week 2, wednesday

[vipmix]

[contrary to the last time this happened, this time, when joshua comes upon yona, he actually greets her. does it have to do with the lack of crying? yes. absolutely.]

If it isn't the Princess. Hello, Yona.

[maybe it was better when he didn't greet her.]

Comments

[vipmix]

By walking? How long were you locked in that palace for?

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...it's too hot to run!

[She's trying. But, like. Yeah.]

I've lived there my whole life.

[vipmix]

... I can't actually disagree with that.

[he doesn't even want to try, lbr]

In the same palace, hm? It's impressive you aren't worst off.

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...what's that supposed to mean?

[It sounds like it's almost a compliment? But it's Josh, and his attitude reminds her a bit of Hak, so... she's a bit wary, too.]

[vipmix]

Your world's been infinitely small so far. People's experiences shape who they are, and... you can't say you've had a lot of those. Sure, you're naive, spoiled, and uninformed [calm down, joshua, you're killing her ego] but you're willing to learn. It's been a week and most of what I've seen is you attempting to improve yourself, even if you don't always know how to do it. You want to expand your point of view to accommodate new things, and while it's partially motivated by survival, that's not all there is to it. It's... a rather rare occurrence.

[that's. probably a lot more than she was expecting, and he looks like he was talking to himself for the most part. woops]

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Thank... you?

[That's all she's got.]

[vipmix]

It's only an observation.

[he immediately regrets it]

I could be completely off-base.

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[wait a minute-]

...it's not off-base and I'll prove it! You'll see. I'm not just going to sit around and be useless anymore.

[vipmix]

[ha. that works out.]

Hee hee... Maybe it's less a will to change and more defiance? I look forward to it either way.

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[She's gonna fight you, Josh.]

Anyway, that means you have to take care of yourself, because you can't watch it if something happens to you.

1/2

[vipmix]

[jeez yona...... being so genuine is 2 much]

[vipmix]

Well, now I definitely have no choice but to live, don't I? Hee hee... You're quite the worrier.

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I-I am not!

[She is. More than she wants to admit.]

I just want you to be able to see me prove it, that's all.

1/2

[vipmix]

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

[joshua plz one might actually think you like her]

[vipmix]

... But really, if I died here, that'd just be annoying.

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[Dying here would be a lot of things, but... "annoying" isn't really high on Yona's list of what she's expecting to hear him say.]

"Annoying"?

[vipmix]

I go from one game to another and just lose before even concluding the first one? It's annoying.

[he is standing by this. i guess.]

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...being stuck in a game like that at all sounds annoying enough. [...] ...you're going to be okay when you go back, right?

[vipmix]

... There are a lot of factors at play.

[that's as close as it gets to joshua saying "uh idk"]

I don't think I'll be too worst off so long as I make it back.

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[She shoots him a Look.]

...that's not an "I'll be okay".

[vipmix]

Well... By virtue of the nature of the game, if time passes the same here and there, I might have already lost.

[:D?]

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[ >T ]

...but that means you should be okay, right? Because even if you've lost you're here instead of there, so nothing can happen. And if you go back after it's all over, then you'll be fine.

[It's not that simple, but whatever.]

[vipmix]

It's a bit more complicated than that, but I think trying to get into the intricacies of the Game with you might be a bit much. [...rude] There's no point in worrying for now. I've got to survive here first before I worry about Shibuya.

[he says, implying he isn't worried about shibuya constantly]

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[That... sort of feels like an insult... Yona's about to grumble at him, but then he cuts her off by continuing.

And, well, he has a point, so she just sort of nods sulkily.]

...I guess our current situation does have to come first.

[vipmix]

It's too big of a mess to concentrate on anything else first. [a bit of a pause as if it only just occurred to him:] Besides, you'll probably never see me again after this. It's weird for you to concern yourself about it.

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Who are you calling weird?!

[..uh, that's not what he said]

Maybe we won't see each other again, but it's not like I'm just going to forget any of this, either. It's normal to wonder if you'll be alright.

[vipmix]

You say that so easily... Like you really mean it.

[he's laughing about it, which is? rude?]

You'll probably forget all about me after all this.

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{SUPER rude.]

No I won't! My memory isn't that bad!

[vipmix]

Normal people usually try to forget unpleasant memories, you know.

[...he means the game, not himself. mostly.]

[cutefaced]

...sometimes you can have good memories mixed in with the bad ones, though.

[vipmix]

[this is a PERSONAL ATTACK]

[vipmix]

You've got quite the impression of me.