maskormenace | ★ 008

[Josuke's first strictly text broadcast to the network. The occasion? Well, if he's honest, human hearts weren't meant for tug-of-wars and Josuke's is exhausted from the seemingly endless pull on his at the moment. Things are much simpler if people can't see or hear his distress.

Never mind that it might be identifiable to those who know already his texting patterns, which are markedly...different from what follows on screen a moment later. For one, he rarely uses caps, and for another, the number of abbreviations that would appear if he were feeling better would be too numerous to count.]

For those who're interested, PAINTBALL is still on for tomorrow. So pay attention if you wanna play! This is what you need to know.

You need to be in Maurtia Falls by 7 PM at a place called All Star Parking - it's an out-of-use parking garage near the east end of town that you can't miss.

The game is played solo, in pairs, or in teams - it's up to you. Just remember, there'll be only one winner by the end of it.

Hisoka (my partner) and I got some protective gear for you, but it's first come-first serve, so you might wanna bring your own padding if you don't wanna get a little banged up.

Powers are allowed, but anyone caught pulling lethal stunts is gonna need a ride straight to the emergency room when I'm finished with them...I guarantee that.

It's 1 round played until there's only 1 person left 'standing'. You're out if you get shot 3 times - which should still be a challenge 'cause of peoples' powers.

Sorry, there's no prize, just the glory - but that's all a real champ needs, right?

I guess that's about it. If you're a new face around these parts and you're feeling up to playing hard with the big boys, you're more than welcome to join in. Don't expect anybody to go easy on you, though.

[In any case, that's appears to be all he has to say today about...well, anything. There's nothing to signify he's been following the network posts (even though he has been) or that he cares what's going on (he does) and that he's bothered by certain events (an understatement). In sum, his post might as well read: IT'S PLAYTIME BITCHES, GET YOUR GAME FACE ON AND PREPARE TO LOSE! ...even if he feels a lot more like calling the whole thing off and calling up his biffle for a cheesy movie night.]

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yeah no that is bullshit
its turning anything i wear into a leather jacket

[He's not sure if that one's bullshit, but he can see how it might be helpful in a game of paintball to 'erase' the proof of having been shot. You know, in theory.]

...i can't tell if you're being serious or not but i will say it's a pretty safe bet you'll find a challenge in playing. i think most people will. anything could happen.

[ she was lying again, sorry, it's nothing that creative ]

hmmmmmm
HMMMMMM
ok i will believe u, skeptically

[Of course! Well...Josuke has no way of knowing for sure anyway!]

skeptically! jeez, you're harsh.

ok ok how about this. i'll tell you a few names of people i know are playing. you like challenges, you can figure out for yourself what they do. deal?

yeah ok thatll do, im up for a little detective work

Edited 2015-07-21 01:04 (UTC)

nice! i like your spirit!

[He'd thumbs up at her if this weren't text, so instead she just gets a followup line...s...]

obviously me and Hisoka are playing! and then there's fire princess, sabriel, maine, hazel, and my old man - joseph

at least i think he's still up for it!

oh and uh

i think euphie said something about trying it out, reika might be too but idk for sure if she's gonna be playing nurse or PLAYING the game, ummm some shortie named killua? that uvogin guy! he mentioned he was interested.

and then a lot of people here during this broadcast that you can flip through on your own and figure out!

oh shit maine??
thats it it doesnt matter what anyones powers are, hes winning

[Josuke doesn't know anything about Maine, so that response takes him by surprise.]

that's pretty assumptive!

especially if you don't know everyone's powers. and i kind of think those'll play a bigger role in who wins than you're making out they will.

what's so special about this maine guy that's got you thinking otherwise?

ok basically im awesome and practically unbeatable and HES training me. so, yknow, hes fucking great. wouldnt want him pointing a gun at me, paintball or otherwise!

oh you mean you're biased

and here i was actually worried for a sec

hey u dont have to believe me thats fine! ull fucking SEE

yeah yeah

so are you gonna play too or stick to playing fangirl to the guy training you?

hell yeah im playing
ill get 2nd place thats good enough for now

good luck lady you'll need it

nice of u to worry about me but i really wont
see u there loser-to-be

sorry but losing isn't in my dna

wait hang on, i was gonna do the trashtalk hangup but now im curious
u said josephs ur dad or something right, does that mean u can do the jojo thing with ur name too? because im not seeing it

[Wow.

Um...

That question actually ranks pretty highly among those he never expected to be asked here, especially by a stranger!]

uh, yeah...but it's been a while since anybody called me that.

it's in the way you write my first name, or rather...how some people read it. the hiragana for 'suke' is the same as the hiragana for 'help' which sounds like 'jo'

so you get 'jojo' like that......

Edited 2015-07-21 03:33 (UTC)

ok maybe that makes sense if u have any idea how to japanese which i dont BUT STILL, seems like a reach

even if u know japanese it's a bit of a reach, i mean...it's not like anyone actually calls me that anyway.

people just call me josuke.

[...]

hey, so how do you know joseph?

josuke it is

oh, we were friends then i flirted with his grandpa and pissed him off and now were not, u know how it goes

huh? why would he get mad if you were flirting with jonathan?

eh
it sounds casual when i say it like that but actually im fucking sad about it, so maybe ill tell u more later

[?????????]

yeah, sure, no problem.

[This sounds...complicated. He's not sure he wants in on complicated right now, but also...he's not sure he can turn his back on it, either. It's in his name, after all. He's a 'helpful' sort of person. When he's not taking after his dad and being a dick, that is.

So if she wants to talk sometime? Okay. He'll talk. Or listen. Or whatever.]

you know how to reach me.

[ she is super not getting into this if she can help it, she just loathes being cagey about stuff and wasn't going to not answer. it makes things look too dramatic. so, happily, she takes the chance to switch gears immediately back into Fun Things again. ]

yeah, with a paintball gun and a pellet with ur name on it

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