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Who: All Hell Graduates and Fugitives!
Where: Vengeance Hell and Liar Hell
When: Dawn of the Final Day

Hello, Employees of Vengeance Hell! You have all been called to a conference in the Imeeji Productions Main Office.

At the center of the room is Asmodeus' recently promoted secretary, adjusting her glasses and holding a stack of papers.

"Alright. I'm sure by now you've all noticed that there is a lot going on. Asmodeus is returning to the office…soon, once everything has blown over. In the meantime, we have a lot of mismanagement to deal with here. Fanmail isn't getting delivered, we're showing nothing but reruns, problems with Tokyo-F's infrastructure have been getting worse and worse, merchandise sales are at an all time low despite the increased enthusiasm after our last handshake event - Now, not all of you are working with Imeeji Productions, but those of you who aren't are graduates of that program. So, it might interest you to know that there's been a group of…renegades, shall we say, trying to snatch the final victory over Pythia from our hands. Now, I'm sure nobody here has anything to do with that…"

She glares.

"But it would be helpful for both us and you if you were to take an active role in dealing with this problem. The unrest amongst the 'fandom' is getting worse by the day, and this morning we seem to have lost contact with Tokyo-F and Tokyo-D. Some of you are going to have to go investigate the latter. I don't think I have to tell you how bad it'll be for your careers if Pythia manages to make a comeback at this juncture. Or, if you still care about your friends in Tokyo-F, how bad an unexpected dissolution of the production will be for them. Mortals don't do well with the Belial's people, you know.

Of course, I'm not Asmodeus. My job is making sure that the trains run on time, that the post arrives when it should, and that everything is nice and clean when he returns. I don't care how you deal with those escapees, or the Damned that are making trouble. I just care that you do it, and get people believing in truth, justice, and the Vengeance way again.

Remember, Asmodeus and Pythia's little fight, the deal with Belial, the resurgence of Heaven - it could've been quiet, but thanks to certain individuals it's very much not, and all of these things have put a really, really important eye on our production. The most important eye in Hell. Needless to say, a visit from Lucifer is a worst case scenario, even worse than losing to Pythia and the Liars.

If you have any questions, I'll be on the top floor raiding Asmodeus' liquor cabinet before getting back to work. Dismissed."

OBJECTIVES | START (VENGEANCE GRADUATES) | START (LIAR GRADUATES) | START (FUGITIVES) | START or START 2 (DROPPED IDOLS NOT RETURNING TO TOKYO-F) | TURN-IN

idolpro

Who: BAD END=DEAD END, BE=DE graduates (both heaven and hell!), invited CR, everyone
Where: Heaven Visitation Center
When: Day 460, evening

[ Everyone in Tokyo-F* receives a text invitation to an old, worn down warehouse floor in the Heaven Visitation Center mall. "CONGRATULATIONS" banners wrap around the front of the floor, along with "PARTY HERE" and "NO KNIVES ALLOWED (VALOR EXCEPTED)" banners.

(*Some may not have received the text due to bugs in the messaging system, for those who need plausible deniability for not being able to attend.)

Inside, it seems to look quite familiar to members of BAD END=DEAD END—isn't this the vengeance roomm?—which starts with a front desk and a ledger for visitors to sign in. Also within the ledger is a well organized and orderly list of every single grudge that the person reading the book has experienced, heard about, or carries themself (full details available in the vengeance roomm link). At the bottom of each grudge's entry is a line for each side so that the guest can choose become a participant in whichever side of the grudge they want, signing the line with that which best represents them.

The walls of the reception room are completely glass, SHAFT Madoka Magica-levels of transparent where warehouse walls should be, but rather than seeing Tokyo-F beyond the panes, one may see the distant forests, pools of water with crumbling and abandoned bridges; despite the clear daytime it was outside the warehouse, it is eternally night through this glass. The stars light the sky—at least, what can be seen of it, for clouds of smoke fog the air, and in the distance, one can see the sight of wildfire.

Beyond the reception room—with entry only accessible when one signs into the ledger—is an indoors stadium, with an arena and benches for people to watch as wisps of smoke transform into their grudges to start duking it out in the ring. It is, perhaps, a little unsettling as a party location, but at least there are some key differences from this and the real vengeance roomm: for one, nobody has to fight if they don't want to; signing into the ledger was truly just accepting the party invite and not signing up for bloody fight club, it seems (though it might be cathartic to get into it). For the other, the wisp-smoke losers will find the floor opening up beneath them as though the space were a blooming flower, opening up to falling stars and blue flames. ...Well, that's maybe scarier than the actual vengeance roomm, but no idol will fall through even if they lose their respective fights, at least.

When Kiri is ready to leave, a door with vines and certain flowers wrapped around the frame is available to her, at the farthest end of the warehouse.

Like all graduations, there is catering available—almond tofu and other favorites of BAD END=DEAD END. The taste seems to be familiar, like it's a specific chef's handiwork...

Upon passing reception into the stadium, idols will find the wisps of smoke clinging to their skin, shaping into scars they have or had in the past (regardless of if they'd been bought off or not). Though easily brushed away, they do persist on returning until the idol leaves the stadium. ]

idolpro

Who: Ordine, BAD END=DEAD END, invited CR
Where: Local abandoned(?) warehouse club(?)
When: Day 425-426, midnight

[ BAD END=DEAD END and invited CR receive text invitations throughout the day to a place that is apparently only open at midnight exactly: it's a grungy warehouse, looking as shady as the invitation itself—like this place might be used as someone's secondary location. There are also what seem to be invisible bouncers at the outside of the warehouse club, because the shadowy Damned are hanging around the entrance but not entering—those who do try are bounced off somehow, by some invisible hand.

Despite the outside being the way it is though, the warehouse's insides have been renovated to look like a club . . . sort of. There's still broken cement and exposed iron beams, but there are also colored lights, a dance floor, and what definitely looks to be a diner.

Unexpectedly, orchestral music plays in the background, though very much BAD END=DEAD END-esque. Very much fight music. Is this a fight club?

The diner looks beaten up, just like the rest of this place, but the food looks pretty good anyway—idols can serve themselves from a buffet of fast food, primarily deep fried seafood or fish burgers, or alternatively vegetarian versions of such dishes. None of the options are exactly healthy since it's all greasy food, but it's good greasy food.

The soda machine is dented, and the menu is on the fritz. Sometimes the menu it gives is sodas, and sometimes it's alcohol, and sometimes it's both. Sometimes it gives the wrong drink. It's drink roulette.

There's one microphone for speech giving, and a blue carpet runs to the end of the warehouse, where a door awaits Crow whenever he's ready to leave. ]

idolpro

Who: Idols
Where: The Game Tower
When: Day 419

[The next time you walk through a doorway, you inexplicably find yourself in what looks like a large living room. It's crowded with clusters of couches and comfy-looking chairs, each arranged around a coffee table topped with bowls of finger foods. You can see snacks such as crackers, grapes, cookies, and so on... things that are easy to idly pick at while enjoying each other's company. The rugs on the floor are plush and soft, and there are cushions scattered around that look perfect for sitting on. There's some quiet lofi house music playing from somewhere.]

[Amidst all of this are a couple of guys who might look familiar to some. One is a tall man with antlers and a scar across his nose and cheek. He's dressed casually in a blue plaid shirt and black jeans. The other is a short guy with a long, dark, side-swept undercut and too many scars to count. He's wearing a loose t-shirt in gray and teal, and he's leaning against a nearby wall and munching a cookie.]

Guess who's got two antlers and got their host application approved! This guy! And you know what they say: be the kind of host you want to see in the world. So I'm back to run the kind of games I want to play. ...And that means hanging out and eating snacks, basically.

So grab some drinks, make yourself comfortable, and let's play a card game!

[ Sessions | Turn-in | Mingle | Winners | Endgame ]

idolpro

Who: Cobalt, Thorn, Senpai, and anyone else who would like to attend
Where: Mitsukoshi Ginza (Heaven Graduates Visitation Center), 9th floor terrace
When: Day 400, later evening

[ Today, the garden terrace of the Heaven Graduates Visitation Center has been transformed.

The lawn has been replaced with overflowing riots of colorful blossoms, like a wildflower meadow. It’s composed primarily of blue cornflowers, red crocosmia, and teal roses with extra-long thorns, all mixed together with a wide variety of sunflowers. In the center is a little patch of grass with picnic blankets spread out, just large enough to accommodate everyone.

Nearby, on the patio, is a long, rectangular grill the length of a picnic table, where anyone can grill their own snacks, Korean BBQ style. A nearby table is piled with all manners of meats and veggies, sliced into easily-grilled strips or already speared into kabobs, ready for the fire. Here you can find such delicacies as behemoth tenderloin, garula steak, gighee ham, and even marlboro tentacle (delicious!).

There is also alcohol. Lots of alcohol. Good alcohol.

The sun is well on its way to setting, leaving the sky a beautiful gradient of blue-pink-orange-yellow; the light is warm and blanketing—the light hits everything at just the right angle to give everything metallic a pleasant glow. A gentle breeze occasionally blows to keep the terrace on the cooler side.

At the far end, there's a carpet of flowers in Cobalt's, Senpai's, and Thorn's unit colors, directing the three of them to their respective graduation doors once they've finished saying their goodbyes. ]

heavenlyvisitor

Who: imeeji
Where: imeeji
When: 399

[ it's a a mingle. wow! ]

widenessofthesea

WHO: bad end
WHERE: dead end
WHEN: 393 post-game

[ anyway let's haul ourselves back home and celebrate our apparent lack of expendability ]

idolpro

Who: Glacies, Sorrel, pep!pep!, LiliS, invited CR
Where: Shinjuku Gyoen
When: Day 388, afternoon (post-fanmail)

[ Invited guests to Glacies' and Sorrel's graduation party won't have to go far to get to it—it's at the familiar Shinjuku Gyoen! Interestingly, despite the season being at peak heat, today is a pleasant warm with a cool breeze, making the outside graduation party bearable. The party space itself is a garden maze of bushes that reach about waist-high—tall enough that you couldn't jump over the maze but short enough that you can very much see the party—with the occasional tall bamboo stalk. Each stalk connects to the next with pep!pep! blue and LiliS green streamers, and they all notably have wish tags on them—perhaps with previously-written wishes on them, though all of them skew toward some sort of wish for happiness.

Enter the garden maze and you'll see the ground is indeed dirt and grass and stone pavement, but with an overlay of the night sky similar to Tanabata in Tokyo-F—this time, however, the stars are all colors of imeeji's idols. You'll primarily find green and blue stars, but every color is there (with the darker colors encircled by white halos)—even BARiTONES. The star flooring is broken up by a number of gazebos set up for people to mingle and party, the gazebos themselves arranged somewhat like a Milky Way patterning.

Within each gazebo you'll find a variety of foods that would accommodate anyone and everyone with whatever diets and preferences they have, including but not limited to burgers, ramen, sushi, vegetarian hotpot, yakisoba, and more. Plus, one gazebo, dedicated entirely to beverages, has a tea station for anyone to mix leaves to make their own blends, pick out a pre-made blend, or even get tea drinks like bubble tea if they want!

One gazebo stands out from the rest: it stands taller, with twin staircases—with rails that are covered in white cosmos, morning glories, and lisianthuses— that rise to a second level of gazebo where Glacies' and Sorrel's chairs—fashioned like thrones that look reminiscent of the one in Absinthe's party, to those who went—are set. They're less pushed together and more a single throne with two seats, and here they can view all who enter their domain of party. Before them is, of course, their table, which has a standing microphone should either of them like to give a speech.

There are no graduation doors in sight, nor really any congratulatory message that would indicate as such (though one could guess this was probably beyond the budget of eccentric party-havers). The single graduation door is, instead, situated on the back of the throne itself, only able to be opened from behind so that, whenever they're ready, the two disappear behind the throne like a magic trick. ]

idolpro

Who: you!
Where: hotel lobby!
When: day 388

[ What time is it? It's fanmail time!

As per usual there are boxes covering the entranceways, so you'll have to move them to get them out of the way. Interesting fact: all paper fanmail (that is NOT a graduate letter) this month seems to be laminated with fireproof material, or at least it takes a really big fire to get them burning.

Hmmm. ]

[ Please make sure to make a SFW toplevel and then respond to your toplevel with your NSFW reaction prompts! Here's an example of what that looks like! ]

beautifulend

Who: BAD ENDS AND ALSO OTHER ENDS
Where: BAD END=DEAD END dorm
When: Day 286 Noon

[ So anyway,

we have a vengeance roomm now? It just sort of appeared? It's unclear how this happened.

Spooky! ]

syckophant

Who: Idols!
Where: Setagaya Public Theatre
When: Afternoon, 385

Good afternoon, Idols~

[Eichi waves a little from a seat in the audience near the stage.]

And I do mean Idols. Tenn and I are looking to set up a unit. Nothing like the teams we all get together and play ‘fun’ games in, but a group of performers who can sing and dance, write music and entertain! The problem is that we can’t really play all of the instruments ourselves, certainly not WHILE we are performing, so we are in desperate need of people to play things like guitars, drums… maybe a saxophone or a trumpet… honestly I am flexible on what the instruments are.

If you want to sing too, you are welcome to try, but know that I will be a harsh judge, and so will the other judges, I am sure, fufufu!!!

[ From the seat next to Eichi, Tenn gives a small wave as well, when he’s done speaking -- ! ]

I don’t plan on judging gently, at all. It’s the right of a career Idol to have high-standards when it comes to forming something like a new generation, isn’t it? After having the word be used by this production as something like an insult for so long, it only makes sense for us to reclaim our titles and our jobs with seriousness. And so, my role today, here … Mm, for now, let’s call it “harvesting the talent of Imeeji”, I suppose. If that sounds too seedy and executive, good.

Fufufu. Tenn-san is direct and to the point.

[ Tsukasa smoothly chimes in with a smile, though continues on seriously. ]

However, I agree. Forgive us, but we have built our lives around our passion and have invested many hundreds of thousands of hours into our work and improving. Join a group with half-hearted devotion, and you will pull the entire unit down. If you simply desire to have fun, then there are other alternatives to becoming an idol. Karaoke, or a music club, perhaps? Strict lessons are the only way to improve after all. Naturally, working as an idol is exciting and brings a great amount of joy to oneself and others. But that must be backed up with a real desire to improve and hard work.

With that in mind, I hope there are others who are just as disappointed with the producer’s loose definition of what it means to be an idol. And who are interested in playing an instrument or performing. Friendly competition is good among individuals and encourages growth. So try-out…? As an idol and member of the honorable unit avante, I would be delighted to see what talent others have to offer. ♪

[Kino gives a smooth grin.]

As someone who doesn’t know a thing about professional singing, any judgments made about the quality of the performances should be rated by someone else. So for that purpose, I’ll be conducting a poll for each candidate. Please rate all performances from one to ten, with one being “so terrible they shouldn’t be allowed onstage” and ten being “I would pay full price to watch more of their performances.”

[ Off to the side, Kaguya simply lifts her shoulders in a slight shrug with a light smile. ]

Ah well… if anyone has a rough time of things, sensitIV will be there for some well deserved self-care. I’ll give you all the headpats! And maybe some tea to calm down with? Or maybe some tea to calm your nerves before the audition? It can work both ways. Don’t sweat the details!

[Izanagi sits next to her, a giant bowl of popcorn in his lap.]

Audience members can always come over to watch with some friends, too ♪ It’s important for everyone to catch a break once in a while!

[From the back of the room, Hurricane gives a wave that's trying a little too hard to be casual]

Whoever's doing the showbiz thing, hit me up if you want SFX. I got your lighting and glitter and pyrotechnics and whatever, if you really wanna show off.

[This is a joint live! so far, hosts are BARiTONES, LiliS, avante en garde, pep!pep!, sensitIV, Heart Soldier Senshi, Taisho Roman Revolution, and future is now,
and those units will receive 1350 points, all others will be getting 1200!]

insideinfo

Who: BAD END
Where: BAD END
When: Day 384, morning

[The doors are locked this morning, but not for very long, and it's pretty early, so it's pretty easy to miss entirely. Less easy to miss is the girl sitting on the couch, having already gotten dressed, intently doing something on her cell phone.

Though she looks up when someone comes in.]

Good morning. It seems like I'll be here for a while. I'm Yasuho.

weenwoon

Who: all of you trapped in kiss hell
Where: the kiss hell game tower
When: during the kiss hell

[what's up everybody, Levity had to briefly retire to draft up this thing but now he's back with it! And he's just going to press the "Live" button without much explanation and just gesture wordlessly at his Very Good Quality Chart.

]

ohgodno

Who: Everyone
Where: The Game Tower
When: Day 383

[it at first seems like a regular call for a regular game...]

♫ ♪ ♫ ~

[but is that the sound of jingle bells?]

Ho ho ho! ♪

[and is that the voice of That Bitch?

—i mean, God, who is btw wearing a "Mean Girls" santa outfit and rattling a ring of jingle bells. her height is accentuated by her high heels, and the span of her black angel wings make for an interesting backdrop to her sexy santa get-up here.]

Greetings be upon you, sinners! God decided that enough was enough, and that this program needed to be graced with Her holy presence once again, for it has been quite some time... and what's this, I have brought a gift!

—no, no, it is not the gift of divine retribution. Why, I bring blessings! Do enjoy this holly jolly festivity, it's on me. ♥

[oh shit, that's a lot of mistletoe floating down over the city. and what's that growing on the wall? and the ceiling? and the doors???

it's all mistletoe.]

(( RULES | TURN IN Due 7/19 @ 9PM EST ))

runawayprince

Who: Noctis, Hyacinth, Serenity and Eichi
Where: Outside of the Hotel
When: (Backdated) Day 381, Evening - after the game

[There are a few people present for today’s Live, specifically representing Lilis, Bad End = Dead End, and BariTones. There is also a very large swordfish, mysteriously missing it’s big sword nose. Ah, well, best not to question these things, right? On display is a large bonfire in the middle of the street and booze made available for participants.]

There's winnin' the game, and then there's killin' a big fish! Guess which one we did?

[Hyacinth is still in a bloodied and torn suit, so that might be an easy guess.]

Some of us came back with a ton of fish, so this is me offering to help you harvest it. If you have fish with you, feel free to come cook it with us and have a ton of leftovers.

[Noctis gestures to the others, giving them room to speak. Serenity hops up first. Her outfit is still in one piece but it’s still soaking wet.]

And since we nabbed the biggest one we could find-- we could certainly use some help “destroying” the rest of our monstrous fish. So if you don’t have a fish of your own-- don’t worry, we’ll let you have some of ours.

[Not far away from Serenity is a generous bonfire, ready for cooking said fish, as well as plenty to drink thanks to Eichi.]

What summer barbeque is complete without something to drink? Bring me your glasses with water and I can make it a little “spicy”.

[Lilis, Bad End = Dead End, and BariTones each get 600 pts and other participants will receive 450 pts.]

scattershot

Who: Alisaie, Izanagi, Thorn, and Critically-Inclined Idols
Where: Outside OiOi
When: Day 380

[Alisaie, flanked by Izanagi and Thorn, is sitting in front of a table covered in all sorts of interesting idol-themed delights.]

Good day, Imeeji. That is how we should start these things, right? I'm here to show off some of the many delights to be found in OiOi - in the basement, which now that I think on it was perhaps some kind of a warning.

Firstly, there are these.

[She holds up a collection of… somewhat NSFW mousepads featuring D.Va, Gladio and Alexander. Alexander is wearing a bunny suit for some reason?]

I have been informed that this is something called a "mouse pad". I'm also assured they have nothing to do with actual mice, but actual mice would have more taste. They come in three distinct flavors, depending on personal preference, and every single one of them is an aesthetic nightmare. Don't worry if you're feeling left out - we're all represented, to greater or lesser degrees of accuracy. For example:

[Yes, Alisaie has one of her own as well and she holds it up for inspection. There are two rather prominent differences.]

I think we can all see the problem here. Two stars out of five for commitment to equal opportunities and that's because I'm feeling generous.

[She hands them over to Thorn for "disposal".]

Best place for them, really. Next, we have this wonderful collection of doujinshi. The quality varies quite widely, as does the content. For instance, we have this book, which is about… two people I don't recognize working in a coffee shop and holding hands under the counter. Oh, and there's also a deformed ground squirrel. The worst anybody could get out of this is a syrup crisis. Three and a half stars.

[Placing it back on the table, she holds up another book with a deceptively benign cover.]

And then there's this, in which Hurricane runs riot with an axe for no adequately explained reason. It's eighty pages long and the artist is either a diligent student of anatomy or should be on a watch list. Half a star for the artwork.

[She tosses it to Thorn.]

Moving on, we have these.

[What do you have under the table, Alisaie? Oh, it's a body pillow.

[It has C on it.]

Four out of five stars for comfort, one out of five for practicality, five out of five for sheer creativity. I suppose I can see a use case for this, though it's certainly very particular. We're all represented, again, though some of us would seem to be rather more ready to sleep than others.

[She props it back up behind her.

[Hands Thorn another mouse mat.]

So, everybody… which was your favorite? And what do you think of your depiction?

[Izanagi smoothly steps in with a wink.]

And for those of you who would rather spare your eyes from the horror of your merch, orrrr just want a nice break, this bonfire happens to be great for warming up and even toasting a marshmallow or two while you take out the trash! So come get a little self-care in, for both the mind and the body!

[OOC: Joint Heart Soldier/Bad End/sensitIV HEATED live! 950 points for those three units, 700 for all others!]

overworker

Who: BAD END=(UN)DEAD END
Where: crime home
When: Night 377 - Post Game

[You know, it went about as well as it always does when there's sins and judgments going around.]

idolpro

Who: You...
Where: Game tower
When: Day 377, evening

[Boy howdy, that was fun!!!]

idolpro

Who: YOU
Where: GAME TOWER that is not actually on the hotel's ceiling but do you know how often I think it i-
When: Day 377, Evening

[You find yourself riding the familiar elevator in the game tower to reach inside...

A bigger glass-encosed elevator??

You can feel the movement of the elevator cabin go up and you can see the spike pit beneath you the higher you go up.

No one seems to be hosting at the moment.]

joybound

Who: some REBELLIOUS SOULS (read: bored Bad Ends Ordine, Stella, & Serenity) and also everyone
Where: ...all around, really.
When: Day 376, noonish

[ The crimes continue.

All throughout Tokyo-F, elaborate and beautifully decorated cakes begin to appear. Where they came from is a mystery. While the decorations differ from cake to cake, the one thing that they all have in common is that they’re all decorated in vibrant rainbow colors. Glitter and sprinkles adorn each layer.

They certainly look more than good enough to eat. And since there’s no one around to stop anyone…

But a little “littering” is hardly enough crime for this city.

If you’re hoping to take a closer look… or maybe even a bite… you might notice a light tick tick tick happening from what seems to be the inside of the cake.

A few seconds is all you’ll have before an internal device blows the cake sky high-- quite literally-- making a delicious mess of the city and probably a good number of people. And with that cake comes a ginormous blast of edible glitter. ]

Anyway, the important thing is that I made sure none of the parts would ruin the cake’s flavour.

That is the most important part. I gotta please my fans, but if we're going to unleash rampant destruction it's gotta be tasty. That's just the kind of stylish "Dazzling Firecracker" I am! A flashy, sweet KABOOM!!

But of course-- all treats are for tasting… so go ahead! Give them a try. I promise the taste will be just as memorable as the experience!

[ For those who have or might still want to put the cake in their mouths, they have a possibility of getting a normal piece of cake… but there’s also a distinct possibility that they might obtain an odd slice as well-- either incredibly sour or insanely sweet.

This is definitely one crime that won’t be easy to clean. But it is well-baked and tasty.

You may or may not eventually find the culprits nearby, watching things unfold. ]

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ENDGAME, PART 1: VENGEANCE HELL

graduation!

graduation!

Drunk Cards

graduation x3!

🆒️

certified not most expendable

graduation x2!

fanmail!

such a lust for revenge......

Calling All Musicians!

a new girl!

a live on the subject of kissing games

HO HO HO

Time to cook all that fish?

Everyone's a Critic - Live!

BAD END=BAD END

ENDGAME

HELLEVATOR

CAKE?? LIVE!!

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