1st performance ♫ video

[tofu_idol]

[The feed opens to show a young girl with reddish-brown hair sprawled on what appears to be a hotel bed. Her expression, at least what can be seen of it, speaks of exhaustion - her eyes are open but barely so, and it becomes clear that she's not so much trying to sleep as just taking the moment to do nothing.

She soon looks up, casting a glance at her laptop (and thus the source of the feed) and tilting her head curiously. Pulling herself off the bed, she comes for a closer look, giving a clearer view of her face.]

Dramadramaduck? Weird name for a blog site...wait, is it recording?

[Before she can pursue that thought much further there's a knock at the door to her room and a male voice calling for "Risette". In an instant, most of the tired demeanour about her disappears, and when she speaks it's with far more pep and vigour than her previous musings]

Just a second!

[And with that she closes her laptop, thus shutting off the feed]

Comments

[video]

[yumadbro]

[Hey, finally someone he doesn't already know.]

[But having said that...huh. She did look familiar, though Narukami couldn't quite place it.]

...

[You forgot to say something, Captain Charisma.]

[ video ]

[second_star]

[ He just stared at the post. ]

Well, that was short.

[video]

[tofu_idol]

[When Rise comes back, she's back to her more subdued self. She hadn't even meant to check for responses but when she opened her laptop again, the site's still there.

And that is quite the unsettling response]

Um...hello?

[ video ]

[tofu_idol]

[Short? Was it supposed to be longer? Her manager had denied all knowledge of the site but so far, the comments aren't so far removed from any other blogsite she used]

I'm sorry? I didn't realise people were expecting more.

[video]

[yumadbro]

Hi.

[SPEAK, goddammit.]

Uh...it's not exactly a blog site.

[ video ]

[second_star]

Well, it's just that people usually stare at this more. You know, wondering what the hell it is.

You don't seem too surprised, though.

[video]

[tofu_idol]

It's not? Sure looks like one.

[ video ]

[tofu_idol]

They do?

[Was this a blog site for the incompetent or something?]

Oh, well I mean I was. A little. But sometimes my publicist sets these things up and forgets to tell me so I figured it was just that.

[video]

[yumadbro]

You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you what it was.

[video]

[tofu_idol]

Well we won't know unless you do. Seriously, if this is something sketchy then I need to know before my reputation gets shot.

[ video ]

[second_star]

I don't think this is their fault, this place comes to you pretty much on it's own.

Besides, uh...what's a publicist? Sounds like someone who writes the paper or something.

[video]

[yumadbro]

Sketchy? No, not really. More like...kind of magic, I guess.

[fightbymoonlight]

I still can't figure out the name. I think it's meaningless, actually.

In any case, welcome to the site.

[video]

[tofu_idol]

Magic? You mean like some sort of magician's circle? But that doesn't make sense. I don't do magic.

[video]

[yumadbro]

Yeah, that's kind of what I thought too.

[So much for that.]

[ video ]

[tofu_idol]

Wait...so it's a virus? Should I get someone to look at my laptop? If there's something wrong with it, I should probably get it fixed.

[And that just earns him a tired look]

Publicist. You know, someone who takes care of all my media appearances and stuff?

[tofu_idol]

Oh. Well I guess it has a nice ring to it, anyway.

Thank you. It's nice to meet you...I think. I mean, I'm still trying to figure this place out.

[video]

[tofu_idol]

I don't get it...I thought they were all super-secretive about their tricks and stuff.

[ video ]

[second_star]

Well...it's not a virus, really. [ He didn't know how quite to describe it. ] I don't think anyone can see it besides you anyway.

Huh. So, you're famous or something, right?

[totally forgot to add: video. x_x]

[fightbymoonlight]

It's normal to be confused. I know I was. This place has a habit of just popping up when it feels like it.

It's nice to meet you as well. I'm Yuri Tsukikage.

[ video ]

[tofu_idol]

But you can obviously see it if I'm talking to you...

[She sighs. His question goes unanswered for the moment]

I'm dreaming, aren't I?

[ video ]

[second_star]

I meant more, other people in your world.

Trust me, this is pretty real. Though you do look kind of tired.

[no worries ^^]

[tofu_idol]

Really? Strange.

I'm-

[She cuts off for a moment, not quite certain how she's supposed to introduce herself. Does she go by her actual name or her stage name?

Then again, being herself never got her anywhere and she's still not sure what this is. Better to play safe on both counts]

Risette. My name's Risette.

[ video ]

[tofu_idol]

What's that supposed to mean?

[She shrugs at his comment]

Long week. I think I have tomorrow off, though.

[video]

[fightbymoonlight]

Very strange. I don't think there's a way to stop it from happening, but you'll get used to it.

Risette? That's a very interesting name.