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[ HE DOESN'T MIND (I'm going to link you my toplevel this weekend when I finish it though for in person actions - ) but.

Well.

He gets back to Hiyori after like...an hour and a half? Maybe? When his bracelet chiming finally registers? There's no explanation for his lackidasical reply time. ]

oh, we're giving lessons now? who're we giving them to? i don't mind helping out if it seems like fun ♪ but if i get bored i'll leave!

[Sounds good! A healthy balance of in-person action and text nonsense is probably best.

He gives up checking after a few minutes, assuming Leo is busy scribbling away in a notebook somewhere. He's plenty busy himself, scouting out the locations someone mentioned on his network post and arranging meetings to talk about important matters (like how to kill whichever gods are running this place). Busy, busy, busy.

But not too busy to crash that idol lesson!]

I'm not sure I remember her name. Let me check.

[He definitely remembers her name.]

Looks like her user ID is lilmonix3, if that's familiar.

And I guess that's fair. I just figure we should all put in the effort. Most people here don't seem to be familiar with idols, which has its pluses, but it doesn't hurt to spread more love for them. Perhaps we can even preview our shuffle unit!

[ Leo has only memorized Rinne, Hiyo, and Nami's usernames...so he has to look it up. The pictures on the profile clear it up some, though. ]

oh, nika? sure, we've met once! didn't know she was interested in being an idol, though!

i'd definitely like to try the songs out together in person. it's kind of annoying as hell rinne ditched before we could try them out! ♪

You know her already? Excellent!

[Maybe if they strike up a friendship, he can use Leo to distract her the next time she threatens to bother him or Jun-kun. Wouldn't that be convenient?]

I know just what you mean. His timing is the absolute worst, which is another thing we'll have to scold him for when he gets back!

But anyway, I'll check with Jun-kun about when this lesson is supposed to take place. Then we can show her what being an idol is all about ✨😊✨ I'm sure she'll be very impressed by your compositions, too!

[ Leave him out of your machiavellian plots, Eichi - ]

his account is still active, so he's definitely still here, right...? i mean, i think some people have gone home and their accounts on the network disappear, too? so he's definitely still here...but why's he ignoring us? i know this is something like a taste of my own medicine and all, but i hate that! i shouldn't have to get karmic doses of bitter stuff! i like it better when i get away with things freely, you know?

anyway yeah i met her in the library last month! actually, i guess i have some stuff she'll be able to use already. ♪

Does anyone know for a fact that people have gone home, or are you all just assuming things?

[Sorry, Leo. He doesn't buy the whole "just complete your deck and we'll let you skip on home!" thing. Some of the people replying to his network post don't seem to believe it either, including a detective who's been investigating the place!]

Someone else asked about his account. When I said it was still listed, he said that's probably a sign that he's still here. He then started to say something about "time fluctuations." I don't really get it, but apparently people can get lost in the halls for weeks at a time, without it feeling like weeks to them. They think they've been gone for a few hours, but they've really been gone a month, or something like that. Another person described it as falling into a void.

So, I guess that means we can rest easy. Or easier, anyway. Though honestly, that sounds like one more thing to be wary of. I wouldn't want to fall into a void *or* disappear for a month. That sounds boring at best and horribly lonely at worst, so you be careful, too, alright?

[If he was gone for a month, who would look after Jun and "helpfully" keep all the people who want to sleep with him at bay??

You know, like he's doing right now, with help from Leo-kun. Thanks a bunch, Leo-kun!]

Great! I'm sure she'll be thrilled. As I thought, three heads are better than one 😊😊😊

i know someone who had a friend who went away, but i forget their name...but anyway, that's still second hand info i guess. and there's no confirmation where people go, but i think if we sit around thinking about if rinne is dying or something...well, i don't wanna.

the time fluctuations thing sounds like some kinda convenient way to write someone out of a storyline! this place is really a manga! but anyway, i dunno how to avoid that. i'll at least try to answer texts when i remember~

i kinda feel like we're a bad selection of teachers though! i mean, i left raising suo to the others for a reason! sena and rittsu and naru are all way better with juniors than i am.

Went away from the registry too, you mean? You wouldn't happen to know whether that person completed their "deck" or not, would you?

I never said he was dying. A few people told me not to worry. And I wouldn't assume they kill people here. But as far as completing one's deck goes, there are other possibilities besides dying and going home. Before he disappeared, Rinne-senpai told me that J used to be a player here. But he never left the resort, and he grew old here, supposedly. My concern is mainly that they won't let us leave.

Though I do wonder if something else could happen. Like falling into a void you can't get out of. Or getting lost indefinitely, never to find your way back again.

[.............]

[Nnnnope! Speculation won't do any good, time to snap out of it!]

But as you said, we don't have answers yet! So! First let's wait and see if Rinne-senpai turns up within a month, as people said he should! And then I'll work on investigating what happens to people when they "leave," or whether the House can really grant wishes or not!

I don't want to investigate around the clock, though, since that sounds tiresome. And even someone as talented as me ought to keep practicing, just to make sure none of my skills start to gather rust. So, I'm sure giving someone lessons should be just the thing I need to keep in tip top shape! 😊 And just the thing *you* need as well! It'll be useful for me, useful for you, useful for Jun-kun, and useful for Nika-chan, or whatever her name is! Everyone wins! 🥳🎉🎉🎉

unless they slept with 52 people in a month i don't think they did.

[ He just answers that part first before...

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i think it's just nika?

[ He can't fucking remember anyone's names. What does Hiyori expect from him...it's a miracle he even remembers his castmate's names. ]

If that is what they did, they could be recovering from a disease. 52 is a lot of people, and since everyone seems to be sleeping with just about everyone here, there are bound to be outbreaks left and right. I assume everyone's already thought to check the infirmary, though.

[And it wouldn't explain why their name is no longer in the registry... ugh, great, one more thing to worry himself sick over! Fabulous!]

Yep, sounds about right! And if it's not right, perhaps she'll see it as a cute nickname! 😊

[He didn't forget Monika's name. He "forgot" it. Just like he "forgot" Tori's and Chiaki's names back during ! when Akira wrote him as more of a turbobitch.]

i've only been to the infirmary once so far when i got sprayed by weird sex pollen plants

i guess to be fair i did steal from it first

but it was still rude!!!!

anyway just come get me whenever you wanna do the practice thing because i may not check my bracelet

You suffered through that, did you? You poor thing.

Though what was the infirmary trip for? Do they have a cure for the food and plant effects there?

Will do! ✨👍✨

[...]

By the way, are you close with that girl at all? She's saying some fond things about you on the Network, so I was just curious.

well, they did for the plant effects that time. i haven't tried it every single time i've had anything happen, but you may as well check next time you get hit with something? that was like my first day here and i didn't know anyone well enough then to get some help. i mean i guess i could have asked rinne but i didn't

who, nika? we met that one time and she recited a poem for me and then i wrote music to it and sent it to her a bit ago. when i hear lyrics or words i like i can't help but wanna put them to a melody ♪

I try not to get hit with stuff like that in the first place! But it must have been hard to know which precautions to take during your first day here. I'm thankful Rinne-senpai warned me about that stuff, I suppose. Almost makes up for all the worrying he's made me do, but not quite!

[Now that sounds like an innocent interaction. A few more like that and she ought to become infatuated, though, shouldn't she? Given that Monika-chan is so desperate for love that she'll throw herself at strangers in bathroom stalls, he imagines it shouldn't take much for her to "fall in love" with Leo. Which isn't a fate he wishes on Leo, but is preferable to her "falling in love" with Jun, so in other words, he supports this!]

That must have made her happy, since she seems to love attention. And the extra practice should be good for our shuffle unit, so that's what I call a win-win! It means she'll have something to sing at practice, too. Wonderful! 🥳✨

[ Unfortunately for Hiyori, seems like Monika can multi-task? ]

she said she liked it! but yeah that's what i meant when i said i had something she could use. the rest of it i can easily rearrange as well - it's not like arrangements are all that hard.

[Will Jun really want Leo's sloppy seconds? He sure wouldn't!]

Great! Sounds like we'll all continue to get along 🥰

You know Robin-kun, too, don't you? I found his profile while I was looking for yours. Although he's not from ES, he's also an idol! That's the first I've met apart from us. I said he could join us for practice too sometime, though we haven't made a date yet.

do i? i dunno! the name sounds a bit familiar. i'm fine with any of your friends joining, though~?

Ah, that's right. You struggle with names, don't you? In that case, I'll just assign all the blame for not telling me to Rinne-senpai!

But that's good to know. He seemed eager to watch and learn from us, so I'll let him know he can drop by. Then it'll be five people in one of those rooms! That should give whoever's manning the front desk something to talk about, shouldn't it?

probably~? i've seen orgies with way more people though. that's how i got clothes when i first arrived actually!

[ He...stole them from people having an orgy.

It's fine. ]

[Everyone needs a little excitement in their lives. Even sad, lonely, brainwashed love hotel receptionists. But before he can make some pithy comment along those lines—]

You've seen them?

[So much for this just being a fantasy hypothetical for some desk clerk to titter over!]

How did that lead to you getting clothes? You're not saying you participated in exchange for them, did you?

when i got here i arrived naked in the woods? and when i finally got out there was this huge orgy going on. so i just took some of the clothes off the ground. if you ditch your stuff on the ground it's fair game!

THAT'S how you arrived?

[Goodness! And here he thought waking up in that wedding suite was rough. Sure, his so-called "wife" shoved quiche into his mouth, and he was worried she'd stab him with a butterknife at one point, but at least he had clothes to choose from once he made his way into the lounge. He pilfered a whole rack's worth! Leo-kun, on the other hand...]

You got a horrible deal. I couldn't have stomached being in your shoes. What you did made sense, I suppose. Though it's a good thing you didn't get a staph infection. Or a parasite!

[He just sort of assumes the kind of people who participate in public orgies have a disease or two. Or three.]

Now I feel really sorry! If you ever need to borrow clothes you're more than welcome to ask me, alright? They might not fit properly, but overly-long sleeves on a small person can actually increase their cuteness! 💕

rinne arrived that way too! i guess it changes up every time. anyway i do have money to get more clothes but it feels kind of boring to go shopping alone so i haven't gotten much. normally sena takes me these days??

Well, I'd be happy to take you in his place. Shopping is pretty much my #1 hobby, so I'm sure I could find something that looks good on you. And a whole bunch of things that look good on me, too, but that goes without saying!

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