Game 053 [Voice]

[neverplaysfair]

[ The picture in the feed is a rather disgruntled Joshua, sopping wet and with a towel draped haphazardly on his head. ]

Let it never be said that the Malnosso are inhospitable. Of all the places to be left out in the rain, they deposited me on my very own roof. [ Dramatic sigh. ] The least they could have done was given me a ladder to get down.

Well then, who wants to let me know what I've missed?

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[proxyerror]

[ ... well, Shiki had mentioned that he was here, too.

Neku clears his throat before he answers, tone deadpan. ]

Oh, no. Not the rain.

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[neverplaysfair]

[ ... Oh. Neku's back.

Well, now Josh knows that it's at least September. That's longer than he'd have liked to be away.

But he remembers the last time this happened. There's a lump in his throat and he swallows it away. If you'd have just come back one cycle earlier...

But Neku doesn't have control over that. He knows it, and as tempting as it is to blame Neku for his death, that wouldn't be fair.

The pause before Joshua's response hangs a bit too long. ]

Catching colds never was my idea of fun. Just me?

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[proxyerror]

[ This is weird. I shouldn't have said anything at all. ]

Just you what?

[ Neku is still cautious, his feathers metaphorically and literally fluffed. Luceti has him on edge, and it will for a while. ]

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[neverplaysfair]

Well, is catching a cold your idea of fun?

[ He's trying to figure it out without asking. Does Neku remember being here before? Does he know Joshua's identity? Does he even remember Joshua at all? The last, at least, is looking like a yes, but he can't say that for sure. Not yet. ]

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[proxyerror]

[ And it slips out before he can help it: ]

Prefer it to being shot.

[ Jeez. Bitter much, self? ]

vOICE shall I avoid KH3D spoils?

[heartisabattleground]

Joshua? You're stuck here too?

[Here have a spikey haired derp that knows you in an alternate universe.]

voice, no need, I've played it all the way through XD

[neverplaysfair]

... Excuse me?

[ Does he know you, sir ]

awesome!

[heartisabattleground]

Aw, not you too!

[Sora's just going to sigh.]

Nevermind. I'm Sora.

[neverplaysfair]

"Not me too", what?

[ He doesn't like people knowing him who he doesn't know. That tends not to bode well. ]

[Voice]

[magicalesbian]

[Well, this just begs the all important question of:]

Then how did you get down? Don't just leave the story hanging like that!

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[neverplaysfair]

I'll leave that answer as an exercise for the dear listener's imagination. What do you think?

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[magicalesbian]

Hmmm... you don't really strike me as a jumper. I guess you could have just awkwardly climbed down and fell, but you'd probably be less likely to admit something like that. You know. Embarrassing and all. Why let the whole village know?

So. Yeah. I'm gonna go with "third unforeseeable plot twist" as my answer.

[That's totally a legit answer, okay.]

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[neverplaysfair]

[ Plot twist like teleportation? ]

Then I suppose it will remain a mystery. It's such a minor plot anyway that it doesn't much matter.

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[skaterbrain]

HAHAHAHA YOU GOT ROOFED.

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[neverplaysfair]

[ B| oh Beat, you are always so helpful. ]

Guess so. And what have you been up to, Daisukenojo?

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[skaterbrain]

kadfjk;ajd;a DON'T SAY THAT NAME!

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[neverplaysfair]

Oops. Slip of the tongue, I suppose. Hee hee.

[ Take that. ]

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[idealism]

How did you get down?

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[neverplaysfair]

Mmm... take a guess.

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[idealism]

You jumped down?

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[neverplaysfair]

Good enough, I suppose. We'll go with that.

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[shinesbrightest]

I guess that depends how long you were gone. Are you okay?

[This guy actually sounds annoyed for once, it's so weird.]

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[neverplaysfair]

[ Sigh. ] I've been better.

They took me back in early August. It's at least September, isn't it? [ What with a New Feather responding and all. ]

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[shinesbrightest]

Yeah, the second week now. That's a long time to be gone.

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[neverplaysfair]

Indeed. So, anything exciting I missed?