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"HELP ME, ONEE-CHAN!" rika jougasaki | #-#

[aquatempestate-blog]

“Mishiro Productions? Alright, understood. Worry your head not, little one - if it’s here, I’ll help you find it.”

Offering up as comforting a smile as he could, the dragon turned back to the shelves and the racks upon racks of CDs, beginning to pick quietly through the titles, though he did begin to wonder as to the reasons she’d provided. Had she and her group been transported and had been living here long enough to add their names to Hive City’s roster of celebrities and stars?

“I do hope you don’t mind me asking, but - how long have you been here? In this city, I mean. Oh, and if you please, might I have your name? These discs seem to be sorted by artist and not production company,” he added as an aside, continuing to browse even as he waited for an answer.

[gaogaopower]

   The help--and smile--were greatly appreciated, the youth beaming as she offered a spirited “thank you!” as she resumed the search alongside him.

   She stopped between flipping through records, pondering her response to his question. “I’ve been here for just a few days. I think, I mean, I don’t know... It’s like no time passed between from when I was home and when I was here, so who knows... This place is really weird.”

   “Ah--Rika Jougasaki. But, I was in a group called Dekoration. There were lots of people in the Cinderella Project though, and then there was, um, Project Krone...? I think, but they were separate from us...” 

   She slowly resumed her own search as she spoke, fingers pushing through each case until something popped out at her. And one certainly did for a moment, pulling out one disc for a moment to inspect before returning it to its spot and continuing. μ’s definitely wasn’t anything she knew from home.

[panwati-a]

      “Oh, uh– yeah, I got ‘em a lil’ while ago, they were on sale ‘round th’ holidays…” It’s odd to think that she’s actually been here long enough to accrue belongings that originated here and not elsewhere, and it bothers her more than she’d care to think about. The request to send a text drags a shrug from her, already worrying over the disappointment this girl is in for.            And now she actually feels compelled to warn her, and so she clears her throat awkwardly, brows inching slightly higher as she points out: 

          “…if y’ want. Though I hate t’ be the’ bearer’a bad news, but I doubt that’s gonna get through t’ whoever y’ want it t’ get to. Not from here, anyway.”

[gaogaopower]

   Rika’s thumbs stopped just over the send button before she looked up, eyes wide with even more doubt than before. ‘Here’... she meant just in this part of the city, right?! There was no way that Rika wouldn’t be able to talk to her sister; she always spoke to Mika every day, there wasn’t a single time Mika wasn’t a call or message away.

   But, Rika was always a bright kid, and as much as she wished it wasn’t true it was clear what the other meant. After all, she’d been roaming the city much of the day and her phone did nothing.

   “Oh.”

   The typed message was cleared, and the phone was passed back to its owner.

   “Thank you for your help. Sorry for taking your time.” The girl bowed in thanks, head remaining lowered and feet cemented to place in sheer loss of what to do. She didn’t know this city or anyone in it, where else could she go?

[hassurumassuru-blog]

Eh? She didn’t want it after all? Well, Juushimatsu wasn’t going to complain about that but —- oh? 

The sudden request had Juushimatsu pause until his excitement got fully processed through.  Thumb bounced up as he reached his arm forward. Boy did that sound fun!! 

“ OOOOOO!! “

“ Good job!! Nice idea! “

Juushimatsu didn’t think twice. If it sounded fun he was in. It was another thing whether he followed rules without problems that wouldn’t occur to anyone else. Maybe this was a bit easier to follow though. 

Maybe. 

“ I’LL ACCEPT!! “

[gaogaopower]

   “Alright!” Rika resumed her barking, more because she was caught up in the energy she built single-handedly. “No other rules--I mean, aside from you’re not allowed to eat them either. And no cheating! You have to catch them all by yourself, with your own two hands!"

   “Remember, ten minutes! Now go!”

   Her hand raised and lowered in a swift motion, signaling the start of the petty competition. Though, in Rika’s eyes it was clearly the most important thing in the world to her, and the male’s playing along certainly didn’t help her at all. Her age was enough of an excuse for her behavior, but this guy was clearly a few years too late to entertaining a little girl like this.

   Nevertheless, the blonde wasted no time springing to action. Armed with nothing but ambition she made a nearby bush her first hunting ground. Unfortunately, now that she was no longer distracted by playing emcee the fact that she was unarmed became a quick burden. How was she supposed to keep the bugs?

   She’d cross that bridge when she got to it--her first catch made its appearance.

[hariyou-deactivated20160820]

「諱、握りて」━ “Hm?” Mineha turned her inquisitive gaze from the array of differently colored gel pens in her hand to a younger girl, only then realizing that she was in the store’s kid section. Well, not that that really mattered. Highlighting a few words in her poems by writing them in a different color seemed like a nice idea, and gel pens were perfect for that regardless of their intended age range - only, it was hard to decide on just one with so many colors available.

Given that the Shinki was already having trouble with making a decision for herself, she felt hesitant to give her input to someone else, so she looked at the presented options carefully before speaking.

“Personally, I think I’d choose the cheaper set. It may come with less stickers, but you think they’re all cute, right? So I think it’s better than an expensive holographic set with some stickers you don’t like. That’s just my own opinion, though.”

[gaogaopower]

  The stranger’s input was carefully digested, an enthusiastic nod every few seconds as if imitating the serious negotiations of the adult she clearly wasn’t. Rika had clearly chosen the best person to ask!

  “Yes, yes, it’s only right, right? This is the much better decision.” With a twinkle in her eyes she stared at the smaller sticker pack as she set the other back in its place. Her ogling went on a moment more before leaning closer to the other girl in curiosity. Pens, was it?

  “Nee-san, do you need help?” The blonde skipped a step closer to take a better look at the selection. “Hehe, pens are super easy! Let me see.” Unlike stickers, pens never needed such consideration--just pick the one with the most colors! Though a veteran like Rika had a preference in brand, but that was neither here nor there.

   A finger tapped her chin in thought as her eyes scanned the different packs. Ballpoints were boring; black and blue were old hat. Fountain pens were a pain, too. The only option left was...

   “Uuoh! These ones have glitter! And it’s a pack of 20, too!”

[gaogaopower]

@strike-out

   It had probably been about half an hour now. The small blonde sitting quietly in the dugout as she watched a boy not too much older that her toss balls up to swing to the fence. Once they were out, he’d run to collect them and start over once more.

   Half an hour, no words exchanged between them though they were fully aware of each others’ presences. And another few more minutes before Rika decided to break the silence with something other than the crack of leather on wood and the sharp rattling of chain-link fence.

   “Onii-san,” she called out, not moving from her perch. “Did you need help?” She was no professional in pitching, but he’d certainly miss a lot less not trying to do both.

[aquatempestate-blog]

Working as a courier had it’s benefits, definitely, but it rubbed the fact that he no longer had full reign of his powers all the more deeper with every delivery he made. Thankfully, it still only took a short while, flying above most of the buildings with the wind currents, to drop off packages at several locales and get them signed, turning what should have been an afternoon of slogging through the streets into about forty five minutes of quick money.

Not that he actually had any earnings from that. Yet. He still had to return to the dispatch office to claim his fee, but there was still time for that. So he left the girl at the cashier with a nod and a smile, taking his time to look around the shop itself proper. Quite large, and evidently it sold… music. Huh. Intriguing.

The question came out of nowhere as he moved to look at a particular one that caught his interest - a compilation of piano pieces, or at least that was what the cover image proclaimed it to be. Nevertheless, he turned to look at the young one with a smile, shaking his head slightly.

“No, unfortunately. But I’m sure I can try helping you all the same. Are you looking for something in particular?

[gaogaopower]

  “Well, um…” Rika couldn’t help but stutter and falter, not out of nerves but simply hopelessness. A glance was given back at the rack, and she spoke once more without lifting her head.

  “I’m not from here, so I think…” She paused again, to mull over how to word her situation. It was a unique one to her, after all. “I want to make sure my sister and my friends are still around. They’re idols, so if I can find their CDs--just one of them--that will mean they’re still here.”

  Thinking about it and putting it into those words made the situation sound even more hopeless to her. They had to exist still, right? It wasn’t like her life until now was a dream, and as much as she wished this was a dream she knew it wasn’t. So they had to exist still, too! She knew it!

  But she couldn’t help but doubt it–she’d already gone through half the store and saw nothing.

  “So I’m looking for anything from 346 Productions. That’s our production company.”

[hassurumassuru-blog]

There were lots of things that Juushimatsu found great. 

For instance his brothers and beer were pretty good. Then there were awesome things like snacks and baseball… They didn’t end there either but all those were particularly high up there. 

Among those included one more thing that had Juushimatsu’s excitement skyrocket. It was that vast category of those small sized creatures that brought him to the park too. Crawling in the bushes, checking under rocks…. Bugs were the type to be found from just about anywhere. Juushimatsu often scared them off but he never gave up searching for more.

The particular creature was large, the kind that had Juushimatsu’s eyes glitter even more than they usually did. Very deep-coloured, smooth brimming with powerful energy. He had to get it.

“ Eh? “ 

He actually did it. He had it caught … but what was this about all in sudden? Abashed Juushimatsu stared at her shouting. 

“ Um we could share— ah…. oh right it’s not a snack…. “

“ ….you reallyreally want it huh? “

[gaogaopower]

  This guy was a lot to take in once she stopped her yelling, though her anger was’t so quick to fade. Did he earnestly act like that bug was something to eat?!

  “Er… Whatever…” She couldn’t quite argue with the logic either. But it’s not like he could just give her the bug; the thrill was entirely in catching it. Which was reason enough to her to remain angry!

  Well, not for too too long. Just because he caught the first one, doesn’t mean he’ll catch all of them.

  “Nii-san, I challenge you to a beetle catching contest then! Ten minutes to catch as many as you can, okay?!” Her expression was still stern, though this time with determination more than anger. Even if she didn’t have her usual equipment, she had to prove herself. She was the best bug catcher back home, and she wasn’t about to relinquish that title here either–especially not so quickly.

  With her arms crossed, she barked like she was actually throwing down the gauntlet. “Do you accept?”

[panwati-a]

      The small voice brings her eyes up from her phone immediately, and she blanches at the small girl in front of her for a moment, unsure. The request gets through to her a moment later, and she looks between the girl and her phone for a moment, a frown threatening. The fact that she doesn’t have a phone of her own to use means she’s likely a new arrival, and has yet to understand that calling ‘home’ isn’t really going to help– or happen at all, really. 

          She doesn’t want to be the one to break the bad news to her, not just yet, in any case, and so holds out her phone, shrugging.             “Sure thing– mind th’ charms, they’ll catch on your sleeve if y’ ain’t careful.”

[gaogaopower]

  At the very least, it was nice to have been treated so kindly in this strange city. “Thank you!” was her response, her expression measurably more excited than just a moment before.

  “Ehe, good taste, good taste! Did you get these here?” Naturally, a child like her would be instantly enamored with the charms, holding up the phone up to get a better look. “This one is super cute! Kirari-chan had something like this, too… Oh.”

  Of course, just mentioning the name of someone from home was enough to sober her, the glee returning to a somber–and now apologetic–look as she held the phone proper.

  “Okay, so Mika-nee’s number is…” The blonde muttered quietly as she dialed, raising the phone to her ear and waiting patiently for the dial tone.

  Nothing. Not a busy tone–just silence.

  She pulled the phone away, dialed again and held the phone up again. With the same result. Her expression growing darker and darker.

  “Do you mind if I send a text? I-I guess the signal isn’t good enough for a call, maybe…”

[gaogaopower]

@aquatempestate

  If there was any sign of home to be found, it would be in a CD store, right? That’s what Rika thought at any rate, stepping into a shop and immediately picking through every CD she saw on each rack in hopes of finding any sort of sign.

   In half an hour she found no Asterisk under the A’s, no Candy Island under the C’s, no Dekoration, no Love Laika, New Generations or Rosenberg Engel. No Ryuugu Komachi or 765Pro altogether either. Not a single name she recognized, though she refused to give up.

  With refined attention, she moved to the next section to begin flipping through the boxes. For the first time since her entrance someone approached her, pulling her away from the task if only just to ask a question.

  “Hey, do you work here?”

[gaogaopower]

@panwati

  One of Rika’s first realizations in this city was that her phone just wouldn’t work. It would power on, and it worked in the sense that it functioned… but the 'No Service’ warning flashed perpetually, and no matter what she tried it was for naught.

  “If I could talk to Mika-nee, she’d know what to do…”

  The blonde was too stubborn to give up, pocketing her own phone and watching passers by carefully. Her targets locked on one unsuspecting citizen tapping away at a screen–and so she approached.

  “Onee-san! Excuse me, can I borrow that?”

[gaogaopower]

@hassurumassuru​

  Wandering was just about the only think Rika could do in this city, in this situation. With a perpetual pout, the blonde sauntered through avenues and over dirt paths, looking for any sign of familiarity. A ‘nyowa!’ in the distance or a brunette donning cat ears–bundles of pink hair especially. But nothing came of her search.

  Still, Rika kept walking (she would much rather avoid going down to the district she was to call home if she could help it), now down the paved walkway of a lush park. It was the most comforting scenery by far, especially with the sight of a cute stag beetle perched on a bush.

  Her aimless walking turned into a careful tiptoe, her concentration so focused she didn’t notice the stranger creeping in as well–and swiping the bug before she could react.

  “Eh–?! No fair, I saw it first! Meanie! Jerk!” Her pout returned, paired with fists balled in frustration.

[gaogaopower]

@hariyou

  “Hey, hey, which one do you think is best?”

  The stationary store was mostly quiet, though the mere presence of the blonde made it seem all the more exciting. It was no wonder, her eyes seemed to be filled with stars as she picked through the small selection of kids items: gel pens, colorful notebooks and–consuming Rika’s attention entirely–myriads of sticker packs.

  “The bugs are cute, right? But this one is holographic, so it’s really special, right?” Whether or not the victim of her questions was interested, she didn’t feel the need to stop pestering. “This one costs more, but it comes with twice the sheets. Oh, but there are some duds in there. So I think, between this one and that one…”

[gaogaopower]

heck yeah here we go!! i still have to add the masterlist but w/e w/e

like for a starter! i’ll cap at 3, but other idol-types and characters under 13 can disregard that. 

[2hushit]

[nigecha]

LET’S GO HAPPY!!

[cuteidolsdoingcutethings]

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