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𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 + 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 ↳ illustration by tetsuya nomura

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Sora, crying, trapped in Shibuya playing the Reaper’s Game with a cellphone he doesn’t know how to use: “What is a meme”

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Hello dead kid speaking

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skullsplayer :

@phonesplayer

[text to: Neku] [yo man i totes disappeared? or like] [i dunno i went to sleep an then i woke up in a DIFF HOUSE!!] [uh] [u part of dis game?] [u should meet me at the mall man] [shits wack yo]

[an i need my partner!!!!] [we missin out on points cuz im so late!!]

[unless yaint part of this then STAY OUT]

Neku already manage to get a few points. Not the easiest way to get them, but it was something. Phone buzzing, the boy looks down at the messages coming in. ‘Beat!?’ Neku wasn’t expecting the other to be dragged into this. “Damn it. Why is he involved.”

to: Beat from: Neku

[text]: You’re gonna have to fill me in on that later. I’ll meet you there. [text]: Not like I had the choice to stay out of it. I’ll be there soon, just don’t touch any of those black balloons. [text]: no matter how tempting.

Neku close his phone as he ran towards the direction of the mall to meet up with the other. Having a familiar partner is not so bad.

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aneerietale :

    ❝ Who else would I be? You say that as if its a bad thing, ehehe I could always make it bad if you wanted? ❞ To think he could not only enjoy himself but enact a sort of revenge in the process was far too enticing to pass up! ❝ Would you like to join me? Is there a foe you dislike as well? We can strike while the iron is still hot, as they say. ❞

 “I rather you don’t make it bad, I already have enough problems for me to deal with. I don’t need you to be a part of it.” Not that he had many problems, but weighing on the option of staying here was better or not was something that bugged him for a while. “Hm... the offer is tempting, but I’ll pass. i don’t have enemies, and I’m not looking to make any. I rather just watch what you do instead. I’m sure you have a lot of enemies.”

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grexsemxnkcy :

Shit like this, shit like this was something she was SO used to. She may have been just someone who worked on machines and computers back when she worked at that hellhole, but she still had to be trained on how to use weapons. On All sorts of weapons. Mostly weapons that she would create, of course. After all, one would never be able to tell just how something worked if they didn’t test it out and honed their skills. Deborah was an excellent shot. She had not hit one black balloon.

And she was getting pretty cocky.

hey….mind helping me gather a few points?

The question and her cocky attitude is what got her hitting that black balloon. And 100 points was deducted, “What the fuck?” Now WHO in their right mind would ask for help? Deborah turns around to face the kid with an bemused, annoyed look. “You’re joking right? You know this game is every man for themselves, yeah? I could fuck you over.” 

“...”

Of course Neku had to find someone that wasn’t willing to work with him. This was just how it was in the beginning. Not needing any partner, to do things on his own. It would have made things easier, but he learned something valuable, after those weeks playing the Reaper’s Game. 

Neku clench his fist before retorting back to the other. “You don’t think i know that? I get it. I’m already risking myself in having you help me and not receiving any points after everything. But I’m not about loosing. I’m fine with having someone useful. Your benifit would be to have an extra set of eyes to look out if any black balloons come up from behind. I’m only asking for a few points to not get me turned into one of those things. Too much for you?”

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flagratum :

          half dragon? half demon? prometheus’ eyes widen slightly and flash with evident offense, && his tail lashes back and forth once. ❝ i am a dragon. do not insult me. ❞ he looks more closely at the boy who’d addressed him — and he’s no more than that, unsurprisingly. just a boy — a foolish, human one, no less. he assumes that he has never seen a dragon before in his life; the thought does little to mollify him, however. after a terse pause, he continues, cautious. 

                              ❝ a cos… player…? whatever does that mean? ❞

Of course he had to run into someone that was a bit more of a pain to deal with. The other’s anger didn’t make the boy step back, or show any sort of fear. Instead, it was more of a curiosity then anything. There was a time that he did meet a dragon. Though it was small enough to rest on top of the boy’s head. As if his hair needed attention then it already received.

“Didn’t think you would have been the sensitive kind. Alright, fine. At least I was asking before assuming anything of you.” Neku had to at least give props to himself for considering all options. Or the options that came to the top of his head. Though the confuse question allow the boy to raise a brow. That was a can of worms that would be best stayed closed.

“Uh... Lets just say it’s people that dress up as their favorite character from a show or game. I’m not a part of that, but you can’t blame me if I thought you were just a guy with fake wings.” The only wings he would have been familiar with, were the ones the Reapers had playing their game. “So don’t start getting heated up for asking something that sounds ridiculous to you.”

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“Whatever makes you happy-- oh wait. It’s you.” Neku thought for a moment about his actual answer before going along with it. “Hey, egging someone’s place isn’t so bad, as long as you do it to people that you don’t like.”

Without proper distraction a wakizashi is prone to boredom, and when boredom sets in mischief and other various forms of shenanigans arise

    ❝ I one heard folk talk of throwing eggs into the yards of other folk. I don’t really understand why, but I want to do it. ❞

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skullsplayer :

@phonesplayer

“Yo! Neku!” Beat ran up to his friend, hand clenching his pin and his plank under his arm. Slight panic was in his eyes as he approached the other, cautious.

“Wait.”

“I gotta know if yer the real Neku. Uh, ya gotta answer some kinda question- Uh…”

Wait. Shoot. The other Neku knew even more about his double than the real Neku knew about him. But there was one thing…

“Yo,”

“Wha’s my real name?!” Yeah, that’ll show him. Wait-

“Shoot, uh, the other Neku knew that too…Uh…”

“Jus’ tell me somethin’ only the real Neku would know!”

This was seriously a pain. The last thing Neku needed was for the other version of him to do something stupid that would get him killed. Again. Dying more then once was nothing close to normal, yet the boy wanted to make sure that he didn’t have to go through that crap again.

Beat’s voice, however, brought him out of those thoughts as the other’s interrogation began. “Woh. Beat, listen to yourself. You’re running around in circles at this point. Besides, if I wasn’t really Neku, I probably make a run for it to not have you smack me with that plank.” His eyes glanced at the weapon the other held before looking back. “And I know you’re Beat because of the way you seem to be acting.” Though if it wasn’t... then that definitely got him.

“Gah... I don’t know where to start on what you would know that I know. I guess something about you- that you wanted to be a good, pro skater, and your sister Rhyme would always be there to support you. You died after trying to save her from getting his by a car, in the Reaper’s game, you became a Reaper and your week with me was trying to get her back. Do I really need to go into the details of fighting her too?”

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ingoldentent :

“You sure? I can totally pay for more than that, if you want.” Not too discreetly, Battler points at the fresh batch of small pieces being released at the moment. Their smell is even more delicious than anything else coming from the shop, and their variety of colors indicates a variety of flavors too.

In fact, this actually made Battler want to buy a good chunk of them to himself. Well, technically to himself and Beato, as she is an even bigger fan of sweets than him.

Those are technicalities, however, that he doesn’t bother processing as he finishes weighing the sack with his selected pieces inside and paying for it. He then looks back at Neku and has an idea. From inside the sack, he takes a ball shaped piece of white chocolate and hands it to him.

“Here, why don’t you taste it? Say ‘aaaah’~.”

“Yeah I’m sure. I don’t want to get out of here feeling like I’ll have to owe you something in the future. Even if you don’t say don’t worry about it.” ‘I feel like there’s a catch.’ Even if the new chocolate smell was pretty hard to simply ignore. Curse his own curiosity, it’s just better to reject it for now. It’s easier that way. Maybe he’ll get tired and ignore him.

Trying to ignore the other was getting harder and harder, especially presenting a piece of chocolate for him to have. Of course that was enough to embarrass the teen as he took the chocolate away from the other’s hands. “Seriously how old are you!? If I eat this will you just stop doing all this? It’s seriously creeping me out. I’m not some kind you’ve known for years or anything like that.” That’s what someone familiar with one another would do instead, right?

Anyways, to have him stop, Neku took a bite out of the chocolate. Chewing for a moment, brows that were furrowed relax lightly as the taste caught his attention. So much for staying mad for a little longer. “Not half bad.”

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“So he really is gone. Wish I could just say ‘good riddance’ but I guess I’m gonna miss him being around.”

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@grexsemxnkcy

“This is ridiculous.” Neku had only manage to come up with a few points. Sneaking up behind these balloons that are closer to the ground to pop them with the end of a player pin was not the most ideal way to gather points, but the only choice he had. If anything, it would be best to get his abilities back, or at least have more pins to use in a fight, not being stuck like this in resorting in a childish manner.

“That’s four... Guess I’m lucky enough that i haven’t run into any black ones.” ‘Though knowing my luck, one’s bound to show up.’ Neku sighs to himself before hearing gunshots close by. Something he rather not investigate due to his own history with getting shot at. Yet he still ventures to see who it was.

Neku sees a girl shooting now some that weren’t that close to the two. If only he can use long-range attacks, he wouldn’t have to worry about any of this. Though maybe it would be good to try and find someone that he could team up with for now. Someone that would be...generous to share points. From a complete stranger, that’s unlikely, but who knows... “Hey... mind helping me gather a few points?”

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キタァァァァァァ！！！ 

(artbook scans coming soon!*)

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afaroffshore :

ღ @phonesplayer ❴ pandemonium ❵

By this point, she’s managed to get well over 800 points from solo encounters and helping friends out. She might’ve gotten higher but to save some bystanders, she had to knock back some black calloons, some with harder force than she’s used to. She manages to take a quick break in a now abandoned mini mart, careful to step over the broken glass as she makes her way in. It only makes sense to take respite in here–there’s tons of spilled snacks and unopened drinks nearby, and with everyone running around, she could rest up and head back out. Kairi grabs a water bottle and puts one in her pocket before taking another one to drink from. (Mentally, she promises to come back and pay for these things; once she had the money.) 

As she ventures back outside, she comes across a young man fending off incoming black calloons. Not wanting him to get hurt, Kairi grabs a bag of chips from the ground and chucks it at the calloons, garnering their attention.

“Hey, back off! I’m just about had it with you monsters!!” 

‘You have got to be kidding me.’ Neku is done with getting toss into different games. Toss into something he didn’t even sign up for is the worst, and having to once again try and do something on his own was not the ideal way to go. No- whatever deity or controller this place was being watched under, can go jump off a cliff for forcing Neku into a game like this. Completely different from the Reaper’s Game, but still a pain. What’s more of a pain is the black balloon things that seem to gather around him. “Seriously!?” Neku tried to make a run for it, finding himself close to being surrounded. “What the hell did I even do to deserve this.” It seems as if being dead wasn’t enough for the creator if these things, that’s for sure.

However, he wasn’t expecting someone to come in and distract them by throwing a bag at them. It seem to make them stop. “What the.... hey, get yourself out of here!” Neku didn’t have time to see the other leave, instead his legs carried him out of that area, towards the open area towards the girl, finding that distraction good enough to not be surround himself.

“Well don’t just stand there, we gotta hide for now.” Neku began running through the familiar street, making sure the other wasn’t too far behind to find a temporary hiding spot to catch their breaths.

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(So the answer is; no. No Neku, you can’y catch a break. So he’s going to try and do his best to win this game, despite not being able to do much. That said, here’s a small RP ad for anyone interested in helping him out. Capping at 2

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“What the hell!? Can’t this place give me a break for ONE minute!?”

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