The room is quiet except for the faint, distinct hum of electronic fans.
Neptune stands in the center of the room. Her hands are zipped behind her back, her posture stiff. She stares aggressively at the ceiling, whistling a loud, piercing, and completely unnatural tune.
Noire walks through the doorway, stopping instantly. She crosses her arms, looking at Neptune with deep skepticism.
Neptune: *Snapping her head down, gasping dramatically* Oh! Hey, Noire! Fancy seeing you here in this completely ordinary room where absolutely nothing suspicious is happening!
Noire arches a single eyebrow.
Neptune responds with a wide, strained smile. She doesn't move an inch but can't block the dim, flickering light bleeding out from directly behind her back.
Noire: Is that... the Author's laptop?
Neptune: *Sweating* Laptop? No! Nope! It's just a... highly advanced, portable monitor I was setting up for gaming purposes.
Noire: I can literally hear the fans whirring from here, Neptune. And it's glowing.
Noire steps forward. Neptune hastily shuffles to the left to block her view, but she shifts too far. The screen becomes fully visible.
An open word document is plastered across the display. A giant notification banner at the top reads:
"Days Since Last Update: 278."
Neptune has opened a new draft chapter, her fingers having already hammered out pages of chaotic text.
Noire blinks.
Then blinks again.
Noire: ...
Neptune: ...
Noire: Two hundred and seventy-eight days?
Neptune: Yep.
Noire: You've been counting?
Neptune: Of course I've been counting!
She points accusingly at the screen.
Neptune: Two hundred and seventy-eight days, Noire! Two hundred and seventy- eight!
Noire: That's...
Neptune: NINE MONTHS!
Noire: I know how calendars work!
Neptune throws her arms into the air.
Neptune: Nine months without a proper dare! Nine months without a ridiculous reader request! Nine months without someone asking me to do something incredibly stupid for their entertainment!
Noire: *Slightly defensive* Well, yes, the hiatus has been... prolonged. But he's probably just busy, or dealing with writer's block..
Neptune: Writer's block?! I checked his browser and device history Noire! He's not blocked, he's just playing gacha games, YouTube and looking at memes! Meanwhile, our dare form box is gathering dust, the readers think we've been cancelled, and I haven't eaten a single plot-relevant pudding since last winter!
Noire: *Peering closer at the screen*So what exactly are you doing here?
Neptune: *Proudly smacking her chest* I'm taking matters into my own hands, if the Author won't do it, I will!
Noire: That's sounds dangerous.
Neptune: I'm going to update the story myself!
Noire: ...
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HDN+DBS & Overlord:Truth or Dare
FanfictionMe: Hello guys we're back with a bang. Another dare book, another group of characters and another whole new kinds of fun. Neptune: Nice intro...but I think I'll be able to pull that off even better. Me: Hey what are you doing here Neptune?! You are...
