Chapter 3: Partners
Setting: at the Hachiko statue Time: 10:30 a.m. Day: 1
(My phone starts ringing.)
Me: What now?
(I looked at the screen.)
Message:
Defeat all Noise within your current area within 20 minutes or face erasure.
Me: What? But I don't have a partner yet, and I don't know how to fight these things! What am I going to do?
(I could see the Noise now for the first time, and they were starting to surround me.)
?: Make a pact with me.
(I turned around to see who it was.)
Me: Huh? Why are you here?
Joshua: To help of course.
Me: But why? Aren't you the Composer? [I don't know what the Composer is, well I know that he's in charge of watching over Shibuya, but I'm guessing he's also the one that's in charge of the Reapers' Game. If he is, why would he help a Player?]
Joshua: Do you want my help or not?
Me: Alright. Sure. [Not like I really have a choice. My only other option is to be erased.]
Joshua: Ok then. Make a pact with me.
Me: Ok. I accept.
(All of a sudden there was a blinding flash of light, and after it disappeared I felt power rushing through me.)
Joshua: Now that that's done, we should take care of these Noise. We only have ten minutes left.
Me: Alright. Let's do thi- wait I don't know how to erase them!
Joshua: It's simple. Just use a psych.
Me: I don't know what that is!
Joshua: You have some pins, right?
Me: Um…yeah.
(I took out some pins out of my purse)
Joshua: Every pin has a psych. You just have to figure out what it does. Use your imagination.
Me: [This one has a fire symbol on it, so-]
(But that thought was cut short as the bat Noise swooped down to attack me.)
Joshua: Look out!
Me: Ahhh!
(I held the pin out in front of me like a shield and imagined that the bats would catch on fire and disappear, which I think was kinda stupid, but what can I say, I panicked!)
(Before I knew what was happening, the bats actually went up in flames and vanished.)
Me: Whoa! Did I do that?
Joshua: Yep. Good job, you took care of them all by yourself.
Me: Is that it?
Joshua: I believe so. Congratulations at completing your first mission.
Me: Twenty minutes for a few Noise?
Joshua: It might have been different if you were in a different area, so consider yourself lucky that they were just bat Noise.
(I sighed, relieved that I was given such an easy mission.)
Me: [Well, it is the first day. I was lucky…this time.]
I guess so, but thanks anyway for helping me.
Joshua: No problem. We are partners now after all.
Me: Right. So…what now?
Joshua: We just rest until tomorrow.
(I suddenly felt really tired and passed out.)
