Game 037 [Action]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Today you might stumble across Joshua as he's out and about. He's walking around with an alert look on his face, wandering all over the village. He doesn't seem to be searching quite so much as expecting. The particularly observant might notice the way that the light seems to fall strangely on him, as if there's another light source on him that's completely independent of the cloudy sky overhead. If you get close enough, or spend enough time near him, you may find yourself subject to a mysterious headache that will fade if you move away.

His vibe is up and he's trying to attract some sort of attention, but unless you're familiar with his world, it might be confusing as to just whose attention he's trying to grab.

After combing the village which results in a distinct lack of sudden assault by crazed mathematicians, particularly of the Taboo-infused variety, he'll head back to Kat's Kradle. ]

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[Well hello there Josh. Neku here runs into him sometime during his little... stalk around the village. Seriously, dude, you kind of remind Neku of a territorial cat or something right now.]

What's with you?

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[neverplaysfair]

[ Meow~

Josh gives a grin in response, but it's clear that he's still very much alert. ]

Oh, just making sure an old friend isn't going to show up without warning.

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[soundfrequency]

...Pi-face? I haven't seen him in a long time.

[Unless he's talking about someone else, but that's the first person that came to mind.]

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[neverplaysfair]

[ Nope, that's right. ] Ah, but it's the New Feather cycle.

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[soundfrequency]

[...huh. Head is starting to hurt a bit.]

Right. So, what, you do this every cycle?

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[neverplaysfair]

Would you believe me if I said yes? [ He giggles. ] Maybe I felt like being cautious today.

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[soundfrequency]

[Raises an eyebrow.]

I didn't think you'd be worried about him.

[godbent]

[Because I know you wanted them to meet, I am tagging here. Haruhi, who is actually just... well, more killing time than anything after school. Happens to spot from a distance a... ball of light. No, that's just a person, and adult sort of thing. With rainbow wings. Somehow it really pisses her off, but she can't quite figure out why.

So she settles for glaring at it]

[neverplaysfair]

[ I WAS GOING TO TAG HARUHI'S POST but Josh falls asleep in the chronologically last thread on this post SO HE WOULDN'T SEE IT BAWW anyway

After a few moments he'll notice her, and... well, that's a familiar glare. How about having that adult strolling right up towards you, Haruhi? gdit I keep typoing that as Haruki ]

Hello there.

[godbent]

[Oh.

It came towards her.]

...Hi.

[neverplaysfair]

Should I be saying "It's been a while", or "A pleasure to meet you"?

[godbent]

Obviously it should be the second one. [Dumbass]

[neverplaysfair]

A pleasure to meet you, then. My name is Joshua.

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ Sanae can be found chilling downstairs when Josh returns, feet propped up on the table, a mug of coffee in one hand and his journal in the other. If Joshua is still tuned up when he comes in, he'll look up sharply, alarmed; if not, it'll just be a lazy wave of hello.

Cafe's closed for the night. It's just them. ]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Sharply and alarmed it is, then. When he sees the expression, Joshua's vibe drops, all the way back to nearly-RG levels. The light and pressure all completely vanish from him, leaving him almost normal as he looks levelly back at Sanae, waiting to see the others' reaction. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ It earns a moment of steady silence, a raised eyebrow, and finally a book and coffee cup set down on the table. The wariness is all too clear in Sanae's face and voice. ]

What's up?

[neverplaysfair]

If you do anything other than what I ask, I'll never even so much as consider granting you forgiveness.

[ Because he knows that what he's about to do will make him more vulnerable to Sanae than he's ever, ever been before, and any physical threats aren't just worthless, but downright laughable. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ Yeah, that wariness? It just doubled. Tripled, maybe. ]

... let's hear what it is, first.

[neverplaysfair]

I'm tired. [ He takes a few steps towards Sanae, no threat in his motions. ] It's not worth it to stay like this any more. I can't pass her along even if I wanted to. It's impossible.

[action] Sorry for the late...feel free to ignore. >.>;;

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[this weather wasn't exactly people-watching friendly, but so far Jilly hadn't let that stop her. Having bundled up as best she could against the chill, she's cleared herself a spot to sit on a set of steps, sketching the various people passing her by.

Joshua, though... well... she can hardly miss the way the light behaves. Or, rather, the way it doesn't. So, flipping to a new page, her focus shifts as she tries to capture it in graphite on the page, gaze flickering between paper and subject as she works]

[action] It's not late at all!

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua doesn't notice her for a bit, preoccupied with what he set out to do... but it's not too long before he notices the furtive glance of an artist. His expression turns to amused curiosity, and he waits to see if she's going to say anything to him, or just keep drawing. ]

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[Wrapped up in capturing the play of the light, she almost misses the fact that he's turned his attention to her as well. When she does notice, blue eyes meeting his unexpectedly, she blinks... and then gives him a smile that's apologetic, but hardly embarrassed]

Sorry... I guess I was being pretty rude. I didn't mean to stare.

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[neverplaysfair]

What are you drawing, hmm?

[ He's wary of approaching anyone with his vibe up, but Joshua is more than willing to hold a conversation. ]

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

The light.

[a quick smile] You seem to be... well, you seem to be glowing.

It was kind of hard to pass up.

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[neverplaysfair]

Am I? [ He glances at himself, as if looking to find a spot of mud that splashed onto him, but there's a giggle to his voice. ] That's strange, usually it's because I'm a fantastic model. [ And the glow has visibly subsided, though it's nowhere near gone entirely. ]