[ joshua puts his teacup down to rest his chin on his thumb, hand curled. ] Let's give that a quick "yes" and move on. You know the drill. [ alternate timelines, alternate universes. old hat for both of them. ]

And as far as what I know... I am to be gentle and not my usual self around Neku due to circumstances that were exceedingly difficult for him and beyond your control. I am not to imply that he is a copy of any sort. Not that it ever crossed my mind, but it's good to have a head's up, mm? Besides that, I'm in the dark, although I've been happily spinning theories since then.