#these are the items from their sekai

[calmbigdipper]

Sharing our sorrows

[rionee]

i drew my prsk oc's Miku ig

[rasazys-ramblings]

My luck is on top this week holy shit

[arolesbianism]

Started a white 2 randomizer playthrough for so reasons and I just got so jumpscared by a random shiny gulpin so guess Haruka is a gulpin now

[project-sekai-facts]

Saki's Prayers Soaring Into the Sky 4* card and card story contains multiple references to her Abyss of Memories 4* card. Firstly, the untrained of both cards feature paper cranes. In Japan, folding 1000 paper cranes is a way for people to wish for a seriously ill person to get better, which is why they can be seen on Saki's untrained Abyss of Memories card set when she was in hospital. Folding 1000 paper cranes can also be used for any wish though, which is the purpose they serve in Saki's untrained Prayers Soaring Into the Sky card, where she wished for her songs and feelings to be able to reach Leo/need's fans.

The most obvious link between both trained cards is the bathtub. In the Abyss of Memories card, the overflowing water symbolises her (then) seemingly unending suffering, and the bath and bathroom are filled with things she wasn't able to use when she was in hospital. In her Prayers Soaring Into the Sky card, the bath is still overflowing, but is now filled with flowers. Some of these flowers include pink roses, yellow roses (symbolising friendship), and sunflowers (symbolising longevity), putting a much more positive spin on the overflowing water imagery. All 3 flowers can symbolise happiness as well.

Some other things from Saki's Abyss of Memories trained card can be spotted in her Fragment SEKAI. These include her suitcase, sunhat, and some of the paper cranes. Saki was unable to go on holiday when she was younger, hence why her unused holiday items were included in the older card. Her SEKAI being set at a holiday resort more than likely links to this idea.

[yuzuocha]

THE HORRORS OF GACHA. [HC]

gacha they would play and how they play. this is based off of the gachas i played, so apologies kek

warnings ‣ uhhahahha this may or may not be completely self-indulgent because i need writer motivation juice to finish up my more serious fics — enjoy this semi-crack hc that prolly makes zero sense

lmao (inspired from moot @anxiousgoddest bc this is kinda crack-ish) also my xavier bias may have leaked a bit too much in this lol. or maybe its just my proseka and ak bias bc i haven't played hsr in a while and it shows

xᴀᴠɪᴇʀ・project sekai

— you didn't think he'd get into project sekai to THIS extent.

— you piqued his curiosity when he heard you spewing out curses such as 'I FLICKED THAT' or 'OH, ONE GREAT? YOU'RE FUCKING KIDDING' from the floor above his apartment.

— later on a date in destiny café he asked you what game made you fume like so. after a couple of minutes of embarrassed apologies and silent profanities at your apartments' thin walls, you told him about project sekai and its game mechanics.

— "tapping to the beat is very simple in concept, but it gets difficult?" you nod.

— "is it free to download?" you nod vigorously. caleb doesn't play it anymore and tara focuses on toya more than the actual game itself. you'd kill to have a buddy to discuss one of your favorite games, especially if xavier is that person in question.

— you two ended up skipping the claw machinery for plushies in favor of staying in the café and playing project sekai. you did slightly dread about how long you had to wait for him to catch up to you in terms of skill, rank and unlocked songs, however.

— "why is the speed so slow? oh, i can change it?"okay, maybe you don't have to wait as much.

— "i just have to skim through the archives to get the items needed to unlock songs, right?" huh, he's getting to know the ropes quickly.

— "i'll choose this one." he chooses expert and you almost laugh. while expert isn't difficult per se, it's nothing short of impossible to a rhythm game beginner, right?

— WRONG, WRONG, ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY WRONG.

— aside from the beginning where he hit a lot of greats and missed a couple of notes, he was improving by the second while playing the chart and ended with a combo in the hundreds.

— "this is pretty fun and helps with hand-eye coordination," he said as he full combo'ed the song on his second day of playing.

— "the game said i unlocked something called 'ranked matches'. what is that?" day three.

— "i've full combo'ed intense voice on expert, it was very fun." week one.

— god dammit, just why does he have to be good at everything besides cooking and staying awake ??? not even a month in and he got the 'mad skillz' achievement, something that took you over six months to get.

— now he plays it while you're at the meow café playing kitty cards, and your urge to throw your phone across Linkon City has only increased with the amount of all perfects and full combos he piled up.

— it didn't help that his gacha luck was so good despite him being so disinterested in the cards too. you still haven't forgiven him for pulling the entire colorful festival banner within 30 pulls while you got nothing from over 200...

ᴢᴀʏɴᴇ・arknights

— it all started when you were too lazy to reach for your phone and took zayne's instead to search something up. you got distracted by the small amount of apps and tabs he had until you came across an icon that looked surprisingly familiar... a fourteen year old girl with brown hair and ears? arknights??

— you bolted to your phone to immediately send a picture of this monstrosity to caleb, but damn zayne's good vision and movements — you couldn't even touch your phone. never have you seen zayne so flustered; he must've known you were planning to frame him over an app with an underaged girl as its icon despite you knowing the contents of said game.

— you had to stifle your laughter while zayne was explaning why the game was on his phone as if he was presenting a medical thesis — that much detail should suffice.

— according to zayne, he's actually someone who played this game ever since its release. he liked the strategic aspect of it and it was a stress reliever of sorts.

— he also played it because the main plot device for arknights, originium, reminded him of you and protocores, but he won't ever admit to this.

— post-interrogation (?), you took a look at zayne's account; and for someone who claimed that it was just a casual stress reliever, the claim was absolutely ridiculous.

— level 120. all medals obtained. all stories, challenge modes and game modes cleared. all of the operators maxed out and mastered. the six star operators only had the necessary potentials and masteries too — was he a cardiac surgeon or an arknights dev??

— also, just what about arknights is relaxing?? it's notoriety for its difficult gameplay amongst gacha games was nothing to sneeze at, and zayne's a doctor in real life! why in the fucking hell would he want to take a break from his job by playing as a doctor?!

— you ended up surmising that normies couldn't possibly understand geniuses.

ʀᴀꜰᴀʏᴇʟ・star rail

— you two were waiting for the release together ever since the pre-registering and beta testing, let's be real.

— but GOD, rafayel's so laughably terrible at this game despite it not requiring much skill.

— what's even worse is that he's a whale. a big one.

— even when you explained how seele was destined to fail in long-term meta due to her gimmick's trigger conditions, rafayel slammed his credit card down for her, claiming it was "good investment" and that you were just one of those meta-haters.

— and fastforward to addition of the newer characters, you completely steamrolled rafayel's claim. granted, seele was hardly what you'd consider as terrible by any means. but to rafayel, who plays with quote in quote "only the best of the best", it was pretty funny seeing him scowl at DHIL a couple months later.

— seele's been gathering dust since, by the way.

— rages over chests. he couldn't find that one chest at cloudford and the divination commission and he was about to break his pc. this ain't even genshin with hundreds of chests per region. though, in his defense, cloudford was really annoying with all of the contraptions, and it was easy to get lost in the divination. no seriously fuck that shit

— don't get me fucking started with simulated universe. while he eventually learned how to manage through the stages, the process in getting there was quite painful for him to experience and for you to watch.

— one thing that didn't change, though, was his ridiculous luck in terms of artifact-pulling. crit rate, crit damage, energy regeneration, atk increase – you're convinced the game knows that rafayel's a huge spender and they're rewarding him for his services.

— well, he'll manage somehow, even with his all-dps team with zero sustain or support. heh.

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[pjsk-writin]

yayyyy requests are open I'm so happy :D!! could i pretty please ask for project sekai boys with a reader who forgets things a lot? like they're not good at remembering dates/names or if they're told something they'll forget it a few hours/a day later? tysm i love your writing <333

ouuu reader just like me fr,, TY IM GLAD U DO and I hope u like this!! <3

♡ FORGETFUL - Akito Shinonome, Toya Aoyagi, Tsukasa Tenma and Rui Kamishiro x Reader

Akito:

Akito is simply bewildered by how forgetful you are. He can't comprehend how you manage to forget things so much-

He'd never make fun of you for it genuinely, although he might make a joke every now and then. He'll stop if you ever get upset by these jokes though!

He starts to carry your things around because he'll know you'll forget. He'll just hold your bag or something out to you before you leave

He also makes sure to remind you of events, dates or names whenever he needs to, simply nudging you and whispering them into your ear with a nod

If worse comes to worse, he'll tag along with you whenever he can, making mental notes of things that are probably important for you to remember <3

Toya:

Toya is also confused by how forgetful you are, but it's not like he hasn't had his moments, so who is he to judge?

He's always very gentle whenever he reminds you of things, he wouldn't dare to ever make fun of you or make you feel bad about it

He makes sure to repeat things to you often, knowing it's more than likely you already forgot so there's no reason he shouldn't remind you again

He has his own systems for remembering things like names and dates and tries to teach you it, but it probably won't work too well-

Whenever he can't be around you, he leaves you little notes. They're usually placed on your notebooks or your important items, always accompanied with a little note <3

Tsukasa:

This is Tsukasa we're talking about. He literally forgot half of his childhood, but if we don't think about that, he probably has a pretty good memory!

Get ready to have your own personal reminder walking around with you, because he'll literally light up and go, "Oh!! Did you remember to?-"

This happens a lot. He'll get a nagging feeling at the back of his mind and then remind you of whatever it was that popped up in his mind-

He's remembered a lot of scripts over his time, so dates and names are no issue for him! He doesn't know how to explain his methods, but he'll try to help you!

It's very unlikely that he won't be by your side to remind you of things, but just in case he isn't, he'll send you a bunch of texts to make sure you remember things <3

Rui:

Rui has a scarily good memory. I mean he taught himself robotics, he probably has the ability to remember things from a first glance-

He would also be the type to tease you about how forgetful you are, but he would always stop if you ever get uncomfortable. Teasing is just in his nature though-

A very normal occurrence is him working through something and casually reminding you of something. He'll grin when your eyes just widen as you remember

He also remembers a ton of scripts, so his ability to remember names and dates is pretty good. When asked how he does it though, he'll shrug and give you a notepad-

Yes, he's making you a drone to remind you of things. That also includes reminding you to use the drone, but it does help once you get used to using it <3

[sugarish]

you stare at your empty desktop, unable to shake off the lingering feeling of apathetic boredom. as you fidget with your fingers and any random items on your desk, you notice an email had popped up in your inbox. opening it reveals an untitled mp3 file from an unknown source. you play it; it has no instruments, only a melodic voice that sounds oddly distorted and robotic. a blinding white light fills your pc screen and engulfs you. you have entered SEKAI.

COMING SOON ; hosted by @SUGARISH

[welcomehomerandomness]

Welcome Home Randomness Masterlist 1

If Welcome Home characters have Squishmallows

This user loves Welcome Home characters

I do not have an original personality. I stole it from Welcome Home characters.

Welcome Home characters but I give them Genshin Impact voices parts 1 2

A rainy day with the butterfly expert, the mailman, and the shopkeeper

Welcome Home characters as Project Sekai songs

Welcome Home is therapy

Frank is not nobody's housewife

POV: Wally is introducing you to his neighbors.

Wally tells the truth

Top 10 Welcome Home Villains

Welcome Home Character Aesthetic Collages

If Welcome Home characters have houses and cars in the real world

Sunny looks familiar...

Wally Darling be like:

Frank, Eddie, and Howdy Appreciation Edit

Welcome Home characters as hilarious paint shade names

Lady Dimitrescu and Wally Darling have a chat

Wally Darling and his gay boyfriends go on a road trip

Welcome Home characters as scientific diagrams and textbook images that look like memes

POV: You're watching a Welcome Home character's Instagram stories: Wally, Barnaby, Julie, Frank, Eddie, Howdy, Sally, Poppy

Things to do with your friends this summer

The most shocking thing ever

Dances to get rid of creepy dudes on the dance floor

Welcome Home characters as IKEA items

Welcome Home slander

Wally's audition

Welcome Home characters as Florida man news headlines

Silly and goofy puppet content parts 1 2 3

Welcome Home Website Prediction Post (July 22, 2023 Update)

Welcome Home Website (7/22/2023 Update) Bingo Card

Welcome Home Website Update Reaction Notes (7/22/2023) (SPOILERS) Parts 1 2

Welcome Home characters but I made them into cursed inspirational quotes

[SPOILERS] Welcome Home catchphrases but I played them at the same time

[SPOILERS] Nostalgic Reminiscence

Give the Welcome Home characters faces

[SPOILERS] “It’s-For-You!” Telephone calls but I played them at the same time

[SPOILERS] Welcome Home mystery audios but I played them at the same time

[SPOILERS] Welcome Home answer videos but I played them at the same time

(Un)helpful guide/infodump to Welcome Home

[SPOILERS] "Eddie's Big Lift" Storybook Record but every time Eddie speaks, it gets faster

Welcome Home characters as Ensemble Stars songs

All About Me (Welcome Home Edition)

[SPOILERS] “Just So” Song Demo but Frank is gone

Welcome Home characters but they have Wally's face (TW: Cursed)

Why you should get into Welcome Home

[SPOILERS] Live Interview Audio Segment but the interviewer and the audience are gone

Welcome Home Canon Deaths (TW: Emotional 😭)

[SPOILERS] Wally’s secret audios but I sped them up and added the vine boom sound effect

My Welcome Home Theory (Hear me out…)

10 Canon Facts about Every Single Welcome Home Character You Totally Didn’t Know About

Random Frank, Eddie, and Howdy Fact

POV: Wally explaining to the neighbors what being controlled feels like

Welcome Home Babies

Wally finally brushes his hair

Welcome Home characters as fairy comments

Welcome Home Live Action Cast Reveal

The Neighborhood Powerpoint Night

A Welcome Home website secret has been discovered!

Who ate all the food

Welcome Home characters as elements (educational)

Welcome Home characters as YouTubers

Welcome Home during quarantine

Kermit did not care 😭

Kung Welcome Home ay isang Filipino teleserye (If Welcome Home is a Filipino teleserye)

Welcome Home but everyone is living in an apartment

Welcome Home but the home is not welcomed Parts 1 2 3 4

My Top Nine Favorite Welcome Home Characters

The Official Wally Darling Makeship Plush Toy ad but I edited it (WARNING: Loud sounds and music)

Wo Xing Shi Trend: Wally and Barnaby; Frank, Eddie, and Howdy; Julie, Sally, and Poppy

Smurf Cat Wally Plush spotted!

Welcome Home characters as AI-generated inspirational quotes (SOURCE: SootHouse on YouTube)

Howdy's message in Makeship Wally Darling plush ad reversed

Welcome Home is better than Justin Bieber

Welcome Home as Jeaney Collects videos Parts 1 2

Ah hell nah they done turned Welcome Home characters into pronouns

Single Celled Organisms

The neighbors found out about AUs

Welcome Home Questions Game 2023

Wally, Barnaby, Julie, and Sally play Roblox at 3 am

Welcome Home characters as hilarious street names and addresses

Welcome Home Birth Month Game

Welcome Home Halloween 2023 Update Reaction (SPOILERS)

[sillysnack]

remembering every post in my saiki k twitter series and. here are the headcanons.

why do i have 28 of these? jesus christ. out of all the cast, the ones i'm pretty sure would be really online in canon are chiyo, imu, shun, mikoto, maybe reita, kusuo's a lurker, touma, kokomi...

all of them have a social media presence, duh. but, like...

anyway. since there Are 28 saiki k twitter compilation posts, i have inserted a fuck ton of headcanons 😭😭😭 like these are. sooo many. 😢

[established relationships] torisai, teruimu, mikochiyo, kubokai. classics.

yumesaisaisai friendship (chiyo & kusuo & kusuke & metori)

^ following up on that, kusuo and chiyo like sending to metori items they want bought for them. ("oh but kusuo wouldn't–" whatever!)

teruhashi kokomi's a tv girl fan

they're all lesbians. hit them with the lesbian beam, one by one. i think mikoto's the only one who hasnt outright said shes lesbian in my series

speaking of my lesbian headcanons, one particular post of mine that blew up coincidentally had kokomi calling herself a lesbian and omg some of the comments r so annoying like "ahhh she has a crush on kusuo though" "when did she say that!" like god forbid the lesbian (ME) headcanons xyr favorite characters as lesbian as well 😒

she/he saiki kusuo; she/they imu rifuta

kusuo and shun both eat plain pasta? it's their preference??? it's what made kokomi. stop having a crush on kusuo?!?$?^?^?<????

^ i was eating plain pasta at the time. most of my saiki k twitter posts are just influenced by my daily life. i used to get comments like "these r so creative" thanks. thats all just me. i dont give much thought to those.

one post, i had kusuo tweet out her thoughts on Starbucks' coffee jelly frappe; literally just My actual thoughts that i altered a bit to make it more kusuo-like. i never ordered that frappe again.

kusuo, chiyo, and shun? are fans of project sekai

chiyo's a fan of d4dj, shun's an enstarrie, and imu's a bandori fan (eve oshi :-))

toritsuka reita and teruhashi kokomo are The. strawberry shortcake fans

metori and kokomi are the only ones who are verified (Not the twitter blue one)

kusuo has a separate priv account with zero followers

kokomi has a priv account with only four followers (chiyo, kusuo, imu, and mikoto)

akechi touma is a hater of words like funnily and bookworm.

kusuke and reita are gleeks. thats my fault... i'm bingewatching glee.

omg. following up on the saiki kusuo project sekai player— he is a ichika hoshino oshi

reita has one-sided beef with satou

kusuo does not like whipped cream

nendou created his twitter account with the help of his mom 🩵

imu, shun, and kusuo have broken the fourth wall

aren is a fan of persona 5 and has compared kusuo to akiren. kusuo unfortunately has no idea who he is.

mera and aren have the same part time jobs

one kokomin threatened to bomb kusuo using a photo of kajii motojirou from bsd. this isn't a headcanon, it's just one of my favorite things from the series.

im remembering a lot more but. holy fuck. this post is long 😭

[revelry-in-severity]

Alright, I figured it out

I don't know a thing about the upcoming event, but I'm assuming they all stay a night on whatever trip they're going on. Well, let's make the place haunted and the sekai kids all wake up in a labyrinth after they fall asleep, separated from each other. This place could even be a sekai with how some of the vocaloid songs turn out. They've had some of their character development, but let's bring back some of their older problems and make them face it. Of course, they also have to deal with the spirits chasing them around as they try to figure out what happened. I want this to be a full on Kikuo psychological horror rather than a thriller

They can eventually figure out they're not alone when they shout through the walls, but there's no way to just go straight through them, so they have to actually find their way around

Airi- Pretty simple considering she's the 2*, I've always kind of seen Airi as the guide of the group even when she was uncertain of herself, especially around Minori, except will-o-wisps are meant to lead people away from from destinations which causes her problems when they keep popping up because it seems they know the only path to go through, and she doesn't know where she is in this swamp anymore

Mafuyu- i think she would start off fairly calm considering the circumstances. She likes the quiet and almost considers not leaving immediately. Until the shadows start showing up, asking for help. Only, they sound pretty similar to some of her classmates and she becomes practically hopeless when the hand of her mother follows her between dimensions. Which leads her to believe that she'll never escape no matter how much she walks away

Shizuku- From what I looked up, the spirit next to her might be a Zashiki Warashi? Houses they guard will prosper and if the household manages to drive one away then the house will fall to ruin. Families would take take of their reception rooms so the spirit wouldn't be driven away, but Shizuku isn't exactly in a house right now which partially keeps driving the spirit away from her and bringing bad luck. The spirt would look like a normal little girl in this world and I think she would fall back on her perfect image in order to keep what she thinks is a lost girl safe, especially if the spirit does stay close afterwards

There's a discussion with Tsukasa waiting here

Tsukasa- This is the perfect devil/angel over your shoulder situation which would drive him crazy. He automatically wants to side with the prim and proper kitsune, but sometimes his instincts drive him over to the tanuki, and he's having a really hard time finding a balance. Only, they start talking about all his friends and how they would think when he leaves them behind to get out of here. Again. I know it's an umbrella spirit that represents abandoned items, but what if the sekai plushies start showing up too, wondering why he abandoned them. They're both a recent reminder and items from the past. He tries to reassure them that he didn't do so, only to be thrown off when the kitsune and fox ask who he's talking too

Who's he acting for if there's no one else around here, other than himself, to notice?

Rui-  As I don't think Rui has killed a whole bunch of people, I'm going with the anger option of the Gashadokuro. What if Rui has this built up anger, that he doesn't even realize? Anger over being feared and isolated for simply being himself. Maybe he's even angry about considering the disband of WxS. Only he never wanted or meant to be angry because the lantern spirits, the Chōchin obake, are meant for entertaining children— which is exactly what he wants to continue to do with everyone else. There's a few too many to be comfortable as he tries to run away from the Gashadokuro though

Read that the Gashadokuro could be repelled with specific charms, and what if a certain kitsune disappears from Tsukasa's side sometimes to appear next to Rui. These times just so happen to coincide with the quietness from the bones backing away, and the times where Tsukasa can get hurt or something. Really drive in how much he puts others before himself, or Rui could see him as a lucky charm that continues to save him. Could be both

@emuwu, @2-kakimiko-1 Is this enough of a jrpg/au start? :)

[mccnstruck]

their warmth.

characters: ichika hoshino x saki tenma x honami mochizuki x shiho hinomori

tags: poly/need, pure fluff, fantasy au but could be read as regular au, op died from cavities from making this, self-indulgent, not proofread

a/n: this is for @queer-prosekai for the @winter-sekai-gift-exchange !!! i hope you like this cuz i had way too much fun writing this and realized polyneed is my comfort ship. anyways ENJOY !1!

Ichika smiled, for the snow started to fall down on city streets.

It was a beautiful day for a stroll. Well, Ichika would have to properly define what is considered “beautiful”.

It was a busy afternoon, and markets began to close at the sight of snow. People rushed to confide in the warmth of their fireplaces, and children huddled with their parents from the gusts of winds. A thin blanket of snow began to cover the roofs of houses, and gusts of winds were the only attacks to worry about.

Saki, protected under the endless amounts of layers, rested her head on Honami’s shoulder.

“Honaaaa, my love! I’m so cold, won’t you protect me from the merciless, ever-bitter winter?”

Honami smiled at Saki’s antics and enveloped Saki in her arms. “Always, Saki.”

“See, Shiho, this is what you do when I want a hug!”

Shiho let out an exasperated sigh and removed her hat, before placing it on Saki’s head and patting it down.

“Saki. You can’t just rely on us whenever you want warmth. You have to wear more layers.”

“Shiho, I am wearing layers! Are you saying you would refuse to lend me your warmth whenever your poor lover is freezing to death-“

Saki paused when she felt lips touch her forehead, before smiling and leaning into Shiho’s touch. Shiho leaned her head onto Honami’s other shoulder and looked back into Saki’s vibrant eyes.

“Never. I would never, Saki.”

Ichika looked back at the serene scene of her lovers and almost forgot about how sore her smile was starting to become.

This. This is what Ichika would call beautiful.

Honami’s eyes widened at the sight in front of her and loosened her arms around Saki.

“Look, they have a sale going on over there. Should we go and check?”

Saki nodded, before taking Ichika’s hand and dragging the group forward. “Hehe, let’s go! I bet they might have apple pie we can eat at home.”

Upon nearing the shop, the seller brightened at the group.

“Welcome! There is a sale for some of these pastries and foods. Please, let me know if anything comes up or you would like to buy anything,” before he returned to his task beforehand.

Honami leaned forward and scrunched her eyebrows. “What to pick….what to pick…. There’s so many good options we could choose. There is a classic apple pie, but the one with nuts inside adds for a crunchier bite…ooh! There’s also that one there too, for a different taste. Hmmm, what to choose…”

Ichika raised her hand to laugh behind her hand. “Hona, we can choose whatever you would like.”

“I know, but I would rather get something all of us can enjoy without any issues.”

Ichika’s hand took Honami’s covered ones and raised it to her lips, before placing their intertwined hands near her heart. Honami felt a warmth rush her cheeks, and her face countered the bitter cold of the winter they were in.

“Hona, you don’t need to worry so much. Do you want me to choose something?

Honami smiled and nodded.

“Thank you Ichi.”

Ichika looked around the shop, scanning every single item she was free to choose. But, one of them spoke out to her.

“Let’s get this one, hm?”

Honami peered over Ichika’s shoulder and smiled.

“Let’s get this one.”

Ichika dropped the money onto the counter and the seller smiled, pulling out the fresh, warm, caramel apple pie.

“Enjoy, and stay warm!”

Ichika responded in kind and took the apple pie. When Honami and Ichika reunited with the group, Saki’s eyes sparkled in excitement.

“It looks so good…”

If Saki’s eyes sparkled at that moment, Honami’s eyes became the equivalent of stars.

Shiho looked up at Honami and sent a knowing look to Ichika.

“Let’s go, we can warm this up at our place.”

Ichika looked back at Shiho and shared the same look back.

“Yeah, let’s go.”

The sun had begun to set, and the skies had begun to consist of a dark blue. Lanterns glowed throughout the city streets, and the pure snow sparkled underneath. And yet, the serenity of the view had not captured Ichika’s eye. For when she looked back at Shiho and smiled, and saw Saki’s and Honami’s excitement for returning to their home, Ichika was enamored with what was in front of her. No amount of city views or apple pie could have Ichika so in love, than the three people in front of her she got to call hers. She would forever be enraptured in their heart, their warmth.

Their warmth would forever stay with each other, no matter the bitter cold winds of winter.

mccnstruck.

[pharaohbean]

zero's unit shuffle au

the time has come...... to talk about these People. in order!! feel free to ask me about anything in this au! i do have songs ("commissioned" and "covered") and events and even freaking area items for the sekais!! bc apparently i was REALLY bored in class!!

more shenanigans below!

STAR STAR☆Soar!!

A family--both by blood and by bonds--come together to create joy through their musical-like shows. The WxS-adjacent group (with MMJ-style name) comprised of Tenma Tsukasa (leader), Tenma Saki, Aoyagi TENMA Toya, and Yoisaki Kanade. YES TOYA IS LEGALLY A TENMA

about the sekai: the Star SEKAI is a void full of stars with an amphitheater as well (yes Toya's scared of the void). Although there is technically a glass floor if one steps off of the amphitheater stage, you can see directly through it to a mind-bending expanse of stars. The SEKAI gives the feeling of being in space. Star SEKAI was formed from all 4 members' feelings. SSS starts with Miku (ENFP & 7w6) and Luka (ISTJ & 5w6). - Miku is a chaotic cat-like ringleader, with a top hat and everything. Although she's more of a force of chaos than WxS Miku, she still possesses (unfiltered) pearls of wisdom for the SEKAI members. She primarily comes from Tsukasa and Saki's feelings. - Luka is much quieter than Miku, being a vocalist. Her dynamic with Miku has basically just turned into Luka being Miku's babysitter. Luka is down-to-earth, to a degree that some would call pessimistic. She primarily comes from Toya and Kanade's feelings.

Rooftop/loners

A group of outcasts, all on the rooftop of their school, attempts to reclaim their lost passions through music. The 25ji-adjacent group (with L/n-style name) comprised of Akiyama Mizuki (leader), Kamishiro Rui, Shiraishi An, and Kiritani Haruka.

about the sekai: the Rooftop SEKAI is comprised of tall buildings so high up that there seems to be no ground below. There are sky bridges crossing to other rooftops, but no doors down to lower levels of the building. Colorful graffiti is found all over the walls and floors of the buildings. Rooftop SEKAI was formed from all 4 members' feelings.

R/l starts with Miku (ISTP & 8w7) and Len (INFJ & 3w4). - Miku is a cool, calm, and collected girl with a bit of an extreme side to her. She's unafraid of trying new things, even if they seem dangerous. So far, she hasn't broken anything (well, anything of HERS). She primarily comes from a mixture of all four's feelings. - Len is exceptionally creative and outgoing ... and scared of heights. His fear often keeps him grounded on one rooftop for days at time; he tries to fill the boredom void by graffitiing everything in sight. He primarily comes from a mixture of all four's feelings.

Archery Towards Dawn

A school archery club, led by an ex-idol, tries to spread light--to both the world and themselves--through an online presence. The MMJ-adjacent group (with 25ji-style name) comprised of Hinomori Shizuku (leader), Asahina Mafuyu, Mochizuki Honami, and Kusanagi Nene.

about the sekai: the Range SEKAI is a typical archery range, including a small wooden building that seems perfectly designed for idol work, complete with cameras and mirrors; around the archery range are a ring of darkened woods, almost giving off the impression that none should even near them. Range SEKAI was initially thought to be formed from Shizuku and Mafuyu's feelings alone, but later it's reaffirmed that Honami and Nene contributed in quiet ways.

ATD starts with Miku (ENTP & 5w4) and MEIKO (INTJ & 1w9). - Miku is a secretive and mysterious card dealer (of all things...). No matter where she goes, she has a deck of cards and a playful challenge for the SEKAI residents. She doesn't seem to pull from anyone's feelings, but does in fact come from a mixture of all four's. - MEIKO is a serious and unemotional archer, known best for her cold shoulder that she gives just about everyone (Mafuyu is the occasional exception). She spends almost all of her time perfecting her archery skills. She comes from a mixture of all four's feelings.

Music x Creation

An up-and-coming band forced to play in underground music battles due to a series of deadly events. The L/n-adjacent group (with WxS-style name) comprised of Hinomori Shiho (leader), Momoi Airi, Shinonome Ena, and Azusawa Kohane.

about the sekai: the Venue SEKAI is almost entirely comprised of a venue and it's backstage; all doors leading elsewhere are locked. There are people in the crowd regardless of if a music battle is on or not. The venue itself seems to pull elements from the venues Shiho used to work at and the large underground music battle venue itself. Unlike other SEKAIs, Venue SEKAI is formed primarily from Shiho's feelings.

MxC starts with Miku (INTP & 8w9) and Rin (ESFP & 7w6). - Miku is a determined and powerful girl, often overwhelmingly so. She is proficient in the guitar, stands out in a crowd, and never minces her words. She can hold her own in a music battle with no teammates, which is exceedingly rare. She primarily comes from Shiho's feelings. - Rin is upbeat and gusty, but air-headed and inexperienced. Her instrument of choice are the drums, but she can often be found daydreaming, which Miku criticizes her about often. However, she somewhat makes it up with her innocent determination. She primarily comes from the other three's feelings.

Asphalt WORN ROAD

Four unlikely people form a music group through a dare to create a new style of music in just a week. The VBS-adjacent group (with VBS-style name) comprised of Shinonome Akito (leader), Hanasato Minori, Hoshino Ichika, and Otori Emu.

about the sekai: the Mountainside SEKAI is a lone road up on the side of a mountain, with unmarked parking and a small sitting area off to the side. The road seems to go infinitely in both directions along the side of the mountain, but one can look over the edge, held back by a steel railing and find an ocean far below. Mountainside SEKAI was formed from all 4 members' feelings.

AWR starts with Miku (INFJ & 6w5) and KAITO (ESTP & 2w1). - Miku is shy and awkward, often hiding herself in her sketch book. She often freezes up and flees when faced with new people, which most often leads to her hiding behind KAITO and later Akito. Although her self-esteem is low, her advice is deep--a little too deep. She primarily comes from the girls' feelings. - KAITO isn't too far off from VBS KAITO; he is clumsy yet sincerely tries his best as a sort of father figure for the group and other VIRTUAL SINGERS alike. It's been rumored that KAITO knows where the road leads, but he likes to keep an air of mystery around him. He primarily comes from Akito's feelings.

[murmurmurl]

long time no H♡L info??!??!?!?!?

I did mention that Toshiro and Seina both have siblings. WELL. I made up my mind about them. Neither has a name yet, but I have a whole leftover name list from when I was naming all of Helianthus. Toshiro has an older brother and Seina has a younger sibling. And uhm. So remember how I ALSO mentioned that I accidentally started thinking about another fan unit. That's because of them. These siblings are in another unit together. I actually already have a general theme and even their sekai in mind????? Somehow??????? All I'm gonna say for now is that it's space-themed. Because of course it is. At this point I might as well make a billion units for each of my interests (/nsrs), but uh ANYWAYS. Yeah. I'll try to design said siblings today, ALTHOUGH. I have like,, 3(??) other H♡L wips, but I just CANNOT stop, my brain is full of ideas and these guys are genuinely one of the only things keeping me going???? Along with my sister??????? Can you tell I'm super excited, did any of that even make sense, idc, I just wanted to say it.

AND. To not make this just me saying some random general stuff, I'll also share what's the idea for H♡L's sekai is FOR NOW. It can change because I. Am painfully inconsistent. Just a heads up – I'm not he best with descriptions, and I'm also not gonna really bother making it sound good right now, it's just to give whatever few ppl care about these sillies an idea of what it'll probably look like. (As I'm writing this, I realized I actually *am* trying to make it sound nice, but if it sounds weird. Hush. /lh)

I mentioned that I call it the overgrown sekai. Because it's, well, overgrown. As you could hopefully guess. The main part of it is an old stone structure, with some intricate carvings still remaining visible and even discernable, although everything does look like it's at least.. a few centuries old, no less. However, taking into account that it's a sekai, it probably isn't that ancient. Almost everything is pretty much overrun by plants – ivy spreading across the grey stone walls, grass (and most importantly flowers) breaking their way through the floor that seems to be made of marble, but it's too old, overgrown and at times dirty to be completely sure. The said flowers are a strange mix of forget-me-nots and sunflowers that may not quite make sense, but it *is* a whole ass other dimension, after all. There's plenty of light, despite practically no windows in sight, save for a few small ones. The reason for that being the roof, shaped like a dome, with holes in it that clearly weren't here by the first design, having appeared because of the stone collapsing over time. Unsurprisingly, the flowers are concentrated in the areas where the most light seeps through those holes. And speaking of light, the time here is always the same – late afternoon, with the season always remaining a comfortable sunny summer.

There's some furniture in the building, mostly along the walls, with the center looking almost like a flowerbed. That furniture seems to represent each of the owners of the sekai – an old desk made of dark wood with a quil and some paper thrown around it, almost giving it an impression that the owner left in a hurry. The paper has become a light yellow color over what may or may not be a rather long amount of time. Next to it – a somewhat fancy wooden chair. There are mirrors hung around this part of the space – some broken, some have the glass taken out entirely. Just a little further – a shelf and an armchair. Both items' materials and overall look fit that of nearly very other piece of furniture here. The shelf is filled with items that seem to have some spiritualistic significance – amulets, crystals and stones, all of them hand-made and hand-carved, yet seeming to lack in accuracy and having been made in a hurry. The armchair strangely has a few long chains hanging on its back. One of the more noticeable pieces of furniture is... a fish tank. It has no fish. In fact, it doesn't even have water, though it's probably not intended to be that way – the tank is spacious and has pretty much almost everything a fish would need to be happy and content in captivity. But it's old and worn out – the driftwood rotting away, whatever plants used to be inside have withered and everything is covered in a thin layer of... dust..? The tank itself stands on top of something of a dresser. If you care to open its doors, you will see rows upon rows of books – as many as could fit in the little space there is inside. Most of them have to do with marine life, but there are also some journals full of incomprehensible messy writing, as if whoever was filling them either didn't have much time, or was feeling too much emotion to care. Perhaps the strangest item in the building is a cage. It's designed just like one of those small restricting bird cages, glistening with gold in the light from above, but for some reason, the cage could easily fit a human. If you decide to step in, you might notice an unexpected aroma. It's vague and subtle, but... it almost seems like fresh black coffee mixed with something citrusy. Outside, the building is surrounded by a dense forest. The light can't penetrate the abundance of trees, but somehow, it doesn't feel eerie or threatening. It feels familiar in an unexplainable way. Have you already seen these woods somewhere..?

WOOOOO I THINK THAT'S ALL. I think. I hope I didn't miss anything. Uhm. I also hope it's not too,, out there, idk. There's also another area I have in mind, BUT. that is some world link territory, where I don't rlly wanna go rn,,,,, RAGHHHH I hope all of that sounds alright. Again, if it doesn't,,,,, I'm not a writer by any means, I just. Felt silly.

[project-sekai-facts]

World Link Events - what we know so far

I'm going to try to explain the new World Link event type as simply as possible before the Searching for a Reflection Beneath the Waters event starts tomorrow (the 8th) at 8PM JST / 11AM UTC. This covers all information that has been released, but lacks any in-game demonstration because obviously I can't do that yet. All information comes from this news post as well as the in-game event announcement. Despite trying to keep it simple, there's still a lot of information, so it's under the cut.

What is a World Link event?

World Link events are a new event type that is largely story and lore focused. They will tell the stories of how the focus unit's member's feelings have changed, and at the end of the story, the SEKAI might change too...

The event will be formatted in parts, referred to as "chapters". Each chapter will be centered around one member from the focus unit, and will have its own "chapter story". Each chapter is 2 episodes long, and there is also an intro and epilogue episode, making for a total of 10 episodes. Each chapter will also have its own ranking and exchange.

To boost your event bonus, you will be able to create an extra "support team" for this event type. Each character will have their own support unit, meaning you can make 4 support units in total.

Event ranking and exchange

There will be two rankings for this event type: chapter and overall. Chapter rankings only count the event points earnt during a chapter, and overall totals your points throughout the whole event. For example, you could get T500 on Mafuyu's chapter, but T100K on the other chapters, which would probably put you in a low position on the overall ranking despite the high ranking in one chapter. New specially-designed titles have been added for those who T100 in chapters (overall ranking will retain regular event titles).

You will earn tokens like normal by playing this event, and they can be used in the Chapter Exchange for whichever chapter is running at the time they were earned. So Mafuyu chapter tokens can only be used in the Mafuyu chapter exchange, etc. There will also be a general exchange, which can be used by converting chapter tokens into general tokens.

There is also a new item in the exchange, called Bottle of Feelings. At the end of a World Link event, you can get these from the exchange. It will give Character Rank XP, presumably to the character whose exchange you bought it from.

Event bonus and support unit

Support units will be available for each chapter of the event. They can be made from up to 12 cards, however these must be cards for characters in the event unit. For example, in the upcoming event, you cannot have VBS cards in your support team. You cannot put cards that are already in your main team in your support team.

Note that support units exclusively affect event bonus and will not have any effect on actual rhythm gameplay (i.e: skills will not activate and your team's total power will not change).

Your total event bonus will be calculated based on main unit bonus + support unit bonus. The types of bonus differ between units. Refer to the charts above (translated by @/pjsekai_eng on twitter)

Event cards

As with every other event, World Link events will feature a gacha with new cards. World Link event cards are officially known as "unit event limited members", meaning they will only appear in unit event gachas in future (e.g: the new N25 cards will be in all future N25 event gachas, but only in N25 event gachas. No mixed events and no other unit gachas. It's a similar concept to fes cards).

However, these lims are a bit different to normal lims. Instead of unlocking hairstyles at Mastery Rank 2, these unlock something called "3DMV Another Cut". This is what it says on the tin: it's an alternate cut of an existing 3DMV that will focus on the character whose card is at MR2. The alternate cut is a short piece of solo choreography that takes place in a unique stage. The normal 3DMV will cut away to this scene for a few seconds before playing the rest of the MV as normal. Here is a video I found with all the another cuts.

The Another Cut only applies to a specific MV that the card is tied to. For the 6 upcoming World Link events, their cards at MR2 will unlock Another Cuts for the relevant unit's song from the 3rd anniversary image song campaign (Twilight Light for N25, I'm Mine for Virtual Singer, the rest TBA). You can view the Another Cut by putting the card in your team and watching the affected 3DMV.

Additional notes & info about the N25 event

All four members of a unit will be featured 4*s in World Link events. Presumably when the Virutal Singer one rolls around, all six of them will be 4* cards.

There is no 3* available from the exchange in World Link events. There is a 2* available though.

There is no specific event attribute that increases bonus for this event type. All the gacha cards have a different attribute.

World Link events do not have newly commissioned songs, since they do not count as part of the "main rotation" of events. All the image songs will have been added by the 3rd World Link event

Emergency maintenance may be carried out during the upcoming event to fix any problems that occur, due to the short length of each chapter. If the game is not working properly for more than 24 hours during a chapter, the chapter will be rerun after the event (it is unknown how this will affect the WxS event scheduled to run after this one)

This event does not start at the regular time of 6AM UTC, instead starting at 11AM UTC (the usual end time for an event). Each chapter will run for 72 hours and there will only be roughly a minute gap in-between one chapter ending and another starting. Refer to the image below for the start and end times of each chapter (JST = UTC+9)

If you hadn't worked it out from the image at the top of the post and the one just above this, the order of chapters is Mafuyu->Mizuki->Ena->Kanade

The next WLE is scheduled to be Vivid BAD SQUAD in the first event in 2024. WxS is scheduled for the first event in March, MMJ for the first event in May, L/n for the first event in July, and VSinger for the first event in August.

[flipperdipper10]

Gnat Cap Mishap

I like linked universe a healthy amount so i wanted to write something for it. where’s 5 nights at sekai you may ask uhh idk how to write an office segment i’m gonna be real with you i just know the ending and “saki sits in an office and clicks buttons” sounds kinda not fun to write anyway have four getting hit with the shrunko beam

It was meant to be a very simple test of one of Four’s items. A test just to make sure his Gnat Cap still worked in case of emergency. Becoming small to slip away from an enemy was a tactic Four had done plenty of times, and he wanted to keep his options open even now.

What Four had not expected was the cap deciding to stop working. While he was still small.

The sudden situation had split his head with stress. “WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?!” His Red side asked, and while Four couldn’t see it he could imagine Red breaking down and crying right then and there.

“Look, just… just stay calm!” His Green side shouted back, trying to defuse the situation quickly.

His Blue side immediately disagreed. “What is there to be calm about?!” Blue exclaimed angrily. “We’re stuck like this! We don’t know how to fix this! And we’re trapped in the woods!”

Four could hear his final side, his Violet side, sigh. “That last part is easy to fix. We’re not too far from camp. We can easily walk back if we just retrace our steps.”

“That doesn’t fix the other two things!” 

Four crossed his arms, trying to ignore his screaming selves with deep breaths. “I think we should head back to camp. Staying out here isn’t going to help us.” Vio continued. “And if we stay out here any longer, we’re at risk of being attacked by something.”

The idea of being attacked by a squirrel or a cat again didn’t sound pleasing. “But what do we do when we get back there?” Red asked. “If the others see us like this, they’re gonna pick on us!”

“They always pick on us.” Blue snipped at Red.

“But it’ll be even worse now! Now we’re not just short, we’re tiny!” Red replied, incredibly stressed. “What if they step on us? Then we’ll just be dead!”

“We’ll figure something out when we get there!” Green shouted, Four envisioning Green stepping in between Red and Blue. “Vio’s right, we need to get back to camp. We’re not safe staying out here, and the longer we’re out here the more worried the others might get.”

His head slowly began to stop feeling like it was splitting into pieces. “And besides! We’ve got an entire group of people who’ve dealt with weird magic before! If there’s anyone who can figure out why the Gnat Cap stopped working, it’ll definitely be them!”

And so the plan was set. Get back to camp, and see if Four could get the attention of one of the other boys. He pivoted on his heel and immediately began walking back in the direction he came. But as he was walking a thought came into Four’s mind. “Wait… how am I going to do that?” He asked himself aloud. “It’s not like they can hear me from down here.”

Four shook his head. He’d cross that road when he got to it. Best to focus on getting back to camp first.

The forest could be scary while large, monsters hiding behind any corner, capable of jumping out at any time. But while tiny, everything seemed all the scarier. He quickly hid underneath a leaf as a large bird swooped down from above, looking for breakfast and landing where he was previously standing not a few minutes ago.

If he was big, he could just walk towards the bird and the bird would run off. But now Four was the one needing to run. He dropped to his stomach to make the leaf look flatter as he watched the bird peck into the ground for a worm, holding his breath. The bird pecked a bit longer before eventually pulling up a worm and flying off with the worm still squirming in its mouth. He let out a sigh of relief, pushing off the leaf and getting to his feet. “That was close.” 

Four continued the walk, jumping over twigs (which were about his size and felt more like fallen trunks and branches) and skirting around a large puddle about the size of a lake before he could faintly hear people talking. “-Wild I’m trying to be honest with you. You can’t eat that.”

Twilight! Four’s face lit up, recognizing the voice. That meant he was close! He began to run, hoping to get closer to where Twilight’s voice was coming from. As he ran, the voice became louder and Four could hear the rest of the conversation Twilight was having. “Why not? It doesn’t look toxic!” Wild replied.

“Look at the coloring! Anything with that bright of colors is probably going to kill you if you put that in your mouth!” Twilight sounded exasperated. Four couldn’t blame him.

“I disagree! I think those colors are telling me I should eat it!” 

“Wild are you actually being serious right now or are you- No. You know what. I’m just gonna let you see what happens.” 

“Wild, drop the frog.” Time’s authoritarian voice said from much further back that Four could only barely make out.

“Aww….” Wild said, and Four could hear a loud plop! as the assumed frog fell from his grasp.

Wait, that frog would probably eat me, Four realized the second he heard the sound of the Frog hopping towards him. He quickly dove into a nearby bush, lowering himself into a squat as the frog hopped on by without another thought. Once the frog was gone, Four pushed the leaves aside and walked out of the bush, letting out a sigh of relief. “Wild, why were you trying to eat that?” Four mumbled angrily as he hurried towards camp.

He broke into the clearing with ease after the frog incident. Everyone else was there and accounted for. But which one to ask for help? He quickly ran down the list.

The first thing Four needed to check was who was capable of using magic or not. He could place a good guess at who could or couldn’t. Wind was a definite “no”, along with Wild. While the two were talented in their own right, Four doubted either had the skills for this specific situation. The same went for Warriors and also for Sky. 

That left Twilight, Time, Legend and Hyrule. Twilight had his trinket to turn him into a wolf, but Four wouldn’t call him the most adept at magic. So there were 3 left.

Legend would absolutely tease Four for being as short as he was now, but so would everyone else. Plus with all the veteran’s experience, he had probably had something backfire on him more than once. The same would apply for Time, with less of the teasing. Hyrule was the only normal magic caster of the group, the only one capable of healing magic.

It would have to be one of those three. “So how do I get their attention…?” Four mumbled as he walked into the clearing, being mindful of who was walking where. The last thing he needed right now was to become a Four pancake. He ran over to Hyrule, who was casually sitting on the ground. “Hyrule! Hey! Down here!” Four shouted as loud as he could. “It’s Four! I need your help!”

Hyrule couldn’t hear him. “Shit.” Four cursed. Of course he couldn’t hear him! Four was tiny! So was his voice! “I need a new plan…”

But what could his plan be? He needed to get their attention, so what could he do while tiny? Four’s gaze caught on Warriors’s scarf while thinking. “That’s an idea.” He ran away from Hyrule and towards Warriors. Sure, Warriors wasn’t the person Four needed the most to fix the problem, but if he could just get their attention… maybe it could attract the others?

Four jumped up to grab Warriors’s scarf. “All right, I’m coming up!” Four declared, trying to climb up the blue fabric. He pulled himself up as much as he could, the fabric bunching and pulling as Four pulled himself further off the ground. His boots struggled to hold the fabric underneath them, slipping several times before Four’s upper body strength and grip strength just couldn’t hold onto the fabric anymore. He slid himself down the fabric and landed softly on the ground with a loud “hmpf”. 

Climbing was out. But that didn’t mean the scarf was out of options. If he couldn’t shout directly in Warriors’s ear, then he could get another way to catch his attention. He leapt up to grab the end of the scarf, landing back on the ground to wrap part of the tip around his hand. “This better work, I don’t even know how you’ll miss this!” Four grinned and began to circle Warriors while holding the scarf.

Warriors was conversing with Sky while this was all happening. “Do you know where Four is?” He asked. “I know Time said that he was on a walk but… it’s been a while. Do you think something might’ve happened to him?”

Sky chose to stay optimistic. “Four has his sword with him in case of emergency, I’m sure everything’s fine. Maybe he just got lost?”

“I don’t know… Maybe I’m just nervous. I don’t want us to get separated.” 

“If he’s not back in a few minutes why don’t we go look for him?” Sky proposed. “With the two of us, I’m sure we’ll find him.” However, he stopped, trying to prevent himself from laughing. “Though I think you might want to untie yourself first.”

Warriors paused, looking down. His scarf had somehow been wrapped loosely around him. “Huh? When did that happen?” He pulled the scarf off of him, letting it fall back to its normal spot behind him. “Must’ve been the wind.”

Four stumbled as his grasp on the scarf was forcibly removed when Warriors pulled on it. He fell to his hands and knees from the pull, but quickly jumped back to his feet. “I’m not letting you ignore me that easily!” Four declared, hurrying back to the scarf tip. He grabbed it again and began to wrap it around Warriors.

This time, Warriors noticed it as it was happening. “It’s moving again…” He grumbled, swatting the scarf back behind him. Four was sent flying, unbeknownst to Warriors. “Is it possessed or something? From what?”

“It can’t be the wind, there’s no breeze here.” Sky remarked, wetting and lifting his finger to the air to check.

Warriors bunched up his scarf and pulled it up, looking it over carefully to see if something had physically changed. “It doesn’t look any different than it normally does. I’m not seeing things, right?”

Sky shook his head. “No… I don’t know what’s causing it to move like that. Maybe we should get some more people to watch?”

Yes! Bring more people! Four grinned at the idea. Great idea Sky!

“Sounds like a plan to me.” Warriors turned his head towards Wind and Twilight, who were casually chatting. “Hey Wind, Twilight! Can we get your help with something?”

The two fellow heroes walked over, curious to what Warriors could want. “What’s wrong?” Twilight asked.

Sky pointed to the scarf as Warriors dropped it behind him. “We think Warriors’s scarf might be possessed. Can you guys watch it for a second?”

Wind looked absolutely thrilled at the possibility of the ghost while Twilight gave a small “heh” and rolled his eyes. “Alright, let's watch.”

Four leaped up to grab the scarf again. Now was his chance! People were specifically looking for him! He ran around Warriors again while the two new arrivals gasped. “Wow, it really did move!” Wind exclaimed. “Hey guys! Warriors’s scarf is possessed!” 

Wind’s words caught the attention of the rest of the group while Four continued to wrap Warriors in the scarf. “Well would you look at that.” Twilight squatted down to watch it move. “Hmm… Well, Sky’s right. It’s not the wind. But it’s moving pretty normally. I’d expect it to be a little… faster if it was a ghost.”

“So it’s not a ghost then?”

“Yes! I’m not a ghost!” Four tried shouting this time, trying to catch Twilight’s attention. “It’s me! Four!”

Twilight could not hear him. Four wished that Twilight was in his wolf form about now. If he was, then there was no doubt that Twilight would’ve been able to see him. 

Wait, there was a chance that Twilight might mistake him for a bug and then eat Four if he was in his wolf form, Four quickly realized. Maybe it was better that his friend was still human.

“Let’s have it happen one more time. I think I have an idea what’s happening here.” Twilight said, Wind squatting down besides Twilight.

Warriors yanked on the fabric again, sending Four flat on his face. “Ow!” He got back onto his feet while Warriors reset the fabric. “Oh that’s it!” Four grabbed the fabric again with angry determination. He sprinted around Warriors, pulling the fabric behind him as fast as he could. 

He could hear Twilight laugh as he ran. “Ah, I get it. It’s being pulled by the bottom.” Twilight said. “You’ve got a little friend.”

“Who is it?” Warriors asked as his scarf wrapped around him again.

Wind dropped to his stomach to watch, and then gasped. “OH!” He realized, finally spotting their missing group member. “It’s Four!”

“What?!”

Four stopped, sprinting over to Wind. “Wind! Can you hear me!”

Wind nodded, his eyes sparkling. “Yeah! Wow, you’re really tiny!” He held out the palm of his hand flat for Four to climb on. “What happened?” He asked as Four climbed on.

“One of my items malfunctioned. Until I can get it fixed, I’m stuck like this.” He explained. Once he did, Wind lifted him up off the ground. “It’s an item that can shrink your height. You put the hat on, you shrink, you take it off, you get big.”

“Oh, that makes sense.” Wind said, holding Four close to his face so he could hear him better. The other members of the Chain crowded around Four as well. “He says it’s an item of his that stopped working. Apparently it’s a magic item.” Wind explained, repeating Four’s words when they couldn’t reach their allies' ears.

Warriors pulled the scarf back to its normal position with an annoyed huff. “And you decided to wrap my scarf around me… why?”

“It was the only way I was sure to get someone's attention. Sorry about that.”

“He says he’s sorry.”

“Well it worked.” Warriors admitted. “How do we get you back to normal?”

“We have to fix the item, probably.” Time chimed in, having been listening. “Unfortunately, I’m not quite sure the best way to fix it without knowing what broke.” He turned to Legend and Hyrule. “You two are our best magic users. Any ideas?”

“I dunno why we can’t just keep him like this personally.” Legend said, his traditional cocky grin on his face. “It’s cute! He was short before and now he’s even shorter!”

“And I’m just as lost as you are.” Hyrule said, ignoring Legends' comment. “Maybe if we can find a Great Fairy we can get it fixed but… I’m not sure where we can find one.”

Legend, realizing he was being ignored, sighed. “If it messed up while he was tiny then there’s something wrong with the object bringing him back to normal. Which means it either ran out of magic or it just is having a bad day and it’ll come back after a few hours or so.” He said, opting to be serious. “With luck it’s the second of the two. If it’s the first, then someone’s going to need to manually put magic back into it.”

“That makes sense.” Wild said, poking Four with his finger much to Four’s dismay. “Why don’t I try and scope out where a nearby town is so we can do this somewhere a bit safer? If we lose Four in the woods while he’s tiny we’re probably not getting him back. I’ll bring Hyrule with me for extra eyes.”

“Good call, pup.” Twilight said, moving to grab his things. “Someone’s going to need to grab Four’s stuff. But let’s get Hyrule and Wild to scout out ahead to find a town. Didn’t you two say we were close to one last night?”

Hyrule nodded. “Yup! We’ll scout out a path!”

Time walked over to where Wind was holding the tiny Four, who was now free from Wild’s poking. “Wind, how about you keep a hand on Four for the time being. I’ll grab his things.”

“I’ll help with that.” Warriors said, to which Time gave a nod of acceptance too.

Four let himself sit in Wind’s palm, letting out a sigh of relief. He might’ve been small again, but he was safe. They were going to help him. “Thanks, you guys.” He said, the tips of his ears blushing a slight shade of red.

Wind giggled, moving Four to his shoulder and depositing the tiny hero there. “Aww, you’re welcome! Now c’mon team! Let’s hurry to town and get Four back to normal!”