❀ Episode 02 ❀ [Dictated / Action]

[therealrisette]

Goooood afternoon, Paradisa~!!!

[Rise's bubbly, cheerful voice projects through the journals, almost as if she's announcing through a sound system. But with much more manageable volume, which many residents will be thankful for. If one listens closely, they can hear what sounds like the ocean in the background.]

I've only been here for a few days, so let me introduce myself. I'm Rise Kujikawa, sixteen years old. I'm an idol back home, if you guys know what that is. Basically, I'm in showbiz. I perform as a singer and actress, and I might even break into film one day! But that's just one side of me. I've worked at my family's tofu shop too, and when I'm not working, I'm just an ordinary high school girl.

Now that you all know a little bit about me, I hope to hear from you too! I've met some really great people here already, but I hope to make lots of new friends while I'm here!

Aaaand, while I was looking around, I found this super neat place called the Four Seasons Room.

[She suddenly giggles.]

There's a beach in the castle in January!

[There's a brief pause.]

I guess that's normal for people who have been here for a while, huh? But I skipped from spring all the way up to New Year's when I came here, so I missed a whole summer! And since I wanted to meet more of you, I thought "what could be better than a day at the beach?"

[As she continues, her dramatic pout is actually audible.]

It'd be no fun if I had to spend all this time by myself, but if you're busy, you can still say hi through the journals! I'll be watching and listening!

{OOC: Anything you can think of for a beach gathering should be fair game here. Beach toys, volleyball, karaoke... or just relax and talk. Rise's not a demanding hostess, I promise! ♥}

Comments

[solowingpixy]

['Ordinary high school girl.' Right. No 'ordinary girls' he knows summons weird beings with satellites for faces. But he'll leave that go and instead just speak in a slightly amused tone. Surely you'll remember him, Rise!]

Idol, huh? That's the last thing I would have pegged you for.

[Pixy]

[therealrisette]

And what's it to you what I do for a living?

[Rise sounds annoyed, but also shows some restraint. She's determined not to let herself get too upset.]

[Rise]

[solowingpixy]

[You and your crazy filter magic. At least he catches on quickly on what it is. While she obviously can't see it, he shrugs.]

All I'm saying is I wouldn't have expected it.

[Pixy]

[therealrisette]

Well, you didn't have to be so rude...

[Rise]

[solowingpixy]

[I hope you're not expecting an apology, Rise, because he'll be skipping right over that.]

So, care to explain what that 'Four Seasons Room' even is?

[Pixy]

[therealrisette]

I already said. It's a room with a nice, warm beach in it. In January!

[For some reason, Rise's finding it a lot easier to be civil with this guy today. Even though he's still being a bit of a jerk.]

Dictated!~

[wheatdos]

S-showbiz? That's with movies right?
Movies... and-and... entertainment? Bright lights? Nice set?

[He chuckles.]

You could say I'm just beginning to submerge myself into the 'human medias'... so I don't actually know that much about them.

[therealrisette]

That's right! Not just movies but television dramas, commercials, concerts, magazines, photobooks... all kinds of stuff!

[She gives a bit of a nervous laugh, thinking back to how she arrived a few days ago.]

I even thought this place was a movie set when I got here. But it's waaay too nice. Most sets are super fake when you're really there. They only have to look good on camera.

[wheatdos]

Commercials...?

[Woah now. He doesn't know what any of that is! He sounds a bit fascinated...]

Aha! I can imagine.
Spontaneous castle. Just appearing there. Out of the blue. No warning or anything.

...

I'm Wheatley by the way.
Cognitive genius at your service!

[therealrisette]

You don't have commercials where you're from?

[She's absolutely stunned at the possibility. She knew people around here came from very different places, but she never imagined they'd be that different!

She assumes from the voice that Wheatley must be an adult - a nicer one than Pixy, at least - and addresses him accordingly.]

Anyway, nice to meet you, Wheatley-san!

["Cognitive genius"? Sounds like the kinds of words Naoto-kun would use...]

It was a little surprising, but it's not the strangest thing I've seen. It's actually kinda neat. Even if everyone's right about the castle messing with us sometimes...

[wheatdos]

San?

[He repeats. Yep. Yep. British accent. Knows nothing about honorifics.]

Aha... no love, it's just Wheatley.

[He chuckles.]

Oh! You've just gotten here! You won't believe what it does!
Flying things, making people kiss, turning us all into proper goofballs.
How long did you say you've been here?

[therealrisette]

[Huh, he's the second to ask her to just call him by his name. Come to think of it, she knows some other countries don't use honorifics either. Maybe some of the places these people are from are like that, too.]

O-okay... Wheatley...

[Gah, it feels awkward when she says it like that! She quickly rushes on to the next subject.]

Um... oh, right! I've only been here about six days.

Does... does the castle really do all those things?!

[Some of it sounds like it could be fun, but from what she's heard, the castle doesn't always play nice...]

1/?

[foolreversed]

[oh hey, he hasn't really looked through the journal in a while, maybe he should do that today--]

[foolreversed]

...

[foolreversed]

[FGKBJDFKBDKLCJFKSDHKFDCK WHAT]

[foolreversed]

[WOW THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYONE ELSE FROM INABA IN LIKE HALF A YEAR WHAT THE HELL DOES HE DO???]

[foolreversed]

Ack!

[foolreversed]

[NOOO ADACHI WHAT ARE YOU DOING

WHY DID YOU SAY ANYTHING??

MAYBE THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE YOU??

YOU DO HAVE A SIMILAR VOICE TO THAT KID......]

OKAY I'M DONE NOW SORRY

[foolreversed]

[UGH UGH

INTERNAL SCREAMING]

[therealrisette]

[Rise could have sworn she heard something just now... a sort of familiar voice, even! But she can't quite place who it reminds her of.]

Hello?

[Come to think of it, that sounded kind of like Senpai's voice. Could one of her friends really be here?!

Or maybe it's just someone that kind of sounds like him. If it were Senpai, wouldn't he have said something when he heard her voice? He was always there for her before, wasn't he? He's that kind of friend. He wouldn't just ignore her.

Ugh, the silence on the other end is killing her!]

Hello?! Are you okay?

and now written

[foolreversed]

[pulling at his face right now ugh what do

oh wait, he knows!!

pen time!]

im fine fine! just tripped over the journal!!

[Written]

[therealrisette]

[Huh, that's strange. Why would he switch to writing? Does he not feel like talking or something?

If only to avoid having a one-sided conversation in front of everyone else, she makes the switch herself.]

I'm sorry, I recognized your voice, but I can't figure out where from. Have we met?

[Action] - Beach thread!

[therealrisette]

{OOC: If anyone does want to show up and interact with Rise and maybe anyone else that drops by, you can post here instead of the individual threads. Sorry it took me so long to think of this. >_>}

[Rise relaxes on a beach chair in the cutest orange bikini she found in her closet, a wide-brimmed hat and large-framed sunglasses. On the table next to her is a frosty iced green tea, as well as an open journal. Everything on the beach is set up for visitors just in case, but she's enjoying the sun and relaxation while talking to people through the journals in the meantime.]

Lights, cameraaaaa... Action!

[wheatdos]

[Wheatley did eventually turn up, rocking blue beach shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. It had taken him a while to actually find them, considering it was probably a hundred degrees below outside... but after a few fumbles, he clumsily wandered in, looking around for anyone who could have possibly been the stranger he met over the journal.

The first thing she'd probably observe from him that he was quite the awkward nerdy type, and despite the fact he stood incredibly tall, he didn't have an intimidating bone in his body.]

Um...

[When he spotted her, he gave her a goofy grin, laughing nervously as he made his way to her.]

Oh! H-hello!

[therealrisette]

[Rise immediately recognizes the voice and turns, lowering her sunglasses to get a better view of someone she's technically just now meeting.]

Hi~! You must be Wheatley!

[Yikes, she knew he sounded older than her, but he didn't sound so tall. Between him and Pixy, she's starting to feel like a dwarf in this place.

He isn't nearly as gruff as Pixy, though. She gets up from the chair to properly greet her guest.]

You probably heard over the journal, but I'm Rise Kujikawa.

[She offers her hand in greeting, as if greeting a foreign sponsor. However, it's more of an elegant, ladylike offering of a hand to a gentleman than a typical handshake. Whether that's just her own personal touch or her training is anybody's guess.]