[[Holly: Yep, it's that time again: time for a TWEWY OGAMM!
L: That feels weird to say out loud. Tweh-ni oh-gam.
Holly: It's an acronym!
L: So is 'scuba' and we say that out loud.
Holly: You are such a nerd.
L: Duh.
Holly: Anyway. Shiki time! I apologize if this one isn't as good as the rest. Shiki kinda bores me. _ So yeah, anyway, ignore that I just said that and enjoy. :3]]
Congratulations!
You are now the owner of your own fully-automated SHIKI MISAKI unit. To learn the uses and modes of your naively optimistic fangirl, please read the following manual carefully. We are not responsible for any injuries resulting from not reading these instructions.
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MODEL SPECIFICATIONS
Name: Shiki Misaki. Nicknames include Stalker (only your NEKU unit is likely to call her that, though) and Green. Shiki units (very unlike most of our other units) is quite agreeable and will likely respond to whatever you call her. Of course, if you happen to refer to her as "Bitch-who-stole-my-Nekky-chan", we are not responsible for any injuries that may occur.
Date of Manufacture: Exact date unknown: year of manufacture is 1992 (calculated by the original Japanese release date)
Place of Manufacture: Shibuya, Japan.
Height: Slightly short.
Weight: Very underweight.
Set: PLAYER SET™ (NEKU, SHIKI, BEAT, RHYME, special edition: NAO, SOTA)
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CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES INCLUDED
These include:
-One (1) floppy brown and white hat
-Three (3) pins (unlike the pins a NEKU unit comes with, these pins are not powerful and only serve to decorate the aforementioned hat)
-Three (3) pink belly shirts
-Two (2) short sleeve yellow and white hoodies
-Three (3) pairs of green short-shorts
-One (1) brown fanny pack
-One (1) pair of knee-high brown and yellow boots
-One (1) jigsaw puzzle piece necklace
-One (1) stuffed cat, MR. MEW (do NOT, under any circumstances, refer to him as a pig)
-One (1) Player Pin™ (this cannot be removed until you have deprogrammed or completed the Player function.)
Note about your SHIKI unit's clothing: unlike our other units, whose clothing is mass produced, your SHIKI unit created her clothing herself. If any of her clothing is destroyed somehow (we will not make any assumptions), we cannot send you any more- simply ask your SHIKI unit to create some, though if she's entirely out of clothing it can be assumed that she will make more on her own. New clothing is likely to not follow these guidelines, as your SHIKI unit is very creative and will make whatever she wants.
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FUNCTIONALITY
SHIKI units are one of the more versatile unit varieties, and as such comes with several functions programmed in. However, only thePlayer function will be available at first.
Player: This is your SHIKI unit's default function, as she believes herself to be in a game in which she is fighting for her life. Like all units in the PLAYER SET™, the SHIKI unit requires a partner in order to fulfill this function safely. The compatibility of this unit has only been tested with the NEKU unit, though it is quite possible that another PLAYER SET™ unit would function properly as her partner. The Player Pin™ cannot be removed when this function is completed. In order to complete the function, a SHIKI unit must be partnered with a NEKU unit for one week. When your NEKU unit unlocks its Happy mode (see the NEKU Owner's Guide and Maintenance Manual for more information), the SHIKI unit will have completed its Player function and you may select another function.
Seamstress: Your SHIKI unit is very talented at sewing and, as stated above, will make her own clothes. If you've designed some new clothes and need someone to help you make them, or you've ripped a hole in your pants and need them fixed, SHIKI is just the unit for the job. It is not recommended trying to unlock this function while SHIKI is still in Player function, as it is likely to activate her Depressed mode (see below). Trying to get your SHIKI unit to design clothes herself is also liable to activate Depressed mode.
Best Friend: SHIKI units make fantastic friends, as they are cheerful, loving, and very fond of shopping and music. If you want someone to go to the mall and find something fashionable for you, look no further than your SHIKI unit. Try not to get too attached to her, though, as she will be fifteen forever, mentally and physically, and you might not want a teenage girl following you to work every morning.
Girlfriend: This is an OOC function (same as the similar function in our other units); however, unlike our other units, SHIKI units are not at all antisocial and may actually respond to your advances (assuming you're male, that is- as far as we know, anyway). Any NEKU unit in the area may not respond well, however. Use at your own discretion.
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MODES:
Your SHIKI unit comes with nine (9) different modes. These include:
Cheerful (default)
Naively Optimistic
Fangirlish
Frustrated
Scared (lv. 1 lock)
Depressed (lv. 2 lock)
Berserk (lv. 5 lock)
TIN PIN SLAMMER! (lv. 10 lock)
Yaoi Fangirl (???)
Your SHIKI unit's default Cheerful mode means that your SHIKI unit will get along well with you from the get-go. She will be quite happy (relatively speaking) no matter what the circumstances. Naively Optimistic mode is similar looking, but it's more specific to when your SHIKI unit is unreasonably sure that everything is fine and dandy when it clearly isn't. Both of these modes will irritate NEKU units to no end, at least at first.
Fangirlish mode is a fun one to observe, and is activated when your SHIKI unit comes near a celebrity. Our THE PRINCE and 777 units have been known to activate this mode. Presumably real celebrities- at least, when your SHIKI unit learns what they are- will activate this mode as well. If you happen to be a fangirl yourself (and you probably are...not that we're judging you) SHIKI units in this mode will have great fun squeeing with you over whoever you happen to be squeeing over, as long as it isn't JOSHUA. Or NEKU. Or any of our TWEWY units, really.
Frustrated mode is also generally activated by NEKU units when they refuse to acknowledge her, and when that gets in the way of the game. This mode doesn't come up too often, though, as SHIKI units are generally very understanding of NEKU units' flaws. Scared mode is locked until, after a couple of days of ownership, your NEKU unit is told by an UZUKI unit to kill your SHIKI unit. This mode will be unlocked then, though, like Frustrated mode, it won't come up too often.
Depressed mode is a sort of special lock, as your SHIKI unit will enter Depressed mode before it is unlocked. The difference is that before your SHIKI unit unlocks this mode, when you or any other unit attempts to interact with her, she will put on a mask of Cheerful mode. To unlock this mode, a NEKU unit must inquire about the other girl in the picture with her on her cell phone background.*
Berserk mode is thankfully locked, and it is not a mode you will want to witness, though it is necessary to complete the Player function. When the SHIKI unit returns (two weeks after her Player function is completed), a MEGUMI unit will unlock this mode. She will attack your NEKU and BEAT units. This is normal, and your NEKU and BEAT units should win, which will restore your SHIKI unit to normal. As far as we know, this mode won't be activated again.
The method for unlocking TIN PIN SLAMMER! mode is thus far unknown, which is probably in everyone's best interest. Yaoi Fangirl mode is an interesting one, in that we are unsure about whether you need to unlock TIN PIN SLAMMER! mode to unlock it, or if it's a latent mode in all SHIKI models that simply requires the right stimulus to unlock. Show her some of your extensive yaoi collection (yes, we can see into your mind) and see how she reacts. When TIN PIN SLAMMER! mode is unlocked, your SHIKI unit will go back and forth into Yaoi Fangirl mode, especially when around a NEKU and a JOSHUA unit (and ESPECIALLY when the JOSHUA unit is in TIN PIN SLAMMER! Mode).
*IMPORTANT NOTE: The other girl on the cellphone is actually SHIKI herself. When the Player function is complete, she will change into this form permanently. If you want your SHIKI unit to retain her original form, you cannot complete the Player function, or at least you must unlock the TIN PIN SLAMMER! mode, which will revert her to her original form permanently.
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REACTIONS TO OTHER UNITS
SHIKI units are quite friendly and will try to make friends with other units who aren't trying to kill her. Individual reactions are as follows:
NEKU SAKURABA: The NEKU unit is your SHIKI unit's preferred partner, and they must work together for one week in order to complete both units' Play functions and to unlock the NEKU unit's Happy mode. SHIKI will mostly be Cheerful and occasionally Naively Optimistic around NEKU, though occasionally she'll become Frustrated with him. NEKU units will, over time, become extremely protective of your SHIKI unit. After one week, your SHIKI unit will disappear for two weeks. This is normal- as long as you allow your NEKU unit to work through his Player function (this requires purchasing, or at least borrowing, a JOSHUA 1.0 and a BEAT unit), she will reappear, unharmed, after two weeks. When the Player function is complete, these two will be good friends, possibly even dating.
YOSHIYA "JOSHUA" KIRYU: These two units share very little interaction. It is suspected that SHIKI units are Scared of JOSHUA units, only because when these two first meet, JOSHUA units should already be upgraded to 1.5. In TIN PIN SLAMMER! mode, JOSHUA units will always bring out the Yaoi Fangirl mode in SHIKI units.
DAISUKENOJO "BEAT" BITO: These two units share limited interaction during SHIKI and NEKU's week. SHIKI is cheerful towards BEAT and treats him kindly, despite the stupid things he seems to do. When the Player function is complete, these two will be friends.
RAIMU "RHYME" BITO: SHIKI units will bond with RHYME units very quickly, and become fast friends, possibly due to a combination of SHIKI's frustration with NEKU and RHYME's frustration with BEAT. When the RHYME unit is killed, your SHIKI unit will be extremely upset, and will be very Frustrated with NEKU at his lack of emotion towards her death. When the Player function is complete, after the RHYME unit is restored to life, these two will be very close friends.
YODAI HIGASHIZAWA: HIGASHIZAWA units will make your SHIKI unit VERY Depressed. It is recommended you keep these units apart, though interaction is required to complete the Player function. After a week of being paired with a NEKU unit, your SHIKI unit and NEKU unit will kill the HIGASHIZAWA unit. If you wish to prevent this, keep the NEKU and SHIKI units apart. After being with NEKU for a while, interaction with HIGASHIZAWA units will no longer make your SHIKI unit depressed.
UZUKI YASHIRO: This unit is also out to get your SHIKI unit, and thus is better off avoided. SHIKI units have very little contact with KARIYA units, but her reaction to said unit is likely to be similar. UZUKI units will also attempt to convince your NEKU unit to kill your SHIKI unit. He will appear to do so, but the next day your SHIKI unit will reappear, good as new. Your SHIKI unit cannot fight an UZUKI unit, but the UZUKI unit cannot fight your SHIKI unit, either, and can only summon Noise to attack her.
THE PRINCE (EIJI OJI), 777: These two units both activate your SHIKI unit's Fangirlish mode, and much squeeing may occur upon contact with either unit, THE PRINCE in particular. In TIN PIN SLAMMER! mode, SHIKI units and UZUKI units will argue incessantly over who the bigger THE PRINCE fan is. Expect lots of catfights.
[[Reaction to other units is thus far unknown, as SHIKI does not interact with other units who appear during the two weeks where she is not present. Expect her to be Friendly towards units who are friendly to her.]]
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CLEANING
If you are female, your SHIKI unit may actually not object to your helping her clean, especially with washing her hair. Most likely, though, she will think it's slightly creepy, and if you offer to help and she says no, we recommend you listen. We are not responsible for any injuries that occur if you ignore this advice. Your SHIKI unit is very picky about her soaps and shampoos, though, and you may have to buy her new ones in order to satisfy her. We carry shampoo and soap that is guaranteed to please your SHIKI unit, but other things may work just as well.
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ENERGY
Your SHIKI unit may or may not eat three meals a day, as she is a teenage girl, and as such, does not eat as much as she maybe should. She's very skinny as is, though, and you should probably get her to eat as much as possible. Her favorite foods include donuts, salad, minestrone soup, miso ramen, ice cream, and crepes, but you can feed her pretty much anything and she will eat it (maybe).
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FAQ
Q: I'm a guy, and whenever I hang out with my friends, my SHIKI unit squeals repeatedly and tells us to make out. I'm straight, what should I do?
A: Oh dear. It seems you have inadvertently unlocked your SHIKI unit's Yaoi Fangirl mode. Send her back to us and we will reprogram her for you. As a side note: if you unlock this mode and you are gay, we still don't recommend indulging your SHIKI unit. Only bad things can come of it.
Q: My SHIKI unit and my NEKU unit aren't getting along. Your guide says the two of them have to work together for a week to unlock the Player function, but my NEKU unit won't give my SHIKI unit the time of day! What do I do?!
A: Relax, first of all. This is completely normal. At first, NEKU units will be quite irritated by SHIKI units and will ignore them completely or call them "Stalker". However, after a few days together, NEKU units will become friendly with SHIKI units. You just need to be patient. Honest.
Q: I introduced my SHIKI unit to Final Fantasy VII, but now she won't stop arguing with me over which one of us is Sephiroth's true love! It's obviously me, but she just can't accept that!
A: All our units come with a warning label which states that fangirls can't be helped when it comes to these things, and that any consequences that happen as a result of a fangirl owning a unit, any unit, cannot be helped. However, it is clear that your SHIKI unit's Fangirlish mode has stopped being exclusive to real celebrities and has moved to characters as well. This is unfortunate, perhaps, but quite unavoidable. You're just going to have to deal. Either accept SHIKI's love of Sephiroth or try to get her to fall for someone else. Buy her a NEKU unit, that should solve your problems pretty quickly.
Q: I asked for TWEWY's biggest Eiji Oji fangirl, and instead of a SHIKI unit, I got some girl with bright pink hair and wings! She keeps bossing me around and asking for ramen! What happened?!
A: Our apologies- it seems you have accidentially received a UZUKI YASHIRO unit. If you want to keep her, do so, but otherwise you can send her back to us and you'll receive a SHIKI unit, free of charge. As a note, it is probably best not to tell either a SHIKI unit or a UZUKI unit that the other is a bigger THE PRINCE fangirl. You are liable to get slapped, possibly repeatedly. Whoever decided to send you an UZUKI unit when asked for the biggest THE PRINCE fangirl will likely pay for his mistake when he's attacked by a stuffed cat while he's sleeping.
Q: My SHIKI unit doesn't look anything like what I ordered. She came with a green shirt and black shorts and no player pin. She claims to be SHIKI but I disagree. Was there a shipping problem? --Enigmatic Igor
A: No, there wasn't a shipping problem: Your unit is indeed a SHIKI unit! Most likely, your SHIKI unit has already completed her Player function. This means that your SHIKI unit does not need a NEKU unit to survive, but any other PLAYER SET™ units who have not completed their Player function will not recognize your unit as a SHIKI unit, though she will recognize them. If this is problematic for you, feel free to return your SHIKI unit, and we will send a new SHIKI unit with the Player function intact at no extra cost. There is also a small chance that your SHIKI unit somehow never had her Player function activated. In this case, your SHIKI unit will not recognize any other units. However, the Player function can be activated- simply hit your SHIKI unit over the head with something and bring her to your nearest store- we would be happy to turn the function on at no cost.
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WARRANTY
Your SHIKI unit has a money-back guarantee lasting for three years, unless you clearly go against the guidelines detailed here, in which case we are not obliged to accept a return. Your SHIKI unit should live for quite a bit longer than that, unless she is beset upon by raging NEKU fangirls trying to 'eliminate their obstacles', in which case there isn't much you can do.
Holly: Three down, A LOT to go. XD R&R, pretty please with sugar on top! Next up should be Beat, who should be a lot more fun to write. xD