#[we don’t play (xiāngsī)]

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I can recommend Cyborgs Vs Robots (By Ludo) as a duet between Sayu and Fyra at Neon J. Either way, Speakers need a little re convincing. Just don't wreck them.

“If you want a duet with her, we’ll have to overpower 1010’s music!”

“Why don’t we kill three birds with one stone? Get 1010 distracted, get more powerful, and get this duet started!!”

Kul Fyra turns to Xiāngsī, and both nod in understanding. Time to show Neon J that they’ve taken his advice.

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Did it work?

There is a flaming tree in the middle of the stage with branches reaching all of the levels. 1010 are slightly taken aback, all glancing at each other in surprise and concern.

“What in the blazes!?”

Xiāngsī takes initiative, controlling the burning branches of her creation to lash out at the bots. Rin, in a panic, rockets up to avoid being caught. Haym and Purl-Hew aren’t so lucky.

“Kul, you’re immune to fire, right? You can help keep the others off Kliff’s back by traveling up an down the tree, I can handle these two!”

“Got it - are you sure you can handle them?”

“For about a minute or so before the fire starts getting to the branches — this means get GOING! Now!!”

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“Xiāngsī, check this out. I’ve been working on this since we got back from our fight!”

“What— oh, OH.”

“THIS IS THE COOLEST INSTRUMENT IN THE UNIVERSE!!!”

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Neo NSR has learned how to work as a group. Their abilities can now be combined on the battlefield!

DJ-SS:

DJ-SS + Kliff: Star Map - Kliff will predict incoming attacks, and DJ-SS can remix them.

• This weakens the enemy’s attack and increases Collab Synergy. Grants extra ammo and energy if remixed successfully.

DJ-SS + Kul Fyra: Solar Flair - DJ-SS will prompt Kul Fyra to play a solo, and will create a literal flaming mix to amplify her power. Kul Fyra will return the excess energy to DJ-SS.

• Kul Fyra’s attack and DJ-SS’s defense increases greatly, and DJ-SS can use his old helmet for Kul Fyra to hit as a projectile for massive damage.

DJ-SS + Nature Duet: Plan(e)t -

[Xiāngsī] DJ-SS will use his turntables to create a holographic solar system, and vines will sprout where the planets are fired.

[Bìng] DJ-SS will use his turntables to create a holographic solar system, and vines will sprout where the planets are placed.

• Enemies that come into contact with the vines will become caught, receive constant damage until freed, and will be open to attack.

Kul Fyra:

Kul Fyra + Kliff: The Rock Era - Kliff uses sparks of the future to ignite the flames of the past that Kul Fyra brings.

• The duo will increase their own energy, increasing everyone’s abilities and temporarily boosting their Synergy. This does not increase Collab Synergy.

Kyl Fyra + DJ-SS: Solar Flair - DJ-SS will prompt Kul Fyra to play a solo, and will create a literal flaming mix to amplify her power. Kul Fyra will return the excess energy to DJ-SS

• Kul Fyra’s attack and DJ-SS’s defense increases greatly, and DJ-SS can use his old helmet for Kul Fyra to hit as a projectile for massive damage.

Kul Fyra + Nature Duet: Forest Fires -

[Xiāngsī] Vines will burst from the stage and Kul Fyra uses a wave of flames to light them all on fire. Xiāngsī can control these vines to attack an enemy out of range.

[Bìng] Vines will burst from the stage and Kul Fyra uses a wave of flames to light them all on fire. Pixies around Bìng will aim the fire at enemies out of range.

• Enemies hit with the flaming vines will receive fire damage over time. Bìng can control the fire, and Xiāngsī can confirm the vines.

Nature Duet:

Nature Duet + Kliff: Butterfae Effect -

A swarm of fae are summoned and latch onto an enemy of choice, making any of their attacks parriable until the fae is called off. Kliff uses his abilities to attack with the force of the former parries.

• No ammo is gained from parrying, but soon as the fae is called off the damage all the ammo would inflict happens instantly. There is no ammo limit.

Nature Duet + Kul Fyra: Forest Fires -

[Xiāngsī] Vines will burst from the stage and Kul Fyra uses a wave of flames to light them all on fire. Xiāngsī can control these vines to attack an enemy out of range.

[Bìng] Vines will burst from the stage and Kul Fyra uses a wave of flames to light them all on fire. Pixies around Bìng will aim the fire at enemies out of range.

• Enemies hit with the flaming vines will receive fire damage over time. Bìng can control the fire, and Xiāngsī can control the vines.

Nature Duet + DJ-SS: Plan(e)t —

[Xiāngsī] DJ-SS will use his turntables to create a holographic solar system, and vines will sprout where the planets are fired.

[Bìng] DJ-SS will use his turntables to create a holographic solar system, and vines will sprout where the planets are placed.

• Enemies that come into contact with the vines will become caught, receive constant damage until freed, and will be open to attack.

Sayu:

Sayu + Kliff: Sea the Song - Sayu can sing up to three powerful verses wherever she is, and a Kliff can delay the powerful voice if need be.

• The verses are held in place and move in the direction Sayu sang when let go by either Kliff choosing to, or losing energy to from holding back. They do damage to any enemies in path of the attack.

Kliff’s ability to delay it can let Sayu sing at an area an enemy may appear or move to without being there.

Sayu + Kul Fyra: Heat Wave - Sayu summons a wave that Kul Fyra will use her flames to bring to a boil. Sayu can control the wave to held her friends and send the scalding water to enemies.

• All allies hit by the wave are healed, all enemies hit by the wave receive damage.

Sayu + DJ-SS: Seastar - DJ-SS can summon stars that Sayu can control with her trident. She can hit enemies, allies, and objects with the sea star and they will receive an effect until the seastar falls off. Sayu can sing to amplify the effect.

• A ranged ability. Any allies given the seastar will be healed. Enemies hit with the sea star will take damage. Objects with the seastar will have a small radius of effect depending on what is closest.

Sayu + Nature Duet: Siren Song - Nature Duet will play with Sayu, making her voice charming enough to any nearby water entity to help.

• Water fae are summoned to protect the group, boosting everyone’s damage or healing. Dolphins may also answer to the call.

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“What are you doing?”

“I’m practicing playing along to whatever song 1010 might have. It’s pretty easy to work with their songs since — they — well Kliff is right. They do sound the same.”

“And there’s that old rock bias.”

“No, not at all! I don’t know the technical words for everything but they have the same pace, the same tempo. It’s constant too, it doesn’t change. So you could just pick up any part of the song and then— okay, I’ll show you.”

She turns to a radio next to her starting a 1010 song, and starts playing along on her guitar. She smiles, looking at the radio and her guitar.

“It’s easy! Pick up your violin, try it! Pluto, Pluto! Over here!”

Kul Fyra waves at Pluto, catching his attention. He turns as she starts amplifying her performance, changing to the beat with the playing song.

“Can you remix this on the spot a little? We can call it practice!”

“Oh! Uh, sure. This sounds familiar.”

“It’s a 1010 song, so maybe!”

“I used to mix those at the planetarium! Wait, I have an idea, how good at you at improvising?”

“Have you seen me?”

“Fair, fair, let me pull something up and...”

Pluto activates his turntables and pulls up another 1010 song, pulling what parts he thought fit most with the current song. It syncs. Kul Fyra doesn’t hesitate to play along and Xiāngsī joins, supporting.

“That’s what I’m talking about, baby! We should share this — WE SHOULD SHARE THIS!”

“On it!”

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(Originally was going to be part of a bigger thing, ran out of energy.)

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Seemed that some are better aligned with music than others.

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Xiāngsī enters the living room and everyone is either sleeping on the couch, or is one of the kids drawing on the adult’s faces. Remi and Dodo quickly stash away their markers while Sayu waves. Volcano lays on top of everyone on the couch.

“I’m having a feeling I missed something.”

“You probably did. Uh, don’t tell them we were here.”

“Consider it done. Who do we blame for the drawings though?”

“Mayday.”

“Remi that’s mean!”

“Huh wh-“

“SCATTER—“

Volcano launches off of Pluto, causing him to wheeze as the giant dog kicks the air out of his lungs. Xiāngsī burst into laughter.

“Sorry, sorry! Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I am. Who did all this?”

“Mayday?”

“No, her version of a prank would have collateral damage. And I don’t think she’s a fan of pink glitter and mermaids.”

“Kids will be kids. It’s charming, you have to admit that. Sweet little troublemakers.”

“Still better than Kliff.”

“Or Fyra and I last night.”

“What.”

“What.”

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I’m voting both as well, gotta respect the effort.

“Looks like Neo NSR is winning..”

There are several cheers from the crowd and the group. The Nature Duet turn away.

“Looks like you’ve bested us. Take care of Natura for us—“

“You can join us!”

“Excuse me?”

“We didn’t want to overthrow you, just have you join us. It feels like you could use some friends. I know how that feels.”

“And a break! Besides, we worked great together and the power is what matters, right?”

“And the people.”

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Funfact I do not remember the last post by me. ANYWAYS.... what's the plan here, fellas? You got a military vet who is a cyborg to duel in honorable combat. Also his maybe-sons but definitely troops.

“Honestly, no clue. He’s going to be wary of us and we have to wary of him many more times. We may be unpredictable but we don’t have a plan, we might need to patch up some weaknesses in our group.”

“Like the ones he pointed out in our auditions? I have no doubt he’d try to capitalize on that.”

“Neon J did say that we were destructive. I got kicked out because the fight could have endangered the audience, Sayu and her family haven’t been able to perform because we destroyed her set, and the smoke from the Natura competition is still lingering.”

“He did point out that you separated. When Kliff was taken out your Synergy tanked, Sayu was alone and in danger, Pluto nearly got crushed!”

“Sorry for that, by the way.”

“Appreciated.”

“So, we all need to play along, work together, be a team. A working unit. 1010 is leagues ahead of us there, but we can play their game better. We all have different abilities to combine!”

“Combine? How?”

“Case in point, Nature Duet.”

“What?!”

“Oh, you’re right! Yinu is a work of your abilities working together. Maybe we can get something like that for everyone else. Kul Fyra and I managed a combination of abilities as well... I’d like a different version of that.“

“You see, creating an avatar like that isn’t— It’s not quite us, not quite... we can’t do that.”

“We’re not asking for an avatar, I’m asking for a way to work together and stay ourselves.”

“Oh, that we can do. Everyone, to the auditorium, to practice!”

“Where’s the auditorium in this place?”

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“Is everyone okay.”

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“Oh hey, what’s all that?”

“Last night after our fight we saw you have leftover microwaved ramen and pizza for dinner. I’m pretty sure the only hydration you have is energy drinks. Your fridge is empty.”

“...so that’s the reason-“

“We went grocery shopping! You need actual food and meals if you’re going to be doing all this. Also got you some bottled water because I don’t trust any water here.”

“I don’t blame you for that.”

“Mind helping us put the groceries away? Oh, and get Kliff. I don’t we can slide an actual meal under the door, or put it on a paper plate.

There’s a shout from Kliff’s room.

“You could if you weren’t a coward!”

“...Sayu, sweetie, try and find a way to get him out please. Being alone isn’t healthy. I’d love it if you could do it to the other one — I didn’t catch his name.”

“Okay!”

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Did Xiāngsī and Bing gat mad at mayday for the grafitti

“The what.”

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What.

“What.”

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OOOH NEONS DECLARED WAR ALREADY????? This is getting more and more intense by the second, hoo boy.....

“He declares war on us only if we go to his district to recruit his team.”

“It means we’ll start war when we want to, but I’m very worried. He’s going to know how everyone here fights, and he’s going to have as much time as we do to prepare. We had an advantage of surprise but that barely got us through the last battle...”

“This fight only let our opponents prepare for five minutes and everyone almost got roasted or crushed.”

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“THEY GOT IT!! SHE GOT IT!”

“Go Sayu! Is, is that a wave—“

A vine sprouts from the ground, with two people clinging on as if for dear life. The force sends smoke away, clearing the air. At the top are the nature duet, and below them are soaked ashes.

Kul Fyra turns to Pluto, smiling.

“They’re still standing. Want to take them and their beanstalk down?”

“Only if they play along.”

Kul Fyra raises her guitar at the duet, waving to get their attention.

“Hey! We’re here to fight you! You said you’d slap me if you were down here, so why don’t ya follow through!?”

“Or are you a coward?!”

“Why don’t you get up here!? The view’s great! I can see all the losers from up here!”

“Oh, they’re totally challenging us to a real fight. Why don’t you throw me up there? Give me a head start?”

“Wait! I wanna join!!”

Sayu runs up, raising her hands with her trident. She hops excitedly as Kul Fyra picks her up, and then she is picked up by Pluto.

“On the count of three. One, two, THREE!!”

“Xiāngasi they’re actually coming up here—“

“Guess we’ll have to play along!”

“But my face!”

“You taunted her. Now play!”

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The eyes of the two lighten up when the group approaches. Kliff, after shouting, points out something odd.

“Where are the judges? You can’t be a judge if you’re competing.”

Xiāngsī waves a hand over to the side, showing five six judges sitting above the audience.

“We introduce you to a new crowd, and the experiences. But most of all, they are...”

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