Game 022 [Action] - Warning: Do Not Poke, Contents Under Pressure

[neverplaysfair]

[ Today, there is a one-man pride parade Joshua on a mission. A mission that just happens to involve (somehow) a little too casually strolling from Community Housing 5 to House 10. After the events in the Closed Space, Josh is going to be having a little chat with Haruki.

Feel free to intercept him along the way or be intercepted like Shiki was in her post, yes this is a little bit after that let's assume she got sidetracked and made it to the house before he did or something idk, but residents of House 10 will before long hear a knocking at their door. ]

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[soundfrequency]

[Unfortunately Haruki isn't here, so it'll be Neku that answers. And he's a little surprised to see Joshua there when he opens the door.]

...er.

[neverplaysfair]

Oh hello, Neku. Can Haruki come out and play?

[soundfrequency]

He's gone. I haven't seen him all day.

1/2

[neverplaysfair]

[ Cue mental record scratch ]

[neverplaysfair]

Not at all?

[soundfrequency]

No. Last time I saw him was during... that.

[neverplaysfair]

... [ Josh will just be ignoring the outside world for a moment while he thinks this over. Don't mind him. ]

[soundfrequency]

He could just be out somewhere and I missed him, though.

[neverplaysfair]

It's possible, yes. [ His tone of voice is distinctly unconvinced. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ This tag is totally not late what are you talking about Well, Hanekoma's just out on one of his walks, looking for people to meet and things of interest to take note of -- oh hey, is that a Joshua? Normally, he'd know better than to approach, but... he would really like to find out what was up with all those supposed kidnappings, man. And would really like to know why Josh isn't covered in blood from more Malnosso torturing.

So he puts his hands in his pockets, tries to look nonthreatening, and strolls on over to say hello. ]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Late? I see no late Joshua startles when he notices Hanekoma's presence, but quickly tries to hide his worry. After a moment he slows to a stop. He doesn't even realize the unconscious step back he takes as he turns to Sanae, staring at him evenly, saying nothing. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ Sanae stops a good couple yards away and gives a little shrug, hands still buried in his pockets and his vibe tuned nice and low. The stare is uncomfortable, but not enough to make him turn back. ]

Hey. Where you been?

[neverplaysfair]

Oh, around. [ He gives a shrug that almost looks careless, except he's way too guarded. Way too guarded, and on edge, and ready to bolt or go for his gun or one of so many possibilities; none of which can actually make him any safer in the long run. And then, almost as an afterthought, though his tone had quickly become frigid, ] Avoiding you.

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

Makes sense.

[ Ouch. He's just waiting for that gun to come out, but at this range, it's not too much of a threat. Anything that isn't point-blank can be easily blocked or dodged. ...still, blocking and dodging require a quick reaction, so Sanae's almost as on edge as Josh is. ]

A buncha folks vanished for a while, I wondered if you were onna them.

[neverplaysfair]

So I noticed. No, I'm quite sure I stuck around. [ From his perspective, you vanished. Also any day he can make things just that little bit more annoying for Sanae is a good day. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

... right. [ Not too sure he believes that, somehow. ] Well, if you've got any info, gimme a call? Or a note, or make Phones deliver a message, or something. It's not for me, it's for Them.

I still write the reports.

[tangento.livejournal.com]

[Stalking is what Sho does best ... save for Mathematics and fucking things up. So guess who's following you, Josh?]

1/3

[neverplaysfair]

[ HE KNOWS WHO THAT IS. HE CAN FEEL THAT. ]

[neverplaysfair]

[ But he can't tell more than a general direction. THAT IS KIND OF NOT HELPFUL ENOUGH. ]

[neverplaysfair]

[ But as he is not about to give Sho the satisfaction of seeing him freak out worry over it, HE IS GOING TO KEEP WALKING LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING. Take that. Maybe he'll go bother someone else. ]

[tangento.livejournal.com]

[KEEPS FOLLOWING LIKE A BOSS. But don't expect him to keep quiet much longer.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ GO AWAAAAAY his power already freaked out once today, he'd really rather it not happen again kthx ]

[tangento.livejournal.com]

[Nope. Nevar.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Well poo. Alright. You can just stay over there, and Josh will just stay over here, and we don't have to try to kill each other or even talk if you don't want to. ]

[tangento.livejournal.com]

[Okay he's bored now.

TELEPORTING TIME. RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.] Zetta slow, Composer.