voice test ☀ joker

[jokered]

the hierophant; cafe leblanc

[most days have routine. get up, eat breakfast, hop on subway. school, meeting up with friends afterwards, and then a brief reprieve to do homework before some evening shenanigans.

but of course, some things don't always go as planned.

like the rare occasion where someone comes into the cafe leblanc for some coffee or curry (or perhaps both; they complement each other well here, after all) and the proprietor is nowhere to be seen. like this moment, for instance, when a certain scruffy-haired teen comes down the back stairs, bag slung over his shoulder (is that a cat popping its head out?), and he just pauses.]

Huh?

[he questions quietly, wondering why the place is unattended—he can only guess it was meant to be brief, and with the assumption that nobody would show up. whoops?

either way, it looks like akira is walking himself behind the counter, placing down the bag and picking up an apron like a semi-pro. unless you're one of the phantom thieves, in which case he's not helping your ass unless you ask, like a true pal.]

Can I help you?

[see? totally a pro!]

the magician; mementos

[how you got here may not matter. but it's certainly a strange looking subway station. it's devoid of people, but full of... something else. monsters? well, shadows, but this particular area seems to be devoid of even that.

until there's a rustling sound. one corner. the next. then behind a pole.

...do you feel like you're being watched?

...or maybe like someone is about to ambush you?

well, it doesn't matter, because as soon as joker has discerned that this isn't an aggressive shadow, but someone else, he'll somersault out from where he's hiding, gun in hand. to those who know him, he may seem familiar, even recognizable entirely. to anyone else, this masked trickster is joker of the phantom thieves. his smirk skirts on the dangerous side, knowing he's got someone cornered—though he doesn't seem particularly aggressive before asking the most important questions:]

Who are you? ["and why are you here?" he doesn't lower his gun completely though, instead twirling it in his hand.

show off.]

the chariot; texts

[did you want to make plans to hang out tomorrow? did you think akira would want a text from you?

...well, he probably does! except that he fell asleep, so being woken up to a text that says "do you have a second?" or some variation of it is going to be met with a response.]

1.

[and then, immediately after that, a second text:]

Time's up.

[nobody said it would be a helpful response. please though, continue.]

the fool; wildcard

[idk do whatever, make up some stuff!]

Comments

[jokered]

[that really wouldn't surprise akira at all; yusuke definitely has a very unique approach to...

well, everything. there's probably not a single thing he's not like that with, so it's not terrible surprising. akira's still not entirely sure what he's getting himself into here, but he'll roll with it, as ever.]

I guess that's what matters in the end. You'll get even more versatile if you try new things.

[bufudyne]

[Akira is the best sport. There's no-one else who'd agree to go along with Yusuke when he's talking about sticking them in elaborate French clothing... Why wouldn't they go along with it, though?? People are so odd.

He smiles broadly, lightly tapping the side of his sketchbook with a finger.]

Of course. I feel that, with your assistance, I'll be able to try all of those which I never could have dreamed of trying before.

[Dramatic but his true feelings...]

[jokered]

[it's not surprising that yusuke is that sincere—even if the things he's so sincere about some of the strangest of things.

but this is what akira knows he should do—and what he wants to do. yusuke's been struggling to get back to where he wants to be as an artist...

and akira knows there aren't many ways he can help when he's not very artistically inclined himself.]

As long as you think it helps. You'll be back to form in no time this way. [yusuke's art is really always incredible anyway, even if akira doesn't understand it. but he gets the need for living up to a personal standard, so if he can help—well, it's a good thing, right?

even if it means doing some questionable things himself.]

[bufudyne]

[He may find things easier if he didn't take so many things so very seriously... but then, he wouldn't be Yusuke.]

Yes, of that I have no doubt.

[He nods pensively, as though reflecting on his artist's block that, until recently, seemed to dominate everything he did.] And should I find myself straying again, I'll ask for your help.

[jokered]

You bet. You can count on me, Yusuke.

[that's his job, after all. not just because he's the leader, but because they're friends as well. he wants for yusuke to get over it, since he knows that he'll be able to see pretty amazing things.

he may not know a lot about art, but he still believes in yusuke's ability.]