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[theunluckygirl]

[it's an automated voice recording.]

Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system. [A hesitant British voice picks up here] Jennifer? is not available. At the tone please record your message. When you have finished recording you may hang up or press 1 for more options.

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Text;

[effinskull]

Yoooo what's up? You finally get settled here?

Text;

[theunluckygirl]

Hello Ryuji.

I believe so. As well as I can hope to be, all things considered. It's still overwhelming and the city and technology still confuse me sometimes, but I'm slowly getting through.

What about yourself?

Sincerely,
Jennifer

( ACTION???? sort of ) 12/05

[precedad]

_{[ So Toshinori has definitely, absolutely gotten Jennifer's address from her. As someone who is especially concerned about her safety here, it's only his natural instinct to check in on her. Though, he doesn't leave her a simple message or even text her. Instead, he goes complete dad mode and prepares for her a lunch. He's gotten her at a bad time where she doesn't open the door, and so, he leaves this for her with a note: ]}

Miss Jennifer,
I hope you have settled in quite well and have made some friends you can trust besides me! I also hope by the time you get this it's still delicious. I would actually appreciate it if you messaged me as soon as you can, I'd love to talk to you again. My handle is "symbolofpeace" but I'm also a fan of old-fashioned letters if you want to write instead. I'm living in flat 70 in the Up.

Also.. what do you think you want for Christmas? From what I've learned, it's not celebrated here, but it doesn't mean we can't celebrate it in our hearts!!
(Wait, you do celebrate Christmas, right?)

This is getting lengthy!! I'm sorry about that. Just making sure you're doing well is all.

— Toshi

_{[ It's a package wrapped in a cloth that has bunnies on it, but inside is a bento box containing this to eat. ]}

TEXT; how dare he be this cute

[theunluckygirl]

Dear Toshi,

I'm sorry I missed you, but thank you very much for the food. It was wonderful and quite cute. If I may ask, I'd like to learn how to make food like that sometime, so I can make it for people as well and return the favor to you. I especially liked the sunflower.

I am free now, if you still wished to meet up and talk. I can come to your apartment.

I do celebrate Christmas, although I can't think of anything I could possibly want. Just knowing you were kind enough to think of me is enough.

Yours truly,
Jennifer

[It's a text, but still as formal as a letter.]

delivery; late 12/24

[ailurophilian]

[In the middle of the night, a festively wrapped package (blue paper, shimmery snow pattern, red ribbon) appears outside of Jennifer's door.


Inside: an inspirational journal full of blank pages decorated with uplifting quotes, and a set of pens. Write it out, girl.

No note or card accompanies this gift.]

gift; christmas eve going into christmas

[precedad]

<sub>[ He took time wrapping this present that is in a large, flat box with shiny Christmas paper and ribbon. A note is attached as it leaves it outside of Jennifer's door:

Only the best girls in the world get presents like this! I hope it fits you well.. Santa knows you've been very good but sizes are confusing!!

Merry Christmas!!

-- Not All Might, SANTA CLAUS!!

Inside the box is 1 elegant dress. ]</sub>

gift delivery; 12/25

[hungerneverfed]

[There is a small package left for Jennifer at the reception desk of the Haven and during her shift closest to Christmas, the receptionist on staff will offer it to her along with an envelope that has her name. It's written in Jonathan's neat cursive.]

Ms. Jennifer,

I thought this might help with your training. I guessed at your measurements, so please do let me know if it needs to be adjusted.

Merry Christmas,
Dr. Reid

[Inside the box is a nurse's uniform from Jonathan's own time, tailored to his specifications.]

Text; - un: LORDEXPLOSIONMURDER

[youdamnnerd]

[ He stared at his device for a good ten minutes before sending a message. Because, see, he loves and is friends with no one, okay? He has a reputation to uphold. And he hasn’t thought about finding you tormented and nearly naked in the snow, nor has he thought about your very, very fucked up past.

Not once. At all. Not even a second. Okay????!?! ]

Haven’t died from fucking frost bite yet, right?

[theunluckygirl]

[At first she's really not sure who could be sending her this message, but the username kind of gives her a clue.]

Katsuki? It's good to hear from you.

I'm sorry if I worried you. I'm alright. I've been mostly staying indoors and avoiding both the snow and the crowds. It's a little lonely, but this will have to pass soon, I'm certain of it.

How have you been?

Special Delivery! 12/31

[doingmybest]

text

[wingstosee]

[ she's... not really sure what to do here. this is so much more casual than everything else she's done, and at the same time more premeditated. it's strange; she really doesn't know how to handle it.

but it's never going to happen if she just ignores it. so finally, a simple message shows up in jennifer's inbox: ]

hi! uh. this is venus
we met at orientation, and also the whole memory cocoa thing?
we did both of those.
hi.

how are you??

text

[theunluckygirl]

Hello, Venus! It's good to hear from you. I remember you. I don't think I could forget you.

I'm doing well now. A lot happened with the snow and that awful man visiting, but things are getting better. I won't bore you with the details.

And yourself? I hope you are doing well.

[She types a little too formally, sorry Venus.]

text ;

[panthered]

What would you do if someone here told you they love you?

text ;

[theunluckygirl]

[oh boy. She stares at her phone for a good minute, trying to figure out how to respond.]

I suppose that'd depend on who it was and how close I was to them?

What happened?

text | un: alucard | ye ole misfire

[reposing]

[It's a photo of roses.]

I thought about having some in the backyard, but I'm afraid I don't have much of a skill for botany.

text; un: jennifer

[theunluckygirl]

[Completely unaware that it's a misfire, Jennifer's rather delighted to respond]

Oh, yes, you got a new place, didn't you? I think roses would be lovely, though I admit I'm rather biased.

I could help you, if you'd like? I enjoy gardening.

Misfire;

[despitethenora]

[Aloy is not one to take nudes or sext people, but it looks like her device's camera was accessed while it was sitting on a bathroom counter. She is also never seen in public with her hair let out of its braids, so please enjoy this snapshot of Aloy's figure, fresh from the shower, as the hunter works on drying that red mane.]

text

[theunluckygirl]

[When Jennifer stares at the picture she receives, at first it's because she's not entirely certain what she's looking at. Or who. Aloy looks pretty anyhow, but there's something striking about seeing her with her hair down like that.

And then she realizes that Aloy's, you know, not wearing anything and hastily exits out of the picture, but she has no technology know-how to know how to delete the picture entirely.

It takes her about 5 minutes to text Aloy, as she realizes the picture didn't seem intentionally taken. As far as she knows. She hopes.]

Aloy? I believe you messaged me something by accident.

misfire; text; un: aphrodite

[wingstosee]

[ much like with aloy earlier, jennifer receives an unexpected text in the middle of the day. however, no picture's attached this time - the scandal comes from the contents of the text. ]

ughhh he's being so NICE about it too
that's the worst part?
if he were just "oh, i'm a hero, i'm a good guy who'd NEVER associate with bad people" i could just
ignore him i guess?
like. i'm the devil. of course the devil can't coexist with the good guys, everyone knows that

but he wants to help the people everyone else is ignoring
and he hates the system just as much as i do
and it's really kind of...
infuriating?
it makes me so mad to even think about.
why does he have to be so nice. why can't he just hate me.
it'd make all this so much easier

sorry for long text lol
we can get back to the dragon thing if you want

[theunluckygirl]

[She blinks down at the text, reading it over and over as she tries to figure out how to respond. It doesn't seem like this was meant to go to her (dragons? what??), but none of it makes much sense.

Well, alright, it does, in that Jennifer can infer what Venus is talking about, more or less, but at the same time so many bits and pieces don't quite add up.

She decides to just go with the first thing]

The devil?

un; hopeoftomorrow; misfire

[weaponizedhope]

[Jennifer does get a misfire! Though it's not anything scandalous, it's one of a series of pictures he's taken of the sun setting over the setting, complete with a message possibly intended for someone else or nobody at all.]

I know this isn't the best city, it's not even really a good city considering what it does to everyone. all of us, the people who've lived here before us... but is it wrong if I just wanna help people? try to make a difference in their lives, even if I can't magically make all the bullshit go away?

maybe I'm in over my head... but I just wanna make a difference, if I can.

[theunluckygirl]

I don't think it's wrong. It's rather noble of you, really. I think everyone here wants to either go home or at least make living in this place more bearable.

[She has no idea it's a misfire text, even if it seems random and out of the blue like this]

Misfire; handle: cehdra

[stabbersinyerfambles]

Sending file...
Loading...
Loaded!

[theunluckygirl]

[She has no idea it's a misfire, bless her.]

Oh, how sweet! Do you know what kind of birds they are?

un: kinghorse | during the hacker plot

[misleaded]

[ cuts to ouma, bored as shit and aware of the entire hacker thing going on (which has been an absolute blast for him in terms of causing mischief) casually scrolling through the contacts list. this is kind of a game he's playing right now; it's something experimental, because there are so many people here and so many different types of talents or reactions to garner.

so here he is, taking his chances!!! by sending this poor, unsuspecting soul a whole ass explicit video from a livestream that he had made sure to save on his device at the time. it was initially public, so it's no big deal if he just casually throws it out into some rando's inbox, right?

great introductions. ]

un; jennifer

[theunluckygirl]

[oh my god.

oh my god??

She doesn't watch the whole thing--she barely even gets a couple minutes in before she's making mortified squeaking noises and slamming her face into a pillow to contemplate her entire existence.

That was Shuichi, wasn't it? The boy she'd talked to on the network before. And two others she hadn't known, but now she's reasonable sure she can never look at if she ever meets them in person. For that matter, how is she going to look at Shuichi ever again should they run into each other??

Thank god for this texting option so she can at least appear sort of composed]

I think you sent me something private on accident. I don't think Mr. Saihara would like seeing this get around? The devices have been acting strange lately, or so I'm told, as I'm afraid I don't understand these things very well.

But still, you should be careful?