LLAS Ch15

Created website where volunteers sign up. Number go up, dopamine is released.

??? MC kinda getting owned. Ayumu has gotten like 3 times the amount of scenes w/ her and Shioriko than MC has gotten w/ Ayumu. They're going shopping together to get a present for MC, but like c'mon. Well that's okay it can be a trio I guess? Anyways Ayumu kinda flounders around on the date and then Shioriko suggests getting MC a new notebook and then all the club members can write thank you messages and stuff on the first page.

Blah blah blah, we hit 1000, but when we try to get them together to present more info for the event and training/rehearsal stuff, the gang learns about the reality of volunteer work that Shioriko has been trying to keep on the downlow. Something something bystander effect. You're not getting 100% turnout, or even 80% turnout most of the time. They in fact only get a 10% turnout rate lol. 100 people show up. Shioriko expresses her condolences and tells them she'll extend the deadline, but they still need 1000 or she won't allow it to happen.

Anyways MC now realizes the scam of depending on volunteers and heads out to personally murde- confirm w/ all the no shows if they're sure they can't go and if they can't be convinced to go. MC runs herself ragged and when Ayumu tries to talk to her, MC looks down and won't look at her face. MC needs to do this alone apparently while the idols focus on doing idol things. I feel like this is the fucking plot to a hentai story. Can't believe Shioriko is gonna steal Ayumu from MC. That's so messed up.

Oh my god, but like actually. Ayumu's feeling down and Shioriko's comforting her, telling her she can vent to her. Anyways apparently Ayumu hasn't gotten a chance to give MC the gift, so Shioriko says she feels partially responsible for this. She says she'll set up a meeting for Ayumu.

We run into Honoka and Chika while talking to another no show in Akihabara... which bodes the question why the fuck are these two hanging together on a school day? How does Chika get over here and still attend classes? Is this why she's failing school? Also in other news Honoka is putting on weight from eating too many snacks I guess.

The game is now telling me to be sad. Indicated by the dark clouds and rain. LOL no fucking way we're going this edgy. Ayumu tries to tell us that more important than the festival, she wants MC to be with them whether it's for practice or for the calls to the no shows. She wants them to rel- oh holdon MC has to take this phone call sorry. Ayumu tries to give her the present and then MC yells we're childhood friends why can't you understand and then the gift is dropped and oh god the drama. Oh god Ayumu is crying saying she doesn't understand! She's literally just in this for the MC and who gives a fuck about everyone else. She's calling us stupid and doesn't want to be an idol anymore. Unironically cutest scene I've seen from Ayumu. Anyways Shioriko has to slap (figuratively) us back into reality because MC is too dense.