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Sep. 1st, 2009 09:57 pm
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The Composer's Proxy has been brought back to Discedo after a brief disappearance. Presumably, he was returned home during that time: he now remembers the week immediately following the game. However, he seems to have lost all memory of his earlier stay in Discedo. It is possible that he is from a fractionally different world. However, I have not yet observed any differences in his demeanor and his memory of Shibuya and the Game. Memory modification is the most likely explanation.

The Composer...

...If they modify memories, I doubt I'll ever get any of these submitted.

I'm worried about the Composer. His emotional state has not improved during the past month. Although his Proxy's return may move him back towards stability, I have yet to observe any changes.

Mere stability is not the goal I am hoping he will achieve. It would provide no more than a short-term fix: the Composer's refusal to emotionally engage with the world led to increasing dissonance and stagnation in Shibuya prior to his Game with the Conductor. Unless that problem is dealt with, Shibuya's current renaissance will not last forever.

Neku Sakuraba's participation in the Game has come to an end. Nonetheless, the Composer's attachment to him provides an opportunity to induce the Composer to open up to at least one individual. Even if memories are erased in the transition between Discedo and our world, emotional states should be maintained. It is a slender chance, and yet the dangers of allowing the Composer to undergo this level of emotional distress while in his District are too great.
Unfair though it may be, I need to use Neku for this now.

( public | Japanese audio | text translation )

Hey Josh, bad news - looks like the library's lost everythin' except the fiction section and some how-to books. Not that the fiction isn't interestin' stuff. I could probably drop some by your place on my way back home.

That said... it has been way too long since I worked on a canvas that was the right size.

Anybody wanna point me at a boring wall with a good view?

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 09:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iamnotatunaroll.livejournal.com
"So you were defenseless. For once."

That must have been weird. Now that Joshua could rip monsters in half without a second thought, he could do whatever he wanted. What had he done before he got his chip out?
Edited Date: 2009-09-08 10:00 am (UTC)

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
"More 'normal' than I'd ever been used to, I suppose."

Not that Joshua particularly wanted to think about that too much, but wrestling the conversation onto a different track would be much too obvious. He left Neku's silent question unanswered.

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iamnotatunaroll.livejournal.com
Somehow equating Joshua and "normal" just wasn't working. Wonder why that was.

"...So. When was that? When I showed up before."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
"Almost two months ago, now. He disappeared a week before you arrived."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iamnotatunaroll.livejournal.com
"He didn't stay long." Maybe that meant he'd be able to leave soon, too.

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
...Josh snorted, a tiny breath of a laugh. "No, I suppose he didn't. Apparently you and I were both here before that, as well, but neither myself or the last you had any recollection of it either. The scientists enjoy toying with us."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
"And it must clearly be my fault that you've also gotten yourself caught up in my retribution, then, yes?"

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
"Karma coming back to bite me in the ass. Whatever you want to call it."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iamnotatunaroll.livejournal.com
...What was wrong with him? This was... weird. He couldn't say just what was off, exactly, but something was.

"...Either way, I don't think this place is made for retribution. Yours or anyone else's. If it was, I wouldn't be here. Beat wouldn't be here."
Edited Date: 2009-09-08 10:21 am (UTC)

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 10:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
"I don't particularly believe it, myself. There are just those amongst us that would like to. In any case, Neku-kun, we might want to get you cleaned up before your scant belongings are irreversibly ruined. Grab Mr. H's materials and come along~" he waved a hand over his shoulder, leading the way back inside and barely giving Neku a chance to keep up, much less do as he was instructed before that.

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-08 06:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com
Hanekoma, emerging from his room with the towel it'd taken way too long to track down, nearly ran into Joshua in the front hallway. He set his heels just in time, eyebrows going up - what were they doing in here? Neku, behind the Composer, had his box of paints in his arms.

Probably getting cleaned up, come to think of it. Neku wasn't going to be happy when he found a mirror and realized there was even blood on his headphones. Hanekoma'd forgotten about that, himself, more focused on the stuff stuck to his wall. There was a long, cold bath in his future. He was going to put it off for a bit, though.

"Sorry for the wait," he said. "Lemme get those, Phones."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-09 03:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iamnotatunaroll.livejournal.com
"Thanks." He handed the box over. "...Hey, sorry about the..." Damn it, he didn't want to apologize in front of Joshua, since it was really Joshua's fault--he definitely could have made that less messy; he was trying to screw with them--but all the same... he really should have been watching. The blood on the painting was partially his fault. Joshua was still a bastard, but that didn't make Neku totally blameless.

"I should've been watching."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-09 04:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com
Hanekoma chuckled, tucking the box under his arm and waving the other hand in casual denial.

"Nah, don't worry about it, Phones. Those things're pretty fast." Neku might have spotted it if he'd been watching, but no more than a second sooner - definitely not enough time to keep the blood from splattering on the painting. "You go get yourself cleaned up."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-13 06:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iamnotatunaroll.livejournal.com
"Yeah," he agreed, starting toward the stairs, then stopping as he realized the problem with that suggestion.

"Uh... how?" They'd need plenty of water to wash the blood out of his clothes, and that was assuming cold water would work... what temperature was best for washing out blood again? Not that stains mattered, someplace like this. Actually, the fact that he was contemplating the best way to wash off, you know, monster guts... well, that kind of made stains a lesser priority.

Re: [commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-13 06:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
...Funny. What with the power being out, Joshua hadn't even thought of that. "Hm. It's a good question."

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-13 06:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iamnotatunaroll.livejournal.com
Neku crossed his arms. "Yeah. It is." And he'd better have a solution. Now.

[commentlog]

Date: 2009-09-13 09:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holyjesusbeams.livejournal.com
Joshua shrugged elegantly and made his way towards the stairs. "I'm sure you'll be able to find something once we make our way upstairs. Come along, Neku-kun. You're going to attract ants at that rate."

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