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Kurumi was plenty used to meeting strangers, anyways. He befriended Kotoko quick enough — couldn't imagine her mother being much more difficult herself. He smiled again as he was greeted, giggling softly as munna went off to the bathroom on its own as the two of them came inside. "Still surprising how obedient munna is for an uncaught pokemon.

He glanced around for a moment — cozy little apartment. Definitely bigger than where he was staying currently. Realized quickly there wasn't a father involved here, either, which explained why it was only big enough for two. "Sorry to intrude. Like she said, I'm Kurumi. I was actually a co-host for the contest. She's a total natural on the stage, so when she said she did acting I wasn't surprised at all! She just needs some — training. I'm always super excited to help a newcomer get into the scene."

Thinking again for a moment, he looked at his hand — still with a light coat of glitter. "Eh — I need to wash my hands. I haven't been able to since before the contest. I didn't really think before petting munna. I feel kinda bad for whoever has to clean the stage, but — it was definitely eye-catching!"

The comment about munna's obedience was mit with a grin from Kotoko — clearly pleased at the compliment about her pokemon , wild or not . " We're best friends ! She followed me home from school once , like , two years ago , I think ? And she never wanted to leave , so mama said it's okay if she stays here ! " Her mother smiled slightly at the story — amused , clearly . " She's a pokemon magnet . Though I'm not sure the drifloon tied to her bedpost is so happy to be there . " Kotoko pouted at that , though Kurumi's mention of her abilities distracted from it quickly . Her mother nodded . " She's always been a performer . I wasn't surprised when she said she wanted to compete — but it's nice to hear she did so well . " Spoken warmly as she looked back to Kotoko with a smile . Then , a slight laugh at the reference to the munna's new glitter coat . " The bathroom is down the hall , first door to the left . " An eevee that had been asleep on the couch woke up with a series of small , sweet chirps before it hopped up onto the back of the couch , sitting there , lazily assessing their new visitor as she was given directions .

twinklesofhope

"It depends how prepared you are. This was a sudden kill. So I'd like to be as faaaar as possible. Everything you touch leaves something suuuper small, something we can see but the cops can see with special tools! Even if you wipe away blood, they can tell it's been there! Hmmm.."

Iris smiled at Kotoko. "On the top of your head, what would you think would be the best way to get rid of anything I'm carrying right now. You can be creative too!"

It was time to see... Iris felt before that Kotoko would make for a nice killer too. She wondered how smart Kotoko could be. After all, it would nice to figure out how she thinks about killing.

#( v ; before )#twinklesofhope

It was almost like a test . One she certainly had never studied for , but a test all the same . She considered the question carefully — gaze shifting between the bag Iris carried and what surrounded them . Get rid of it ? They couldn't just throw it away , could they ? It needed to be gone . Unfindable . Undetectable . " Bury it ? " A shovel and a place in the woods . If it was deep enough , maybe nobody would find it . But They had those dogs that could smell things like that , didn't they ? Or was that only for drugs and things ? So perhaps burying it wouldn't be correct . She'd guess again . " Burn it ? They can't identify ashes , right ? And if it's just clothes — those would burn , right ? " She didn't really know , but she was mostly sure clothes burned somewhat easily .

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Aside from contest battles, Kurumi wasn't one for battling himself, so that wouldn't be such a big deal. Even that wasn't all that difficult, though, so he was confident she'd get the hang of everything relatively quickly. Definitely have to start with helping her catch her pokemon first.

"Ahh, an actor, huh? That explains why you look so natural on-stage. That's okay, we have plenty of time. I'm hardly in a hurry to go anywhere these days, so I'll stick around to teach you stuff. Though, there are a lot more contests to join out of town. But we can worry about that later."

He wasn't exactly in a rush to collect more ribbons or anything — was known for going at his own pace and taking his sweet time. Easy enough to convince him not to run off again.

Those minutes went by fairly quickly. He looked up towards an apartment building they were approaching, assuming that was the right place. Though he suddenly felt a bit anxious again — it would look terrible if he had offered to have Kotoko come to his place.

"So, you're sure your mom won't mind? I don't wanna seem weird or anything." Though maybe her mother was used to Kotoko bringing random people home — or at least pokemon, if her wild munna friend was anything to go by.

Kotoko , at least , wasn't concerned about her mother's reaction . Sure , she didn't usually make a habit of bringing strangers home for dinner , but her mother knew she'd been at a contest , and she had once in a long while brought a friend home from school before . Her mother had never been upset about it , at least . Really , she seemed to like when Kotoko brought friends over , if anything . Probably liked human friends quite a lot more than any additional pokemon friends , too . She nodded happily . " She won't mind ! Come on — we're on the third floor . " She would lead Kurumi up the stairs , and then to the door — and after she knocked , it would only be a few moments before it was opened and a brunette woman with eyes almost just like Kotoko's answered . Kotoko addressed her first — as soon as she saw her . " Mama ! This is Kurumi , from the contest ! She said she'd help me learn more about how to do contests and stuff . She can stay for dinner , right ? " The woman's gaze would quickly shift from her daughter to Kurumi , a warm , pleased smile on her lips . " Of course . Come in . " She would step back , out of the way of the doorway , letting Kotoko in and offering Kurumi the chance to come in behind her . " It's just pasta tonight , but you're welcome to join us . I know Kotoko was very excited to compete . " Pleasant at worst — but welcoming overall . Then , to Kotoko , eyeing the still - glittered pokemon in her arms . " Munna is going to need a bath tonight , okay ? Or else we'll be finding glitter in everything after I wash your sheets . " A valid concern , probably . " Okay ! " A pleased , contented agreement from Kotoko as she let the pokemon drift back towards the bathroom to wait — perhaps with a nap in the tub beforehand . It was good at being patient , at least .

twinklesofhope

Such a change in the other girl. At first, Kotoko seemed so hesitant, but now that Iris has pushed her in just the right way, she was so excited to learn.

...and Iris was so excited to take advantage of that eagerness to instill as much happiness as possible.

"I promise I'll visit a lot! I'll ask my teacher if I can come more often! I'm sure they'll agree if I tell them I want to practice!"

"...Speaking of visits, we traveled a bit away from where we met!" She looked around to see if anyone was nearby... and

"It's time for another part of doing this. Getting rid of evidence."

#( v ; before )#twinklesofhope

She was excited . And perhaps strangely , she couldn't tell if she was more excited to have a new friend or to have the opportunity to learn that this new friend brought with her . But how couldn't it be exciting ? She might finally be given some miniscule chance at escape . Or at the very least , momentary reprieve . In any case , she was very excited to hear Iris would be able to visit often — and intrigued by the mention to it being time for the next part . She was aware enough that getting rid of evidence had to be important — it was the way you were supposed to not get caught , after all . So of course she was listening closely now . " Oh — how do you — do it then ? How far does it have to be to work ? "

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"I think I've been doing contests ever since I first became a trainer. It was just so fun I could never bring myself to quit! Some people might try and convince you battling is better, but that's so short-sighted. Stick to what you love!" He'd had plenty of minor arguments with some gym challengers in the past, but none of them managed to change his mind on the matter.

Had the brief realization he'd never taught anyone anything before, but how hard could it possibly be? He knew what he was doing, and knew more than enough about performing for contests. The basics, at the very least, would be simple enough.

"Well, I can't say no to dinner if she doesn't mind me. I'll have a lot to talk about, so I'm sure she'd want to hear it herself before we run off jumping into more contests and training."

Kotoko definitely didn't think she was really the pokemon battling type . Or at the very least , she doesn't know nearly as much about how to battle pokemon as she does about contests . Not that she knew all that much about contests , either — but clearly , she didn't even really know how pokemon's moves worked and how to figure out which ones they have . The mention of training and more contests and things reminded her further of the fact that she really was a little more limited on time than other kids might be . Especially given acting and school and all the time those things took out of her days . " I might not be able to be around all the time — I have school , and then I do lots of acting stuff for work , but maybe mama can give you her phone number and we can talk ! Or maybe she'll get me a phone and then we can text all the time , too , and figure out when we can meet up , right ? " She was definitely getting even more excited now — already couldn't wait for the next contest she might be able to enter .

That was exactly the respond he was hoping to get. Taking losses like that at her age was an excellent start, on top of everything else she had going for her. "That's the way to go! I can totally help you with munna, too. If you're really interested in doing more contests — I'd love to teach you."

Maybe it could be called a whim, but he felt a certain affinity with her. Their shared interested in all things cute and flashy, fun performances — they weren't too different from each other, really.

"That's if you'd like to, of course. Though I'm sure you're own mother could show you a thing or two. But when it comes to contests — I just want to make sure everyone knows just how fun they can really be. There are so many options, combinations, and an infinite amount of possibilities! Winning is hardly the most important thing, but the ribbons you can win are definitely a cute bonus." He paused again, realizing he was rambling. He had been doing contests for several years now, so he had a lot of feelings about it. Mostly positive, as well — would jump at the chance to help more people get into it.

"Do you live nearby? I can walk you home." He was somewhat curious to meet Kotoko's mother — curious to know if she was a coordinator or anything herself.

Having such a kind , helpful teacher would definitely be an incredible benefit to her — especially if it meant she could learn more things that might help her win sometime in the future . And she trusted Kurumi to know those types of things , considering how well she was known in the contest world . Kotoko was lucky she'd taken such an interest in her , really . " Of course I'd like to ! I wanna learn more ! And you seem really , really good at this stuff ! " So , obviously , a good potential teacher . Especially considering just how willing a teacher she was . And now offering to walk her home ? She nodded . " It's close ! Like , ten minutes , maybe ? Maybe you can have dinner with us ! I don't think mama would mind . She lets me have friends over usually . "

twinklesofhope

"Huh... I guess there's a difference between High School and Elementary school. I don't really get money that much. It seems so weird but I have to use it when I'm in town..." She goes into her pocket, but takes her hand out of it. She has enough to last her a while here.

"Well then even if I have to head home, I'll make sure I visit as much as possible!" She clasps her hands together in a bit of excitement. "Besides, If I'm going to teach you my happiness, then I will have to teach you in person probably!"

It's hard to tell whether she calls it her happiness because she genuinely finds the act a happy one for her or whether it's because they are in public and could be listened to at any time. Perhaps it's a mixture of both.

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Kotoko was very excited at the prospect of Iris getting to come meet her even kind of often — wanted a friend . Even better that the friend might be able to help her get rid of some of those people she hated so much . The strange choice of words didn't escape her either , though . Her happiness . And maybe eventually Kotoko's as well , if it meant finally keeping those men's hands off of her without losing her mother's love along with it . But perhaps that was still a little too optimistic . Could she really manage to kill them all ? " You should come visit ! All the time ! Because — because I can't wait to learn ! " Really , if she thought she'd be allowed to , Kotoko would offer to try to visit , too , but she'd only ever even left the city when it was necessary for work . And between work and school , she didn't have much time to even really think about taking a trip to somewhere like a remote villaige just to visit another kid . " But — yeah — I think — it's probably better if you teach me in person for — that kind of thing . " That was probably fair enough , wasn't it ?

gakkougifted

"It's nice to meet you, too~!" While she knew Kotoko was apart of the troublemaker class, it didn't deter her excitement in meeting her. Hanako has seen a lot of the plays Kotoko starred in, so she was a bit of a fan! Of course, she'll try not to act overly eager out of the fear of weirding her out of scaring her off. Though it did make her happy she didn't mind being her gym partner!

"I'm sure it'll be okay: though I don't blame you. When we play games, it's fun, but I don't really care for the exercises..." She does hope the young actress won't end up feeling "sick" again, since even she noticed she normally didn't attend gym class nearly as often as the others. Essentially falling for the excuses Kotoko often gave to the gym teacher....

"But!! I'm sure we can still have fun: we just gotta make it so! Long as we're doing some kind of exercises, I'm sure sensei won't mind if we mostly chat. That said, which exercise did you wanna do together first? I'm down for anything!"