YOSHIYA 'JOSHUA' KIRYU
COURT Seelie
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OCCUPATION Composer
ABLE TO FAST-TRAVEL Teleportation - Restricted to Glaschu; Wings - Can be made physical at will
COMMUNICATION METHODS Compass purchased from Hermione Granger.
RESIDENCE IN 2,701 Caer Glaem
RESIDENCE IN 2,702 Possibly Caer Glaem
MAJOR EVENTS
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PLANS
Joshua will be keeping his eyes and ears peeled for information of all sorts. For the most part, this will be a year of adjustment for him as he gets used to his power caps and being more mortal than he used to be. He's also going to be annoying people staying in relative contact with people he's already met (or will meet) on either side. !!!IF YOU WISH TO PLAN ANYTHING WITH JOSHUA, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PM THIS JOURNAL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION!!!
SUMMARY OF KNOWN DETAILS
He's going to meet the Black Shuck for the first time and have a lovely conversation with him. Joshua will also accomplish being on somewhat good terms with Hiro Hamada and Sansa Stark. He's going to pester the hell out of Hiro, mark his words.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
| SPRING IN 2,701 (Mar, Apr, May) |
- MARCH - He'll delve into a small part of his powers in order to help out the natives and maybe some other Shardbearers. Joshua may or may not take great pleasure/amusement out of this.
- APRIL - Wow he is so not down with losing control like that. Joshua is going to instantly destroy his harp the moment he finds it in his dreams. Nobody, not even himself, wants a wild, out-of-control-emotionally Joshua. Good thing nobody he knows from his world is here, jfc.
- MAY - You know what's useful? Swans that turn into gold on death. Hell yes, he'll kill some swans and help out. Hopefully use their gold corpses as currency.
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| SUMMER IN 2,701 (Jun, Jul, Aug) |
- JUNE - Josh's participating in the Magic Dueling part of Treun's Tourney! Otherwise, he'll just be a spectator. Joshua, sadly, doesn't think he'll be of use to anyone wanting to heal the areas affected by the Jabberwock, but if asked for advice, then he'll try to give theories/something.
- JULY - He's going to keep his wits about him more-so than usual. He'll be interested in looking into these rumors about that Shardbearer creating the fox masks and any other information people dig up on the guy.
- AUGUST - Joshua will visit the Cothromach to take a look at what Sansa's got planned! He'll also look in on the festivities at Leathann, probably on the roof of some building.
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| FALL IN 2,701 (Sept, Oct, Nov) |
- SEPTEMBER - Well, hopefully people know either English or Japanese, else they'll never understand what the heck he's saying. He might be insulting your mother for all you know.
- OCTOBER - FUCK YEAH SAMHAIN TIME TO MEET THE DEATH DOG AND PAY HIS RESPECTS!!!!
- NOVEMBER - Some poor schmuck is probably going to try roughing up this pretty boy. Pity it's going to backfire tremendously on them as Joshua cheerfully hands them over to the Leathann authorities
or send their souls to Black Shuck and give the authorities their dead bodies, whichever
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| WINTER IN 2,701/2,702 (Dec, Jan, Feb) |
- DECEMBER - Nah. Hunting and sweating? Nah. Nah, man.
- JANUARY - Joshua turns a year older as of January 1st!
- FEBRUARY - He'll be going to the Ostara Festival in Parrais. Art and music call to him, though he won't participate. Joshua will merely enjoy what the artists and musicians will bring to the occasion.
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| SPRING IN 2,702 (Mar, Apr) |
- MARCH - Time to behead some skeletons and get in touch with his inner Queen of Hearts!
- APRIL - What the actual fuck, fairies.
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I’m not scared of lions. But…I haven’t actually met our Monarchs. I’ve just heard about them and I’ve heard good things about them. [And maybe some not good things but the good outweighs the bad so far.] I did a bunch of research and learned about Morla last fall. How do you know their kindness is genuine?
[It’s a good question. It’s one he’s been thinking about himself lately, one he hasn’t expressed to anybody else but apparently now Joshua.] There’s gotta be another way. A third option. Like…like some kind of purgatory, don’t you think? Something that isn’t saving or isn’t damning but just puts us at a standstill so we can choose the next path and wait to see what the outcome will really be. A save point. Can’t that apply to this?
[It’s not something he has an answer to and it drives him crazy. Then again, the quotes about love drive him crazier.]
…so you’re saying just to do something before it’s too late, no matter what that something is. [He sighs, rolling his eyes before letting his tongue swipe over his lower lip briefly.] I’ll think about it.
[But why think about it when this is a much more important topic? (Then again, they’re equally important whether he admits it or not.)] How do you know my place isn’t on the field? I could learn. [But he quiets again, arguments dying down as he listens.] …how can a person be ready for death if they aren’t choosing it themselves? Just tell me that.
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I have heard good and bad about the Seelie Monarchs, but nothing good about yours. Isn't that the way of it, though? 'The other side is bad. Ours is the good one. Ours is in the right and the others must be stopped before it's too late.' [He shrugs lightly.] I believe that both sets of Monarchs are as kind to their Shardbearers as necessary to gain loyalty and their service. At the same time, I have observed that they enjoy free will, and will not force people to fight for them. They may live as they so please, as long as it doesn't endanger their side.
[Joshua hums a little in thought.]
A way to buy us more time, perhaps. That might be possible. However, if the path we choose turns out to be incorrect, I rather doubt that we'll be able to start over and try something else. Not unless you can part the veils of time itself and see what will happen if certain choices or actions are taken.
[Another shrug.]
Thinking about it is good.
[He raises his eyebrows.]
Really, Hiro, you don't strike me as the type to cut down swathes of humans or other sentient lifeforms in the way a soldier would. Will you be able to take orders in the field from a commanding officer? Will you have the discipline necessary to take a life and hold your ground against an onslaught of people trying to kill you? It's a bloody free-for-all with the only goal being to survive to the next day...or battle, as it were.
Entropy is running. We'll all die eventually, due to old age or something unexpected happens. Even I can die in my home world, and it will most likely not be my choice. Eventually, the whole universe will die. It's the way of things. You accept the inevitable, that death will come for you eventually, but until then you choose how you live.
[He pauses for a moment.]
There's also the possibility that you'll be forced to make the same choice Tadashi did. I wonder, what choice will you make in that moment? [Joshua asks this idly, as he knows it's not an answer Hiro can truly answer right away. Nobody can, not until they're faced with it.]
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Sounds about right seeing how that's pretty much what I've heard about yours, too. This whole thing is just a bunch of people telling the same story over and over again but changing it so it suits them. [Gee Hiro sound like anybody you know?] And once they lose someone's loyalty...that's it. They have no reason to keep your around. But I don't know if I really believe they don't force people to fight for them. Otherwise we would be able to actually leave when we felt like it. You know. If we're talking about free will.
Maybe there's no way of knowing. But...I'm still not excited by the idea of the worlds coming to an end, salvation or not.
[...and all right, that's true, he'll give Joshua that. He's not a great candidate for a soldier and he wouldn't be able to take orders. That's always been Hiro's problem. He's usually the one calling orders.] ...I don't know. But you know eventually we're going to have to make a choice to do it anyway. I know people die eventually and that immortality is a hard thing to achieve, but there's a different between accepting the inevitable and letting it come to you without trying to choose how it fits into your own life. If I'm choosing how to live, I want to choose how to die. Simple.
[Not simple. He still doesn't understand the true, heavy implications behind that.
Give him a few weeks and he'll get it thanks to Jason, but.His expression suddenly falters then.]Don't. Don't tell me that. I'm pretty sure I'm never going to run into a burning building without a real course of action first. [So he says. But again, Joshua's right. Nobody can really know until they're faced with the dilemma. He's pretty sure though.] What Tadashi did was...I wouldn't. There would be a better plan.
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That sounds familiar. [He sounds almost polite.] Interesting, is it not, that the faeries will give us a choice, but the imps will just cut to the chase and kidnap you? When it comes to going home, however, I do not believe that either of them currently have that power. They have enough to bring us from our world to this one. Or perhaps the knowledge of sending Shardbearers back has been lost over the eons. At the end of the day, all that matters are shards to them.
Of course not. Neither am I, but sometimes it is a...necessity.
[Speaking from personal experience he is. Had Neku not changed as he did, Shibuya would've been no more, and Joshua would have ceased to be. There was a bigger picture than just Shibuya. His Game had far-reaching influence in Tokyo, and if his home had turned into a poison that would kill the whole city...well. He would take that sacrifice to prevent the whole city's destruction, and perhaps that was the true reason the Seelie had wanted him on their side.]
Simplicity such as that comes from being youthful. This, too, is a choice. You can choose to make it as simple or as complex as you wish. Only by keeping an open mind will more options open themselves up to you.
[He tilts his head, looking amused.]
Even if it was Nico or Jason trapped in that burning building? Sometimes, Hiro, there's no time for careful planning. I wonder what snap decision you'll make if it happens.
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[Just a pointed look. Shut up Joshua.] I think the imps are more effective even if I don't agree with their methods. What do the fairies do if you say no, move on to the next person? It doesn't make any sense to me. Currently though? I don't think it's a lack of knowledge. I think it's a lack of power and a lack of caring to send us away before we've served our purpose. [That opinion will change soon, too.]
It's war, Joshua. When isn't it really a necessity? [He doesn't know what Joshua's really thinking of course, doesn't know the true extent he'd go to for the sake of Shibuya…but he can sort of guess. Sort of. Would he do the same for San Fransokyo? It's hard to say.]
Is that the polite way of telling me you think I'm being naive? Not that polite, dude. [There's a slight exhale though.] But okay. That's fair. Options…I like options. That's all I want.
[…and that calm shifts straight into horrified.]
I…[Wow. No. Wow.] Jason and Nico can take care of themselves. I'm not going to have to save them from a burning building. [He brushes it off with a slightly nervous laugh.] I forget that sometimes you like to be morbid.
[But it's clear that he's definitely thinking about it now. What will he do? What would it take to push him over the edge to protect and fight for Nico or Jason? He's hoping he won't have to find out anytime soon.]
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[Joshua actually sighs.]
Hiro, the reason you can't understand is because you were never going to be destined to fight as a Seelie. You will always be chaotically aligned. The faeries appeal to our sense of duty, and to refuse means that they will move on. There are countless worlds with countless Shardbearers that could be aligned to the Seelie cause. I imagine that most of the time, one invited by the faeries will say yes. As such, they'll respect one who says no. They are order, and willingness is important to their Court. Duty. Honor. Chivalry. Beauty. Those are what make people fight for their side.
[He giggles at that.]
There is a difference between knowing it's a necessity and experiencing that necessity for yourself. I'm sure you'll find out soon enough. [That's always been Joshua's way. He'll never give his own reasons unless he feels it's necessary. He finds it more important that the other person finds their way without having Joshua's experiences and thoughts coloring their perspective. If it paints him as the 'bad guy,' then he will take it with grace.]
No, not naive. Not quite, at any rate. Life is complicated enough as it is. Why wouldn't anyone try to simplify it, to leave out the shades of grey and keep it all black and white? For some, it's their only form of coping.
[The shift is good, since that means he's making Hiro think about it. It doesn't stop Joshua from being casual.]
Well, I feel that I have to be, considering I'm technically dead. I would remind you, though, that even the greatest of heroes have fallen for one reason or another.
[For once, there's a hint of sympathy in Joshua's face as he says this next part:]
To die in a place that is not home, that is foreign in all senses of the word, I believe that would be the cruelest thing that could happen.
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Right. Of course. [He clears his throat, sitting up a little taller and calming himself down.] You guys are order and willingness, and we're chaos and willfulness. Trust me, I know. [He sees the difference mostly between himself and Nico, truthfully. It's most blatantly obvious with them.] Have you ever noticed that what we fight for and what you fight for are just variations of the same thing? Love and passion? Beauty and glamour? We just take the extremes. [Like kidnapping, apparently.]
I hope that's not your way of predicting a bad future. [A lopsided grin.] Who knows what your freaky angel powers can really do. [But he knows Joshua's right. Experience is a whole other ballpark and he knows better than to argue that.] …I don't know if you've noticed but I'm not exactly great at coping. [And Joshua's the only one he'll really admit that to in such a way.] I know the world's not black and white. Life and death aren't black and white. But how're you supposed to differentiate between the different shades of gray? That's where I'm stuck, I guess.
[He bites his lip.] I'm not ready to die. And I'm not going to let other people die on my watch either. I can't. I can't allow that and that includes some of the Seelie and I know that's wrong but just because they don't know any better doesn't mean they totally deserve it. Not all of them. [Most of them, apparently, but there are exceptions.] …but you're right. Death here would probably be worse than staying alive and fighting everything. [There's a beat. It's clear he's thinking on something very specific…but.] I'll take care of them. Both of them. No matter what, I'll think of something. They don't deserve that.
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[There's a smug smirk for Hiro.]
My 'freaky angel powers,' as you so call them, can do more than you think. I do hope you like surprises. [After all, where's the fun in spilling the beans on everything he can do?] Oh, it's impossible to differentiate. That's why they're usually situations in which 'judgment calls' are appropriate to describe them. Experience is the only way to learn, and sometimes none of the choices presented are good ones. All you can do is pick the best one.
[Joshua hums a little in thought.]
Sometimes, compassion makes all the difference. It can be a defining moment, and also can be the bravest thing a person could do. We aren't nameless entities in this war, Hiro. We're all people who have family, friends, people we care about. Some of us won't return to those people. The things you create, the things you do, will all be to make that a reality. That is a responsibility you must be able to bear or else it'll crush you under its weight.
[He pauses, looking up at the ceiling. It looks like he's deeply contemplating something. Eventually, he speaks.]
You wouldn't happen to have more tea, would you?
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Maybe I don't want to actually know. [Why are you such a dick? He's not thrilled by that notion because any surprise from Joshua is probably going to be life-altering and disturbing. You know. Like finding out he's still dead or he has angel wings.] But doesn't it get easier to start telling the difference? Or is it just that eventually you gain enough experience that it's easier to pick the best things?
[...that's also true. Compassion is something he understands, even if he's sometimes not the best at it. He was doing better at home, tries to be the same here but sometimes that doesn't work out in his favor.] Is that your fancy way of saying to live life to the fullest? Just hope it doesn't get us busted in the future.
[He stands then, taking Joshua's cup from him as he starts to move away.] I'll be back with the same kind.
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[In which Joshua proves he doesn't always give a straight answer for the umpteenth time.]
Well, if you do find out, then I hope it's not because we're facing each other in battle. [Despite what appears to be the contrary, he does consider Hiro a friend. Perhaps not entirely a close one, but a friend all the same, and he has no desire to kill him in cold blood.] The latter more than the former. You can tell in general if the shade is dark or light, but those in-between shades are the most difficult to figure out.
[Joshua giggles again.]
A hipster of a barista I know has a saying he's very fond of: 'Enjoy the moment.' However, that's not all of what I'm asking. Are you prepared for the day that your side uses what you create to kill others? For they'll name you as their killer as well, even if you weren't the one who pulled the trigger.
[Aw, Hiro is good to him!] Delightful!
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We're gonna face each other eventually aren't we? [He doesn't like the idea, but he knows it's better to bring up the possibility now than avoid it.] Just might not be on the field. Call it another kind of experience drenched in a bunch of grays. Trust me, I'm not looking forward to that.
The one who owns Wildkat, right? You make him sound like a pretty wise guy. [He had been fine up until then, fine to make little jokes and jabs...and then no, Joshua had to go and ruin it by reintroducing reality.] Whoa, what? ...I...
[...nope. Not at all. He stares blankly for a moment, hand curling around the cup before he shakes his head.] I'll be right back. [Yup. He's just bolting to get more tea instead so he can think of maybe a decent answer. Maybe. Goddamnit Joshua.]
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It is a possibility that shouldn't, or can't, be ignored. [Joshua brushes his bangs to the side.] Bravo, you're learning!
The very one. [He just won't say anything about how much of a 'wise guy' Sanae can be. It can be scary how similar the two can be when it comes to deflecting questions...
He just waves at Hiro's retreating back.]
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And you drive me crazy. [But the tone's not entirely one of frustration...just slightly.] ...but do you really think war can also bring good changes? Or just the terrible ones? That's...the one thing I really, really want to know.
[Though it sounds as though he's asking in terms of war in general, Joshua will probably understand he means "this war."]
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It depends on the war. World War I brought about chemical warfare, something so horrifying that the world agreed to never use it again. World War II brought atomic bombs to the table, which then led to the nuclear arms race in the Cold War. In all three, more efficient ways of killing vast amounts of other people were invented, and not all of them were humane, such as the concentration camps.
[He lifts the other hand, like a balance.]
However, if not for the Cold War, we might never have landed on the moon, thought to be an impossible feat. If not for World War II, then we may not have gotten out of the Great Depression as quick as we had. In some cases, without war, some countries would never have gained or regained their independence. Great strides in science and technology were made, regardless of whether they would be used in war or not.
[Now, Joshua puts both hands down, folding them neatly in front of him.]
Some things were ignored, though. The treatment of prisoners of war, for example. There'd been a convention to give better treatment to those soldiers and civilians, but they're still treated like garbage.
The changes this world will make, the good and bad, I don't know. It won't just be this world where those changes take place. It will effect all worlds. The choices we make, the actions we take, those will all be on our shoulders collectively.
[He leans back in his chair, tapping his foot.]
Life is not always a blessing, Hiro. Neither is death always a curse. They can be either, just as they can be either good or evil. They're a balance, and sometimes that balance can only be achieved by adding or taking more of one thing.
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What happens when the balance tips though? He's hoping he won't find out anytime soon. That will mean the end of this war and that will mean the end of...well, everything.]
So really it's our job to make sure the balance says as equal as possible. Yeah. I get it. [He looks down at his hands, sneakers scuffing along the floor in thought.] Guess we've just gotta be careful how we do it. [A pause.] Thanks...for the reminder, I mean.
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[He tilts his head slightly.]
A little tip for the road: perhaps you should try finding balance in yourself first. You lost a great deal of it when you lost Tadashi, and you're in danger of losing more of what you tried to regain.
A shame I can't ask you to call me every now and then to make sure you're alive and of this world, but I suppose letters will have to do for the moment.
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[But at that his eyes light up a bit.] Actually...I've got something for you. [Digging into the pockets of his shorts, he unearths one obsidian black necklace and pushes it across the table to Joshua.] I'm not going to tell you where I got this from, but I have one, too. They work like the lockets but they're not connected to the system that's down right now. [A shrug.] I mean...if you want it. I've just been holding onto it for a while, didn't have anybody else to give it to.
[Nah, it's mostly that he purposefully wanted Joshua to have it, but saying he cares about him is hard. And also Joshua's an ass.]
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[His tone is breezy and agreeable, sounding like he believes Hiro. They both know better, of course.
Joshua reaches forward to take the necklace, observing it with interest.]
I think I can work a hint of black. [He puts it in his pocket for the time being.] Is it only connected to yours?
[At least he doesn't ask why Hiro's giving it to him. He just casually accepts it.]
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Black kinda goes with gold sometimes, doesn't it? [Whatever man. That's a great question though.] ...might be connected to some of the other necklaces but I'm not really sure. I'm trusting you with this though. So don't...don't use it to spy on my friends or anything.
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[This one is cautious.]
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