voice.

[talim]

[ so... guess who spent some of his credits on a smartphone?

guess who discovered certain apps?

guess who hasn't left his apartment all day? ]

Has anyone else been playing Hate Die? I seem to be kind of stuck on Pacifist War on expert mode. It's the rush toward the end that always gets me.

So... any advice?

[ there's a pause. ]

Oh, sorry, just one other thing. Creature Crossing: Compartment Complex... Apparently the app is still pretty new, but I can't decide how I feel about it. I mean, the animals demand constant favors, need you to build certain sets of furniture just to come visit your complex, and then it all goes to waste afterward? Talk about being used and abused.

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[lalliho]

[guess who's barging in just to be a smug little shit]

Pft. It's easy if you just listen to it and you don't have useless sausages for fingers.

[talim]

Hey! I've already gotten an A-rank combo on expert. Like I said, I just keep getting thrown off during the last thirty seconds or so.

Are you playing it, too, Lalli?

[lalliho]

[Well... He can't say much about that, since he's also hit the wall at A, just has a weird missed noted or two every run. It keeps being a different beat he misses, though? It's very frustrating. Full Combo, he's coming for you...]

Why would I have just said that if I wasn't? Tch.

[enflame]

How are you so far in that ridiculous game?

( He asks because he played five minutes and gave his tablet to Lalli...not here for Lovecraftian idol games, thanks. Et tu, Jude??? )

[talim]

... It's kind of addicting, okay?

[enflame]

It’s morbid! Making young girls perform on stages while facing eminent death!

( Way more understandable as a Lalli game than a Jude game. )

[sluggard]

Doesn't that just mean you're just running a furniture shop? Where's the fun in that?

[talim]

They don't even buy the furniture off of you. You buy it for their own comfort and relaxation, only to put it away when they're bored with it. There are terms and conditions involved in your friendship.

Quite frankly, I'm a bit disappointed with the app considering the hype surrounding it on the message board I was reading.

[sluggard]

Seriously? Cripes, you're just the village errand boy.

Hype? [Yeah, okay, he remembers what that means in this context. He thinks.] So there were tons of people all ready to enjoy being the whipping boy? When they can do that in real life for free?

[drizzle]

[.......huh? What? What was this message even? Nike will be left beyond speechless. Because, seriously, what????]

O-Okay....

[Um, how to go about this in the most delicate way?]

I didn't understand a thing you just said. What are you talking about? Do you need help with an alien bossing you around or...?

[talim]

[ jude rubs his temples, feeling just a little bit sheepish. ]

No, that's not it. They're just games. Apps on a smartphone.

[drizzle]

Games?

[It'll take some time before Nike adds anymore. Most likely asking someone about smartphones and apps in the area.]

Oh, you're talking about those weird machine...things? The ones used to communicate with other people? I didn't know you can play games on those things too. Is it fun?

voice.

[pigii]

[ HOLD HER BEER ]

Mm, Pacifist War is pretty hard... How many healers do you have on your team, Jude-san? Or are you trying to full combo?

[talim]

I'm trying to full combo. I've already gotten an S-rank score, thankfully.

[pigii]

Okay... Then you'll want to make perfect lock team, if you haven't already. The rhythm is pretty quick, so you should also switch to other fingers if you're playing with your thumbs.

[ she's a hardcore tablet player. she sounds almost nothing like she did when jude had met her on the island hub - it seems like talking about the game (and idols as an extension) really brings her out of her shell. ]

I think I have the beat down, if you wanna see...!

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[idolpedia]

[DID YOU CALL FOR BOTH KUROSAWA SISTERS?]

Try to break it apart in your head. Having healers on your team will serve you well. What kind of build do you have on the team?

[Dia has been going Hard on Hate Die.]

[talim]

[ he sure did. ]

Healers for a full combo, though? I have a pretty even split between timing cards and score boosters.

[idolpedia]

What about an even distribution of healers and perfect locks? You can work on score later on if you are going for a full combo. The healers for when you're still practicing and the perfect locks for when you;re really going for it!

[SHE BELIEVES IN YOU JUDE.]

voice;

[oceanaria]

[ NOT A KUROSAWA SISTER BUT IT'S STILL A TRIPLE IDOL COMBO ]

Expert?! I can't beat hard difficulty...

[ Riko doesn't think about team composition, she just goes with the cutest characters team. ]

[talim]

Don't be too hard on yourself. Pacifist War is a tougher one than the others.

[oceanaria]

[ Hard on yourself...I see what you did there. ]

I really enjoy playing on normal, though. And some of the characters are really cute! I wish I had better luck when it comes to pulls, though...

voice;

[secrowtary]

Jude, stop wasting your time and credits on games.

[ HIBIKI STOP BEING A MOM ]

[talim]

Come on, who said I was wasting credits?

[ ... he may or may not have wasted some credits. ]

[lunala]

Hate Die? What kind of game is that? [She is not sure how to take that name...]

[talim]

Oh, it's a rhythm game app about a group of idols. It's trending in the app store if you want to take a look.

[ that does not explain the name hate die in the least, does it. ]