Incident of when the night begins to shine. A person can say; "Its good to be at top!" But what about your coworkers?; who love you so much, that they love to teasing the S* of you?
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This story is strongly inspired by a song from B.E.R. - "The Night Begins to Shine" and "Rise UP" , an 1980s-style synth-rock song by the band B.E.R., made famous by the animated series "Teen Titans Go!" TV series. Its practically a love song. No!; a flirting song.
The story start when team Myth; (Calliope Mori, the rapping Soul reaper. Takanashi Kiara, the twerking phoenix. Ninomae Ina'nis, the priestess of ancient one. Amelia Watson, the time traveling detective. And Gawr Gura, the friendly shark.); heading from point A to point B, and got surprise scare jumped by an unexpected encounter. They group got enveloped by a sparkly cloud like mist and it seems that they were transported somewhere else.
As the glittering dust clouds began to settle and Mori got the chance to look around, she notice that she is alone in some dark place, like if she was transported to separate domain or another place or realm. Expecting ambush she rise her arm in gesture to summon her Death scythe.
Yet her action was interrupted, with iconic sound of drummer stick clamping on each other, as drummer setting rhythm for an upcoming perforation. As a musician herself, especially a singer, she got easily captured by that simple sound.
Then the actual music start to play revealing a quartet of silhouettes in the settling mist, giving out a vibe that she standing in middle of dance floor. She redirected her attention to those four, expecting a challenge, but soon as she manage to see through, she wide her eyes fully open, in a clear shock.
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In this realm, see saw her teammates to gender bend from females into males, and they were holding instruments and playing the boyish band song.
Amelia become this bulky body builder operating the drums. Even if the drum set was on full size, compare to her Goliat like giant muscles, it was like half of her size. She will easily pack that entire set under her armpit, or rise on her shoulder and move on. You will expect from this person to be used to hold in hand a five kilo (11 pounds) container of muscle powder, putting that into his mouth and drinking water after it, from a gallon (4 liters) water drum used in office water tower machine, as if it was a hand bottle for normal sized human. She… No (He)!, was ruling the rhythm of the song. As he gaze toward Mori, and they eyes meets, he make such a strong wink, that an actual five points star flew out of his eye toward her.
Next was Gura as this playful mischievous boy operating an electronic guitar. With smirk and rebellious hairstyle that need a whole tube of hair gel to make, this one is the type that will ride a skateboard down the street while caring that guitar in bag on his back. Plus it will try to make a cool trick every time a random pedestrians will gaze at him. He was playful with his guitar like a trickster magician. This cool rascal make big (Lets break some rules!) grin, when he meet gaze with Mori.
Third one was of course Ina as a typical main role artist from silver cinema screen. Playing bass on an electric keys, giving the band a personality. (Nobody questioning how he was able to do it.), everything he does its seem to be risen to status of art. Even the hairstyle was a work of art. He look like the one artist, a girl offering herself as a model for him to draw, will ask him: "Draw me like one of your french girls!" When his gaze meet with Mori's, he send a calm gentle smile toward her, hinting that they can make a lovable art together.
Final one was the hot one. Kiara was turn into the main singer of the band, the hot eye candy and a voice that can capture many hearts to his fishing net of love and passion. Equipped with a hands free, this one was a front dancer too. His wallpaper poster will surely stare down at bed of many girls pursuing a love. But right now, his fire gaze was only for Mori and he dancing the dance only for her.
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Calliope was baffled/ throw out of her rhythm, that her own body language and expression clearly explain, why she say about herself, that she is shy type. As the song continue, and this woman blushing wildly, she dint even realize when she was moved in front of the band. That singer practically dance in front of her enveloping her in his matting dance, to get her love.
Of course she tried to back up, but trip over the side rest-arm of sofa. So she fall back first, onto the sofa. Of course she got confused as (Why the heck?) is sofa there.
Before she realize that hot Kiara dude was above her, securing her in place with horizontal Kabedon move. [Kabedon is a picking up flirting move trope, of slamming an open palm next to girl to capture her attention. Often followed by a pick up line.]
As expected Pink woman acting coy, outreach her palm at his chest, to prevent any attempt of him dropping his body on her. As if her heart was not ready.
As the song continue and he sing, he rise his arm and snap his fingers at the catchy punch line, the scene disappear.
Now we see a family house under a night sky full of shiny stars, especially a focus on window to light up bedroom covered by curtains. Then the lights go out, in clear trope of (Its night time for a love.).
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With camera focus rising toward starry sky, returning to the rest of boy band playing the song, while singer continue with the lyrics outside the stage. They boys continue to play with a passion as they sweat start to fill the air.
Yet as they continue to play, the sparkles from the sparkly mist that occurred at beginning of this story, bouncing out of the drums surface. The stuff fly onto the nose of the drummer and starts to tickle. We can observe how macho Watson without exhaling, inhale onto sneeze; once... twice… and finally on third; it delivered an explosive sneeze.
And when we said explosive sneeze, then it was an actual explosion. The entire scene explode, engulfing the entire band into a green fire. The shock wave spread across the entire domain tearing it apart to point it disappeared and we are back to the realm before the sparkly mist take Mori away.
As actual dust clearing off, we can see that the macho Watson who sneezed, lost its disguise mask. Who sits there on a chairs, is actually a coworker of Calliope Mori. A dark elf like wearing the same uniform clothing as her, but have a spiky ears, and a heart shaped tail accompany the demonic like trails on its face. After that sneeze she look, drained out of all energy, with a running nose.
Whats more important is, that the drum set got teared apart, revealing that the entire song they played and singed, was from a portable tape recorder, and its still playing that song.
The other member of the band are also dark elves like, coworkers of Mori. They were getting back together, gathering around drummer, having a word with the bomber.
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And Calliope?; she was back on the position where she was standing before the show begin. So its not sure if the scene with the Sofa was illusion or not. But she noticed a presence behind her, so she look back.
There was her four teammates protected from explosion by a magical barrier by Ina, that was fading away. Its seemed that this entire time, they were right outside of Mori's field of vision, unable to reach her, but still there to see the show.
Rapping soul reaper saw they amazed expressions, and she face palm herself in frustration and cringe. "Oh gosh! No!; they saw it."
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As the rest of Myth team had a commentary with a strong subtext into it, it was Takanashi who uttered something "That her Calli will not lost to pretender."
So one from the quartet of soul reapers, step out facing the orange girl. Wearing a scoundrel/rascal smirk, she stand up in pose that make her body language to speak up a (Are you sure about that?) question. Without even a word, it got revealed that this one, is the one who played the male Kiara.
It was enough to plant a seed of doubt into Takanashi. So she glanced at her teammate who was still cringing with palm on her face.
Orange girl eyes got wide, in (Oh no!) expression, knowing very well that time can flow in some spaces differently.
That coworker of Mori, make a villain like dangerous smile. Like a Jerk, she dint utter a single word, but rise a message board, with "I scored!" message. [Its a strike!] The trio behind her put on they faces a crimson rising moon shaped smile of a villain. They were directly mocking the lover bird.
Takanashi eye pupils shrink onto tinny peas, as the idea of impossible happening, bloomed in her mind.
It was so amusing for the role-player of Male Takanashi, that a quite intensive blush rushed onto her face, watering her mouth, as she enjoyed that feeling, in an in-pure way, wiggling her body (in ecstasy?). The trio behind her light up they eyes into a starry like stare, that even if they gig blow up, (literally), they prank land on fertile soil. It almost feel like they are ready to start heavy laughing like a bunch of maniac.
The real Mori was still in her cringe state, not seeing whats going on.
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So lets focus on the quartet of Hololive Myth standing at other side. Standing in line from left to right: Watson, Ninanis, Gawr, and Takanashi; were staring in silence at other team.
Lets focus on Gura, who look up at Kiara and reach for Ina with her hand, pulling on Ninomae clothing to get her attention.
Priestess eventually look at what shark trying to point out. Realizing that they have a live bomb next to them, and the fire is already lid as ignition string is already burning through the knot toward the bag of explosives: So she snap her fingers.
In quick succession a pair of tentacles in pajama, rise from ground and round wrap itself around Watson and Gura; capturing them and covering they eyes. In next moment the trio fall through hole on ground into a void.
A void hole opened right behind Calliope Mori and Ina leaned out, pulling on Soul reaper clothing to get her attention. "Calli, we need to go! Now! Come!"
At this point the leading actor of dark elves quartet noticed that something is not right. But she and the trio behind only managed to see how Calliope disappeared in portal, hasty closing behind.
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The only who stay there was the orange one. But, the person who was standing there was like a human torch, a black silhouette enveloped in ever lasting flames. There was this hypothetical ignition knot on her head but it was already burn down by sparkly fire. A sound of cink/zing from microwave finishing its work, echoed into silence.
The elves quartet watch as Phoenix, sever stories tall, risen to sky from its nest, spreading wide its wings of flame and making a shout-call. Some of the four only manage to make (Oh shit!) realization, before the area got flooded by fire breath of mythical beast, burning everything.
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In a sense of competitive shooting game, a kill/frag messages starts to filling the screen. The scorer was written as K.I.A.R.A. as if it was an acronym of her long nick name. Then there was a picture of screaming hen/chicken, then something like an icon for spicy firely breath from a peak and only then the line followed by the nick names of defeated ones. They all start with Mori, but had a numbers attached to it. Like Mori 10.032, Mori 10.039, Mori 13,577 and Mori 19.090. Except one of them had her number scratched by single line and added Jerk at end, as if she was proud for having a granted name.
Takanashi by drooping single ultimate attack move, solo slayed four players from opponent team, getting a Quadra kill system announcement.
And like if it was a game, the Jerk responded in chat. "It was worth it!"
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Fast forward: we getting to a phone photo from (an after-party?), or it was a drink out of coworkers after the work hours are over and weekend is next door. The scene area is a pub or something like that. The table is covered by plates half eaten snacks and food, cups and (full or empty) bottles of alcohol are spread randomly on table.
The photo focus is of course on slightly blushing Calliope Mori, siting behind the table, encouraged by lot of alcohol. Eyes closed, she sing screaming onto microphone, aggressively squeezed by one hand. All while the other hand was used to grab and smash, a head of one specific dark elf coworker, all the way down to table, directly to some plate with a drink snacks. The impact was so violent, brutal to the point, that pieces of snacks were flying in every direction.
Except, by slutty expression on blushed face of that offender, we can tell, that this one like this harsh treatment from her lovable coworker. A clearly visible angry blood vein on Mori hand show, how much the singer pressing that head onto solid obstacle. If it was allowed, Calliope will bury that rascal head first onto ground. But the elf was giggling like: (Give me more!).
Right behind Calli are duo of her dark elves coworkers, proudly posing as music performance background characters, with risen middle finger. But they leveled-up that gesture by outstretching the middle finger hand, and crossing that risen middle finger above the singer head. They stood there like a gate guards, or a sisters in arms, proudly crossing they weapons in sing of unity. Or in "No one can pass this BS*." Smiling blissfully proud, they were flipping off anybody who dare...
And behind them standing at stool, so she will be clearly seen, was the fourth one. This one, proudly risen two middle fingers, on outstretched hands spread to side, high above Calli shoulders, in clear contrast to the duo under her. With a blissful smile she was flipping off the entire world.
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Fast forward once again, (or touching a record of different time); we arriving at deployment day ceremony. The place is giant crypt like plaza, with green flames burning on fire stalls.
Boss Death Sensei Shinigami [BDSS], the "True Hand of Death" was siting onto stone throne, staring down at plaza in front of him, watching his army of underling in a cloak robes, standing in row formations. All of them had a death scythe resting on they shoulder.
As the plaza going from one end to other: Calliope Mori the apprentice of death, with hands crossed on her chest, is standing atop the stairs-case, that lead up onto this giant closed gate to the realms of living. She staring down at the army with a frown on her face, because certain quartet of her coworkers are at the closer ends of those rows.
As Shinigami throw his hand to point at the gate, and the rows of servants all turn toward it: Now the quartet was glaring at Calliope, having a smile expression that are hard to decode if they are nuts or in joy.
Then Death sensei flick his fingers, and the heavy big gate loudly began to open, revealing massive portal and astral lines like gateway across the universe.
Standing into a cool pose, the main boss give an order and the army began its march to the gate.
Calliope Mori, like a training camp lieutenant seeing squad to go off on deployment; was standing there and watching as Soul Reaper after a Soul Reaper passing around her, leaving onto a journey into a living world. She dint flinch, even when the gate loudly closed after the last one of them pass the threshold.
That noise of gate closing echoed through the plaza, swung across the pavement surface from one end to other. For a moment there was a death like silence of empty catacombs.
Then a troubadour, a trumpet user, play an event-ending jingle.
Death Sensei, radiating a joyful spirit, declared the ceremony as over, and invited everybody onto a party of ringing bones.
Only now we realize, that we are actually on a stadium and audience tribunes are full of those who come to watch the deployment day ceremony. A massive cheer occurred across entire facility as fireworks blast fly across the air and confetti are shut in every direction.
Then Calli, once again rise a mic in clear sign of who will be the main singer. In a flick of finger, the gate area was transformed onto a stage, with big video screen holding onto that gateway frame. And once again clapping the drummer stick, captivate the audience attention, right before the concert began.
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[Notes:]
-A funny note is that I found that song quite inspirative, as the first encounter with B.E.R. band, was the youtube short of Cyborg (Team titans member) waking up from sleep, use his own chest as cassette player, to play his favorite music and start to dance on it. I really though, that this is just a fan made anime music video.
-An acronym is a short word made from the first letters of a long group of words, like NASA, NATO, and scuba.
-That number naming of Calliope coworkers (Mori 10.032, Mori 10.039, Mori 13,577 and Mori 19.090) is a reference of Misaka Mikoto clones of same number, who (like?) to hang around. Calli on stream said that those four don't have a name, and I found this reference quite funny.
-Idea for the photo is a screen shot from Calliope's animated music video "[MV] Taste of Death - Mori Calliope x KIRA", where those four teasing the class prodigy and prominent student, with they collective love for her. I tried to draw this picture I had in mind, but realize quite fast that I don't have the skills to draw it.
-This one is another of the older idea that lied down, until I decide to abandon the drawing and animation idea. Its said, that picture is worth of thousand words, so once again I made a thousand words. (Actually a 300 for that picture part of story.)
-Inspired by music: B.E.R. - "The Night Begins to Shine" and "Rise UP"