[ voice ]

[evocations]

(soft sounds of a person gulping for air, and a hearty sniffle before the gasping cuts back in. The voice on the other end of the line is very young - maybe five or six? - and very clearly in distress.)

M-m-.... mama....?


.... p-papa.........??




(the voice breaks a little, but the speaker is still trying to be brave.)


... Where are you....?

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I wanna g-go home.....

[otherbeldam.livejournal.com]

Of course you do, darling. Maybe I can help. When did you last see your parents?

[evocations]

I

[evocations]

..... th-they were in the c-car....

[otherbeldam.livejournal.com]

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And where are you now, darling?

[evocations]

I-i dunno th-there's



lots of.... trees....? I- I was on a bridge just a minute ago!!

[otherbeldam.livejournal.com]

Would you like me to come find you? Then we can look for your parents.

[evocations]

I-I dunno..............


i'm not sposed to talk to strangers....

[otherbeldam.livejournal.com]

Well if you don't know anyone here, doesn't that make them all strangers? You have to trust someone.

[evocations]

You mean like...... instead of strangers, they're like.... waiting to be friends?


Ummmm... that pretty 'neechan down there says she knows my mama and papa... so I'm gonna go with her for now...

U-um thank you!! My name's Minato! What's yours?

[otherbeldam.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's right.

All right, darling.

You can call me Mrs. Jones, Minato. Such a pretty name~