It was time again to start planning another Reaper's Game, much to Joshua's dismay. After the last Reaper's Game that lasted three weeks (and the consequential actions that followed within those three weeks) you could almost bet that Joshua wasn't looking forward to going through with the practice again.

Gathering his thoughts, Joshua sat alone at WildKat as Mr H pretended to be doing something important. When the little bell chimed from above the doorway, Joshua did not take notice as a tall businessman came in and sat at the counter.

"What would you like boss?" Hanekoma asked the businessman once he had noticed the new customer.

"A cup of joe would be fine," the businessman replied cheerily enough, "No cream, be generous with the sugar."

"Got a sweet tooth, do we?"

"It's more in memorial of my daughter, really." the businessman told Hanekoma. "She used to have a sweet tooth so enormous that I nearly bought out a candy store for her once!"

"What happened boss, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Well..." the businessman started to say as his face flushed a deep red color, "She's living."

"Then why a memorial?" Hanekoma joked as he slid a now steaming hot cup of coffee in front of the businessman. At first, the businessman did not give an answer and instead winched. Joshua looked up at the businessman with a new found curiosity.

"My daughter has this... mental condition." the businessman slowly started to say. "She was diagnosed about three years back around the last time I brought her to Shibuya with me. We don't know what started it, and she doesn't seem to remember it either- but now it feels like she isn't... It's like she isn't the daughter I knew before. It feels like... it feels like someone took the daughter I knew and switched her out with a cryptic, emotionless changeling instead."

"Must be pretty rough boss." Hanekoma said as he slid the coffee mug to the businessman, who then proceeded to down in all in three long glugs.

"Her name is Emmeline," the businessman told Hanekoma with trust. "You may have seen her before. She comes around this area often from what I've been able to tell."

"You'll need to describe her for me," Hanekoma told the businessman, "I'm not very good with names."

Unintentionally, Joshua let out a small snort in agreement. In a fraction of a second, Hanekoma shot Joshua a rather threatening stare.

"Hey you!" Hanekoma shouted to Josh from across the cafe, "You better control yourself over there, or I'll kick you out in a heartbeat!"

With a snicker, Joshua shrugged and returned to minding his own business. The businessman, who had been unaware that Joshua was there to begin with, turned around to look at Shibuya's Composer for the first time.

There's something familiar about him...

The businessman shook his head and turned his attention back to Hanekoma.

"My Emmeline about 1.5 meters tall, has really pretty eyes that are a dark brown that almost appear black (she inherited them from her mother's side of the family, bunch a freaks those lot are), and her hair is a rather brilliant shade of red that could almost be her most recognizable feature."

"Well," Hanekoma then said as he leaned on the counter, "Seems to me -with that description- your daughter is a troublemaker that shouldn't be left alone for long."

"So you have met her?" the businessman joked.

"Depends- does she carry around a huge sketchpad with her?" Hanekoma then implored.

"Y-yeah, she does!" the businessman remarked. "Actually... now that I'm thinking about it..."

The businessman turned around to look at Joshua again -who likewise gave him a rather blank stare- then turned back to Hanekoma.

"How often does that kid over there come around?" the businessman then asked curiously. Hanekoma peered around the businessman to looked at Joshua before returning his attention to the conversation.

"Usually when he wants something." Hanekoma said freely. "He used to come in all the time before he got this big job in the area, but now we don't talk as often."

"Well I'm sorry if my 'job' is more important than talking to you." Joshua said, breaking his silence, to walk over to the counter where the businessman was sitting and sat next to him. "Some times, I'd like to make sure the world's order is in check before talking to a man who treats coffee like hard liquor."

"What can I say? It's an addiction." Hanekoma joked with a shrug.

The businessman let out a soft chuckle in amusement. The rather happy moment was turned down when someone else came into WildKat.

"Emery...?" a small voice said. The businessman turned around from the recognition of his name and smiled at who had come in.

"There you are Emmy, I knew I'd find you around here somewhere!" the businessman remarked gratefully. "Come sit, I'm sure this man here will make you some hot chocolate in no time."

"I'm already working on it." Hanekoma claimed as he started to work behind the counter.

Emmeline gave a blank stare from her father, to Joshua, then to her father again.

"Come sit Emmy." Joshua teased in a hiss, "I'm sure you've been walking for a long time."

Emmeline did not give a direct response, but her hand was scribbling on her drawing pad fervently. Slowly, looking at if she was being controlled by strings, Emmeline walked over to the counter and plopped down unceremoniously next to her father- on opposite was where Joshua sat with a delightful little smirk. It made Emmeline's blood boil, while likewise getting a chill down her spine. That was when she realized something.

He knew.

"Emmeline, show this man on the other end of the counter one of the drawings you have." Emery told his daughter, oblivious to the animosity Emmeline had for Joshua.

"Come on kid, can I see one?" Hanekoma then asked as he slid a mug filled to the brim her way. "Of all the times you've come in here, I hardly get to see what you're doing."

As much as she wanted to show Hanekoma one of her drawings, the thought of Joshua sitting on the other end of her father made the idea seem like suicide. Regardless, with her will a subject to her mind's instructions, Emmeline leafed through her sketchpad with an anxious hand pretending to write on the counter before picking a drawing out done a few days before.

"Troll face." she told Hanekoma in a precise tone. Hanekoma looked over the picture and started to laugh. Emery was close enough to see the picture, but was not as amused by what he daughter had named it. Joshua was just barely able to make out what she had drawn, but what was on the paper was as distinguishable as the night from the day.

Joshua gave Emmeline a cold look as she likewise looked back at him with a raised eyebrow.

"The troll should go underground now." Emmeline told him gleefully as the corner of her mouth twitched. "He has a game to play."

"And it will never involve you." Joshua told her sternly. To this, Emmeline gave Joshua a sneer that was almost threatening.