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. ]

Comments

[soundfrequency]

Screw you. That's a lame attempt to put the blame on me when you don't know either.

[neverplaysfair]

... They were disabling me, Neku. [ And you are a damn lucky kid that he's admitting this to you, even after the fact. ] I shut down around them. [ And he doesn't know why. He has a lot of sneaking suspicions, but the one person who could possibly tell him why has poofed. ]

[soundfrequency]

[And he's surprised by that. But rrgh. He hates when Joshua acts all disappointed in him for some reason.]

...I don't know anything.

[neverplaysfair]

Alright, let's try a different question. Did anything happen to me after they got closer?

[soundfrequency]

After you basically shut down? Nothing that I can really remember. Except you er... sparked every so often. Like a shock. I guess that's the way to put it.

[neverplaysfair]

... [ Believe it or not, that's actually helpful information. ]

I see. Have you noticed any lingering effects of the space since coming back?

[soundfrequency]

...none so far.

[neverplaysfair]

So it's almost as if nothing even happened in the first place...

[soundfrequency]

...

Can I ask you something.

[neverplaysfair]

You're allowed to ask whatever you like.

[soundfrequency]

That place... would it have been like that if you had decided to Erase Shibuya? Not counting the giant blue guys.

[neverplaysfair]

Only in its essence.

[soundfrequency]

...would you have saved anyone? It seems like that's what Haruki was doing with everyone there.

[neverplaysfair]

[ He goes quiet for a moment. ] Myself. Mr. H. Maybe some of the Reapers.

[soundfrequency]

Yeah, I guess that makes sense.

[neverplaysfair]

I don't know how he could save so many.

[soundfrequency]

I wonder if even he knows. He was either playing dumb or honestly didn't know what was happening.

[neverplaysfair]

Well, with a little luck, we just might find out.

[soundfrequency]

I don't even know if I want to find out.

[neverplaysfair]

Then with a little luck, I just might find out.

[soundfrequency]

...right. Have fun with that.

[neverplaysfair]

I will. You'll tell me if you see him?

[soundfrequency]

I'll think about it.

[neverplaysfair]

I'd hate to have to stalk your house, Neku. Or could it be you want me to come visit more often?

[soundfrequency]

Yes, Josh, I'm so lonely without you.