Game 027 [Voice] - Remind Me Before I Forget it All

[neverplaysfair]

[ It's early in the morning when the audio clicks on, just about the time when the earliest risers will be waking up. Joshua isn't going to be going to bed any time soon, though, so he'll be responding well into the day. ]

Call me curious. What do you dream of?

[ His tone of voice is level, more bored than curious with just a hint of weariness. ]

Comments

[soundfrequency]

Isn't that kinda personal?

[Have a sleepy reply from Neku. He's still half asleep so he hasn't yet registered that Joshua sounds older.]

[neverplaysfair]

People are free to not answer.

[soundfrequency]

I guess. So why are you asking?

[neverplaysfair]

I already said why. I'm curious.

[soundfrequency]

...

Home. Random things. Weird things. Other things.

[neverplaysfair]

Like what?

[soundfrequency]

[Wait. You sound funny. Neku is taking a better look at his journal now. ...huh.]

You're older again.

[neverplaysfair]

[ There's a short pause. ]

I am, but that didn't answer the question.

[soundfrequency]

[Huff. Fine.]

Sometimes I'm talking to people I've never met before or walking around Shibuya or doing mundane things. Or the weird ones like I'm walking down a corridor by myself.

[neverplaysfair]

A corridor...? Go on.

[soundfrequency]

Er, I don't usually remember those ones that well. I dream about the Game sometimes too, and... things.

[neverplaysfair]

Alright. What's one you do remember well?

[soundfrequency]

...there was this one a few weeks ago where I was out in the forest and it was foggy out, then something started chasing me and when I turn to look back at it I trip and... that's it.

[neverplaysfair]

Did you startle awake?

[soundfrequency]

No, but I think I did wake up briefly.

[neverplaysfair]

So you weren't quite afraid of it.