Our first project was a success! Mostly... There are some flaws, we're aware, but hey! It's our first time - this was meant as more of a practice run anyway! We're going to improve as we continue on, and we have endorsement to continue on with all of our voices! Stay tuned!
"Bucket" (Any)
⤷ Project Manager
⤷ Audio Editor
Atomic Dominick (He/Him)
⤷ Voice Actor for Hāto Kurusu
⤷ Youtube Link: https://youtube.com/@atom_dom_2004
"Malicious" (He/Him)
⤷ Voice Actor for Naruaki Seta
"Fox" (He/Him)
⤷ Voice Actor for Otoji Arisato
The Neon Bridge / Neo-G Essent
⤷ Original Writer
⤷ Original Artist
⤷ Fic Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/1958518
⤷ Comic Link: https://beyondthemirror.webcomic.ws/
The two would look at their mutual beanie wearing friend with confusion.
"Through your Mirror Links, were you ever shown something related to your Reflections eating something... Big?"
Otoji tilted his head, not being sure what Hato meant. As for Naruaki, an inquisitive hum escaped him. He crossed his arms, eventually speaking up.
"What do you mean?"
"Well," Hato briefly placed his hands on his hips, "I think I saw something about mine trying to eat this... Giant-ass burger. Like, almost bigger than his head giant." He would then attempt to gesture with his hands the supposed size of the thing.
"Looked like he was eating it pretty fast. I have no idea if he was trying to challenge himself or if he was just fucking hungry. Anything like that at all with you guys?"
Now with further context, the other two would begin to ponder... Trying to joggle their memory in attempt to find something that would match what Hato had described. The more they pondered, the more they wondered... Until one of them eventually spoke up.
"I... Think I did see something like that?" Otoji tugged at the bandanna around his neck. "But it wasn't a giant burger. It was a... What was it? A mystery burger...? What about you, senpai...?"
Naruaki was still pondering for another few moments... Until something came to him.
"I didn't see anything about a burger... But a mega beef bowl?" A finger went to his chin, pondering even further. "If our Reflections were challenged by these things... Do we have to follow suit? What would we even do?"
Not even an hour and a shopping trip later...
Hato slammed his hand on the table, lifting it to eventually reveal a small box. On the box?
Buster Beans.
"If it takes guts to get through large portions and weird flavors, then it's gonna take guts to endure the bad beans." Hato began. "We have a 50/50 shot each one and, if we get one that's awful, we're gonna have to grin and bear it."
One could see the sweat drops on their faces. Small jelly beans that rely on luck to see if you get the good flavors... Well it's... Not burgers or beef bowls but...
"So? What say you?"
The three of them stood around the table in silence... Contemplation... Hesitation... But, with a deep breath, Naruaki took the box and opened it.
"S-senpai...!" Otoji did a double-take.
"It's just jelly beans," the elder replied. "We... Don't have to swallow them if they're too much."
With each member of the trio given a bean, they would pick up each one and give each other a look. With deep breaths and a count of three...
One...
Two...
Three.
They each ate their beans.
Silence would fill the room...
Only to be broken when Otoji and Hato start gagging and coughing. Not even a second passed before they spat out their beans and Hato ran off to get water. Otoji tried to wipe his tongue to get the taste out.
"EUGH- GH- WHAT THE FUCK-"
"Hhhhhhh wh- ugh- what was that?!"
"FUCKING DISGUSTING IS WHAT IT WAS-"
Meanwhile, there stood Naruaki... Completely unbothered. The two would look at him, a slight bit of hope in their eyes.
"P-please say you got- agh- a good one, senpai...!"
Another moment of silence would pass...
"...I think this is a bad one."
Immediately the hope turned into outright concern and surprise.
"HOW THE FUCK-?!"
"I don't know?!"
...
.....
Unbeknownst to all of them, somewhere out there is a variant of Yu Narukami that ate grass.
