4th Wall start: Announcement!

[idolpro]

Who: WHO ARE YOU? also exael
Where: WHERE ARE YOU?
When: WHEN are-- it's Day 175

[ If you're in your dorms, watching the television, you might be lucky enough to see it flick on and have Exael's smiling face greet you. The polychromatic set behind her looks like she's filming in Liar Tokyo, so no game tower nightmares await you— yet.

"Hello~ Tokyo-F, Tokyo-D, and every other city under the heavens! We have got a show for you! In collaboration with our affiliates, we're bringing on some new guest stars, all arranged into brand new units! Everyone, even if they'll only be here a little while, cheer them on!

Because soon, we'll see how our new favorites and all our old favorites do when they go head to head! So now, ladies, gentlemen, and honored guests! It's time to enjoy the show!"

She gestures wide with both her arms, and behind her a curtain starts to raise, revealing a big screen split four ways but before you can see what her side is broadcasting, the broadcast to your television cuts out. Maybe you should be on the lookout for those guest stars?

Or maybe you missed the broadcast entirely, and have no idea why there's suddenly four new units wandering around the place. ]

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Just this look at Izumu over the hug he will eventually give Mokuba.

Fuck my life, Izumu. It's fucked!]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he stays back so as not to interrupt their reunion, but he shoots back a sympathetic look. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Approaches Izumu after the initial reunion is over]

. . .

I'll stop by later.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ blinks, a little surprised. ]

You don't want me to swing by your place?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

If it's before nightfall. I'm not leaving him by himself.

[And he's certainly not going to risk his brother going gray]

[carnivorouscarnival]

Ah. I just meant that I could come to you. ... You're gonna stay over at his dorm, then?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Of course. I have to personally interrogate each and every one of his unitmates.

Just so that there are no misunderstandings.

[carnivorouscarnival]

Of course.

[ huffs ]

But with how many of 'em there are running around, you might wanna consider interviewing them in pairs to save time.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Briefly pulls out his phone to start scrolling through the profiles...

For fuck's sake]

Why do they need to double the idol population...?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ clicks his tongue, tone dry with a hint of irritable ]

Who knows. One person to fuck with every idol here?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

Is she here?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ blinks, then seems to be understand. ]

Rizumu, you mean? ... She's not. It'd be a pretty different situation for me than you, anyway.

No, no—not that there's anyone from home I couldn't deal with, but I haven't seen anyone I know. Just noting the general trend.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

The price we all pay for indulging in our pasts.

...

[Gestures for Izumu to come closer]

[carnivorouscarnival]

. . .

[ steps towards him, closing the distance between them. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

If it turns out to be another one of those Battle Royales...

[Not that he thinks he actually needs to say anything. Considering everything that Izumu has done for him before.

But maybe.

Maybe he just needs to hear it.]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ ah. he stares up at Intensity with a blank look for a moment, but it quickly settles into a look of unwavering confidence. he keeps his voice hushed, but still firm. ]

Nobody'll lay a hand on him as long as I'm around.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[And for the first time since he laid eyes on Mokuba, he stress goes from maximum overload to like a balmy 98% panic stress]

Good.

[He takes Man Eater's hand in his]

Very good.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he gives Intensity's hand a light squeeze. ]

Least I can do. Gotta make up for last time, too.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Just blinks curiously at Izumu. Make up for what? The House?

...

Files that away for when he actually has time to think about it]

Had to bring up the "sensei" thing, now didn't you? He's never going to let me live that one down.

[carnivorouscarnival]

Gyahaha! He should be impressed you have such a cool~ mentor.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I do, don't I?

[carnivorouscarnival]

The best gets the best.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Of course. I picked you out of the crowd, after all.

Which means you must be the best.

[Arrogant, much?]