♥ 03

[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;

[destinedwaters]

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

[Video; private]

[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.]

[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...

Video

[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.]

[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...]

private video;

[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. ]

[Video: Private]

[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.

video;

[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...

[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.

voice; private

[detects]

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