Game 054 [Action/Voice]

[neverplaysfair]

[ 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?

Comments

[neverplaysfair]

I like to think of myself more as an optimistic realist.

[mikangirl]

[Snrk.] Well, I suppose that's the best way to be.

[neverplaysfair]

I certainly think so. [ He giggles. ] But then again, I might be biased.

How about you?

[mikangirl]

I'm just a pessimist through and through. [...] Who is occasionally prone to bouts of optimism. Or something.

[neverplaysfair]

Not very through and through, then, are you? Hee hee.

[mikangirl]

[Snrk.] Suppose not. I blame it on all the optimists I know.

[neverplaysfair]

You're their balance?

[mikangirl]

That is an excellent way of putting it.

[neverplaysfair]

Do you get overwhelmed?

[mikangirl]

Not any more. You learn to roll with it after a while.

[neverplaysfair]

Do they still frustrate you?

[mikangirl]

Only when they're particularly stupid.

[neverplaysfair]

And how often does that happen?

[mikangirl]

I'd wonder what was wrong with them if they didn't manage to be particularly stupid at least once a month.

[neverplaysfair]

It could be that they'd be learning.

[mikangirl]

Impossible.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua giggles. ] Not the types to, I take it?

[mikangirl]

Nope. More the types to make the world learn to tiptoe around them instead.

[Still makes them IRRITATING.]

[neverplaysfair]

And failing that, what do they do?

[mikangirl]

[...hnn.]

Retreat, get stronger, come back. Do it again.

[neverplaysfair]

... And that works?

[ Sounds ridiculous, honestly. ]

[mikangirl]

[Well, it is a show about a rubber pirate...]

So far.

We're kind of going around in circles here.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Fair enough. ]

I suppose so.

A pleasure talking to you.

[mikangirl]

Likewise.

[Sne's not sure. From her recollection, all of her conversations with Joshua tend to go this way. But she grins at him anyway and closes the journal.]