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Ruri has finally made her debut. Oddly enough, she ended up being more of the Haruka or Honoka of the group.

Ruri simply sat in the waiting room. She watched as idol hopefuls went on and off the stage one-by-one. She fluffed her already fluffy short green hair another time…and another…and another. At this point, the feeling of fluffing her hair had just become something relaxing. It was as if she had never been nervous at all. As if to purposely set to break her happy moment, the announcer called for the next applicant. "Applicant #615: Yukimura Hiroki." Ruri frowned. The nerves started to rush back in. Dammit! she thought to herself. Just when I got into the zone. As the current applicant went through her routine, Ruri groped the Lapis Lazuli on her brooch and allowed her fingers to run across it as she calmed down again. Get a grip, Ruri! You're going to be on stage. So, calm your nerves and smile. Once you do so, the audience will definitely smile back. At some point, the previous applicant must have finished her performance as the announcer called for the next applicant. "Applicant #616: Izayoi Ruri!" With that, she stood up and put on a confident smile. She simply shouted "LET'S DO THIS!" as she pumped out her fist and walked to the stage. As she walked out and looked into the eyes of the audience, she gave a big grin and picked up the mic. It was a new experience. She was performing in front of a huge audience and rather than feeling nervous, she felt a large amount of excitement welling in her. The lights then died down as a single spotlight shone over her…and then… "Are you ready? I'm a Lady! Let's begin! If we try, we can do it! Absolutely, we'll be number 1!" The first set of verse started to flow out naturally as her feet moved in the proper steps of the dance routine she practiced in sync with the music. Her voice began to echo across the room. At this moment, after crossing the first hurdle of starting, Ruri felt nothing but pure elation. "START, Today's concert stage! CHECK!! Mic, makeup, outfits, it's SHOW! TIME! TRY CHALLENGE! STARDOM, the shining shiny spotlight - It's dazzling sparkle leads to my DEBUT!" The best part was, it seemed like that elation and excitement was beginning to overflow into the audience. The energy was palpable as she caught glimpses of smiles spreading throughout it like a ripple as they began to cheer. "ENCORES don't ever happen in life; This is a one-time LIVE, so forward! No matter what, SHOW MUST GO ON!! 3! 2! 1!!!" So, Ruri continued. She continued to sing each line and dance each step as she continued to share her energy with the more than receptive audience. "CHANGIN' MY WORLD!! Draw a new dream that will never change! CHANGIN' right now! Whatever you'd like, when you're READY! CHANGIN' forward! While I chase after a new future, I'll be more and more like myself, so I can make my dream come true!" She continued. Step-by-step. Without ever dropping that smile, she continued. Even as she started to sweat, she continued. Soon, she would hit that final line. When she did… "ALREADY! WE'RE ALL LADY! Dancing, let us dance~ step by step, meetings and partings, will become loving AMUSEMENT! ALREADY! WE'RE ALL LADY! I want us to begin! If we try, we'll become, more unique, absolutely! All of us, ONLY 1!" She stretched out her hand with her finger out right in front of her and arced it until she finished with it pointing up as the song tuned out. At that moment, she heard applause and cheers booming throughout the hall. There were a lot giving a standing ovation and a majority had ended up cheering her name repeatedly as if she was some cult leader. It was incredible. The feeling of reciprocation from the audience for the energy she shared with them was incredible. She snapped back into a more normal standing position while keeping her hand up waving and put the mic back into the stand. With a shout of "THANK YOU EVERYBODY!" to finish everything off, she skipped back to the waiting room while never once dropping her smile. No, at this point, she was too elated to do so even if she wanted to. She found a seat in the room and proceeded to sit on it before laughing happily out of pure excitement. At this point, she had completely forgotten that that this was supposed to be an audition. But frankly, she did not care at that point. She experienced it. She experienced the feeling of being on stage as an idol and sharing her smile and voice with the world and she could not let the excitement she had over how fun the experience was leave her.

Nagi let go of the man and knocked the hand that had the item with her foot in order to allow the item to fall out. She placed the knife back where she took it from and looked over the item. It was an eerie black scale-like item that gave off some oppressive presence. As she stood over the item, she started to reach down for it but stopped halfway. "You said you are called Bark, right?" She said to the man who she had left behind in the elevator, not knowing if he had already left it. "Would you mind doing me a favor?"

Having partially restrained the man who was now weakly struggling, Nagi decided the best thing to do would be to knock him out. It would be better than the alternative of him getting up and heading back to the edge of the building and at the same time, he would probably loosen his grip on whatever he picked up if he was unconscious. So, she let one of her hands go and took out one of her knives. She then carefully aimed the end of the handle at the side of his head. Hopefully, the quick movement of his head and brain would knock him out.

It was sudden. Nagi had simply expected him to just walk with the same gait he had previously used. However, the sudden movements the man made were jarring. However, Nagi immediately focused and took action. She leaped out of the elevator and ran straight to the guy while aiming her arms towards his neck with the intention to put him into a headlock and pull him onto his back.

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Nagi acknowledged the glance and simply nodded back. More likely than not, he had the same idea as her. So, she waited until the elevator would hit the roof while readying herself mentally to ambush the man.

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The thing is I don't think most Japanese artists use pyrotechnics and I think it's nonexistent for idols (especially for an audition) Hell, the only artist I know who uses them is Nana Mizuki and that's just for one specific song. (I dream of one day seeing her perform Eternal Blaze live.)

I am definitely L@dy for this. I'll write my post when I get home today.

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The roof, huh. Exactly as I figured. She thought. He was most definitely going to jump. As such, Nagi simply decided to wait until he got off of the elevator to make a move. It would probably be best to restrain him once he was on the roof rather than in the elevator.

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Well, that was awkward. I'm supposed to be an assassin yet I made such a careless motion that I ended up colliding with my…well…he's technically not a killing target…stalking target? Nagi thought as she stumbled into the elevator and pushed herself into a corner. Still, at this point she realized that he had not even reacted. Hell, with the exception of a tightly clenched fist holding onto whatever he picked up in the alley, he was near zombie-like. So, she simply stood and watched to see which button the man pressed while ignoring Bark who was right in front of the elevator.

I think it's safe to say that the Synchro Dimension in Yugioh Arc-V is an alternate universe version of New Domino City in 5D's where Yliaster shenanigans (specifically Zero Reverse) never happened. Ironically, the city's condition is worse overall than it was by the time 5D's ended. Jack is the lonely king again. Crow is doing whatever he has been doing. Yusei is likely living happily ever after in Tops with his family.

22 Tacos was stalking this thread around when it it 160 before…

Nagi realized something. He entered an office building in a relatively empty area. He was heading for an elevator in a building with low security. Everything screamed at her He's going to jump from the roof!. Well, either that or go to a concealed office and commit suicide. So, she dropped all pretenses of furtiveness. She acted immediately and dashed for the elevator after he had gotten in, not realizing that another familiar person had entered. If he was going for the roof, stopping him would be pretty easy. If he was going to get off at a lower floor, she'd figure something out then. With those thoughts, she made it on.

Nagi headed out towards where she first saw the man picking...something up. She made a quick scan of the area and found absolutely nothing out of the ordinary so she concluded that whatever that man picked up was likely the cause of the feeling. Rather than stay she decided it would be best to follow the man. Whatever he picked up seemed to be causing what looked like a weird combination of lethargy and emptiness. At least, that's what Nagi would describe it as. So, she kept a close eye on him while keeping a close enough distance that she would not lose him if he turned but far enough that he would not be able to notice her. It would probably not be a good idea to engage with him until they were at a much less populous area. So, she opted to wait until they were in a location with less people before any engagement.

A simulation game where you experiment with nested universes to score karma. Sounds fun.

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10/10. Back when Golbat was scary and not just annoying.

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