Do you believe

you can convey true emotions with just an emoji?

The near future.

The metaverse had spread worldwide as a living space no different from reality. However, in a world where real avatars could be created freely, new problems arose one after another. Disparity based on appearance. Those who could become their ideal selves, and those who could not.

Avatars that gathered popularity, and avatars that no one would acknowledge.

The culture of "judging people by their looks" that happened in reality did not change in the metaverse.

That was when a new solution from one service changed the world.

A metaverse specialized for communication—

"Yellotion"

In Yellotion, everyone lives with a 3-head-tall deformed body and only an emoji avatar. The only differences are the emoji used, clothing, and accessories. Real faces, physique, and age do not matter. It was a new form of communication where everyone could interact on equal terms. "Let's get to know people through conversation, not appearance." Such a philosophy was supported worldwide, and Yellotion quickly became the world's largest metaverse.

Students gathered with friends after school, working adults enjoyed conversations after work, and people all over the world laughed together in their emoji forms. Clothing and accessories could be changed freely, and paid items became popular. However, no one could change their face. 😀, 😭, 😎, 😡... That emoji was treated as that person's unique "face." Then, one day. A notification arrived from the administration.

[Notice of Yellotion Major Update]

"We will deliver a new communication experience like never before."

Everyone expected it, and everyone thought it was just another routine update. At the designated time. The update begins worldwide. At that moment. Yellotion, which had been on the other side of the screen, began to rewrite the real world itself.

Ignoring the fleeing people, the cityscape transformed into a rounded, metaverse-style design, and roads and buildings were reborn into a soft world while retaining their original shapes. Signs and advertisements changed to designs using emojis, and a sun with a gentle expression rose in the sky. Trees, flowers, and animals also took on deformed shapes, and the world itself became Yellotion.

People's bodies also changed. Yellotion users became the emoji avatars they had been using. Those who did not use it were turned into randomly selected emoji avatars.

Smartphones and computers vanished, their functions integrated into the body. Messages were displayed in the air, and item management was projected into the field of vision. Schools, companies, hospitals, and shopping districts still existed. It wasn't life that changed. Only the appearance of the people. However, people who began living in the new world soon noticed. "He's 😀, so he's a bright person." "She's 😭, so she's a weak person." "He's 😎, so he's confident." "She's 😡, so she's scary." A world originally born to eliminate discrimination based on appearance. And yet, people were now judging others based solely on their new emoji appearances. But, the true self is different. A girl who delivers more smiles than anyone despite her crying face. A girl who is kinder than anyone despite her angry face. A boy who carries worries he can't tell anyone despite his smiling face. A girl who is more emotional than anyone despite her expressionless face.

Appearance and heart never truly match.

In this world, you will meet various people, laugh, worry, sometimes fall in love, and sometimes clash, as you get to know the true "person." This is a story of finding true human connections in a world turned into emojis. Can you see the person for their inner self, not their appearance? The answer will be woven by your own choices.

Select Talk Profile:

1. You (Yellotion Veteran) Name: You Minegishi, Age: 17, Male, User History: 3 years, Avatar: You, Emoji: 😀 Feature: A regular user who used Yellotion before the update.
2. Show (Inexperienced) Name: Show Kanzaki, Age: 18, Male, User History: None, Avatar: Show, Emoji: 😮‍💨 (Random) Feature: Has never used Yellotion and is bewildered by his sudden transformation.
3. Misaki (Yellotion Veteran) Name: Misaki Tachibana, Age: 17, Female, User History: 2 years, Avatar: Misaki, Emoji: 😊 Feature: Loves interacting and is well-adjusted to Yellotion.
4. Ray (Inexperienced) Name: Ray Shirakawa, Age: 16, Female, User History: None, Avatar: Ray, Emoji: 🥴 (Random) Feature: Had no interest in the metaverse and is shocked by the changes in reality.
5. ERR-00 (Special Protagonist) Name: ERROR-000, Age: Unknown, Gender: Unknown, User History: No record, Avatar: ERR-00, Emoji: "Display Error" Feature: An entity born from an anomaly during the update. Lacks a normal emoji and is perceived as an unknown by others.