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Forty-Sixth Spool of Thread - [Accidental Voice/Video]

[The start of the feed is rather abrupt as the journal hits the floor of a familiar clothing shop, and at first the voices are muffled until the journal gets settled.

For anyone who happens to be looking at the moment, they might see a pink-haired girl bruising the pride of one certain new feather. For you see, Shiki is currently using her plush cat, Mr. Mew, as a weapon of mass destruction as she holds the cat by the arm and continues smacking Neku with it.]

--any idea how freaked out I was that you just disappeared like that?! Come on, Neku! You have to quit doing this to me!

W-what the hell?! Shiki! I don't even know what you're talking about!

...wait...what? [And it's just as abrupt that she stops hitting him. That would have been good to know.] ...you've gotta be kidding me! [And then suddenly the camera blacks out as the belly of Mr. Mew lands right on top of Shiki's journal.]

I can't believe...those jerks!

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Of here? Nothing apparently. Shiki said I've been here before a few times but I can't really remember.

[She just gives another look that says 'Told you so' and goes back to what she's doing. All right, village. She understands a lot of you saw what just happened.]

... [ He doesn't know if he can alter memories here. He's not sure if he still has the power to go into a mind and see if someone else did anything to change it, or if he'd be able to undo what they did if he could find it.

He doesn't know, and he doesn't want to try on Neku. Not when the stakes are so high.

He swallows thickly. ] Nothing, huh. [ His voice is surprisingly stable. ]

I feel like I've been here before, but that's it.

So...not quite nothing. [But still not enough for either of them. She'll just have to be patient...she's just hoping Joshua can do the same.]

[ Not with that sort of indicator. Deja-vu is one of the most common symptoms of memories not being properly sealed, and if he doesn't poke too hard, there won't be much damage... hopefully.

Joshua takes half a step closer to Neku, eyes slipping shut as he reaches out with his power. It's easy enough to find the Soul in front of him, and he shifts, reaching for the stray strands on the edges of memories. It's almost never a clean process, there's always holes...

He doesn't notice he's feeling a bit off until his head completely spins and he loses his touch within Neku's mind. Then his eyes open and there's a pain in his head and all along his right side, and he's lying on the floor. ]

Nngh...

[Okay that is making Neku tense up more. He's not sure what Joshua is trying to do but Neku doesn't like it, and so he's instinctively taking a defensive stance.

...annnnd then Joshua is on the floor. Neku gives him a little bit of a concerned look but otherwise isn't moving, just watching him.]

...

[She's not sure what's going on either, but the fact that Joshua's on the floor doesn't look too good. She's returning back to where the boys are, hovering over him while Neku stays back.]

Joshua? What's wrong?

[ He looks up, first to Shiki, then to Neku. It stings in a way he knows he shouldn't care about that Neku didn't move closer as well. He should be happier about this. Neku's refreshed his Music and there's no longer any danger of them getting close, at least for a while. As far as his own well-being goes, this is about the best thing that could happen shy of him being sent home himself.

But it doesn't feel that way.

He pulls himself to a sitting position first. ]

I'm fine, Shiki. It's just a bit of a cold. [ Except that Composers don't get sick. Well, not in the usual way. And passing out for a moment hardly qualifies as "fine" but we are ignoring that right now. ]

Guess you shouldn't have been trying to screw with me again.

[Relaxing a little now.]

Neku, come on...[She's still giving Joshua a skeptical look though, not sure if she can help or not.] That's kind of drastic for a cold, isn't it?

Not really. [ No, Shiki, you're right, it really is.

Josh slowly pulls himself the rest of the way up, keeping his gaze on Neku. When he's finally to his feet, he responds evenly, if a bit quiet. ]

I guess not.

...

[Okay he's feeling a little bad now. Joshua looks like he's okay though.]

Anything I can do? [She's say "we", but she's pretty sure Neku's not into that.

... [ He sighs. ] If only.

[ With that, Joshua turns to leave. As far as he knows, Shibuya's still safe. That's what he came here to find out. Now all he needs to do is make it back home and then he can pass out in his bed and try not to let this bother him anywhere near as much as it is. ]

[Neku is just. going to watch Joshua leave. Maybe he'll go try to talk to Joshua in a few days, but right now everything is a little too much for Neku right now.]