Appointment Post

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[neverplaysfair]

[ Closer makes it louder, though Joshua doesn't quite notice. His head dips again, and there are more tears. ]

[soundfrequency]

[Then it's probably fairly loud because Neku is basically right there standing next to Joshua.

Hopefully this is helping at least. 8|]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Oh it is. Joshua... might be collapsing off the chair right now because. Really not with the physical body. Neku she's so much purer than before... ]

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[dsfjsdkfjsk DUDE. O-okay then Neku is just. going to catch him so he doesn't fall on the floor or anything. BUT YOU'RE KIND OF HEAVY FOR HIM because Neku is so scrawny. So Neku is... losing his balance and falling back, on his ass, and Joshua is now in his lap. Yep.]

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[ Oh touching. We're touching.

Without even realizing anything Joshua's pressing himself into Neku, clinging to him, trying to get closer to Shibuya. Just don't let this stop. He's drawing out Neku's Music further now and he really shouldn't but don't let this stop. ]

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Nngh...

[This is a little, uh, awkward. Joshua is spaced out in his lap and oh god what are you doing. Neku's not sure if he should try and snap him out of it or what. Though he's not pushing him away just yet.

Just... trying to shift Joshua in his lap a bit so it's not so uncomfortable.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Well if it doesn't have to do with the hands clutching at Neku's shoulders with otherworldly strength, Joshua is pretty malleable. As long as your not exactly pushing him away, Neku's free to shift him in his lap all he likes.

It's dangerous, so dangerous for so many reasons and he knows it but he can hear her, so fresh compared to anything he's had since the last time Sanae had played Shibuya through his own Music. He wants it, wants her and this is the best he can get. He should stop but he can't even think to pull away. Not now. ]

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[Okay jeeze you have a death grip. Neku gets himself just comfortable enough so there's not like, anything jabbing anything. Since it looks like he's stuck in this position for a little while...

He huffs, planning on bitching at Joshua once he snaps out of it. I MEAN REALLY NOW.

...oh, right. His hands are on Joshua's waist. Where is he supposed to put them anyway?! sob this is so awkward. Just. leaving them there.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Well, Neku's going to have to be the one to snap him out of it. He's much too far gone to have the willpower to come back himself. If Joshua could stay like this until he was returned to Shibuya, just listening to even this... he just might do it. ]

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[Neku will wait for quite a while, giving Joshua some time, before becoming inpatient. Plus his legs are starting to get numb here.

Neku shifts under him eventually, trying to move his legs a little.]

Ugh... Josh.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Nope, gonna need to do more than that. At the sound of his name, there's almost something like movement, but it's unconscious, a reaction to the familiar and nothing more. Joshua's attentions are still drowned in what he can hear of Shibuya. ]

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Josh.

[He's a little more insistent this time, going ahead and trying to push him back.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua makes a soft noise... and suddenly his eyes snap open and he practically tumbles backwards off of Neku, slightly disoriented and trying to get his bearings. ]

What... How long has it been?

[ Because his cheeks feel really wet and letting Joshua get so absorbed in his Music really isn't good for Neku in the long term. ]

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I don't know. A while?

[...oh. Now Neku is noticing the tears left on Joshua's cheeks. He's quickly looking away.]

[neverplaysfair]

...

[ Joshua wipes away the tears, but he's clearly preoccupied with other thoughts. ]

How long is a while?

[soundfrequency]

I wasn't exactly keeping track of the time. ...you were probably in my lap at least fifteen minutes, though.

[Because his legs are asleep kjfdskjfsd. STRETCHING THEM OUT.]

[neverplaysfair]

... Don't let me do it for that long again. [ He holds down the pain and effort that saying the words takes. No matter how much he wants it, it starts to tread into dangerous territory all to quickly. ]

[soundfrequency]

What's the problem? And maybe you should have stated that beforehand.

[neverplaysfair]

... Yes, I should have. [ But he's homesick and he's lonely and he's afraid of life without Shibuya. Of what's happening to her without him. ]

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No, seriously, what's the deal?

[neverplaysfair]

Too much is dangerous.

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How the hell was I supposed to know that?

[neverplaysfair]

It wasn't supposed to matter. [ But then Joshua kept losing himself in Shibuya. ]

[soundfrequency]

What wasn't?

[neverplaysfair]

The danger.