Hoping to glean more information about his father, Aqua agrees to join the dating reality show We're About to Fall in Love for Real! Most of the production's teenage-celeb cast members are in it for the exposure, but not all publicity is good publicity. When the footage can be edited for maximum drama, 'reality' becomes whatever the director wants it to be -- even if that means leaving someone's reputation on the cutting room floor...

Mengo Yokoyari is the author of Scum's Wish.