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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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[cloudretainer]

Wildcard

[Today there is an enormous blue and white crane standing in the lobby behind a folding table. There's a phone on the table in front of her, where you can see the "Live" app has been launched.]

Attention, denizens of this "Tokyo-F"! The one before you is the adeptus known as The Perfected Lord who Retains the Clouds by Borrowing the Wind. Locked away have one's vast and wonderous powers been, and the odious creatures responsible will know one's wrath to the highest degree!

Appraised one has been of the current situation at hand, and the first step in recovering one's abilities and thus righting this most heinous of heresies shall be through earning "points" through a "Live", with which one shall purchase them. However, even without access to the natural abilities of the adepti, one's prowess and ingenuity in the realm of mechanical creation is second to none in all the world, known to every corner of both mortal and immortal realms!

Thus, come you hence with what broken devices you may have and receive one's appraisal. One has yet encountered a creation built by mortal hands that was nothing more than trivial to comprehend or mundane to repair.

[time5kip]

[ he's just coming to the lobby with a cup of coffee, taking a look at them and listening to all that before he comments at all ]

Jesus. I don't know if I'm way too sober to deal with this today or if I'm bored enough to just watch it.

[cloudretainer]

Have you no mechanisms that require an expert's keen eye? Then, one shall permit you to observe. Fortune favors you this day, though more fortunate you shall be should you manage to learn something.

[outofoffice]

[ That fancy monologue is all well and good, but Venti just waves frantically at her as soon as he steps off the elevator. ]

I'd know that crane anywhere! Cloud Retainer!!! Hi Cloud Retainer!

[cloudretainer]

Barbatos! Refreshing it is to see a familiar face so far from home. One should be surprised to see you, and yet somehow one is not.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...whoa. You really know how to fix machines and stuff?

[cloudretainer]

[she puffs up a little indignantly]

Hmph! Your astonishment is misplaced if you believe such paltry affairs are beyond one's ability. One's creative endeavors are the stuff of legends, one will have you know.

[skyshard]

Cloud Retainer!

[ sorry, have this Traveler coming to actually hug onto large crane after going around the table because he missed her a lot! And everyone stuck here deserves a hug.

rip if you know Lumine, instead, but please don't beat him up for assault in that case, either kthx ;_; ]

[leaveofabsence]

[ He bows low and reverent in front of the folding table. ]

The Perfected Lord who Retains the Clouds by Borrowing the Wind.

[ And he sets his phone down in front of Cloud Retainer. ]

How fortuitous that I have encountered one of your skill today. The point shop through which idols are able to purchase goods has started malfunctioning for me recently.

May the investigation to its source also aid you in your own quest.

[ Spoiler: it's not broken.

He just ran out of points. ]

Senju Kawaragi | Tokyo Revengers (contains manga spoilers!)

[tanzakuwished]

ARRIVAL

[ Okay, so. The fact that she can’t remember anything about herself or what’s going on is… worrying. She was a little panicked at first, but then she figured, hey, it’s not like freaking out about it is gonna help, right? But now, the girl standing deeply engrossed in her smartphone doesn’t seem bothered at all – on the contrary, she’s clearly deeply focused on whatever it is she’s reading.

Her intense concentration gives off the vibes of a cool, collected figure, but suddenly... ]

I was an idol!? Woah, that’s so cool!

[ She exclaims - and are those sparkles in her eyes? With those words, she looks up at the first person she sees, and her expression becomes serious once more. ]

Hey, are you an idol, too? Do we know each other? For some reason, I can’t remember anything...

GAME TIME [ ooc: only for those in her age range, please! senju is 16, for reference. ]

[ Senju reads over her slip of paper with a frown. Steal a kiss, huh? Well, that’s boring. She was hoping for something a little more exciting than that.

But nonetheless, as soon as she spots you, she runs straight in your direction without warning. And immediately, she attempts to kiss you on the cheek before you have time to react. ...It doesn't have to be a kiss on the lips to count, right? ]

ARRIVAL

[cloudretainer]

[The first person she sees is apparently an unreasonably large blue and white crane, whose voice sounds like that of a middle-aged woman for some reason]

Common it is for mortals to arrive here with their memories expunged, a blank canvas ripe for a fresh wash of ink. Verily, "idols" is what they call those of us held captive here, though the meaning of the word seems to vary as much as there are people here to hear it.

[tanzakuwished]

[ Uhh.

Is that a... talking crane?? Senju may have lost her memories, but she's pretty sure that that's impossible. Is she dreaming? It would explain the lack of memories, at least...

She stares for a moment longer. Okay, yeah. This has to be a dream. ]

Sorry, I... don't get what you're saying at all. ...Is that a costume?

[ It doesn't look like a costume, but she might as well check, right? ]

game

[skyshard]

[ it probably doesn't!

Aether blinks, wondering what the heck even just happened, turning to look at the girl responsible and offers a friendly smile. NBD about that since a game is happening. ]

Ah, hi! I don't think I've seen you around.

[tanzakuwished]

I'm Senju! According to my profile, anyway.

[ Senju smiles as she introduces herself, satisfied that she's completed her goal. She doesn't seem particularly embarrassed at all. ]

What's your name? I haven't seen you around, either.

[hypokriticoath]

3. game time.

Is this what passes for a game here? [ dottore scoffs, not looking the least bit amused, but only because he had expected a little more from 'hell'. he people watches for a bit, but even that gets boring, so instead he's going to use his [sensitIV] abilities to mess with people legitimately trying to play. ]

[ why?
why not? ]

[ did your friends scars just all open, did yours, did that random person next to you, ..? because this is *his* brand of fun; enjoy. ]

4. fanmail.

Huh, [ flipping through a lewd doujinshi... potentially featuring you! ] they certainly took creative liberties with the anatomy on this.

5. wildcard.

[ hit me with anything! ]

Fanmail

[cloudretainer]

[She is peeking over his shoulder, which is easy to do with her long neck and towering height.]

Outrageous. One's knees do not bend that way!

Re: Fanmail

[hypokriticoath]

I'm not sure anybody's knees are meant to bend that way. [ turns his head and, oh, a giant crane... ]

You are quite the specimen.

[ he thought the crane being in the doujinshi had been an interesting interpretation, but apparently it hadn't been all that imaginative. ]

fanmail

[skyshard]

Really? [ excuse me, can he take a look at that, too? Thanks. ] Like what?

Re: fanmail

[hypokriticoath]

[ oho. this sure is his lucky day. he presents the doujin to the traveler - the current chapter featuring the two of them. it's a big book though, and has a lot of 'obscure' pairings, the art ranging from incredible to terrible, which is bound to give any reader whiplash. ] Have a look. I'm almost certain if you bend that way you'd break something...

3

[parapara]

[He. He is one of those people legitimately trying to play.]

Do~tto~re.

Stealing someone's patience is not in the rules.

4

[gramr]

. . . [ why does he even HAVE that? where did he get it, better yet?

silently approaches with intent to simply grab at and yank that doujin from Dottore's clutches.

give that garbage to him, fatui. ]

[frozenfatale]

[ An oversized top hat comes flying at the side of his head when he reopens the papercut she received from flipping through the museum's guest book. ]

Oh dear. My hand slipped.

1

[abovefate]

[ Well he's used to being Dottore's lab rat but this? This he didn't expect ]

Do you mind.

Arrival

[tsunderbird]

[ A tiny teenage girl with a heckin' pair of peach-coloured dove wings is in your dorm! And she's ... climbing the balcony railing? Oh.

Her wings are unfurling. ]

[ Oh no. ]

Re: Arrival

[skyshard]

Uhm—!

Wait, wait! Don't do that!