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[con_bravura]

[Neku is, at least, tech-savvy enough to know how to work the PCD. He's scuffed up a little, though, cheek scratched and bleeding as he sticks his face a too-close to the PCD to address it.]

Where am I?

[Angrily, demandingly.]

And where's Shibuya?

[A pause, and then -]

I swear to God, if I'm dead again...

[And then he cuts it off, waiting.]

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[greatcuppajoe]

Hey there, Phones!

So, looks like Josh's handling the update... nothing about this place comin' back to you, huh?

[con_bravura]

Mr. H.. [Yeah, he'd been told that the others were there, but, still - seeing it.]

Why would it be coming back to me?

[greatcuppajoe]

Well, see, this isn't the first time you've dropped by the place. [Nor the second, from what he's heard; but it's best to keep this simple for now.] You got here just after I did some months back, and then vanished a couple weeks ago --

And now you're back.

What's the last thing that happened back home for ya?

[con_bravura]

But I don't remember any of it.

[He doesn't sound surprised by this -- just irritated. He's not really a huge fan of having his memory tampered with.]

I was meeting up at Hachiko with everyone.

[greatcuppajoe]

Oh yeah? First time after the Game? Sounds like it's been a little while for ya. Last time, you remembered still bein' down at the River.

Seems like when ya leave, ya lose the memory of bein' here.

You've got a room waitin' for ya, though. Did Josh mention that?

[con_bravura]

.. yeah. We've got some kind of house, apparently?

[greatcuppajoe]

We do. Most a the people you'll recognize here are stayin' in it, plus one a Beat's friends - nice girl, we'll hafta reintroduce the two of ya.

Need directions? Or is he handlin' it?

[con_bravura]

.. I can't believe everyone is really here.

[Neku is quiet for a moment, pensive.]

I've got directions. Thanks, Mr. H.

[greatcuppajoe]

My pleasure, Phones. An' - convenient, isn't it? Couldn't tell ya why this place likes us so much, but at least there's company.

You'll wanna watch out for Minamimoto, though. He's here, Taboo form an' all.

[con_bravura]

[He tenses visibly at that, halting in his tracks.]

-- how am I supposed to watch out for him? I'm not in the game anymore. I don't have any pins.

[greatcuppajoe]

Good news an' bad news: the RG and UG are the same here, so he won't be able ta hide. Far as I can tell that won't do much for ya in the way of usin' psychs, though... especially if ya don't have pins.

Stick with Josh, or with somebody who's pacted, huh?

[con_bravura]

.. yeah. I'll stay close to the others. Are you staying at that house, too?

[greatcuppajoe]

Good. I'm there too, yeah. [He grins.] Rhyme an' I end up doin' most of the cookin'.

[con_bravura]

[And, despite himself, Neku exhales a conceding sigh.]

Probably a good thing.

[greatcuppajoe]

No insult ta your friend, but I'm not eatin' Beat's cookin'.

[And that's if he didn't burn the place down.]

[con_bravura]

Never tried it.. not really sure I would, given the chance.