[he makes a show of huffing when he says it, pushing a lock of hair as he looks away, though he doesn't have to pretend to sound annoyed. He is annoyed. This entire scenario is annoying.]
The both of us have a pretty big disadvantage stepping into this, don't we?
[it's a lead-on question not unlike the kind he'd usually ask, but with a dialed down attitude-- because it's a delicate balance he has to strike with Neku right now. He doesn't have the advantage this game, via info OR powers, and without the pact tying them together Neku has literally no obligations towards him. He needs to convince him to work together, because if he dies here Joshua doesn't know that he could recuperate his Soul, and that'd be...even more annoying. Not to mention Joshua honestly believes working with Neku would be-- well, they don't make a half-bad partners, disagreements aside.
so he's playing a bit of a part, even more than with everyone else.]
no subject
[he makes a show of huffing when he says it, pushing a lock of hair as he looks away, though he doesn't have to pretend to sound annoyed. He is annoyed. This entire scenario is annoying.]
The both of us have a pretty big disadvantage stepping into this, don't we?
[it's a lead-on question not unlike the kind he'd usually ask, but with a dialed down attitude-- because it's a delicate balance he has to strike with Neku right now. He doesn't have the advantage this game, via info OR powers, and without the pact tying them together Neku has literally no obligations towards him. He needs to convince him to work together, because if he dies here Joshua doesn't know that he could recuperate his Soul, and that'd be...even more annoying. Not to mention Joshua honestly believes working with Neku would be-- well, they don't make a half-bad partners, disagreements aside.
so he's playing a bit of a part, even more than with everyone else.]