I can't believe this isn't a dream

17 January 2011 @ 09:08 pm

[ Today you might stumble across Joshua as he's out and about. He's walking around with an alert look on his face, wandering all over the village. He doesn't seem to be searching quite so much as expecting. The particularly observant might notice the way that the light seems to fall strangely on him, as if there's another light source on him that's completely independent of the cloudy sky overhead. If you get close enough, or spend enough time near him, you may find yourself subject to a mysterious headache that will fade if you move away.

His vibe is up and he's trying to attract some sort of attention, but unless you're familiar with his world, it might be confusing as to just whose attention he's trying to grab.

After combing the village which results in a distinct lack of sudden assault by crazed mathematicians, particularly of the Taboo-infused variety, he'll head back to Kat's Kradle. ]

Tags: #action, almost lost shibuya once already, hate this form, hey not fair only i'm allowed to cheat!, i'm not lost this just isn't shibuya, it's funny what you miss, nana nanana nananana na katamari damashi, never trust a giggling mun, nope no walking ball of life energy here, not telling people things, of course he's not up to anything!, this is serious business, trolling for new victi-er... partners?, would be awkward if josh did awkward, 『haru(k/h)i suzumiya』, 『jilly coppercorn』, 『neku sakuraba』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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01 January 2011 @ 10:30 pm

Game 036 [Action/Voice] - Once More With Feeling

[ If you happen to be celebrating the new year with some coffee or pastries or... whatever else Hanekoma feeds people at Kat's Kradle, then you might hear the sound of someone tuning a violin coming from the second story.

It starts off quite out of tune, but within a minute or two, it sounds fine. Then, Joshua starts up a piece of music: fast-paced, somewhat frantic, somewhat chaotic, without chorus or verse, but it has an overall feel to it of life, of progress, of change.

Or maybe you just missed the whole performance.

Either way, a little later, the following goes out over the journal. ]

Why do you want to go home? [ And then, after a short pause, ]

Why do you want to stay?

Tags: #action, #video, almost lost shibuya once already, blame twewy for being music-themed, it's been a long 274 years, it's funny what you miss, not telling people things, obligatory birthday poll, serious question for once, totally a cheerful topic of conversation, 『gailardia gardios』, 『mama a』, 『neku sakuraba』, 『nina parker』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『spada belforma』, 『tsuzuki asato』

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25 December 2010 @ 05:00 am

Game 035 [Action] - Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart

[ If you're up and about late, late on the border of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, you might happen to catch Joshua making his way from the plaza towards Community Housing 5, holding what on closer inspection reveals itself to be a violin case. He's rather under-dressed, especially considering the snow is picking up, but he doesn't seem to mind much at all.

A little later, you can find him on top of Community Housing 5, sans violin case. He's just sitting in the snow, staring up at the stars that occasionally peek through the clouds. ]

Tags: #action, @event, blame twewy for being music-themed, hate this form, it's funny what you miss, not telling people things, 『neku sakuraba』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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21 November 2010 @ 02:28 pm

Game 033 [Action]

[ You know what is not cool? Falling asleep at the end of a very productive day of a very productive Game, and rather than waking up the next day in the same Game, suddenly waking up in front of a half-painted canvas. The mural featuring his own Reaper wing as the center point on the nearby wall didn't make things much better. Suspicious? Just a little.

So today you can find a very confused and hiding it Reaper trying to get the lay of the land all around Luceti. He's certainly not in Edo anymore. ]

Tags: #action, @event, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, hanekoma what did you do this time, is normal teenager rly, never trust a giggling mun, newsflash: joshua is a jerk, this is how the mun explains everything, 『neku sakuraba』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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17 October 2010 @ 09:37 pm

Game 032 [Action] / For Hanekoma (and possibly others with permission) only - Separation

(( Backdated to yesterday ))

[ Maybe if he'd remembered that this day, out of all the days of this month, this day in particular, was the one-year anniversary of when he arrive in Luceti, he'd have been expecting something like this. As it was, he hadn't been checking the calendar. A year was a terrifying thought; a whole year separated from his city. It was one of those things he just didn't think about, pushed it to the back of his mind and ignored it for the sake of his own sanity. So he went about his day as if nothing was wrong.

The new pain started as just a burning on his shoulders, high up where his Angel wings connected, so he ignored it. And for a few minutes, it was bearable. Then without warning it pulsed straight down his back, straight down the decay, hit the bottom and seemed to explode outwards, sending pain to every corner of his body. The first pulse stopped him in his tracks. By the fourth, he had collapsed to his knees.

Joshua couldn't remember well pulling himself along and forcing his feet to move. All he knew was that it hurt, it hurt a lot, as he dragged himself off the path and through the trees and made a beeline for one specific building.

He knew what Hanekoma was capable of. That's exactly why he had no choice. As much as he knew what Sanae might make of this and how badly that could end, the terrifying certainty only grew inside of him with each explosion of pain through his body, through his Music, through his Soul. And after the agonizingly long time the short walk should have taken, he stumbled his way into Kat's Kradle just as his vibe reeled, sending his white wings flickering into existence and out just as fast. He went to support himself against a table, missed, and collapsed to the floor with barely any hope of moving again on his own. The white mass of feathers sliding in and out of his vision didn't even seem like his own anymore. The pain was too much to think over, his shirt felt warm and sticky against his back, and somehow, he was absolutely sure that either he or Shibuya was dying. Maybe even both.

Hanekoma was Joshua's only option. ]

Tags: #action, almost lost shibuya once already, anniversary, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, hate this form, hey not fair only i'm allowed to cheat!, never trust a giggling mun, not telling people things, this is how the mun explains everything, this is serious business, would be awkward if josh did awkward, 『sanae hanekoma』

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24 September 2010 @ 02:00 am

Game 031 [Written] - Not What it Said on the Tin

[ The question indeed comes a couple hours after midnight, early enough that you don't have to be too much of a late-nighter to catch it going up. ]

What sort of things do you do to help yourself relax?

[ After he poses the question, Joshua will be off doing his current favorite: showering. So he won't be responding for a while until he's done. ]

Tags: #written, @event, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, hanekoma what did you do this time, hate this form, hey not fair only i'm allowed to cheat!, never trust a giggling mun, not telling people things, serious question for once, would be awkward if josh did awkward, 『allen walker』, 『cid raines』, 『draco malfoy』, 『patchouli knowledge』, 『rydia of mist』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『terra branford』

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11 September 2010 @ 04:22 pm

Game 030 [Action] - CATFIGHT

[ If you happen to be looking up within the vicinity of Community Building 5, or on the roof, you might spot a strange creature. It's white with black markings, vaguely fox or cat-like, has strange tattoo markings instead of front legs or its tail, and a second set of wings that are folded on top of a (possibly suspiciously familiar) set of rainbow filial wings. Oh, yes. And it's BIG. About seven feet to the shoulder, to be precise, except you can't really tell that because it's curled up and seems to be dozing.

Joshua is fed up with not being able to sleep.

Poke him?

Alternatively, maybe you noticed the GIANT CATFIGHT that suddenly erupted in the streets below between him and a creature that flickers back and forth between these two forms:

A fight which is not one to be interrupted, but after they go their separate ways after the fight, you're welcome to poke either one of them. Just expect them to be ruffled and mildly unhappy. ]

((tl;dr poke either sleepy Joshua on the roof of C5, ruffled Joshua in the street, or ruffled Hanekoma in the street. All in Noise forms. Don't worry, they won't actually attack you.))

Tags: #action, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, hanekoma what did you do this time, hate this form, is normal teenager rly, never trust a giggling mun, this is serious business, would be awkward if josh did awkward, 『freyjadour falenas』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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09 August 2010 @ 05:17 pm

Game 028 [Action] - It Was Worth a Shot...?

[ Hey Luceti, who remembers that stunt Joshua pulled ages and ages back?

Well, guess what. He's trying again, in a different place. Because the ever-so-lovely earthquake has resulted in a shift of what he thinks is Luceti's center, but pretty much no one but Josh cares about that anyway.

Let's hope there aren't too many people in House 29 in the wee hours of the morning, because between there and the ruins of what was once House 22 stands Joshua. He's still for a moment, hands raised to the sky, murmuring to himself.

Suddenly there's a flash of light.

Then loud, echoing, sharp enough to feel like a punch straight to the chest, ]

CRACK!

[ Yup, he failed again. This time around, though, he's lying crumpled on the ground, completely unmoving. Occasionally there's a faint crackle as a soft wisp of power flickers across his skin and vanishes.

Um. He might need help. ~~Beware the zapping.~~ ]

Tags: #action, @event, confident josh will likely pay for this, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, hate this form, hey not fair only i'm allowed to cheat!, is normal teenager rly, not telling people things, of course he's not up to anything!, this is serious business, would be awkward if josh did awkward, 『mayoi hachikuji』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『sonny munroe』

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08 July 2010 @ 08:51 pm

Game 026 [Action] - This Will Not Be Pleasant

[ Today, there's a Joshua wandering Luceti, seemingly preoccupied with his thoughts. Recent events have forced him to consider things that he very much had wanted to keep from the back of his mind, but now that they're there, he can't ignore them.

People change. He knew that better than anyone. Sometimes for the worse, and sometimes for the better. Yes, Sanae had been selfish, and admitted to having no regrets, but... even with Joshua's rejection, he still trusted him, on some level, somehow. Why. He shouldn't. Joshua shot him, almost shot him again, tried to kill him twice...

How many times had Sanae tried to kill him back?

He was searching for forgiveness, whether out of genuine feelings or not. And as much as Joshua didn't want to admit it, he was tired of being so paranoid. Of having his guard up every moment he was outside of his room. Did he really hate Sanae enough to continue this? Joshua thinks back, trying to remember what he'd felt the moment his aim adjusted slightly to completely miss shooting Sanae's body. On some level, he'd become the selfish one. And maybe there was still some good left in the man who'd helped him out more times than he could remember. Some good that he'd been rejecting even the possibility of. Did Sanae really deserve that?

... No, he answers himself. He doesn't.

He notices the giant burst of Soul rushing outwards before he realizes that his body is no longer a fifteen-year-old's. He freezes in place, and it takes a few seconds to register. His code slowly rewriting itself. His vibe is down where he normally keeps it, yet his body won't get any smaller. Powers he'd long since lost access to returning to him, powers he'd never had slowly growing inside him, and a prickle all over his body that was only getting more intense as moments passed. ]

... Not here. No. Stop... No...!

[ He wants to reverse it and he can't. It's too late. Of all the possible things to happen to him, it had to be this. The absolute worst of the best. Shit. ]

(( ... tl;dr: EVENT START! Details are here for those of you who missed it the first time. Have fun! ))

Tags: #action, @event, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, i has shiny soul now?, is normal teenager rly, never trust a giggling mun, nope no walking ball of life energy here, would be awkward if josh did awkward, 『hisoka kurosaki』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『sonny munroe』

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25 May 2010 @ 11:16 pm

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

[ 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. ]

Tags: #action, brb making someone's life hell, hey not fair only i'm allowed to cheat!, of course he's not up to anything!, this is serious business, would be awkward if josh did awkward, 『neku sakuraba』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『sho minamimoto』

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16 April 2010 @ 06:35 pm

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

[ 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. ]

Tags: #action, anniversary, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, never trust a giggling mun, yes this may happen every six months, 『hisoka kurosaki』, 『kouichi kimura』, 『mitsuru kirijo』, 『miyagi (paru) chiharu』, 『neku sakuraba』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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04 April 2010 @ 11:15 pm

Game 020 [Voice] - Mistakes

[ Filtered to Hanekoma, 86% ]

So tell me, did you Erase him?

[ Joshua's voice is calm, but very cold, both disdain and disgust lacing his words. ]

Tags: #voice, almost lost shibuya once already, more than a simple prank, this is serious business, totally a cheerful topic of conversation, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『sho minamimoto』

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24 March 2010 @ 11:13 pm

Game 019 [Voice] - There's a Pun in Here...

With so many people suddenly dying, I was wondering: what's it like to die here, where death isn't permanent? If you've died back in your home world, what's the afterlife like where you're from?

And even if you haven't, does death seem less important, does it carry less weight here than it did back home?

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12 March 2010 @ 08:05 pm

Game 018 [Written] - Dissonance

[ Over the journals, a piece of music, much too complicated to be played normally, starts to appear on a page: ]

[ It continues in this fashion: sometimes a bit simpler, sometimes odd, and there are some parts that look like it wouldn't sound nice even if someone managed to play it, but always complex and intricate.

Surely you're curious? ]

Tags: #written, blame twewy for being music-themed, josh can do art too, not telling people things, this is serious business, 『alexander handover』, 『ashton anchors』, 『brook』, 『dark mousy』, 『derek bliss』, 『frederic chopin』, 『gokudera hayato』, 『guybrush threepwood』, 『hamato donatello』, 『hisoka kurosaki』, 『neku sakuraba』, 『rikako asakura』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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09 March 2010 @ 08:22 pm

Game 017 [Action] - Discovery

[ Those of you inside or near Kat's Kradle might notice Joshua head inside and up the stairs.

Several minutes pass, and then he suddenly storms down and out the door. He's heading straight towards Community Housing 5. Feel free to intercept him along the way, but be warned: he looks pissed. ]

(( ooc: Thread with Hanekoma occurs during the several-minute gap ))

Tags: #action, almost lost shibuya once already, hanekoma what did you do this time, more than a simple prank, this is serious business, 『sanae hanekoma』

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15 February 2010 @ 02:16 am

Game 015 [Video] - Look Before You Leap

[ Backdated to Valentine's Day evening, a little while after Kat's Kradle closes for the night ]

[ The journal switches on, and there's a moment of erratic movement before the video settles to show Joshua standing in Kat's Kradle, setting up the journal. After a moment, he pulls back with a soft giggle, and walks towards the middle of the cafe, leaving the journal propped up to broadcast what's happening. He calls offscreen: ]

I'm done fixing the hole.

[ There's a pause, and then the sound of someone tromping on down the stairs. Hanekoma steps forward and edges into view, looking to the newly-patched gap in the ceiling. ]

Huh. Guess you've got more patience than I thought, J.

[ Joshua grins in response. ]

Well, I was just so curious about what my present might be.

( This is an ooc cut. It just got kinda long. )

Tags: #video, brb making someone's life hell, hanekoma what did you do this time, never trust a giggling mun, newsflash: joshua is a jerk, of course he's not up to anything!, 『derek bliss』, 『kinon bachika』, 『neku sakuraba』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『uriko nonomura』

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31 January 2010 @ 04:55 pm

Game 013 [Voice/Action] - "Triumphant" Return

[ The feed cuts in to the sound of coughing, and a very soft ] dammit [ before Joshua speaks into the journal, his voice somewhat hoarse and higher-pitched than usual. ]

Hanekoma, come get me. [ Mostly he just sounds exhausted. ]

[ Josh is sitting against a tree on the edge of the forest, staring at the mountains off in the distance, his journal in his lap. He looks younger... 10, maybe 12 at the oldest. He's covered in burn marks and bruises, and his clothes are completely ruffled and smattered with blood stains, not to mention a bit oversized due to him not being his usual stature. There's blood-stained bandages on his arms, and more hidden beneath his clothes. In other words, he's in bad shape.

Not to mention shivering. It's cold and snowing, and he's not dressed for the weather. ]

Tags: #action, #voice, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, is normal teenager rly, un-mallynapping, 『neku sakuraba』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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01 January 2010 @ 03:21 am

Game 011 [Voice] - Another Year Wiser

Given the nature of time here in relation to our own worlds, would you say that birthdays here even have a point? You lose any time you spend here when you go home, and possibly regain it if you return, so it the end it arguably doesn't exist in any permanent capacity. But it's still time that you've lived and experience that you've gained.

Tags: #voice, doubt 273 candles fit on a cake anyway, is normal teenager rly, serious question for once, 『ami mizuno』, 『atsuki saijo』, 『emil castagnier』, 『hiro aoshi』, 『kouichi kimura』, 『kuroyuri』, 『raenef』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『sokka』, 『teito klein』

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29 December 2009 @ 06:33 am

Game 010 [Action] - Idle Hands, Devil's Playthings...

[ Joshua is out and about today. You might catch him headed towards or outside Kat's Kradle, wearing a possibly familiar set of black, fuzzy cat ears.

What's he doing out there? Well, he's covering the side of the building opposite the mural with some of his own artwork. Feel free to question him about the ears. Or why he's tagging Mr. Hanekoma's building. Or where he got the spraypaint from. ]

(( EDIT BECAUSE I FAIL AT REMEMBERING I WAS GOING TO DO THIS: Thank you to anonymous and not-so-anonymous for giving me paid account time! I didn't want it to be lost in the flood of 4th wall, and then I forgot on this post anyway orz ))

Tags: #action, brb making someone's life hell, josh can do art too, of course he's not up to anything!, trolling for new victi-er... partners?, 『guilmon』, 『kouichi kimura』, 『neku sakuraba』, 『raenef』, 『sanae hanekoma』, 『shiki misaki』, 『soubi agatsuma』

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14 December 2009 @ 06:45 pm

Game 008 [Action] - Not Just As Planned

(( ~~In which Kim lacks appropriate icons s-sob~~ ))

[ In the early morning hours, standing roughly between buildings 36, 38, and 39, is a somewhat unfamiliar figure. Maybe you recognize those rainbow wings. Maybe that hair style and color looks awfully familiar. Maybe you can't see at all, what with it being really freaking early and still dark out.

But one thing's pretty clear: the figure standing there isn't a teen. He's an adult.

He raises his hands and closes his eyes. After a moment, he starts mumbling to himself. He didn't see anyone close enough around to hear him, but if you happen to, you might notice the translation keeps slipping. ]

... stablishing li... wer. Release con... cessitates spa... ting. Beginning scan.

CRACK!

[ A noise, loud enough to give you the feeling of being hit in the chest if you're reasonably close, echoes loudly around the village. Feel free to be woken up, investigate, whatever. If you manage to locate its source, you'll find an adult Joshua kneeling on the ground, clutching his head in pain. ]

Shit.

Tags: #action, dammit that wasn't supposed to happen, is normal teenager rly, of course he's not up to anything!, 『kyon』, 『ruca milda』, 『sanae hanekoma』

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