audio; @bluebird

[exfine]

[ It's Tsumugi's first time to make his own post on the network, so why not start with something simple?

Also this is on audio since he still hasn't figured out how to turn on the video -- either that or he's still rather shy at talking to strangers eye to eye. Who knows. Anyway:]

Good day, everyone. I've always wondered ever since I came out of that portal last month and stumbling upon the library which is rich with literature that came from other worlds...

What are your worlds like, if you don't mind me asking? Mine is pretty mundane, as I only come from Japan and I go to this specialized school for idols, but it seems that most of you even come from worlds with technology and magic that I've only read from books? Please, enlighten me! I want to hear all about it. ♪

[ ... ]

Ah, my name is Tsumugi Aoba, by the way! Thank you for listening!

Comments

Voice - @lolococo416

[threatenwithcuteness]

A school for idols? Like, fashion and music and stuff? I don't really know much about Japan.

I can't tell you about magic, my world is pretty much the same. Just, I live in Canada. I work at my dad's cantina part time. Go to school. Occasionally protest injustice and help my friends with their drama.

I'm Lola.

perma-voice;

[exfine]

Yes, exactly! There's a huge emphasis on music since we are basically trained to sing and dance on stage, but there's also the handicrafts club where we can make all sorts of outfits for our performances.

Nice to meet you, Lola. Canada, huh? And you're protesting about what particular injustice? Because I thought North America usually has it together, but hmm.

[ he can totally relate with helping his friends with drama, though. some things just never change. ]

perma-voice;

[threatenwithcuteness]

That sounds like a fun school to go to. Making and designing outfits sounds like something I'd want to spend time on. Singing's fun too.

*Lola's picturing some sorta weird impromptu musical numbers, so she's probably way off base as to how things work.*

There's a lot of racism stuff? I was protesting the way my boyfriend got suspended for something that was kinda my fault. Well, more the fault of the guy who started the fight. That's mostly what happens, Trying to make equality happen, um, equally.

[exfine]

It is! It only became a co-ed school this year, actually. Most of the students in that school are male until a girl enrolled in the producer course. That's when things really started to become interesting.

[ because of the revolution that happened at the school, but yeah. he does gasp at her fighting the good fight, though ]

Fighting for the good cause... That's so courageous of you! I do hope your boyfriend gets the justice he deserves, though. It doesn't seem like he deserves it at all.

voice | un: stonerwolf

[willinglychanged]

[Drew's voice comes out kind of raspy, like he's just woken up and is lying in bed using the network because who needs responsibilities.] Got kinda confused there for a second, 'cause uh... only comin' from Japan kinda wouldn't always tell me shit 'bout where you're from. [He chuckles.] 'Cause Japan back home still has vampires, werewolves an' their own special lil' groups. Still ain't ever met a Kitsune in Texas.

perma-voice;

[exfine]

Oh, don't worry about it too much! We actually have vampires back home as well!

Or at least students who act like vampires, which is close enough, I guess. It's sort-of their thing.

Kitsune outside Japan, though... That would be interesting and not to mention a nice change of scenery, considering that we've borrowed mythological Western monsters ourselves. It's only fair.

[willinglychanged]

Everyone round here seems to have an opinion on vampires, huh? [Drew sighs slightly.] They ain't all bad, y'know. I got some good vampire friends, old vampire boyfriends. Lord knows where everyone got the idea that they're all dark an' depressin'.

[He hums thoughtfully though.] I'm guessin' there's gotta be a few of them... I just know they don't have a specific office down at the county office.

Voice; @Link

[bluechampion]

What's 'Japan?'

Anyway, Hyrule's a lot different. There aren't any cities like this place. Most people a scattered across small villages and outposts. There are monsters there too, but there aren't any fences to keep them from attacking people.

[How many times has Link come across the hearty truffle girls being ambushed by bokoblins?

Link is leaving quite a bit out, mostly because his memory about Hyrule is foggy at best.]

perma-voice;

[exfine]

It's located on a planet called Earth, though if you are asking that then that means you're not from there either...

Monsters? Like what? And can you defend yourself from them?

[bluechampion]

Bokoblins, lizalfos, moblins...Those are the most common.

[Link's tone changes a little. He sounds almost annoyed.]

Though you also have to watch for octoroks. They'll pop up at you when you least expect it.

[He hated the damn things.]

It's not too hard to defend yourself from the weaker ones. Even simple travelers can stand up against them so long as they've got a weapon. The stronger ones are a different story though.

[Well, different for most people. For Link it just took him a little longer to take them down.]

audio | UN: Kaneki

[anthropophagite]

My world is pretty normal as well. Technology wasn't so as advanced as this, and we haven't even reached Mars. [ well, technically Kaneki's world is NOT normal, but he doesn't consider it weird for having ghouls. In fact, he believes that's what most versions of Earth have ]

We didn't have a school for idols, as you know.

perma-voice;

[exfine]

You too, Kaneki-kun? So it's not just my world then... Technology does develop really fast, so I hope we can reach Mars one day too.

Still no idol school, huh... But your world does have idols, right?

[anthropophagite]

Hm- I don't think we'll reach it in my lifetime, back home, but it's a good dream.

And yes, we do. It's a huge phenomenon, really. [ it's a huge industry. Even if Kanaeki isn't all that interested in music, he knows the most recent bands thanks to publicity, ads, radio, and idol groups being pretty much everywhere. And if he is being honest, some songs do get stuck in his head, even if he doesn't want them to ] But there are no school for that - for someone to become an idol requires a bit of luck and everyone is just an amateur at first. [ and then the company that took them in builds them according to what they are looking for, rather than having a school. ]

text | un: cphantom

[sweetlies]

i imagine london is just as mundane, i at least have found nothing terribly interesting.

[exfine]

london being mundane? that's hard to believe. it's the capital of the UK, right? there's got to be something interesting going on there...

at least that's what i think. i've never been outside japan, after all.

[sweetlies]

it is, yes. i suppose we have a number of criminal cases and mysteries but they have been dealt with. and i do not know how far outside of london word of those cases spread.

voice - @protein.junkie

[pulledpunches]

I'm from Japan too, near Kobe! Have you already been.. scouted? I have to admit I don't know a lot about the career path.

[ There's only a brief pause before he realizes he didn't introduce himself. ]

Oh-- I'm Akihiko Sanada, it's nice to meet you!

permavoice;

[exfine]

Scouted? Ah, it's nothing like that. You just enroll there like any other school? It's not purely an idol school per se, but rather a course. There are other courses available in Yumenosaki; it's just that that school is more famous for training idols.

But nice to meet you, Sanada-kun! Kobe, huh... I've never been there before. What's it like over there?

Re: permavoice;

[pulledpunches]

Well, in either case congratulations! It sounds pretty impressive to me.

Hmm, I like it! It's nice to be so close to the city but not in it, you know? [ He pauses, seeming to think for a moment before continuing with a bit of amusement. ] It's interesting to wonder what the differences are between where we're from, since technically we're probably from entirely different Japans.

text @frankenstein

[500gallontank]

[So, Frankenstein is bored. And bad with people. And he has a device that keeps waking him up with weird stuff like this.]

the fuck is an idol

what do you even learn in idol school
?

[exfine]

idols! performers who sing and dance on stage for the audience to watch and enjoy!

we're being trained to do just that in idol school, but other than that we pretty much learn things like in any kind of school. ours is just that specialized.

[500gallontank]

sounds like slavery

audio; @Sly Blue

[bottombitch]

Mm. I can't say I read a ton... most of mine were just technical manuals for Allmates or the occasional magazine.

[ But he wants to get to know his soft-spoken friend a little better, and with an invitation like that, it's not weird to accept it. ]

Mugi-kun, if you're not too busy, lets hang out and swap stories!

perma voice;

[exfine]

Just manuals for Allmates? You're a busy guy, aren't you, Seragaki-kun?

[ he does brighten up at the invitation though! ]

Of course! [ aoba can't see him nod but he's doing it anyway ] I'm not too busy nowadays, so feel free to hit me up anytime! ♪

[bottombitch]

Ah, it's nothing like that. I guess I tend to look stuff up online. I just had those because of Ren...

[ An outdated model like his required some older reading material. But back to the subject at hand, Aoba's voice gets a little nervous. Suddenly he feels a little self-conscious, because it sounds a little strange to be asking if he wants to hang out now. ]

Wh-what about now... is that... okay?

[ Listen, he's a little starved for interaction. ]