[No sooner has school let out for the day that Hisoka gets a call...]
Hey, it's Josuke! You said to let you know when, right? [...being horribly vague on purpose.] Alright, so this is me letting you know!
[When he should be slowing the hell down following Mardis Gras and the recent string of Hornet attacks, but...since when does this teenager live life in anything besides the fast lane?]
[A call back a few hours later, more into the night. Josuke's eagerness to keep this deal with him is wonderful Sure the boy doesn't have much experience but he has the means to make progress and the will it seems as well.]
[Hisoka, didn't anybody ever tell you that you shouldn't keep a teenage boy waiting? Their attention spans are horrifically short!
Fortunately, despite being preoccupied with video games, Josuke still answers, cradling his phone against his cheek as he mashes his controller in hand to perform a killer attack against the CPU...]
What's up!
[...needless to say, he didn't bother checking to see who was calling.]
[He doesn't have that much experience with teenage boys. Mostly adults, and some children. His attention span can be just as bad though- at times. And then other times he waits years for something.]
[It's getting late, but there's still some light left to the day!
However...]
Just one question, though. Where's this gonna take place?
[Because it'll be a cold day in Hell before he treks back into the marsh, thank you! And it's not like they can just take to sparring in the park. That'd defeat the purpose of keeping it between them for now.]
TEXT | Forward-dated to February 18th
Hey, it's Josuke! You said to let you know when, right? [...being horribly vague on purpose.] Alright, so this is me letting you know!
[When he should be slowing the hell down following Mardis Gras and the recent string of Hornet attacks, but...since when does this teenager live life in anything besides the fast lane?]
Call me back!
voice
Ring ring.
voice
Fortunately, despite being preoccupied with video games, Josuke still answers, cradling his phone against his cheek as he mashes his controller in hand to perform a killer attack against the CPU...]
What's up!
[...needless to say, he didn't bother checking to see who was calling.]
voice
You called about our encounter?
voice
[Fumbling on his end...followed by a low curse and a little more taptaptapping on the controller buttons.]
Yeah, I was wondering—well, are you up for it right now, or are you busy?
voice
Ah, right now? [Ngh- yes.]
I suppose so.
voice
However...]
Just one question, though. Where's this gonna take place?
[Because it'll be a cold day in Hell before he treks back into the marsh, thank you! And it's not like they can just take to sparring in the park. That'd defeat the purpose of keeping it between them for now.]
Think the beach'd work okay?
voice
voice
You said you're registered, right? That'll make the trip easier.
[They can just Port on over and head out from the base, same as everybody did for the bonfire. Nice and easy.]
I can meet you at the Porter in...fifteen or twenty minutes?
[...the "or" because he needs to save his game progress!]
voice
So be it then. See you soon, Josuke.