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welcome to the mansion

[The Champions wake up not in a bed, but alone on a plush, velvet seat. Some may recognize the backseat of a limousine, while some may not, but the windows are tinted black inside and out, and there's no chauffeur. All are wearing expensive formalwear, no matter what they thought they were wearing before.

The door opens by an unseen hand and reveals a gravel drive with a red carpet and a lavish fountain. Others are already there, and more limousines continue to pull up afterward. The front doors are locked, and overhead curls a large protective glass dome, keeping the cold void of space at bay, but hey, there's also an unparalleled view of the stars.]

Hey there, Champions, welcome to the IGS Fantasy Sweet. I'm PAL, your onboard maintenance system for this location. Your Overseer will arrive shortly. Please be patient.

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My brothers.

[ he points to his own face ]

Have you seen them? They look just like me.

[She shakes her head.] Twenty people are here. Only one looks like you.

Really? Who?

[ ... ]

...Oh. You mean me.

...[nod] It's strange. All these people.

...It is, isn't it? I've definitely never seen anyone here before...

Are you from a small town?

Ah-- no, I'm from Akatsuka Ward in Tokyo.

[ That doesn't exist. ]

[blink]

...If you're from the big city, you wouldn't recognize everyone there anyway.

...I know most people in my area at least.

[ Kinda.

There's a lot of reused background characters. ]

But not here.

...Kawasumi Mai.

Ah- Matsuno Choromatsu.

[ ...matsu matsu. ]

Nice to meet you.

[nod] ...Creative.

[your name's weird, dude.]

...What's that supposed to mean?

That it's creative.

[Hard to read anything malicious when there's no emotion at all. She apparently isn't making fun of you?]

...Well, thanks I guess.

[Nod. Lineface.]

When will they explain this?

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