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Player Name: AJ
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Character Name: Neku Sakuraba
Character Fandom: The World Ends With You


[ In theory, the journals aren't too much different than the cellphone that he's used to, if you ignore the part where they're almost nothing alike. He's waiting by the fountain in the plaza, standing a little awkwardly, still not entirely sure how to work things.

He tries to filter to just Shiki, but fails utterly. Cut the boy some slack: he's only been here a few days, and he kind of shouts into the journal- ]

Hey, Shiki. I'm here. Uh - waiting. Thanks. Bye.

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[so_shik]

[Truth be told, she's actually right across from the fountain in her shop, All Passions. She can't help but laugh when he hears that message broadcasted for all the world to hear...and she's not going to make this any easier.]

'Here' doesn't really tell me much, Neku. [Go on, Neku, share with the village where you are so people can come bother you.] Where's 'here'?

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[ No Shiki what are you doing to him....

He lifts his head and sort of glances around, as if expecting her to be nearby. But he doesn't actually think to look in the shop, so instead, he kind of just paces around the fountain before answering. ]

The fountain? Just like we agreed upon this morning.

[ This feels like a trap. ]

[so_shik]

Oh right, I totally forgot! [Yes you should be scared bro. She just laughs a little.] Give me a few minutes, okay? I'm wrapping up some stuff.

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You said two.. but alright, I'll be here.

[ He's not particularly thrilled by it, but he's here. :| Gingerly, he takes a seat on the edge of the fountain, trying not to jump too much when the spray occasionally hits his wings. ]

[so_shik]

I know, I know, I got busy...you know how it is. [It could be worse. She could tie you to a chair in the middle of the village with a sign around your neck that says 'Talk to me.'

...not that that's ever happened before. Really.] Want anything for lunch?

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[ He would find a way to make those wings work well enough to fly him away. B| ]

Yeah, sure. I kind of figured we'd grab something. Are there any burger places here?

[ -- it's still weird to him, spending any sort of time with her that isn't accompanied by a clock on their hands counting down to their impending dooms. ]

[so_shik]

[And it's just as weird for her spending time with him that isn't in a dating sense. They're just friends...best friends...best friends who saved each others' lives. No big deal.]

Seventh Heaven's probably got some form of burgers...and if not, we can grab some stuff from the store and I can try to make them. My cooking's gotten a little better.

BAM surprise journal change..

[proxyerror]

"A little better"? Wow, that instills a lot of faith in me.

[ But he's still a little unsurely sarcastic, footing too unsteady for much more. ]

But hey- quit talking to me and hurry up, okay? People are looking at me.

[ No they're not. ]

I approve.

[so_shik]

Oh shut up. [But she's got a grin on her face when he says that last part.] Are they? Maybe they're just curious about you.

B)

[proxyerror]

[ He rubs the back of his head, shrugging a little uncomfortably. Maybe he's just not used to people actually seeing him again yet. ]

Blue wings aren't weird, are they?

[ He's totally just curious and not vaguely self conscious at all. ]

<3?

[so_shik]

It could be worse. [A beat.] Joshua's are, like, made of rainbows.

<3

[proxyerror]

Seriously? Haven't seen them yet. Don't think he's too interested in meeting up with me.

[ Not that Neku's really that interested in it either, just yet. He's still a little sore about the whole Reaper's Game. ]

<3

[so_shik]

Be sure you've got some shades. You'll need them. [A beat.] You'd be surprised though...he'll come around. [All right, all right, she'll stop torturing him now and come out of All Passions, Mr. Mew and her journal in her hands.]

[proxyerror]

[ Neku doesn't want to talk about Joshua anymore. Instead, he just wants to squint, accusatory, at Shiki. ]

You were right there?

[so_shik]

[She's just going to point backwards and up at the sign on the shop that says All Passions, followed by a painted head-shot of Mr. Mew.]

You didn't think to check?

[proxyerror]

[ He's not embarrassed. You can tell how embarrassed he isn't by how much he's floundering here. ]

I thought you were just being slow! I didn't want to wander off.

[so_shik]

Oh come on, I'm faster than you are half the time! [Not true, but it's nice to banter, isn't it?] Thanks for waiting though.

[proxyerror]

Yeah, no problem. Where was I gonna go?

[ Why are you so much older than him, when is this going to stop being weird. ]

[so_shik]

Who knows? Maybe you would have gone off and found some other girl to have lunch with.

[proxyerror]

Like that's gonna happen. Most of the other girls here are annoying.

[ :| ]

[so_shik]

Neku, come on. The people here aren't that bad...besides, there's only like a fraction of the population of home in the entire village anyway.

[markofthebrave]

[Owwww...]

You don't need to shout into the book, you know.

nooo shira what are you doing lmfao

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[ Okay, he's a tiny bit abashed, but mostly just grumbly. ]

It's not like they come with instruction manuals.

Katara's being helpful! And annoyed. It's too early for this noise.

[markofthebrave]

Well, now you know. Just talk in it like you normally would.

Journal change :D

[proxyerror]

It's like it's constantly on speakerphone. Is there any way to - I don't know, fix that?

[ How are you supposed to have private conversations around other people... ]

cool beans

[markofthebrave]

I have no idea what that means.

[And it is too early for this and you SHOUTED.]

But probably not.

[proxyerror]

Jeez, right, sorry.

[ What's wrong with you, lady. >| ]

These journals kind of suck.

[markofthebrave]

You have no idea.

[Just wait for them to open up on you when you're naked. It'll happen. It happens t oEVERYONE.]

[proxyerror]

You sound like you're pretty used to them. [ He's trying to segue into asking her how long she's been here. ]

[stilldontgotit]

[...Okay, yeah, he might wanna work on that. Then again, it's not exactly new to Riku, so...]

Nobody's taught you how to use filters yet, huh?

[proxyerror]

[ Why is this so confusing. :( ]

Uh. Shiki gave me the run-down, but I sort of wasn't paying attention...

[ He'd assumed it'd be more like his phone. Woe. ]

[stilldontgotit]

Well, it's more complicated than calling somebody out. Takes solid encryption to keep things private.

[A beat.]

Not that it's stopping the Malnosso from reading into your private conversations.

[proxyerror]

The Malnosso are the people behind all this, right?

[ He'd been sort of overloaded with information upon arrival. There are still bits and pieces that he's picking up, trying to figure out. ]

[stilldontgotit]

For the most part, anyway. They don't actually bring us to the world, but they stick us in the enclosure and put us through experiments.

[Worth noting, since it's easy to place the blame entirely on them.]

[skaterbrain]

Yo, Phones! Whatchu meetin' Shiki for?

[proxyerror]

We were just gonna grab lunch, I think. You wanna come?

[skaterbrain]

Aw, man, I thought you was gonna do somethin' fun.

[ Disappoint, Neku. Why aren't you going out to punch things in the face? You know, the fun stuff to do.]

[proxyerror]

Dude, I'm starving. Lunch is my idea of fun right now.

[ Heh. ]

But we can hang out later if you want.

[skaterbrain]

But there ain't any curry or big ol' cheeseburgers or that weird steak ramen thing! How can lunch be fun?

[ sob, his favs. He's stuck on this lunch is fun thing. ]

[proxyerror]

There are stores and stuff around here, right? Can't you just make some of that on your own?

[ He's going to pretend Beat can cook here for a second. ]

[skaterbrain]

.....Cook? ....Me?

[ Can he hear the horror in Beat's voice? It's there. It's there. ]