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[rollin]

Who: Yata rollin & you!
When: at various times between December 13 and 15
Where: various
What: Yata sucks at gardening, looks for people to play vivid with, has a tendency to run into people with meet cutes, etc.
Rating/Warning: PG because of language

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a; it sounds like a joke; "a thug walks into a flower shop..." (shopping district)

[ Someone like Yata into indoor gardening is a rare sight, so he is met with a few raised eyebrows as walks down the streets with a pot of forget-me-nots in his hands, wilting due to reasons one can already guess from appearances alone. He seems particularly worried about his current predicament though, and if you're close enough, you might hear him talk to himself. ]

Where the hell is the plant doctor? Do those even exist? Why are flowers so high maintenance, anyway? [ No, Yata, you're just wrong. He sighs. ] I'm so dead...

[ He's this close to just asking Totsuka.

OR! You can find him at an NPC-run flower shop, (but not the one Vietnam works at!) fidgeting awkwardly. ]

b; it feels like he waited nine long years (game center)

[ There's a holographic display advertising the new available scenarios in ViViD! One of them is called Last Legend XXV, in which up to four players can explore an open-world environment, fight monsters and complete quests as they go on a mission to seize their kingdom's crystal from the clutches of their enemies! New features include the ability to switch weapons during battle, vehicle travel... and camping...? Another is called Zokuzoku Remembrance, a new action/romance (!?) game that will get your heart pounding in more ways than one. It seems to be a straight up beat-'em-up game, but the ad also says you have to "fight for your love". What does that mean? Yata sure doesn't know. The last one is a more musical game called Star Show! in which you can sing, dance and fight aliens as an intergalactic super idol. While Yata has some reservations regarding the selection, he's just happy to see games he already knew about up there. ]

Hehe, I tested some of these! Man, the new Last Legend looks cooler now that it's finished...

[ OR! If you're alone, Yata might catch you looking at the display instead. Which ad is your character looking at? He'll definitely have something to say about it. ]

c; he'd punch them for you if he knew how to drive (anywhere)

[ Maybe you're busy on your Cerevice, texting your friends and browsing the network. Maybe you're way into this song on your music player, or need to get something that flew out of your grasp and onto the street. Maybe you're just a little out of it today. Whatever the reason, you're about to absentmindedly cross the road. However, a hand forcefully pulls you by the collar, the back of your shirt, or your wrist; and in the short instant it takes the traffic lights to change from red to green, a group of motorcycles zoom past you at an incredible speed. You're safe, but the voice behind you seems to be angrier than you should be. ]

Assholes... Hey, you okay?

[ Whether he looks frightening or genuinely concerned is a matter of perspective. (It's the latter.) ]

d; wildcard

[ Hit him up anywhere! He's most likely up and about, doing odd jobs, breakdancing for money, shopping for Christmas gifts, walking to the infirmary with injuries or skateboarding anxiously. Whatever, these are just a few ideas, GO CRAZY. ]

Comments

no worries, it's totally cool

[dereban]

I was thinking of trying out a game, actually. [For research reasons, primarily.]

[rollin]

Oh. [ ...

He points at Last Legend XXV. ]

This one's good.

[dereban]

Really? [She'll take his word for it, but--]

Quick question. Is it beginner friendly.

[rollin]

[ Ah. About that... ]

No.

[dereban]

Seriously? Ahhh, how annoying. If it were any other type of game I wouldn't care... but this is a pain in the ass.

[rollin]

Tch! Pick own your game then, noob.

[dereban]

Oi. Call me that again and I'll kick your ass in any non-ViViD game. [ Because she's not good enough at ViViD herself to actually beat anybody in that kind of game, but. Still. ]

[rollin]

[ He's tempted to roll his eyes, but he doesn't. The trouble's not worth it. ]

... Hurry up.

[dereban]

Hurry up with what? [ He's not saying it properly, so she has absolutely no reason to move. Or do anything, really. ]

[rollin]

The game... [ She wanted to play one, right? ]

[dereban]

Oh. [ ... wait. ]

What about this one? It looks like something similar to DDR..

[rollin]

[ That's the one with nine idol girls on the ad. ]

Are you sure?

[ The gameplay is fun, but... BUT... ]

[dereban]

Of course I'm sure. What, is there something wrong?

[rollin]

N-no, it's nothing. [ It's an idol game about nine beautiful and talented girls. He can't... oh well. ] Let's go!

[ WALKING AHEAD. ]

[dereban]

Wait, you're coming-? [ That was unexpected. She didn't think he'd actually join her. And she didn't even ask!!


Okay fine she'll kick his ass in this game, then! ]

[rollin]

Someone's gotta show you how it's done, right? [ Beat. ] Don't just stand there!

[dereban]

Just because someone has to doesn't mean you have to order me around, stupid.

[ She's shuffling around with a miffed expression in her eyes, puffing her cheeks in frustration, though she does follow. ]

[rollin]

... Sorry.

[ He wants to snap back right now! He really does! But he's trying to keep himself in check. It's hard, mind you.

The short trip to the room is silent. Yata only speaks up again when they're selecting a scenario. ]

Star Show... right?

[dereban]

[ ... why is he apologizing? That doesn't really make much sense to her, but that doesn't really matter to her. Shrugging it off without a care in the world, she just simply nods, arms crossed over her chest. ]

Yeah, that should be okay.

[rollin]

[ Once he picks the scenario, their surroundings suddenly seem to be sucked into a black hole, soon engulfing them and everything in sight. For a moment, there's nothing but stars and darkness in the distance.

Then, a futuristic fancy microphone appears in their dominant hand and their clothes glow and transform...

Yata only grimaces as his metamorphosis starts and the frown doesn't leave his face when it ends with an explosion of sparkles. This is precisely why he didn't want to pick this game!! But the graphics are top notch, he has to admit. The same thing should be happening to Inaba right now... ]

[dereban]

[ At first, Inaba's not sure how to make of the almost stereotypical magical girl sequence; the glowing and transforming -- she swears she could feel herself get naked for a second before she finds herself in a rather fluffy dress. Oh, there's a microphone, too?

... Well even though she's embarrassed, there's also a tinge of determination in her expression as she points the microphone in Yata's direction. ]

You're going to go down, you know. I'm going to beat you and you're going to regret it. [ She might not know how to dance all that well, but if she has to sing too, it shouldn't be that bad.

Might be entertaining if it's like that game that uses music to beat up aliens. ]

[rollin]

[ It's embarrassing, true, but she hits his competitive streak and that's all that matters to him right now. ]

I dunno a lot about singing... [ Although he's blushing because her dress is cute— ] but I ain't gonna lose to you!

[ He points his microphone right back at her. At that moment, a blue glass-like stage glows and materializes beneath their feet and spotlights shine on each of them. The aliens should be coming at any minute now. Then, a red crosshair locks onto something—a ship!? A countdown appears before them, five, four, three, two...

And the music starts. ]

Follow the hologram!

[ On cue, a hologram of a girl appears before them and starts dancing. ]

[dereban]

Hah. In your dreams.

[ Scoffing, she twirls the microphone in her hands, clearing her throat to prepare herself. While she's not all that confident in her dancing due to having no experience in it, her singing is decent enough to get high scores when she goes to karaoke.

The dance doesn't seem to be anything complicated- the game works similar enough to games she's seen back at home - Just Dance, anybody? - but it wasn't as if she played games like this before, if at all. They seemed to be games that you wouldn't want to play with yourself, that you'd want to play with friends, after all.

So she didn't bother.

But while her singing's not bad, she's not doing so hot on that front. While she's not doing terribly, she seems to get some of the hand gestures wrong as well as some of the turns.

What a pain. She's not going to give up, though!! ]

[rollin]

[ Yata would laugh at her, but he's too focused on his own movements to pay attention to anything else. On his end, he's following the movements to a tee, so he's doing fine.

Until he opens his mouth to sing.

It's not exactly recording artist material. Or karaoke material. Or... lullaby material... When a laser cannon hits due to his failure, his side of the stage flashes red, which makes him go— ]

Shit!

[ Before they sing a duet for the chorus. At least he knows the tune to this one. ]

[dereban]

[ She can't help but snicker between breaths before realigning her focus towards the hologram, making it so her movements matched more closely. Inaba's getting used to the movements now, so she's doing much better now..

And then they get to the chorus. Alright, this shouldn't be too hard. As long as she knows the lyrics and the melody, this should be a cinch! And she's even matching tempo quite nicely.

Not bad. ]