[Rise is standing on stage all by herself. She looks different than usual. Her hair is let down from her usual pigtails. Her clothes are plain and modest. She doesn't reflect her usual confidence, nervously staring at her feet as she grips the microphone in her hands. She looks tiny on stage, small under the bright lights. There's no one in the ( Read more... )

Rise Kujikawa, reporting in ( Read more... )

Hello? Hey, is this thing working?

[Video pulls back to reveal... an Idol! Rise stares into the device, frowning. She adjusts her rowan crown around her head as she speaks.]

If this is a prank, it's not funny. Whatever this is, my name's Rise Kujikawa and I really need to get home right now, okay?