My Shooting Star Hoshi Eto

Virtual Distress OC Blog. Hey! My name is Hoshi Eto, and I'm the head of the j-pop idol group the 'Starry Skies!' My title within the group is 'Shooting Star', and I'm famous for my capability to sing in multiple languages!

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World 3-1: C'est La Vie [OPEN]

[shsl-steampunkwriter]

Reika scratched her head, thinking things over. She didn’t really know exactly how to feel about this… It was nothing too bad, and she could trust Nova, right? Hoshi wasn’t exactly making things less embarrassing, however. More like the opposite.

"Um… you can… keep it if you want to? I mean, it’s not that big of a deal. Besides, Nova-kun’s a good person, and I trust you wouldn’t… do anything weird, probably. I… don’t exactly want it myself. So uh, if you wanna hold onto it, or give it away, that’s… fine…”

She coughed, awkwardly scratching her head. God, the air was suffocating in here. Maybe it would be good to leave soon.

As Hoshi spoke again, Reika’s blush intensified, and she blinked, shaking her head.

"Uh… n-no… there’s no need f-for that… uh… I was thinking of l-leaving anyways…"

[nova-e-sinclair]

Nova scratched his head, trying to think of what to say. Reika seemed at least somewhat comfortable with the pillow, but Nova figured it was more out of politeness than anything. And Hoshi … well, she was being herself, adding to the awkward. Nova didn’t feel like letting Reika leave, not yet anyway. Maybe he was acting selfish, but he wanted to end the conversation with less tension, if he could.

"Look, I’m not planning on doing anything, Hoshi. Stop trying to imply that we’re doing anything, we haven’t…"

Nova stopped, before he said anything that would make things bad again.

"I mean, she probably doesn’t even see me like that, so quit trying to make us flustered."

Nova then turned to Reika.

"I…I have no idea how to make this less weird, honestly. I just hope I can make up for this…whatever this is."

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi is here to make things way more embarrassing, this is true. The various blushes crossing both Reika and novas' faces amuse the heck out of the little idol, and she kneels to throw something on her bed before she pirouettes on one foot to go back towards the door.

"Anyways, no, seriously, I'll see myself out. Sorry for interrupting, although I'm not sorry for anything else!"

As... as expected from Hoshi Eto.

"And any implications that are being made are ones you're making yourself!" She chirps, before the door shuts behind her with a click.

Bye, Hoshi!

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  "O-oh! No need to apologize, really! I understand what you are saying and it’s totally okay!"

He smiles, and sort of crosses his arms in front of him, but not in an upset manner. Glancing at Hoshi, and then to the door quickly, he shrugged,

"Well, it’s up to you, really. I do not mind if you stay or go. It is pleasant talking to you, so I would not mind at all if you were to stay.

"But, and I digress, if a manager is so strict that those are the rules enforced… And even for getting to friendly with people… Are those normal amongst the world of Idols? I mean, you are supposed to be rolemodels, yes? I may be hypocritical for saying this, but to be social I’d a virtue, not a vice… Why would they be strict about that…?"

[shslstarhoshi]

"Aheh... well.. they encourage getting friendly but my manner of friendly is often... over-zealous and ... inappropriate... if you'll ... think back to the trial we were just in." Hoshi clarifies cautiously, well aware that she had hugged Kagefu shirtless and that he probably has remembered that by this point.

"It's my manner of doing it as a virtue that makes it a wholly inappropriate vice. He gets upset at me because I realize and acknowledge this but I don't do ... a lot... to not do it." Hoshi explains, gesturing around with her hands. 

"So that's why. That's also why he's drilled apologies into my head." Yeah. Good job on that, by the way, Hoshi. 

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World 3-1: C'est La Vie [OPEN]

[shsl-steampunkwriter]

"….. Oh….."

Well then.

This was… certainly something. Reika’s face lit up red… she had no idea how to react to seeing herself in a provocative pose on a life-sized pillow. How did an image of her like that even exist?!

Then Hoshi came in, and after staring in shock for a few minutes, she blinked ever so slowly. There were more of these…? Well, at least Nova wasn’t some kind of pervert who made a dakimakura of one of his classmates; no, the machine was at fault. Reika was extremely embarrassed, but also somewhat… flattered? It wasn’t that bad of an image of her, at least.

After a few seconds, she turned to Nova, still blushing but with a small smirk on her face.

"Eheh… well… I can’t say I… expected this… uh…"

What the hell was she supposed to say?? ‘Thanks for holding onto this?’ ‘So how do you like this inappropriate image of me?’ Writer though she was, she found herself at a loss for words.

[nova-e-sinclair]

Nova couldn’t think of any moment in his life where he felt more embarrassed than how he felt right now. The closest moment would probably have been when he almost got himself expelled from high school for his games, but no, this was waaay worse. and now, Hoshi was here too to add to things. Great, just what he needed.

"Okay, first of all, I haven’t done anything with that pillow, ok? I just keep it hidden so no one would find it, and I wasn’t expecting you to be my new roommate, to be fair…"

Nova sighed. There really was no way to get out of this, so maybe he should just try being completely honest. After all, he was nothing if not an honest gamer.

"Look, I got the pillow from the Monomachine, and I just didn’t want anyone to know I had it. I probably should have gotten rid of it, but…I dunno, I’m sorry. If you want it back or something feel free."

He covered his face with his hands, hoping his could hide his red face from both girls.

[shslstarhoshi]

"I think it looks good. Maybe a little inaccurate, but nothing I'd complain about~." Hoshi says with a grin to the extremely embarassed Nova and the equally embarassed Reika. "But I'm biased and I've known these things are real for ageeees. Nothing like someone asking you to sign theirs, neh?"

Hoshi, you're...

Hoshi, you're not actually helping.

Wait, when does Hoshi ever help?

"Anyways, I'll leave if you two want to discuss this more... privately?" The little idol offers, her grin curving into a much more mischevious smirk.

"Just let me know when it's safe~" God damn it Hoshi.

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So, A Needle Pulling Thread | Hoshi | Shenanigans [ATTN: Kagefu]

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"Y-yes, th-that’s acceptable, since I am now aware it will be happening. I may have a formal tone, but jokes and the like are always acceptable to me."

He smiled as she explained herself, and while it wasn’t a huge surprise, her being an Idol Figure, and a famous one at that. But she seemed friendly, so why not make some light conversation,

"I’m sorry for my behavior earlier, I truly am. I’m just not used to actually being on the receiving end of attention, this whole concept and execution of said concept is a bit new to me. But, i-it’s quite nice, I do like being around people much more than before.

"And who is this Misumi-san you speak about? Is she the manager you talked about earlier? She seems a bit strict, if she insists on being strict about being social. It is what you enjoy, and you seem to be experienced in the concept, so I do not see why she would try to shield you from the world… You are an idol, yes? So I do not really understand."

He kind of was caught off guard at how honest she was when she said that he was cute, and that she’d like to get to know him. It was actually quite nice, talking to someone so casually. And Hoshi seemed like a nice girl, so why not get to know her?

[shslstarhoshi]

"Kinzo Misumi." Hoshi clarifies. "He's been my manager since I entered the idol scene and he's the one that saw me from a back up b-girl lister to the head of the Starry Nights. Something about 'a bright personality and an ability to speak in seven languages' that makes people want to make sure you're amazing, right?"

"He is strict though, because, idols ... we're supposed to be role models, we're supposed to be perfect, we're not supposed to do inappropriate things or do things that would tarnish our reputation or hurt other people. When we do something wrong or bad then we're to apologize-" She flicks a look of minor amusement at Kagefu- "And beg for forgiveness."

Hoshi smiles at him, then, a much brighter one now that more of the air is cleared between them. "So yeah, my apologies. I mean, it's one thing to act this way with Eiji-kun, who has known me for years, and thus I know he's really comfortable with it, another to do it with you, f'example."

She pauses to stretch. "I just wanted t'come apologize, really... I can leave now if y'want me to."

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So, A Needle Pulling Thread | Hoshi | Shenanigans [ATTN: Kagefu]

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"A-ah…?"

Whoa. Someone was apologizing to him. Like, actually apologizing.

Unsure of how to handle Hoshi’s apology, Kagefu put his his hands, and sort of smiled, sort of looked shocked,

"N-no…! I mean, I appreciate the gesture, b-but…"

He wasn’t going to deny her words. She certainly wasn’t exaggerating when she said it made him feel uncomfortable. But she seemed so much more different than before, having formally apologized to him.

Shrugging a bit, aiming for nonchalant, and landing in awkward, he continued,

"I… I was told to always accept apologizes at face value, as they are a rare treasure in this world, an apology that truly is sorry. And I thank you… I… I apologize that I may seem so uncomfortable around you, it’s just… Uh, physical contact and oogling me, i-isn’t something I’m really used to, o-or particularly comfortable with… S-sorry…"

He smiled at the end, hoping she didn’t feel too guilty. After all, she wasn’t only a bit at fault, right? So obviously she shouldn’t take the brunt of the blame for herself.

[shslstarhoshi]

"My manager is-" Hoshi pauses.

"My manager always gets on me for being too friendly, too sweet, letting people a little too close to me. I mean. I /like/ people. That's part of why I became an idol, y'know? I like -- I like the attention. I'm a giant ham, like that." Hoshi are you actually holding a conversation without flirting with someone?

Who replaced you with a robot?

"And I don't think about others a lot which is kind of dumb so I get a bit - handsy and forward and stuff and I need to remember that Misumi-san said that I need to think about others and I need to think about my position as the leader of the Starry Nights, and as the shooting star of the idol world." Hoshi takes a deep breath.

"I mean, I'm not kidding- you are actually really cute and I wouldn't mind getting to know you better but I would like to do that with your permission /and/ with knowing you're comfortable with the jokes and stuff that I might make or might do." Hoshi explains, awkwardly.

"R-romantically or just friends-like, mind."

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi is, for the record, doing something that is probably closest to a saikeirei bow. They're very deep ones meant to deeply apologize.

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So, A Needle Pulling Thread | Hoshi | Shenanigans [ATTN: Kagefu]

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*knock knock*

"J-just one minute please! I apologize for the wait, i simply must clean my loom materials up first…!"

After not even a minute, the door suddenly slid open, and Kagefu saw the light haired girl who had helped him in the courtroom before. The light haired girl who he barely knew, but her name was Eto Hoshi, right?

The girl who had helped him, shirtless, when he had snapped in the courtroom.

Shirtless…

Shirtless.

Holy shit.

"A-ah! E-eto-san, was it? I-i’m sorry for making you wait, but please, come right in…!"

Trying not to sound nervous (He’s not an actor, and thus, fails horribly), Kagefu opens the door wide, and shows her in. Smiling, more out of surprise than anything else, Kagefu motioned away from his bed, where loom supplies were scattered about, something in the making.

"Um… Sorry for being so sudden, about my behavior. I j-just wasn’t expecting you, that’s all…!"

His face was actually lit right up, and his smile had taken on an embarrassed look to it. That and his rather flustered speech, well…

Damn him and the fact that he barely knew this girl, yet practically knew what he boobs looked like.

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi slides her ID back into a hidden pocket when the door opens. She notices Kagefu but well before she does anything, the idol drops into a very polite and respectful bow, her hands on her thighs just above her knees, thumbs touching.

"Hello, Kagefu-san." She says, just as politely.

She holds the bow for a few minutes.

"I would like to apologize for my actions and my words to you since we have first become acquainted. It is not proper nor is it polite of me to be so fascinated and touchy with someone I do not know and is not a family member, and I acknowledge that I have seem to made you deeply uncomfortable."

"Please accept my deep apologies."

Finally she bobs back up, brushing her hair out of her eyes where it fell forward in the middle of the bow. 

What.

What.

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World 3-1: C'est La Vie [OPEN]

[shsl-steampunkwriter]

Reika’s eyes lit up, and she nodded cheerfully.

"I’d love it if you helped out! And I’d definitely love to check out your games!

"Yeah, I’d really like it here if there wasn’t the whole mutual killing thing going on. In fact, this is the sort of place I’ve always wanted to create… a fantasy setting one could fully immerse themselves in, free from the laws of the real world… but, this isn’t how I’d imagine it, with people actually killing each other. It’s horrible…”

"Hmm, sorry, I’m too curious now! I’ll just take a quick little looksie…"

Reika grinned playfully, ignoring Nova and reaching towards the sheet, pulling it up without hesitation…

Oh.

[nova-e-sinclair]

"No wait! Don’t take off the…!"

Nova wasn’t nearly fast enough. Before he could stop the steampunk girl, she pulled away the bedsheet he threw onto the item, and was staring at it now, confused and surprised. Nova froze, trying to process how to respond.

"……"

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265 - Reika Tamari Dakimakura

It’s a full body pillow of one of your classmates, very scantily dressed and in a provocative pose.

Reika lies sprawled out on the pillow, knees slightly bent and one arm behind her head holding her goggles. Her skirt is ruffled up past her knees, and her corset top is halfway unlaced. She stares up at you with a playful but somewhat embarrassed grin, blush on her face.

"…I can explain…"

Oh who the fuck are you kidding, Nova, no you can’t.

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi Eto is in a bit of a weird mood. Yes, the trial went horrendously. Afterwards went happily, then it also took a nosedive due to various reasons, and now, after taking a long walk around the inn singing to herself, does she feel better and decides to go see if her new roommate, Nova E. Sinclar, is in their room.

Without thinking about knocking - after all, they just switcharoo'd, this can't be awkward, she swipes open the lock and then walks in, just in time to see Reika pull the bedsheet off of the Reika dakimakura that is lying there on Nova's bed. Hoshi, as a fairly quiet girl, and with the inn rooms being quiet, stands there for a few moments as she takes in the daki, the girl standing next to it, the guy standing there trying to find words.

"Oh!" Hoshi finally says, a delighted tone in her voice.

"You got one too, huh, Nova-kun? They did such a good job on emulating us on the various ones~. Did you know I got Aki and Eiji-kuns'? Although I must say, I'm surprised~ most people normally announce when they get theirs." Hoshi takes a few more steps into the room, this time definitely eyeing Reika and the pillow up and down.

"Yeah, they /definitely/ did a good job. I know you; Reika-san~."

"Nova, have you been snuggling this without telling her?" Good questions, Hoshi.

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Dragging Her Off | Hoshi | Execution Reaction | ATTN: Kohori

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It didn’t help that Kohori was deep in thought when Hoshi asked her question. It took her a moment to realize she had even been asked something. She placed her hand onto her forehead. Goddamnit Kohori, what’s gotten into you? You don’t worry people like that. Nobody needs to worry about you.

"Don’t worry about me."

Her voice seemed to be in it’s normal tone… Well, as close to normal as it could with her throat being dry and grating. She cringed a bit, rubbing at her throat. Not that rubbing one’s neck can do anything to soothe the inside.

"I just need to distract myself and take a nap and I’ll be fine…"

She spoke through her teeth.

"Fuck!"

She said more loudly. It wasn’t quite shouting, but hopefully it got the point across as she stomped the elevator. It was obvious by the fact that she had stopped rubbing her neck that something else had set her off, but she just shook her head before regaining her composure… Her slightly angry composure. But what else is new?

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi continues frowning at Kohori as the dubstep artist goes to rub her throat. This doesn't do much to appease her feeling that something is majorly off.

"Well, I can help distract you..." She mumbles, right around when Kohori shouts 'fuck!'

"... especially if you want to do that..."

Thanks, Hoshi, thanks.

However, Hoshi belatedly realizes Kohori stomped off, and the idol goes "Eep!" Audibly.

"K-ko-chan, wait up!"

Thankfully, she knows what room is Kohoris'.

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Dragging Her Off | Hoshi | Execution Reaction | ATTN: Kohori

[shsldubstepprincess]

Kohori didn’t watch the battle or the execution. She didn’t care. Kinda. She was going to volunteer to be Robin’s opponent, but why didn’t she? Who fucking cares. It didn’t matter now. One more person was dead… And there was nothing more that could be done.

"…Yeah."

Her voice was quiet. Distant. Perhaps it was the grating screaming she did earlier, or maybe it was something else. Possibly both. Kohori stepped backwards off of her podium and began the trek towards the elevator. It seemed like it would last an eternity. She didn’t want to be here. She just wanted to lie back down and sleep for the rest of the day… But we all know that’s not going to be happening.

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi tags along with Kohori. She knows Eiji and Aki booked it, and damn it, there's just no one else here she knows well enough in any sort of way that makes her comfortable with trying to talk or go along with them, especially considering the hell that everyone went through during the trial itself. So she waits til they're in the elevator, before she hestitantly rests her head against the taller girls' shoulder.

Hoshi might be mildly surprised Kohori hasn't started yelling yet. Or at least gone, 'fuck!' She's actually slightly worried.

"... are you okay, Ko-chan?" She asks. Pet names already, Hoshi?

[shslstarhoshi]

ch3 threads?

Star Squad w/ Eiji and Kouta

Hoshi Stop That I Am Trying To Yell Not Be Distracted w/ Kohori

Shortpacked! w/ Roommate

anyone else?

[shslstarhoshi]

[hoshi voice] thank you biased gods for putting me in a class that involves classmates willing to strip and/or offer their pants and thus strip for the good of the class

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World 2-1: Respawn and Regroup

[nova-e-sinclair]

Nova felt his face turn a little less red as Hoshi spoke. He still felt embarrassed, but now more that he let himself be played like an NES controller. At least the hard choice wasn’t there before, even though he pretty much knew what he would have said had he not been so tongue tied.

"It’s…ok. I’m just not really used to talking to people a lot, and especially girls. And, well, I’ve never had a girl flirt that much to me before, so I just froze."

"But if you’d still want to talk, or hang out, or anything, that’s fine by me. Just, you know, don’t confuse me again. I’m still getting used to this talking thing."

Maybe one day, he could talk to girls like a normal person. Maybe one day.

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi doesn't play many older video game systems, so it would be more like played like a Nintendo 3DS. The pop idol tucks herself back into a proper sitting position, giving him a warm smile as his own returns. She likes it when people smile. She's definitely a people person.

In as many connoitations as possible.

"Ah, well, my apologies. I'm much too used to my fanboys who tend to fall immediately over whenever I talk to them for longer than a minute or two." Hoshi says, straight faced. "Well, that and dealing with my manager, a male, and Eiji Oshirou for extended.. reasons." And at this point, Kagefu, Nova, and Aki.

She swings herself back around off of the table, this time next to him on his bench.

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World 2-1: Respawn and Regroup

[nova-e-sinclair]

"Wait, hold on. You misunderstood what I meant by uploaded. I mean, I just didn’t want to say that I was…not experienced."

Nova felt so weird having to say it, but apparently, she wasn’t getting the hints. Any of the hints. He wanted to stop talking with this girl, just leave it be and never have to deal with her tricks again. But at the same time, he didn’t want to stop. He wanted to try and find a way to make her understand, to make it so she doesn’t come back later and fluster him up again.

"Ok, I never agreed to anything first of all, and second of all, don’t think that I’m saying other people are my concer…"

"Hey, wait a minute! Just cause I’m like this doesn’t mean I swing differently!"

"Wait, that doesn’t mean I swing by you either! I mean, this is reality…or a game I mean…no wait, no, I mean…"

"….guh…?"

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi stares at Nova, her smile returning, although this one is full of sheer mirth. The laugh she starts giving as well is exceptionally so. She leans back, cracking up for a few minutes before she finally stops, wiping at her face with the back of one hand.

"Okay... okay, I'm sorry." She says, not even breathless.

She looks at him. "I understood what you were getting at. It's highly inappropriate, we're in the middle of a killing game, you'd like to know whoever you lose it to better than a one night - one game? stand, etc, etc. Plus, what would our classmates think?"

She flaps a hand.

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to tease you." She sounds contrite. "You are really cute, though. For the record. I'm not just teasin' you."

[shslstarhoshi]

[shslstarhoshi]

sometimes i feel as if ineed to apologize for my own characters. this is one of those times.

i apologize for hoshi eto.

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World 2-1: Respawn and Regroup

[nova-e-sinclair]

Nova’s brain felt like it was melting down. He didn’t have any defined function for this girl, or any data entries on what she was asking him. He didn’t know what to tell her. What would she tell everyone if he said no? What would she do if he said yes?! Could he even compile the situation without throwing exceptions.

Goddammit Nova, stop thinking in code!!!

He took a deep breath, and decided to try being truthful with this girl. They say that’s the best you can do, right?

"I, uh…I really appreciate the offer, but I do hope you understand I haven’t really…well, uploaded, you know. But you can’t just…well…"

"You can’t just ask me like that! I mean, people might get the wrong idea about us if you go around talking like that. You don’t want that, right?"

Nova hoped that would at least get her to think before she talks.

Right?

[shslstarhoshi]

Hoshi is sitting there. She knows the classic looks of boys who are stumped by something, and even more, highly embarassed boys stumped by cute girls. Nova is giving off all of these and more, and she finally takes a proper seat, still on top of the table, but now with slightly less skin showing as she has her legs tucked under the hem of her dress.

She even has her hands in her lap and everything, /now/ she's putting on the innocent idol act. At his question... she pauses - blinks - tilts her head - then giggles. Unfortunately for Nova, either she didn't pause to think, or she actually things fast.

"I'm pretty sure everyone got uploaded exactly as they were, so unless there's something you didn't tell the rest of the class, or unless you're actually a super genius hacker instead of whatever your actual title is, I think you're okay~!" Hoshi chirps. Well... she might have something there. Damn it.

"Why not?" She asks, tilting her head coquettishly. "I mean, we're both consenting people in the middle of a killing game, it's not like anyone is going to start frowning at us if we decide to have a bit of our own fun, whether it be mental, emotional, or... physical~!" Except when it comes to Kagefu. Then you'd have to deal with a wild Minerva.

"Unless you don't swing this way." Hoshi gestures down at herself. "In which case, boy, do I have both a roommate and a close friend I could introduce you too, if you don't mind~!" Jesus CHRIST, Hoshi. "I mean, really, what's the harm in it? We're in a game, don't tell me that you aren't aware some games have this sort of capability... or scenes...!"

"But if you reallllly don't want too..." Hoshi pouts a little.