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[giveuponyourself]

It seems we're all stuck here together like one big happy family, aren't we? Since that's the case... how about we play a little game to get to know each other?

What is most important to you in your entire life? What would you be willing to do anything for? And I do mean anything~

And please, nothing like 'friendship' or 'world peace.' Really dig down deep; we should all be honest with each other, don't you think? ❤

[feel free to answer the question or not, Joshua seems to just be very bored. what a chatty nerd!]

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[hauhra]

You make some interesting suggestions, however... be careful not to say them too loudly, though, or the Circle might go for those next, and enough of my memories of my ancient past have been lost in time already.

[giveuponyourself]

Seems like an audacious misinterpretation if they're sacrificing people in the name of justice and order. But Ancient Egypt isn't exactly my strong suit.

[Yeah that's as good as he's got. He's not very good at expressing sympathy. Or feelings?]

Worry not; like I said, I don't have the power to take anything from you anymore and my lips are sealed~

But I will say... the original intent of my work was in the hopes of helping someone grow by the loss. A part of that was hopefully helping people who ended their own lives find new reasons to continue, or reignite something they'd left behind.

...Of course, I suppose your feelings are none of my business. But I hope I could provide some sort of insight.

[hauhra]

It's funny that you should say that, because your motivations are remarkably similar to what I was always told were the responsibilities of Anubis in the afterlife.

And you're right, they aren't, but... in a way, I suppose you did.

Thanks, I guess.

[ it's more consolation than anyone else has ever offered him, anyway, and it may not seem like it from his response, but he's still grateful nevertheless, much to his own surprise. ]

[giveuponyourself]

I'm not so full of myself as to compare my role to a real god. But I suppose as far as job qualifications are, it's not too far off.

No need to thank me. I'm glad I could still help out a bit.

[It's a wildly different tone than he's taken with most people, but-- but like Bakura, while it may not seem like he's genuinely glad, a part of Joshua does take a bit of pride in a job well done.]

[hauhra]

You certainly could have fooled me.

Are you saying that you aren't actually a god, then? But before, you were talking about being a sort of gatekeeper to the afterlife. How can you not be, if that's the case?

[ what is joshua, really ]

[giveuponyourself]

Depends on how you define a god, I suppose.

I certainly didn't come to exist in this world through some otherworldly mythical event. I simply... seized the opportunities where I could.

[just wait until you hear about the Grim Reaper Bureaucracy.]

[hauhra]

What a coincidence... because so did I.

It would seem that you and I are more alike than I first thought.

[giveuponyourself]

Oh really?

[Well now, this was interesting. Maybe a bit concerning, given that sort of confession right there, but it's not like Joshua was going to lose a family to a godly sacrifice. He didn't even have a family to lose!]

I'd love to hear that story some time~