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Prompt 1: Amnesia

[ You woke up, all your memories having vacated you. Well, that sucks. But hey, no time like the present to go out and figure out things. Maybe someone in your smartphone contacts knows you or what's going on. You open up your smartphone's lock screen and-- hey, that looks relevant. Profile pages! It has your unit name, member names, but no pictures. . .

Well, the rest varies. This one says Likes: Industrial Strength cleaning products, Breakbeat hardcore, Volleyball shorts and Dislikes: Roombas, Electro-industrial, Maid Outfits. The next has a thrilling tale that concludes with the idol mud-wrestling God, though it doesn't mention if they won or not. The third says that the member became an idol because they want to use the television and media attention to get the notice of their long lost sister, and reunite their family. The fourth just has someone's three sizes. The fifth has a detailed astrological profile.

Since no one remembers their names and there's no pictures to match it to, this is actually less helpful than you hoped. And furthermore, the doors aren't opening until you and the rest of the amnesiacs on this unit tell it who is who. Looks like you and the rest of these people have to discuss which of you is more likely to have mud-wrestled god, and who joined because they really want to find their long-lost sister. Or you can just use the tape-measure that was left sitting on the main table of the center room, that might be a quick way to settle at least one of these things. ]

Prompt 2: Memory Regain

[ You saved up your points, performing in Games or Lives or Vids, something or other until you had enough points to put the order in.

You didn't really know how to expect a memory to look like, but as it turns out there's just an alert on your app. Once you click it, a playback starts-- on the screen, and in your mind. You remember something now.

However, in buying the cheap version, that just broadcasted to several other people's phones in the area as well as all screens in the area. Cool. That was definitely what you were trying to do. ]

Prompt 3: Game Time

[ Welcome to the Game Tower. Today's game is a sort of mad fake phantom thief free-for-all. You arrived, were given top hats and cloaks, and the inside floor of the tower had been remodeled to resemble an art museum, with a giant roulette wheel right by the elevator you exited. Below that was a little slot, where today's hologram host explained the wheel would spit out a slip with a goal just for you.

So you have a little slip of paper with a goal on it, and no way of knowing what anyone else's goals are, though you did see the big roulette wheel being spun at the beginning letting you know the some of the possibilities:

♚Steal a heart
♚Steal a life
♚Steal an object
♚Steal a kiss
♚Steal someone's clothes
♚Steal someone's shoes
♚Steal a secret
♚Steal the giant statue from the center of the museum
♚Steal the portrait that depicts your true love

...well, waiting around isn't going to get you any points. Get to it, temporary phantom thief! ]

Prompts 4: Fanmail

[ Today, trying to take the elevators up from the lobby to access the apartments you and the other units live in just isn't working. Upon the doors being pried open, you found out why quickly: the elevator shaft was jammed up with fan mail, so it couldn't properly descend. Letters cascades out from between the open doors: letters from people who watch you play games, do lives, make vids, and probably all sorts of other things on those omnipresent cameras.

Are you really going to read these? Though right at your feet, a few have spilled from their envelopes. Now you can't help but read those. Here's one in purple glitter pen that says, jesus just come into my home and strangle me with your hair and one that is written with newspaper cut out letters (alarmingly reminiscent of a calling card written by a serial killer) that reads incongruently hello my soft best child ur good and valid and I love you forever plz be ok don't listen 2 the haterz u have done nothing wrong. Oh, and here's one asking if you can wear tighter pants for your next live, they want a better shot of your ass for their shrine. This one just says MARRIED?

Well, it's just as well you have no idea who those were for. Most this fanmail isn't for you. Except for the few that you just read, they're all labeled in envelopes for different people from all the units. Time to read other people's fanmail. Or try and find them and deliver the fanmail. Or just start a big fire in the middle of the lobby, you could do that too. ]

Prompts 5: Wildcard

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Nero | DMC5

[gigadevilbreaker]

1; Amnesia

[Well, someone wasn't waiting around to compare notes. That sounded like a shitload of boring problem solving for someone else to do! All the frustrated energy inside the kid wasn't letting him sit still - he needed action.

So he'll just be moving ahead to trying to kick down the door, to absolutely no effect.]

Guh--! What the hell! Let us out, you bastards!

3; Game time

[Thieving, huh. The young man turned the slip of paper over in his hand, thinking about his options. Going the sneaky route really didn't feel like him, y'know? Easier just to beat someone up and take their stuff by force.

Didn't make him feel great that he had to steal someone's clothes buuut. They had to put on a show, right? He flexed, rolling his shoulders with s cocky smirk.]

So, I don't suppose you're gonna make this easy on me, huh?

1)

[innerdaemons]

[ assuming for the thread's sake that this is the Baritones dorm the newbie's found himself in; there's a guy sitting at the bar section of the dorms, cup of whiskey in his hand, watching the action.

he's certainly not stopping him, either, seeming more like he's enjoying the show. ]

Kick a little harder and you might leave a dent.

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[gigadevilbreaker]

[Cool, that pisses him off. Helps that he was in a testy mood already, but now he stops in his futile assault to glare at this whiskey-sipping bastard.]

Looks like I oughta charged tickets.

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[innerdaemons]

That'd be robbery. I prefer the free entertainment.

[ the whiskey-sipping bastard doesn't seem intimidated by the glare, swirling the liquid around in his glass. ]

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[gigadevilbreaker]

[Let's just roll with this analogy then]

How's a guy expected to get by with these cutbacks for the performing arts, huh? Donate to the cause, asshole.

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[innerdaemons]

Is it really something I should be paying you for if you're obviously enjoying yourself?

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[gigadevilbreaker]

What about this looks like I'm havin' fun, huh?!

[HE'S OBVIOUSLY PISSED]

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[innerdaemons]

[ he smirks, making an expansive gesture with his arms. ]

Well, you were very excitable!

3

[crossmyheartandhope]

Depends. Whatcha stealing?

Re: 3

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Behold his casual toughguy swagger]

I'd hate to make this weird, but? I'm gonna need your pants.

Re: 3

[crossmyheartandhope]

...dude. For real?

Re: 3

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Shrugs in a what can you do? gesture]

Not up to me, man.

Re: 3

[crossmyheartandhope]

Your list kinda sucks.

Re: 3

[gigadevilbreaker]

Well, I don't make the rules.

We could do this the easy way, or the hard way. [Sooomething about his look is screaming that he really hopes you pick the hard way, though.]

1

[sancrimony]

. . . Goodness.

[ watching him from the doorway to his room, his blanket covering him; his left arm crosses his stomach, though his right arm is completely hidden (?) from view. ]

. . . It will open if you pick a color. Good morning, Sir.

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[gigadevilbreaker]

[Snaps to turn and face this... person? Still sounding pretty pissed though.]

Colour? What kinda logic is that?

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[sancrimony]

[ i'm a blanket taco ]

Ah, because - you see, you must designate your position in this unit. It is denoted by color, and your profile is incomplete without it - I assume you haven't seen your phone?

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[gigadevilbreaker]

...Eehh, I skimmed it.

[Aka he saw the word 'positions' and didn't equate that with colours at all. So none of it sunk in.]

What's colour gotta do with your job, anyway? Do red people do all the fighting 'round here or something?

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[sancrimony]

[ shifts to put his finger on his chin, blanket slipping a little ]

Ah, to be honest, I don't know. I think it's meant to represent idol positions to some extent, but I'm not certain if there's any significance in color - if anything, it seems to just be personal preference, for now.

However, you won't be able to get any clothes until you choose a color, and we won't be able to leave the dorm until then either.

3

[searingedgelord]

I try not to make anything easy.

Re: 3

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Ah, a fellow subscriber to Monster Arms Monthly

The newbie smirks and cracks his knuckles]

Finally, someone fun.

Re: 3

[searingedgelord]

[Do we need to start a club?

She raises an eyebrow.]

Been bored so far?

Re: 3

[gigadevilbreaker]

[yeah let's invite hellboy]

Uuuh, yeah. I've been dying for a fight.

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[searingedgelord]

I can give you that. I don't know if it'll help you win the game, though.

Re: 3

[gigadevilbreaker]

It'll count if I steal the shoes off you when I win.

[Cocky cockyboy]