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[beneathmoonlight]

Atsushi Nakajima

Atsushi Nakajima here! Sorry I missed you! Please leave a message or voicemail and I’ll get back to you ASAP! ^_^

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like right after his conversation with john on 5/12

[ohrlyeh]

Atsushi?

[Ring ring, telephone! It's Howard. Pick up, friend.]

Atsushi, are you available to talk for a moment...?

:0

[beneathmoonlight]

[And pick up he does, immediately concerned that something might be wrong considering everything that’s happened lately.]

Howard-san? Yes, I am. What is it?

[ohrlyeh]

Uh.

[How does he put this...]

It's about John. [A beat.] He told me what happened. What he did...to you.

[beneathmoonlight]

[Ah...so that’s what this is about.]

It wasn’t his fault. He wasn’t himself. Neither was I.

[ohrlyeh]

I know.

[He sighs.]

I just...wanted to make sure you're okay.

[beneathmoonlight]

[Oh boy, now he’s tearing up...]

Thank you, Howard-san. It means a lot.

Then he told you that I can turn into a tiger?

[ohrlyeh]

I, uh, already knew that.

[Now this became ten times more awkward. He swallows - he feels bad keeping it from Atsushi for so long, but...]

That night when you woke up in my apartment...well, you were a giant tiger. I didn't tell you because I didn't know how to break the truth to you. I'm really sorry...

[beneathmoonlight]

[Ah. That explains a lot.]

It’s okay, Howard-san. I’m just glad that I didn’t hurt you.

Heigo-san told me about it. I guess I did the same thing to him.

[ohrlyeh]

[So Heigo knows too, huh?]

I'm just glad no one hurt you. I could care less about me. Besides, you didn't act out as a tiger at all. You were very calm.

[beneathmoonlight]

I care about you though.

[Atsushi lets out a sigh of relief.]

I’m so glad. I just wish I could control it. It’s scary, not knowing when those changes are going to happen.

[ohrlyeh]

Yes well, if I can control what's going on with me...you should too. I believe in that.

[A pause.]

Do you need anything? Food? Something pleasing? I can't imagine how scared you were...I just feel bad. John didn't mean to do any of that. He wasn't himself.

[beneathmoonlight]

Thank you, Howard-san. It means a lot to know you believe in me.

Oh, you don’t have to get anything for me. I’m okay right now. Thank you so much for offering, though.

I know he didn’t. He apologized to me. I just hope nobody else has to go through that.