The Third Sunday

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The Midnight Texting Meme It's the middle of the night and you're trying to catch some z's — or brooding alone in the alleys, as one does — when your phone dings and suddenly a stranger or a friend is texting you. What could they possibly want at this hour? Is it important? Stupid? Are they drunk or maybe just needy? Do they need help hiding a body??? Pick up your phone and find out! Rules: ● Post with your character's name and canon on the subject line, indicate preferences as needed ● Tag others ● Have fun!

Comments

[ultralegacy]

alright then how did you two become ultraman?

[imitationhero]

uhhh

i was born like this

im pretty sure Zero too is born an Ultraman... he went back to his home planet weeks ago

[ultralegacy]

[W-

wait this guy was

no...way...could it be? How could it be possible!?]

Are you telling me you're both from space?!

[imitationhero]

well Zero is!

not me, I don't know what it's like living in space... i was raised by earthlings...

[ultralegacy]

so...you're not human?

[he'll then send another text quickly to follow up]

not that there is anything wrong with that! it's just...my dad...he used to be ultraman...but he went back to space...

[imitationhero]

it's fine, i've accepted that fact long ago after i found out about myself

["Used to be"?? But reading the words after that part, he quickly understood.]

oh so he's like Mr. Leito and Zero then??

[ultralegacy]

is that who Zero fought together with? wait, do you...need a human partner to fight too?

[This is so surreal. Was he really talking to an actual Ultraman???]

[imitationhero]

haha nope. i can fight on my own just fine!

though with Mr. Leito and Zero's case... Mr. Leito almost died, and Zero was hurt pretty bad from a fight.

so Zero shared his life to save him and became one. Zero told me it was a "win-win" situation...

[ultralegacy]

say does...

does he remember being together with Zero?

[imitationhero]

Yeah he does

why'd you ask?

[ultralegacy]

well...my Dad he never really spoke about him

about Ultraman.

He didn't want me to know and...I also learned he couldn't remember his time with him...

[imitationhero]

oh

[...that's as much as Riku could think of for a response.]

[ultralegacy]

sorry! just forget about what i said.

hey why don't you tell me, what's it like growing up here on earth? did you know about being Ultraman, or did someone ask you to be one?

[imitationhero]

well....to be honest its hard... trying to live a normal life while at the same time knowing you feel... out of place with everyone

no one, not even i knew that i was an Ultraman myself until Rem told me one day. And i thought he was an urban legend!!

[ultralegacy]

i know how that feels. i...tried going back to how things were but...

it didn't work out.

huh, an urban legend? i know he hasn't been around for 40 years but that's a little harsh.

[imitationhero]

well there's no turning back once you find out... but as long as you keep going and be true to yourself, you'll be fine!

? 40 years??? as far as I know, the crisis impact happened only 20 years back!! thats where everyone first heard of ultraman... him and the crisis impact... we all thought it was a myth

[ultralegacy]

that sounds good on paper, but...is it really okay? i don't know...

wait, what??? what's a "crisis impact"? what does that mean?

[imitationhero]

you don't know??

it was when a huge meteor crash landed in the city long ago!!

...well that's what they thought. what everyone else didn't know was that... it was caused by a large space bomb. the earth... and the whole universe was almost destroyed because of it.

[ultralegacy]

it just doesn't feel right killing other aliens... haven't you felt that way before too?

wait how could that have happened 20 years ago!? without the sssp not knowing a thing about it!?

[imitationhero]

[Riku doesn't immediately respond for the first reply, taking the moment to think about it.]

I've... never thought of that actually... but i get what you mean

this is so weird.... how come we don't know about these things... its like, they don't match up somehow

[ultralegacy]

[Now he feels a little bad for bringing this up to Riku. Maybe he didn't have to take another alien's life before...?]

still i like the way you seem to deal with being ultraman. i wish i could be a little more like that.

yeah, that's true. if what you said happened, i would think I would have heard about it. if not from the SSSP, from the news or maybe the internet.

[imitationhero]

to be honest i think I still have a long way to go... but i wouldn't have come this far thanks to my friends

well whatever you decide, I'll be cheering you on mr.hayata!

hmm...yeah, you're right

im gonna ask a friend if he knows what's going on

[ultralegacy]

uh...actually, just call me Shinjiro. Being called Mr. Hayata is more my dad anyway.

right! and i'll ask around too, see if anyone knows anything.

[imitationhero]

haha sure thing Shinjiro!

[And so, going by his word, Riku proceeds to ask his friends about what he just encountered. After some time, and maybe an earful from Laiha for waking them up in the middle of the night, Riku finally texts back.]

hey! so my friends might have an idea of what's going on

wanna hear it

[ultralegacy]

[Shinjiro too asks but...he only really has one person he could send a question to. While waiting on his response he's surprised to see Riku responding to him so soon.]

yeah sure! i mean i can't really ask anyone else at this time of the hour anyway.