Act 1, Scene 1: Okami

[opening_act]

[ A notification on your phone goes off, letting you know the purchase of your meeting with Exael has gone through.

There is an attachment. Where are you, when you open it? ]

Comments

[furrytailprince]

I expected that might come up sooner or later... What can you tell me about what happens to our home while we are here? Does time move forward?

[opening_act]

Why wouldn't time move forward?

[furrytailprince]

I am trying to wrap my brain around what this... Tokyo actually is. But provides some clarity so I thank you.

Would any of the graduated idols be able to discuss how they met the graduation criteria?

[opening_act]

We're not told that.

[furrytailprince]

But you can make hypotheses based around your known strengths and what seemed to net you the most points, can you not?

[opening_act]

That sounds like work. It was forever ago, anyway.

[furrytailprince]

[ ARGH IDOLS ]

How long ago was forever ago?

[opening_act]

A while? My round was totally different than yours anyway. Units are new for this one.

[furrytailprince]

You are saying you had to compete individually?

[opening_act]

Right, previous rounds you were just judged by yourself.

[furrytailprince]

That sounds more dangerous. Why the change?

[opening_act]

Dunno!

[furrytailprince]

[ Hmmmm. ]

What about the idol selection process? Do you know anything about what goes into that? How idols are chosen from different locations?

[opening_act]

We need representatives from some places more than others, but it's mostly chance. No one gets an unfair advantage that way.

[furrytailprince]

I have noticed that some groups seem to all come from the same area. I was not sure if that was intentional.

... Why did you become a host anyway? If such a thing is not necessary for graduates, why stay here?

[opening_act]

There's two roads open to graduates! Leaving to return home, or getting a graduation gift. Some things are worth it!

[furrytailprince]

[ Brow raises. This is entirely new. ]

Graduate gift? So you are rewarded for being a host? What type of reward?

[opening_act]

You don't have to become a host specifically, you know. But it's a wish granted.

[furrytailprince]

[ Eyes widening and filling with intense curiosity ]

So that is what the assessment is about. Are there any limitation on this wish?

[opening_act]

Probably, but I don't know what this round's are yet.

[furrytailprince]

I see. Though you still have not said why becoming a host was your wish.

[opening_act]

It wasn't!

[furrytailprince]

But it is connected to your wish?

[opening_act]

Security probably will be sweeping the area soon. You should get back.

[furrytailprince]

[ Ears flatten. ]

Surely, we have another moment or two.