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Warning: Random pairings.
Enjoy!
Pocky RNG Game: Neptunia Edition
A group of players get together with a random way to pick two contestants who will be forced to munch on a single piece of Pocky (chocolate-covered biscuit stick). Whether the Pocky breaks or they kiss, both players gain a point in either 'Attempted Kiss' or 'Kiss'! Both categories are equally bad, and contestants must rely on their luck to win! If one player reaches 3 points in either category, they're out of the game! If one player forfeits the munching, they're out of the game no matter their points.
Good luck!
Sponsored by: Nepnation
Current Contestants: 10
Chance to kiss
10-7: 1-in-4
6-4: 1-in-3
3-1: 1-in-2
"Welcome back to Neptunia: The Pocky Game!" Neptune announced, standing with her arms crossed and her head held high. "Last time on this show, Vert and Blanc ended up making ou-kyaa!" She quickly had to duck an axe embedding into the wall behind her and jump over a spear that tried to take her leg out from under her. "Ok, seriously, that joke is getting old!" The girl whined, Vert and Blanc clicking their tongues in annoyance. "Well, as I was saying, they kissed and then there was-"
"Neptune, let's just begin." Noire said, covering for a still embarrassed Uni.
"Hmm... OK." Neptune complied, taking her place at the Wheel of RNG. "Here we go," she started singing as she spun it, "good to go, Ne-pu-tu- Nepu!?" It had landed right on her. "Um... That was just a warm up sp-"
There was the pointy end of a rapier under her chin. "Neptune..." The twintailed girl softly threatened.
"J-just kidding!" The girl cried out, laughing it off. Why is everyone threatening me with their weapons in this story!?
Noire sat back down and Neptune gave the wheel another spin. "Alright, and the lucky girl who gets to kiss me is... Iffy!"
"H-huh!?" IF voiced, face going completely red. "I-I don't want to kiss you!" She protested, glancing over at Compa for some back-up only for the girl to be happily smiling at her.
Neptune, unfazed, grabbed a piece of pocky, stuck the chocolate end into her mouth, and knelt down in front of IF. The brunette gulped, taking a nervous look around the room to see everyone watching them. She took a deep breath, steeling herself for what was about to happen. Finally, after what felt like an eternity for everyone else in the room, she took the pocky into her mouth...
The two girls started munching, IF maintaining eye contact with Neptune as the pocky shortened, the brunette really wishing that it was someone other than Neptune on the other end of the pocky. That girl could just be so annoying some times, and this was like giving her fuel to start a fire...
Snap!
The pocky broke in half, Neptune quickly finishing off her half of the pocky. "Thank goodness..." IF mouthed, her hands going on the floor behind her to stop her from falling over in relief.
"What? You didn't want to kiss cute little me?" Neptune prodded, leaning forward.
"Yeah, no offense, but I didn't." The brunette told her.
"Oh? Maybe there is someone else you want to kiss instead?" Vert asked, hand to her mouth to hide her grin.
"W-what!? N-no! Of course not!" IF cried, embarrassed.
"Oh? Who is it? Who is it!?" Neptune pressed, getting up in her face.
"Bad Nep-Nep." Compa said, intervening. "If you bully Iffy too much, I won't make any pudding for you today."
"I-I'm sorry..." She apologized, immediately backing off.
"Come on, let's move on. The sooner we get this over with, the sooner I get my prize." Noire said, standing by the wheel.
"Hey, wait, that's my wheel to spin!" Neptune called out, rushing forward only for Noire to stop her by placing her hand over the girl's face.
"You were too busy flirting with your friends, so..." she gave the wheel a good spin, "here I go!" She stated proudly, watching as it landed on... Vert!
"Ara." Vert voiced, hand against her cheek. Please, land on Nepgear!
Noire gave the wheel another spin even as Neptune nagged at her for doing so. The wheel slowed down, everyone's attention going to it as it stopped on... Nepgear! The girl was too surprised to say anything, her cheeks turning pink as she looked over at Vert who had a small smile on her cheeks.
Yes! Vert thought, grabbing a stick of pocky. I'm going to get to kiss my cute adorable Nepgear, as long as this stick of pocky doesn't break. She was smiling as she knelt down in front of Nepgear who was still too embarrassed to say anything. Vert laid a gentle hand on her knee as she placed the pocky into Nepgear's mouth, the girl closing her eyes as Vert leaned in, taking the other end into her own mouth...
Neptune leaned in close, watching them closely as her little sister and Vert started munching on the pocky. Nepgear kept her eyes shut, not wanting to see Vert munching her way to her lips, yet there was this strange feeling of apprehension in her heart. Did she actually want to kiss Vert, or was there someone else that she wanted to kiss instead? She wasn't interested in anyone in that way, but if she had to kiss somebody...
Vert was closing the distance, her heart beat rising with every moment as she closed in for the kiss. She was almost there, Nepgear's lips were only an inch away, she just had to-
SNAP!
The pocky broke at the very last moment, Nepgear opening her eyes to see Vert staring at her in shock. Now that it was over, she felt a surge of relief... She wouldn't have to kiss Vert, and since she was feeling so relieved about it, that meant she didn't actually want to kiss Vert! With a breath of relief, Nepgear smiled at Vert, her cheeks still slightly pink from the ordeal.
Vert was silent as she looked away from Nepgear and crawled over to IF, the brunette looking at her in confusion before the blonde grabbed her and pressed her face into her well-endowed chest. "L-L-Lady Vert~!" IF tried to protest, but feeling that softness and that closeness to the woman she respected the most... she couldn't help but to give in.
"Right, so that's one failed attempt for both Nep Jr. and Vert!" Neptune said, making the marks. "Hey, Noire, may I have my spot back, please?" She asked the girl who was still standing by the wheel.
Noire thought about it for a moment, a finger to her chin. "Hmm... nope!"
"Noire!?" She cried out, shocked.
Noire gave the wheel a spin, and it landed right on Uni, instantly evaporating Noire's good mood. "N-Nee-san!?" Uni cried out upon seeing what her big sister had done.
"I-I didn't mean to!" The girl turned on Neptune. "Neptune, you can have it back!"
The purple-haired girl just smirked. "Nuh-uh! You've got to spin it one more time!"
"Neptune!" She cried in vain.
Taking a deep breath, with Uni staring at her with a look of dread in her eyes, Noire spun the wheel once more. It started slowing down, getting even slower and it looked like it was about to go onto Blanc's image but it ended up stopping on the edge of Vert's. "Here I was thinking you'd go for all of them, Uni." Neptune muttered, snickering before Noire grabbed her by the hair. "Kyaa! I-I'm sorry!"
"Oh? My turn again?" Vert asked, releasing IF from her hug, the brunette having a rather pleased look on her face as she stared off into the distance. Vert grabbed a stick of pocky, walking over to Uni who scooted away. "Now, now, no need to be afraid." Vert told her, sticking the pocky into her mouth.
Uni gulped and leaned forward, taking the other end into her mouth. Her eyes glanced over to her sister who was averting her eyes away from her, and then she met Nepgear's gaze, the girl giving her a reassuring look. To the other side of Uni, Ram and Rom were leaning forward, very interested in what was going to happen. The others were all watching, save for IF who was still off in her own little world, with various levels of excitement and/or interest.
Uni met Vert's eyes as they started munching, their shortening stick of pocky going until they made it halfway to each other before it broke. Sighing in relief, Uni took the rest of the stick of pocky in her mouth out and threw it in the trash. She didn't feel like eating it. Vert, on the other hand, savored hers. "Perhaps next time, Uni~" Vert said with a sly smile, causing the girl to blush.
Noire returned to her seat by Uni, apologizing once more as Neptune spun the wheel for another go. "Next up we've got... Iffy, once again!"
"Huh?" IF blinked, not having paid attention. "Oh." She mouthed, looking at the wheel. "Oh..." Her cheeks reddened.
The girl just gave her a thumbs up before spinning the wheel again. "Iffy's partner is... Blanc!" She announced.
"OK." Blanc said, grabbing a piece of pocky and walking over to IF.
IF felt rather relieved. If it was Blanc, then she wouldn't get so embarrassed and apprehensive about this. Without any stalling, the two took the stick of pocky into their mouths, their eyes locked onto each others. There was no feeling of romance in the air, not at this stage of the game, but maybe if their lips got just a tad bit clo- Snap! The pocky immediately broke in half.
"That was quick..." Compa said, sounding rather disappointed.
"Yeah, there's no fun if it just breaks right from the start." Neptune sighed as Blanc walked back to her spot next to a very disappointed pair of twins.
IF just smiled, glad that it had ended like that... until she realized that if her stick of pocky broke once more, she'd be out of the game! At that thought, her mood instantly dropped as she realized that Blanc would have been a good choice to kiss. Not, like, because she wanted to kiss the girl, but because of the game and, if she had to kiss someone, she wouldn't mind... kissing Blanc. The girl was a rather quiet one, until she went totally berserk; but, still... She wasn't anywhere near as annoying as Neptune.
"Welp, on to the next!" Neptune announced, spinning the wheel once more. This time... it landed on Nepgear! "Yay, Nep Jr., you're up!" She said, giving her little sister a peace sign.
"H-hai..." Nepgear mouthed, looking distressed.
"Let's see... your partner is... Blanc!"
An anger vein appeared on the brunette's forehead, the girl letting out a very audible sigh of stress.
Nevertheless, the girl grabbed another piece of pocky and walked over to Nepgear, the long-haired girl giving her a nervous smile. "Let's just get this over with." Blanc said, sticking the pocky into her mouth.
"Y-yes... Please take good care of me!" Nepgear said, taking the other end into her mouth.
The two girls started munching, their eyes locked on each other. Nepgear didn't know how to feel about this, and Blanc looked like she was angry! She really hoped they didn't end up kissing! Now that she thinks about it, she doesn't talk with Blanc much, so it'd be kind of strange to kiss her too... No, it's strange to kiss someone rather you're familiar with them or not, when you're both girls and just friends! Blanc and her are friends, right? Just because they don't talk much with each other doesn't mean they're not, right?
As Nepgear was wondering about her relationship with the girl across from her, Blanc had a red tint to her cheeks. Nepgear is... kind of cute. Especially when she looks so flustered. Blanc thought, her irritation subsiding. Ugh, what am I thinking? Adorable or not, she's still Neptune's little sister. Just got t- Why has this stick of pocky not broken yet? They were past the halfway mark, the distance between their lips shortening as their cheeks got redder. Just because she's cute doesn't mean that I want to kiss her! At least it'd be better than kissing that fat cow. I wonder... how do her lips feel? If I got some actual experience, then that could help me with my novels...
Snap.
The pocky broke as the two girls closed in on each other, the both of them pulling away after a moment. Nepgear felt relieved, and Blanc wasn't sure if she should feel irritated or relieved as well. She decided on just heading back over to the twins as Neptune huffed.
"Welp, looks like no one kissed this episode. That's really disappointing!" She mouthed, earning a glare from Noire, Uni, and Blanc. IF just sighed, shaking her head while Compa just smiled at her. "And it looks like Noire took 1st place, since she's the only one that hasn't been chosen except for those three times in a row!"
Noire held her head high, showing off her pride.
"Maybe next episode..." Neptune said.
Leaderboard
1st Place: Noire
2nd Place: Ram
3rd Place: Neptune
4th Place: Compa
5th Place: Nepgear
6th Place: IF
7th Place: Rom
8th Place: Uni
9th Place: Vert
10th Place: Blanc
Status
Neptune: 1 attempts, 0 kisses
Nepgear: 2 attemtps, 0 kisses
Compa: 1 attempt, 0 kisses
IF: 2 attempts, 0 kisses
Noire: 0 attempts, 0 kisses
Uni: 2 attempt, 1 kiss
Vert: 2 attempts, 1 kiss
Blanc: 2 attempts, 1 kiss
Ram: 0 attempts, 1 kiss
Rom: 2 attempts, 0 kiss
A/N: This is fun to write. I pick out the pairings before I start writing it all out, but I don't know if they're going to kiss or not until I have them take the pocky into their mouths. With that said, I already have the pairings for the next chapter picked, but considering how close we are to losing a few contestants... I might have to redo some if the Pocky breaks.
Jerzu: I know who 5pb and CC2 are, but 'Red', 'Cave', 'Gold', '3rd', and the Sega girls? Not so much there...
HDNeptunia: It's all based on RNG, so we'll just have to see~ It better be soon, cause those two are about out!
TPYRO21: Thanks for pointing that out! It's all because of Black Heart's white hair! That issue has now been fixed (I dyed her hair bla- just kidding)!
In case anyone is interested in how the Leaderboard works, a girl with 0/0 is at the top of the list. A 'kiss' is not as bad as an 'attempt', since a kiss is not as likely, so girls with 0/1 follow the 0/0. After that, you have the 1/0s and then so on. As the number of contestants diminish, there will be a higher chance for a kiss to occur!
And Noire is thinking she's lucky...
Anyways, thanks so much for your reviews, favorites, and follows! I'm glad you're enjoying the story!