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!

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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

[exfine]

I'm sorry, but how is that slavery in the first place? Unless you think high schools are like that...

[500gallontank]

What kind of freedom do you have if you just perform for other people

?

I do that.

it sucks.

[exfine]

Not if you also enjoy performing with people? Don't you have celebrities back in your world? We're kind of like that.

[500gallontank]

i *am* a celebrity back home

it sucks

[exfine]

You are? I apologize, I didn't know...!

What makes it so terrible for you, though? It's true that stardom may not be for everyone, but maybe hearing your thoughts will put things in perspective?

[500gallontank]

not like they play my fucking entry montage here

[He doesn't miss it.]

let me just ask

you ever been told you were 'old hat'
that you needed to stop winning

or whatever you do

so someone else could take your place without earning it

?

[exfine]

Well, no, but I've been called old a couple of times by my peers... And the idol unit where I used to belong in was the best one of the school that a lot of people didn't want us to win either.

Our circumstances may be different, but I think I see where you're coming from. The entertainment industry really is cutthroat, even in other dimensions.

[500gallontank]

[ Okay, he has to ask, since the guy mentioned being old. ]how old are you

?

cutthroat is an understatement. they sent ninjas to kill me.

[exfine]

Oh, I'm eighteen by the way! I was just being facetious; what I meant was that I act too much like an old man--

[ but uh, what did he just say ]

N-Ninjas?! What the heck did you do?

[500gallontank]

eighteen
[what. the. fuck. At least Frankenstein was nearing the old age bracket. ]

i kept winning races. that's all.