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Who: pep!pep!
Where: pep!pep!
When: Day 66, afternoon

[ there's a new kid on the block. ]

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Everybody? Who's everybody?

[sleeplessknight]

Um, the rest of Heart Soldier Senshi...

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[ doesn't ring a bell. ]

I can go check though!

[ oh no. please don't look at him like that. it's like he's done something he doesn't remember doing wrong! ]

[sleeplessknight]

[OH NO!!!]

D-Did you forget everyone on your unit already?!

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[ think- think- think- ...and nothing. ]

[ he's almost afraid to answer. ] I think I might have forgotten more than just the people in my unit.

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[sleeplessknight]

W-We should probably get you back to your dorms immediately! Before it gets worse!!

[grabs his hand and makes for the door]

[sleeplessknight]

[but the door won't open??!?]

[sleeplessknight]

[GASPS LOUDLY, TURNING BACK TO HIM]

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Before what gets w- aah!

[ he stumbles after her. ]

I don't get why everything's locked around here. I can't even get into my closet to change out of my pajamas. [ #firstworldproblems. ]

... [ asdfg. ] Uhmmmm, is, uh, something wrong? [ don't look at him like that!!! ]

[sleeplessknight]

[whipping out her phone to check through the pepfiles and

oh]

You're not King!!

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[ he pulls out his own phone. ] If this weird profile is anything to go by, then I'm... Jigsaw.

[sleeplessknight]

[nods, quickly scrolling through the rest]

Ah... Lyra was transferred...

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Lyra?

[sleeplessknight]

[shakes her head]

No, sorry... I can explain later, but for now, ah... welcome to pep!pep!, we're unitmates now.

[puzzlers]

Alright... [ she gets a lopsided smile. ] Thanks, I'm happy to be here... I think? [ it's not a slight against pep!pep! as much as it is a slight against faukyo. ]

[sleeplessknight]

It's... there's a lot to take in at first, and even more so right now, but obviously none of that's your fault. So I'll try to start slow.

It's normal not to remember anything about yourself, or I mean, it is for all of us who wake up here. You'll be able to remember more later on. And, ah, before you can open the closet or head outside, you'll need to pick a color for yourself.

My name is Sunset, by the way.

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[ he gives a halfhearted laugh. ] Yeah, it's definitely a lot to take in, [ understatement of the day. ] but I'm confident that I'll be alright with you guys helping me through the strange transitional period.

Oh, I should probably go choose a color then. [ he had noticed the tv flashing in the front. ] Sunset, [ a smile follows. ] that's a nice name. I'm... I'm Jigsaw, though I think I'll be changing it.

[sleeplessknight]

[oh nooo, he's so nice???

she smiles, a little more confidently this time]

Thanks... It's not my profile name either, so it's totally fair to choose something else and just roll with it.

And yeah! We'll definitely try our best to help! We're still kind of new ourselves, since our unit has only been around for a month... everyone else has been here longer, um, but I think we've mostly got the hang of things now!

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[ he chooses a color and it fills in his name. ] There! But now comes the hard part... choosing a suitable name for myself. [ it's kind of weird having to pick something at random. ] Hm...

Really? I'd just kind of assumed they'd all been around for the same amount of time, but it sounds like you guys have already made your mark. [ since they'd managed to get it together in a little over a month. ]

[sleeplessknight]

Ah... you don't need to pick anything right off the bat, if you don't feel ready. One of our members took a couple of weeks to settle of something and that was only after a lot of suggestions and polls. [giggles] So take your time, if that's what you want.

Haha, aww, thanks! Mm... things have been kind of rough lately, but we're doing our best to keep on keeping on.

Did you get a chance to read all the info on how we're idols and stuff?

[puzzlers]

I might not have to think of something immediately, but it's going to feel weird going around without a name... though I guess I still have Jigsaw. But at least I know there's no pressure! [ but who knows maybe he'll be struck by some inspiration. ] So what made you choose Sunset?

That's all you really can do sometimes, right? And even when the going gets tough if we keep a smile on our faces we might be able to persuade others to do the same!

Yeah, and we've got to perform lives, vids, and games to earn points. Sounds like it could be kind of fun.

[sleeplessknight]

[laughs, a bit sheepishly]

It was Angel's idea—mm, she's on future is now. I asked her for name ideas and she said, because of my hair and eyes and everything, I kinda reminded her of a sunset. Then later it turned out Rise had also been suggested Sunrise as a name, so we decided to go with a matchy theme.

[nods again]

This place is usually fun! But sometimes there's bad games where people... mm... get hurt, or die... or whatever it is that's happening right now...

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[ matching names? he loves that idea. ]

So should I pick something to keep in theme? I actually really like that idea. [ he purses his lips in thought. ] And it even kind of fits with the name of out unit, pep!pep! [ peppy- sunny- the best, really! ]

[ he deflates. ] Does that happen often? The hurting and death? [ this he's going to write off as something special, because it's not a game... at least he doesn't think it is. ]

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[sleeplessknight]

[she seems so excited about him being excited for matching names, brightening up immediately.]

Yeah—! I think—!

[sleeplessknight]

[... but then deflates as well]

I-I mean, I'd love it if you want to match with us! But... I think some people don't like it because it can get confusing, but... I like matching...

Mm... as for the games, they're every now and then... we've had about four like that since pep!pep! first arrived but... oh! Actually, hold on!

[she zooms out of vision for exactly a couple of seconds and returns with this]

It's a lot to read, but this was all put together by Heart Soldier Senshi, who have been here from the start. That's King's unit, by the way... you two look really alike...