Game 021 [Action] - Happy Six-Month Anniversary. Sucker.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua has been running a few errands today. Maybe you've seen him traversing the main area of the village. Now he's left the plaza and was about to reach the nothernmost bridge when he suddenly collapses.

He's awake when he hits the ground, and within moments, is doubled over, clutching his stomach. Within a minute, he's audibly suppressing gagging noises.

Good afternoon, Luceti. Josh is getting hit with Shibuya withdrawal. ]

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[neverplaysfair]

Aah!... nngh... [ Shouting is very much not good right now, Neku. ]

[soundfrequency]

[Wince. Sorry about that. At least he's keeping his voice down now. But he's very much concerned as he kneels down there next to Joshua.]

What is it?

[neverplaysfair]

[ His voice slips just a little as he curls up into a tighter ball. ]

It hurts.

[soundfrequency]

[Chews on his bottom lip a moment, trying to think. He doesn't really want to leave Joshua like this but... he should probably get someone. Yeah.]

I'll go get Mr. H, can you hang on until I get back?

[neverplaysfair]

[ Oh and he freezes. ]

Don't.

[soundfrequency]

[That gets a bewildered look from him.]

Huh? But maybe he can help.

[neverplaysfair]

Don't-- [ He's interrupted by a short gagging fit. ] Don't get him.

[soundfrequency]

...fine, I won't. I don't know who else to get, though.

[neverplaysfair]

Nobody. [ For a moment, the word seems to surprise Joshua himself. Then he cringes and grips his stomach. ] I feel sick...

[soundfrequency]

So you'd rather be miserable like this than get help.

[You're really worrying him, Joshua. He's debating on what to do.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ He pauses, then, ] I don't know what this is, Neku...

[soundfrequency]

Then let me get Mr. H. He helped you before, didn't he?

[neverplaysfair]

Neku, don't get him. [ Can you hear the edge of panic in his voice? Because there is definitely an edge of panic in his voice. ]

[soundfrequency]

[He notices, and it just makes him even more confused. Damnit. The only person Neku can think of who might be able to help and for some reason Josh won't let him go get him. Neku just gives him another worried look.]

What do you want me to do?

[neverplaysfair]

[ He relaxes a little, slumped against the ground, looking for all the world worse than he has in a while. ] I don't know. Stay. [ Because Joshua wouldn't trust himself to defend himself right now, and oh you bet he's worried about that. ]

[soundfrequency]

I am.

[Yeah there was no way he'd just leave Joshua like this, unless it was to go get someone. Right about now he just wished he had his journal with him at least. Argh, why was there nothing he could do.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Because muns are evil? Josh is just gonna lay here, then. Shaking a little. Occasionally giving a soft murmur of pain.

At least until he starts retching again. ]

[soundfrequency]

[...it's really hard to watch him like this. Neku is trying not to panic, he really is.]

Joshua?

[neverplaysfair]

[ Sorry can't respond over his body's feeble attempt at emptying the contents of his stomach. ]

[soundfrequency]

[Well, how about something a little unexpected? Neku is moving closer to Joshua to tentatively rub his back in a soothing manner. His mom did it to him when he was sick, maybe it'll help Joshua :|b]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Okay that wasn't expected, but Josh isn't exactly complaining. And hey, it seems like that's helping. Maybe. ]

[soundfrequency]

[He'll just keep doing that then.]

Does it still hurt?

[neverplaysfair]

... Yeah. [ And everything else is still messed up, too. ]

[soundfrequency]

...just hang in there.

[neverplaysfair]

[ He gives a chuckle that's some combination of forced and just plain tired. ] I wasn't planning otherwise.

[ But he's afraid. He doesn't know what this is, and he doesn't trust at all the one person who might know. And he doesn't have any idea how long it'll last. ]