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Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu ([personal profile] vipmix) wrote2017-08-09 12:02 am
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Week 1, Tuesday

[once the game is announced properly, Joshua decides giving Neku time to adjust to the setting and the people might be a good idea. Not to say he didn't keep an eye on his proxy-- if he's even his and not some alternate, but for the sake of keeping things in check he's assuming-- but he left him to his own devices for a bit. Now, though, he figures it's time to go ahead and "properly" ally himself with him.

(having to take a different approach to Neku is ... interesting and annoying at once, but he'll make do.)

so that's why he walks up to him in whichever secluded area he's currently occupying with this:]


Hello there, Neku. Could we talk?
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-11 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[if by "adjusting," joshua means "avoiding everybody as much as possible and wondering what the fuck he's doing here if he's supposed to be dead anyway," neku's been doing that, all right. he hadn't even fully grasped the concept of the reaper's game when he'd found himself dumped onto this island; how many weird games does a guy need to play in order to just go back to his normal life?

when he hears josh approach—he's still wearing his headphones, but it's mostly as of habit as his mp3 player is still out of commission—he does not immediately acknowledge his presence. he only glances at the other boy out of the corner of his eye.]


(This kid again... I can't say I'm surprised, though. We were both Players.)

[after a moment's pause, he turns to properly give joshua his attention.]

About what?
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-12 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[neku clicks his tongue in response, hands in pockets. he honestly has no investment in anything whatsoever. all he's got going for him back in shibuya is the return of his memories... but if he's going to die here again, what's even the point?

did mr. h really talk him up enough to joshua to make the other player seek him out specifically?]


Don't we all? Hell, it's not like we haven't died before.

(Kind of a prerequisite of the Reaper's Game, last I checked.)
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-12 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
What, have you told anyone else we're living-impaired?
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-12 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well, neither am I. And I'm not really the talking type, if you haven't noticed.
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-12 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[he hesitates before answering, because he honestly doesn't know if it's worth it. then again... what kind of person would he be if he completely gave up without even trying? that's not the cat way of living. who would he even be if he blatantly went against his own adopted life mantra?]

I want to go back to Shibuya and get my damn entry fee back, if that's what you're trying to get at.
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-13 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[...so that's getting a little bit of side eye.]

I kind of hate how freaking vague you keep being.
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-13 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[that's enough to catch his attention. he honestly does still feel a little shitty for what he did to shiki, but... he did it. or at least attempted to. he might have actually gone through with it if hanekoma hadn't intervened.

all he's ever cared about is himself; screw everyone else, right?]


...so what, you think that means I'm supposed to trust you?

(I wouldn't trust EITHER of us for that reason, honestly.)
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-13 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[whoa, ok. neku might dislike other people, but "rid of them" is kind of extreme, even for him. he tries to keep a straight face after hearing that, but he can't help but to twitch a little... is he nervous? maybe. he won't say anything, though.

he shakes it off quickly enough. it takes a fraction of a second to recompose himself and return to his indifferent attitude, maybe with a hint of irritation in his voice.]


Just get to the point already. What are you trying to ask me? To get rid of everyone here together so we can get back to Shibuya?
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-13 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
["open to betrayal." it's like the phrase claws at him, given what he had done only a day into his partnership with shiki. and here joshua is, presenting himself as if he trusts neku. is he getting played by joshua just as much as the hosts are doing to them all?

...again, it's hanekoma's trust in joshua that stops him from outright ditching the other boy. neku owes a lot to hanekoma, and joshua does seem to genuinely escape this game as much as he does.

"do what you want, how you want, when you want." what is it he wants out of this potential alliance?]


...What do you mean, trying to break the game?
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-14 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[look, this would be all well and fine if neku knew who josh was. unfortunately i wanted to be Difficult.

so playing fair has never been part of joshua's philosophy, even back during the reaper's game, neku notes. in a way, he can respect that—instead of helplessly playing by the rules and being at the hosts' whims, why not attempt to smash the cycle altogether? it's a very cat thing to do.

maybe they could have more than just acquaintance by association in common after all.]


Didn't strike me as the kind of person who plays by the rules, anyway. (And given that the rules straight up mean killing other people AND playing a murder mystery game...)

[he takes a second more of hesitation, but he's honestly made up his mind already. he just doesn't want to come off as eager, because he's anything but. if anything, it's for survival.]

Fine. Deal. Just don't expect me to automatically get involved in every crazy scheme you come up with. I get to choose what I do and what I don't, got it?
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-14 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
(Can you really blame me for being even the tiniest bit suspicious?)

[but joshua's got a point. there's no getting around the fact that survival on your own will lead to anything but an early or easy death. at least in shibuya, he knew the streets and the city, and he wasn't completely at a loss; here, literally all he has is a faint connection to home in the form of joshua.

that's great.]


I'm pretty sure popularity won't do anything to save your ass when there's enough proof to peg you down as a murderer.
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-14 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
(Uh, need I remind you that we're both dead, too? Like, not corpse dead, I guess, but it still feels kind of hypocritical to say something like that...)

With as much "righteousness" and "justice" people have been talking about, I'd hope they make the smart choice. Sucks for her that her partner went and messed it up for the both of them. Otherwise, what, screw over an actual innocent person and their partner, too?

[HA HA... HA... things that are extremely ironic in hindsight when you're backthreading]
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[personal profile] soloremix 2017-08-14 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Look, I hate people too, but I'm not saying we should just kill for dumb or messed up reasons either.

(That's taking it too far, even for me... I'm not the greatest person, but I like to think I learned THAT lesson before I got pulled out of Shibuya.)