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[947 Beulah St.]

[It seems that Rin has received a couple of packages for her trouble. Having taken them into the living room, she opens the first one to find four costumes folded up. She takes them out one by one, regarding the first two with approval. There is a Santa costume, which makes her grin - she totally called that one. But this final one is a bit strange. She holds up the armor that seems to have come from a video game.]

Eh, what am I supposed to do with this? ♪

[...it's kinda cool though. She's tempted to go and model it, but instead, she'll open up the second package. A pair of winged glasses materialize over her eyes. The world statics and pixelates in her vision, but that's only the beginning. Try as she might, can't take them off. Frustrated, she starts messing with her hair.]

Ahhh, why?! I'm supposed to be done seeing false images! ♪

[and now that she looks at the box, she can't tell what the rest of the things in it are. They are a black-gray blur... she's just going to assume that they are the weapons from the same PV, The Cursed Glasses. But then, it could also be a monster.]

Damn it--

[she takes the risk and reaches inside. Gripping something metallic, she stands up and holds it in both of her hands with a big sigh of relief.

So now there's Rin holding a big-ass rifle in the living room, and if you're just entering, she'll probably point it at you, since she can't see clearly. What do, housemates?]

[Later; Library]

[Rin has at least ditched the weaponry, but now she's wearing the outfit that came with the glasses, and they still won't come off. At a loss, she drags her grumpy, scantily-clad butt to the library - because that's what she did in the song, right? Of course, she wanders around bumping into things, and when she finally locates the bookshelves and cracks open a book, she can't read shit.

...It's not that she didn't expect this, but she still groans loudly.]

This is hopeless. ♪

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[in her usual deadpan tone]

Rin, please don't point that at me, it may be loaded.

[oh jeez. With the way the glasses are distorting her view, Ruri's purple hair almost made Rin think the Priest Gakupo was approaching. So pointing the gun in that direction was an instinct, even. But she'll sheepishly lower it. At least now she knows for sure that she's holding a gun, too.]

Sorry, sorry. I thought you were someone else! ♪

Maybe take off those glasses then? Is that a prop gun or a real one?

[sigh]

They won't come off, I already tried!

... And actually, the gun is from a video game, so who knows if it works or not. ♪

Set down the gun, I can take a look at both of them.

[She hrms a bit then walks over to check Rin out]

Uhh... [she looks around awkwardly, then decides to put the gun on the couch.]

[Ruri starts peering over Rin's glasses, opening several screens around her and trying the direct approach to taking them off probably with little success]

Are they from a song of yours perhaps?

[Her eyes dart around as the screens are opened - little bursts of color that startle her. She holds her head, dizzy.]

Yeah. Wait, I'll sing it for you. ♪

♪♫♪ When I got into this world, the glasses were already on my face.
A device that's supposed to correct vision, but all that I see is distorted.
Everything I see with the glasses is fishy.
I don't need any glasses - my eyesight is 20/20.
The command to take them off is rejected - do something!
The priest was out of town.
You reaaaally did have fun last night huh?
Ugh, the circle planet in my eyes is blurry.
I tear my hair out, it must be an error.
I see the rippling horizon.
Ugh, the town is an impossible reality like Escher's works.
I feel dizzy. I'm going around in circles; my legs are starting to tingle.
I try to set my sights straight.
Even when I try to focus my sights, I still can't see inside the chest with these lenses.

(tceles nottub B)

How to take off the glasses is written in ancient books.
They are somewhere in the library of secret islands.
I tried finding them with the glasses - oh my god!
My vision is blurry and I can't see the map clearly - I already got myself a boat too.
NOTHING is the only command. I give up already.
The doctor is buried in junk. He looks dead - oh no, oh no!
I can't see my own world. All of what I see is just phenomena. Where is the dragon?
Ugh, I'm in a seriously irritated status.
"Do you want half the world from me?" a dialogue asks
Replying "YES" to it, I hit NO when it was popping up
I started bashing it in an outburst of anger! ♫♪♪

"Real flowers are much more colorful. The sky is much bigger and the ocean is deeper. The sun shines and you don't look THAT stupid. But when I see through these glasses, why is nothing real? These fake images, I really, really, HATE IT ALL!" ♪

...

And that's it... ♪

Sounds like a video game all most. I wonder.

[She starts loading up old games with sky castles on them]

Hrm, Omoikane has about 300 in his database, this may take some time.

You're searching video games? Well, I guess it's worth a shot.

I need to sit down... ♪

Castle in the clouds? Dragons? Doesn't that sound like a simplistic RPG?

Yeah, it is. ♪ Um, thanks. I'll wait.

[she sits. Then realizes she sat on her gun, so let her just push that to the side a bit]

Have you tried firing the gun?

[she shakes her head]

I just picked it up. ♪

Maybe it is part of the riddle. Why not take it outside and see what it does to a mailbox?

[the poor mailbox. Always used for target practice. Still, it's better than sitting around awkwardly.]

Sure, ok! ♪

[she picks the gun back up and looks around, attempting to focus. But the room's spinning...]

Ah, damn it. Where's the door? ♪

[She peers over and shakes her head]

Let me help you.

[She'll guide Rin to the door with a worried look]

Rin, I swear I wasn't going to announce anything without you there! Now put the gun down!

Thanks... ♪

[she groans a bit, but being outside is a whole different set of pixels. Thanks to all of the white snow, it's a lot simpler and easier to focus.]

Whew, that's a lot better. ♪

[she aims the gun at the mailbox and pulls the trigger. It clicks like it fired, but nothing happens to the mailbox. A dialogue pops up on the glasses. "You can't use these items together!", it says.]

... [sigh!]

Ugh, it doesn't work on objects. This really is like an old video game. ♪

[oh, how embarrassing.]

W-What? Don't be stupid, I'm not trying to shoot you, Yosuke-nii! ♪

[she puts the gun behind her back, NOTHING TO SEE HERE :I]

I might be wrong, but I didn't think your sense of humor involved waving guns around.

... though you do have the road roller, but that just means steamrollers are your thing, not guns.

Well, I didn't even know this was a gun. ♪

[so there!!]

... you're holding it! How can you not know it's a gun?!

I held it for like 5 seconds before you started yellin' at me! And my vision is all messed up from these stupid glasses. ♪

You-

[Okay, calm down. He won't get anywhere like this]

Okay. So why not just take off the glasses?

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