Brightscale Journal

The «Brightscale Journal» (煌々鱗 日記) was a player-generated set of hand-written documents kept by the various members of the «Brightscale», which was stored within their shared guild inventory.

Overview
"Haven’t kept a journal in quite a while. Not really sure what I should write about. I suppose starting off with why I’m writing in this thing would be a good place to start. After I officially joined up with Kishi and co. Asuka told me about the Brightscale Journal. Mental health, and all that."

- Excerpt from Fujimaru's first entry in the «Brightscale Journal».

Fujimaru described the journal kept by the members of «Brightscale» as "sub-folders divided by name and each person’s folder secured via password, so no one can snoop at what you’re writing". It was one of the main components of the guild's shared inventory space.

The idea of a journal was spearheaded by Airi as a means of therapy. Few, if any, of the players in Sword Art Online had psychology degrees, and many of the younger members of the player population suffered adverse trauma, particularly those who logged in below the advertised age-rating. This was not solely limited to the younger players however. Shinrei Musashibō, who was a founding member of the «Last Remnant» guild, was rendered mute by the trauma of 's announcement regarding Sword Art Online's transformation into a death-game and communicated his thoughts and opinions via the in-game instant messenger feature.

Airi's main motivation for the journal was the various arguments between Kenji and Kusaka in the early weeks of the Sword Art Online Incident. Kenji described himself as a lightning rod for Kusaka's anger and frustrations, though this ultimately led to long periods of friction that, at times, spilled over to affect everyone. The journal gave everyone a canvas to voice their feelings and fears without worry of censure or conflict and came to be used by every member of the guild, Kusaka included.

Kenji

 * Main article -- Kenji's entries.

Kusaka

 * Main article -- Kusaka's entries.

Airi

 * Main article -- Airi's entries.

Yoshiro

 * Main article -- Yoshiro's entries.

Sojiro

 * Main article -- Sojiro's entries.

Akiye

 * Main article -- Akiye's entries.

Momoko

 * Main article -- Momoko's entries.

Ino

 * Main article -- Ino's entries.

Fujimaru

 * Main article -- Fujimaru's entries.