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nopen the gate!

nLet me in! let me iiiiinnnnn!

nLETS GOOOO BOISSSSS

nUngodly hours? This is it.It’s starting!

n—–AI|IA—–

nPlay Skyclad Observer

nA stretched out piano note echoed before starting an instrumental opening. At the same time, a distorted image showing a ruined apocalyptic city emerged. A few notes later, a male voice started singing.

nAs the past slowly now starts to fade moving on to a future of gray.Those who stare upon this world will become aware of its wrongs.

nThe scene flickered, turning to present day Tokyo and then a man in a white lab coat walking off into the distance.

nAll that is in this moment and all that’s in this timeIt was laid out perfect and sublime at least that’s what they always say…

nA jump cut to dark rooms, shadowy figures and silhouettes reaching out to the sky.

nBut the truth is that everything you can see right nowIt’s all just chance slowly breaking down…

nThe scene shattered like glass before showing a white clock spinning back on a black background.

nShatter now all of the lies… that bind… And walk into the light

nThe clock vanished, engulfed by darkness.

nOpen your eyes

nAnd then the scene shifted, back to the ruined and gray city. Within it, a man with a white lab coat walked forward into the horizon.

nZero the past while you chase the future you’ve wonbecause the present you is not doneDon’t believe the lies they always say or their logicOpen your eyes

nThe screen flashed again, showing that same man, but with an obscured face sitting in front of an old computer terminal, fingers tapping on the keyboard.

nStories that always seem to reach only bad ends, deny them all to start it again

nReach out to those who have been forsaken now by the world…

nThe man stopped and stood up, glancing back at the camera. At the same time, the scene panned to the computer monitor.

nMake up your mind and your heart to guide creating those brand new MirAIs

nProject MirAIs

nOpen the Gate to new futures

n—–AI|IA—–

nHana’s BGM

nThe scene flickered out, like a television being shut off. The comments section flashed by, thousands of comments being sent at once.

nwas that it?

nhype hype hype

nlame! So edgy!

nthis message has been deleted by a moderator

nThen, static. Like an old television, slowly finding the signal.

n“H-Hello? Can you hear me?”

n!!!!

nCuuuute!

nWait, it’s really a girl?

nWhat?!

nOMG. I want you to-

nThis message has been deleted by a moderator

nWe can hear you!

nLoud and clear!

n

nA soft giggle echoed and then the video sharpened, revealing a close up of a cute anime girl with bright orange hair and glowing amber eyes. She let out a beaming smile and then stepped back, pumping a fist in the air. “Yay! It worked!”

nAs she stepped back, the camera view widened, showing a run-down room. A bed with discolored sheets. Steel walls, like that of a warehouse. A small wardrobe.

nIt was a dark and drab scene. But the girl in the center of the room was in complete contrast to that, a bright and orange splash of color in the gray room.

n“Hello everyone! It’s nice to meet you!” She waved and said, “It’s my first time doing something like this, so I’m a bit nervous… but it’s fun, too! Hehe.”

nShe smiled and then laced her fingers together, holding them by her waist. “Ah! I should probably put you guys up. Um… One moment.” She tapped on something in the air and then a chatbox appeared on screen. A holographic green wireframe, with words flying past.

n“There we go!”

nI’m on tv!

nCute!

nGah, my heart…

nVERY KAWAII

n“Okay! So, I should introduce myself!” The girl clasped her hands at her waist and said, “I’m Hana Homura! Please, take care of me!” Hana raised her body and then smiled. “U-Um… Mister John said I should tell you a bit about myself so… Should we get that done first?”

nWait, is this live?

n!!! Not prerecorded?

nHana stared at the chat box and then shook her head. “Oh! Yes! I mean, no!” She shook her head and said, “I’m talking to you all right now. Um… How do I prove it… Ah! I know, I’ll read off of few user names… Wow, there’s so many. Um…”

nShe tilted her head and then said, “Hello, Xiaoshen-san! Good morning, Kuroi-san! And… Um, I don’t know how to read this, but Rewivwinsish-san?”

nomg! A real 2D waifu?!!

nWe’ve done it boys!

nAAaaaaahhhhh!

nWhere’s my wallet

nHana lifted her hand to her mouth and giggled. “I’m glad you’re all excited too! I was worried that people would think this was weird… I mean, when Mister John talked to me about it- Ah. I shouldn’t talk about that?”

nShe looked off to the side and then nodded before looking back at the chat. “I’m sorry, everyone. It seems like I can’t talk too much about the details.”

nMister John? John Titor?

nWait, that guy was real too?

nCan’t talk… Titor… 2D world is real? And in the future?!

nI have come from the future. In the year 202X, a virus called-

nThis message was deleted by a moderator

nHana giggled. “Well, something like that. But let’s move on. I’d love to sit here and talk with everyone all day, but we don’t have much time.” She reached out and tapped something in front of her, causing a window to appear, kind of like an old status screen in an RPG.

nHana Homura (花焔)

nAge: 16

nBirthday: June 21st

nHeight: 160 cm

nJob: Apprentice Idol

nAffiliation: MirAIs Generation 0

n“There we go!” She pulled her hand back and hopped a bit, smiling. “So, there’s the basic information about me! Like I said, my name’s Hana Homura. My birthday is June 21st… The first day of summer! I’m 160 cm tall… Well, not very tall. But I still have room to grow!”

nRoom to grow? But her cup’s already-

nThis message was deleted by a moderator

nStop! Keep it wholesome!

nShe’s too pure to lewd! Bad man!

nFBI! Open up!

nwwwww

nlol what are these old memes?

n

n“Um, what else… That’s right!” She smiled and then said, “My current job is an Apprentice Idol here at MirAIs! I’m just by myself right now, but I hope that I can get some cute kouhais soon to help out too!”

nIdol?

nIdol!?!!?

nWait, MirAIs is an idol group?

nAlways has been.

nHana tilted her head to the side and smiled. “Well, not quite an idol yet. Right now I’m still practicing… But that’s why I’m here! I’m hoping that if I get to know everyone and perform for you, I’ll be good enough to perform on stage! Hehe.”

nGah, my heart…

n*Hello from America!*

n*Super cute!*

nI’ll buy ten tickets!

nHana read the chat for a bit and then said, “I’m glad! I’m hoping to perform for everyone soon too, but I think that’d be best to close off the stream. For now, um… What was next?”

nShe tapped the air in front of her, changing out the status screen for a list.

n“Oh right! Likes and dislikes!”

nLikes:

nSinging!

nDancing!

nPop songs!

nMister John!

nOrange!

nDislikes:

nBad people.

nLiars.

nHospitals.

nMOD: Titor – O-Oi! Who approved that Likes list!?

nMOD: Alpha – You did.

nMOD: Beta – What Eldest Sister said.

nMOD: Titor – Aaaaarggggghhhhh.

nlolol

nwwwwwwwwww

nJohn Titor’s a tsundere?

n

nHana read the chat for a bit and then giggled. “Sorry, Mister John. I thought it’d be funny.”

nMOD: Titor – Beta! Delete it!

nBeta! Leave it!

nAbuse of power!

nOppression of speech!

nMOD: Beta – The people have spoken.

nHana smiled and then said, “I should explain my list, right? Singing and dancing… Well, I want to be an idol, so that’s obvious! I also really like pop songs and karaoke!” She paused. “Ah, I should have put that down… Oh! Thanks Miss Beta!”

nThe list updated, putting Karaoke beneath pop songs.

nMOD: Beta – Added.

nMOD: Titor – Oi!

n‘Miss’ Beta?

nBest girl Miss Beta?

n 1

n 1

nHana’s smile widened and then she said, “Let’s see… Ah. Well, I guess it’s not right for me to say that I ‘like’ Mister John. But he’s been really nice to me! Without him, I wouldn’t be able to be here right now.”

nI’m watching you, Titor!

nYou’re not fooling us!

nFBI open up!

nHana giggled again. “You guys can be mean, huh? But don’t be too hard on Mister John. He’s a really nice- Huh?” She turned to the side and said, “But it’s the truth? …About me, not you? But you play such a big part in… Okay.” She sighed and said, “Looks like Mister John is embarrassed about that, so let’s move on. Let’s see… Oh! Orange!”

nHana spun around and said, “As you can see, I have a lot of orange in my outfit because I like it!” She held her hands behind her back and said, “In a place like this, orange is a nice color, you know? It’s warm, like the sun, and it just makes me feel happy looking at it. Don’t you think?”

nHnnnnnngh.

nOrange-kun?

nYes, queen!

nOi, where did all these boomers show up from?

n“Now to dislikes… Um. There’s not a lot that I don’t like, but there are three things I really, really, don’t like.” Hana took a deep breath and then put on a serious face. After that, she stuck up her index finger, counting off. “One, I don’t like bad people. That’s people who try to take advantage of others, who trick people with promises of money and work, who try to hurt people and make girls like me-“

nShe paused and then shook her head. “…Never mind. Anyway, I don’t like bad people… Ah, and I guess liars are included in that.” She tilted her head, humming. “…I guess some lies are okay. But lying to hurt people or trick them to do something for you is bad.” She turned to the chat window and said, “You guys agree, right?”

nobviously!

nlying is no good!

nabsolutely!

nYes, queen!

nHana giggled. “Wow. You’re all a lot nicer than I was expecting… I’m glad. It seems like there’s no bad people here.”

nwe got praised!

nwooooo

nthat’s what I’ve been waiting for!

nHana shook her head and then said, “As for my last dislike… I don’t like hospitals.” She frowned and then looked off to the side. “My mom was really sick for a long time and I had to desperately try to find a way to pay her medical bills for a while. It was… really sad. And scary.” She went quiet, trailing off.

n<3

n<3<3<3

nwe love you!

ndamned onion ninjas…!

nHana sniffed, brushing her eyes. “Ah. I didn’t think I’d cry…” She laughed, shaking her head. “This is embarrassing… On my debut stream too…”

nit’s ok!

ndon’t worry!

n<3

nlike Titor said, we’ll help you out!

ndammit, why isn’t SC enabled yet!?

ngogogo! subscribe guys!

nHana read the chat and then laughed. “Oh no, I didn’t mean to worry you guys. It’s fine. Everything’s alright now.”

nare we at 100k?

n100k already?!

neven more guys!

nHana let out an exasperated sigh. “Honestly, you guys are too kind… It makes me sad I can’t do more right now. U-Um… wait a bit! We’re almost done with the boring stuff and then I can sing for you!”

ntake your time!

nwe’ll be here all day!

nMOD: Titor – No rush. Time is irrelevant to me.

nOi, Titor, stop trying to be cool!

nHana laughed and said, “Okay. Um… Next are the hashtags!” She tapped the air in front of her, changing the list again.

nStreams – #HanaLive

nFanart – #HanaArt

nFan Name – ???

nFan Mark – Fireworks

n“For streams and fanart, I think we should keep it simple and do HanaLive and HanaArt. Um… Is that okay?”

nSimple and clean!

nThat’s the way it should be!

nfine with me

nvanilla is best, just like JK girls

nOfficer, that one up there.

nMOD: Alpha – On it.

nthis message has been deleted by a moderator

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nHana smiled. “Okay! Then for our fan mark, I think fireworks are good. I mean, my name is fire flower after all. Hehe.”

nexplosion!

nwhat even are these comments

nsomething is rising and it’s not just the fireworks!

nwholesome, guys! wholesome!

n“Okay.” Hana nodded. “Since that seems to be fine, now it’s time for the fan name. Um… to be honest, I didn’t know what to call everyone. I was thinking maybe Hana family, but that’s too plain.”

nHanaMes?

nHana Family is great!

nBooring.

nOoh! How about Ohana! It means family!

nOhana!

nThat one! It’s perfect!

nyeah! We’re your ohana!

n

n“Ohana?” Hana blinked. “Does it mean family?”

nYes!

nMmhm

nLike in that one cartoon movie!

nIn Hawaii

n“Oh!” Hana clasped her hands together. “That’s perfect then! Miss Beta, could you…?”

nMOD: Beta – Done.

nThe Fan Name swapped out the question marks for Ohana.

n“Great! Then… Just a bit more!” Hana tapped the screen, changing it again.

nMy Wishes!

nPerform live at Tokyo Dome!

nPerform a live concert for everyone online!

nWrite a full album!

nBecome a senpai!

n“My wishes!” Hana smiled and said, “To be honest, I’ve already had a lot of wishes come true this year… but I thought that it might be okay to have a few more.”

nreach for the stars!

nkeep wishing!

nno worries! we’ll help!

nHana laughed. “Everyone… Thank you. Um, then I’ll explain my wishes. First… I want to perform live at the Tokyo Dome. It’s a really big wish, but I think it would be fun! Ah, but if that doesn’t work, I want to perform a live concert for everyone online too!”

ni’ll buy a hundred tickets!

nwe’ll fill the whole stadium!

ndammit, UTube! Monetize her already!

nwhy can’t I throw money at my waifu yet!?

n“Next… I’d like to write an album someday. I have a few songs, but they’re still not that good… but maybe when I get better at singing and writing I can perform them for you!”

ncan’t wait!

ndo it now!

nwe won’t judge!

nHana giggled. “I’m not confident yet… maybe when we get to know each other more first?”

n!!! Chance?!

nWafiu?

nWaifu?

nHana giggled again and said, “As for my last wish… I want to be a senpai!” She placed her hands on her chest and said, “Mister John helped me a lot in making this happen, but it’s a bit lonely here by myself. It’d be nice in the future to have some cute kouhais to practice with too… but it’s still a long way off.” She sighed and said, “Right now, it’s just me. You don’t mind, do you?”

nit’s better like this!

ni’ll never leave you!

nyou’re the only one in my heart!

nHana read the chat and then shook her head. “No! That’s no good!” She frowned and said, “You have to support my kouhais later too or I won’t forgive you, you know?” She giggled, covering her mouth. After that, she tapped the screen again. “Ah. Looks like we’re done!”

nThe window vanished, leaving only the chat up.

nHana sighed. “Phew. I was worried that would never end… Ah!” She jumped and looked off to the side. “It’s almost nine already? That’s no good!” She shook her head and said, “Sorry to keep everyone here so long on a Friday morning… Maybe I should have scheduled this for tomorrow…?”

nIt’s okay!

nschool? Who needs it.

ni work from home anyway

n“Well, I’ll hurry up and sing and then send everyone off, alright?” She stepped back and then turned to the side. “Is the audio okay like this? …I can just sing? Okay!” Hana turned back forward and then said, “I’m a bit nervous since this will be my first time singing in front of so many people… but here I go. This is a song from one of my favorite movies. I hope you like it.”

nHana closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “Okay. Launching Fireworks… Here I go.”

nA soft piano intro played, and then…

n“I can still recall the brilliant blue shore we saw upon that warm summer day…”

n“All our words that we had written down in the sand, and your back as you walked away…”

n“Flowing tides that fall and rise

ntaking away the thoughts and feelings that we had shared that day”

nIn the night and in my eyes

nthere’s only twilit memories of you left in my mind

nSparks that lit up and filled the sky, blossoming flowers made of light

nSurely with that, these warm days won’t ever die

nOur hazy and uncertain hearts, tie them together to not part

nPraying that this night will last for all of time…”

nThe song continued, and then at the end, Hana opened her eyes, a gentle smile on her face. “Thank you.”

nbeautiful!

ni’m crying

nwhy is the video in 144- oh wait

nmy heart…

nHana! I’ll watch fireworks with you forever!

nHana giggled. “Everyone… Thank you. Um… I can’t really do much else, but I can try to read some of your names for a bit before I go… Wow, the chat is fast. Um… Thank you, 177013-san. Thank you, Innotui-san. Thank you, DeadReader-san. Thank you… Ah! I’ll say it right this time! Thank you… Rwvwndish-san! Thank you, Laica-san! Thank you, Wkppp-san! Thank you…”

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