neverplaysfair | Game 060 [Voice]

[ The first sound when the journal turns on is a rather disgruntled huff as a flash of rainbow feathers catches the camera. ]

Well, I'm back. I don't think I even want to know how long it's been. There's dust everywhere.

[ The disdainful voice sounds a good deal like Joshua, and the feathers and face both look like Joshua... but there's something off about it. The voice is higher than usual and there's a bit more volume and length to the hair.

Regardless, the speaker continues on like usual. ]

Is asking for a bowl of ramen a pointless endeavor? My captors weren't exactly generous and the store seems to be completely out of any form of instant noodles. Honestly, treating a lady like that...

[ Wait, lady? Why, in fact! Joshua does appear to be a good deal more feminine than even he usually is... ]

All that aside, there seems to be a lovely new addition to my journal. Tell me, do I need an antenna to make it work? Perhaps there's a remote lying around to change the channel? I can't imagine it's supposed to be showing static.

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[ Well then perhaps it's a good thing she doesn't know about the other part.

The change of voice is something that Joshua picks up on, but at the same time he's not sure about it. Though he's more tired this time, so if anything he'd expect it to be harder to hear, which is the only reason why he even takes notice of it at all. ]

It does have a point. Would you even want to be hearing it? As someone who spent a while learning not to hear voices, I can assure you it isn't the most pleasant of experiences.

...well, for starters, the conversation would be easier to follow if I could actually hear what it said. [But she can pull away enough from his response, at least.]

But... I guess not. It's not like I'd want to hear creepy voices in my head all the time. I just think it would be more convenient if I could actually have a normal conversation with it, you know?

[Or rather, an interrogation. Force it to explain what it did. Why it did it. And why it made Kari do those terrible things. Billy almost died because of what Kari did to him, and she can't even remember it!]

[There is nothing to discuss. You already know the answers you seek. You're just looking for validation. You want to believe it was somehow your fault.]

[It wasn't. ]

[ Joshua gives a low hum for a moment, once again his gaze focused as if looking past--through--Kari, and he smiles a little, giggling under his breath. ]

You're kinder than I expected.

[ Then he refocuses. ]

It wasn't your fault, so stop trying to make it into that.

...what? Wait, what did it say to you? What are you talking about?

[Kari wasn't really keeping track of where her own thoughts were when the spirit spoke up. What wasn't her fault? There's so many things that it could be, but none she would agree with. Hurried, panicked thoughts surge through her mind, though you'd never guess just by looking at her. His words affected her more than she's trying to let on.]

[There was so much blood when she came back, and not all of it was hers. How many bodies did she add to the seemingly endless piles of corpses? Just how many more people are going to die because of her? The look on Billy's face when she talked to him -- it was like he was looking at a monster. Why did she ever think they could be friends?]

[She may have not been the one to swing her sword, but that didn't make it not her fault. It was the same as back then. All those people died because of her. All those people--]

[Somewhere amidst the flurry of panic, a small voice is laughing.]

[ Joshua follows along for long enough to determine this isn't calming down all that soon, and then he pulls himself out of Kari's mind and stands up. ]

Let me know when you're done dealing with your own memories enough to continue this. I'm getting a drink.

[ Of water, even though he does keep alcohol around here. What, ramen is salty, and instant even more so. ]

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