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.)