IC Inbox

[noblerise]

If contacting his personal number or via Libra:

"You have reached Jusis Albarea. I'm busy. Leave a message."

If contacting his work number:

"You have reached the office of Jusis Albarea, Esquire. I'm not available at this time, so please leave your name, number, and a brief message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you."

Black Order Inbox and Class VII Group Chat for reference.

Comments

[gotbadblood]

[And another honest reaction. Good.]

Zhongli told us something went wrong. Instead of Shroud, a kid named Danny got pulled in.

Thought I'd check with you to see if the story's true.

[noblerise]

[There's a long pause. He's found the transcript for Shroud's post, and he won't look at the Black Order's chatroom yet since Velvet's told him that. Jusis leans back, rubbing his eyes tiredly, and then takes her off speaker so he can talk to her without God and everybody listening.]

Unfortunately. I'll have to speak with Shroud about the details. I was the first to have been pulled in, so I didn't see what happened to the others.

[gotbadblood]

So you didn't know.

[Ah. Oops. She really thought he didn't know........oh well!!! ]

Danny's fine now. I went with a team of some app users to recover him.

[noblerise]

[Jusis relaxes when she says that and sighs softly.]

Good, I'm glad to hear he's out of whatever hell he was dragged into.

[Lord, what a mess this all turned out to be. Still....]

Thank you, Velvet. I know you didn't do this for thanks. You were doing what was right, but... gratitude for your help is owed all the same.

[gotbadblood]

[There's a long pause from Velvet. It really doesn't feel right to be thanked- it doesn't exactly resolve things on her end. She's not one to talk about her past that much but...

Well. This is important, and she did care about Jusis]

My little brother was sacrificed to a monster in the Spirit Realm. I didn't find out until it was too late to stop it. That's how I got dragged into all this.

[In other words, this hit way too close to home. There's a pause.]

Next time you come up with some dangerous plan, I wanna be in the loop. And not just me- but the other adult Order members too. You got that?

[noblerise]

[Jusis is quiet as he listens to Velvet open up a little to him. She most likely won't give him much else if he presses, so he won't. Still....]

...I know that words aren't enough in any sense, but I still want to give you my condolences. You have my support should you want it.

[There's not much else he can really say to that without getting a threat for his trouble. However, he can easily make this promise to her.]

I promise. No more secrets of that caliber from now on. I'd... really rather avoid this situation happening again, quite frankly.

[gotbadblood]

[Velvet is quiet for a moment, unsure how to process the condolence anymore than she knows how to properly process the grief. Nor does she fully comprehend what support would even look like in her path ]

Just don't get in the way once I find the guy who did it. I'm won't stop at anything to kill him.

[Yep sure is just admitting her murderous intent to a lawyer. Velvet sure is Velvet. ]

...Fine by me. I don't mind getting my hand dirty- [no shit you just said you're gonna kill someone] But whatever came up with the MetaNav can rot in Hell.

[noblerise]

[Jusis is quiet for a moment. He did have his suspicions that revenge is what drives her, as well as grief, but all of this information confirms it. However, that just means that the Order has been stringing her along all this time, if that's the case. It puts a bad taste in his mouth. Not to mention, it stirs a memory in his past life.

A man ready to sacrifice his own son—Rean to Erebonia's curse. A girl, Altina, to be made into a sword. Or another girl instead—

No. He can't remember that one. That's what his mind and heart tell him. Don't remember that.]

...Far be it from me to get in your way. On the contrary, I would like to help you track him down. That is, if you would like my assistance in that manner.

[Just for this one time, he'll overlook murderous intent. It hits too close to home for him. Not to mention, Jusis is hoping that this will give him time to figure out another way to help Velvet get out of her spiral.]

Agreed. I see now why so few people gave up information about it, and why it's so closely guarded.

[gotbadblood]

[That catches her off guard. She's usually used to people either trying to talk her down or give a "good luck with that"- But an actual offer of help?]

You'd do that?

[She's well aware the Order is taking their dear sweet time on looking, if they're even looking at all. She's been doing her own looking but well...she wasn't exactly rich with resources ]

[noblerise]

I would. I can't guarantee immediate or quick results, but I will spare no effort in helping you at least track him down.

[He'll even grant her leave, if she needs it, but he won't bring that up just yet.]

[gotbadblood]

[...]

I won't thank you, but I won't turn it down if you're offering.

[noblerise]

[Honestly, Jusis would be wondering where the hell the real Velvet is if she'd thanked him.]

Then I shall let you know what I find the moment I have anything to share.

[gotbadblood]

Unless they decide to ship me back to Florida, I'll be around.