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-Back here again, are we?-
-Well then, how about we get on with the show...?-
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???: "(Good grief. I've always hated going to summer camp.)"
-Our hero sat on the leather seats of the public bus with a suitcase by his side.-
Charlie: "(My mother insisted on me going to this one place out of town. Rats. How come I'm the only one going?)"
Charlie: "(I'm betting my money that I'll know nobody there, and everyone'll poke fun at me for being the new kid.)"
-Our hero gave a dejected sigh and looked outside of the window.-
Charlie: "(Oh. The sun is setting already...how long have we been driving...?)"
-He took a glance around the empty bus and put his suitcase on its side.-
Charlie: "(Maybe...just a little nap to pass the time wouldn't hurt...)"
-And so, he lay his head down and drifted peacefully off to sleep...-
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???: "Salutations, sir!"
-Quickly jolting awake, our hero soon finds himself surprised at the strange girl standing above him.-
-She is very...asymmetrical. One side of her is yellow, with black hair cut into a short bob. The blue side, however, is uneven and pointed in parts like a plastic toy. On that side, her hair grows long and down her back.-
-But the strangest part about her is how only one side of her face seems to speak...-
???: "Do you require assistance in getting up from the ground? It is not a very comfortable place to slumber, you know."
Charlie: "WH-WHAT ON EARTH!?"
-Our hero quickly backed himself away from the odd girl.-
Charlie: "Who- Who are you?? Where are we!?"
???: "My apologies! It appears that I have not properly introduced myself!"
Ena: "I go by the name of Ena. Ultimate Surrealist!"
-Quickly, her eyes turn to television static and the blue side of her face turns completely white with blue irises in her eyes. Her voice has gotten notably more feminine and blubbery in nature.-
Ena: "...Now what does that mean?? Are they calling me weird....?"
-Her eyes go static again, and she's back to normal as she shakes her head and sighs.-
Ena: "Ah...sincerest apologies. I tend to experience quite......extreme mood swings."
Charlie: "That....that's okay...."
Charlie: "What does...what's the 'ultimate' thing about..?"
Ena: "We shall discuss that later. Now, please come with me! I am sure that others are in this place as well!"
-She took a hold of his hand and lifted him from the floor, and our hero soon found himself being dragged to a new room...-
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-Our hero soon finds himself facing a room with a...certainly odd variety of characters, to say the least.-
Charlie: "(Maybe this is all just...part of some dream I'm having. I hope I wake up before I reach my stop...)"
???: * Well, look what we have here! Newcomers, I see!
-A blue birdlike person with short hair, a black shirt, and green pants walks towards the duo.-
???: * You two must be the last ones, right?"
Ena: "I presume that is correct!"
Charlie: "(A...talking bird?)"
Ena: "I go by the name of Ena. This here is my newest ally...uhm..."
Charlie: "Oh, right. I never told you my name...(Would it really matter anyway? It's not like I'm a memorable person.)"
Charlie: "Charlie. Charlie Brown. Well, Charles is my real name, but everyone shortens it to Charlie....(among other things.)"
Ena: "It is nice to be acquainted to you, 'Charles'!"
???: * Quite the pleasure to meet you both!
Charlie: "I suppose..."
Ena: "And you are...?"
-The blue bird-thing smiles and spins in place.-
???: * I'm an Addison! And all I do is advertise~!
???: * ...Well, that's our slogan at least. Quite fitting for the Ultimate Advertiser, isn't it?
Banner: * You can call me....Banner! I don't...exactly have a name...but 'blue' and 'banner' both start with the same letter, so it does make sense, right?
Ena: "It is great to meet you, Mister Banner!"
Charlie: "(Off to a weird start...) Yeah...what exactly do you advertise, anyways?"
-Banner clicks his heels together.-
Banner: * Shoes! Would you like to try a sample?
Charlie: "S-Sample...?"
Banner: * Why, of course! We have many different flavors for you to try. It even comes with a toothpick! Isn't that nifty?
Charlie: "N...No thanks...I ate already."
-Banner gives a shrug.-
Banner: * Suit yourself! If you're still interested later, I have plenty to go around~!
Charlie: "Alright..."
-Ena and Charlie both walk away from Banner and continue to look around the room.-
???: * Why hello there, young ones.
-They both turn to meet a humanoid goat-like creature, who is wearing a purple cloak and giving a warm smile.-
???: * Are you two the last ones of the group?
Ena: "Correct!"
???: * Wonderful! It's a pleasure to meet you both.
Toriel: * My name is Toriel. The...handbook had told me that I hold the title of 'Ultimate Guardian'.
Charlie: "(First a bird, now a goat...? Good grief, I'll need to pinch myself later.) Nice to meet you, Ms. Toriel..."
-She continues to give that same warm expression as she gives the duo a pat on the head.-
Toriel: * You two seem like very polite children.
Ena: "I am....unsure of my age, ma'am!"
Toriel: * O-Oh! My apologies...but, either way.
-She walks off to another part of the room.-
Charlie: "(Even if she's part of this dream...she's very nice, from what I can tell. Like a mother...)"
???: "Yo! What's up!"
-A blond boy and a girl wearing matching outfits approach our hero and Ena.-
???: "Introducing..."
Rin: "Kagamine Rin-"
Len: "-And Kagamine Len!"
Rin+Len: "Ultimate Twin Idols!"
-They strike a pose back to back together.-
Charlie: "(Identical twins...creepy.)"
Ena: "Salutations, Kagamine siblings! It is a pleasure to meet you!"
Charlie: "Yeah...nice to meet you. You two sure are in sync..."
Rin: "Of course!"
Len: "Isn't it nifty?"
Rin: "We're so close, we finish each other's-"
Len: "-Sandwiches!"
-Rin turns to stare at Len with a sour expression-
Rin: "Len, you dummy!! It's 'sentences'! 'SENTENCES'!!"
Len: "My bad..."
Charlie: "(Heh...)"
-Our hero finds the situation to be quite humorous as he watches the siblings bicker with one another.-
???: "Ah, how despairful..."
-Our hero turns to find a sickly boy with white hair staring at his hand and monologuing to himself, while a person wearing a wizard's outfit is looking away from him.-
???: "Another game...how despair inducing...I suppose I was put here once more with some sort of purpose, no matter how small. To instill hope by being a stepping stone for everyone else..."
Charlie: "(Huh??)"
???: "Nyeh...he's been going on about this for a while now..."
Himiko: "Oh! Hello...I'm Himiko Yumeno. Ultimate Mage!"
Charlie: "Mage? Like a magician?"
Himiko: "Yes, I'm also known as the Ultimate Magician...but, I don't use just any old silly set of magic tricks!!"
-She does a wave with her staff.-
Himiko: "Iiiiiit's.....real magic..!!"
Charlie: "Wow...that's...pretty cool! Could you show me? I don't think I've seen a real magician before..."
Himiko: "Nyeh, I would...but my MP is low right now."
Charlie: "H...Huh?"
Himiko: "Nevermind."
Himiko: "And this boy...is Nagito Komaeda. He said he was the Ultimate Hope. I think he's busy right now..."
Charlie: "Okay...I think I'll come back later. I'm...Charlie Brown, by the way."
Himiko: "Bye bye, Charlie..."
-Our hero walks off to go talk to someone else, and finds a girl with straight bangs and white flowing hair in a uniform in the corner.-
Charlie: "Uh...hello there. What-What's your name..??"
-She looks up at him, and our hero feels a mysterious aura emanating from her.-
Saki: "...Saki Shiraki. Ultimate....well, it didn't say."
Charlie: "...I...I'm Charlie Brown. I don't know mine either..."
Saki: "...Nice to meet you. Good to know we're in the same boat."
Charlie: "Y...Yeah..."
-Our hero gives a shudder as he turn away from her, and stops as a strange new person approaches him.-
-He appears to wear a red ringmaster's suit with a black tophat, but the most notable feature about him is the fact that his head is a pair of toy dentures with two mismatched eyes.-
???: "WELCOME TO THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS! ARE YOU READY TO SEE SOMETHING INCREDIBLE?"
-The toy dentures man points to him, then immediately draws himself back.-
???: "...IS WHAT I WOULD SAY IF I WAS ACTUALLY THERE. WHERE ARE WE, EVEN? PECULIAR, PECULIAR..."
-Stunned, our hero gives nothing but a few blinks.-
Charlie: "(..Yep, I think I'm dreaming.)"
???: "DEAR ME! I'VE FORGOTTEN TO INTRODUCE MYSELF! HOW RUDE OF ME, INDEED!"
Caine: "I, CAINE, BEAR THE GRAND TITLE OF ULTIMATE RINGMASTER! ISN'T THAT SIMPLY SPECTACULAR?"
Caine: "AND YOU, BOY? WHAT ABOUT YOU?"
Charlie: "W...Well, my name is Charlie Brown...I haven't even looked at what mine is, yet..."
Caine: "WELL, BEST GET TO IT WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE! IT'S A PLEASURE TO KNOW YOUR NAME!"
-Caine looks to the side and seems to be excited by something, pointing immediately-
Caine: "OH, OH....!!! LOOK! LOOK WHO IT IS NOW!!"
Charlie: "Wh-What is it?"
-Caine is now pointing to a very meek-looking jester girl, who's messing with her hands in the corner.-
Caine: "MY DEAR!! MY DEAR ASSISTANT!!"
-Snapping his fingers a few times, he joyfully prances on over to her and takes her hand, leading her back to our hero.-
Caine: "THIS HERE IS MY LOVELY ASSISTANT, POMNI! ULTIMATE RINGMASTER'S ASSISTANT!"
-He puts a hand on her shoulder in a prompt to speak.-
Pomni: "H-Hello there..."
Charlie: "...Hi."
Caine: "ISN'T IT JUST LOVELY? OUR TITLES GO PERFECT TOGETHER! WE MATCH!"
Pomni: "Y-Yeah...it is..."
-She looks away, seemingly flustered by the situation.-
Ena: "Charles! Over here!"
Charlie: "Oh, Ena. You don't have to use my full name...what is it?"
Ena: "I have met another person here!"
-She motions towards a red rabbit puppet in a striped shirt.-
Ena: "His name was....what was it again?"
Bodoque: "Juan Carlos Bodoque. Ultimate Environmentalist."
Charlie: "(He seems very...serious?) Nice to meet you, sir..."
Bodoque: "Unfortunately, I have no time for making friends at this moment. I shall leave now."
-He turns to stare at some unknown thing in the distance.-
Bodoque: "Esta fue la Nota Verde. Soy Juan Carlos Bodoque."
Charlie: "P...Pardon?"
-Before our hero can ask further, Bodoque leaves the duo.-
Ena: "...How unfriendly..."
Charlie: "Yeah..."
Ena: "Oh, my friend! You have not seen your title yet! Do you have a handbook?"
-Our hero feels in one of his pockets, and finds a very strange, smooth square.-
Charlie: "What is....huh? This isn't a book at all..?"
Ena: "Allow me to assist you, please!"
-She taps the screen with her finger, and it seems to turn on like a television...-
Charlie: "'Charlie Brown'..."
-He stares ruefully at the screen.-
Charlie: "...'Ultimate Blockhead'. What kind of mean joke is...?"
Ena: "Ah, do not be like that! I am sure you have some sort of skill! Perhaps you're a good cook...?"
Charlie: "Maybe there's something...but definitely not a chef. All I can make is cold cereal...and maybe toast."
-Putting the handbook back in his pocket, our hero leaves to go talk to everyone else with Ena...-
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-Zacharie: Ultimate Merchant-
-Meta Knight: Ultimate Knight-
-Ash Ketchum: Ultimate Adventurer-
-Mommy Mearest: Ultimate Pop Star-
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-Soon, a television turns on with a jingle...-
???: "This is a test. Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3..."
???: "Greetings, everyone."
???: "Please make your way to the Gym for a welcoming ceremony."