fourth game; VIDEO. ACTION for Cianwood.

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[ The camera is shaking, mostly because Nanami can't seem to find an angle she wants. ...WELL, WHATEVER. It can just kinda be propped up on the coffee table in her room. There is an almost worrying amount of energy and soft drinks and candy around, for...some reason. Many of them are open. Apparently health got drop kicked out the window this month for...some reason...?

Look, maybe "staying awake" would have been better done by actually going to bed on time and eating healthy meals and that sort of thing, but apparently we just can't take that route so Nanami's going with "drink stuff that's supposed to wake you up and eat lots of sugar???? profit????????" She's apparently even got coffee, here.

Why the hell is she drinking coffee.

And she's definitely not sleepy - she thinks? she may crash pretty soon because THIS WAS A STUPID PLAN - and Nanami's moving around more than she usually does and looks at least somewhat more alert. Sort...of. She looks distracted, too. ]

...Got it! Ah, hello. This is Nanami. That is, this is Chiaki Nanami...pleased to meet you. If I don't know you, I'd like to talk to you...I think. Although that isn't to say that if I do know you I don't want to talk to you...But it wouldn't count, and I want the high score.

[ well gee thanks that clears up everything... ]

As many of you as I can who I haven't spoken to...please allow me to meet you! We can talk about anything you want. Like your favorite game...or perhaps your favorite series if that's too hard...or what sort of levels you like best... [ ...so when she says "anything" does she mean "about video games"? ] Mm, I'm pretty sure like this I won't fall asleep. So...let's start the battle! I won't lose!

[ While it's true her classmates seem to be falling into comas like flies, she is...probably not trying to avoid that by over-caffeinating. Probably. ]

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video;

[otakon_geek]

Hello? Nice to meet you. It's cool that you're into video gamees. I'm Otacon and this is Pip and Nomad. [He pointed to both shoulders, which had a Piplup and a Pidgey sat atop them.]

video;

[lullabytes]

[ TARGET ACQUIRED: Someone she has never spoken to before. That brings her tally up to...

...

Two people...she really has to get a move on although she might be beating her classmate with their little bet even with that... ]

Do you like video games as well, Otacon?

[ Because that is her favorite topic. ]

Ah, and nice to meet you, too, Pip and Nomad. I have - where...? Oh, here. I have with me Kirby and Galaga. [ A Musharna and a Porygon-Z, respectively. ]

[otakon_geek]

Yeah, I love video games and anime too. I used to be a massive geek at one point in my life over it. [You still are, Otacon.]

Oh. You named one of your Pokémon after a cool game like Galaga? That's really cool.

video;

[suncrushed]

[...After probably a long period of contemplation, Juniper actually decides to get on video, mustering all of her courage to give a smile - it's hesitant, of course, but at least she's not wimping out and using voice.]

Hello, Miss Nanami... It's nice to meet you, too. ...Um, I'm afraid I don't know much about video games, but...if that's what you'd like to talk about, then, ah, I don't mind.

video;

[lullabytes]

[ And the tally slides up to Nanami: 3, Kuzuryuu: 0. go fight win. ]

So you haven't played many...? What ones have you played? [ don't tell her you've never played any at all...

And while she doesn't mind rambling about games to unsuspecting - or fully suspecting, in this case - persons, perhaps she should, uh, try to engage more. Conversationally. ]

...What sort of things do you like? And also, if I may...what is your name?

video;

[suncrushed]

[..............well, about that.]

Um... I-I haven't played any...? [There, she said it.] But...I like gardening and knitting a lot. ...And ah! Pardon me, how could I have forgotten? I'm Juniper Woods.

video;

[superordinary]

[ ...uh. Naegi's not sure what is going on here so he's just going to go ahead and ask. ]

Are you...having some kind of competition or something?

video;

[lullabytes]

[ ding ding ding the protagonist wins a prize ]

Yes! I'm absolutely going to win! There's no other option! So far...so far I am at three! That's a good number, right? It's absolutely a good number.

[ .........although not a very clear explanation, uh. she will sip some more of her...what is this even is this coffee??? so many drinks so little time ]

video;

[superordinary]

Sure, it's a good number but...what kind of competition is this, Nanami-san?

action;

[perfectstrike]

[Nanami. Nanami no. Nanami what is even happening here. How did Pekoyama suddenly become everyone's mother. Why this.

She knocks, but doesn't wait for an answer before entering the room, a frown on her face as she takes in the sight of all the energy drinks. Fuckin incredible, really.]

Nanami... what are doing?

[Someone didn't bother to tell her about this challenge.]

Are you feeling alright?

[Please don't put yourself into a coma with the rest of their class.]

action;

[lullabytes]

[ Sorry, Pekoyama, your fate was sealed before you even got to Route...since the Stupid Bet was made a month before you did. And then Hinata and Tsumiki both went out before the bet was set to start...

Which was just bad timing on their parts, since they could have tried to mitigate things. ]

What? Yes, I'm okay. [ She doesn't seem to care that Peko came in without waiting for a reply. ]

But I can't fall asleep. I absolutely can't fall asleep. If I fall asleep they don't count...although this conversation doesn't count, either, since you're from home and I know you...so I guess it doubly doesn't count...

[ MUST WIN

wow she's making so much sense right now right ]

action;

[perfectstrike]

What doesn't count?

[Yeah no she's still lost here. She is going to move in closer to take a look at the various cans and bottles and such surrounding her, trying to see just how much of everything she's actually had. Maybe they're just for show and she hasn't actually drank quite that much caffeine?]

What game are you playing?

[It's Nanami, and there's been enough hints dropped that she figures it has to be some kind of game.]

video;

[meikyuubutterfly]

[... Yeah, someone should definitely throw a challenge like 'talk to as many people as you can' to Utau too. She's bored without Ren, so sure, she'll do this. Besides those words about high score, battle and not losing are definitely tingling her challenger side. Not sure how much she has to say about video games though.]

Max. hard levels of course, though I usually only play music/dance games like DDR. ...Or anything alike it with the same idea anyway.

[But she is from 2010, so it's not like console games are anything new or weird to her. Idol career takes a lot of time though.]

video;

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[ A GAMER..............Even if only in music/dance games, it still counts. her people... ]

Playing on the hardest level is always important...so far, my score is...four! So, I think I am doing okay...probably.

video;

[meikyuubutterfly]

[Mostly a music/dance gamer... It's easy to play those alone without getting bored.]

It wouldn't be fun at all if it wasn't the hardest level... Your score is four, where exactly?

video;

[aufsassig]

Trying to stay awake, are you?

[If she or Galaga decide to check the name attached to the account, it's coming from "Dietrich Jaeger" — curious.]

What's the matter? Afraid of the dark?

video;

[lullabytes]

[ Galaga always checks, but Nanami...usually waits for people to say their names. She's traditional in her own ways... ]

No...I don't mind the dark one way or another. If I did, how would I ever play most horror games? Or first person shooters...some of those, you should absolutely play in the dark, you know?

video;

[voidedrogue]

What kinda game are you tryin' to win?

[ Presumably some sort of... talk to people game? Is it a game? Everything's a game with this cool girl, right. ]

Though damn me, we've already talked so I guess I can't be of any use.

video;

[lullabytes]

A bet with Kuzuryuu-kun...I have to talk to the most new people by the end of the month, to win.

[ IT'S OKAY, ROXY, SHE LIKES YOU ENOUGH THAT YOU GET A PASS... ]

Well, I like talking to you...so it's okay.

video;

[ossifragant]

I guess if I had to pick, I'd say my favorite game is backgammon, but I have a feeling that's not what you're talking about.

[Because about half of the words she said don't make any sense at all to him.]

I don't sleep much though, so I'm sure we can find something to chat about that will help keep you awake.

video;

[lullabytes]

Well, it's a game...and there are also video games based on it, so it counts.

[ Although never having played video games...there are so many people like that, here! ]

...What's your name? I don't mind talking about whatever...and since you're new, the score is 6 to 0.

video;

[fourwayconnection]

Heh, I don't usually get a choice in what kind of games my house gets to play. I have to watch over my weapon partners, and they're still little kids, so we just have this little handheld game with some kiddy stuff.

You know those little... [Kirikou waves a hand vaguely.] The really blocky pet things that you have on a keychain?

video;

[lullabytes]

[ HER PLAN IS WORKING...

Her "talk to me all you people I don't know" plan.

It's...not very complex. ]

Tamagotchi?

video;

[impheired]

[Now what the fresh hell is all this.]

I don't think coffee's really going to protect you from going into a coma if this place is really that determined to knock out our whole goddamn class. How much have you fucking had? You know drinking too much of that shit's not good for you, right?

[Hello, my name is Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu and between prom, Peko showing up, half the class deciding to either fall off the radar entirely or fall into a nonsensical coma, and training to battle Chuck (MAY AS WELL SINCE HE'S APPARENTLY GOING TO BE STUCK HERE FOREVER), it hasn't quite hit me that this month is THE MONTH.]

[As in May.]

[As in: "I am supposed to be talking to as many new people as I can so that I don't lose to Nanami in this really stupid competition we decided on two months ago."]

[Good going, dumbass.]

video;

[lullabytes]

Everyone keeps saying that...but, I'm not trying to stay out of a coma. I don't think I can even go into one of those. What is there for me to remember...?

[ She's pretty sure that once you get l-blocked you're done for... ]

...If I fall asleep during a conversation, it doesn't count, right?

[ kuzuryuu did you seriously give her an accidental four-day head start.............. ]