YUZU* awoke with a gasp, eyes forced widely open. The sudden intake of breath caused him to immediately start coughing, and he raised a hand to cover his mouth.

Where am I? Squinting his eyes instinctively, he saw vast whiteness surrounding him. Although he surveyed all around, he could only see the sea of white. YUZU* cautiously walked in a random direction, unsure of what else he could really do. He looked down at his hands to make sure he was still in color.

Feeling rather stupid for worrying, YUZU* lifted up his head, effectively coming into contact with the unseen wall in front of him.

"Ouch!" YUZU*'s hand rushed up to rub his hurting forehead. What the hell was that? His other hand swung aimlessly in front of him in search of the wall. When his fingers touched it, YUZU* slid his hand across the invisible barricade in hopes of finding the end of it. Surprisingly, it didn't take long for him to discover a barrier, another wall, ending the first one. Making his way all around, YUZU* realized the room wasn't as vast as it looked. A slight case of claustrophobia overtook his brief moment of relief. I have to get out of here.

He sighed deeply. Should I call for help? he wondered. Pressing his forehead on the wall, he mentally thought of a plan. I shouldn't cause a scene. There's probably a hidden door somewhere. I could find it, get out, and nothing would seem to have ever happened. Out of nowhere, he remembered ayaka's tuna sandwich. Shit, it's probably done by now. He silently scolded himself. It was a mistake coming here out of curiosity.

YUZU* reached out for the wall again. This time, when he found it, he clenched his hand into a fist and lightly tapped his knuckles on the barrier.

Knock, knock. Nothing sounded out of the ordinary. He tried scratching the wall, but his attempts ended in vain. Like I actually thought there was some secret door hidden behind the wallpaper or something. He continued tapping various parts of the room.

After checking even the ceiling and floor, YUZU* gave up thinking there would be a way out. He came to the realization that he was extremely tired. The narrow room was not only small, but also hot. Bending down or reaching up to get to some parts of the room wore him out. I know we're pretty far down, but this is ridiculous. He wiped the sweat accumulating on his forehead and decided it would be best to take off his scarf and jacket.

When he removed his striped scarf, YUZU* released a sigh of comfort. The sweat became a cooling liquid to his burning neck. His scarf dangled in his right hand while his left hand lifted the collar of his shirt that was restraining him. As he raised his scarf, it swung forwards and backwards. Shimmering particles gently floated off.

"What the..." YUZU* started violently shaking the scarf, causing more flecks of glitter flew out. The each one of specks had a slight glow, vibrant blue in color. As a few floated gently into the air, vanishing later, YUZU* hypothesized what happened. "This couldn't be..." Doubt covered his face; the idea was so bizarre and unreal.

Oh god, this is stupid, he laughed awkwardly, This is so stupid, but I gotta try it.

With a quick flick of the wrist, YUZU* directed the loose end of his scarf towards an invisible barrier. The glowing fragments once again trailed behind it.

Crack! A loud noise, like a hammer hitting glass, rang out. The area where the scarf had impacted the wall spread in all directions, creating cracks snaking out. Quickly following, a million shards of thin, shattered pieces of the walls that had encased YUZU* rained down around him. Time seemed to pass slowly by; the stupefied boy tilted his head back and stared at the pieces flying above him. Astonished, he took a wary step back and the rest of the shards came showering down.

The broken pieces began to dissolve into the air, surrounding YUZU* in a beautiful array of sparkling dust until they all vanished into nothing. Now free, he stood facing a colossal, semi-cylindrical shaped window that stretched a couple floors high. Looking out, the boy only saw white mist covering a few specks of green where the outer garden would be. What just happened?

He recognized the place he landed in, though he couldn't comprehend how he got there. In the far left corner of the convention building resided a relaxation lounge overlooking gardens and the vast sky. The lounge had soft couches, coffee tables, armchairs, and rugs of many colors. YUZU* only wandered this far from the center of the convention building once or twice out of boredom. He remembered it well, though, as it stood out from many other features in the building. In a way, it looked similar to the melting pot of cosplayers by the fountain at the center, but peaceful and quiet. In the soft whispers of the wind and hushed voices of those there, YUZU* felt he could fall asleep in his dreams.

This time, though, the wind and voices were replaced with various other noises. He could not see them, but the low growls and grunts set YUZU*'s panic mode on. He clenched his scarf, unsure what to expect. As he glanced around nervously, YUZU* was unsurprised to see no one, though the relaxation area usually held a few people here and there. Everything so far had been abnormal.

YUZU* walked cautiously, eyes darting side to side for anything out of the ordinary other than the sounds. In his efforts to observe all around him, he didn't notice the bright red armchair he collided into. Losing his balance, his pain sensors were saved by a fuzzy, purple rug underneath the chair.

Before he stood back up, YUZU* noticed a light behind the chair and leaned back to further inspect it. "What's this?" The chair revealed a glowing orb about the size of someone's head, shaking feverishly. S…shaking? Two circular eyes stared in fear at YUZU*, who stared back. Startled, YUZU* clumsily got back on his feet and took a few steps right into the corner of a wooden coffee table.

His exclamation of agony alarmed the glowing orb, and it quickly floated away.

"Ah, wait!" He gave a few quick rubs on the side of his knee where the table pierced him, and chased after the creature. I feel like I recognize that creature from somewhere! The orb floated into a opened storage closet to hide. YUZU* quickly followed it.

As soon as he stepped in, YUZU* spotted the creature. In the far corner of the closet, there was a bright light behind boxes and cleaning supplies. Nice try, but you really stand out in this dark place. YUZU* chuckled, feeling somewhat sorry for it. Does it know that it's a glowing ball of light? "Come out, please." He tried using a soothing voice to coax the creature out. "I ended up here somehow and it seems you're the only animate thing around. You know, I actually think I know what you are. Did your conjurer leave you here? I'll help you find them, ok?" I'm a little curious about the conjurer myself…

The critter peeked out from its hiding spot, determining whether or not YUZU* was trustworthy or not. How cute… YUZU* smiled. To his relief, the orb of light came closer and closer.

On closer inspection, the creature was a translucent white sphere with glowing yellow-orange edges around the circumference. Its eyes and mouth reminded YUZU* of neon lights. So it was what I thought it was… Huh? But that can't be right. He looked down to the floor, pondering. I've somehow got myself into a real mess… All because I wanted to watch a tournament or something. I don't even know. He let out a soft sigh. Anyway, I might want to take this time to name the thing. It's difficult to keep calling it "it" and "creature" all the time. "Hmm," YUZU* tilted his head and closed his eyes; naming things wasn't his forte. "S-Shiro…" The orb looked up at him in confusion. YUZU* looked away. Idiot, is that the best you can do? He didn't want to admit it, but it was certainly a fitting name. However, uncreative.

"Ouch!" Shiro was startled again by YUZU*'s sudden exclamation. It looked at him as if asking, "Are you all right?" He responded, "Yeah, sorry, I felt like someone was talking about me. In a bad way…"

With that thought, he remembered the tuna sandwich that ayaka wanted. How much time has passed, anyway? Reaching into his pocket, YUZU* took out a light orange flip phone. With this, he could check the time and call ayaka to pick up the sandwiches, if they were still there. The phone's monitor was black when YUZU* opened it. Huh? I thought it was on before. He put his thumb over the red End Call button and pressed it down for a long time. Oh no. He lifted his thumb and pressed it down again. Oh no, are you kidding me? Unfortunately, it seemed the phone was dead.

YUZU* felt some divine figure brought him bad fortune today. What kind of cliche horror film is this? He wanted to yell it out in frustration, but decided to crouch down in defeat instead. A sigh escaped his mouth again. Shiro floated close to him, a worried expression on its little face.

All the commotion awoke some other creature in the closet with them. Sensing the monster, Shiro flashed brightly for an instant and then drifted hurriedly out of the storage room. "Wait- Shiro?" A spark of thought came upon YUZU*. I've seen this happen so many times before. The trustworthy pet dashing off suddenly from the owner as a warning. A warning. And what happened next was-

With a horrified gasp, YUZU* scrambled his way out of the closet in time. He quickly glanced behind him and saw a forest green garbage can rolling its way fast towards him, black lid opened wide like a mouth ready to eat. W-what is that?! In no time, YUZU* closed the closet door with a satisfying slam and the automatic lock clicked soon after.

Out of breath, YUZU* held on tight to the closet door handle for a few moments longer. The frightening banging behind it made him worry that whatever that monster was could escape. Shiro returned, urging YUZU* to come with it.

"Hmm? Are you saying I can let go? It won't get out or anything?" Shiro nodded its head-er, body, whatever-and gently glided away. YUZU* followed, glancing behind him a few times to check the closet, just in case.

Stopping at the center of the relaxation lounge, Shiro turned to face YUZU*, its mouth curving into a frown. Uh, wait… "Are you mad at me?" YUZU* couldn't think of anything he did to Shiro that would anger it. "Maybe… You don't like the name 'Shiro'?" The orb shook itself. "Then… what?"

Shiro floated down to YUZU*'s scarf, nudging it slightly. I forgot I was holding onto this… Then, it faced towards the closet door, as if pointing itself to it.

"Scarf… Closet… Closet monster?" YUZU* held up his finger to his chin in thought. "Scarf… S-Scarfy!" Shiro hovered back up to eye level and looked disappointed. "Sorry, that wasn't correct, was it?" Casting a glance back down to the scarf, YUZU* noticed the faint sparkles again. "Hey, wait…" He looked up at Shiro. "Could it be you're angry at me for not fighting the monster with my scarf?"

Shiro brightened up and nodded, expression turning into two carets and a 'v'. "But I don't know how to use it well, yet. I only know it can break things. And anyway, how do you know about my scarf, Shiro?" Shiro hypothetically shrugged. "If you know about my scarf… Then you must know what else I can do with the scarf, right? Are you some kinda information broker?" Lifting up the scarf, YUZU* gave it a swing, and the specks of glitter fell from it again.

Shiro stared at him, unable to answer. YUZU* looked back and sighed. "Well, whatever. It's ok. I'll just avoid coming into contact with anything until I figure this thing out." The best thing to do now would be to go to the center… He mentally came up with a plan. Find someone who can tell me what's going on. But would they give me that information easily? Thinking back on all the perfectly scripted out events so far, YUZU* doubted it. Maybe I could use money to bribe them. To his surprise, his wallet was still with him. Right, I was going to use this to buy lunch… What have I succumbed to… Bribery and all. I should have hope that whoever I come across will be friendly and willing to pass on information.

Pocketing his amber wallet again, YUZU* directed his attention back to Shiro. "Come on, Shiro, we're going to the center." The glowing orb happily trailed behind him.

On the first hallway back to the center, YUZU* noted at least a dozen monsters, diverse in size, blockading his way. He was torn between excitement and dismay at the creatures he recognized. Somehow or another, I have to find a way to avoid all of them. He scanned the hallway again, making notes on the monsters he recognized. Some were quite keen on their senses.

This isn't going to be easy…

YUZU* again. ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
It's unfortunate that I somehow lost connection to the Internet.
My phone's not working either. Kinda strange how that is. ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ)
Well, that's not really the most important part.
The weirdest thing is that there are monsters or some creatures roaming around that look very familiar. Very. Familiar. ((((；゜Д゜)))
I feel like I'm in a movie or something. A very cliche horror movie or something.
Except, it's brightly lit and some of the monsters are friendly.
And there's magic, too? （°o°；）
Ah, it's all too unreal, I feel like I'm in a dream! But if I were in a dream, would I remember to type a journal?
I don't know. I hope I find someone or some creature that can tell me what's going on!
Shiro is great company, but it's not like s/he can talk…
Oh, Shiro? S/he's this creature that I found. A glowing orb, kinda.
I know, I know, the name sucks. But it fits, so...
… I hope the people in the convention are ok. And ayaka, what about her?