Hey everyone! How’s it going! Ultimate Musician Ibuki Mioda here, and I’m here working for the Strange Alternative Leader Tournament as an Interviewer! I know, crazy huh? Well, I decided that I wanted to acquaint you spectators with the staff and inner workings here and S.A.L.T.!
Where do we hold the tournament? Oh, just in this quaint little diner. So, let’s start this tour! My heart sure is excited right about now!
Oop! Boss is calling me. Yes, sir!
Why are you here? I thought I sent you to fetch and give interviews to our contestants!
Sorry, sir! I just thought that maybe I could show our viewers to the lovely folks behind the scenes!
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Bah. Fine. Just make sure you’re going to finish your task before then.
Don’t worry sir! I’ll be sure to do ‘em, just give me a little teensy bit to do this. Can I ask you some questions about the tournament for our lovely spectators at home?
Alright then. Have at it.
Ok! First up, why did you decide to form this tournament?
Well uh, it’s quite simple. I've been trying to conquer Eternia for years with some blundering fools, yet I was always foiled by that wretched fur-brain He-Man! However, my mother disapproved of this, and tried her best to encourage me to- er- broaden my horizons, per se. She ran her own restaurant, you see, and wanted me to enter the industry, and I thought, “Well if I can’t beat that cursed He-Man, I might as well conquer the food industry!” So now I'm here
As for the tournament, I couldn’t just settle on conquering the food industry, no, I had to go higher! Yes! I saw all these King for Something tournaments and I decided that I can do them myself, and much better! Nyeh-heh-heh!
Very interesting Skeletor! Now, what was the process behind inviting our contestants?
The contestants were chosen a variety of ways. Some chose to come here, and some were chosen by me for musical reasons. I also chose some to help with the diner. Take that chef fool I invited, I think his name was Totinos Trustme or Trendy or something of the sort, something ridiculous. I saw his talents as a chef and decided to invite him on! That dancing child came here the other day to ask about a summer job as a waiter, and I decided to add him to the tournament alongside his job! Isn’t it truly wondrous?
It sure is! One last thing, would you like to talk about the structure of the diner?
I won’t say much, but, this diner does have lower compartments that include offices, rooms for contestants, and various forms of entertainment and amenities!
Thank you, Skeletor! It’s been great chatting with you. With that said, I’m going downstairs to interview some of our staff!
Make it snappy, fool! You still have work to do!
However, Skeletor’s words didn’t register much for Ibuki, as she was already inside the elevator to go downstairs.
Outside of the elevator, in a lower compartment, Ibuki approaches the makeup room, marked by a door with a star on it. She knocks on the door.
Hooooonk! Who could that be?
The door is opened by a small anteater. On the anteater’s dress is a name-tag, reading: “Nosegay: Makeup Artist”.
Oh, Ibuki! It’s so nice to see you honey!
It’s great to see you too, Nosegay!
Oh please come in! Hoooonk!
Inside the makeup room, Ibuki sat in the makeup chair, and Nosegay jumped up on a stool behind her. The room had a pleasant yet overwhelming flowery smell.
What brings you in today?
I was just giving our lovely viewers an overview of our staff, and you happened to be the closest one!
An interview, I see? Well, I’ll answer what you have to ask!
Alright, first off: your nametag states that you’re our Makeup Artist. How’d you land this job?
Well, that’s quite an interesting story. It all started when I was summoned here out of the blue while watering my flowers back at my village. I didn’t even know what was happening! It turns out I was summoned as a big joke, and I felt really bad about it.
However, they decided to open up a spot for me, my choice. I decided to try my hand at being a makeup artist and hooooonk, now I’m here!
That’s great to hear! Now, as a makeup artist, I assume you have a lot of knowledge about fashion and beauty. What do you think about the fashion styles of some of our contestants?
All the contestants we’ve invited are all so unique, it’s amazing to see what they all wear! Some don’t even wear clothes! It’s quite odd if I do say so myself. On styles, I really like the old-timey style of that Peacock girl. It reminds me of cartoons I watched as a kid, hoooonk! That Jenny girl also looks really chic and cute for a robot. Those are just a few, but all the styles are really good, hoooonk! Even that little penguin with the Obama shirt!
Fascinating! Well, I don’t really have any other questions for you, so I think it’s about time to keep this tour going!
Alright then, have a nice day Ibuki! Make sure to come by whenever you need anything, hoooonk!
Don’t worry, Nosegay, I will! Rock on!
Ibuki left the room and walked down the hall to a door labeled: “John Vechey: Head of Marketing”.
Vechey’s room had the same black and green neon aesthetic of an Xbox E3 Conference, and Ibuki observed him deep into a game of Peggle 2 as he sat at his desk.
Hey, Mr. Vechey! How’re you rocking?
Ibuki’s sudden interjection startled Vechey, yet not enough to break his focus on his beloved Peggle 2.
Oh! Hey Ibuki, how’s it going? I’ll get back to you in a bit, just lemme finish this game of Peggle 2.
Oh don’t worry, I can wait.
However, Ibuki lied, and quickly grew anxious, looking around the room for anything to catch her attention for the moment. It was then that she noticed Blank in the corner of the room.
Oh, Blank! It’s you! Mind if I ask you some questions while I wait on Vechey here?
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Blank moved up and down to signify a yes, as Blank is a line of no words.
Nice! As you at home may know, Blank here has the job of being a placeholder of sorts for character support areas before the character gets revealed. Blank really doesn’t do much, but they’re pretty chill. Isn’t that right blank?
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Once more, Blank “nodded” to signify a “yes.”
Well I can’t really ask you more Blank, since you don’t really say anything, but this has been nice! Anything for the viewers at home?
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Blank remained still, but in the stillness, you could tell that Blank was a very happy blank, and that it wished the audience a good day.
Hey Ibuki! I’m done playing a riveting round of Peggle…
Vechey got out of his seat, and with a mighty leap, he yelled…
2!!!
So, what did you want to ask me?
Well, starting off, you’re here as the head of marketing at S.A.L.T. How did you land this position?
Well frankly, I don’t even know. I got a random email one day by Skeletor saying that he recognized my talents in marketing and leading due to me co-founding Popcap and my enthusiasm for the great Peggle 2. I was shocked at first, especially since the email was sent from Skeletor of all people, or should I say, skeletons. But hey, I decided to send a reply, and I was sent back a link. I clicked it and I just got poofed into this diner!
Wow Mr. Vechey, that’s incredible! How do you feel about your job as the head of marketing at S.A.L.T.?
Honestly, this job has been really fun, advertising a tournament and all. All the characters chosen are very unique, and have some great marketability, like those guys from Regular Show! I’m ready to do my best to get this tournament out there to the masses so they can vote responsibly!!
...and buy Peggle 2, of course.
I see, thank you very much Mr. Vechey! I’m sure you’ll do great! And with that said, I think it’s about time for me to end this rockin’ introduction! This has been I-Buki-Mio-Da, and I hope you all tune in next time!