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Who: future is now and maybe visitors?
Where: future is now
When: Day 138, morning

[ A young man wakes up in his bedroom. It just so happens that today, Day 138, is the date he will make his idol debut in Imeeji Idol Productions! Although it was ten years, three months, and two days since he was given a name, it is only today that he will be given an idol name!

What will that new name be? ]

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[ she takes a seat on the offered chair, although she looks at it a little bit suspiciously. ]

...Cardigan was a little cryptic about it, which is unusual enough to merit some curiosity on its own, but—

We'd been talking about the idea of purpose, and of having something to strive for, outside of winning and losing games and day-to-day survival. They seemed to think you'd have something to say, about that.

I am the information hub, as you already know.

But as you probably already suspect, not everything makes it into the notes. Certainly the information does. But not what we do with it.

Is that the kind of thing you're looking for?

I... think so.

Or, at least, unless I miss my guess—the only real use for this information is to fight back somehow, isn't it?

Exactly.

Otherwise there's not much value in keeping track of the overarching organization. And with the power balance skewed as badly as it is, the only way we're going to enact any sort of change is by dealing with those on the lower end of the food chain and slowly working our way up.

Mm. I don't have many convictions, but... I don't like seeing people suffer, and there's no end to that, here.

Though, ah, I confess I'm not really much of a spy, I don't think.

Spies and social types are mostly useful for the reconnaissance phase. There will be a time when we need to rely less on their skills.

And---

Some of mine would do well to have a bodyguard help them out of a tight situation.

Something certainly more aligned with your skill set.

[ she looks as if she'd like to ask what he thinks her skill set is, exactly, but— ]

...word gets around, I suppose.

[He saw her in one of Persephone's memories anyway]

There's little else to gossip about.

Shall I get you up to speed?

[ she nods. ]

Please do.

As you know, there are two factions. Asmodeus - Prince of Vengeance and Pythia - Prince of Lies. Both of those tend to not deal with us directly, though Asmodeus does employ some non-graduated idols if he finds them useful.

Most of our opportunity comes with the hosts - those working underneath them.

Opportunity for information, you mean?

A bit more than information.

Collaboration to some extent. We used to be able to talk to Exael - back when there were only two hosts - one per Prince.

But she doesn't seem to be answering our calls as of late.

Ah, she was... the host for the first game I was in, I think.

I suppose the, ah, producers, wouldn't want any of their people being too helpful, but... what sort of collaboration was she able to offer?

She warned us about Asmodeus recruiting ungraduated idols to his side. Edited a couple of games for our benefit. And seemed to have been building up a partnership with those working the Heaven side of the field.

Heaven was at a disadvantage, you see. With the influx of new Heaven hosts, though, I don't know if that is true anymore.

Hm... I don't really know about the numbers and never thought to ask any of the hosts what... side? they're on, but ah.

That means there's some of us working for Asmodeus?

Is that so surprising?

[And as an afterthought]

And no, I'm not one of them.

...I didn't think of that, but—Cardigan trusts you, so.

But... I suppose, thinking about it—I'm sure for some people, there are things to be gained in that kind of agreement.

In truth, we all have something to gain from that arrangement. Even pawns of Asmodeus would rather not be pawns of anyone.

At minimum, I suppose we all want ourselves and those we care about to be free of this place.

Exactly.

And while we would all be foolish to believe in wholehearted idol camaraderie and justice for all.

There's always bonding over spite and pettiness.

...I suppose that's certainly true.

Are you above some things?

You in particular seem fun when you're angry.

...I don't really get angry.

Ever?

[That sounds like a challenge?]

It's, er. Sometimes I'd prefer to be angry? But it doesn't really come easily to me.