Act 1, Scene 1: Thing 2

[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? ]

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[liarliarliar]

Why here you think? And what higher ups?

[opening_act]

Good taste! And higher-ups with good taste!

[liarliarliar]

Are you an Alcheme fan? Were you an idol once on a team like mine?

[opening_act]

You made a good impression! Units are all new for this round.

[liarliarliar]

Aw, you won't say it straight out! You're shy! That's fine, that's fine. I'm shy too of course. So what's a normal work day like for Exael?

[opening_act]

Classified.

[liarliarliar]

So, who makes up the hosts? All ex idols or like. Can anyone become a host?

Do the ones who make wishes with the hell faction have to be hosts or do they do all sorts of things?

[opening_act]

It's not anyone, but there's not that many active hosts right now. It's just me and Mukuro for this round so far.

So you can probably guess it's all sorts of things!

[liarliarliar]

Ah you do want to keep me guessing.

[picks up a pillow and tosses it at her. gently]

I'm trying my best here! Ah--how about this then?

What do you think I should be asking?

[opening_act]

There's no real "should". It's just a matter of what's important to you! There's other people who paid for this meeting too, all with things to ask.

[liarliarliar]

Well yeah, but I kind of ended up the person who is actually suppose to do a good job. It's a lot of pressure for a single young man, you know. Ah, but people do like to watch the struggle.

I'd like to know why you threw in those easter eggs into the last game? You got hurt for it, was it worth it?

[opening_act]

I think it's better if the pieces know at least a little about the game-board. If you stumble around blind the whole time, I don't think you're going to make many winning plays.

[liarliarliar]

If we're pieces is there an even bigger game we're not aware of? Aside from the two sides trying to win graduates.

[opening_act]

That's a good question! Homework assignment for you!

Please think on the questions:

What does Heaven get out of this?
Is there a bigger game?

There's no due date, and I won't be checking your answers.

[liarliarliar]

Thanks.

Okay, part of my research then.

How would someone from the other side pitch graduation?

[opening_act]

Ask Mukuro!

[liarliarliar]

Same cost?

[opening_act]

I don't know what he's set his at yet, or if he's even taking meetings.

[liarliarliar]

Boooo.

[...picks up a pillow and tries to shrink it, curious]

[opening_act]

[ his powers are on, it works.

she throws a pillow at him for doing that tho ]

Hey!

[liarliarliar]

Ack...!

[laughs]

Sorry! I just suddenly wanted to try!

[tosses it to her]

Can't you fix it?

[opening_act]

[ Catches the pillow, dissolves it into konpeito, and walks over to sprinkle it on his head instead ]

Nope! You owe me a new one.

[liarliarliar]

Ah?? No way...! No way!

[...grabs one to nom]

[opening_act]

You should spit that out, it's gonna turn back later.

[ for now though, it tastes like sugary konpeito candy! ]

[liarliarliar]

[....spits it into his hand]

Then what's the point of iitttt....