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[celebrity_commentator]

[Video, Private to the Investigation Team]



Hey guys. I made it back. Has anyone seen Naoto-kun and Kanji-kun? I couldn't find them in the mess when we reappeared. If either of you hear this, or if anyone else has seen them, please respond.

And...yeah, I'm back. We're back, I hope. Whatever happened was strange and creepy, and I don't know why it happened, but we found out some strange stuff. I'm gonna try to keep this short, but...

Well, first of all, there's another world like this one where people get pulled from their homes and stuck there...only when people went back from the Tower, their worlds were destroyed. I couldn't quite figure out what was going on in the Tower to "save" them, but there were copies of people from our world. Us, too. Like how we're from different times, they're from different...versions of the world, maybe? Naoto-kun probably figured out more of this than I did, but there's other us out there, and they can't go back to their world. They're just stuck in a tower full of monsters.

The other thing was, toward the end there, there was...fog. It was like the stuff from the TV World, or last December, but even worse. People went crazy. People I'd made friends with.

From what I overheard...I think this Nyarlathotep person was causing it. And I don't think the people who found him stopped him. I just...well, what do you all think? I'm only good for getting information, I never know what to do with it...

[Some hours later]

[Video]

Hey, Hinoto-Ri! I've never been happier to be here, let me tell you. It's almost like going home, after the Tower...but anyway, that's not why I'm posting.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Rise Kujikawa. I'm an idol back home, which is a singer and an actor for people who aren't from Japan, and I got to thinking about something that my horoscope says I should bring up now - there's a lot of singers and performers in town! I've met plenty, and I know there's more hanging around, so I was wondering if anyone's ever thought of organizing a concert or something. After the last couple of months, I think people might need the kind of break some nice music can give...and I think most people have forgotten about that mess with the Jacks. I hope.

Anyway, I'm not a producer or anything, but I figure if enough of us got together we could figure something out! So...who wants to put on a concert?

Comments

[Video]

[second_destiny]

That's...that doesn't sound all good. Just what happened and where did you guys go?

[Worry worry.]

[Video]

[celebrity_commentator]

Well, I don't know if there's going to be an official report or anything, but we were sent to this strange Tower. A lot of it was beautiful or interesting, but a lot more of it seemed to just be dangerous. And you couldn't leave, or at least we couldn't.

Buuuuut that's not really what this post is about, and I don't really know how much I should say...

[Video]

[second_destiny]

Oh. Um. I'm sorry. I was just...well, you know...

[Worry. Worry.]

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[destinedwaters]

Hello, Rise-chan. It's good to see you made it out okay, too.

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[celebrity_commentator]

You too, Aqua-san. Were you okay at the end? I lost track of you when I went to find other people.

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[linefacingforever]

Rise.

[Oh man, he is happy to see you're all right.]

I was there looking for you all, but I couldn't find you.

[He found Adachi, but not you guys... he hated it.]

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[celebrity_commentator]

Senpai...

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[celebrity_commentator]

Wait, you don't mean you went to the Tower too, do you? I'm sure I would have seen you. And there was no way you could reach another world just like that...

[video]

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie still feels horrific after everything she endured at the tower, but this video has made her smile*

I think that's a perfect idea, and I'd love to help out! I play a whole bunch of instruments, and I've put on concerts before. I mean, back in my home world...

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[celebrity_commentator]

[Selphie thus discovered most of the point of this.]

Ooh, that's good. I didn't really do any of my own setup, and...well, my manager wouldn't be here even if we hadn't kind of fired each other.

[She looks a bit sheepish at admitting that.]

And instruments are good too. Most of the people I know are singers.

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[all_wound_up]

Rise-san! Are you all right? Do you need anything?

[Nano has been saying this exact phrase over and over again to just about everyone she knows ever since they all returned from the tower.]

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[celebrity_commentator]

I'm fine, Nano-chan, really. Was everything okay here while I was gone?

[Voice]

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Wait, you're one of those people that was missing, arent'cha? What tower?

[She's not exactly going to pry, but it's a good question...]

I can play harp or sing, your pick. Haven't done either in a while, but I should still be good.

[...is... that a man or a woman on the line...]

[Voice]

[celebrity_commentator]

[Between Naoto and Haruka, Rise has stopped even trying to guess. At least without feeling it out first.]

The world we were sent to was confined to a big tower, like how here we're all bottled up in a city.

[Instant subject change!]

Oh, the harp? I've never met anyone who plays that.

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[feminine_carnivore]

Rise-chan! You're okay! ..I haven't seen those two yet..I hope they are okay too. I'll grab my scooter later and go and try to find them if they don't show up!

..Wow, other versions of us? That seems a little crazy. [ Chie just...trying to imagine another version of herself somewhere that is her and ISN'T, it's too weird for her. ]

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[celebrity_commentator]

Well, it kind of stands to reason given all that sci fi stuff about parallel dimensions and time travel seems to be true. I didn't see me, but I know I was around. And dating the other Yu-senpai, apparently.

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[gigglesnortpriestess]

Rise-chan!

[Thank god! Where have you been?!]

I didn't see you at the lab when everyone came back and I got worried.

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[celebrity_commentator]

Sorry, senpai. I must have wandered off too fast.

Is everything okay here?

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[seasidecherry]

I wish the theatre I had back home was here. I'd offer to let everyone use costumes and makeup and all that stuff that's in there, so nobody has to go out of their way to get all of that stuff together. But as it is, I'd be really happy to sing with everyone! I'll do whatever I can to help organize it, too, Rise-senpai!

...um, it's okay if I call you that, right? You've been here a lot longer than I have, and probably been an idol longer than I have, too. So...

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[celebrity_commentator]

Hm...I've never been anyone's senpai before...

[Except Kanami, sorta, but she so does not count.]

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[celebrity_commentator]

I like it!

I mean, yeah, it's fine if you want to call me that. And thank you, I'd love to hear you sing, and I'd really love help organizing things.

[video]

[pastalishe]

My-- companion, Luca, and I once tried to arrange a demonstration of Song Magic. The only thing that really got in the way was that we found it difficult to find a suitable venue. But since she has returned to Metafalss, I doubt that our plans for that performance will go any further.

Regardless, I would be honored to sing in the concert you have proposed. I've never sung for the sake of entertainment... [She nods to herself in the feed.] I'm sure it will be a learning experience.

While "welcome home" might not be entirely appropriate in this situation, it is good to see that you--and the others--have returned safely to the city.

[video]

[celebrity_commentator]

Thank you, Cloche-san. I was really hoping you'd reply to this!

I don't know how it compares to your usual duties, but being on stage singing your heart out for your audience...there's nothing really like it.

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[detects]

I'm fine, Rise-san. [she sounds weary though.]

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[celebrity_commentator]

Naoto-kun! I knew you made it back! What happened? I didn't see you at all after we showed up over there.