Floyd: Ahahah! Dancing is so much fun. I feel super good when I get to use my legs so much!
Jade: Fufu… I'm glad you're having fun, Floyd.
Floyd: Jade, let's finish the turn on this next step togethe―
[slam!]
Jack/Floyd: Urk!?
Floyd: …Aahn?
Floyd: Oh, it's just Uni-chan. I was dancing and feeling so good, why'd you bump into me?
Jack: I should say the same thing! Aren't you just dancing as you like without thinking of your surroundings?
Floyd: Haah? I don't wanna hear that from someone who sucks at dancing.
Jack: What did you say!?
Floyd: It's true, though. I was watching you earlier and your steps were all over the place and your shoulders were tense, so your grip is too stiff.
Jade: …I have a feeling this "discussion" may become quite lively. I'll take this time to go grab a few drinks.
Floyd: Maaan, your costume is super cool, but, y'know? It's kinda disappointing that you don't really act like a ghost pirate at all.
Floyd: Those guys basically spend their time singing and dancing on their ship so much that they were so good at those dances...
Floyd: I bet if I was about to bump into one of them, they'd be able to dodge with no problem～
Jack: You say, as if you've actually met one…
Jack: Hm? Oh that's right, you're a mermaid. Wait, have you actually met a ghost pirate before!?
Floyd: What, why are your eyes shining so brightly all of a sudden? Hey, Uni-chan, do you admire pirates or something?
Jack: I mean, I wouldn't say admire, but… There were pirates in a book I liked to read as a kid, I'm just a bit interested is all.
Floyd: Hmmm, mmkay…
Floyd: Then, I'll tell you what real ghost pirates were like.
Floyd: Once, back when I was in elementary school, I snuck into a sunken ship all by myself.
Floyd: I was told to not go near it when it was Halloween, but… when you're told not to do something, doesn't that just make you want to do it more?
Jack: So you've always been like that, then…
Floyd: But there wasn't any treasure in the ship at all. So, when I was swimming around, thinking that it was just run down, suddenly...
Floyd: BANG!!!!!
Floyd: There was a loud noise. That's kinda normal on land, but underwater, doors don't really close like that.
Floyd: That suuuper surprised me. And that's when I realized that I had been trapped in a room inside the sunken ship.
Jack: That's what surprised you…?
Floyd: Even if I pushed or pulled on the door, it didn't budge at all. And then, when I looked through one of the holes in the wall…
Floyd: There were about 20 ghost pirates all gathered together, cheerfully singing and dancing.
Floyd: "We caught a mermaid child. He's got different colored eyes, and a strong and sturdy tail that can swim fast. So, which should we take from him first?"
Floyd: …was what they were saying.
Jack: For that many pirates to gather together just to scare a kid… Are ghost pirates really that dastardly?
Floyd: It totally sucked. They were the ones who trapped me in there, and then they had the nerve to say, "Alright, let's drag him out of the room" like that…
Jack: Weren't you scared at all?
Floyd: Nah, just pissed off.
Jack: …I don't really get it, but that does seem like something you would say…
Floyd: As soon as the door opened a crack, I jumped out at them, planning on squeezing the ghosts but…
Floyd: Their bodies were transparent so my attacks didn't hit at all! Those guys were just staring and laughing at me.
Floyd: In the end, I just thrashed about until I smashed the wall and could escape that way…
Floyd: But then the moment I got out of that sunken ship… I immediately couldn't hear any of their voices anymore.
Jack: Eh, what does that mean? You said there were about 20 ghost pirates, right?
Floyd: All those noisy ghosts who had been there until just a little bit ago had all disappeared.
Floyd: ―As if no one was there from the start.
Jack: !?
Floyd: I thought maybe they were hiding somewhere, so I swam around the whole place but, nooo one was there. Isn't that strange?
Jack: Yeah, there wouldn't be any reason to run away if your attacks weren't effective at all… What were those ghost pirates up to?
Floyd: Who knows～?
Jack: Ah…! Wait, was all of that just now just a story you made up…?
Jack: Maybe you were just trying to scare me as retaliation for bumping into you while you were dancing?
Floyd: If that's what you think, maybe that's what it was～
Jade: Oya, it looks as though the two of you are getting along quite well.
Floyd: Ah, Jade. Welcome back～
Jade: Yes, I've returned. I also brought drinks for the two of you, so please take one.
Floyd: Ooh! Thanks, Jade.
Jack: …Thanks.
Jade: No problem at all. So, what exactly were the two of you talking about?
Floyd: The story of when I went to that sunken ship on Halloween back in elementary school.
Jade: Aah, that was a very troubling day.
Jade: Floyd had left early in the morning and hadn't returned even after it had turned dark, so the whole family was absolutely worried sick.
Floyd: I was surprised too. I thought I was only in that sunken ship for about two hours, but then…
Floyd: When I got home, Halloween had already ended, and they told me that I had gone missing for the whole day.
Jack: Eh?
Jade: I was extremely worried back then.
Jade: Especially since during Halloween in the ocean, it's common for mermaids to go missing…
Floyd: If I hadn't been able to escape from those ghosts, Jade might have become an only child～
Jack: Eh???
Jack: Hey, Floyd-senpai. That story you told was just some nonsense to scare me… right?
Floyd: ―I never said that that story was made up at all, did I?
Jack: !?!?
Floyd: Ahah. Uni-chan, you better be careful, 'kay?
Floyd: You never know what can happen on Halloween…
Ortho: Yeah, I am! It's fun to dance along with the music, and…
Ortho: It's also nice that the mirrored ball on the ceiling lights up the room every time it turns. Just watching it makes me happy!
Ortho: It really is true that mirrored balls and illuminations have a psychological effect that can lift people's moods, I see.
Kalim: A psychological effect that can lift people's moods…?
Ortho: To put it simply, the sparkling lights make people thrilled and excited.
Kalim: Got it. …Does that mean that if there's a mirrored ball, a normal party can become even more lively?
Ortho: That's highly probable.
Kalim: Awesome! Then I guess I'll have to add a super bright mirrored ball to the Scarabia lounge!
Ortho: Eehh? I think the interior of Scarabia is already flashy enough without a mirrored ball though…
Kalim: Of course, I do like the current lounge as is. But if it's always the same, the dorm students will get bored, don't you think?
Kalim: Ooh. Better idea, I should redecorate the whole lounge to match the mirrored ball!
Ortho: Eh, change the whole room? That's an audacious idea! What kind of ideas do you have to change it up?
Kalim: First, for the wall! What about covering it with a full-length mirror that can reflect the light beautifully?
Ortho: If you're hoping for light refraction or diffusion, then from the point of view of physical optics, I recommend setting up glass cubes instead of a mirror.
Kalim: Oooh～! You really know your stuff, Ortho. Alright, then let's make a wall out of glass cubes! Next isー
Jamil: Kalim, I've brought your food. I've already taste-tested it… What's going on? You seem to be pretty excited.
Ortho: Kalim Al-Asim-san says he's going to install a mirrored ball in the lounge of the Scarabia dorm and completely redecorate it.
Jamil: What!? How did this conversation even start!?
Kalim: We'll stack glass cubes all up against the walls, and cover the sofa and cushions completely in sequins!
Kalim: With this, the lounge will definitely be an sparkling and exciting place that'll be sure to make the parties super lively!
Jamil: Hey wait, calm down! Are you even thinking about how much time and money such a large-scale remodel like this will cost!?
Kalim: Yeah, that's true.
Kalim: Okay, we should make haste, then! Jamil, I need you to contact some vendors first thing tomorrow morning! I want to get this completed as soon as possible!
Ortho: Fufufu! Kalim-san is a pretty interesting person. But…
Ortho: Even without resorting to a large-scale remodeling project like that, if you just invite me over, then I can help you do what you want, Kalim-san.
Kalim/Jamil: Eh?
Jamil: Are you serious, Ortho!?
Ortho: Yep. I don't need such old-fashioned set-ups like a wall of glass cubes or sequined fabrics.
Ortho: That's because my brother installed many of the world's most advanced technological features in me!
Ortho: First, let's start with the illumination devices for the colorful lights…
Ortho: I can use LEDs and beams of light to illuminate the room in nine different colors.
Kalim: Nine colors! There's no doubt at all, that'll be so colorful and everyone'll be so hyped!
Jamil: That's amazing, Ortho! Please tell us more. I'm sure because it's you, you've got other great features, right?
Ortho: Of course! I can also use projection mapping to cast things onto the wall or ceiling.
Ortho: If you use this feature, you can not only change the wallpaper and fabric colors, but the whole landscape of the room.
Ortho: You can experience extraordinary locations like outer space and under the sea with the touch of a button. Isn't that amazing?
Kalim: Yeah, that's amazing, Ortho! I'm excited just hearing about it.
Ortho: I have many more features that'll be entertaining for everyone. Like…
[activates smoke]
Kalim: Wah, what's all this smoke!?
Ortho: I activated "Smoke Mode." This can cover about a large floor of 200 square meters. In addition I have…
[activates snow]
Jamil: Ohhh, is this snow? Pretty dramatic.
Ortho: "Weather Mode" can reproduce all kinds of weather indoors, from light rain to snowstorms.
Ortho: And finally… how about something like this?
[activates flower petals]
Kalim: Ah! This time it's flower petals… And there's some kind of nice aroma too. It feels like I'm in the middle of a flower field…
Ortho: This is "4-D Mode." You can give your audience a sense of immersion and a realism by not only appealing to sound and sights but also to their sense of smell.
Jamil: Each and every one of those are amazing functions! For one person to be able to do so many wonderful effects… I'm impressed!
Kalim: Wow! It's so rare to see Jamil this excited about something!
Kalim: Ortho, you're really great at getting people hyped up!
Kalim: If you were a Scarabia student, I'd appoint you Party Ambassador!
Ortho: Eh, me?
Kalim: Cause we've been so engrossed more with you than with the mirrored ball since we started talking!
Kalim: I bet we could hold a bright and exciting party without any remodeling if you were there!
Kalim: Hey, Ortho. Do you want to join us at our dorm for our next party? I want to be able to show the other dorm students your amazing techniques!
Ortho: Wah! You're going to invite me to one of your parties? I'm so happy! I'll fully charge myself before I come so that I don't run out of batteries during it.
Kalim: Then it's decided! Then, we have to also prepare something that Ortho can enjoy too, Jamil!
Jamil: Yeah. Definitely, since Ortho is our savior who was able to navigate Kalim's unreasonable… I mean, since he is an important guest to our dorm.
Jamil: The whole dorm will work to fully entertain him.
Ortho: Eheheh. I'm so glad that you all were pleased with the features that I had installed for Halloween.
Ortho: All right, once this party is over, I'll immediately get the preparations started!
Ortho: I'll try to think if there's any kind of idea that'll surprise everyone more than today did.
Ortho: I'm going to throw such a glitzy party that no one has ever seen before. Please look forward to it, you two!
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