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Eyes in the Window Are Wearing Sunglasses
Lights Are Flickering, Forgot to Pay the Bill
Something is Being Too Loud in My Closet
Doorbell Has a Spider Next to It... a Real One
Vibe Check: Study, Focus, and Concentrate
Dancing to the Beat and Got Gum on My Shoe
Shook the Whole House When the Beat Drop
Neighbors Complained So Gave Them Earplugs
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Hair Too Long and Got Tangled in the Door
Forgot My Wallet but Still Got the Riffs
Locked Out but Practiced Drums on the Door
Got Lost Backstage but Found Free Snacks
Office Worker by Day, Metalhead by Night
Tour Bus Left Without Me but Still Got My Metal Bangers on Repeat
Showed Up to the Wrong Venue but Still Slayed
Guitar Amp Missing so Plugged Into the Void
Too Close to Mic So Feedback Frenzy Ensued
Lost the Tuner and Don't Have Perfect Pitch
Bass Line So Heavy the Whole Block Felt It
Amp Overheated but Smoke Added to Light Show
Stage Too Small So Rocked General Admission Area Instead
Merch Box Empty, Gave High Fives Instead
Tour Bus Broke Down So Rode Donkeys to Venue
Guitar Strap Broke but Caught the Axe Mid-Air
Afterparty Canceled So Made a New One in the Parking Lot
Origami Crane Flew Away Holding My Lyrics
Samurai Forgot His Sword but Still Shredded
Sashimi Chef by Day, Shamisen Shredder by Night
Broke a String but Still Got Two More to Go
Tea Ceremony Interrupted by Shamisen Solo
Shamisen Caught Fire in the Middle of Solo
Tea Ceremony Turned Into a Thrash Circle
During Solo Everyone Noticed My Missing Sock
Audience Requested Free Bird Instead Played Zen Bird
Drumsticks Snapped, Went Full Taiko Mode
Katana Fell From Stage Rafter and Missed Me by an Inch
Roadie Forgot the Merch, Sold Kimonos Instead
Shamisen Was Haunted and Made Me Crank Out a Banger Which I Was Like... Sick
Koi Pond Reflected the Light Show Perfectly
Stage Lights Went Out So Played by Stone Lantern Light
Brought the Wrong Drip So Wore a Mawashi Instead
First Time Crowd-Surfing, Then Landed on a Bonsai
Geisha Danced and Made the Bassist Forget Their Riff
Audience Asked for More Shamisen Metal, So Had to Deliver
Thought It Was a Prop Sword, Turns Out It Wasn’t
Fog Machine Jammed, Used Dry Ice from Catering
Missed the Beat Because I Was Reading a Manga
Samurai Entered Mid-Song, Challenged Me to a Duel
Koto Player Didn’t Show, So We Used a Recorder
Lost in Translation So Sang the Lyrics in Gibberish
Crowd Chanted My Name but It Wasn’t My Name
Shredding So Hard, Strings Started Melting
Played the Shamisen Backwards and Invented a New Genre
Lights Synced Perfectly... Until They Didn’t
Audience Demanded an Encore So This is What They Got
Mic Picked Up Yokai Whispers During the Shamisen Solo
Samurai Armor Was Too Heavy to Headbang in
Confetti Cannon Was Full of Cooked Rice Instead
Bassist's Sandals Slapped Louder Than the Beat
Setlist Got Switched, Now Playing the Sushi Menu
Tea Spill Created a Makeshift Stage Flood
Someone Brought a Shamisen Hero Controller to the Show
First Note of the Solo Summoned a Swarm of Cicadas
Audience Member Joined the Band Mid-Song, Bass Player is Now Getting Replaced... RIP
Stage Collapsed but We Finished the Encore Anyway
Played an Entire Set Before Realizing the Venue Was Closed
Threw a Pick into the Audience, Then It Got Thrown Back
Audience Only Clapped After the Tuning Was Done
Shamisen Rock or Metal, Audience Was Good Either Way
Started Playing, Realized the Shamisen Wasn't Plugged In
Tried to Crowd-Surf, Landed in a Food Truck Line
Lost the Beat When a Drone Flew Into the Shamisen
Sound Engineer Turned Out to Be a Cat Trampling the Controls
Played So Loud It Triggered Every Car Alarm Outside the Venue
Accidentally Hit the Smoke Machine Button Too Many Times, Now We're in a Different Dimension
Samurai Practiced Sword Swings During the Shamisen Rock Ballad
Left the Setlist on the Sushi Conveyor Belt
Played the Same Song Twice, Chant for Third Time Ensued
Band Mascot Got Loose and Stole the Spotlight
Venue Had No Chairs So Fans Sat on Tatami Mats and It Was a Vibe
Played on a Rooftop Until the Wind Took My Amigasa... RIP
Confetti Was Just Old Flyers from the Green Room Shredded Up
Shamisen Rock They Said to Play, Ask and You Shall Receive
Started the Set, Realized I'm Always Guessing the Right Key
Shamisen Rock Is What the Doctor Ordered
Played Underwater Sound Effects on the Shamisen by Accident
Tea House Show Turned Into a Trivia Contest Mid-Song
Was Bowing to the Crowd When the Mic Fell Over and Hit Security on the Head
Backdrop Fell and Revealed the Kitchen Staff Vibin, but Not to Our Music
Bass Player Got Heckled by a Bird Who Could Sing in Tune Better
Played an Mellow Shamisen Rock Ballad During a Raging Mosh Pit
Don't Recognize the Band Members Sharing the Stage
Stage Setup Included a Bonsai... That Fell on My Foot
Posted the Setlist on Social Media, Some Fans Thought It Was a Sashimi Menu
Ride Share Driver Became the Drummer for the Night
Tried to Go Viral, Ended Up as a Meme Instead, Then Went Viral
Shamisen Rock Gig Announced, Forgot to Include the Venue
Bassist Brought a Lute Instead of a Bass Guitar
Live Streamed the Rehearsal, Forgot to Turn Off Filters
Trend Said No Guitars So of Course, Shamisen
Ride Share Driver Stayed for the Whole Show
Accidentally Tagged a Random Stranger in the Band Photo
Crowd Sang Along, Realized They Knew the Lyrics Better
New Song Title Was Auto-Corrected to Shamisen Salad, RIP
Bandmate Ghosted the Group Chat but Still Got the Message?
Shared the Album Cover, Sound Engineer Thought It Was an NFT
Venue Was Live Streaming Their Cat Channel Instead of the Band
Tried a Social Media Trend, Analytics Said 0 People Watched... RIP
Asked Fans for Feedback, More Shamisen Metal, Done
Recorded a Rough Draft But Sounds Finished to Me
Band Instagram Got Hacked, All New Content Available Now, Enjoy!
Played a Gig, Realized the Poster Had Another Band’s Name
Shamisen Rock Reel Went Viral... but for the Right and Wrong Reasons, You See, What Happened Was...
Crowd Did the Latest Dance Trend, Broke the Stage Floor
Group Chat Debate Over Setlist Ended in Rock Paper Scissors, Fair Game
Recorded a Song, Accidentally Posted It to a Recipe Blog
Bandmate Used My Shamisen Case as a Snack Cooler
Played a Love Ballad Though It Was Still Metal
Neighbor Complained About the Noise, Then Asked for an Encore
Tried a Different Instrument but Shamisen Still for the Win
Band Merch Included Yukatas, Everyone's Drip Was Fire
Crowd Threw Confetti, It Was Actually Shredded Bills... RIP
Played a Solo, Audience Thought It Was Tuning
Opened for a Headliner Who Was Late to Their Own Show
Fog Machine Set Off the Fire Alarm, Everyone Cheered
Bandmate Missed the Bus, Borrowed a Mule to Get There
Ride Share Driver Took Me to a Karaoke Bar Instead
Backup Dancers Started Freestyling, Forgot the Routine
Bassist Asked Fans to Clap Along Off-Beat and They Did
Soundcheck Turned Into an Impromptu Chili Dog and Ramen-Eating Contest
Played Next to a Waterfall, Couldn’t Hear Myself
Audience Used the Drumbeat to Sync Their Watches
Broke the Shamisen Mid-Song, Finished Using a Spoon to the Knee
Band Poster Featured the Wrong Band Name
Local Critic Called the Album a Shamisen Metal Banger
Played a Mellow Slapper, Fans Demanded a Shamisen Metal Breakdown
Practiced in the Garage, Car Honking Stole the Solo
Bandmate Forgot Their Lines, Improvised in Haiku and It Was Fire
Venue Sold My Merch at a Discount, Kept the Change
Asked the Crowd for Requests, Got a Playlist of Elevator Music
Had Main Character Energy Before Tripping Over the Instrument Cable
Crowd Cheered So Loud It Spawned NPCs in the Parking Lot
Tried a Dramatic Pause but Audience Thought It Was a Technical Issue
Played the Wrong Song, Let's Call It an Easter Egg
Posted a Shamisen Reel, Comments Said Peak Side Quest Energy
Tried a Mellow Ballad So Crowd Spammed Fast Forward Emojis
Merch Table Had T-Shirts in Sizes for Anime Figurines
Texted the Group Chat but They Thought It Was a Spam Bot
Playing a Quiet Love Song, Someone’s Phone Alarm Went Off
Crowd Sang Along, Realized We Were All Singing the Wrong Lyrics
Writing a Song About the Moon, Will be Considered Lunar DLC
Venue Sold My CD So Fans Used It as a Coaster
Stage Lights Dimmed and Caused the Shamisen to Glow Like a Legendary Drop
Backup Dancer's Improvisation Hit So Hard They Stole the Show
Announced a Breakup Song, Fans Thought It Was About the Band
Soundcheck Took So Long, It Felt Like the Band Was Just Grinding for XP
Posted a Reel of the Gig and Some Fans Said It Needed More Plot Armor, Noted
Played an EDM Festival, Critics Called It a Crossover Episode
Tried to Flex a New Riff, Crowd Said Skill Issue, So I Hit the Finger Gym in Hopes of Nailing It Next Time
Someone Yelled Encore! During the First Song, For Real
Bro Standing in Front of Me in the Merch Line Looks Like They're Missing a Sock
Bandmate Forgot Their Part So Improvised Using Mouth Sounds
Opened a Booster Pack, Pulled Nothing but Commons
Missed the Beat Like a Failed Quick Time Event
Shamisen Solo Was Basically a Critical Hit
Tried to Parry the Mic Stand but Still Took Damage
Got a Dupe from That Godpack Draw... RIP
Played a Set So Clean, Fans Called It a No-Hit Run
Bandmate Forgot the Chords, Blamed It on Input Lag
Crowd Chanted “GG” Before the First Song Ended
Drew a Hand Full of Energy Cards of the Wrong Energy Type
Stage Lights Glitched, Thought It Was an Easter Egg
Combo’d My Riffs Until the Cooldown Kicked In
Played an Encore, Fans Said It Was Just Bonus DLC
Pulled a Rare, but It Wasn’t the One I Needed
Mic Feedback Sounded Like a Boss Battle Sound Cue
Failed the Dodge Roll, Tripped Over the Amp
Crowd Buffed My Confidence Like an S-Tier Support
Drew the Perfect Hand, Then Forgot My Strategy
Tried to Flex, Missed the Timing Window Completely
Hit the Wrong Pedal, Turned My Solo Into a Glitch Hop Track
Stage Dive Attempt Was More Like a Desync Error
Opened a Booster Pack Mid Set, Pulled the Same Card Three Times
Played in Hard Mode, Forgot My Picks at Home
Bandmate’s Solo Was a One Shot KO, No Revives Needed
Looted the Merch Table Like It Was a Raid Drop
Setlist Was Like a Randomized Loot Drop, Even We Didn’t Know What Was Next
Drew a Hand Full of Support Cards and Was Bricked
Played a Perfect Set, Fans Called It an S-Rank Run
Stage Lights Flickered Like a Low HP Warning
Opened a Booster Pack, Got Five of the Same Card... Again
Shamisen Strings Snapped Due to a Critical Hit
Keyboardist Missed the Drop So Drummer Called It a Skill Issue
Failed the Rhythm Chain and Lost My Combo Multiplier
Shamisen Solo Had So Many Notes It Needed a Frame Rate Patch
Hit a Wrong Chord but Covered It Doing a Perfect Dodge Roll
Played an Encore, Fans Said It Sounded Like a Post Credits Scene
Opened a Pack and Got a Holo but It Was the One Nobody Wants
Bandmate Was on a Side Quest and Missed the First Song
Drew a Perfect Hand but Then Immediately Misplayed It
Shamisen Sounded So Sharp It Got an Instant Patch Buff
Venue Had No Soundcheck So Had to Play on Hardcore Mode
Pressed the Wrong Pedal, Shamisen Sounded Like a Sci-Fi Soundtrack
Accidentally Started the Set on Nightmare Difficulty
Crowd Sync Was Off So Looked Like an Online Match Managing High Ping
Pulled a Rare Variant But the Print Was Misaligned
Bandmate Missed Their Solo Said Their Skills Had Been Nerfed
Setlist Was So Unbalanced It Needed a Meta Shift
Soundcheck Took So Long Fans Thought It Was a Time Gated Event
Drew a Brick Hand but Topdecked the Finale Anyway
Shamisen Feedback Triggered a Fire Alarm in the Green Room
Got Invaded Mid Set by a Guest Performer
Failed the Tutorial but Still Slayed the Set
Played the Solo So Clean Fans Thought It Was Pre Rendered
Bandmate Missed the Downbeat Said It Was Lag Compensation
Mic Stand Hit My Knee Which Triggered a Bass Boost
Queue Was Casual, Crowd Came in Ranked Mode
Drew Five Buffs Just in Time for the Bridge
Lighting Cue Was Off, Looked Like a Texture Loading Issue
First Note Hit So Hard It Started a Side Quest
Missed the Save Point, Had to Start the Set Over
Parried a Heckler Mid Song and Got Bonus XP
Charged My Special Too Early and Hit the Keyboardist... RIP
Tried to Sync to the Drummer's Beat but Got Staggered Instead
Left the Mic On, Crowd Heard the Lore Dump
Amp Screeched Like a Final Boss Phase Roar
Setlist Flowed Like an Optimal Route... Zero Enemy RNG
Drew the Finisher Card but Forgot the Activation Cost
Tried a Clutch Save and Ended Up Doing a Full Party Heal
Queued the Wrong Preset, Played an 8-Bit Shamisen Metal Lullaby Instead
Stage Dive Started Strong Then My Hitbox Clipped the Floor
Merch Sold Out So Fast Fans Called It a Loot Table Bug
First Note Was So Loud It Reset Someone’s Smartwatch
Soundcheck Turned Into a Lo-Fi Ambient Collab
Opened a Booster Box, Pulled Nothing but Support Cards
Queued for a Chill Set but Got Matched to Final Boss Vibes
Crowd Emoted So Hard We Got Buffed Mid Song
Drew a Full Combo Chain Then Dropped the Opener
Pulled a Rare Alt Art, Now Banned in Every Format
Dodged the Mic Cable Too Early, Took Splash Damage
Crowd Synced Their Emotes Like a Real Time Strategy Raid
Missed My Timing but Clutch Crowd Chant Brought Me Back
Played a Hidden Track, Fans Thought It Was a DLC
Dropped a New Song Mid Set Like an Unannounced Patch
Glitched My Delay Pedal Into an Infinite Sustain Loop
Rehearsed in Normal Mode but Show Was in Hero Mode
Bassist Hit the Drop Too Early and Blamed It on Lag Spikes
Setlist Was RNG Based and We Rolled Winning Decks
Played a B Side Live and Fans Called It the True Canon
Entered the Stage Like a Cutscene, No Skips
Final Note Was So Sharp It Triggered a Respawn
Played Through a Hardware Fail and Got Bonus EXP for Grit
Right Song at the Wrong Tempo and Still Hit Max Combo
Called for a Key Change but Forgot to Tell the Rest of the Band
Down to My Last 10HP, Opponent Got Cooked When I Dropped My Clutch Buff
Breakdown Had Some Serious Boss Phase Shift Vibes
Pressed the Wrong Pedal and Invented Glitch Metal
Crowd Wiped Mid Song, We Res’d Them in the Breakdown
Tried to Chain Into the Chorus but Got Hit on the Cooldown
Asked for Samurai and Oni in Stage Video but Instead Got Cat Meme Videos and It Slayed
Setlist Was Randomized and So Were Our Instruments
Tuned by Ear Then Resurrected an Ancient Scale
Forgot the Lyrics so Sang in Buff Descriptions
Mid-Solo Dodge Roll Saved Me From Mic Feedback Damage
Played a Popular Gaming Theme Then Accidentally Made It Lore Accurate
Tripped Over a Monitor Then Landed in a Perfect Anime Style Stance
Hit the Outro So Hard, It Triggered a Soft Reboot
Missed the First Hitbox but Still Landed the Finisher
Hit the Wrong Note Then Hit It Again for Emphasis
Turned the Chorus Into a Skill Check and Barely Passed
Stage Lights Flickered Like a Flashbang and Stunned the Crowd
Opened a Premium Pack Yet Somehow Pulled Only Support Cards
Queue Said Go Easy on Me, I’m a Beginner but Lobby Spawned as Ranked Chaos
Keyboardist Missed the Cue, Blamed It on Wrong Energy Type
Played in Standard, Forgot the Set Was in Drop C but Show Still Slapped
Who Knew Metal Shamisen Could Slap This Hard
Meme Cat Videos Is What the Audience Wanted, Meme Cat Videos Is What the Audience Got
Almost Got Cooked Until I Remembered How Spicy My Deck Was
Front Row Guy Spent the Whole Gig Doomscrolling Memes
No Cap Our Fans' Spicy Cooks is What's Shaping the Meta
Venue Security Asked If We Knew Their Favorite Anime Theme, How Could We Not
Our Merch Got Outsold by the Hot Dog Stand but Gotta Admit They Were Fire
Stage Dive Interrupted by a Call from Our Moms
Why Did the Green Room Fridge Only Contain Mustard
Metal Shamisen Riffs Got Mistaken for Vintage Arcade Soundtracks
Is the Bassist’s New Hair Color Technically DLC... Maybe
Roadie Revealed the Setlist as If It Was a New Game Trailer
Mosh Pit Turned into a Debate on Best TCG Starter Decks
Guitarist Spent Soundcheck Farming Loot Drops
Somehow the Merch Booth Sold More Vinyl Than We Printed
Green Room TV Only Plays Cooking Shows from 2003
Somebody Spilled Boba Tea on the Pedalboard
Console Update Finished Downloading During the Encore
The Wi-Fi Password at This Venue Is Longer Than Our Setlist
Fog Machine Smelled Suspiciously Like Cotton Candy
Shamisen Metal Solo Got Interrupted by a Software Update
Merch Table Now Accepts Trades for Spicy Deck Build Ideas
Shamisen Amp Settings Buffed Our Sound into S-Tier
Found Out Our Tour Bus Has Less Storage Than a Modern Console
Summoning an NPC on Stage Low Key Wasn't as Hard as It Sounded, It Was Getting Them to Leave Since Their Dialogue Never Changed
Shamisen Solo Accidentally Triggered an NG Plus
Drummer Rolled a Nat 20 on Stage Presence
Shamisen Player Unlocked an Achievement for Tuning Down a Half Step
I Got the High Score... What Does That Mean, is That Good
Merch Booth Ran Out of Stock Faster Than Limited Edition Packs
Stage Dive Failed So Respawned at Merch Table
Venue's Wi-Fi Was Dragging, So We Combined Our Phone's Hotspots to Forge the Ultimate Connection
The Guitarist's Effects Pedal Collection is Now a Mini Museum Exhibit
Got Stuck in an Infinite Loop of Loading Screens
Band Chat Server Got Overloaded by Fans Posting Cat Memes
Setlist Got Leaked Like Early Patch Notes
Green Room Fridge Contained Exactly One Health Potion
My Strat Was Flawless Until I Realized I Was Playing the Wrong Deck
Song Intro Got Mistaken for Background Loading Screen Music
Venue Snacks Had Better Stats Than Some Starter Decks
Shamisen Metal Riffs Accidentally Triggered a Side Quest
Soundcheck Took So Long We Almost Got Idle Kicked
Someone Misclicked, Played Our Closing Song First
Wonder Why the Tour Manager Thought Our Tour Bus Was a Mobile Gaming Truck
Bass Amp Overheated Like an Overclocked GPU
Drummer Got Distracted by Inventory Management Mid Set
Ended Up Monologuing to the Sound Guy About My Character's Backstory Instead of Saying Check One Two Into the Mic
Did a Backflip on Stage Then Somehow Managed to Clip Through the Drum Riser When Landing
Spamming the C Chord Since I Temp Ran Out of Mana and Need a Drop From the Bassist
Forgot to Equip a Proper Stage Outfit So Had to Rock the Entire Set in Default Skin
Accidentally Spawned a Secret Boss by Playing the Setlist Backwards and Now We Can’t Skip the Cutscene
Crowd Surfer Clipped Through the Audience and Respawned at the Venue Entrance
Guitarist Spent Entire Soundcheck Explaining Their Pedalboard Like a Tutorial
Keyboardist Pulled a Rare Drop Mid Solo but It Was the Wrong Instrument
Band Got Nerfed Mid Tour, Had to Finish the Set Using Only Starter Gear
Singer's Banter Became an Unskippable Dialogue, Audience Started Button Mashing but to No Avail
My Deck Was Optimized Until the Bassist Brought Out a Banned Card During the Intro
Venue Wi-Fi Needed a Side Quest Completion Just to Unlock a Stable Connection
Drummer Activated Spicy Mode Without Reading Patch Notes First
Merch Booth RNG Was Too Good, Fans Pulled Rare Shirts That Didn't Exist
Fan Attempted a Stage Dive, Immediately Got Cooked by Gravity Mechanics
Found the Tour Van's Secret Inventory Slot and It Contained Ultra Rare Holographic Shamisen Strings
Started a Crowd Wide Quick Time Event and Nobody Hit the Right Button
Drummer Low Key Thought Metronomes Were Optional DLC
Shamisen Solo Was a Certified Slapper but Other Bands Requested a Patch Nerf
Guitarist’s Pedalboard Low Key Requires More Inventory Management Than an RPG
Fog Machine Spawned the Venue’s Secret NPC and Now We’re Stuck in Dialogue
Used Up All Our Mana on the Intro Song So Just Spamming Power Chords... Nothing Wrong Using Power Chords Though
Our Fans Never Settle for Commons, Only Shamisen Metal Bangers
Bassline Was Such a Slapper, It Caused Temporary Latency in the Front Row
Pulled Off a Frame Perfect Bridge Transition Only to Realize It Was the Wrong Song
Venue Wi Fi Required a Premium Battle Pass for Stable Connection
Stage Lights Went Full RGB Mode and While Using Outdated Manuals, Nobody Knew How to Turn Them Off
Lead Guitarist Got Distracted Explaining Deck Synergies to Security Mid Set
Panic Mode Sets In as Phone Battery Life Sits at One Percent While in the Middle of a Winning Battle Needed for Ranking Up
Bandmate Tripped and Fell on Stage, Then Respawned Backstage Without Any of Their Gear... or Dignity
What We Thought Was a Legendary Loot Drop Turned Out to Be a Slightly Shinier Mic Stand, Just Slightly
Low Key Thought the Tutorial Boss Was the Final Boss Since the Health Bar Tripled
Stage Lights Entered Rage Mode and Wouldn’t Stop Targeting Our Shy Keyboardist
Opening Band Low Key Got Soft Banned From the Venue for Spamming the Same Chord in the Intro
Stage Lights Entered Rage Mode Again and Wouldn’t Stop Targeting Our Ham of a Bass Player
Patch Log Mentions a Visual Bug Where the Mic Stand Would Hover Three Feet Above the Stage if Band Members Plug Their Amps in the Wrong Order
Shamisen Rock Banger Solo Cooldown Increased From Thirty to Forty Five Seconds to Prevent Overuse
Unintended Side Quest Ensued by Asking for More Monitor Volume
Someone Claims There Is a Bug Where Fans Can Bypass the Merch Queue by Wall Clipping
Nerfed the Fog Machine So It Doesn’t Soft Lock Visibility During Ballads
Shamisen Rock Riff Was So Spicy the Venue Tried to Patch It Out in the Encore
NPC Bartender Gave Us a Side Quest That Was Just Play Louder, Achievement Unlocked From Amp Screech When Plugging In
Lag Spikes Hit Harder Than the Drummer’s Double Kick
Crowd Low Key Started a Raid Party Mid Set and Actually Cleared It
Shamisen Rock Slapper Chorus Came Out of Nowhere Like an RNG Encounter
Shamisen Rock Riff That Slaps Landed Right as the Power Went Out, Lead Stagehand Looked Sus
Accidentally Equipped the Wrong Deck and Then Overconfidently Fired Up Ranked Mode
Fixed a Bug Where the Bassist Could Soft Lock the Setlist by Tuning Mid Song
Infinite Loop of Soundcheck Dialogue When Talking to Audio Engineer NPC Was Triggered by Our Chatty Drummer
Reworked the Stage Dive Mechanic to Reduce Fall Damage on Failed Landings
Let's Increase the Drop Rate of Guitar Picks That Spawn in the Pit
Rebalanced Mic Feedback Damage so It No Longer One Shots the Sound Guy
Shamisen Metal Banger Ending Theme Had the Credits Rolling Before the Last Note
Shamisen Tone Was So Spicy the Sound System Needed to Install New Drivers to Handle the Signal Load
Bassist’s AoE Attack Was Nerfed After Hitting Too Hard in the Tutorial Zone
First Band's Soundcheck Took Longer Than a 200GB Patch Install on Dial Up
Banger Solo Crit Hit So Hard the Tavern NPCs Broke Script and Stopped Serving Drinks
NPC Vendor Tried Selling Us Our Own Merch for Double Gold
Sound Guys Patched a Bug Where the Drummer Could Cast Haste Every Turn Without Energy Cost
Somebody Sabotaged the Green Room Snacks Using a Poison Debuff That Took Three Songs to Cure
Accidentally Triggered the Wrong Dialogue Tree and Promised a Banger Encore... So We Had to Deliver and Deliver We Did
Second Band on the Bill Failed the Charisma Check and Bantered About Lore Nobody Asked For
Quest Log Overflowed After Fans Started Handing Out Bootleg Side Quests Mid Set
Shamisen Rock Slapper Riff Applied a Global Buff That Lasted Until the Encore
Fans Low Key Got Better FPS on Their Phones Than the Venue Projector Running Our Visuals
Banger Drum Fill Caused the Cleric NPC to Cast the Wrong Spell Out of Sheer Amazement
Quest Reward Was Just One Health Potion and a Stronger Fog Machine
Chorus Hit Too Hard Then Summoned a Dragon NPC That Wasn’t Even Part of the Game
NPC Dressed as a Wizard Refused to Leave the Stage Until We Traded Them a Foil Setlist
Misplayed My Opening Hand and Still Topdecked a Slapper of a Bridge
First Band Had a Critical Miss on Stage Banter Applied Silence Debuff Until the Outro
Encore Hit Harder Than Expected and Cost Double the Energy Requirement
Side Quest NPC Wouldn’t Stop Handing Out Buff Potions That Just Tasted Like Flat Soda
Green Room Snacks Applied Confusion This Time Which Lasted Until the Start of Next Turn
Critical Damage From Shamisen Rock Solo Left Other Performers at 10 HP Each, It Will Be Tough to Follow That One
Chain Combo Was Interrupted by a Stun Effect Called Mic Feedback
Battle Phase Lasted So Long the Venue Timer Called for Sudden Death Mode
Lost Internet Connection While Phone Was at 1 Percent Battery Life and Yet Somehow Still Got Ranked Up
Stage Floor Failed a Collision Check and Rag Dolled the Guitarist Into the Pit
Inventory Overflowed After Looting Too Many Guitar Picks From Backstage
NPC Bartender Tried to Trade Us a Rare Buff Potion for Our Shamisen, No Dice Bro
Opening Band Was Cooked After Their Drummer Forgot to Save and Had to Reload Their Entire Setlist From Autosave, Lots of Progress Lost
Graphics Card Overheated Mid Banger and Turned the Stage Lights Into Generated Bio Hazard Symbols
Final Boss Encounter Was Just the Tour Manager Dual Wielding Potions and Backstage Passes, What a Nice Guy
Quest Giver NPC Wouldn’t Stop Looping Dialogue Until We Played the Wrong Song Three Times in a Row, Breaking the Loop
Fog Machine Needed a Driver Update So Someone Instead Installed an Operating System From 1995
Drummer Hit Hard Enough to Trigger the Anti Cheat System Yet They Got Flagged by Security
Setlist Randomizer Dealt Us Four Ballads in a Row, So We Played This Song Instead
Keyboardist Applied a Buff That Turned the Bridge Into a Certified Slapper
Encore Was Treated as an Expansion Pack and We Insisted to Make It a Free Download for Our Fans
Previous Band Rolled a Crit Fail and Debuffed the Crowd’s Morale During Their Set So We Restored Everyone's Faith, Shamisen Rock for the Win
Fans Low Key Found the Hidden Easter Egg Track and Triggered It Before We Could Announce It
Banger Finale Crit Hit the Audience and Dealt Splash Damage to the Following Day's Concert
Drum Fill Looked Like a Glitchy 10FPS Animation Loop but It Still Slapped, Like Really Hard
Quest Log Side Missions Overfilled After the Crowd Started Yelling Out Requests
Cleric Tried to Cast Heal but Drew From the Wrong Deck and Accidentally Cooked the Bass Player Instead
Merch Booth Inventory Script Somehow Corrupted and Generated 500 Random Stickers Nobody Ordered
Green Room Fridge Only Had Chips and Salsa This Time, Seems Normal, or So We Thought
Mic Feedback Registered as Malware So the Venue Quarantined the Opening Act
Patch Notes Said 'Minor Balance Fixes' but Nerfed the Stage Lights to a Single Spotlight That Was Off Centered
Quest Reward Was Just One Rusty Pickaxe and a Single Dirty Boot
Cleric Spent Their Only Spell Slot on Healing the Fog Machine Instead of the Party
Out of Mana, Out of Items, Low HP, All Cards Drawn, but We Still Believed in the Spiciness of the Deck and It Delivered
Low Key Opening Band Forgot to Equip Armor Before Soundcheck and Everyone Got One Shotted by Feedback
Looted Guitar Picks Overfilled the Audience's Inventory, Not Their Fault the Venue Had Chests Everywhere Asking to Be Opened
Random Enemy Encounter Happened Mid-Song but It Was Like Time Stood Still, We Respawned Right Where We Left Off After the Battle
Opponent Crashed Out After Realizing They Used All Their Energy on the Wrong Card, We Watched in Amazement
Quest Journal Soft Locked Because Someone Forgot to Install the Expansion Pack
Stage Lights Were Hacked and Turned Off So We Played in Darkness for Three Songs Straight, Audience Was Impressed
Venue Announced Balance Changes but Tried to Only Nerf the Metal Shamisen Slapper Riffs but Was a Failed Attempt
Rollbacks Applied After the Drummer Exploited Infinite Stamina and Broke the Tempo Cap, Shamisen Metal Was Wild at That Speed
Patched Out the Bug Where Lullabies Would Play Through the PA Mid Song but Kinda Liked How It Sounded Mixed in Rock Shamisen
A Band Equipped the Wrong Mana for Their Set and It Was Rough to Watch, So We Helped Them Out Using Some Metal Shamisen Riffs
Heckler Low Key Thought They Had Lethal Until We Dropped a Rock Shamisen Banger Riff, Tables Were Turned
Loading Screen Said Screen Loading Before Saying Loading Screen Then Nothing Loaded, Yeah the Band Was Confused Too
Quest Log Expanded After Fans Started Handing Out Side Missions for Encores of Shamisen Metal
Forgot to Untap My Last Resource but RNG Gods Blessed Me, Topdeck Finisher FTW
Opponent Tried to Stall Using Status Effects but Got Cooked When My Card Procced Twice, All While Listening to Some Metal Shamisen
Low Key Won the Match by Mashing Buttons Like It Was My First Time Playing an Arcade Where Instructions Were Completely Ignored
Venue Signed a Waiver Acknowledging That Our Shamisen Solos Are Going to Hit Hard
Official Ruling Stated You Cannot Cast Magic While Simultaneously Stage Diving
New Policy Says All Top 8 Matches Must Begin Using a Banger That Is Played at a God Tier BPM
Rock Shamisen Update Stated That Crit Misses on Guitar and Keyboard Solos Must Be Replayed at Half Tempo
Judge Ruled That My Deck Was Too Spicy and They Were Right, Meta Shift Starts Now
Someone Said Our Crit Hit on the Bridge Was Unintentionally Cinematic but Actually It Was Intended to Be as Such
Tournament Notes Clarify That Fog Machines Count as a Visual Debuff
Venue Said That Stage Banter Longer Than Two Sentences Activates a Comedic Timing Debuff, Slappers Only Please
I Forget Which City It Was but Somebody Stage Dove and Glitched Through the Audience Then Clipped Through the Floor
We Were in the Green Room Powering Up Before the Show When All of a Sudden We Heard Someone Yell From the Other Room 'Nani!?'
Panic Mode Activated When My GPU Fan Started Screaching Mid-Ranked Match
Low Key Thought It Was Over Until My Passive Skill Procced a Double Crit Outta Nowhere
Band Got Cooked by Stage Feedback, but My Shamisen Rock Solo Revived Everyone Like a Revive All Spell
Lobby Matchmaking Paired Me Against a Legend and I Still Pulled Off the Spiciest Reverse Sweep
Queue Took 15 Minutes but the Game Ended in 10 Seconds Because My Spells Hit Too Hard
Audio Cut Out, Screen Froze, but the Shamisen Metal Solo Was So Clean the Server Still Registered It as a Banger
Ping Spiked to 999 Right as I Was About to Deliver the Winning Hit, You Got Lucky Bro
Nah for Real, This Is Some Slappin Metal Shamisen
Opponent Tried to Flex but Missed the Input Window and Got Deleted by My Counter
Rank Reset Bug Deleted My Progress but I Just Called It NG+ Minus Drops and Levels to Cope
RNG Was Against Me Until I Started Playing Like the Main Character, Which Had No Effect
Frame Rate Dropped but Confidence Didn’t, Landed the Shamisen Metal Solo Clean Anyway
Low Key Lag in a Match Feels Like Fighting OP's Bosses but We're Built Different
Crit Hit Drum Solo Animation Glitched and Looked So Fire the Crowd Thought It Was Intentional
Opponent’s Whole Strategy Got Cooked When I Topdecked a Terribly Nerfed Patch Update
Moderator Issued a Warning for 'Excessive Slaps', the Band Took That as a Compliment
Patch Notes Said Nerf Incoming, but Our Setup Can Still Cook the Entire Lobby
Crit Hit Landed So Hard It Sent My Opponent Back to the Tutorial Zone
Quest Giver Disappeared Mid Dialogue but We Set Off Anyway, in the Wrong Direction
Dungeon Map Was a JPEG From 2006 and It Was Quite Accurate
Fog Machine Aggroed and Somehow Managed to Cover the Entire Venue in a Thick Haze, Laser Show Was Fire Because of It
Encore Hit So Hard It Triggered the Venue’s Fire Alarm, Which Happened to Be in the Right Pitch as Our Song
Dodge Rolling Is Always Clutch for Us Glass Cannons and Yes It Gets Spammed
The Guitarist Swore Their Amp Said 'Nice Combo' After They Landed That Riff
We Were Halfway Through Load In When the GPS Announced We’d Entered the Wrong City
I Forget Who Pulled the Cable but the Monitors Respawned Upside Down for the Rest of the Set
We Were in the Green Room Powering Up as Usual When the Fridge Made an Iconic OS Startup Sound
The Opening Band's Bass Amp Asked for a Firmware Update at the Start of Their Set and Bricked Itself
Stage Monitor Booted to BIOS and Started Beeping in Morse Code an Iconic Video Game Password
Wonder if Anyone Else Noticed That the Outdoor Venue's Sky Has Glitched to 240 Hz
Floor Texture Unloaded and Half the Mosh Pit Fell Through to the Next Level
The Venue Projector Displayed 'Quest Failed' to the Second Band, It Detected a Missed Note
The Crowd Started Buffering Halfway Through the Solo and It Seemed Pretty Normal to Us
An NPC in the Front Row Kept Asking If We Would Accept Their Side Quest to Hydrate
Our Bassist Leveled Up Mid Song and Immediately Spawned New Gear Drops
The Venue Wi Fi Glitched and Generated a Second Crowd in the Reverse World
Once We Hit the Breakdown the Sound Guy Asked If We Wanted to Enable VSync
The Guitarist’s Pedalboard Rebooted Mid Set and Loaded a Save File from a JRPG
Half the Crowd Desynced During the Breakdown and Started Moshing in the Same Style as Last Year’s Tour
A Vending Machine Near the Stage Dropped a Health Potion Instead of Soda and Nobody Questioned It
The Tour Van GPS Said ‘Turn Left to Avoid Boss Encounter’ but It Was Too Late
Opening Band Was Mid Riff When the Projector Blue Screened and Displayed Their Search History
We Were in the Lobby When a Venue NPC Offered Us 12 Gold and a Slice of Cold Pizza for the Encore
The Drummer Hit a Fill So Clean the Venue Had to Autosave
Someone Activated Debug Mode and the Crowd Suddenly Had Nameplates
A Random Voice From Backstage Shouted 'New Challenger Approaching' and We Knew Exactly What That Meant
The Encore Started Itself Before We Finished the Last Song
Reception Is Spotty and in the Middle of a Rank Up Battle, Few Turns Dropped but Deck Is Too Spicy to Fail
The Tour Manager Clipped Through the Stage Mid-Sentence and Respawned in the Next City We Were Scheduled to Perform
Someone’s Phone Connected to the Mixer and Suddenly the Opening Band Had Ad Breaks Mid Set
The Opening Riff and Lighting Effects Had the Crowd Feelin Peak Hype and We Felt It Too, It Was a Vibe
The Crowd Started Chanting in Hex and Somehow Managed to Draw Out a Sprite for a Retro Game
Outside the Venue a Street Performer Challenged the Opening Band to a Rhythm Duel and They All Lost
The Bassist’s Pedalboard Was Glowing and Asked If We Wished to Overwrite Reality
One of the Monitors Kept Looping ‘Press F to Continue’ and Nobody Wanted to Test It
The Venue’s Front Door Refused to Open Until We Solved Its Dialogue Puzzle
The Tour Bus GPS Said 'Rerouting' and Then Teleported Us into an Active Dungeon Raid and It Wasn’t VR
Somewhere Between Soundcheck and Showtime the Digital Setlist Became Self-Aware and Started Updating the Opening Band’s Song Titles Because They Were Too Vanilla
A Portal Appeared Behind the Merch Table and We Still Don’t Know Who Went In
Soundcheck Was Interrupted When the Monitors Started Quoting Prophecy Text in 8 Bit Voices, Umm… Okay
The Tour Van Radio Glitched and Started Giving Codes for Infinite Lives
The Drummer Threw a Drumstick into the Audience Only to Get It Back Signed by Everyone in Attendance
A Stranger Handed Me a USB Drive Labeled ‘Patch 1.0.infinity’, How Much Work Went Into This
When the PA Voice Said 'New Update Available', Everyone Decided to Panic Exploit the Soda Fountain Glitch at the Venue
I Looked at the Setlist and It Looked Back at Me and Winked
Mid Solo the Venue Projectors Rendered in Higher Resolution Than Reality
The Opening Band Tried to Save Their Amp Settings Mid Song Which Caused the Amps Make an Awkward Noise, Whole Venue Went Silent
A Cat Walked Across the Stage During Our Set and Footage of It Went Viral, Thanks Kitty
Somewhere During Verse Two the Sky Glitched into Night and Stayed There, Worked in Our Favor
A Random Wi-Fi Network Named ‘nooblet’ Appeared and No One Would Claim It
The Merch Guy Equipped Legendary Tier Rizz and Sold Out the Merch Booth Before the Show Even Started
The Encore Timer Hit Zero but the Audience Refused to Exit the Arena, Energy Was Fire So Why Not Another Encore