032.

[foolreversed]

[Private, Written]

[so Adachi's had a bit to think about what he saw at that Peace Patrol meeting. True he had only listened in, gotten in with a vouch from Colette, and contributed nothing... but it was enough for him to decide something

so he'll be adding to his private notes to himself]

peace patrol

that wont work for me at all
there was already a slim chance but that basically cinched it
its not for you
they wouldnt want someone like you anyway
if they ever knew

so
now what
i cant just keep doing nothing forever

[ink blots appear on the paper as he taps his pen. suddenly an idea]

a private investigator service then?
hmm


[/Private]



[Joshua, Dictated]

[and then... there's one more thing on his mind. The meeting was kind of enlightening in other ways too... He's not about to run and tell someone the details, he's not a snitch. But tbh? He's not so sure he's comfortable with knowing some of what he now knows.

...man he's not sure how to start this.]

Geez, no wonder you didn't want to stay in prison.

[yes adachi way to state the obvious]

[/Joshua]

Comments

written;Tohru

[ofhope]

[ What the hell is this. Why is this filter here? Joshua kind of stares at it for a few minutes before slowly writing; ]

No wonder? Who would ever want to stay?

filtered forever

[foolreversed]

[going to just keep talking]

Hey, sometimes prison isn't so bad. When it's not run by incompetent people who don't even know what to do with you anyway.

[ofhope]

You just described all law enforcement.

[foolreversed]

...Maybe so.

[wow that is... strangely agreeable for you Adachi.]

It just seems here is more incompetent than the rest. [he'd......really hate to see how they deal with homicides]

[ofhope]

Too many cooks.

What do you want?

[foolreversed]

[he stops for a moment. What did he want? Geez wasn't this how it always went? He had an impulse, he acted on it, and now he's not even sure what to do with it now that he's done it]

...I want to talk.

[ofhope]

Did something happen?

[foolreversed]

Yes, the sky fell.

[ofhope]

You are a chicken.

and suddenly action now too???????

[foolreversed]

A chicken who just tried to seek you out.

[and now his voice is coming from outside the door. Yeah that talk between you and Pharos gave him some pretty big clues, Joshua. He's not a detective or nothing.

He shuts his book.]

And I think I figured out just where you've been hiding.

[ofhope]

[ Joshua would ignore the door, but he doesn't want to draw any attention to it, and he can imagine Adachi being a big enough jerk to make a scene. Besides, he's curious, so he climbs out of the bed to go open the door.

He promptly grabs the man's sleeve and drags him in, shutting the door. Joshua hardly seems surprised that Adachi knows where he is, since he and Pharos did talk about it right in front of him. ...That doesn't explain why he's actually there, though. ]

What is this? Come to take me in?

[ There's no snide quip to accompany it, just a solemn sort of dismissal. He's not even looking at Adachi anymore, walking back over to the bed. ]

[foolreversed]

[being dragging in startles him a bit but he regains himself once he's inside. He takes a short moment to look around and collect his thoughts (what the hell is that thing on the bed). Absently he talks:]

No. Pretty sure that won't do anyone any good.

[ofhope]

Oh?

[ Flop! Picking up the journal again. ]

Nice of you to catch up.

[foolreversed]

Yeah, yeah...

[he rubs his head. Ah, always the epitome of awkward.]

I guess hearing some things helped.

[ofhope]

You never tried listening in the first place.

[foolreversed]

No, I guess not.

...Geez, you're not really yourself today huh. [you seem....................................almost kinda down maybe idk adachi sucks with this empathy shit some (most) times :|a]

[ofhope]

I'm as much myself as I ever am. You think I only have one emotion or something?

[ But he doesn't get the chance to add to it, as Aron has properly woken up and is suddenly lunging at Adachi to try to knock him over. Joshua goes back to reading his journal. ]

You should have brought Diablo. They could play.

[foolreversed]

[OH SHIT ADACHI WASN'T EXPECTING THAT AT ALL knock over to successful.] W-Wahh!

What the heck is this thing!?

[ofhope]

[ After that the pokémon seems satisfied, walking over to a long silver sword resting against the wall in the corner and...chewing on it. Joshua doesn't look up. ]

I don't know. Pharos calls him Aron, though. He likes to hog the bed.

[ Remember that bit of the conversation, Mister Detective? He flips a page. ]

I guess I'll have to leave soon...

[foolreversed]

Leave? [sitting back up] What do you mean...?

[ofhope]

If you're nosing around here now, it's only going to be a matter of time before other people do.

[foolreversed]

I don't think you have to worry about that.

[ofhope]

Why not?

[foolreversed]

Because I'm not a narc? Sheesh.

[he rubs his neck before sighing]

Besides, it looks like they'd much rather just leave you alone now anyway.

[ofhope]

That sounds like them. They don't seem to hold grudges for very long. Not so much like you.

Why are you telling me this?

[foolreversed]

[why indeed]

Tell me- and try to be honest here. Why do you keep bothering with me?

I mean aside from whatever kind of amusement you get out of annoying me...

Is there something you want to know?

[because right now he knows something about you and as dumb as he knows it is to feel in any way, shape or form bad about it he still wants to even the score. Maybe it has something to do with finally actually starting to feel a little bad for a guy like you.]

[ofhope]

[ He would interject that he's almost always honest (almost), but it hardly matters. Finally shutting his journal, Joshua sits up and looks over. Without pretense, his expression is even more masked. No smile, just a cool assessment of Adachi—if he's even worth an explanation.

The rings in his eyes nearly glow, and there's a shadow of an image of the horns, though any attempt to focus on them will fail. Even the air is heavier; murkier, though easy to miss for those unaware of the supernatural. Joshua isn't trying anything; he's just no longer repressing his aura like he usually needs to. ]

Anything I want to know I'll learn on my own terms. If I wanted to tear you open and read you like a book I could. But...that wouldn't be any fun.

I enjoy lively reactions. It doesn't matter what they are. If yours are negative, I don't exactly care. I don't waste manners on you because you don't deserve them.

Some people just need a push to show their true colors. Lurking around in the shadowy corners the way you do... Your resentment has no fire. I wonder if it did at one time.