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[As Ai enters the parlor, she'll find that the bowl of rice is on a table and half-eaten, so at least Beauty had time for a snack before the mask went back on. There's a table set up with two chairs, tea for both of them and cute little snacks. A vase of white roses sits on the table as well, and from their place in their chair Beauty turns and extends a hand toward Ai.]
Welcome. Mizuno-chan.
Welcome. Mizuno-chan.
[She shows up holding a drying-out rose, which she sets down before shaking their hand.]
I was told you wanted to speak to me.
I was told you wanted to speak to me.
As much as anyone else is.
[She doesn't pull back, but she looks like she might, even if she puts on a practised smile.]
After all, even if you're having trouble, you can't give up if you came to win, right?
[She doesn't pull back, but she looks like she might, even if she puts on a practised smile.]
After all, even if you're having trouble, you can't give up if you came to win, right?
Of course.
[She looks away with a small sigh.]
The others back home... well, I thought they were dedicated, but for at least one of them, that just means "stuck in her ways." I don't know if I can keep us rising on my own, even if I'm giving it my all. And when this offer popped up, I thought it was just another thing I could try. You never reject an avenue that'll help.
[She looks away with a small sigh.]
The others back home... well, I thought they were dedicated, but for at least one of them, that just means "stuck in her ways." I don't know if I can keep us rising on my own, even if I'm giving it my all. And when this offer popped up, I thought it was just another thing I could try. You never reject an avenue that'll help.
Seven of us. We're numbered, zero to six. Iron Frill was five girls, so it's not much different... well, is five girls. All the girls I knew have graduated, though. It's a whole new lineup now.
Solo idols are kind of passé nowadays, at least that's what marketing says. With a group, there's always someone a fan likes best or wants to support the most. Idols these days sell their personality as much as their music, and fans feel close to the ones they like and want to help them achieve their dreams. It's that kind of thing.
That sounds very familiar, actually. [That's terrifying, but anyway.] If you do win, would you continue with music? Or with the freedom you'd receive would you try for something else?
[You know. Coming back to life and all that. Beauty's never met an actual zombie before, so this is a very intriguing line of thought.]
[You know. Coming back to life and all that. Beauty's never met an actual zombie before, so this is a very intriguing line of thought.]
I don't know what else I'd do. This is what I dedicated my life to. And my unlife, as stupid as it is. But I just want to be able to live again without having to be afraid that someone's going to see and then bring a mob with torches down on the mansion. My family, my group members, everyone who remembered me only for how I died in front of thousands of people -- if you can all do anything, I had to go for it. That's why.
[What about them? She blinks and thinks for a second.]
Some of them are more into this than others, but I think they're all dedicated in their own way. The problem is when some of them just want to stay relics of the past they came from.
Some of them are more into this than others, but I think they're all dedicated in their own way. The problem is when some of them just want to stay relics of the past they came from.
Edited 2019-03-01 02:12 (UTC)
I'm surprised you're not the one called Ambition, in that case.
I think I see why Senri-kun really wants to help you.
I guess so. It's why we have to work hard to work with other people, after all.
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