✗ ✗ ✗ [ Reduction 05; Video ]

[leggierissimo]

[Welcome, Adstringendum, to the inside of the Shibuya household. It's the kitchen, in fact. And Joshua is standing at the counter, stirring something in a mug.

Except that Joshua looks a little different today. His hair is pulled back, and he's wearing what looks for all the world like a girl's clothes. He's clearly comfortable in settling for

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Offline forever + Beat uses this icon a lot around Josh. Stop breaking his brain

[redumption]

[This face. This face forever to a strange girl in their kitchen making stuff. Mildly familiar strange girl, maybe he's seen her over the network before.]

Yo, you lost or somethin'?

Never :D

[douchecouture]

[... well, now, this is just hilarious. He knew Beat was daft, but to take this seriously? Time to ramp up the act a little.]

Not at all. I'm here to see Neku.

:(

[redumption]

[He will be confused forever and grumpy after and be suspicious of everything]

Didn't know Phones met someone, yo. Nice to meetchu, names Beat. Want me to hollar an' see if Phones is 'bout?

c:

[leggierissimo]

I'm his date for the prom.

[There's a kind little smile. Beat, if you knew who this really was, this smile would make you suspicious in a heartbeat.]

I'm sure he'll be around sooner or later. You don't need to call for him. He told me to wait here.

[redumption]

Ha, guess he's not goin' with Fruitcup afterall.

[He is going to tease Josh about that and aw, little smile is cute. Though he frowns to her waiting]

Yo, he jus' told you to wait an' took off or hasn't shown up yet or somethin'? Gonna have to beat some manners into Phones, yo, ain't right makin' a girl wait.

[leggierissimo]

[If Joshua weren't more composed, he would have just snorted with laughter. Beat, you are the most entertaining thing. He's almost willing to stop reconsidering the choice to bring you back to life.]

I'm sure it had to have been important. It's alright. I don't mind waiting.

Regret nothing

[redumption]

[Beat does not seem keen on the idea of a girl waiting. That's just not kosher in Beat's books, thank you... though on the other hand, it's Phones so... He seems confused on what to do next.]

Aight, yo, if you cool wid it. Phones is okay, sure he'll be back soon.

... Yo uh, you a girl, right? [Rhetoric on his part] You know how to make corsages or somethin'?

ROFL

[douchecouture]

[He... won't be answering that first question there. Beat made it rhetorical anyway. He simply shrugs, though he looks very, very amused.]

I've never made one myself, but I'm not sure where you would find fresh flowers this time of year.

[redumption]

[Damnit. Beat sighs, he completely forgot about fresh flowers. He'll wander the kitchen a bit before finding someplace to sit. On the floor is cool, he just needs to chill and think.

... Yea it did kind of look like a dog finding someplace comfortable to lay]

Aight yo, so flowers is out. You think ribbons'll work?

[leggierissimo]

Ribbons should be acceptable.

[He takes his mug, leaning against the counter as he takes a sip, partially to hide a smirk. He's just waiting for one of the other housemates to walk in and bust him, but he honestly wouldn't care if they did.]

[redumption]

[Confusion will be Beat's middle name. Followed by ohgodwhat. For now, however, he'll just perk a little to the idea of ribbons. Aw yes.]

Awesome, yo.

[Oh uh... awkward part. Talking to girls about girly things is weird]

Do uh... do girls like simple things? Or does it gotta be comblicated an' frilly, yo?

[douchecouture]

It depends on the girl. I think it might be a good idea to ask the girl you're bringing and see what her preferences are.

[Still no clues, Beat?]

[redumption]

[Not yet, he thinks it's obvious he's doing this for a girl. He's not exactly making it for Josh, now is he. No corsages for you, Trapshua.]

Maybe I can ask 'round, yo, kinda want it to be a surprise.

[douchecouture]

[Aww, watch him cry nonexistent tears, Beat.]

That's also a good idea.

[redumption]

[Beat has paused in thought, trying to think of things to go with the corsage, like colours, so he's been studying Trapshua's sweater. It's colourful. The teal and white look nice.

Except this also means he's been staring at "the girl" out of the corner of his eye, so to speak, so now he'll look more closely, cause something has niggled at his brain.]

Yo, you real familiar. I seen you somewhere before?

[leggierissimo]

[Don't think that he hasn't noticed. He's still hiding the occasional amused smirk behind his mug of tea, but he lets Beat go along in silence.

Until that question is asked, anyway. Josh covers the urge to laugh and sets down his mug.]

You've probably seen me around the network.