the air!"

[21:52:46] <Axel_Wildfire> "Yo!" Next caller is male, which is something of a change, and he sounds oddly cheerful. "Well, uh, I think I probably don't need much help now since the last caller was actually the topic line."

[21:53:44] <Haruka_Emmerich> "...what."

[21:55:48] <Axel_Wildfire> He laughs. "Yeah, it's kind of like that apparently. Well, good luck with your show, my band's calling me. Out!"

[21:57:19] <Haruka_Emmerich> And the line goes dead as quickly as it'd come to life. "Riiiiiight...makes you wonder, huh?"
[21:57:41] <Haruka_Emmerich> "About what? About the bra measurement or the amnesia maybe-orgy?"
[21:58:04] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Maybe both, who knows. But at least we've got room for one more before the break."

[22:05:51] <Axel_Wildfire> The next caller's voice is heavy and rough, a stark growl to it's tone. "Hey, it's me. Listen, I need to know if y've heard anything about the production of Rider Gear as GaiaMemories."

[22:09:28] <Haruka_Emmerich> "That's...a bit of an odd call." Haruka mutes to take a quick sip. "These days, depends on whether you go Gaia or Dopant. Gaia's mostly split between D&P and THI, and reserved for their respective Rider security forces. If you're willing to go Dopant, though, the Ikaruga Trust out near Okinawa has been beta-ing T4 Memories and Lost Drivers of their own design as a joint USAF venture."

[22:10:00] <Axel_Wildfire> "Wait wh- *Haruka*?"

[22:10:47] <Haruka_Emmerich> "I'm on-air, stick with Dr. Sana-chan!"

[22:11:52] <Axel_Wildfire> "... you're meant to be *locked in the caboose of the DeadLiner being raped literally brainless for eternity*."

[22:12:59] <Haruka_Emmerich> "...do WHAT." Mute. "Aelita, run trace on this call, see what kind of crazy sekai he's coming in from." "On it."
[22:13:21] <Haruka_Emmerich> Unmute. "Hang on...we're looking into that right now."

[22:17:32] <Axel_Wildfire> "You know what, nevermind. Nurse Zecross, you listening?"

[22:19:21] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Actually, yes. I just finished my trace of your timeline, seems there's a bit of a misunderstanding. Your Haruka isn't a victim of the Rape Caboose, she *runs it.* And I think ours has an in to take that position once it's her time to go, as well."

[22:20:59] <Axel_Wildfire> "Yeah, *snerk*, running the asylum is clearly such a good place to be. Well, whatever, while I'm wasting my one call before we break out of this stupid police station: Zecross, I'm looking at picking your opposite number up. What do?"

[22:23:17] <Haruka_Emmerich> "...Ascher? Sweet Jesus, only YOU would have the balls to call a parallel-universe me to ask for tips on landing your own. This is gonna be awkward..." Before Aelita could continue, Haruka signaled for a tag-in.

[22:23:44] <Axel_Wildfire> "Hey, who better to ask, right?"

[22:26:53] <Haruka_Emmerich> "If you're on a divergent line to ours, she may as well be just like the one sitting across from me, which means there's but one piece of advice you really need. Be there for her. If you've got her file, you know she's pretty bent-up over Ingrid getting offed by the Inoue line and more or less everything regarding the Xanadu Conflict. She's lost too many good people, and definitely deserves better, so hang on for dear life."

[22:27:11] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Aww, I didn't know you cared, Sana-chan..."

[22:34:42] <Axel_Wildfire> "Urgh. Don't talk to me about that timetravelling asshole. Any plan that takes at least ten years and then requires you to be *physically present* and *getting your own hands dirty* is a *shit plan* and it only worked because..." He grumbles on in this vein under his breath for ten seconds or so. "... well, anyway, yeah, I will be."

[22:39:02] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Do that. I'd...er, she'd really appreciate it. Also..." Aelita blushes. "...dark chocolate. Preferably the kind with crunchy stuff in it. Not sure if Kinder Eggs are around in your world, so that's the next best thing."

[22:41:43] <Axel_Wildfire> "Kinder Surprise? Shit, I haven't seen those in... I wonder if they still make them." he laughs softly, then gets serious. "Listen up. You two keep shit together out there. It fell apart here and the result... ain't pretty."

[22:44:49] <Haruka_Emmerich> "We're definitely doing our part," Haruka chimes in, "And I guess...you two keep fighting the good fight. And keep your eyes peeled for any help you can get; I think Kadoya's due to pass through our reality cloud soon."

[22:48:13] <Axel_Wildfire> "... Kadoya?"

[22:50:56] <Haruka_Emmerich> "The original Decade. Don't ask me how he finds his way into worlds where the Decadriver already exists, but he's keeping watch one way or another. Also he and his crew are great drinking buddies - even Stewart."

[22:53:59] <Axel_Wildfire> "Pfft. I'll kick his ass if I need to. Proto-DCD is a superior machine, after all - as if anything can top Aelita and I working together."

[22:58:24] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Eh, you'll learn your lesson one way or another." Haruka sips. "If you're gonna be hostile, you may as well tell Natsumi where she can shove that comment about me being better off as a Cure, though."

[23:00:09] <Axel_Wildfire> A longer 'pfffft'. "Well, anyway - oops, time. Take care of yourselves, you two. Leave this piece of shit city to the Counterfeit Riders."

[23:03:48] <Haruka_Emmerich> "Ai'ght." The line clicks, seemingly as forlorn as the caller. "Man, cross-timeline calls are crazy by definition. Nothing we'll need an extended break over, but here's hoping those Counterfeit Riders know what they're doing in real danger. And also hoping parallel succubus me hasn't done anything WEIRD as...well, OK, at least nothing weirder than accepting a job offer from Django."
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