★ blind the masses with a grin, stir up the media

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⭐ Who: Ai and you!
⭐ When: End of May through July
⭐ Where: Various prompts around Yumemigaoka and the Dream Sphere
⭐ What: An Ai catchall for the next month! After a suspiciously well timed vacation out to Hokkaido, Ai's back in Yumemigaoka and ready to catch up on everything she missed. I'm also down for doing closed/private prompts so hit me up on Discord if you'd like to plan something!

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May 22nd - Dreamer Union

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[ With the chaos of Golden Week and the anniversary celebration behind them, things at the DU have settled... mostly back to normal. You know, as normal as you can ever expect a place like the DU to get. It's into this relative normalcy at the DU office that a familiar face comes swanning in her usual incognito gear and with a big smile. With a bit of a flourish, she whips off her sunglasses and – ]

Surpriiiiiise! Did you miss me? [ it's not a surprise. she was due back at work today. but let her have a LITTLE fun. ] You would not believe how perfect the weather was out there – I got a little tan, can you see? Ooh and don't worry, I brought back souvenirs!

[ And with that, she starts unpacking her bag onto her desk and steadily piling up more and more... and more... sweets all the way from Hokkaido. D–did she seriously try and get enough for the entire office??? ]

So? What did I miss? Who got in the most trouble while I was gone?

Last week of May - Dream Sphere

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[ Back to work doesn't just mean flitting around the office, of course – the most important part of a Dreamer's job is the whole... dreaming thing. It's in the name! So as soon as she's settled and caught up on everyone's business, Ai makes her way over to the other side. As much as there is to catch up on here, surely there's even more on the other side.

You'll usually catch Dreamer Ai-Doll in the Slumbering City, doing her usual work of making sure nothing's afoot with any newbie Dreamers. If you're looking particularly worried or out of place, then you might find yourself set upon in a well-meaning way by a very enthusiastic Ai-Doll. ]

It's a little overwhelming to start with, huh? Don't worry, you got this!

[ ... Or maybe you're out in one of the outlying locations and facing some particularly nasty Torments – maybe even a Nightmare! Whether you're struggling or managing to hold your own, you'll see a sudden flash of light strike your enemy like... a spotlight? Once the light hits them, the enemy's attention suddenly whips away from you over to Dreamer Ai-Doll, who's illuminated by a similar plume of radiance. ]

Sorry to barge in. But right now, you're duetting with me!

June 3rd - Dream Sphere Excursion (Amane, Ango, Lisa)

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[ It's far from Ai-Doll's first time leading an Excursion so she's brimming with cheery, casual confidence when the time comes around to escort Rhodonite on her trip outside of the Slumbering City. Hanako coming along had been her request and Decadence coming along had been... well, let's call it a happy accident. The more the merrier had been her cheery response and she's hoping that having a trio of more experienced Dreamers to help out will ease Rhodonite's nerves a little. ... or it'll give her stage fright she'll have to confront. Either way, things should work out fine! ]

Alright! Is everybody ready to go?

[ They're all ankle deep in the water of the city's northern most exit, submerged train tracks stretching out into the dreamy mists beyond. Even Ai-Doll has no idea where they'll end up, but it's sure to be interesting one way or another. ]

June 5th - Dream Sphere Excursion (Zeke, Shu, Makoto)

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Alright! Now we're all ready, let's head out!

[ You wouldn't think a woman who's just gotten back from vacation would be flinging herself into this much work this fast but here Ai-Doll is on her section Excursion of the week with another pair of newbies under her belt. Funnily, the second verse is almost the same as the first – Chaosbringer and Cerulean's presence had been planned but coming across Peach had been another of those happy accidents that had turned the trio into a group of four. All the better to get them accustomed to working in groups as far as Ai-Doll's concerned.

She leads the group cheerily from the city's west exist, wading following the train tracks and wading through water with the practiced ease of a woman to whom this is all but second nature by now. ]

Anybody feeling nervous? Excited, maybe?