HANDSHAKE EVENT: FANSERVICE START

[idolpro]

Who: Unfamiliar faces?
Where: Tokyo-F
When: Day 424, morning

[ The cryptic countdown pauses: 999999.

Then, the video feed turns on. Who's this—why, it's Man☆Eater! ]

A big ol' congrats to our final winner, who requested: "PLEASE MAKE C KING OF HEAVEN"! Now, we could make that happen for you, but where'd be the fun in that? And hey, we've got a special occasion to celebrate: the start of our fourth season! If the third time's a charm, the fourth's gotta be even better, right? Gyahaha!

They say you should meet your heroes... eh, or wait, was it the opposite? Oh well, too late! 'Cause guess what, you lucky rascal? Instead of sitting back and watching all the action through a screen, you're getting the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet the man himself! No accounting for taste if you ask your host here, but hey, go bask in his divine presence or whatever! Gyahahahaha!

[ the video shuts off before further explanation can be given, though fortunately you're receiving a text message: ]

IMEEJI'S FIRST HANDSHAKE EVENT BEGINS
FULFILL FAN REQUESTS TO BECOME MORE POPULAR ♥

[ And the ground begins to shift . . . there's a rumbling sound—an earthquake?

—no. Those are the sounds of footsteps . . . thousands of them, all at once.

Wherever idols are, they'll be able to see the streets and buildings are being invaded. Not by imps, not by demons, but rather, monochromatic people—sometimes just silhouettes, shadowy facsimiles of people rather than people themselves. Though they look lifeless, the energy they bring with them is overwhelming. Suddenly, the empty once-plastic city feels like it has the population to justify its size, and every building, communally upgraded or not, now accommodates the visitors, with non-upgraded buildings revamped inside to be bare-bones sleeping quarters for the . . . just how many people are here, anyway?

Perhaps more intimidating than the abrupt number of the Damned in Tokyo-F is the fact that they're all wearing. . . idol merchandise. Jackets with idol faces on them. Headbands. Lightsticks.

And. . . wherever you are, they're there. To get your signature. To shake your hand. Maybe to ask you to do something.

Idols will have to deal with this for . . . some time. The cryptic countdown has started again, but this time it's ticking reliably, though slowly, down.

Incidentally: far from the hotel, tall white walls have been erected around Honmachi Sakura Park. They're not magical walls, though—it seems determined idols can use any number of methods to climb over the walls to get to Heaven. It looks like it's largely there to keep fans away. . . ]

SIGN-UPS | REQUESTS | TURN-IN @ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12

Comments

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[constellationprize]

[ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

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[avestan]

We never got around to doing that before, did we...

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[constellationprize]

[ grabbing his hands ]

Let's try a lot of different ones, okay?

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[avestan]

Okay~

[anything for happy gf]

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[constellationprize]

You could try mine, and the one that Luci wore last time would look really nice on you too, wouldn't it...?

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[avestan]

That one should be the right size, at least.

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[constellationprize]

Oh, that's true - ... there's the chest, isn't there?

Why don't we get you one that looks like mine?

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[avestan]

Sure, if you think it'd look good.

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[constellationprize]

- Doodle!

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[avestan]

-What?

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[constellationprize]

It isn't like that at all! Besides it just being something that I think would like, Doodle, isn't it something that would be appealing to everyone? You look good in everything that you wear, don't you?!

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[avestan]

Your opinion is the one I care about, though.

1/2

[constellationprize]

[ looks at him, thoughtful? ]

[constellationprize]

[ she's quiet for a while then, before she adds, voice soft, ]

... Well - I think that you look nice in everything that you wear, you know?

[avestan]

But you'd like the maid outfit in particular, right?

[constellationprize]

Aren't they all equally good? Whether you're wearing lots of different clothes, or even if you aren't wearing anything at all...

[avestan]

Then why'd you get so excited before?

[constellationprize]

Well, it's a little like...

Um, not exactly, but maybe like the beach, or like the light, right?

[ a thoughtful pause, ]

Mm, maybe something like the light...

[avestan]

You're gonna need to explain that one, Dia.

[constellationprize]

Well, the moon's light is reflected from the sun and the Earth, right? And then the Earth reflects it back too... I was thinking about the grains of sand on the shore, and how many there are, but the light is even more infinite than that, isn't it? And when it's observed, the shape of it can change, too...

So - just like that, the more that I see of you, the more that I love you, you know? Of course the maid outfits are something exciting, but whether you were fully clothed or completely nude or anything between those two, I would still want to see it right away, you know?

[avestan]

[...pats her head]

Do you wanna see me dress up as a maid or not?

[constellationprize]

[ wah ]

- Of course I do...!

Um, but why are you petting me...?

[avestan]

Because you're a dummy, but a cute dummy.

[constellationprize]

Well, it's true that I'm cute, but...

Were you confused about that explanation...?

[avestan]

I'm confused about why you're making it such a big complicated thing when you could just say that you like a thing.