yoshiya “joshua” kiryu || NEO: the world ends with you
have you ever wanted to know what would happen if god was bored and you gave him a gun?
no? too bad you’re about to find out.
got third place in the komaeda of the day poll but it’s fine he literally predates komaeda
intellectual, sharp, perceptive — and would rather spend his time shopping or enjoying a nice bowl of ramen.
out of place amongst his contemporaries in the afterlife, out of place amongst his peers in the living. you’re free to think he’s weird: you won’t be the first and you definitely won’t be the last!
my beloved little meow meow and such a deep and complicated character. also a bastard. please ask me about headcanons i have a lot!
will contain NTWEWY spoilers! posts containing them will be tagged accordingly.
[ plotter ad pending! mun intro here / rules here ]
joshua has one of two masks, both of which are detailed under the cut. really excited to get them going, so here’s a soiree ad, uncapped for now! feel free to reply with whichever mask you’d like to interact with, otherwise a like means we’ll just leave it up to fate. what can go wrong....... : )
(twewy spoilers inside, but other than his physical appearance, it doesn’t go into ntwewy.)
baby boy gets to live a normal life! whether this is a normal mask or a trick mask, even he’s not yet sure of himself...
yoshiya kiryu lives a life of talent and success. he’s spending his final year in japan before he goes abroad for a piano scholarship at university!
on the outside, he’s wholly consumed by wanderlust, speaking of the grandiose adventures he can get up to thanks to his musical career. in every sense of the word, he is a tourist.
he loooves listening to people talk about their own traveling stories and hearing what makes a place so memorable to them.
(he’s yet to find a place like that for himself... but it’s fine! not many are offered the opportunity to travel like he is.)
this is joshua as if he’d never crossed over into the reaper’s game, never saw the dead run for their lives in the metaphysical plane. for all intents and purposes, he’s as human as ever.
only goes by “joshua” online on his anonymous tin pin slammer (read: beyblade-knockoff) blog, where he analyzes the current pin meta and some sick strats the pros have been using in local shibuya scene. talk to him about your nerd hobbies!
most likely found to be a bit of a chatterbox wallflower in the castle proper, but it’s not impossible to see him waffling about in the cellar.
on the other hand...
yoshiya kiryu, angel-borne being keeping a watchful eye over his shibuya domain.
this one is the 100% sure trick mask.
he has never been human, has never yearned to be human.
though his station requires him to maintain distanced and above his charges, he takes pleasure in sometimes skewing the luck of the poor sap of the day. “it pushes people to see the limits of what they can handle,” he’d say.
as opposed to piano prodigy yoshiya, free to travel the world as he sees fit, angel yoshiya has only known shibuya, and hungers to know what lies beyond his boundaries.
shibuya is his home, but right now he treats it as a playground.
generally more rude outright and condescending to a devastating fault.
he seems... taller? but it’s difficult to tell, the light that oozes off of him obfuscating his entire figure.
find him up on the rooftop! his wings seem composed of the same light that envelops him, so they’re a bit difficult to distinguish as well... the pattern of flapping, though, might be familiar to those acquainted with cranes.
of course, joshua as he is normally is also available! if you have a preference, just let me know :)
ooc: i’m ashley, and you’re watching disney channel. (mun intro under cut!)
hi everyone! thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read this :D
as stated, my name’s ashley, i aaaam 21+, and i use they/them pronouns. i’ve been in and out of isola and tumblr rp the past few years with a slew of characters, but if you think you recognize me, it’s very likely from when i’ve had joshua in the group several times in the past! now that the twewy sequel’s been released and out for some time, his muse is raring as hard as ever.
when i manage some free time between school and work, you can find me gaming or dicking around on twitter at @fusionstars! though i’m locked, if i see you’re from isola you’re always more than welcome to send in a request. actually i just typed this and realized i’m in the middle of watching grey’s anatomy for the first time in its current entirety, so i’m sorry for that.
... in any case! i’m happy to be back, and i hope we can interact soon!
his reserve should be over BUT on prior reserve, i'd like to reapp yoshiya "joshua" kiryu (the world ends with you)! application and statistics can be found under /app and /stats respectively. thank you very much!
Welcome back to scenic Isola Radiale, Joshua!
You'll be housed in CONDO 402.
You'll be given everything you had during your previous stay.
In any general, normal circumstance, Kaito would have been on his merry way by now, but something about the tone used by the strange kid who just very nearly fell on him sets off some sense of frustration in him. Perhaps it’s the familiarity in how nonchalantly he spouts his sarcasm — he does the same on the daily, but somehow, seeing his own actions under someone else’s rule grinds his gears just a bit. ( The hypocrisy of the matter would be worth addressing if he actually cared. )
And it isn’t like he’s over what he just witnessed, either. He really wants to dismiss the abnormalities brought about by the residents of his already abnormal enough city, but having spent his whole life denouncing magic and its plausibility…
Well, he can mull on that later.
“I mean, if you’re really asking —” He knows he isn’t, but he’s stubborn and doesn’t particularly care. “— I wanna know how the hell you were doing that in the first place.”
Half of him expects the kid to brush him off and turn around then and there-- after all, he's being a needly prick about the whole ordeal. A simple "thank you" and "goodbye" would have wrapped this situation up nicely with a bow.
The other half-- and this is the one that surprises him-- expects the quip. It really shouldn't blindside him as much as it does (he did ask, in the end) but it isn't as if Joshua hasn't been offering anything but a pompous attitude the whole time.
That's annoying.
"Doing what? Flying?" On cue, he does a little hop into the air, not really trying to lift himself up as much as he is showing off the existence of the ability in the first place. "Because I don't think I was doing that."
He lets a beat pass afterwards.
"If you really want to know... you'll have to pay me for my secrets."
It hasn't been hard to transition to life here in Spirale. The city is quieter, for sure, on a different tune than what he's used to, but that isn't to say it's silent. Every so often, he thinks he can hear another's Music-- simple trills and rhythms that never reach anything too cohesive, yet the reminder remains. (At this point, he's not sure if it's a heartfelt memory or a cold taste of what he's lost anymore.)
Still... every so often he thinks he hears something familiar, something that reminds him of people back home. The tune is quick, warm, light on its feet as it traverses chords and scales. He's only seen that same spiky-haired visage in passing and he's already certain he knows who it is.
The crowd is too troublesome to navigate, so Joshua's once again deigning his sparse flight time to this reunion.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Keyblade wielder himself!" A little giggle of a laugh, then he touches ground just beside Sora.
"I didn't think we'd again meet in a world whisked from our own, yet here we are. Did you ever make it out of that weird time loop?"
Kaito’s hand hovers for a brief moment, but he makes a face and lets it fall to his side once more at the blatant refusal. He watches the stranger as he effectively curses the gods above from his spot on the ground, and sits on his own concern, fiddling with something in his pockets. He wants to ask if he’s okay, but he’s obviously in quite the mood already. ( Maybe he should walk away? He’s not sure. )
He just… awkwardly laughs, and does a little hop-step to the side to avoid some passersby who want to use the sidewalk they’re so blatantly taking up space on.
“Doesn’t it…”
He feels a bit strange, standing there, doing nothing but taking up the sidewalk. He has no reason to even be here anymore now that his help was denied. Yet, now he’s being talked to, and… something in his mind just keeps repeating that this guy literally just fell out of the sky. He just fell. Of course, there’s no way this week could get any stranger…
… But it’s bothering the hell out of him.
“Is… falling out of the sky new for you, or something?” Fuck.
He finds it strange that, after all's said and done, this even stranger random decides to stick around. Joshua's made it clear he's not offering a reward for the assistance, and he continues the posture, hands stuffed snuggly into his pockets.
If he's forced to walk for however long this ailment lasts, he sure as hell won't look happy doing it. He’ll have to test out his levitation again sometime later when he’s finally out of the prying city eyes.
"Oh, no, this is a favorite passtime of mine, actually. I've been waiting to fall into the concrete aaall day." Though he doesn't actually roll his eyes, the intention is still there.
"... Did you want something, or do you have a reason for standing there yet?"
“Say... If a cat was clearly stuck in a tree, and some passerby noticed and had the ability to do something about it but eventually does nothing to help, would you call them a bad person?”
The question isn’t exactly posed to anyone in particular, but Joshua waits to ask it until he’s sure at least someone can hear. He’s standing in some random park staring at a tree, too inconspicuous for a query such as this. Yet, as innocent as the question is, he continues to speak as if divining truths from the universe.
“Personally, it’s just a cat. What goes up must come down and all.”
And as if the universe itself is deciding to answer, there it is: a small meowl from the tree just ahead.
The better part of part of Kaito’s day has been spent exploring Spirale; a large, winding place, he’s found that he needs to get a better grip on his situation and take in the better part of the city while he has the chance.
His feet had taken him upon a bit of a beaten path; a rather crowded street in Archimedes. As he walks along the street, lost in his thoughts, he notes that people tend to pay no mind to each other and go about their business, be it walking, driving, riding, or…
… flying? How strange.
Giving a cursory glance to the figure hovering just nearby, he turns to go about his business and enter a nearby café. He barely gets two steps, however, interrupted by the sound of a crash – and the once-hovering figure falls just next to him, taking a bit of an unfortunate tumble.
“What the hell?!”
He whips around in surprise, jumping back a step and eyeing the boy in front of him. He’s a bit uncertain of what exactly to do, but the people around aren’t helping, and he’s the only one who really paid him any mind, so… he holds out his hand.
“… Are you okay?”
The theatre's promenade garners Joshua's attention, of course. It'd be nice to perform in this city one day, buuut he'll file his wishes for another day; it's hard to dream with your head in the clouds when the crowd pushes you around like a stray plastic bag. Joshua grumbles, something akin to how a bother everyone is today, and wills himself into the sky just above his fellow pedestrians.
A few people look, though no one reacts. Good-- Joshua wants to enjoy this tour on his own.
... But, what goes up must come down, and the surprise is clear on the Composer's face as the world turns into a blur, and his pleasant view of a busy streetside is suddenly swapped with the cold glow of the gray skies. It takes him another moment to realize, yeah. He just fell out of the sky.
"Ugh."
"Don't." There's a hand in his face, and really, he needs the space to breathe right now, so he impatiently waves it off. Another beat passes, and after one last forlorn glare to the skies above, Joshua finally gets back to his feet and brushes himself off. Immediately, he's focusing himself airborne once more, but... nothing happens.
It's at this point he actually notices who that hand belongs to and makes eye contact with the other. Yet, Joshua continues his fruitless attempts again, saying nothing more as they both just stand... there in the crowd. He sighs before anything else.
gonna get my mun and muse (re)intro out sometime later, but for now here’s a non-event short starter ad, capped at 4! if i need help figuring out what to write, i’ll dm you hehe. capped! will get those out asap.
back at it again at the krispy kreme 🤡 reapping joshua kiryu (world ends with you), but this time i would like to reset his memories. application can be found in the sidebar under apply or /app, thank you very much!
Welcome to scenic Isola Radiale, Joshua!
You will be housed in CONDO 408.
You’ll retain everything you were given previously.
“ Well, more or less… There has been plenty of incidents after that but past few months have been fairly quiet. “
‘Fine’ to the point where it was getting a little dull.
“ Well about that…. “
“ Are you going to stay around twiddling your thumbs now? Or setting up something? I’m out of job. It’s a bit of a pain. “
Now that’s a question he didn’t expect to be asked. Joshua never doubted the other’s prestige, nor had the man ever shown any reason to mistrust him-- but to call them close? Even amiable? He’s caught off guard, and it’s pretty amusing.
“What, waited all this time for lil’ ol’ me to sign off your paycheck?” The idea that Ogata’s unemployed just because he wasn’t around to run his little agency is laughable-- but in a good way. “I’ll be honest. I planned on ‘twiddling my thumbs’ for a while. It’s only been a day and you’re already haranguing me to get back to work!”
He whines in jest, of course. This is getting his blood coursing through his veins again.
“But if I’m picking up what you’re putting down-- you wouldn’t happen to have some gossip to finally bring me back into the business, do you?”
