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[enjoyers]

Characters: Everyone!
Date: August 11th
Rating/Warnings: Nothing as of yet. Mark anything that qualifies a warning in your subject line!
Summary: Arrivals.
You want happiness. A company called RECOVERjoy has offered it to you, so you've signed up with them. Gaining happiness can't hurt, right?

Suddenly you're in a room, an apartment, with three other beds and unfamiliar faces. This is your assigned room, and it's quite crowded. You don't get much of a chance to think as your phone beeps--it's not your phone, maybe you've never had a phone, but there's one in your hand so you check it. It's a smart phone, nothing special about it, but now you've received a text from RECOVERjoy.

Welcome to Joywick! We're so happy to have you!

You've arrived in your assigned room, we hope you like it! Don't worry, you can move out once you've collected enough joypoints. Speaking of, if you'd like to check your balance, there's a special application that tracks it for you right on your phone! Handy, right?

... Did you check? If you did, you'll notice you have no joypoints. But don't despair! We're giving you a special mission. Make three (3) friends and get 200 joypoints! Gee, that's easy! Of course, we can't put a level on something like friendship, so just get to know people. Don't miss out on these easy points! We'll give you more information about joypoints once you're done.

Wishing you happiness,
RECOVERjoy : )

You're in this for 1 million joypoints, aren't you? Might as well get started.

(AFTER THE MISSION HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED OR ONCE 24 HOURS HAVE PASSED)

You receive another text from RECOVERjoy.

Great job on the mission! Or not so great job for those who didn't do it. : (

Well, you probably want more joypoints either way. Here's how! Look for another person. I bet they look fairly happy, right? Why are they happier than you? Because they've got the joypoints you need! The only way to get those joypoints is to steal theirs. How? Take their happiness away. It's easy! Maybe a rumor here, an injury there... but if you want the big points, be creative!
You want to be happy, don't you?

Wishing you happiness,
RECOVERjoy : )

... Not quite what you expected when you signed up. You can't leave, though, you still owe RECOVERjoy 500 joypoints and, well, you came here for a reason.

Comments

[minus]

( Proper etiquette, proper schmetiquette. If there's one person who never got the memo about things such as "minding your p's and q's", or "this is called 'personal space'" -- it's this one. After the initial outburst from the pair of them [and what a sight that must have been], the Minus scoots right over to bridge the gap between himself and his peer. )

『Wishes don't come true, Tsurubami-kun. So, what does it matter - whether I ask what lengths you're going to go to in order to obtain "true happiness" or not?』

( careful he might start weaving back and forth just to be obnoxious and try to meet your eyes man )

『Eh?! How cruel! And I was just thinking I'd become friends with you.』

[protagonisnt]

[ Please don't invade Tsurubami's personal space. It's only fun if he's the one doing it. If it happens to him then he is allowed to get offended. By which I mean he takes a single step back to create just a little gap between you both. ]

Aren't we already friends, Kumagawa-san? Aside from your infamous taste in manga, I can't think of a single reason to dislike you.

[ Technically untrue. Kumagawa is made of reasons to be disliked. But since you helped out with the Jet Black Wedding Feast back home, he figures a little white lie won't hurt. ]

[minus]

( Yeah, but Kumagawa's rude and enjoys making you uncomfortable, 'Bami. Are you uncomfortable yet? Maybe he ought to inch a little closer, like he's about to pretend you're a tree to climb up. With hair like that, you'd make a fantastic arboreal feature! )

『Are we really? That's real nice of a guy like you to say - I think I might be sick! If we're friends, then that means we're one step closer to the mission objective. I'm going to use you shamelessly this round, but I suppose you already knew that.

Friends have each other's back, through thick and thin!』

( YEAH THEY TOTALLY DO!!!! even when it's time to put a knife in it hay homie

He's not going to be real chatty about the Jet Black Wedding Feast though. )

[protagonisnt]

[ Inching closer and closer to Bami will eventually turn this thread into an unfortunate and one sided game of tag. Anyone nearby will think these two are freaks and will want nothing to do with them for the rest of their lives. So please control yourself, Kumagawa. It's too early for non-Minus kids to cause a scene. ]

Ah, you're saying such awful things with a big smile on your face. It's like we've known each other since middle school. Thanks. You've really made me feel welcomed into the group, even if Heat and Meda-nee aren't here.

[minus]

( It's not just the thread that may become terrible [if it hasn't suffered already], it's the entire game that may! It might not be able to handle the crushing weight of these two canonmates, and who can tell where the plot [if there is any] will go! Why, they'd need Anshin'in and any one of her numerous abilities to keep an eye on all the potential. )

『I'm sure neither of them miss us at all. It's not like either of us are main characters, and thus essential to the plot.

We're just there for support and comic relief. What a downer.』

[protagonisnt]

As a dark hero, I don't mind being missed and I'm already as close to the main character position as I'm comfortable with. But don't be so hard on yourself. Even though you're the kind of character who wouldn't make it into the first season of the anime, I think there's enough potential for a spin-off chapter at the very least. They'll notice you're not around when things start going too well.

[ See? Being the most Minus guy around does have its plus points! You know, unlike Mr Style User here. He has no chance at an anime appearance or a 4-koma of his own, let alone a whole spin-off chapter that ties in with the actual plot. People will only notice he's not around when they stop playing stupidly long and complicated games of shiratori. ]

[protagonisnt]

[ Wow! Didn't your creepy stuffed animal ever teach you not to insult your precious friends? Tsurubami is probably the only person here you won't repulse just by breathing. ]

You know what? Crossovers don't interest me, so maybe I'll just keep to myself and let the Joy Points roll in. But you can have fun with your kid friendly fanservice, don't let me stop you.