neverplaysfair | Game 054 [Action/Voice]

[ It's windy, and it's cold, but Joshua has an anniversary to celebrate in his own quiet way and he's not going to let the weather stop him. His first stop is to swing by his old room, room 7 at Community Housing 5. It's still empty, but he's not surprised to find that both Hanekoma's graffiti and his own long-disabled traps have disappeared from the walls.

After that, he'll spend some time trying to spray paint one of the not-yet-painted walls of House 38. Of course, given that spray paint doesn't like cold temperatures and really doesn't like wind, that's going to produce a result that's about as neat and tidy as you'd expect. So after a little while wrestling with that, he'll head inside to make himself a cup of nostalgia coffee (not as good as Hanekoma's...) and sit down with his journal to warm up. ]

What was your first experiment here, and what did you think about it? [ He giggles. ] For me, I suppose an amusement park made for a rather gentle introduction. Does anyone else remember the Great Mysterio?

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[ ... Well, when he hadn't ever shown up in the space formerly known as Kat's Kradle, Joshua had his suspicions, but... ]

Maybe that was a different Neku?

That doesn't make any sense. I'm still me, even without my memories of before.

You've talked to people here, haven't you? There's many different worlds out there. Maybe there's another world with another Neku, and he's the one who was here before.

[ "Maybe" being "there is" as far as Josh is sure but he is not saying that because worldhopping is one of those little secrets of his. ]

[ Neku has no idea. Not something he's considered for his own world, at least, but that wouldn't really surprise him. ]

Shiki and Beat and Rhyme seem to recognize me alright.

I don't mean that you look any different. But you remember different things.

[ ... ]

I still remember them. And you.

But not everything I've told you over the past three years.

So what? That Neku is dead?

Who knows? Maybe he's just back in his Shibuya.

Ugh. You're being obtuse on purpose.

Do you think that with all the different people here from all different worlds, there is only one single Shibuya out there?

.. no, probably not. But I'm the only Neku.

[ Well, you asked for it. ]

Say, did you know? We all perceive the world around us differently, filtered through the lens of our desired reality. But I already told you that back in Shibuya, didn't I? So there's no need to bring it up again.

[ He's quiet for a moment, dead silent. Finally, he just completely ignore what Josh has just told him, commenting instead: ]

There was an amusement park when you got here?

[ That silence sounds like victory. ]

Not when I got here. But it was the first experiment I experienced.

What was it like?

[ Neku, on the other hand, isn't conceding defeat- not yet. ]

[ He'll need to bring it back up himself, then. ]

It was rather fun. We were given coins to use on rides and games and things like that. They even had Tin Pin Slammer.

Tin pin. [ He sounds briefly like he's bitten into something sour. ] Sounds like it could've been worse, though.

Everything could have been worse, hee hee. As I said, it was a rather gentle introduction.

Who was the Great Mysterio?

A fortune teller, and a rather eclectic one, at that. Accurate, too, if my personal experience was anything to go by.

[ Is he not going to elaborate on that...? ]

How do you mean?

Considering I haven't seen anyone else with a fishbowl on their head, I can't imagine it's a common fashion choice.

[ Clearly Neku was asking about the "eclectic" part, yes? ]

[ Way to play deliberately obtuse, Josh. ]

No, I meant- how do you know he was accurate? What did he predict?

[ You are not getting that answer, Neku. ]

It was about three years ago, Neku. Do you really expect me to remember the details?

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