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Honestly, Neku’s silence probably could’ve spoken for itself as he’d paused and let his expression drop. Something about Shiba’s retort just didn’t sit right with him -- and probably never would as long as he could talk about ripping Shibuya apart at its seams so effortlessly like he was.

“ Somewhere that wasn’t here, ” Obviously, but would Neku give Shiba the satisfaction of answering every question of his on cue? No, not right then anyway, so hopefully Shiba hadn’t expected as much.

“ But you got my attention though, didn’t you? I just can’t believe you’d go through that much trouble just so you could lure me out. ”

IF YOU WERE A DEITY, WHAT’S YOUR DOMAIN?

▮ Wisdom and Knowledge

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“ Always have been, haven’t I? Even if I couldn’t, you should’ve known that I wouldn’t have abandoned my partners like that. If they need me, then I’m there. Even if it’s over something like that. ”

A shrug of his would follow. If Neku’d had anything to say before the matter, the he would’ve voiced his opinion that Joshua’s show of concern had definitely been a little extreme. Locking him up for years just so he could protect and ulterior motive of his had been more than anything Neku could’ve bargained for -- even if he’d learned a lot about soul searching in the process. Still though-

“ If I didn’t know any better, it almost sounds like you didn’t trust me to take care of things this time. ”

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Talkative? Neku? Not really. Even Neku would’ve been the first to agree that being chatty and vocal wasn’t really one of his strong suits, no matter how much he was starting to get the hang of being more open and outgoing than what he had been. Being more tolerant of others and accepting of different opinions was definitely something he was learning-

But Neku would still meet the Reaper’s question with a shrug and a raised eyebrow. Was that a trick question?

“ What’s there to take from it? The Game’s always played for the same reason every time. To give Players who actually want another shot at life the chance -- just like it’s your job to keep them from it. ” 

There’d be a pause as Neku’s arms found themselves lifted to cross over his chest. 

“ What? You forget that already? ” Unless he was talking about this Game in particular?

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♫ an undoing influence

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“ Depends on who’s asking. ”

His tone was laced with as much disinterest as he would’ve given anyone before. Just because Neku had learned to be more open and attentive with the world around him didn’t mean he necessarily had to be accepting of everyone he met -- especially with shady passerbys like this guy. Something was off about him, in a way that was both familiar and off putting to Neku at the same time; that much he’d picked up on right away.

If this Reaper was here to start trouble, then Neku wasn’t really interested. No matter what he had to offer.

‘Ugh, is this even food!? There’s no way she expects me to eat that!’

“ ... ” Neku’s silent protest was thankfully just that: words kept to himself as the smell of whatever had been plopped in his plate finally drifted up from the table. The scent of the food was almost as disgusting as the sight of it with the only thing that’d looked halfway appetizing to him being the small potatoes that were either undercooked or had been dipped in green dye -- Neku was almost afraid to ask which.

Either way, he’d play it safe. This meal was more likely to give a horse indigestion than take away his hunger pains, so he’d stick with not eating today’s mystery meat. He’d pick up a bento on the way back home, but not before he’d very obviously reject Sera’s cooking with a blunt-

“ Do people actually eat this? ”