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systemdesu) wrote in idletime2018-10-28 07:43 pm
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✨ test prive #1
✨ TEST PRIVE #1 ✨
PriPara pan pon~♪ Everyooone, gather around the fountain in PriPara Town Square! This has been a notice from the system~
[ Meganee's voice rings out over the Idol Watch, not long after the first crop of idols wander into the Prieamwidth PriPara. All of them have received their Idol Watches, Idol Time Mics, Jewels, and Looky-Cute Bags from the Meganee in Prism Stone, and heard that PriPara is a Paradise where anyone can become an idol - and their ideal self. All of them have held their PriTicket to the gate in the back of the Prism Stone shop and been transported to PriPara. All of them have seen their new PriPara Style, and met their brand-new selves. They've met a manager, too.
And now, it seems they're to meet...their destiny.
The fountain in question is the only clean structure in the Prieamwidth PriPara, which on the whole would be cute and perky if it weren't overrun with grime, vines, moss, actual trees sprouting where no tree has any business being, and other such accoutrements that make the place look like the setting of a post-apocalyptic novel about a fallen pastel privilization. The fountain, by contrast, is pristine, and bears a certain noble visage.
It's also the site of a frothy bubbling, which grows into a geyser when all the idols are assembled. A splash of water washes over the idols, and a voice from within screams out in the dulcet tones of Suwabe Junichi: ]
MEGANII REBIRTH!!
[ A giant shell pops out of the fountain's pool, opening up to reveal a handsome young man in red glasses with a hairline crack on one rim. He's holding a towel with the word "MEGANE" modestly against his privates, despite being fully clothed, but tosses it away with a "Hup!" as the shell finishes opening to display him to all of the idols. Then, standing tall, he adjusts his glasses. ]
- purpose.
[ He steps out of the shell onto the fountain's rim. A cluster of Meganee slip behind him to carry the shell away, all muttering "sssh" to themselves to remind each other to be quiet while he's talking. ]
I'm sure you all must have a number of questions. I'd be happy to answer them, but I first wish to direct your attention to the list appearing on your Idol Watches.
[ On cue, everybody's Idol Watches pop open, and said list appears. ]
This is your first set of Idol Challenges. Currently, this Prieamwidth PriPara has lost its sparkle, which has caused it to fall into disrepair. At this rate, a dire calamapri shall befall it - and all the primensions connected to it.
[ "Oh, no!" calls a Meganee, being helpful, but she continues to smile a perfect customer service smile. Meganii nods, grim. ]
In order to prevent this calamapri, your priticipation is priquired. The current system of the Prieamwidth PriPara is beset by system errors, but please, fight against this tide of adversipri and deepen your friendships with each other. Yes! Friendship will save the puniverse! Friendship - and likes!
[ The word "LIKES!" flashes above his head as a hologram, then fades. ]
Please gather likes by taking on the Idol Challenges that will periodically be sent to your Idol Watches. I understand this is a sudden and mighty undertaking, but I implore you -
[ The voice rings out through every Idol Watch, and then, a gold-and-purple helicopter lowers itself down towards the fountain. A figure suspended from a ladder drops down, displacing Meganii, who stumbles and falls off the rim, landing squarely on his behind. The figure lands in the exact same pose as the fountain.
The figure looks exactly like the fountain. And when she opens her green eyes, they flash at the audience. ]
[ Any opportunity for her to explain exactly what this means is drowned out by a sudden and mighty shriek of "HIBIKI-SAMA!!!!" from a contingent of idols in the crowd who had looked rather used to this whole PriPara deal already. They swarm the fountain, ringing it in admiration, and yelling things like "STEAL ME AWAY!" and "I WANT YOU TO RAISE MY HEART!"
A Meganee takes charge while Hibiki attempts to avoid Meganii's fate. ]
[ And with that, the meeting ends. And everyone's life as a PriPara idol - begins! ]
[ ✨ Idol Challenge #1: "Clean the Prieamwidth PriPara!" ]
[ Idols wishing to combat the physical lack of sparkle in the Prieamwidth PriPara can pick up cleaning supplies from a pair of Meganee riding about PriPara Town atop robotic Proombas (which also wear glasses). The two Meganee have everything an idol could desire for a nice, deep clean job: gloves, aprons, sponges, soap, mops, brooms, dustpans....plus more Proombas and a single pressure cleaner. With such supplies, this challenge looks easy!
But beware. The Proombas have minds of their own, and have a tendency to steer towards the Hibiki statue with adoring hearts in their glasses eyes. As for the pressure cleaner - it's unwieldy. Sometimes it spurts water in odd directions, and coincidentally always manages to hit somebody else with the spray.
Can you manage to clean up the Prieamwidth PriPara, or will you just make a bigger mess? ]
[ ✨ Idol Challenge #2: "Snap your first Friend Ticket with someone!" ]
[ An equally simple-sounding challenge: make a new friend, then symbolize that friendship by trading PriTicket stubs. But a system error has prinfected the Prieamwidth PriPara, and anyone trying to befriend somebody else will end up saying the opposite of what they mean! "Your dress is so cute" turns into "Oh my Goddess, you're wearing that?", "What lovely weather" into "I wish it would rain...."
On the bright side, any friendship that can surmount an obstacle this high is bound to last. Do your best! ]
[ ✨ Idol Challenge #3: "Take your first lesson!" ]
[ This is as much of a challenge for everyone's managers as it is the idols themselves. Within PriPara TV are a number of lesson rooms, equipped with balance beams, sound systems, and a mysterious octopus-shaped device that can be used to practice handshakes (the tentacles move around at varying speeds, and the idol has to shake them, rapid-fire). Scattered papers indicate that the balance beams can be used to practice poise by walking atop it with a Go board balanced on one's head. The octopus also has a lever on the side that can control its tentacle speed.
With your manager providing instruction, and perhaps a new acquaintance by your side, see if you can't practice a thing or two. There's even a handy video that you can watch to learn a specific dance.
Just be aware....it's been a while since these rooms were used. So the lights flicker, and the sound system crackles. Mysterious silhouettes flash across the TV screen while watching the video, too. Those who frighten easily might have a hard time focusing.... ]
[ ✨ A Genius's Five Seconds And The Common Man's Five Seconds Are Different (NPriC Printeraction) ]
[ While all of this is going on, Meganii is hurrying about on roller skates with a flashing siren atop his head. He is flanked by a panda on either side of him, and if an idol appears to be in trouble, up he shall skate, making his own siren noises. ]
[ He then....proceeds to wink. And wink. And wink. If you don't interrupt him with your question, or your problem, he will just keep going.
On the completely opposite side of the engagement spectrum, a single patch of cropped foliage has been cleared on a balcony on the PriPara TV building, overlooking PriPara Town (how is unclear, but the butler in a goat suit off to one side is...still chewing). Upon this balcony, a table with an umbrella has been erected, and Hibiki enjoys a tranquil cup of tea. Her eyes are on a laptop in front of her, where she's watching everyone work from various camera angles. ]
[ And she sips her tea, stubbornly refusing to do a bleating thing. How lofty she is. How above everybody else. Literally and figuratively.
Surely, nothing could disturb her elegant repast! ]
[[ ✨ oopri: Pricause the Prieamwidth PriPara's prilationship to time is....compricated...all threads done in the test prive may count as game canon if you so choose! Conprider this not only your printroduction to what the game will be like, but your character's printroduction to the settpring, as well. Best of luck with the Idol Challenges! ]]
Mamoru Chiba - Sailor Moon - OTA
Well, Mamoru may be dressed up in some version of his royal vestiges, but that doesn't mean that he should consider himself excused from helping. Draping his coat and cape along one chair, he begins to roll up his sleeves in preparations to help out.
Still, there's a small concerned frown on his face for a moment. A place like this, just now opening up to anyone and everyone who got these strange tickets...it's certainly suspicious, but he'll play along for now.
Shaking his head, he grabs the nearest bucket full of mop and cloths, and smiles politely at anyone else gathering supplies. "Shall we try and work at one area together?" He offers. "We could try and get things done faster that way."
2 - An Earthly Attempt
Mamoru pauses next to a tree at some point, feeling like he's alone. It appears to be young, and he can feel his crystal humming inside of him. Maybe... Well, it's not like he's going to use it very much for the moment, so surely it won't leave him too tired.
A moment of closed eyes and focused thoughts, and he feels his staff summoning into his hands. Tapping the tip that houses his crystal against the tree, he sends a small amount of power into it. "I know you enjoy the sunshine here, but it might be best if you move into the forest--"
He doesn't get very far, though, before the tree starts to move on its own accord...and happily hugs him with its branches. A very immature squawk rises out of his throat as he tries to wriggle his way out of the wooden grip. "W-waitasecond--!?!"
Perhaps he could use a hand here...
3 - Practice, Practice...
This is ridiculous, Mamoru decided. Yes, Idols are supposed to be able to dance and sing - both at the same time. And yes, he knows that he might not be fully used to doing such things. So when his 'manager' suggested that he try and practice with some seemingly easy numbers, he thought that it might be a good idea. AT the very least, it will help him toughen up for any future battles...
But after just fiften minutes of it, it's pretty visible to anyone that he's very green to performing on stage. He finds himself collapsing into the nearest chair, breathing hard and brushing away some random strands of hair away from his face. "...and Minako-chan wants to do this stuff as her day job?" He huffs in disbelief.
...Hibiki... [Closed to...well, Hibiki]
"Are you sure that's such a wise idea?"
Should Hibiki look up, she will find a caped figure standing on a nearby tree branch. Cape flowing in the wind, he looks more like a royal than an Idol, especially with the staff in his hand. He peers down at this apparent leader of this town, a small frown on his face. "Would it not be better to lead by example?"
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ~Hibiki~ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
Hibiki lowers her cup, waiting to speak until it has clinked elegantly against its saucer and she's leaned back in her chair. "The example I set is as a source of unobtainable admiration. To participate on their level would rob everyone of their ideal."
Discretely, Ando swallows whatever he'd been chewing and presents Hibiki with a slice of chocolate cake on a silver platter. Hibiki lifts both fork and plate: her favorite treat. Acceptable. "A jewel removed from its crown is a rock."
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He leaps down from the tree branch to smoothly land near Hibiki's table. Whether his sudden landing right next to Ando is scary to the butler-goat remains to be seen.
"Besides...not all jewels are destined to remain locked within a heavy crown."
here is the difference between hibiki and haruka. haruka's fist would be up his ribs
Hibiki also remains unruffled, even chuckling to herself. A delicate, graceful sliver of cake (it is, it turns out, possible for a sliver of cake to be graceful - behold!) is shaved from her slice. "This is a task that may be safely left to everyone else," she explains, no longer bothering to dress up her intentions. "There's no need for me to make an appearance."
Her head tilts slightly, her smile polite - but pointed. "Or do you believe you aren't up to the task?"
A dashing young man who isn't afraid to make an entrance. Yes, the Prieamwidth PriPara is already very interesting, very interesting indeed.
So very true...
"Of course not. And if you were merely resting from fulfilling your part of the clean-up, then I'd see no need to discuss this further. But..."
He gestures to the circle of cleared landscaping around them. "One cannot always leave it to others all the time. And I do not see you attending any important meetings or doing anything else that serves as a worthy excuse otherwise."
Even if that cake does look rather delicious, Mamoru's hardly glancing at it.
haruka's fist would also be up hibiki's ribs
This said, she finally takes her bite of cake. "Exquisite. You've outdone yourself again, Ando."
"I am unworthy of such praise."
Yep. She considers the conversation done, and now she's ignoring Mamoru entirely. When you're in charge, you can do that! And Shikyoin Hibiki is always in charge.
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He smiles back at Mamoru and nods.]
Sounds like a plan to me. Two pairs of hands'll make the work go faster and all.
[... Never... mind that this place needs a lot of work...]
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Right. Let's start with these tables around here. They do look like a good place for public mingling...
[He pulls off his leather clothes, tucking them away so as to put on rubber gloves instead.]
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[Once Akira gets his apron tied and a pair of gloves on, he starts working on clearing off one of the tables.]
So, what do you make of this whole... situation?
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...odd, to be honest. Not that I can't see its appeal - especially for young women. I know at least one back home that would see this place as a heaven waiting to be restored.
[He rinses off the cloth in a bucket before he adds:]
And you?
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[A pause.]
... As far as I can tell so far, at least. [Back to cleaning off this table.] It certainly won't be boring, I imagine. I've never considered myself idol material, to tell you the truth... Celebrity life just seems inconvenient.
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Small blessings there, I suppose. I'd hate to have to deal with any true threats at this point.
[Even if Mamoru feels confident enough to handle most things that could come their way...he thinks. Still, his tone turns sympathetic, even as he finishes cleaning one chair.]
It does seem like living in a gilded cage, doesn't it? Everyone thinks that it's grand to be rich and famous, but there's all kinds of rules and customs one has to follow as an idol.
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I'm certainly not helpless, but... Mmn, I suppose that's something to worry about if or when it comes up. I'm pretty good at thinking on my feet, at least.
[He nods to the next part as he grabs a sponge to start cleaning the table, now that it's been cleared off.]
It doesn't seem worth it, if you ask me. What good's fame when the public can turn on you at the drop of a hat? [He's seen how the public turned on Akechi. He doesn't like it.] And living under a microscope? No thank you.
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[Speaking from experience? Perish the thought... Still, it does make Mamoru smile to see this young man having enough self-awareness to see things for what they actually are...at least, so far.]
Thinking on one's feet... It's not a bad skill to have, even in daily life.
[He finishes the chair before he 'gasps' in 'realization'.]
Ah, where are my manners... I'm Endymion.
[...well, if this place is going to make him dress up like his future self, he might as well start using his royal name. It's truthful enough to serve as a good cover, in this instance.]
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"You're new to dancing, right? It takes a while to build up stamina," she says, trying to be comforting without being condescending.
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Emo had been thinking about using this clearing to practice some cheerleading, but when she sees a tree straight up hugging a dude, she drops her pom-poms in favor of a far better idea.
Panicking.
"IT'S A KILLER FOREST!!!"