Day 4
Neku and Joshua are playing Tin Slammer, Francis is learning Dex-Starr about Tarot Card and then Neku win
Neku: Yesss! I win!
Joshu: This isn't fair, Neku. When did you suddenly become a Tin Pin expert?
Neku: And why should I answer that?
Joshu: How about because I'm asking you!? Have you been secretly training?
Neku: Maybe. Look, a win's a win. That means we wait another hour for the mission.
Joshua: Ugh, Neku… Cut me a little slack.
Neku: Not happening. I won. Therefore, we wait.
Joshua: Ugh, fine… But this is a huge waste of time. …Hello?
Neku's Though: This is getting to him. Keep it up, and he's bound to crack.
Francis is telling Dex-Starr about the Tarot Card
Dex-Starr: What's with these 22 Arcana, Francis.
Francis: I'll tell you. Let's with the Fool. Fool Arcana represent the beginning and suggest infinite possibilities.
Dex-Starr: That sounds like beginning of a Journey.
Francis: The Magician Arcana representing action, initiative, and immaturity.
Dex-Starr laugh about Immaturity from the Magician Arcana
Dex-Starr: Immaturity.
Francis: The Priestess Arcana representing contemplation and inner knowledge.
Dex-Starr: Hm... That's good.
Francis: The Empress Arcana representing life brought forth from motherhood.
Dex-Starr: Just like what my owner teach me.
Francis: The Emperor Arcana representing leadership and decision-making.
Dex-Starr: That was Atrocities do.
Francis: The Lovers Arcana represents a choice for the person's journey.
Dex-Starr: Lover? I don't have love in me.
Francis: The Chariot Arcana which symbolizes momentary victory.
Dex-Starr: I guess that what heroes do.
Francis: The Justice Arcana representing the knowledge of what is right and wrong
Dex-Starr: Justice? Man, they always do Justice instead of revenge.
Francis: The Hermit Arcana representing the search for answers by looking.
Dex-Starr: I guess some people are searching for answers like mine.
Francis: The Fortune Arcana representing fate and opportunities provided by it.
Dex-Starr: I wonder what it means by that.
Francis: The Strength Arcana representing passion, self-control, and power with reason.
Dex-Starr: Just like what I do.
Francis: The Hanged Man Arcana representing the inability to take action.
Dex-Starr: I see, I guess that what the Red Lantern do.
Francis: The Death Arcana representing the end of the old and the beginning of the new.
Dex-Starr: Like moving on and have a new beginning.
Francis: The Temperance Arcana representing the balancing opposites and allowing the individual to grow.
Dex-Starr: I don't know what that means, but it's like Balancing the Peace.
Francis: The Devil Arcana representing temptation.
Dex-Starr: I don't know what it was.
Francis: The Hierophant Arcana representing formality and knowledge.
Dex-Starr: Formality and knowledge? I think I will know that.
Francis: The Tower Arcana representing the threat of collapse and loss of all hope.
Dex-Starr: (Sigh) Just like what happen to Krypton.
Francis: The Star Arcana representing a glimmer of hope.
Dex-Starr: That what the Blue Lanterns do.
Francis: The Moon Arcana representing a source of fear and false illusions.
Dex-Starr: "Fear" That's what Sinestro Corps do.
Francis: The Sun Arcana representing a bright future and a true achievement.
Dex-Starr: Everyone's have dreams and future to have.
Francis: The Judgement Arcana representing realizing one's true calling and gaining a deeper understanding of life.
Dex-Starr: I see.
Francis: And that's all the Arcana you learn.
Dex-Starr: Man I can't believe it. But why those Tarot Cards.
Francis: They were going to forge a Bond to the People's?
Dex-Starr: Bond?
Francis: Bonding the people is the true key to gain a friendships to them, when they make an Unbreakable Bonds, they'll happy to each others. And they'll be part of their hearts. And become their power.
Dex-Starr: Well, I don't have any bonds. But the Bond I have was... Atrocitus.
Francis: Well, are you saying you don't have any friends before. Man, you sound just like Companion, Neku. I guess chicken yourself out.
Dex-Starr: Hey, that's not funny!
Meanwhile
Konishi: Today fourteen Players and their animal Companions were erased, sir.
Megumi: Leave it to a genius. At this rate, the Game won't last the week.
Konishi: About that, sir… No missions have been issued in the last two days.
Megumi: None?
Konixhi: None, sir. Nevertheless, Players and their Companion have been disappearing at a startling rate.
Megumi: And Minamimoto?
Konishi: AWOL. He broke off contact yesterday.
Megumi: Our Game Master's gone missing?
Konishi: His so-called "works of art" have been sighted around the UG-thus, I suspect he is still in the area.
Megumi: …Then let's leave him be for now.
Konishi: Meaning you won't require an inquiry into Minamimoto's activities?
Megumi: Correct. He's not a social animal. Give the man space.
Konishi: …Understood. As you wish, Mr. Kitaniji.
Megumi: Any other problems?
Konishi: Several Reapers were attacked on Route 5, sir. We suspect Taboo Noise.
Megumi: Taboo Noise… How does this affect our manpower?
Konishi: The losses are within tolerances. I've already set about identifying and locating the perpetrator.
Megumi: Very good. So explain the dwindling Player count…
Konishi: Yes, sir. I'm looking into any correlation between the two incidents now.
Megumi: Perfect. I'd expect no less. I leave it to you, Konishi.
Konishi: Understood, sir.
Konishi's Though: Sho Minamimoto…A true genius. Youngest Reaper officer in history. Tactics, intel, willpower, decisiveness, performance… His numbers are just short of Mr. Kitaniji's. Except for cooperation. A whopping zero… I'll admit he has talent, but his quirks are beyond control. What is he after? My analysis suggests-
Back to Neku and the others
Joshua: How can you be busy, Mr. H? Your café is always empty. …Fine, fine. Sorry. …Later. Ugh…
Neku's Though: Fifteen minutes and counting… Any minute now, he'll-
Joshua: Say, Neku. Could you do me one teensy favor?
Neku's Though: (Bingo. Now, to beat him to the punch.)
Neku: If this is about the wait, I'm not listening.
Dex-Starr: So do I.
Francis: Fine. How about a trade?
Neku's Though: Right on cue!
Neku: OK…Answer my question, and I'll go with you.
J oshua: You've twisted my arm. Go on, shoot.
Dex-Starr: …What are you after?
Joshua: You're curious?
Neku: If you don't feel like talking, we can wait.
Joshua: Hee hee… It's nothing major. I'm going to jack Shibuya.
Neku: …Right. How 'bout a real answer?
Francis: That was a real answer.
Dex-Starr: … What? How do you jack a town?
Joshua: That's why we're looking for the Shibuya River.
Francis: My turn to ask a question. Do you really want a second chance?
Neku & Dex-Starr: Huh?
Joshua: What's waiting for you in the RG? You're as alone there as here. What's the difference?
Neku and Dex-Starr look silent
Joshua: Hee hee. You don't have to answer. I don't really care. Now let's get started. How's our signal today? Hmm… It's coming from out past Shibu-Q Heads. That puts it over near-
Neku & Dex-Starr: Udagawa!?
Francis: Oh, right! You know the city well, Neku and Dex-Starr.
Neku: Shibuya born and raised.
Joshua: My, my!
Dex-Starr: It's coming from Udagawa, right? Let's go.
Joshua: Well, this is new… Someone's an eager beaver today.
Neku's Though: The Udagawa district… Same place me and the cat saw in your head and your companion. Along with me, the cat, lying dead on the ground. How'd we die? And who the hell are you? We might find my answers there.
They went off and they saw a Reaper's and 777
Joshua: Hmm? Reaper alert.
Reaper: Let's just report it to the police.
777: Um, hello? We're metal. And Reapers! No way. We'd lose all our cred!
Reaper 2: Like you have any after boning this up.
Joshua: Sounds like an argument.
Neku: Sounds like trouble we don't need. Let's ignore them.
They went and saw a Trash Pile
Dex-Starr: Another junk pile…The Grim Heaper strikes again?
Francis: Know anyone else who'd put something like this together?
Neku: …There's something written on it. "Any sound can shake the air. My voice shakes the heart!" … Uhh…what? First of all, sounds don't really shake anything…
Joshua: I think he's saying he's better than air.
Neku: …Uh…huh.
Joshua: The tracker's responding here, but…I don't think it's what we're looking for.
They went off to Shibu-O Heads and then
777: Hey! Hold up, you four.
Dex-Starr's Though: Ugh... Busted.
Neku: Wait! You're that-
777: Hey, my man and his cat! I remember you two. Perfect timing. You're not busy, right? Help a brother out?
They agreed
777: You'll hear me out? Rock!
Joshua: Ahem. We're booked. Right, Neku and Dex-Starr? Sorry, but we have somewhere to be.
Neku: Right…Udagawa.
777: What? Yo, Tenho!
T: On it.
He created a Wall
Neku: What? A wall!? Hey!
777: You wanna get through here? Help us out.
Neku and Dex-Starr look down
Francis: Thrusting your person problems on Players? How very professional.
Neku: So what's the deal?
777: Long story short? Our band's microphone has gone missing!
Dex-Starr: What happened?
777: Happened around 2:00 yesterday. We had a little gig at Molco, right? Even unveiled a new track. Shoulda been no problem. But! The show ends, we split for the day-I let our stuff outta my sight for one minute, tops-I get back and the mic's gone!
Reaper: Yeah, says you. You prob'ly just left it someplace.
777: I'm tellin' you, BJ, it was stolen! That thing is Def March's heart 'n' soul! I wouldn't just lose it. Somebody TOOK it!
BJ: Who the hell would want a mic with wings?
777 look silent
BJ: Wh-what? Hey, YOU lost it!
777: Ugh… Fine. Let's just split up and look for it, OK?
Dex-Starr's Though: Why are WE looking for YOUR junk!?
BJ: Screw that, man. You lost it. You find it. I'm outta here. Oh, Tenho… This your phone, bro?
Tenho: Oh, snap…
BJ: I found it lyin' around.
Tenho: Thanks, man. I was wigging out trying to find it. Where was it?
BJ: In the…uhh, I mean…S-Spain Hill!
Tenho is wondering what he means
BJ: I'm headin' back to A-East. Later.
Tenho: I'll go look around Molco again…
The two of them left
777: Thanks!
Neku: I still don't see how this is our problem…
777: Aww, c'mon. Look, I'll pay ya. Help us out.
Dex-Starr: No way! We're-
777: Here, lemme pay you before I forget!
Dex-Starr's Though: Ugh! Punk beat me to the draw…
They talk to 777
777: Hey, boys! Get crackin'.
Neku: Can you give us a little more to go on?
777: Sure! Whaddaya need to know?
Dex-Starr: Describe the stolen microphone.
777: It's a stand mic with black wings.
Neku: Black wings?
777: Yeah, it's the band's symbol.
Dex-Starr: Who'd want a bat-mic?
777: I can think of one guy…
Neku: Really!? Who?
777: Freakin' BJ.
Dex-Starr: BJ?
777: Guy in the black hoodie? He was just here. He's been whining about wanting to do vocals. We had it out over that yesterday. Said he wanted his share of the glory. The mic went missing right after that.
Neku: Wait, he stole it because…he wanted to be a vocalist? That makes no sense. What happened when the mic was taken?
777: I actually didn't tell the other guys, but…just before it disappeared, I got a call.
Dex-Starr: A phone call?
777: Yeah. Thinking back now, it was pretty shady.
Neku: Why was the call shady?
777: They didn't give me their name… Just, "Meet me by Cadoi City." "We need to talk."
Dex-Starr: Any guesses?
777: Not really. Called ID said it was a public phone. Sounded like an affected voice, too.
Neku: So…did you go?
777: Yeah, but nobody was there. When I got back to Molco, the mic was gone.
Neku: That IS shady.
Francis: So someone called to lure you away. And you think the Reaper in black you were fighting with-BJ, was it? You suspect him?
777: As much as I hate to consider it… Well, good luck, guys. I'll be right here.
Neku's Though: Ugh… What a pain.
Neku: So? What now?
Joshua: Well, it's obvious, isn't it? We investigate the crime scene and question the people involved.
Neku: What, have you done this before?
Joshua: So we've got Molco and the two bandmates. Let's get started.
They went to Spain Hill
Joshua: Hmm? Isn't that…
They saw Tenho
Neku: Let's see what he has to say.
Joshua: Any luck finding the mic?
Tenho look silent
Joshua: I'd like to ask you a few questions.
Tenho: …Sure, whatever.
Francis: 777 said the mic was the band's soul. What makes it so special?
T: It just is. Back when we were still busking on the streets, we all pooled our money to buy it. It's a symbol of our bond as a band. As friends. I stuck wings on it, to remind us of that. Got us through some rough times.
Joshua: I see…
Tenhi: But lately 777 and BJ have been fighting over who gets to sing-over who has rights to the mic. Talk about irony…
Joshua: You must be happy, then-the object dividing them is out of the picture.
Tenho: Yeah… …B-but not that happy! I just… Hmph. Never mind.
Joshua: Where were you yesterday at 2:00?
Tenho: …R-right here?
Neku's Though: Are you asking us or telling us?
Joshua: Ah, yes. BJ said he found your phone on Spain Hill.
Tenho: Yeah… Must've dropped it here. Well, I don't see our mic here. I'm going back to wait with 777.
Joshua: You've been very helpful.
They went to Molco
Dex-Starr: He said the mic went missing at Molco, right?
Joshua: Look. A phone booth.
Neku: Oh, right. 777 said the call came from a pay phone. Then let's-
?: Hey there! Aren't you, like, Players?
They saw Nao, Sato, Ace and Stretch o Mutt
Joshua: And you two are… Ahh, yes! The winners of the slam-off.
Nao: You, like, remember us? Super yay!
Neku: You need something?
Nao: So, like, I'm always with the same guy, and I wanted to talk to somebody else for a change? And most folks can't, like, see us, so…
Sota: What're your names?
Joshua: I'm Joshua. This is Neku. And these are our companion, Dex-Starr and Francis
Sota: Nice meetin' ya, Neku, J-dawg. I'm Sota. The cute one's Nao.
Nao: Call me Nao-Nao for short, 'K?
Ace: I'm Ace the Bat-hound.
Francis: I heard about you, you're Batman's Pet.
Ace: Partner. Just Partner.
Buddy: I'm Stretch O Mutt. But you can call me Buddy. That's my name.
N: Uhh…sure.
Ace: Hey, did you guys know? No missions yesterday or today, but Players are still gettin' wiped out.
Neku: Wiped out?
Nao: You should be careful, Nekky!
Neku: N-Nekky?
Nao: We saw some real scary Noise before? We ran like bunnies! You should, like, totally run if you see 'em!
Buddy: Let's just all stay sharp and get through this together, huh?
Dex-Starr: Uh, yeah.
Joshua: Hmm? Didn't you know?
Neku: Hey, man, don't-
Francis: Even if multiple Players survive…only so many get to come back to life.
Nao: What? Um, like, uncool?
Joshua: The other Players aren't your friends. They're your competition. That goes for partners and Companion, too.
Ace: No way… If, two people and two animal survive? And only one person and animal gets to go back? What happens to the other one?
Francis: They play again, same as Nekky and Dex-Starr here.
Neku and Dex-Starr look silent
Buddy: Whoa, like, this is your second time?
Neku & Dex-Starr: …Yeah.
Ace: Then your partner and her companion made it back!
Dex-Starr: No…they didn't.
Nao: Huh? I don't get it.
Dex-Starr: They were taken as our entry fee.
Nao: No way! That's, like, super cruel!
Dex-Starr: I chose to play again, and they… It's our fault they didn't make it ba-
Buddy: No worries.
Neku & Dex-Starr: Huh?
Sota: They were your entry fee, yeah? That means you really care about them. No reason to feel guilty for that.
Nao: Yeah! It's, like, totally not your fault! I'd gladly be Sota's entry fee if it gave him another chance.
Sota: And I'd play the Game a million times for Nao. Whatever it takes to get us back to the RG, dawg.
Dex-Starr: … You don't think we to blame?
Buddy: Forget blame, man! Plus, I don't care if only one of us gets a second chance. I still ain't sniping other Players.
Nao: Yeah! Like, fighting so isn't the answer? We all want to be alive again. Nobody "deserves" it most, right? …I want you to win, too, Nekky. So, like, this is for you?
They give him and Dex-Starr a Pin
Neki: A pin?
Nao: Yeah! We, like, won it at the slam-off? And now it's yours. Yay!
Neku: You sure?
Ace: We couldn't use it. Not that we're dumping our trash on you, but… Anyway, give it a try.
Neku: Thanks.
Buddy: We should probably move on, yeah?
Nao: Be safe, Nekky! Bye, Josh-Josh! Like, see you later?
Ace: This time, Dex-Starr and Francis. Hope we win this game. Good luck
They left
Joshua: They were charming.
Dex-Starr: Nobody deserves it most…
Joshua: Hmm?
Dex-Starr's Though: It's true… Everybody's got their own deal. Their own dreams. None of them outweighs the next…
Dex-Starr: Shibuya's full of all kinds of folks, huh?
Joshua: Hee hee… Talk about your non sequiturs.
Neku: Sorry… …So how 'bout we check out that phone?
They went to the Phone Booth
Joshua: Hmm, no microphones here…
Neku: Thank you, Captain Obvious. 777 said the call came from a pay phone. Is this the one?
Joshua: This looks like a job for my phone!
Dex-Starr: …Huh? What, the tracker?
Joshua: No, the other new feature.
Neku: What other new feature?
Joshua: The camera.
Dex-Starr: Don't most phones already have a camera?
Joshua: Hee hee… Watch and learn. I simply set the time to yesterday, and…
Neku: What and learn what? It's a photo.
Francis: Hmm… Let's try a different time.
Joshua show Neku and Dex-Starr the picture and they saw a Mic
Dex-Starr: Ahh! The mic!
Joshua: So it was right here at this time yesterday.
Neku: What the heck? How did your phone-
Francis: Weren't you listening to Mr. H? He added a couple of new features. One's the tracker. The other one's this camera. It takes photos of the past.
Neku: Holy…
Neku's Though: That's Mr. H's work? Who the hell IS he?
Dex-Starr: So, could you shift the time later to see who took it?
Joshua: Let's try.
They take picture and it show BJ
Neku: That's…BJ, right? And the mic's gone!
Joshua: Hmm, very suspicious.
Neku: Let's take one more, just to be-
Joshua: Can't.
Neku: Huh?
Francis: There's a three-shot-per-day limit.
Dex-Starr: What? Why!?
Joshua: How should I know!? Ask Mr. H!
Neku's Though: Suddenly, it's a lot less impressive…
Neki: Then we'll use mine. …Huh?
Joshua: Something wrong?
Neku: My phone has no camera.
Joshua: Hmm… He must have forgotten to do yours.
Neku look silent
Joshua: Care to see those shots again?
They head off to Towa Records
Neku: Look who.
They saw Uzuki and Kariya
Uzuki: We've been looking forever, and still nothing!
Kariya: Chill out, Uzuki. Slow and steady, girl.
Uzuki: Are you kidding!? This is a direct order from Ms. Konishi! Don't you blow my big chance to- Ugh, you again?
They saw Neku, Dex-Starr, Francis and Joshua
Joshua: You actually look busy today.
Uzuki: Very busy, thank you. We certainly don't have any time to waste on you. Kariya, we're leaving!
Kariya: Aight. Whatever…
Neku's Though: Hmm, wonder what they were looking for.
Joshua: The signal's getting weak. Let's try someplace else.
They all went off and they're at Scramble Crossing
Neku: Hmm?
J: Isn't that…
They saw BD
BJ: (Sigh) I thought for sure it'd work.
Neku: Let's see what he has to say.
BJ: (Sigh)
Joshua: AHEM.
BJ: Gah! Wh-what!?
Joshua: Weren't you headed back to A-East?
BJ: …I wanted to lose myself in the crowd for a bit. Y'know?
Neku's Though: Can't say that I do, actually.
Joshua: We just had a few questions for you.
BJ: Look, what do you want?
Joshua: About the stolen mic-
BJ: Stolen? Please. 777's full of it. I'm sure he just left it someplace. Either way, he should've been watching our stuff.
Joshua: I hear that you wanted that mic for yourself.
BJ: So what if I did? Doesn't matter now. I don't need it anyway.
Joshua: Where were you yesterday at 2: 00?
BJ: Oh, uh… I was… You know, uh…Dogenzaka! Yeah! In line for the new ramen place! Why would I go to the phone booth by Molco? I don't even know it's there!
Joshua: Mm-hmm…
BJ: Wh-what? Just gimme some space, would ya? I want to spend some time alone.
Joshua: Of course. But first…take a look at this photo.
BJ: Wha- How did-
Joshua: That's the phone booth near Molco. Aka the phone booth of love. …Right?
BJ: Gah!
Joshua: Isn't there some kind of urban legend? They say if you use this phone to confess your love, the other person will love you back.
BJ: Oh, um…really!?
Joshua: I don't know who you called. But you were there yesterday. That much is fact.
BJ: But I-
Joshua: You weren't in Dogenzaka. You were chatting up some tramp near Molco.
BJ: She's NOT a tramp!
Dex-Starr's Though: Damn, Josh…. Remind me not to tick you off.
BJ: You can't tell ANYONE about this! OK, so I was there yesterday! I made a call Are you happy now!?
Joshua: Quite. You've been very helpful, thanks.
BJ: Ugh… I'm headin' back to see 777. Hopefully he's found the stupid mic by now. Seriously, if you tell a soul, you're dead.
Joshua: I don't think we're getting anything else out of him. Let's move on.
They went 104 and saw the Commercial
Announcer on TV: Feeling pinned? Break down those boundaries. RED SKULL.
Neku: Hey, it's that commercial…
Random person: Ooh! Ooh! Look, it's playing!
Random person 2: That CAT pin is phat!
Random person: You can't find that pin anywhere!
Des-Dex-S: It's really taken off… Even folks who seem like they wouldn't be into CAT have 'em on. Bet they don't appreciate it at all.
Francis: Like the guy handing them out at the ramen place. Looks like everybody has Red Skull fever.
Neku: Shiki, B'dg, the Cat and I were pretty thorough.
Joshua: …Looks an awful lot like the Player Pin, hmm?
Neku: … So who makes the Player Pins, anyway? The Reapers?
Francis: Nope. That's Composer territory. He's responsible for creating and controlling them.
Dex-Starr: The Composer… The guy in charge of Shibuya?
Joshua: Correct. We're in the Composer's Game. The Reapers are just his enforcers. They execute his designs.
Dex-Starr: Some designer. His Game royally sucks.
Joshua: Hee hee… Doesn't it?
Neku: …Can he and his Reapers go to the RG?
Francis: RG, UG-it's all the same Shibuya. Just, people in the RG can't see us here. We're like air, Neku. Invisible, but very real. Players are only visible in shops with special decals, but Reapers can materialize at will. They're perfectly visible in the RG-minus the wings, of course.
Neku: So they have wings here, but not in the RG?
Joshua: Apparently a Reaper's wings who use his power.
Dex-Starr: So they're basically just normal people in the RG… …
Dex-Starr's Though: So the Player Pins only exist in the UG. The Composer makes them. And now the Red Skull pin…with a very similar design. Hell, it's freaking identical. Coincidence? Not likely. So, what? Are they both just… No. They're made by the same person? Then…that would make the Composer… … No way. Not CAT!?
Joshua: Hmm? Something wrong, Dex-Starr?
Dex-Starr: No. I'm fine.
They went to see 777 and the others
777: Well, if we haven't found it by now…it's probably not turning up. I'll go report it to the po'.
Joshua: Not so fast…
777: Huh?
Joshua: I think I've identified your thief.
777: You serious!?
Neku: Wait, what?
Joshua: Hee hee. Let's recap, hmm? The theft occurred yesterday at 2: 00. 777 received a strange phone call.
BJ: What phone call?
Joshua: "Meet me by Cadoi City. We need to talk." The microphone was stolen while he was away.
Tenho look silent
Joshua: According to 777's caller ID, the call originated at a public phone. Care to know who placed it? We have conclusive proof.
BJ: What!? Y-you guys aren't gonna-
Joshua: This photo shows… Neku and Dex-Starr?
Neku: What, WE'RE telling them!? Uhh, this photo tells it all…
They show them the picture at 2:02
777: Wait… BJ!?
BJ: I told you not to say anything!
777: So it WAS you who called me!
Joshua: Whoa there. When did you get that call? Precisely, that is.
777: Uhh, lemme check… 1: 40.
Joshua: Take a closer look at the photo. See? It was taken at 2: 02. BJ used the phone. That much is fact. But he wasn't calling you.
BJ look silent
Joshua: No, he was calling a lady friend, hmm? To whisper sweet nothings in her-
BJ: AHHHHH! … OK! OK! I admit-I told a chick I like her! And she completely blew me off! Happy now!? Go ahead! Laugh!
Joshua: … Deep breath, Beej. That isn't the point of the photo. Look what's in BJ's left hand.
777: Hmm? Is that a cell phone?
Joshua: Certainly looks like it. But not BJ's.
777: I don't get it…
Joshua: Look at this photo. Would you do the honors, Neku?
They show them the Picture at 1: 55
777: The one of the mic? What about it?
Joshua: Ignore the microphone. Look on top of the telephone.
777: It's that cell phone!
Joshua: Correct. It was there when BJ arrived. He saw it, and took it. Now, why would he do that?
BJ: Cause it belonged to… Waaait a minute!
Joshua: You knew the owner. So you picked it up and returned it.
Flashback has started
BJ: Oh, Tenho… This your phone, bro?
Tenho: Oh, snap…
BJ: I found it lyin' around.
Tenho: Thanks, man. I was wigging out trying to find it. Where was it?
BJ: In the…uhh, I mean… S-Spain Hill!
Flashback has ended
777: Tenho!? But…but… BJ said he found the cell on Spain… Ohhhhhh.
Joshua: BJ didn't want anyone finding out he got blown off. So he lied about where he found it. …Well? I'd say this makes for an airtight case. Tenho left his cell in the phone booth. The question is…why.
Tenho: … I'm sorry, guys. It was all me.
777: What? Why, man!?
Tenho: I thought it'd stop you two fighting. I don't want us to break up… So…I just…
777: … Sorry, bro. We put you through a lot, huh?
BJ: Yeah, my bad, Tenho. I was outta line about wantin' to do vocals…
777: … But that's all over now, right!? We good again?
BJ: Heh, I'm cool.
777: Good. Now let's have that mic, Tenho…
Tenho: It, uhh… It kinda got stolen.
777: WHAT!?
Flashback has started
Tenho: (narrating) I called 777 from that phone booth. Once he left, I grabbed the mic. I was on my way to go hide it…but 777, I saw you coming back. I freaked and hid in the phone booth. I was just gonna wait it out. Then you called me. "The mic's been stolen! Come meet me by Molco! So, I stashed the mic in the phone booth. I musta left my phone in there, too. I checked in with you, but when I went back… The mic was gone!
Flashback has ended
777: Gone?
Tenho: Yeah. This was in there in its place…
777: A megaphone?
Tenho: With some freaky stuff recorded in it…
Recorded: SINE! COSINE! TANGENT!
Tenho, BJ and 777 look silent
Tenho: I'm sorry, guys! I just wanted us to stay together! Now, because of me...
Neku and Dex-Starr know who's voice it was
Neku's Though: That megaphone could only belong to one person.
Joshua: Hee hee…Fascinating. It seems this mystery runs deeper! Care to enlighten them, Neku and Dex-Starr? Tell them who really took their mic.
Neku: No brainer. The guy who took the mic is… None of these guys.
Flashback has started
Tenho: Meet me by Cadoi City. We need to talk.
777 [on phone]: …Huh? Hey! Who are you?
Tenho: … Now's my chance!
Later
T: Oh, crap! 777! Gah! Gotta hide! … Whew… Hmm? My phone?
777 [on phone]: Hello? It's me! 777! We're boned! The mic's been ganked, bro! Hurry back to Molco!
T: Ugh… Be right back, mic. Stay put.
Later
Minamimoto: Hmm? Why, hello! This mic is zetta sexy! Perfect for my opus! [in megaphone] …Here. We'll call it a trade.
Later
BJ: OK. OK. Let's do this. I'm gonna tell her. I'm gonna… Huh? That's Tenho's cell. What an airhead… Ah, well.
Later
BJ: …Sniff. Phone booth of love my ass!
Later
T: Now, to pick up the-Gah! It's gone!? …The hell is this megaphone?
Flashback has endee
777: Great story. Now where's our mic?
Joshua: Hmm… Knowing him? In that junk heap over there.
777: What!?
BJ: Our baby is in that pile of trash!?
777: Start digging, boys!
Tenho: …Sorry to drag you guys into this. I cleared the wall. Go on. We'll manage from here.
He cleared the wall for them
Joshia: Best of luck. Now then! Shall we head to Udagawa, Boys?
Neku: That was the detour from hell… And one more thing, Francis. Why are you so quite?
Francis: Oh, I don't want to interrupt Joshua's Conversation. So I have to be silent for him.
Dex-Starr: And you didn't speak to us, because...
Francis: Oh,. I just don't want to talk to you, you're a bit moody for me.
Dex-Starr: Jerk.
They went Shibu Q Heads and they encounter Beat and Streaky again
Beat: Gotchu punks. Hope you brought your A-game today, yo.
Neku: Beat… Don't do this. I don't want to fight you.
Dex-Starr: Streaky, I'm begging you. Please, Don't.
Streaky: Beggin' won't work.
Neku: Look, we have to win! For Shiki and Badger, too! So would you please go away!?
Beat: Shut it! Le's jus' do this!
They fight and they look exhausted
Dex-Starr: Nngh… That's about all I've got…
Beat: Yo yo yo, you even tryin'? Hit harder! I barely felt that! Man, y'all are stale. Next time at leas' put up a fight.
Streaky: But we'll find you! Next time!
He and Beat left
Joshua: Whew… That was pretty close.
Neku: …
Francis: They're serious. They must really not like you.
Dex-Starr's Though: … I could see them hating me and the boy. …But why erase Shiki and Badger, too? Are they really all Reaper now?)
Joshua: Hmm? What's this, Neku and Dex-Starr?
He show them a Pendant and a Collar
Dex-Starr: A Collar?
Neku: A pendant?
Neku and Dex-Starr know who's belong to
Dex-Starr's Though: This was Rhyme and Krypto's
Neku: Beat must've dropped it.
Joshua: I guess so.
Dex-Starr: Hey, Kid. I think I realized why they joined the reaper.
Neku: Yeah, what is it?
Dex-Starr: Is because... You know.
He know what he means and they look sad
Neku's Though: They're no genius, but they must've had a reason to join them. This meant a lot to them… we should return it.
They went off Udagawa
Joshua: Know Udagawa well, Neku?
Neku: Yeah. I used to come here after school.
Francis: You Dex-Starr?
Dex-Starr: I always come after mission and day off.
Joshua: With your friends?
Neku: Please. I don't do groups. I never met anyone fun to be around.
Dex-Starr: And for me, I don't want Atrocities to see it and the Red Lantern aren't trustworthy.
Joshua: Hee hee. Me neither. We seem to have a lot in common. You know, Neku… Shibuya's a lot like you. Cut off.
Neku: Where did that come from?
Francis: The UG is split into different areas. Shibuya's just one of them, just like it's only one part of the world at large. Each UG area has unique rules. You can't travel between them.
Dex-Starr: Mr. H told you all that?
Francis: …Oh, so you know about our conversations.
Dex-Starr look silent
Francis: As I was saying, every area has its own rules. They never meddle with each other. Sound familiar?
Neku: That could apply to anyone.
Joshua: Hee hee… Maybe so. As long as we all have our own worlds, people will never really understand each other.
Neku: Right? They're them, and I'm me. Talking to them gets me nothing. I thought I'd never respected anyone, until I saw CAT's mural and discovered a new philosophy.
Dex-Starr: And the Red Lantern and Atrocities, they're them and I'm myself. Become friends who full of Rage makes me sick. I thought I have no one to be cheer me up. When I made it in Shibuya I saw CAT's Mural at Night. And discovered my new things.
Joshua:: "Do what you want, how you want, when you want it," was it?
Neku: Yeah. It blew me away. CAT was living the life I always wanted to, but never thought wI could. "Finally, someone who gets me," I thought. Enjoying the moment's about freedom. I just need to do my own thing like CAT. Forget about other people and just enjoy my life…
Dex-Starr: The same thing I did with that boy.
Joshua: Absolutely. Who needs other people's values? It's easier to just live by your own rules.
Dex-Starr: Yeah…
Dex-Starr's Though: But… I don't feel that way anymore. Since coming to the UG, reading people's minds- Shibuya's full of people with just as many viewpoints. Mr. H said the world ends with me. To expand my world, I have to learn to look farther-not write off other people's values as inferior. …Maybe I had it backwards. Maybe I need to open up to really enjoy-
Joshua: Yoo-hoo? Neku and Dex-Starr?
Neku and Dex-Starr look silent
Francis: Well, we may be stuck in Shibuya. But you can still see a fair ways. Why do you suppose that is, Neku? Why show us what we can never reach?
Still Silent to them
Joshua: Hee hee. That mural you mentioned is up ahead, right? The signal's coming from that direction. Let's take a look.
Then they saw Minamimoto
Minamimoto: 3 is the point of the 1. 4 the 1-5-9 are 2.
They are watching him
Dex-Starr: Hey, it's…
Joshua: Shh! Let's see what he's up to.
They hide from him
Minamimoto: 6-5, 3-5! 8-9, 7-9! 32384 62643 38327! And…perfect. Soon… Soon I'll have my desired solution.
He left
Neku: What was all that about?
Joshua: This is…
They saw a Taboo Noise in the Ground
Dex-Starr: Vandalism? He drew it just now, right? More of his loony art?
Joshua: I wonder… My phone's responding to it.
Neku: To these scribbles? I thought you were looking for the Shibuya River.
Francis: I am.
Joshua: Me too.
Neku: Uhh… I don't see any rivers.
Joshua: Thank you, Neku. …What IS this? Considering the artist, it can't be anything good.
Dex-Starr: Well? Should we erase it?
Joshua: He'll know. Besides, it could be a trap. Let's leave it for now.
Neku's Though: Now's the best time. If I take him to where I was lying on the ground…
Dex-Starr: Hey-
Joshua: Say, Neku and Dex-Starr?
Neku: Wh-what?
Joshua: Francis and I like to check over by that mural. Do you mind?
Dex-Starr: Uh…sure.
Dex-Starr's Though: The weasel and his pussy cat beat me to it… What they need over there?
They went off to see the CAT Mural, and then Uzuki and Kariya appeared
Uzuki: Ugh, finally!
Kariya: Deep breath, girl.
Uzuki: Don't give me that! Why'd those two brats have to show up? They're so in the way! Why can't Math Man just let me erase them!? Whew… Anyway. What the heck was the GM doing here? Other than thinking up missions not to give.
Kariya: Uzuki… Get on the horn with HQ. Now.
Uzuki: What? Why?
Kariya: That's a Taboo Noise refinery sigil.
They saw it on the ground
Uzuki: That!? I never knew what they looked like… So the GM's gone maverick!? This is the source of the Taboo Noise?
Kariya: Not quite. This sigil still hasn't been used. There must be another source. Still, we saw him draw it. That's pretty strong evidence he's behind it all.
Uzuki: …Do you smell that, Kariya? Promotions! Glory!
Kariya: I'll pass. Instead of buyin' me that bowl of ramen, you can just take care of the report for me, aight?
Uzuki: What, you're too lazy to even claim credit?
Kaeiya: Something like that. 'Sides…I may have another mystery to unravel.
Back to Neku and the Others
Neku and Dex-Starr show them the Mural
Francis: Wow.
Joshua: Impressive graffiti.
Neku: It's CAT's. This is my favorite spot.
Dex-Starr: And Mine too.
Dex-Starr: And the spot where me and the boy died in your head. …Wait. I assumed me and him are looking at your memories… But couldn't it just have easily been your imagination? What we saw doesn't prove anything. You could've had nothing to do with-
Joshua: Still with us, Neku and Dex-Starr?
Neku: Huh?
Joshua: You spaced out.
Neku: Oh…Sorry.
Francis: You've giving us déjà vu.
Neku & Dex-Starr: What!?
Neku's Though: Déjà vu? From when? Did…did you really see me and the cat die!? Were those scans really of… Was that our death!? … we have to know for sure. …One more scan.
They scan them, and they see Neku looking at Mural of Cat, and they see Dex-Starr flying around in Shibuya and then he saw Joshua and Francis running toward Neku with a Gun, he's going to shoot him. Dex-Starr is going to save Neku from them, but it's too late he shot him and Dex-Starr. After that, they look shocked
Neku's Though: It… It was here.)
Joshua: Something wrong, Neku and Dex-Starr?
Dex-Starr's Though: They… They killed us!
Francis: Hello?
Neku: …We're here. Just a little dizzy. We're fine.
Joshua: Good. Let's move on. Nothing else to see here. Ugh, this tracker's leading us in circles… Did Mr. H give me a dud?
Francis: Don't know.
They went off, Dex-Starr and Neku began to talk to each other
Neku: Hey, Cat. How can they so normal around a guy and a cat they killed? They sought me out as a partner and Companion!
Dex-Starr: How should I know, why kill us at all? What did we do? Did they know us when we were alive?
Neku: We didn't know them.
Dex-Starr: Random homicidal impulse?
Neku: Ugh, they must have had a motive… Too many questions! One thing's for sure, though… We're partnered and companion to our killers.
Dex-Starr: Yeah, we better make sure and found out why they killed us for.
Day End
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