Anyhow, I find my hometown in Shibuya, and if you've managed to wander into what I like to call 'my territory', I'd like a bit of a heads up, if you wouldn't mind. As much as I love the city, it can get a little boring every now and then. If you've got any suggestions for killing time until the next Game--or something else equally interesting--I'm all ears.
**indefinite hiatus until further notice**
Hmm? A Pig Noise?
Ah, you mean that Noise that was trying to throw me at Neku the other day. No, I can’t say I’ve seen neither head or curly tail of it since then. Doesn’t it hang around you more often? Pray tell, what’s of such importance that you need to dimension hop to find it?
Althea stood atop a balcony overlooking the royal ballroom, observing the bustling crowd of people below her. There were hundreds of faces, a few comforting in their familiarity, and more she had never so much as laid eyes upon. One thing was for certain: the ballroom of Alfitaria’s castle was filled to the brim with many people from their respective lands.
Moving her attention away from the congregation, the young queen admired the lavishly decorated hall. The left side of the room was lined with a long table heaped with a feast of food and drinks for guests to partake of. The other was connected to a large balcony that could be utilized if one wished to catch a breath of fresh air, or a moment of respite from the festivities. The Queen’s Garden could from there be accessed via staircase, for those who fancied a stroll through them by light of the Lilty Tribal Crystal. The rest of the ballroom was adorned with rich red hues, intricately lined with gold trim. The warm glow emitted from a grand chandelier that hung above the dance floor brought even more life to the room, a display enough to leave one breathless.
“Your Majesty,” a voice from behind brought the noble back to the scene before her. “It’s time for your entrance.”
“Thank you,” she replied with a gracious smile, moving to stand above the double staircase that led into the ballroom and gaze once more upon the numerous faces of her guests. This was going to be the best Tribal Unity Ball to date, one that her father would be proud of. She was sure of it. I’m making your dream come true, she thought, as the call of a crier rang clear.
“Presenting Queen Althea Sol Alfitaria of the Lilty Kingdom!” Each and every one of the faces turned to look.
It was her cue to speak, and from the little Lilty emerged a powerful voice. “Welcome, everyone, to Alfitaria Castle. I’m so pleased to see that so many of you were able to attend. I hope that each of you has a fabulous time and enjoys the festivities. Thank you all for attending the Tribal Unity Ball.” Punctuating the welcome with a beaming smile, she then descended the stairs and assimilated into the assembly, filled with high hopes for a night of frivolity and dancing in the name of the late king’s dream.
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Tribal Unity Ball Playlist and Information Center
The doors to the ballroom stood wide before them, the ushers standing at the ready to announce their arrival once they stepped through. It was just before this checkpoint of sorts that Joshua halted the approaching group, spinning around to observe their various outfits. He was still tempted to throw a paper bag over his other’s head lest his own reputation go down the drain, but alas, he’d forgotten to bring one.
“This is as far as I go,” he hummed instead, flipping a string of hair for effect. “You won’t be questioned as it’s an open door ball, more or less, though I’ll still ask you don’t make a point of drawing attention to yourselves, hmm?”
He looked pointedly at Sho as he said this before shifting his gaze to the man’s ‘date’ and resisting the urge to slap his forehead. Oh well. It’d be a simple matter to correct the assumptions made about him with a wave of a hand. A vending machine or two would come in handy.
“Lady of Blue, I shall leave the supervision up to you,” he announced with an overdramatic bow. “Enjoy your evening~”
And with that, he switched frequencies to head home, leaving the group to their own devices, for better or worse.
nah I’m cool. I got my yogi yogos and my yogi yo-yo ready to go and a relaxing a-go-go (so slow-slow, you know). yol∞.
Ah. Very well then, continue on with your… erm… existence. I shall have something for you to chew on by the end of the night.
Probably.
Maybe.
We’ll see. >.>”
dude it’s totally fine for you see I am a very man of infinite patience no lie I’m like a freaking yogi over here just like sitting on my mountaintop chillaxin with my incense and carpets and junk
[[oh goody, at least you’re entertained. Would you like tea to go with that incense and carpet? Cookies perhaps?]]
((holy crap you’re arachnophobic
I did not know that
*slams head on table*
wow ok hello I’m the village idiot, nice to meet you
hmmm
ok if I could just
replace every instance of spider with “praying mantis”…))
((edit: you now face praying mantises and their mantisbreads.
mantisbread is a thing okay. it is a scientific thing.
…dude I’m like kicking myself in the FACE I really didn’t know you had a phobia ;_;))
[[Wat. Wat wat.
No, dude, I didn’t expect you to know. Is that how it came across? I’m sorry if it did D:
Plus, it’s not, like, legit phobia. I just may or may not scream and freeze up and lose the ability to function in the presence of one… and your descriptive language makes everything pop off the screen to an amazingly realistic degree.
But okay. Yeah. Praying Mantis. That’ll work xD’]]
(出典： joshuakiryu)
Oh okay. Another him.
Joshua promptly kicked his Slammurai action figures under the couch and pretended he hadn’t been playing with them just now. Quickly folding his arms and fiddling with his hair, he tried to give off a comely aura of prestige and ancient wisdom. He did not succeed very well.
“…Howdy, there.” He made a point to look bored, as though his busy schedule of constant, round-the-clock monotony had been rudely interrupted and yet he couldn’t even rouse a scrap of interest. He smirked slightly. “I haven’t seen you around here before. Pray tell, what’s your name?”
Eyeing the plastic red arm that was still visible from under the cough warily, Joshua had to wonder what exactly he had walked in on. Perhaps he should turn right around and save himself the mental anguish that usually came from having to observe his various other selves.
And yet, it was still so fascinating to hear of how the little differences made up a completely different person wearing the same skin. Figuratively speaking, of course.
“I should have thought the answer would be obvious. Don’t tell me this is your first encounter with other dimensional beings now, hmm?” Poking at a loose strand of hair that had fallen into his peripheral vision, he looked down at his other self with a grin. Why he was sitting on the floor, Josh could only imagine. “No, I wouldn’t suppose it would be. Perhaps you’ve met another of ‘us’ who didn’t go by our usual name? What ever you call yourself, it’s highly likely that I do the same~ So, perhaps rather than my redundant introduction, you instead tell me if you’ve acquired any special nicknames that I should be aware of, hmm?”
