event: start

[idolpro]

Who: You.
Where: The bus.
When: Monday.

[ You wake up on a bus. What was that . . . ? How did that happen? Where the hell are you? A tour bus? What?

As if to catch your attention, a gong sounds. At the front of the bus, two silhouettes dance upon the windowpane, echoing each other's giggles: ]

Welcome, welcome! Welcome to the exclusively special Hell tour!

What!? That's totally impromptu!

Yeah, well, what are you going to do! The budget is great but Tokyo F is down for maintenance!

Down for maintenance!? It can do that!?

Duh! With all the beatings it gets, it's gotta have a spa day!

This looks like a little more than a spa day, the city broke, you know!

Yeah, yeah, whatever! Complain if you want, but you've been dying to get out of that city!

Even if you say that, my heart wasn't ready! I didn't pack my shampoo! I didn't take my favorite stuffed animal with me! My phone doesn't even work!

Don't worry, you'll be able to use the hotel's complimentary shampoo, and the room you get will have a decent enough pillow! As for your phone, it's working again! That was just, you know, maintenance!

Maintenance!?

Maintenance!

[ . . .

. . . ]

Well, if my phone is working, then I can totally take pictures of myself again! All's well that ends well! I can get through it if my phone is working! But what am I even supposed to do while Tokyo F is down for maintenance? I'm an idol, you know! An idol!

- Take photos of yourself. . . ? You damn whippersnapper, kids these days! But obviously you're still an idol out here too! There's not going to be any Lives or anything but you can do events, you know! Meet with your adoring fans, you know? You could have your own events, not that we're going to organize them for you! Handshake events! Meet and greets! Photoshoots! An idol should have initiative!

Eeeeeh, that sounds like work, though! I would rather play my mobile games~

Now listen here, you - what happened to that professional attitude you had before!?

[ The two girls chase each other off the window and disappear, ending what appears to be a bizarro comedy skit.

. . . That was odd, but sure enough, even if you don't have anything you didn't have on you before - at least your phone is working again. But really, where are you . . . ? Honestly, that didn't really answer any of your questions whatsoever?

At least the other residents on the bus seem to be others who were in Tokyo F with you - though maybe some of them look changed. Maybe you look - Hell, maybe you even feel changed. Well, shit.

The bus is chugging along to . . . wherever your new destination is. The hotel, apparently - if you can trust anything those girls were saying. One thing's for sure, though: this "maintenance" thing is bullshit. But, what did happen, just then. . . ? ]

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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[I---





]

Requiem... The fuck?

[stakesthesame]

[ turns, ???

moodring eye is yellowish-green ]

What?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Points at the wings. Does he even notice the tail yet? Probably not.]

You have some...

Modifications.

That don't go with the whole vampire branding.

[stakesthesame]

... I what?

[ pauses

and turns her head, opening her wings a little-- ]

-- what the stuff?!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Just gonna...

Let you freak out about that on your own for a bit.

YEP!]

[stakesthesame]

[ ALSO DISCOVERED HER TAIL it's long enough to pull around and hold in front of her

and she just

looks back over at him. eye's pure yellow now ]

What the heck is this??? I didn't take any potions or nothin'!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Obviously not. But speaking of that---

[He's handing Req the potion Talon had leftover before he went to give Azzy a ring]

[stakesthesame]

[ takes it ]

... what's this?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Invisibility potion. In case you need it.

[stakesthesame]

You got one yourself?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Yes. As does everyone else in our merry band of travelers.

[Indicating John and Kohime]

This somehow worked out better than expected.

[stakesthesame]

Alright.

[ a pause ]

If we've got stuff like this you prolly do too, right?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I didn't come on this trip unprepared. I have more than one trap card up my sleeve.

[And now that he's thinking about it]

If we're going to be trying to avoid the authorities, we'll need to make sure our phones are turned off. That's how they track us in Tokyo-F.

[stakesthesame]

If they're really determined, turning them off prolly won't help.

In any case-- we should try to find the others. I spoke to Nem earlier, couldn't call the demons for whatever reason. I have a feeling they'll be around here somewhere.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

If they're really determined, we're going to end up right back in that prison cell to undergo stupid trial number fucking two.

Keep your phone off unless it's an emergency.

We don't need to be drawing attention to ourselves.

[stakesthesame]

[ rolls her eyes, but turns off her phone. ]

Let's just go.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Fine. It's probably best to at least get away from the stupid fucking jail]

What's your agenda? Didn't want to say behind with the rest of ZRAEL?

[stakesthesame]

I wanna find my--

[ WELL HOLD ON I JUST GOT SOME TEXTS NOT ACTUALLY TURNING MY PHONE OFF NOW

and her face lights up with surprise, that eye immediately shifts to dark blue, as she texts back ]

Speak of the devil. Wanna meet up with some friends?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Blue, huh?

Must be Nemesis and Hurricane]

Can we meet up with them?

Where were they?

[stakesthesame]

They made it out. We should be able to find them-- if their phones are working...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Loathe I am to say this, but can we do this without having to rely on technology?

Like good old fashioned maps and meeting points.

[stakesthesame]

I sent them a pic of that building.

[ points to some kind of notable one, in the distance, as she turns her phone off. ]

Let's go.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Fine.

John is off doing some reconnaissance. He'll let me know via signal when he's done.

[Motioning for Requiem to lead the way]

[stakesthesame]

Recon for what...

[ shrugs though, time to make it over to that building.

and then wait for nem and hurricane to catch up. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

John things. It will either by paranoid or practical. Coin toss on which it is.

[But anyway. Off they go]