Imagine a swirl animation, that change the scene from front lobby into an outside movie shooting atelier set. The group was for now wearing something like bad guys costumes from power rangers, minions or something that make a slight reference to it.
Of course, Rumi freak out. "What the heck is this!?" But as she glanced at the trio, they all was already stretching and warming they muscles, limbs and bodies, like if they were preparing for a very intensive training, exercise or a high intensity sport event. Compare to her, they seemed to look like a pros who are preparing to enter a wrestling rings.
Towa was walking toward them in obvious (I am a special quest in this hero story episode!) costume. "Unbelievable. Do you really bring an absolute normie into DPS competition? And you dared to call himself a good big bro."
Rakuro was the first to object. "She is your fan. That's already a not normal."
Kei as always, put a sarcastic comment. "Seriously? What the heck you think she doingfor real? That behind her facade she is a princess of a sect?"
They were picking a set props and for some reason, they picked up a weapon props that resembled what they used in SLF. Whats more, they upgrade they costumes to the point, they quartet of minions no more looks like a regular minions but as something more special.
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Yet a derivation from intended script happened.
The group of those three from SLF, were so skilled in a combat, that they outpaced even some heroes that seems to be the main focus for the supposed audience. They seems to ignore the losing site scene script, obvious taking the spotlight that shall belong to the hero side.
So in one point, Aname face them heroically.Still trying to stay in her role of a special quest in hero party so it will not be noticed on camera shot. But a skilled eye will notice anyway that she is angry for them to messing around. "Do you really thing you will be allowed to steal the victory?! Where do you think you are?! Its time to put you on place!" It was attempt, to force them back into the script.
But… the duo of boys, high on adrenaline, start mocking her back. In his game brain, Rakuro live the role and gesticulated heavily as if it was a martial arts moves. "It don't matter how high is yours level, when you challenge a real underground quests conquerors, into a battle of real skills. Its quite hilarious to think, that game brain like you will simply think, that we will let you win. If you desire to stomp the top of the world, expect avalanche of screw ups, on your way to the summit. Who do you think we are? You minions?!" Then he trow a challenge finger gesture toward her. "We are the true stars who break the status quo of the main story! We don't fear a fame hungry snake!"
Kei followed his exemplary. "Minions?! A stepping stone for a royalty? Is this some kind of low tear insult? You all do know that you talking to a pro, right? This shining star will not be there for a princess who is a bad queen! Good or bad, that is only a pretense in a game when only winning meant at last something."
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Towa gritter her teethe as she start to doom walking toward them. "Pigeon and monkey shall know they place!"
In contrast no one from the regular main cast or other side cast was approaching them, nobody say anything loud enough for them to interrupt them.
Except, Rei moved on instant, to stand to protect the duo, standing up into guardian position, protecting its comrades as a tank. Only when that was done, she awake up realizing that they are not in SLF. So she on spot come with role-played line that sounded like something you write on a single line poem note on a poem clubs session. She gather all her lady drilling/teaching, to spoke it in confidence. "Guardian of garden, is its gardener, on a mission to guide it to grow."
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That move make Aname to stop, so she smirked, really trying to not smile like a villain. "Even you will stay in my way, stature?! Without you armor, you are not invincible!"
Because Saiga stun in the guardian pose, the duo of boys jump in, to stand behind her, to make a really power ranger like posing, that will be great for a poster.
Rumi, who dint shows any protagonist like inputs, got an urge to join the trio. (To do at last something.) In haste, she tried some gymnastic pose while holding something that was an obviously a gymnastic cub. "S- snake princess, I- I am here…" She was silenced before she can finish.
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Towa's eye sparkled and she used her spear prop, to without mercy pick up on poorly defended Rumi, who in shriek was knocked from her feet.
The girl fall face face forward, in a pain bark. She observed as the hero boots stand in front of her. So in that defeated position she rise her head to look up at hero face.
From the trio, standing near, her bro call for her. "Anyway sis, there is not such a thing that happiness is not without pain, hard work and sweat. You don't think, you will not be forced to hard labor for that signature reward? Pick up you game, already."
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Aname smiled maliciously. "Oh… A signature is all you want? Why did say that? Then I can make you wish come to true." From somewhere she pick out a permanent marker. "Rise you forehead!"
The girl was confused.
But it was the bro who saw right through the fake act of charity, he was shouting a warning. "Don't fall for it, sis! This treacherous snake, clearly know that you will not wash the forehead ever again. She doing it just to spite me, because I am the one who live with you! And keep you clothes around her all time up, she will only play with you!"
Uomi was quick to comment. "Stop putting a random ideas into people minds! Whats wrong with you family, when the first thing on your mind is her body as a canvas ready to be painted?!" Then he realize what that guys avatar in SLO look like.
Yet the girl on floor, liked the idea of be surmised/subjected by her idol. Not just the little sister, the other girl was freaking out too.
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Towa dint noticed girls expression, as she stand above the girl, she throw in direction to the boys a bad glare.She even clicked her tongue in displease as her intention was exposed. "Tsc."
That moment of inattention was all he need to motivate her sister by reasonable battle cry. "Oh my Imoto, this is you chance! Fight for you love! Only defeating her will grant you her approval. She shall be still a free to take, after she got ditched by (LoL I'm dead by the way!)" He jump back a step when the snake throw a death stare eye/glance toward him.
The other boy shakes the second girl, that was down in her love-sick thoughts. "Hey! Don't you dare, to think, to do something stupid. I can see the imagination gears running in you head on a wild. There is not a trope that allow you to claim him,when you self signature yourself by his name."
Rumi clenched her fingers about her gymnastic baton. She know that she cant win at all, the skill difference was to high. So she utter in half voice. "It will turn different if I had an Underworld Keystaff." [That was a staff that used by shaman like Animalia to get onto assassin Pencilgon bypassing her resistance. Her name was Maria Itsukushima (woman)]
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But Aname smiled innocently. "Oho? You are that shaman? The one that make me run for my big mount money? What a small world. I taking back what I said. You are a handful trickster lite sister, that seriously asking for a disciplinary lesson!"
Once again the big bro saw through the pretense. "Sis, don't sell you hide to that snake so easily! We are gamers!"
This worked like a charm and Rumi, like gymnast swing her body up. No! It was her bottom part with her legs that in gymnastic style blocked that nearly unavoidable strike from the spear master. A moment of confusion on hero side, was enough time for the girl to swung her cub toward the woman. Whoever horse tail swung her body to make a nearly clock like jump around spear as central axis. So the baton missed the target.
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Yet as Towa foots touch the floor, she swung her body to set her spear free. Then she used her spear master experiences, to swung around not just her body but even her weapon and what more her opponent body. It was to much for the girl to follow up, but in the end she end up captured by the hero. Like a snake Aname gaze down on her captured prey. "You are nimble one for sure. Always some tricks in you sleeve as I see."
Her bro shouted a crying as if after a fallen companion. "Rumi Imoto chan, No~~o!!"
But it was Kei, who was out of character more that usual, as he glanced at his smart watch display and in half voice complain. "(Dang I told them to… *sigh* never-mind.)" He step in to grain attention from his party. "Can we short this gig? Its annoying but my time is up."
For contrary a passenger helicopter was already above the area, descending to side of the movie shooting atelier sets, determinate to land it there.
It was Rei, who seem to become nervous by its presence as if she know what that appearance means, or who is in, or who send it there… like it means a trouble for her… Maybe it was a stack holder who was call to seat to restore order after some actors went crazy."
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As he got noticed by Rei about the helicopter presence, Rakuro shout toward the sky. "Do this means that we actually win??" He began to celebrate. "The rescue comes right on time. Once again, victory for the peasants, fighting against oppressive royalty. Suck to be you snake! The slums heroes wins!"
Aname twitched her eyebrows. "An areal reinforcement? Running away from a moment of my upcoming victory? That's straightforward cheating! But who is me to complain? I shall know, you will pull something like this when all four sided together." She released the girl and on spot, Rumi gesticulate that she wants an autograph from her. Because there was only one suitable thing for it she rise that prop cub.
Rei tried to make a muscle memory,cool move in witch she will sheets her heavy legendary sword. But she forget that she is not it SLF, not wearing her big armor, and blushed heavily. Without saying anything she began to walk toward that landing helicopter.
The rest of the quartet followed her, acting like a true victors of this event. The loud boy even do a really annoying victory dance. It was so contagious that his sister hapy-drunk from having Aname signature, jumped around happily and it look a little like her own victory dance. The other boy, was a player too, so he went for the cool guy style. As he aim for the helicopter, he make a cool mysterious guy pirouette, pass Rei and stand before the entrance to the machine. As a gentlemen he opened the door for the girl, wile making a bow of respect to her. She embarked in like a lady, followed by other girl.
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For some reason the person siting on copilot seat do not disembarked as if something or someone prevent him to do. Or it was not needed. As the quartet bordered the craft on a passenger area Rakuro, standing in door turned back toward the special quest of this show. "This is the victory for all who think that nothing will ever change. Look at us! We won! We are the true pioneers. My goddess of RNG, we did it!" As the helicopter start to accelerate its rotor, the boy was forced to close the door and take a seat.
Now, as the helicopter start to rise Towa turn back and start to walk away from that machine with determinate expression. "Very well. We will see…" It was like (Next time, I will win!) gesture. Or (You will pay for this!) for those who know. As the wind play with her hairs and the helicopter was rising up, this can be a perfect last shot of episode, before rolling the credits.
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A some days latter. The group, especially the bird man, while walking around turned on TV learn: That they dint know, that the cameras was still rolling, even if they were messing around. So he spat his drink, when he and his sister, with a WTF expressions, watched the special TV episode of a currently popular action series, with special guest and-- of course them. As expected, the TV show team cutting room and directors make they mess upto look like the shots and acts of other staff and actors had occurring alongside they messing around. So in the end, it was a decent episode, rising in popularity or controversy.
Right after the airing, there was a moderated discussion in studio; A Questions&Answers with Towa Aname. She was like, it was all spontaneous acting or a hidden plan, to spice up the play. Clearly she was playing innocently. The moderator even talked that a wild discussion spread like fire on forum, about new possible lore and directions of the show. Yet, she was a professional who skillfully redirected that question to the show writers. Or hinted to audience, that it shall be them who will pick up the pen to hand and pull the story out of they dreaming hearths.