[It's probably not hard to tell who this memory of someone cutting their finger on some tinfoil badly enough to bleed ink, cursing, and then drinking some ink they had in their pocket to heal it belongs to. Even if he couldn't recognize Shuji from a first-person view, Shuji swearing in his own voice is pretty distinct.
On the other hand, Shuji has no idea where this talk about the ghost in the shell and cyberization came from?? He doesn't know to look for Togusa, even if he does want to talk about it with somebody.]
[ Early on the morning of August 27, the user Alpha#03012216 rolls into Togusa's inbox with the following message: ]
I found the person who managed the Towers. They are aware of Zee as a person, but not really who is he or what he does. They believe him to be involved in something like real estate. Pays his bills on time. Isn't seen very much, even prior to this little incident.
So it's a dead end. I couldn't get into his office.
[Congrats Togusa, your phone practically blows up with how many texts you get]
1st of all I need you to act like it’s 1999 and stop putting identifying information on the fucking internet. I know it’s patronizing but I don’t care, interacting like this isn’t your strong suit so please just trust me on this. [1/?]
2nd I know I’m probably going to piss you off with this, but we need to go in on this together. I can get where you can’t and throwing me to your bosses can buy you more time on the investigation.
3rd and I feel like a dick for this being so low on the list but are you okay.
[ Once he gets a phone during this glitch mess, he decides to text someone he knows to be in investigation or in the police force... Or at least whoever is left. ]
Hello,
I'm interested in the details of Zee's death from last month. While I'm under the impression that what conflicting memories we had for the past couple of months is false, I can't quite shake it off.
If there's anything you can provide about the case and previous mysterious deaths of Hartgrove's criminal group, I would be indebted to you. Thank you for your time.
It's late by the time she manages to get to Togusa's office, her moodiness fully set in by the time she knocks on the door. While it's not anyone's fault besides Retrospec, she's come to hate these moments that keep happening. Something changes and the world feels like it's going to end and she and Hitori end up clinging to each other for dear life. They don't talk about how the hold is strangling in it's intensity.
Every day that passes, he's less of a person and more like a wound. It reminds her of her mother; the way thoughts immediately transform into pain and it makes her want to fight someone - anyone - to get her mind and her heart back.
Still she's here because he asked. Because he would do the same.
I'm here. She directs thought at him out of habit and winces. Because she knows that it's not HER habit. Fuck this reincarnation bullshit.
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