Disclaimer: I still don't own TWEWY or its characters.
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Chapter Two: The Game… Begins?
??? : "Uhm… Well… Welcome, P-Players…"
Several hundred souls shifted their gaze to the black-sweater clad figure, with wings, that hesitantly looked about the room as he greeted them. The thought, "Players?" swept through more than one mind in the white, shadow-laden room. The winged man ("Winged man, bah. Did we end up in some comic-con nerd heaven, or is this guy just a nurse at some hospital for freaks?" jumped through a mind or two) noticed, even recognized two of the faces in the room. One of the faces, with blue headphones and orange, spiky hair, recognized him.
Neku: "BJ?!"
BJ: "Uh… N-Neku? You're in t-the Game again?"
Neku looked at the ground.
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Damnit! Damnit! Damnit! Is this your idea of a joke, Joshua?! Then laugh away! Now you've gotten Eri thrown in this too! Go ahead, giggle all you want! I know you're-
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??? : "Oh, Neku, I'm not laughing. This is serious business, you know."
All faces turned to the white-haired, blue-shirted teen standing before them.
??? : "Hello, Players. I'm Joshua, and I'm going to explain the basic ground rules for the Reapers' Game."
Faces turned to each other. Neku caught a snip of conversation between two people who looked…
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Those five! They're…the people who Eri and I saw before…----------------------------------------------------------------------
??? : "How interesting. To be put into a Game? This will… be entertaining. Partners, right?"
The boy whispering was wearing a black beanie; upon which was a large, burning skull reminiscent of some popular anime show. Neku thought of Beat and Rhyme. He was speaking to the girl Neku recognized as the oldest, the one with a bird's nest in her ribcage.
??? : "That was a terrible way to die, though. Killed by some mass-murderer who hates tourists? I still feel like I'm missing something."
??? : "Isn't it a point of the Game to miss something? Entry fees and all that."
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Those two…they seem to know too much. But… I can't jump to conclusions. That turned out great with Joshua. Maybe they've been in it before, like me…
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Joshua, in the meantime, was explaining the how partnership was necessary to complete the Game, as well as the missions.
Joshua: "One last, well… note. Because of the many souls playing this particular Game, you have the distinction of playing for two full weeks before points are tallied and winners decided. Good luck, and don't go looking for trouble when trouble finds you! Hmm hmm… I should write that down…"
The boy disappeared, along with the winged man. Three hundred un-dead souls succumbed to unnatural sleep.
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