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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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Hizumi Mizushiro - Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning

[bondsofsuffering]

1. Amnesia

[This guy just stares at the profiles before glancing up at the others in the room.]

The way I see it, we can either determine the one profile that matches someone in this room for sure and try to narrow it down from there... or we can just take whichever one we want.

Ah, but if it's the second option, I'm taking this one.

[Prodding at the astrological profile. Apparently, he wants to be a Leo.]

2. Game Time!

Phantom Thieves? Count me in!

[Wow, someone's getting excited about this. He opens up his paper slip, though judging by the way he tilts his head, expression confused, it seems it isn't what he was expecting.]

...Huh? Is this really phantom thief-ish?

[He'll go ahead and stuff it into a pocket however, scanning his surroundings - and fellow players. Hmm, how should he set about doing this...?]

3. Fanmail

[See, the good thing to do, that a good person would do, is burn the fanmail.

But instead, he's totally looking through them for anything especially eye-catching. And as luck would have it, he just plucked out one intended for you!]

Ooh, this one looks promising ♪

[It's plastered with cutesy stickers of certain... undergarments. You might want to stop him before he gets it open.]

1

[endurism]

[????]

Is that something you can simply decide?

[bondsofsuffering]

Why not? There's like, an 8% chance it's true.

[endurism]

You are willing to live your life on chances as slim as that?

[bondsofsuffering]

Is it such a big deal if I find out I'm wrong?

I think it's better to be wrong about which month you were born in than go around telling people you have a long lost sister when you aren't sure if it's true or not.

[endurism]

[Not bad logic, really, but she's a hardass about this stuff.]

Either way, it's still an identity that isn't yours... And you may be taking someone else's in that case.

3

[liarliarliar]

Oh it's more lewds. It's always more lewds.

...wait those are MY lewds! Hey!

[bondsofsuffering]

[He's just going to leeeeean to the side so he can continue opening up this sucker and hopefully keep it out of reach.]

No kidding? Let's see, let's see ♫

[liarliarliar]

[watches as B In Fancy Lingerie appears]

What the heck....

[bondsofsuffering]

[Huh! It really was lewds.]

...So like, does this happen a lot?

[liarliarliar]

They could at least send them to my boyfriend instead of me!!!

[firstworldproblem]

[Not even noticing what particular piece of mail, he is holding.]

Another that can't keep his hands to themselves? Why, one would guess they took your common sense and manners away with your memories.

[bondsofsuffering]

Relax! Whoever was supposed to get this probably won't want to see it anyway. [Waving it around. Look at them stickers.] But if they really want it, I'll hand it to them and never speak of it again.

But right now, it'll be a good chance for me to see what to expect if I ever make it big.

[firstworldproblem]

[He does get a good look and attempts to snatch the letter from him.]

May I be allowed to vouch on behalf of a colleague? I doubt they would want anyone else to see that.

Is that what you are after? You could ask, you know.

2

[wakeupfeelingsohorny]

I have no idea. I don't remember anything about any kind of thieves.

[though he is pulling off the top hat and cloak very nicely]

1/2

[bondsofsuffering]

[At least they look cool, that's like, half the point.]

Phantom Thieves are supposed to be extra cool - in and out, like a phantom! [He seems really hyped about this?!] And they pull off these big heists and stuff, usually with a calling card so everyone knows they're coming, but they still get away with it!

2/2

[bondsofsuffering]

[Then he blinks a few times and tilts his head thoughtfully.]

I know all that, but I don't remember any specific examples. Weird!

Re: 2/2

[wakeupfeelingsohorny]

Oh?

[tilts his head, curious]

Maybe you were a phantom thief yourself before coming here.

[bondsofsuffering]

You think so?!

[He looks entirely too excited at this prospect.]

That'd be awesome.

[wakeupfeelingsohorny]

It does sound like a very exciting vocation. And lucrative, if they always get away with their heists.

3

[priforprince]

Refusing to subject yourself to that would be best.

[ A pair of tongs reaches out to try and pluck the fanmail away.

They are wielded by someone in a medical mask and rubber gloves. ]

[bondsofsuffering]

[Someone's extra prepared, huh...]

Worried about contamination?

[He takes a moment to bend the envelope idly in his hands.]

[priforprince]

Pernicious idiocy is poisonous.

[ Let her....grab....the fanmail...won't you... ]

Any threat of contaminates requires prevention.

[bondsofsuffering]

[It keeps inching further and further away from her...]

I don't mind being the guinea pig. I can see if it's safe for consumption or not!

[Yeah. Something like that!!]

[priforprince]

Don't intrude upon other people's mail!!

[ Though it's different when she does it. Of course.

A more frantic grab attempt, now. ]