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Aimoto Rinku ([personal profile] roundandaround) wrote in [community profile] seasonsrpg2024-07-05 11:09 am

Summer Dance Mix (open player plot)

WHO: People around Ellipsa and also Rinku
WHAT: The curse that creates a simulation game of your world is back, but it’s… significantly more harmless (except maybe for your wallet).
WHEN: July 6
WHERE: Weird mind space
WARNINGS: Some discussion of trauma/teamnesia games and what goes on in those, as well as the recent Cursed RPG, Jar of Human Poké Ball, and Lobotomy Corporation player plots.

[You were going about your day. Maybe you were hoping for something nice to happen after everything that’s been going on in town these days. It’s been a rough summer so far, after all, for some more than others.

Something grabs you, though. In the real world, you’ve fallen asleep where you stand, but from your perspective, you suddenly see a stage lit up purple and a cheering crowd.]


RAISE YOUR HANDS UP!!!
3
2
1
Let’s Go!
NEXT MEMBER IS…


[Light flashes, and you’re standing backstage. There are others standing around too, some you might recognize. On the stage, you’ll see a DJ booth with your faces on it. One of you might have an instrument, another a fancy glowstick or two, and you’ve all got microphone headsets on.

The announcer is calling you on stage.

Welcome to D4FES.]




[Have fun – it’s an open, lighthearted variation on the cursed-item player plot! Info is here, but basically your character is now expected to perform a DJ live, either alone or in a group (players can work that out). There are turntables on the stage that you suddenly know how to use, and characters who wish to fulfill extra roles in units while one of their threadmates DJs will also have whatever equipment they need and the knowledge to use it. Want to VJ? You’ve got a laptop ready, and mysteriously, all the art or video footage you can imagine is there to project onto the screen behind you or into your LED penlights. Want to play live music? Have an instrument!

The post will be divided into three toplevels in chronological: Free Play (where you play your first round and get used to Suddenly You’re On Stage), Gacha (backstage mingle with everyone else, where a gacha mechanic will put you in new clothes that make you feel stronger and that your threadmates can envy and/or laugh at), and Raid (go perform again with all your new skill and score high enough to break out of the simulation).

As is standard, no powers. We don’t want any accidents on stage.]
starwill: (pic#17173249)

[personal profile] starwill 2024-07-07 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? I don't think it's something to be envious about...
starwill: (pic#17173249)

[personal profile] starwill 2024-07-07 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Multiple ones would have been nice...
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[personal profile] starwill 2024-07-07 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Thankfully, Stelle is willing to put in the hard work, since this is actually fun and not boring and stressful. ]

Hope everyone's having fun this afternoon...! When you hear me say 'rick' you gotta say 'roll'! RICK!
noodleboi: (S2 Human - WTF you sayin')

[personal profile] noodleboi 2024-07-07 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome. Like, they came in handy for the show but it's Porty and Candid. So I'm...not thrilled they're here with me. Artsy at least is being nice.

So how do we get out of here? We figure that part out yet?
abnormalizes: neutral (she's all right she's all right)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2024-07-07 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, fair.

[It's probably easier to have clones if you like yourself.]

I think there's like, a competition we have to win? Maybe?
noodleboi: (S4 Human - we so totally got this)

[personal profile] noodleboi 2024-07-08 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
So we gotta win. Okay. Probably putting on a big and good performance. The crowd was changing color when I was on stage. So maybe if we get them all to like us, we can get out?
mayoninofukucho: (Are you serious?)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2024-07-08 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, ultimately Hijikata is glad for any support in pushing back against the crime in the city. It's seriously getting out of hands - all the more given what Kantera just said! He stares at him.]

In a jar?! That's fucked up. I assume you guys went to the Research Centre with it? Or to the Magic Manor? You've got to give me all the leads you have once we're out of this DJ competition.
happydreamed: neutral (dass ich nicht schlafen kann)

[personal profile] happydreamed 2024-07-08 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
The Research Center is currently handling it - Evangeline is leading the effort on rescuing her. -I wish there were more I could do to contribute, but lifting curses that foiled even much more capable people is beyond me.

[But Korone :< friend :<]
happydreamed: neutral (dass du zu mir kommst)

[personal profile] happydreamed 2024-07-08 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
No? ...I was terribly nervous up there - even the audience noticed.
abnormalizes: neutral blush (or at least I can't remember it)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2024-07-08 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah, mine changed their colors too! When I put up blue visuals on the screen they changed theirs to blue, so I think it's like. Supportive?
noodleboi: (S4 Human - we so totally got this)

[personal profile] noodleboi 2024-07-08 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds right to me. So we gotta put on really good shows. Maybe we can talk game plan. I got a whole boy band thing going on. And you got this cool angel thing going on.

What song are you thinking of singing?
mayoninofukucho: (Yeah yeah.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2024-07-08 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[He relaxes a little bit. If Evangeline could make something as complicated as Medusa's anti-petrification glasses, chances are she can figure out a solution for this soul jar situation, too... even if it's probably a completely different family of curse (or however those are classified).]

Don't feel bad. That sort of thing is above the pay grade of regular people like us. I can imagine that having to sit and wait feels crappy, but you did what you could for your friend by putting her in capable hands.
abnormalizes: neutral (she's all right she's all right)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2024-07-08 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah, I guess I should probably theme it to the costume I got, huh... I don't really know any songs about angels though? I know a lot more songs about devils.
noodleboi: (S2 Human - Uuuuuuuuuuh)

[personal profile] noodleboi 2024-07-08 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, songs about devils could work. It's that ironing thing, ya know?

[He means irony.]
happydreamed: neutral (immer nur um dich)

[personal profile] happydreamed 2024-07-08 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
I know. And - I have confidence that someone will find a way to fix it. But the waiting is hard.

[Killing some of the people who put her in there did feel good though. But again, not mentioning that.]
abnormalizes: neutral blush (or at least I can't remember it)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2024-07-08 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! In that case, there's this song I like called Horns? I could do something cool with the visuals for that.
mayoninofukucho: (It's always something.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2024-07-08 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, don't admit to that to the police, Kantera! He'd have to arrest you, and he'd hate that!]

Thankfully, we have sudden surprises like this here to distract us, huh? So you think the book Rinku bought pulled us into her world - or a dream of hers - just like that cursed video game did?

[That probably is the most plausible explanation. It sure never gets boring in Nightwake City!]
noodleboi: (S3 Human - WE GOT A RED SON)

[personal profile] noodleboi 2024-07-08 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like a great idea. I like the title. Hmm. I'm kinda stuck between two really.

There's this one I like called The magic 8 oooor maybe more of a classic like As Long as you love me?

Or I could do like a solo and let the other dance?

Whadda think?
happydreamed: neutral (dass du zu mir kommst)

[personal profile] happydreamed 2024-07-08 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
I think so, yes. Thankfully this doesn't seem nearly as violent as that was.

[Rinku could have been much less fortunate with her cursed objects.]
mayoninofukucho: (I'm just sitting here.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2024-07-08 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
That's probably mostly because it was Rinku who activated the curse.

[Had it been him, any random people pulled into his Edo might at best just have had to deal with rudeness, but at worst they could've ended up embroiled in street violence! And there definitely are people from more dangerous worlds around. He absolutely will have to sit Kantera down for an evidence gathering once they're out of here! For now, though, he tries to focus back on the task at hand.]

How'd you find the DJ-ing so far? Does any of it come easy to you?
Edited 2024-07-08 04:20 (UTC)
happydreamed: neutral (immer nur um dich)

[personal profile] happydreamed 2024-07-08 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Well... I can at least sing decently, so there's that. But I was terribly anxious, especially when people started whispering, and the audience noticed...

[At least they were supportive, but idol trauma is real.]
mayoninofukucho: (Smoke Break)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2024-07-08 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
I can imagine.

[Damn if he isn't glad to not have that particular trauma right now! Sadly his EQ isn't particularly high, so the best he can think of to help Kantera in the absence of calming substances is tackling the challenge with a methodical approach.]

Singing is more of a human skill than DJ-ing and VJ-ing, so I bet the audience liked that. They liked my guitar play, too... I think.

[Everything else aside, how cool is it that he can play the guitar now!]
mayoninofukucho: (Surprised)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2024-07-08 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
What do you do back home? For a job, I mean? Haven't you bought more outfits since you got here?

[Sorry, Stella, but he's totally stuck on this! Even he buys himself new clothes each time he gets isekai'd, frugal as he is about it!]
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[personal profile] starwill 2024-07-08 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a Trailblazer.

[ Stelle does realize that probably explains nothing however-- ]

Basically, I travel to different worlds on our space train. You'd think I would have bought more outfits here, but... I'm pretty comfortable in this one. And it's extremely durable, too.

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