SEPTEMBER TDM

[recollecters]

TEST DRIVE

SEPTEMBER TEST DRIVE - EVENT AND FOURTH WALL EDITION The city of Recollé... ...or, at least, a good mimicry of the city. It's been a few weeks since you've found yourself in this digitized version of your beloved city. You've found yourself surrounded by NPC versions of your friends and family who aren't a part of the Retrospec project, you've encountered strange and new places, and the viruses continue to appear despite the fight you've put up. On the evening of the 17th, things change again. No matter where you are, Alphas and Betas will hear the sound of loud clacking, something similar to fingers typing frantically on a keyboard. The dial-up sound rings out, echoing off of buildings and in your ears as a bright blue flash of code scrolls before your eyes. Perhaps it doesn't make sense, but your handheld device might help. It beeps to alert you of a new message, screen lighting up as a navigation app appears and seems to stick. It appears to be an ordinary app like Google Maps or Waze, but the destination is pre-installed and your feet begin to move on their own accord. I. - IN-GAME CHARACTERS ONLY If you're strong enough, you might be able to break free of the mysterious hold that's dragging you across the city and out toward the outskirts of Tisse. It's hard to locate the source of the pull, but everyone will find that as they traverse the city they're all heading in one direction. The navigation app cheerfully blurts out instructions as your body operates on auto-pilot, causing you to stumble through the city and the other districts. You'll find yourself colliding into another user, soon walking in front or behind them as everyone around you begins to form one solid line. The human chain forms steadily and…aren't you lucky? You get to hold hands! Single file, everyone. Maybe you lucked out and you're holding hands with a friend. If you're stuck between two strangers, well, maybe that's a little awkward but the chain is impossible to break. You continue to move. Locked hand in hand with every user in the city, you'll have to help each other navigate, avoid obstacles, and make sure you don't lag behind. Viruses linger and will follow this mass of people, snapping at your heels and attempting to devour anything nearby. Can you fight without your hands? It may be time to find out. The night sky is a bit cloudy and your only source of light is the moon and the glow of lights on buildings you pass by in all districts. The walk shouldn't take you long, but as you venture further away from the center of the city the sun begins to rise and obscures your vision a bit. Has time sped up? Or are you simply walking further than you thought? What an interesting question. II-A. - IN-GAME CHARACTERS ONLY The navigation app leads the group through a long, winding journey that ends just beyond the furthest point of Tisse as the day breaks. As the app chimes, the air before you shimmers as a glass-walled building materializes. Unlike the other buildings in the city, it appears to be solid and smooth, lacking the pixelated quality a majority of the city has by now. The human chain breaks and you let go of your neighbor. You're now free to explore this place. Stepping inside, you find rows and rows of glass cases and chambers off to the sides and in stacks. Accommodated with work stations and instruction manuals, you may find yourself drawn to these computers before the empty cases. While the manuals appear old and frayed, there are instructions one can follow to create the person of their dreams. Are you looking for someone athletic? Simply change the input for a higher muscle mass than your average model. What about someone funny? Copy and paste some knock-knock jokes to embed in their code. It's easy to create anything you desire. The book allows for anything, even those who aren't exactly human. As you code and build, the glass cases and chambers begin to fog up, smoke whirling around inside as something begins to grow and take shape. Be careful! You may have a clear vision in mind of what you wish to create, but the programming may have other ideas… …for those who don't wish to experiment for themselves, or those who are strong enough to shake off those urges, there are several other floors to explore. Unlike the cases downstairs, these ones are occupied and filled with finished models pre-labeled "Projected Example" or "Reboot". Perhaps these faces are familiar to you, or they're someone who looks interesting. A lost friend. Someone from your memories. Someone who you feel doesn't belong encased in glass at all. The possibilities seem endless when it comes to who you'll find inside, but as you continue to stare at the case before you…the glass cracks. II-B. - TDM/FOURTH WALL CHARACTERS. Where are you? The last thing you remember was a wavering, dizzy spell that forced your eyes closed as you fell unconscious. Upon awakening the glass walls around you are stifling and thick, white and blue smoke dances around your ankles as you blink away black spots impeding your vision. Trapped inside a glass case held behind glass walls, it becomes clear that you aren't where you're supposed to be. Any items you had on your person are missing and the palm of your hand burns intensely for ten seconds as a black tattoo forms. Branded as either a "Projected Example" or "Reboot", it isn't easy to understand what these terms mean. Perhaps that isn't what's important though. Rather, what's important is breaking your way out of this glass case and figuring out where you are. Shadowed figures can be seen walking the hallways just outside your case, sometimes alone or sometimes with a friend. It's hard to make out any of their features, but you can hear the muffled words being said. It's only when someone is close to your case that you find your strength. The glass begins to spider crack under the pressure of your hand, allowing you to push and punch as much as necessary to break free. There's no shame in needing assistance, of course. Some cases are thicker than others, and as the glass begins to crack it becomes easier to be heard by those outside of your case. How will you escape? Who will you find on the other side of the glass? It's a mystery and one that will not be answered until you free yourself of your enclosure. Breaking free is easy if you try and it gives you a full range of motion. The glass won't harm you, but sparkles adorn your skin as the sunlight shines through the windows around you. You're free to explore the floors of the building and check out the other glass cases nearby. Perhaps you'll even lend a hand and help others who are trapped. How did you all get here? That's yet another mystery that doesn't seem to have an answer, but more importantly…how do you get out of the building? This place is huge. III. - OTA Lucky for you, this building seems to be a safe haven from the crazy world outside. Though several stories tall and filled with cases and equipment as far as the eye can see, nothing strange seems to be happening and navigating the building is almost a pleasant experience. The glass walls allow for plenty of late-summer sunshine to filter in, giving you and everyone you're with a path to follow. This path, however, won't lead you to the front door. The front exit no longer exists and any attempts to reroute to it will send citizens on their way through the halls of the building again. Several doors and laboratories are found on the journey though you may not enter. Labeled areas such as "memory restoration", "accounting", "legal" and "resources", these areas are scattered and just beyond your reach. As you venture through the building and exit out the back door, the sound of music hits you full-force. Bright lights, thick grass and the sounds of children laughing await you. The grounds are vast and empty of other people. While the area is large and sprawling, it's evident that several iconic pieces of this area are missing. A large sign hangs overhead, greeting you and welcoming you to Rainbowland. Complete with a carousel, children's rides such as spinning tea cups, bumper cars, the hurricane and the octopus, and a midway full of games, this amusement park looks like the perfect place to spend an afternoon. Along with the usual set-up, Rainbowland is host to a special event for the next week. Scattered throughout the grounds are banners and stalls proudly proclaiming "WELCOME TO RETROSPEC." Carnival food of all kinds can be found at these stalls with the Retrospec logo plastered on the side. Eat these foods at your own risk! Sweets will grant consumers super-speed, meats such as hot dogs and burgers kick in a boost of super-strength, fried foods will cause a consumer to move in slow motion and drinks may cause temporary invisibility. Weird, right? The midway has a few strange surprises as well. While most games are easy to play (and free at that, why isn't anyone around to take tickets from park visitors?), there are certain games set up by Retrospec themselves that have equally strange prizes. Stuffed animals of a variety of creatures from other worlds line the shelves (some you may or may not recognize), along with glass dolls of you and people you know. The likeness of these prizes is a little too spot-on; dolls will spout a common catch-phrase and stuffed animals will feel as though they are breathing. Finally, in addition to the Rainbowland rides, Retrospec has provided a wooden roller coaster and a large ferris wheel, both branded with their logo. For those who wish to feel the rush, the roller coaster reaches speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and comes with several hills and one full upside-down loop. Riders, however, will experience brief hallucinations after this loop; as the loop completes they'll find themselves seeing visions of a dark, underground river. The hallucination seems within reach almost as if the cart they're in will dive straight into the water. The ride ends with all riders unharmed, however. As for the ferris wheel? It's just a ferris wheel, several stories high with bright blue, encased cars to give riders a bird's eye view of the entire city and protect them inside. As you reach the top, the car will come to a gentle stop and the view from the window will change. Instead of the beloved city of Recollé, the landscape below is different. Perhaps it's a landscape you recognize, or it's an area of a battle-ridden world. Perhaps you see your friend's high school that they've seen in their memories or islands from another life. Every view is different, but by the time you reach the ground again you're back in Recollé. It's a carnival and it's fun, but several things that don't belong to Rainbowland seem off. Those with a keen eye and who have been around for a while may come to realize one important factor; the symbol is drawn inaccurately. The Retrospec symbol is missing a few loops and the particular shade of blue used is too dark to match. A counterfeit Retrospec...is it possible? Maybe it's best just to stick with what Rainbowland itself has to offer. IV. - OTA So maybe carnivals aren't your thing. No matter! You can leave Rainbowland whenever you'd like and make your way back to the city. On the other hand the city and areas around it may not be as you remember it. "Projected Examples" might not recognize this place at all, but "Reboot" will recognize that the pixelation of buildings, the NPC status of people they may know and the glitches that occur aren't normal by any standards. Exploring the city will allow all visitors to ride the trains and visit the various locations Alphas and Betas have access to, create and travel through the digital scape of half-constructed concepts, and they'll find they're even more susceptible to being attacked by bug-like viruses. These viruses will follow newcomers, snapping and biting to try and devour them. Defeating one will generate two more, and while they aren't as prominent in the digital scape you may find yourself with your hands full. There is no way to reach the outside regions of Pesgare, Respatrum, Bosuma and Magatus at this time, but there's plenty in the city to keep you on your toes. Visitors may have to find lodging for the next few weeks whether that's with friends or strangers, but at least all of the buildings remain standing. And if that doesn't keep you busy enough, the NPC citizens of Recollé are happy to provide you with jobs. If you choose to speak to any of these people, they'll go off of their pre-assigned dialogue and provide you with a small quest. "Find ten bananas and deliver them to someone with red hair." "Pet every dog that you see." "Catch three fish from the ocean and sell them to a neighbor." Some of these quests may not even make sense, but they'll be assigned nevertheless. Upon completion of each quest taken on, a triumphant sound will play from overhead and a banner will appear displaying your new title. Deliver those bananas? "Gone Bananas" will flash over your head. How about those fish? "So Long and Thanks For..." will linger for a while. Too bad no one told you those banners won't go away. When you're alone the title will be hidden, but as you speak to more people in the city the banner reappears, hovering over your head for the entire length of the conversation. The titles will change as you complete new tasks, but it appears as though they're permanent now. Congratulations! BONUS. - OTA Everyone will be equip with a handheld device much like a cell phone but downgraded. Containing only a drawing application, the game of Snake, the Retrospec app and the navigation app to lead you back to that glass building, it's...pretty useless. Technology in the city is hit and miss in its pixelated state, but perhaps it's better to ask the Retrospec network what the next step is. While Alphas and Betas are still posting as their A/B IDs, "Projected Examples" and "Reboots" will find that all posts and comments are tagged as their status and their name. Examples and Reboots will also find that a "Welcome to Retrospec" guide pops up, giving them only a brief moment to read the guidelines before a bright flash appears, snapping their photo for their profile and connecting them to someone new on the network. Whether you're sending or receiving messages, a string of colored text, numbers and code will leave or enter your device. These devices also need to be charged constantly, so be careful when taking them out of the house! You'd hate to get cut off at the worst possible moment, wouldn't you? Welcome to the recolle test drive meme, fourth wall event, and September event part two! Please review these instructions for this particular event! As we are combining a few different options here, we want to ensure players know what options are available. Thank you! All characters who are TDMing will be begin in-game AU'd as Recollé residents. You may use any of the above prompts for ideas or make up your own depicting your Recollé AU! Prompts do not have to be set in the districts listed above. You can review our list of locations for what's available. Please note that TDM threads can be used as samples, can be kept as game canon, and can also be used for bonus points for future item regains. Share a few minor details of your AU, tag around, and have fun! Since this is a special event, the TDM is tied with a fourth wall event as well! For players who are fourth-walling characters (canon versions, different canon AUs, CRAU, versions from other games, etc), please label your top-level as "Projected Example." Players who are TDMing to app will fall under "Reboot" and we ask that you label your top-level as such! And finally, characters in-game are not required to label their top-levels with anything. This way, it's easier for your gamemates to know who's TDMing, who's just playing around, and who's already in-game. For Prompt III, any characters who choose to ride the ferris wheel will be able to see the landscape of any canonical world once they're at the top. It doesn't matter if they would recognize it or not, but the image will be brief until the car moves again! Likewise, stuffed animals won from the Retrospec midway games can be creatures your character would recognize from their memories or from other canons they may or may not recognize. Use your best judgment! Prompt IV may be used to create new scenarios and threads based on the prompts from Part One of September's Event! Please feel free to read the prompts in event log one and create your own scenarios for your top-levels. Additionally, you are free to make up your own silly/serious fetch-quests and titles that would be rewarded to your characters. While normally we do not allow this, please remember that current players may earn one freebie by threading with someone who is TDMing! This thread must contain 5 consecutive comments from you to be eligible. In addition, all players may use any threads accrued in this event for bonus points. As a special note, we will also allow current players to use a thread from this Fourth Wall/TDM/Event for their AC proofs! As this ties into a game-event, we are making an exception. However, your other proof(s) (at least ten comments) must come from sources outside of this log. Likewise, as this is an event log instead of just a standard TDM, you may use this log to trigger regains as normal. Please note: you will need a reserve to apply, and current characters must have full AC posted at the time of their reservation. Your September TDM directory is here, and your AU workshop is here! Our mod questions thread for this TDM is over here!

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P. E: mondo oowada | danganronpa

[trabryu]

( ooc: i will keep my tags spoiler-free, but please let me know if you're good with them included! if you'd like to plot and/or thread something else, feel free to PM or PP me at tsubo! )

II-B. SONG OF A JUVENILE
[ God fuckin' dammit!! This ain't the first time this has happened!! The history repeats ー Mondo wakes up at a place he doesn't recognise yet again. How the hell did that happen?! He couldn't have not noticed in his sleep! ]

Ora!!! Fuckin' psycho bear!!! The fuck're you plannin'?! Get me outta here!!!

[ SLAM! SLAM!!

He doesn't even notice the burning sensation on his palms from how intense he's slamming his fist on the glass. On his third punch, the glass finally gives way, sending fragments of shards all over the place.

Jumping off from his temporary prison, he roars at whoever passes by, attempting to grab them by their collar. ]

Oi!! Explain what's going on' here!! Where the fuck's that stupid bear?!?

III. MASSACRE MELODY

You're kiddin' me...

[ Mondo looks up to the enormous 'Rainbowland' sign with dropped jaw, remains where he stands as if he's being crushed by its existence. He'll be standing there for a while more, blocking the way with his huge built. Feel free to kick his bum or tell him to bugger off, he might or might not respond in kind (???). ]

IV. MY RIGHT HAND

[ Just when he thought he's free from the sudden bug stampede, now this. ]

Aah?!? "Deliver this pizza in 2 minutes to the lady in glasses without running"?! Don't fuck around! I don't owe you shit!! How the hell can I find her?!

[ Little did he realise that no one's forcing him to do it... At this point he's just releasing his frustration. Will you give him a hand to complete the quest or will you ask him to leave the poor NPC alone, the choice is yours. ]

ii-b i'm so sorry

[mactations]

[ An attempt is being made, but it's just not happening today, since Junko's analytical ability makes it all too easy to predict that's what he was planning to do, hence why she side steps the moment he makes the attempt. ]

What, what, whaaat? Did you expect for me to butter you up, Oowada-kun? Don't worry though, that "stupid bear" [ airquotes included ] isn't here right now, so you're just going to have to deal with me.

cries (dr1 spoilers within)

[trabryu]

[ Whoah wait up it's a girl!! He immediately retracts back his arm, feeling strangely relieved that she manages to dodge him (awesome reflexes btw). ]

M, my bad!

[ Wait. ]

Enoshima?! But you--

[ The hell's going on here? That's definitely Enoshima, no doubt about that ー she's too gaudy for anyone to mistake her for anyone else. But he saw it with his own eyes! She's-- ]

How didja get here…?

[ Is he dreaming? The fuck... His brain can't quite catch up with this situation. ]

butter puns shall continue until morale improves

[mactations]

[ Being the Super High School Level Analyst does have its perks, at least. But his clear and obvious surprise just amuses her oh so very much to the point where she's almost dying inside.

No, wait, she's already dead.

But details, details. ]

Died? Oh, you-- wait, maybe I probably shouldn't tell you that yet. It's spoilers. Then again, it would be much butter to tell you now and see if you'd give me even the slightest bit of a good reaction than to keep it a secret. Well, we'll see how I'm feeling after a tiny bit of monologuing. I might get a little bored and spill the beans. Just like I'm already getting bored of coming up with butter puns, so let's move on from that- oops, I'm saying too much.

In fact, I'd assume this is hell, but I haven't been greeted with that disgusting hope that I hate soooo much, so probably not. But that's not answering your question, now is it? You asked how'd I get here, and honestly? [ She shrugs her shoulders in a way that seems almost too calm. ] I don't know the answer to that, either. Sorry.

[ She's not actually sorry at all. ]

iv

[buncho]

[ Mondo might to be the one to help the NPC, because Mafuyu hears what his mission is and decides to take it upon herself to help.

"""help"""

aka she runs up to the lady in glasses and swipes the glasses off her face and shoves it onto her own face and ]

Me! I'm a lady in glasses!! I'll take your pizza!!!!!

[ She's not a lady, she's a menace, but she's helping, this is a win-win for both sides here. ]

[trabryu]

[ Nice move, kiddo! That improves his mood so much, that for the first time of the day he's flashing his teeth in full sized grin. Immediately, he shoves that pizza box towards her. ]

Ya heard that! I did it, now gimme somethin'!

[ He's acting like some big guy for someone who threw a fit over it initially.

The NPC looks at him for a moment, before finally giving him a thumbs up and a smile as a fanfare goes off, prompting a banner to appear over his head that says: "Pizza Boy". ]

What's that sound?!

[ He looks around him in confusion and alarm, seemingly overly tense over a simple arrangement of tones. ]

[buncho]

[ Hella, free pizza. Mafuyu immediately cracks open the box and helps herself to a slice before anybody can take this prize away from her. It's a much better prize than the one that popped up over Mondo's head, though...

She says something that might be "Pizza Boy," but it's kind of hard to tell with her mouth full of half-chewed pizza. Can he see what's over his head? She points helpfully at it as she chews and swallows. ]

It's an alarm. It says you got five minutes to deliver another pizza! Hurry, let's go back and get more!! I'll come with you!

III

[falsepretentious]

[A certain man stands behind him. Although he's wearing casual clothes rather than any type of a suit, and he looks quite impatient to be waiting behind the man with the corncob head.]

Can you move along already? You're in my way.

[trabryu]

[ Sad how the more you hate someone, the more you notice the little things about them. Mondo immediately recognises the voice ー it must be none other than that aggravating holier-than-thou rich bastard. Fuck, he's here too?! What's going on with this dream?! Ain't it enough seeing him in real life?! Just. Give him a break, god.

Not wanting to turn to look at the guy, Mondo stays still, growling lowly. ]

's not like ya can't pass with your scrawny ass stickman figure. Fuck if Imma move for ya.

[ Oh Mondo, seeing is believing. ]

[falsepretentious]

[Byakuya raises an eyebrow, looking and sounding affronted.]

What?! What did you just call me? You know, if you do have eyes on the back of your head, you might want to have their vision tested!

iv

[admiringly]

[ i'll be kind to mondo....

Chiyo can't help but overhear because how could she not? She tries to appease him with her hands raised in a "please take it easy" gesture. ]

Um, if you want, I can do it for you?

[trabryu]

[ Ara, you're too kind... I'm sorry in advance for this mess of cotton candy head. ]

Aah?!? [ The raised fist immediately falls back down into place when he realises who he's directing his ~*intimidating*~ staredown at. That's also the reason why his voice flipped its volume all over the place. It's... it's... a hamster?! Wait, rabbit?! --No, no, hold up... it's a girl. Some fuckin' tiny and hella cute girl is talkin' to him with such sincerity and glows of kindness!! What the fuck, what dimension is this!!! Yeah, this is definitely a dream. Holy fuck.

He just freezes there for a few seconds, drawing blank.

...Until finally he opens and closes his mouth like some fish in water. ]

Wh, wha, why, uh, WHY WOULDJA DO THAT?! [ Mondo, volume. ] YA FAST?! [ Chill!!! ]

[admiringly]

[ yeah i could've dusted off my celes account and this would be an entirely different thread

Chiyo is taken aback. One, she didn't think she said anything that shocking, and two, his volume? It's a little intimidating, and her hands are still up but in a what she hopes is more pacifying gesture.

Please calm down.... Please? ]

Um, because I don't mind helping? I'm not fast.

[ She's an artist, not an athlete. ]

It really won't be that much trouble. I can see who to deliver it to.

ii-B MONDO....

[steadycourse]

[Ishida barely has the chance to react to... anything, before he suddenly finds himself grabbed by the collar to stare intensely at a person that he would define as a delinquent. That frankly ridiculous hairstyle gives him away! Not to mention, automatically going to threats instead of talking things out!

Perhaps in any other predicament, he would've recognized Mondo from his memories, but with only one memory of him, it doesn't quite hit the white haired boy yet. Instead, he gives him a determined and unafraid look, not wanting to take this sort of behavior without pushing back.]

If you put me down and ask in a calm manner, I'll be more willing to explain things to you! However, resorting to this sort of behavior will get you nowhere, especially not with me!

ISHIDA!!!!!!

[trabryu]

[ What. ]

Kyoudai?!

[ Immediately, he lets go of his firm grip on the collar, blinking in disbelief. There's no mistaking it, it's his soul brother... but different. That hair colour and those eyes... ]

Kyoudai... right? You-- what happened to you?!

[steadycourse]

[There's no spark of recognition in Ishida's red eyes, although the flames in them die down as he becomes concerned about the other teenager. He seems worried and confused... and both feelings are directed towards him instead of the situation around them. Not only that, but this delinquent is speaking to him as if they know each other.

...No, more than that, he's talking as if they share a deep bond.

But he's never met him before.

Some of the earlier indignation leaves Ishida as he looks at Mondo, slightly apologetic and confused as he answers him.]

K-kyoudai...? I'm sorry, I believe you've mistaken me for someone else! I've never seen you before!

ii-b

[floret]

[ Jamie's never had the world's best reflexes, and before he quite knows what's going on, he's... gotten grabbed by his collar. ]

Yeeek!!
--Wh-what?
Huh?
Bear??

[ and... due to the fact that, somewhere in another dimension, they share a seiyuu...
Jamie sounds more than a little bit like a certain someone else. ]

[trabryu]

[ L, laughs nervously... Let's pretend he's taken from the canonpoint after the Incident. Now watch him nae nae. ]

......

[ The vicious glare in his eyes diminishes its glint in a rapid pace, face paling as cold sweat breaks. He swallows sharply. The grip jitters, quivers, weakens, and yet he doesn't quite let go. He can't let go ー too shaken to make a move. The boy standing before Mondo clearly isn't the one he had in mind, and yet, the name that he utters, ]

Fu, Fuji, Fujisaki... I, I...

[floret]

[ 8)


...It'd probably be pretty easy to extricate himself at this point, but this dude's havin a crisis, huh... ]

Ahh, it's Jamie, actually?... Jamie Doh.
But last month it was Hanatarou Nito.
...

[ awkwardly, he reaches up and pats Mondo's shoulder. There, there. ]

ii-b!

[spiritoso]

[ Kaede yelps and jumps back when the glass breaks, trying to dodge out of the way of the shards flying through the air. Jumping out of the way of the glass also helps her jump out of the way of Mondo too. ]

Calm down! [ She's not one to be saying that, obviously panicking herself. ]

You said something about a bear. What are you talking about?

[ It's a long shot, but maybe he's talking about a certain bear. Kaede needs to know that first before explaining anything else, because that could change her entire explanation. ]

!!!

[trabryu]

[ He grasps air, seeming thoroughly relieved when he notices the other person on the side is a girl -- fuck, a cute one at that. ]

R-Right.

[ Even if he takes a deep breath, dealing with a cute girl still is a high hurdle. He can face the biggest badass of the area without breaking a sweat or feeling any sense of fear, but one cute girl stands in front of him and he's a mess. The nerves would've gotten to him if she doesn't mention 'the bear'. That completely throws him off, putting him on an entirely different gear. He's returned to reality. ]

...! [ He looks around him. This definitely isn't a place he recognises... is it still a part of the school? There are other glass cases too, and people are inside it. What the fuck. This is messed up. Turning back to her, he answers her question with another question. ] ...You're also a Hope's Peak student? [ He thought he's seen everyone by now. Are there still others? ] Monokuma, right? [ Without thinking, he lowers down his voice when mentioning the name, knowing that bear can pop up anywhere anytime it wants. ]

III

[hayasugiru]

It's one elaborate prank if it were a joke.

[ So says the person standing right next to him. Around him are dolls floating in the air, one of them slowly moves forward towards Mondo. ]

Free doll?

[ It's.. a plushy of Hawks. Down to wings made out of synthetic hair. ]

[trabryu]

[ What the flipping hell! Mondo takes a step back as the doll approaches him, trying to thwack it away. ]

The fuck's your deal?!

[ It looks like the doll's controlled by this weird dude. Like a vicious feline that Mondo is, he glares down at the said person, wariness going off the charts. He raises his fists, ready to fight. ]

iv

[windeity]

[Holy shit is this guy okay. John's just going to eyeball Mondo, eyeball the pizza, and he doesn't feel a lot of sympathy for the NPC giving out the quest but he does step in anyway.]

Uh. Can it just be any lady in glasses or do you have to find a specific one?

[trabryu]

Ah?! [ Still frustrated, he's not dialing back his loud voice just yet. ] Fuck if I know!! Oi, which lady in glasses!! [ The NPC just smiles, not interested in giving any kinds of hint. ] Fucking-- [ When Mondo tries to grab the NPC by their shoulders, it's dodged easily, prompting him to grasp air. The lost balance is regained with one loud slam of feet to the ground, and all the angrier he gets. ]

.....Didja see what that fucker do?! [ He points at the NPC like a kid reporting shit to his teacher -- at this point, there's no one else but this glasses dude to play the role. ] Who's gonna do this stupid fuckin' shit!! [ Chucking down the paper and stepping on it, he truly looks like a kid throwing tantrum. ]