Summer Dance Mix (open player plot)

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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!!!
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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.]

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[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.]

Comments

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[The beat picks up when Evangeline moves it, and she can add or change anything she wants. The audience starts to get more excited at her improvisation, and some of them start to cheer. Others talk amongst each other and start to hesitantly change their penlights to various shades of blue and purple, with a few trying white or pink, as if they're not sure what to use.]

[abnormalizes]

[Oh, she should, probably give them some direction with the color thing... it's a little hard to do the turntables one-handed but she hurriedly throws together a video on the laptop to play on the screen, of various blue female silhouettes dancing suggestively. Blue's good, pick blue.]

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[Evangeline's managing, even if she's trying this solo for the first time. The penlights start to solidify in the range of blue, and then into the specific shade she was using. The song continues, and the crowd watches; what's she going to do in the instrumental break?]

[abnormalizes]

[Would it be a bad idea to do some minor shapeshifting, since this is Rinku's world and that's not a thing? But they might just think it's really cool special effects... Well, it's moot anyway, because she tries and finds herself unable to.

Taking off clothes is probably not a good plan. What else is there?

-Oh, right! Audience participation! She scans the crowd for the person with the best rhythm and points to them, then makes a 'come up here' motion.]

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[The spotlight follows Evangeline's pointing to one of the random audience members, who lights up, waves, and wades through the crowd to climb up onto the stage. She winks at Eva and begins to dance, following the suggestive moves on the video. At least, unlike Evangeline's consideration, she isn't stripping.]

[abnormalizes]

[She only thought about it for like a second!

Evangeline gets up out in front of the booth and dances with her. Not actually coming into physical contact because boundaries and stuff, but hopefully getting to dance together with the DJ is exciting...!]

[roundandaround]

[The people are having a lot of fun! Even if Evangeline was struggling to manage everything, they're still hyped up. Is she going to do anything special as the song reaches an end?]

[abnormalizes]

[Oh, yeah, the song should probably end excitingly! Back behind the booth she goes and...

WOO, GLITTER EVERYWHERE.]

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[And so it was that Evangeline made herself, and the stage, closer resemble the Evangeline plush.]

LIVE SUCCESS
SS Rank Clear!

[Evangeline's confidence has carried her through the set, and she didn't make any mistakes. Good job! Not that the rankings really make any difference here aside from flavour text.

Congratulations on making it through your first round, Evangeline. Heading backstage and then through the rest of the event might give you some answers.]