DISCLAIMER: THIS PROJECT IS NOT AFFLIATED WITH ARC SYSTEM WORKS, OR ANY OF THE COMPANIES INVOLVED WITH THE GAME!
Hey there! I see you've stumbled across this project. This is a personal project of mine I really wanna put out there for fun. I suggest you check out the neocities page I made for this, but if too many people have problems accessing the neocities, I'll remake the intro post to include the important bits.
This is a 1-person project, so progress will be slow! But do keep in mind I won't forget about this!
ELLIPSUS ARCHIVE DOC
PROGRESS POST
NEOCITIES PAGE
(please note I will often forget to update the neocities)
TAG LIST:
[#main shows] for Shows
[#off-air] for Intermissions
[#talk show days] for Talk Show Tuesdays/Thursdays
[#dial-in asks] for asks
[#info cards] for character references
Art will be tagged with the standard tag (doodles, digital art, traditional art) most suited to the type of art it is.
[There's an empty room with the door busted open. It'll have to do.]
Numi: 'So, they're looking for someone, someone they hate enough to hold a lot of people hostage and starve them to death if they aren't allowed to kill that someone… The obvious solution is to try and use that someone as bait, but I don't even know what happened and it feels like a dirty tactic. Not my kind of thing…'
Numi: "Any ideas on how to draw out this guy, or- Hang on."
[Numi goes to look outside the door. Looks like there's now attempts at something more organised, although it doesn't look pretty. There's the aftermath of the fights in the halls there…]
Numi: "You have anything better than me claiming to be the traitor?"
Voice on Headphones: "Um… You have any of their belongings, or anything?"
Numi: "Nope."
Voice on Headphones: "By the way, I didn't find that guy…"
Numi: "It's okay, you tried. Wish me luck on the strategy!"
Voice on Headphones: "Hope it works!"
[Numi heads out of the empty room to try and get a closer look at what the employees are trying to do]
Employee 1: "We know what this intruder wants, right? So think! Think of every single person any of you have annoyed over, oh, I don't know, the last year."
Employee 2: "But I didn't anno-"
Employee 4: "That's too long back!"
Employee 1: "Well, I don't care. We are getting out, no matter what."
Numi: 'One year IS a bit long, but… I can see where they're coming from.'
Employee 1: "And I don't care if this person is an employee, someone you've done business with, a family member, I really don't care."
Numi: 'I… That's odd. This far with the accusations? It was enough with the employees fighting each other…'
Employee 1: "I may also add that I will be giving a promotion to anyone who comes forward with useful information, and any lies told to slow down the process will result in immediate termination."
Numi: 'That's. Severe. Maybe I'll just…'
[Numi takes out her phone, and snaps a quick picture of Employee 1 to investigate later. However, the flash and shutter are on.]
Numi: "Shoot-"
Employee 1: "Who did that. Who did that!? BRING WHOEVER DID THAT TO ME, NOW!"
[Numi scurries back up the stairs, but some other employees chase after her]
Employee 3: "SHE IS THE TRAITOR, I TOLD YOU ALL!"
Numi: "Surprised you didn't stay down for long, huh…"
Employee 5: "Well, I didn't HEAR you say that!"
[They start arguing. Maybe just leave them be, and get away]
Employee 3: "GET BACK HERE!"
[Employees 3 and 5 charge at Numi, only to both be hit back by her boombox.]
Numi: "…stubborn."
[Numi runs up to the door leading to the rooftop, of which is still locked.]
Numi: "Quick question - you think I can get away with busting one more door?"
Voice on Headphones: "Why are you asking me..?"
Numi: "Uh…"
Voice on Headphones: "Wait… Are you suspecting something."
Numi: "Yep." [She smacks the door open]
Voice on Headphones: "What just crossed your mind?"
Numi: "The person who just stopped me from entering the lift. They told others to suspect everyone, including family members."
Voice on Headphones: "That's normal though…?"
Numi: "It's a stretch, but they didn't immediately start with that. And my gut tells me they were just trying to keep everyone from finding the traitor."
Voice on Headphones: "Ah…"
Numi: "Anyways, gonna see if I can summon that stranger. Hope this works!"
[Downstairs has just devolved into chaos. People are trying to budge the door open, using all sorts of methods, including using the furniture as battering rams]
Numi: "I- What in the actual-"
Voice on Headphones: "What happened..?"
Numi: "Downstair's gone to hell, for lack of better words."
Voice on Headphones: "Oh…"
[A clattering is heard over the speakers, followed by a few grunts. This causes the downstairs crowd to get more desperate.]
Numi: "Yeah. Anyways, st-"
Voice on Intercom (???): "No quitting the game!"
Numi: 'That's that guy's voice..!'
Voice on Intercom (???): "The traitor has one hour to give themselves up, or else everyone is locked in here until said traitor dies, and trust me…"
[This next sounds like whoever hijacked the intercom is literally 1 centimeter away from the mic]
Voice on Intercom (???): "You'll be glad the traitor will die."
Numi: 'Is that why they were asking me all that earlier? I don't know if I should thank them or what-'
Voice on Intercom (???): "I'll also be happy if you all force out or kill the traitor, so have fun!"
[After that, another clatter is heard. Clearly, this guy does not know how to operate the equipment.]
Numi: "I'll go see if the guy's on the roof. Start the broadcast, NOW!"
[Employee 1 comes rushing down the stairs, likely to keep everyone from attempting to murder each other]
Voice on Headphones: "Okay-!"
[Electro BEAT emergency broadcast!]
Numi: "Alright, this is the host for the next hour, DJ Numi speaking. As for the reason of this emergency broadcast, to put it as lightly as I can, someone's gone on some kind of revenge spree, and based on what they know, they've locked down an office building and is holding everyone hostage until they find the person they can exact their revenge on. More updates soon!"
[Numi runs back up the stairs, maybe that guy went back there to avoid getting attacked by the horde. Not that it was needed, though…]
Numi: "C'mon- This guy's gotta be up there-"
[And the door to the roof is locked. Typical.]
Numi: "Aaaaand it's locked."
[There's no-one on the roof… That narrows down the search area, even only by a little bit]
Numi: "They're in the building."
Voice on Headphones: "Maybe they've gone searching for their target themselves…?"
Numi: "Maybe check social media now. Enough time has passed, and…"
[There's a crashing noise on one of the lower floors.]
Numi: "That. Gotta go sort that out! Just get socials checked while I do that."
Voice on Headset: "O-Okay-!"
[On the lower floor… It's chaos. People have already gone to trying to out the "traitor" themselves instead of trying other methods to maybe escape]
Employee 3: "HEY! SHE'S THE TRAITOR!"
[Employee 3 attempts to charge at Numi]
Numi: "I'm sorry-!" [She defends herself by hitting Employee 3 with her boombox, knocking them out cold]
[Everyone else is so involved in their own little fights no-one pays attention to someone literally getting knocked out.]
Voice on Headset: "All the videos I'm getting are- OH JEEZ THAT GUY'S PHONE JUST GOT PUNCHED-"
Numi: "YEAH- It's violent. Very."
Voice on Headset: "That sounds scary…"
Numi: "I've dealt with worse, it's not a problem. Although… Do you have any ideas where this guy may be?"
Voice on Headphones: "Uh… I forgot to ask for a description…"
Numi: "No, no, that's on me. They had basic clothes, but their eyes seemed like they weren't normal. Lack of sleep and ready to cause a disruption not normal. You saw anyone like that on the videos you've checked?"
Voice on Headphones: "No, sorry…"
Numi: "Keep checking."
[Numi decides to head to a slightly quieter spot to try and come up with a plan to draw out the culprit.]
[The first obvious step is to go to the top floor, and see if the stranger is on the roof… Numi attempts to take the elevator.]
Employee 1: "Miss- You're not with our company-!"
Numi: "But someone's trying to break in through the roof."
Employee 1: "People go the roof all the time. It was probably Jerry doing something stupid-"
Numi: "But I literally saw this person climb up the walls of this building-"
Employee 1: "You don't have permission to go upstairs. Please do not bug me anymore."
[Numi gives up on using the elevator. Maybe the stairs a- nope someone's taped them off. Something to do with someone mopping the stairs. Guess it's better than breaking your neck though!]
Voice on Headphones: "Hi, hi, I'm here-!"
Numi: "Oh, hey."
Voice on Headphones: "Before you ask, the others, uh… Right now I can hear them debating about what kind of new equipment to get."
Numi: "Didn't we upgrade equipment less than three months ago-?"
Voice on Headphones: "Lita thought the microphones could pick up more noise."
Numi: "…Ah."
Voice on Headphones: "Anyways, what's going on…?"
Numi: "More a suspicion than anything, but a stranger tried dragging me into I don't even know what, and two minutes later I see them climb up the building I'm in right now. I didn't even get a chance to read like I wanted to, haha-"
Voice on Headphones: "UH- Couldn't find any posts about that."
Numi: "We normally don't do this until an assignment starts-?"
Voice on Headphones: "Sorry-! Stuff like that usually become memes very quickly, and I wanted to check…"
Numi: "This only happened less than five minutes ago, and I'm pretty sure only I saw that."
Voice on Headphones: "…my bad…"
Numi: "No- It's good that you're checking! Just maybe think about if it's needed in that exact moment or not is all."
Voice on Headphones: "Right."
[There's some shouting from upstairs. Something about some of the doors being locked all of a sudden.]
Numi: "I think that's my cue… Get the normal playlist."
Voice on Headphones: "You got it-!"
[…I guess it'd be better to use the stairs. Even if those are a bit slippery.]
Employee 1: "YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED UP THERE-!"
Numi: "Sorry- Important matters!"
[The first floor is where the shouting came from, but there isn't anything unusual about it. Aside from someone trying to bust open one of the doors.]
Numi: "Are you sure the door isn't jammed-?"
Employee 2: "NO, IT'S NOT JAMMED!"
Numi: "Um- Do you have a key of any so-"
Employee 2: "IT JUST WENT MISSING-! I HAD IT IN MY HAND 5 SECONDS AGO!"
Numi: 'That's… odd…'
Numi: "I'm gonna bust the door open, stay back!"
[Numi swings her boombox at the door, busting it open and slightly damaging the handle on the door.]
Employee 2: "This isn't some kind of sick joke you were doing-!?"
Numi: "No..?"
Employee 1: "There you are-!"
Numi: "I- Now is not the time!"
[There's more yelling from downstairs, this time about the front door mysteriously not budging]
Numi: "Just let me deal with this. You don't need to pay me or anything-"
Employee 1: "Fine. You are to exit the building the moment everything is back to normal, and no damaging any more property."
Numi: "E-"
Employee 1: "Even if anyone is trapped."
[Numi sighs. This is gonna be a bit annoying to work around.]
Voice on Headset: "You can do this!"
Numi: "Right- Just get the music loaded, I'll investigate downstairs then we can start the broadcast."
So, decided to finish a sketch I had lying around. These are alternate outfits based on the alternate hammers in the game! Apologies if the kimono folding is wrong - I think I got it right but honestly I sometimes still mix things up.
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Close-ups under the cut! (I know the formatting might be a bit stupid - just click on them!)
[A central business district, with a lot of office buildings. It's near the time where everyone's going to clock out for the day. The weather is significantly cloudy.]
[Numi's just resting on one of the benches. She has some free time to kill, so it was better to try and rest in a quieter area. She's also taken a few books and magazines with her.]
Numi: 'Hm, I hope the others are taking care of themselves. Yesterday's outing… That became a disaster quickly. As long as they recover, though…'
[Not a lot of people around. There's a few kids playing a soccer game, but aside from that, the area's completely still.]
Numi: "Let's see…" [She takes out one of the books from the bag she was carrying. It's a small notebook, with a few paperclips being used to tag certain pages.]
[One of the kids manages to launch the ball in Numi's general direction. She stops it with her foot.]
Numi: "Oh- Do you guys need this back?"
Kid: "PLEASE!"
Numi: "Alright!" [She kicks it back to the kid]
Kid: "THANKS!"
Numi: "You're welcome!"
[The kids get back to the soccer game, same kid that called out to Numi nearly launching the ball into another kid's face.]
Numi: "Careful-!"
[However, no-one seems to mind, and the game proceeds as normal.]
Numi: "Well then…"
[Numi opens the notebook. It's full of short notes and newspaper clippings about the Lifeness Tower Disaster. It seems like Numi is trying to piece together what happened here, for one reason or another…]
Numi: 'Been a while since I looked through this… It helps to take a break though. Maybe I'll find a new angle to tackle this from.'
[Numi grabs a pen, and starts scribbling down random things from the newspaper clippings in her notebook.]
[10 minutes later…]
Numi: "Ah… Nothing new."
[A clanging sound is heard from one of the alleys next to the office buildings.]
Numi: "What's that-?"
[Numi packs away her notebooks, as another clanging sound is heard.]
Numi: "I hope that's just a raccoon."
[She heads over to the source of the sound.]
Numi: "Hello? Someone there?"
[More rustling, followed by clanging]
Numi: "…I'm just going to leav-"
[A random person pops out from behind a dumpster]
???: "Nonono! Please stay!"
Numi: "Uh-"
???: "I'm just collecting materials!"
Numi: "…for?"
???: "Ahahah… Something personal."
Numi: "Alright. You mi-"
???: "You know anyone inside the building?
Numi: "I don't."
???: "Of COURSE you do!"
Numi: "I really don't-!"
???: "There's someone in there who looks like they could be your sibling!"
Numi: "I have to get going-"
???: "WAIT!"
[Numi swiftly walks away from that person… They weren't trying to upset her, but something was certainly off with them.]
Numi: "I… Wow…"
[She sits down again. Wondering what that was about.]
Numi: "Maybe I'll tail them though…"
[Numi moves to a different bench that's better positioned to look at what the stranger is doing. Then, she grabs out a book that's not her "journalism" notebook and begins to read it. However, before she could even turn a page, she spots the stranger climbing up the side of the building.]
Numi: "I didn't even have to wait for this, huh."
[She walks back over to the alley. By the time she's there, the stranger is… Gone.]
Numi: "Looks like I'll have to investigate."
[Numi sends a quick text to the others, only reading "get someone on call.", then heads into the building.]
[The people inside the office building pay no attention to her, which is alright.]
[Lita turns around, and…. It looks like a shadow creature was about to attack her from behind.]
Lita: "You still wanna try these underhanded tactics!?"
[The shadow creature is smacked away. However, the rest of the area comes to a standstill, and some of the shadow creatures turn into chains or walls to prevent people from getting away. A door also appears in the middle of all the mess.]
cuttr: "…I suppose I'll reveal myself then."
[cuttr steps out the door, and the door vanishes.]
cuttr: "Will you please quit fighting and admit defeat..?"
Lita: "Y'know what would've been a LOT more respectable? 1v1ing everyone."
cuttr: "And waste my time on a bunch of nobodies who should have never been in the music industry? Please."
Lita: "You are aware most of these guys pursue music as a hobby?"
cuttr: "Most. I also have people like you, who make it their job, and… Let's just say you and everyone else in your stupid station should quit."
Lita: "Hate comment personification, I don't give a shit. Plus if you're saying that due to my boss's, or heck, any of my co-workers's identities-"
cuttr: "I'm. Not."
Lita: "Alright then. You wanna do this the easy way, or the hard way?"
cuttr: "Explain."
Lita: "Nope. HARD WAY IT IS, BITCH!"
cuttr: "Fine."
[FIGHT START!]
[FIGHT END!]
[cuttr's mic is broken in two, and it looks like the shadow creatures are dissapating for good…]
cuttr: "You all… pathetic…"
Security Guard: "So you've been causing the problems..!"
[The security guard grabs cuttr, but not before they grab the two halves of their microphone.]
Security Guard: "You are getting escorted off the premises, and I shall be calling the police to deal with you."
cuttr: "Lita."
Lita: "Hm?"
cuttr: "I'll make sure this won't be the last you'll see of me."
Lita: "Good luck with that. Heh."
Voice on Headset: "Lita? The broadcast?"
Lita: "Ah. Well then, that's the end of Punk Rock Mayhem for today! Recap's likely to be tomorrow, although don't count on it being that fast. See you all the next time I host, wether it be the holy or unholy hours. Bye!"
Voice on Headset: "I'll handle the paperwork for this one."
Lita: "Heyheyhey, I did the work-"
Voice on Headset: "Knowing you, you wanna perform one last song before you actually head home to file the report."
Lita: "Uh… Yeah-"
Voice on Headset: "I'll just fill out the general details. You can fill out the more detailed stuff."
Lita: "Right, um, thanks."
Voice on Headset: "Have fun with your performance!"
Lita: "Thanks..!"
Announcer: "As the saviour of this competition, do you wanna perform one of your songs?"
Lita: "Yeah!"
Announcer: "Alright-! Just don't expect it to, well, be heard too well."
Lita: "I know I don't have speakers."
Announcer: "Alright then. Take it away!"
[The rest of the night goes smoothly as possible after cuttr's rampage, and Lita gets to perform one of her favourites… Overall, it all went well!]
[The hallways also feel a bit darker than normal. Maybe. Wait. What if…]
Lita: "HEY! PEPPERCORN DUST!"
[No response. Maybe direct attacks will attract attention?]
Lita: "HOPE THIS HURTS!"
[She swings her guitar at one of the darker areas, and she hits something. A screech is heard before black mist comes out of the shadow Lita just hit.]
Lita: "Cowards!"
[The mist flies into one of the rooms, going under the door]
Voice on Headset: "I'm guessing you just destroyed a wall?"
Lita: "Nah, these guys are just using the lack of light in the halls to regenerate. Attacked one that was hiding."
Voice on Headset: "And wh-"
[Lita uses her guitar to slam open the door the shadow mist went under]
Lita: "BOOM!"
Voice on Headset: "Now you broke a wall?"
Lita: "A door."
Voice on Headset: "Right- I'm not even gonna question that."
Lita: "Let's see who's behind this!"
[Lita grabs out her phone, and turns on the flashlight.]
Lita: "…I don't think there's supp- AAA-"
[A shadow creature attacked Lita from behind… Lita swats it away, but it just gets in her way in mist form]
Voice on Headset: "ARE YOU OKAY-!?"
Lita: "WHAT DO YOU- GAH-" [She falls on the floor, and packs away her phone.]
[The shadow mist flies away]
Voice on Headset: "Did you get attacked-!?"
Lita: "I- Ow- Yes. Yes I did."
[Lita stands up, dusting herself off]
Lita: "Anyways, there's another hallway inside of here, even when I'm pretty sure a building like this wouldn't have a hallway here?"
Voice on Headset: "Got anything else?"
Lita: "Nope, I'm heading in."
[Lita just makes a mad dash down the new hallway to avoid getting attacked again]
Lita: "RIGHT- WHO'S THERE-!?"
[There's nothing aside from a small dark room at the end of the hallway, and that room has a door.]
Lita: "I swear if this door doesn't lead me out-"
[She opens it, and…]
Lita: "Wait- Huh-"
[It's the costume room, and it's… A mess. Nothing's been broken, but it's clear people have been fighting off the shadow creatures here.]
Lita: "Why the hell did that door open up to here."
Voice on Headset: "Why- What happened?"
Lita: "It somehow lead to the damn costume room. Despite me heading in the OPPOSITE direction."
[Another bang is heard from the main stage. That's probably the other spotlight… And at the same time, more shadow creatures approach the costume room.]
Lita: "Oh, you lot…"
[She fights off the horde that just came in, all of them turning to smoke once hit.]
Lita: "Hey, what time is it? This has been going on for much longer than it should."
Voice on Headset: "It's nearly 11:30."
Lita: "Oh damnit…"
Voice on Headset: "What did you just realise?"
Lita: "That's when the top three performers, based on vote percentage, are supposed to face off against each other."
Voice on Headset: "That's bad."
Lita: "This cuttr guy's got to be behind it. You got any ideas on how to draw their attention? Because my only thought's to keep fighting 'til these fuckers stop."
Voice on Headset: "The announcer guy..!"
Lita: "Well, what about him-!?"
Voice on Headset: "Borrow his mic, and you get the rest."
Lita: "Ooooooh, alright. I'm gonna make them regret trying to rig things."
Voice on Headset: "What about the destruction?"
Lita: "…That too."
[Lita runs up to the main stage]
Lita: "Hey, toss me the mic!"
[No response]
Lita: "Looks like I'll have to shout. HEY, CUTTR BITCH!"
Announcer: "Before we start this round, I'd like to add that if anyone does try to sabotage the competition, they will be immediately be removed from the premises. Now give it up for Indie!"
[The crowd cheers]
Voice on Headset: "If nothing significant happens by the time both performances finish, I'll have to sign off."
Lita: "Trust me. Something will happen."
[Indie starts performing]
Voice on Headset: "Did anything suspicious happen while the preparations were occuring..?"
Lita: "Well, all the merch stands backed out, except…"
Voice on Headset: "Lita, I don't have all night-!"
Lita: "Except one for cuttr…"
Voice on Headset: "You mind elaborating?"
Lita: "I overheard someone say that the stock for most of the merch stands went missing. Damn- I knew there was something off with cuttr!"
Voice on Headset: "Not a coi-"
[A loud bang is heard. That something did happen. There's also a bunch of other noises at once so it's very bad right now.]
[Lita gets up. Let's go!]
Lita: "Stay on the mic, Numi!"
Voice on Headset: "…Right."
[Lita takes a peek at what's going on on-stage.]
[It's pure chaos. Creatures made out of some kind of misty shadow magic have surrounded Indie and BitX3. One of the spotlights has fallen down, and while some people have made a run for the exit, the shadow creatures keep on dragging them back into the building.]
Lita: "Alright, start the broadcast! You know what to use!"
Voice on Headset: "Alright. Good luck!"
[Punk Rock Mayhem emergency broadcast!]
Lita: "Sup! It's your host for however long this takes, Simply Lita! The music tournament I'm partaking in seems to have someone very jealous, and they're attacking anyone they deem better than them with various magical bullshit tactics. So stay tuned, or not!"
Lita: "Right then, where the fuck are these things coming from-!?"
[Lita bats away a couple of the shadow creatures. They turn into mist, and then fly away elsewhere, likely to reform. Looks like violence towards the creatures is a temporary solution.]
BitX3: "OWIE-" [okay the shadow creatures are biting. Great.]
Lita: "I- JUST HOLD THEM OFF ANY WAY YOU CAN!"
BitX3: "YOU SURE!?"
Lita: "WHAT DO YOU THINK-"
BitX3: "OKAY-"
[BitX3 grabs a broken floorboard and starts beating up one of the shadow creatures]
Lita: "NOW THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE!"
[Now… Where did those shadow creatures fly off to reform?]
Lita: "You think those creatures ran off to the food stalls? I'm gonna check there."
Voice on Headset: "You know I don't have visuals!"
Lita: "Yeah- Okay-"
[The food stalls are a bit better, but are still pretty bad. The creatures are attacking more meat-based stalls, and also are trying to run over anyone who tries to document what is going on]
Lita: "Alright then, ready up suckers!"
[AFTER FIGHT]
Lita: "Everyone fine-?"
[Everyone seems more focused on building up defences in case those creatures come back. Which is fair.]
[Maybe those things are regenerating in the less occupied rooms of the building.]
Lita: "Did anyone see some shadowy mist fly into one of the corridors?"
Security Guard: "Some of those are off limit-"
Lita: "I honestly don't think those pepper clouds care about that."
Security Guard: "…Yes, I saw them fly into multiple of the corridors."
Lita: "Alright!"
[Lita runs into one of the corridors. Here's hoping there won't be an ambush!]
[The corridor, not done up for the music competition, looks… Pretty rough. Time has gotten to it, any paint that was once there all dull and damaged, moss and ivy claiming the walls]
Lita: "I swear if these things have more than one respawn point…"
[Zen-Two is offering autographs to anyone who approaches the stage, while Mikki is just performing a low-volume riff to attract more attention.]
Lita: 'Then there's the autographs… Cheap. It's just the performance that matters!' [She sits down in one of the audience chairs. Hopefully no-one will mind.] 'I'm 8th to perform and… ugh, just let me get on the stage already!'
Announcer: "And TIME! The results will be announced shortly. Thank you for your patience!"
Lita: 'Let Mikki win. Please.' [She looks around. It's hard to tell what the crowd is thinking.]
[The crowd is chattering loudly right now.]
Announcer: "Aaaaaaaaand the winner iiiiiiiiiis…."
[A spotlight shines on Mikki]
Announcer: "MIKKI!"
Mikki: "Thank you all!"
Lita: "YES!"
[The crowd cheers]
Mikki: [They go to the center of the stage to bow, but… They trip] "OW-"
[The crowd gasps]
Announcer: "Are you okay-"
Mikki: "Yeah- Just an accident!"
Announcer: "The next round will begin shortly, so don't go anywhere!"
[Lita decides to head back to the costume room.]
Lita: "So, any of you think you'll beat Mikki?"
BitX3: "Er, I will!"
Indie: "Not if I have something to say about it!"
[Suddenly, a coughing fit is heard. It's Mikki. Lita walks over to the changing room they're in to find out what's going on.]
Lita: "You sounded okay less than a minute ago?"
Mikki: "Don't talk to me…' [They cough more] 'Why is this happening to me…'
Lita: "Uh… Take a rest. You have a throat sweet or something?"
Mikki: "No…"
Lita: "Well then… My only suggestion is just take a vocal rest." [She's normally quite loud and brash but… She can't just ignore another performer that's not feeling great. Rather just have everyone perform to the best of their ability.]
Mikki: "Mh-hm… Thanks…"
Lita: "Gonna head out now."
[Everyone's in the costume room is just like "Is it contagious?" and other slightly insensitive comments.]
Lita: "No-one head in there. Or if you do don't talk to them."
Zen-Two: "Or what?"
Lita: "You get the pointy end of my guitar. No ifs, ands, or buts."
[That seems to get people to back off.]
Lita: "So, play fair."
Lita: 'god it felt good to do that-'
[She goes to sit down where she was sitting earlier. Maybe actually stay put until it's her turn this time.]
Lita: 'But it seems like the moment they won… I. This is so damn wierd. The slip and the coughing fit within a minute of each other… There's got to be some kind of magic bullshit going on.' [She grabs out her phone]
[Lita puts away her phone, and puts on her headset]
Lita: "Aaaaaany second now…"
Voice on Headset: "Just so you know, I'm not putting on an emergency broadcast just yet."
Lita: "Well, I do have the feeling something's gonna happen..!"
Voice on Headset: "We'll talk when we get to that point, okay?"
Lita: "Alright, alright."
Voice on Headset: "How are the crowds reacting?"
Lita: "I dunno-"
Announcer: "Crowds, crowds, no-one tried sabotaging anything-! Please have respect for the next two competitors, Indie and BitX3!"
[Indie and BitX3 start to go to the stage.]
Lita: "Hostility already-!? Damn, I usually don't see that this early!"
Voice on Headset: "…That sounds bad. Just keep an eye, try not to let things get violent. Maybe you can do better than my club whenever someone decides to start a bar fight."
[One of the more rundown buildings. It's been set up for some kind of impromptu music contest. Speakers are set up, there's food stalls, and a significant number of people have arrived. And all sorts of musicians are preparing to perform.]
[Among them was Lita, currently in the costume room. They had asked their co-workers to come along, but they were all either too busy or just weren't in the mood for it. However, that wasn't her concern now. Now, she just had to prove she is the best out of everyone!]
Lita: "A-chord… B-chord…" [She's currently tuning her guitar.]
[…This is getting a bit boring. Maybe it's time to check out the competition? There's a band hiding away in one of the corners.]
Lita: "Hey! You lot!"
Drummer: "A-Ah, hey…"
Vocalist: "Hm? A challenger?"
Lita: "Not a challenger, but the guaranteed victor."
Vocalist: "Cocky, aren't we?"
[Lita just smirks]
Bassist: "Let's just move elsewhere."
Vocalist: "Nah, let me talk to her."
Lita: "You got any fighting words?"
Vocalist: "Not really. You'll see what'll unfold."
Lita: "Alright the-"
Vocalist: "Just, let me introduce myself. Just call me cuttr. All lowercase."
Lita: "Well, break a leg!"
cuttr: "You too."
[Lita heads out to the food stalls. Better fuel up before performing!]
Lita: "Hey, can I quickly have a small cup of kakigori? Strawberry."
Food Stall Owner: "That'll be 760 yen." [They start making it. They're one of those kakigori makers that shave the ice blocks by hand.] "Wait, are you performing shortly?"
Lita: [She pays] "They saved me for the ending parts. I perform a lot so they said it was for 'balance reasons'… To hell with that!"
Food Stall Owner: "Knew you were familiar. One of my friends listens to your music on the frequent."
Lita: "Oh, awesome! You also listen to my music, or-"
Food Stall Owner: "Not really."
Lita: [Hiding a twinge of dissappointment] "I see…"
Food Stall Owner: "I see your passion though."
Lita: "Thanks!"
Food Stall Owner: "Here." [They hand Lita their order]
[Lita just heads off. The first 2 performers should start shortly… Maybe head back to the costume room to be safe.]
Lita: "So many people… No biggie." [She just goes off to find a spot close to the main stage. It'd be unwise to leave the costume room before her turn. For now though, she just sits there, eating her shaved ice.]
[Two people start to head to the stage. Guess that means it's time!]
Announcer: "Aaaaaand here's the first two competitors! First off we have Zen-Two veeeersuuus Mikky! Take the stage you two!"
[Zen-Two starts playing their song.]
Lita: "…Boring." [She just decides to see what's going on in social media for now. There's not much going on she's interested in. There's the audio archive upload announcements, a bunch of selfies, some composition progress… Nothing interesting. Lita just sends a few likes and then puts away the phone.]
[Is there anything else to do in here? Most people are practising or talking amongst their groups…]
Lita: 'Competition doesn't seem THAT tough. Like fuck I'm certain most of these guys are gonna be pushovers.'
[Zen-Two finishes their song, now it's Mikki's turn!]
Lita: "…This doesn't interest me." [They finish their shaved ice, and then go out of the costume room again.]
[The crowd has quietened down significantly. They'll get back to the same level of noisy they were earlier when it's voting time.]
[Lita discards the paper cup and spoon, and just watches the crowd go by. A lot of people would buckle under the pressure of so many eyes on them, but then… There's people who shine under that kind of pressure. The ones who excel, and can become the best.]
Announcer: "And now, using our official website, VOTE! You have 2 minutes to decide the victor.
[The station. It's fairly late, and it's a bit rainy outside. It's not completely dark yet though.]
[The meeting room. July's currently giving it some decorations to brighten it up a little bit. Lita can be heard hosting her show from one of the upstairs rooms.]
July: "And… Done!" [She's basically set up some kind of photo/sticker/notice board. It's a bit sparce right now, but she hopes that alongside her own additions, the others will also contribute from time to time.]
[For now though, it only has some cutesy stickers in one of the corners, courtesy of July.]
July: "Can't wait for this to be filled up with memories!" [She steps back, proud of her work.]
[July begins to clean up after herself, picking up any scrap bits of paper and sweeping away some glitter she used to cover half of the board.]
[After about 15 minutes, she finishes up]
July: "All do- AH- Sorry, you scared me..!"
Wayne: [He's just standing in the doorway] "…No worries. Just finished organising some paperwork."
July: "Oh, alright!"
Wayne: "You wanted to talk?"
July: "Yeah. Just, uh, let me throw this out."
Wayne: "Alright. I'll be in my studio whenever you're ready."
July: "Okay."
[July goes outside to throw the trash bag out. Well, now it's time to open up about her opinions for a bit.]
[Wayne's studio. It's more like a combination of a studio and an office, with the bookshelf of paperwork on one wall. There's the radio equipment neatly arranged in one corner. The desk, near the corner, has 3 monitors on it, and a bunch of notes written in Korean spread out all over the desk. There's a couple of books in Korean and English on one of the other shelves, and some items in the room do have a gold trim. Otherwise, there's no decorations. A fairly neat room overall.]
Wayne: "Sit down."
July: "Right- Uh, promise you won't get mad over what I want to say?"
Wayne: "Why would I..?"
July: "Because you're my boss?"
Wayne: "Look- I won't."
July: "…promise?"
Wayne: "Promise."
July: "Where do I start…" [She's a little upset.] "I guess… I feel like I could help Shade. Like, earlier today I had a look through her Infinipic account, and she gets a significant amount of hate comments. More than I do!"
Wayne: "…I'll admit, I didn't see any hate comments."
July: "That's because you were only checking one or two videos- But in the posts she makes… She's so happy. And just… Maybe those hate comments got to her head. I've wanted to lash out once or twice thanks to the type of people who find my posts… Maybe we could comfort each other."
Wayne: "That's valid. And you were afraid because…?"
July: "Because this was my second job, and y'know. I thought I shouldn't complain! Especially after my first job." [A twinge of disgust is felt]
Wayne: "Oh, that." [He understands what July means, and is also fairly disgusted by it.] "I was well prepared to interfere if the police didn't actually get around to dealing with the aftermath. I am surprised they didn't have to be forced to help-"
July: "I also spent an hour blocking those people from my account. Just… Ah…" [She slumps down, clearly upset with herself.] "I shouldn't be fretting over any of this…"
Wayne: "Regarding your first assignment, you were sexually harassed. And as the person who gave that assignment to you, I'm so sorry…"
July: "You already apologised, it's fine-!"
Wayne: "I know, I know… And about Shade. It's fine you want to help her improve."
July: "But what if she hates me…"
Wayne: "Can't help you there. I will say I wish you luck though. And look…"
July: "Hm..?"
Wayne: "Don't get scared or feel like you shouldn't do something only because you're a rookie, I'm your boss, and I may fire you. I get I might still intimidate you a little bit, I get that a lot from other people, but I'm here if you've got any work-related concerns or the like, okay?"
July: "Right…"
Wayne: "You wanna stay here until Lita wraps up? It's dark outside."
July: "I'd actually like to see if there's anything I can pin to the board I set up!"
Wayne: "Alright. You have fun. I'll finish tidying up my desk and then I'll come along."
July: "See you then!"
[Well, July feels a bit better now. She still has some kind of feeling about Shade that isn't negative and goes beyond wanting to help her, but… She can't come up with a word for it just yet. The rest of the day goes normally. Before July heads home, there's also a couple of new additions to the photo/sticker/notice board, one of them being a picture of all four of the team celebrating July's first victory.]
(The writing is supposed to read: "First assignment done!". however. i used a machine translator. god help me.)
Bad news - my laptop, which I use for art and writing, is beginning to not co-operate with the charger. I hope to get a new laptop, as I've had my current one for around 5 years. I hope to either repair it or get a new one, but until then, don't expect new parts. However, I'm still able to write on my phone and post traditional drawings. Sorry for the inconvenience! - Admin Kimulo
UPDATE: I'll be getting a replacement charger soon, hopefully 2 weeks maximum depending on how delivery goes. I have a chromebook so I'm still able to upload parts I already finished, expect Intro 3 this week. I'll still be writing as well while I wait, so yeah. 2 weeks expected downtime on the drawings. I can still post doodles and Intro 3 though. See you all at the Intro 3 upload! - Admin Kimulo
FINAL UPDATE: Not having my laptop honestly demotivates me, as a Chromebook is kinda awkward. Intro 3 will be up the MOMENT I get a new charger (late January-early Febuary at latest). I have been working on other things too (filler antags and general plotlines), so if anything, I am using the downtime to plan out things and hopefully it should speed things up. Thanks for your patience!
Bad news - my laptop, which I use for art and writing, is beginning to not co-operate with the charger. I hope to get a new laptop, as I've had my current one for around 5 years. I hope to either repair it or get a new one, but until then, don't expect new parts. However, I'm still able to write on my phone and post traditional drawings. Sorry for the inconvenience! - Admin Kimulo
UPDATE: I'll be getting a replacement charger soon, hopefully 2 weeks maximum depending on how delivery goes. I have a chromebook so I'm still able to upload parts I already finished, expect Intro 3 this week. I'll still be writing as well while I wait, so yeah. 2 weeks expected downtime on the drawings. I can still post doodles and Intro 3 though. See you all at the Intro 3 upload! - Admin Kimulo
I've made a document that'll contain links to ALL the stories I'll upload here, and it will have everything in chronological order. Do feel free to save it somewhere if you want!
I also plan on making a progress post at some point which I'll update whenever I make progress on a story. That is all.
Bad news - my laptop, which I use for art and writing, is beginning to not co-operate with the charger. I hope to get a new laptop, as I've had my current one for around 5 years. I hope to either repair it or get a new one, but until then, don't expect new parts. However, I'm still able to write on my phone and post traditional drawings. Sorry for the inconvenience! - Admin Kimulo
