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[ghostofissues]

Who: everyone
Where: GAME TOWER
When: Day 8, morning

[ as the GAME ALERT goes off on idols' phones and pulls up the map app, the monitors in the lobby of the game tower similarly flare to life, showing the face of a white-haired man with eerily green eyes and matching painted nails, leaning very close to the camera and waving with both hands. the elevators are open and waiting, with the floor indicator lights over the doors showing unit names instead of numbers. trying to enter another unit's elevator just won't work, for whatever reason. there are more monitors inside the elevators, in case any of you were worried about missing this guy's intro spiel on the ride up. ]

Good morning, everyone! Thank you for tuning in~! As you may have seen on our website, today we'll be collaborating with some very special, very exciting guests-

[ he steps back, and the camera pans out until the top half of his figure is relegated to one of the bottom corners of the display, to make room for a large screen; he gestures at it with a fling of both arms, and logos with each of the units' names fill the screen. ]

-My very own juniors from Imeeji Idol Productions!

[ as he keeps talking, the logos fade out and change to a slideshow of pictures of the characters in Imeeji, some group shots, some solo, all candid shots from their past few days here, expertly taken (and in some cases possibly edited a little). ]

As some of you probably already know, it's only been a short time since I graduated from being an idol, so this will be my first time on this end of the "host and idol" interaction! Since it's an important occasion, I arranged for a special theme for today's program- mahjong! Ja-jannnn!

[ he gesticulates at the screen again, and the last shot of someone's face is replaced by this image. ]

But the goal of this game isn't building sets like your standard riichi. These tiles are just simple tools for our idols to use to show us their resolve! Their compassion! Their devotion! And most of all, their luck!

[ the camera angle switches to one where his torso is centered in the frame when he claps his hands, and he smiles brightly from the monitor. ]

But they're not the only ones who'll be working hard! Remember, everyone - idols thrive on love! That's why, please support them with everything you have! The only way the unit you hold in your heart the most can beat the others is if you cheer them on with all your love!

And with that, leeeeeet's go~☆!

[ the screens flick off and the elevator doors open, not to the large stage, but to individual rooms. as soon as you step into your unit's room, the instructions will appear on your phones. ]

Comments

woops a little late but,

[bevoted]

[ by now she's probably already sent him off but Loki's Drawn to the yelling. and much more drawn to the yelling being at his unitmate. so he's heading right over, positioning himself between her and Anubis. ]

"Protecting Sensitiv was in everyone's best interest"? Did you look at the results? If you're going to shout at someone you can shout at me! If I'd had my way we would have played nothing but 8s. You're lucky Anubis and the rest of the team talked me down to a seven.

[rollwillpowercheck]

Loki-san...

[bevoted]

I'm not going to stand by while she talks to you like that.

[ besides he... might be trying to bring the ire more on himself than on you. ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

I'm the one who stepped forward, though.

[bevoted]

Out of all of us you're probably the second to last person who should have stepped forwards.

[rollwillpowercheck]

Why? I argued for playing a high number in the second round...

[bevoted]

Only after it became apparent we would have to if we didn't want to get hit. From the beginning you didn't want to hurt the other teams.

[ well... you didn't want to make them mad, at least. ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

[i mean a little of column a, a little of column b]

That doesn't mean you should take all the blame, though.

[bevoted]

From the beginning I didn't really care about what would happen to the other teams or what they thought about me. [ ... aside from HSS. and maybe a little bit TRR, but not enough to avoid hitting them if he absolutely had to. ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

[pokes Loki in the chest with a finger.]

Uh-huh. Which is why you were so upset when the first round results went up. Because you didn't care.

[bevoted]

.. That was different. Heart Soldier Senshi is… [ you know. … different. ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

A team you care about?

NEVER TOO LATE

[deicider]

What are you bragging about? How ruthless you can be when it's someone else doing the dirty work? How selfish you are?

Re: NEVER TOO LATE

[bevoted]

Sure, I'm ruthless. In order to protect my unit I chose not to trust anyone outside of my unit. And I was right to do that. We were chosen first at least four times, and three of those were high numbers. If we hadn't played high we would have gotten hit at least two times, if not more.

But that's not my point. My point is if you're going to fight anyone, you can fight me. The only sin Anubis is guilty of is being on my unit in the first place.

[deicider]

[Deep FUCKING breath. They're still very much pissed, eyes burning, but they don't make any move to engage.]

I'm not fighting any of you.

[bevoted]

Why? Cause we're unarmed? Going around shouting at people for protecting their own, but you draw the line at attacking us? Why not? We can heal can't we?

[ his tone is so very bitter and sarcastic. ]

[deicider]

I don't have a problem beating the crap out of you with my bare fists. [DRIPPING with disdain, like the very suggestion they would not break skin with their own knuckles disgusts them.]

[A short caveat:] But I'm not going to pick on someone who can't fight back. [OBVIOUSLY. However: Their expression becomes more distant, just a frown]

I'm respecting Taisho's wishes.

[bevoted]

[ he's about to get Real Offended by this implication that he can't fight back(?? if that's what they meant, but it's what he's taking out of it)--

until they mention Taisho. ]

Wait. ... what that about Taisho's wishes?

[deicider]

[They meant the more delicate teammates, but they're too pissed off to be precise.]

Talk to them about it. I said what I needed to say.