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housed in apartment: o-4 associated with citta alveare rank: citizen

[dawningvanguard]

“ .. Right. That’s my bad. Sorry, I forgot kids kind of go to school. I mostly trained for a good majority of my childhood so I didn’t really do that a lot. Kinda forgot that’s important for young kids. But yeah, I pretty much train every day. “ 

[yxzawa]

“Just what do you mean by ‘kid’? How old are you anyways?  I’ll have you know I’m officially an adult now, so don’t be overwhelmed by my mature charm!”

[hxrasho-blog]

❥ cutie panther

[yxzawa]

hxrasho:

[ ★ ]—— “Really… that’s a pity~.” Eli pretends to look disappointed, a hand dramatically placed over her cheek as she takes another bite of food and chews on it. Still in a dramatical fashion. She sees through Nico’s ruse of course, and plays along accordingly. At the attempt to change subject, she likewise goes with the flow.

      “Hmmmm, I suppose your chef is unavailable right now? I would have loved to try their cold desserts.” Right. She sighs a little, then places the chopsticks down– having finished everything to the last bite. “But I’ll be content with a cone of ice cream from one of the booths here. I don’t want to become spoiled and demand too much, that’d be bad!”

“Well whatever, I don’t want to deal with your moping, so I’ll just buy you an extra big ice cream cone, okay?” This was surely Nico’s ticket to freedom! With this ice cream, Eli would forget all about the chef or whatever and the two of them could just enjoy the rest of their day at the beach.

“Hey, Eli, what flavour of ice cream do you like best?” Nico wasn’t particularly picky herself. She liked all kinds of sweets, but the kinds she bought were mainly dictated by what her younger siblings thought to be palatable. On the other hand, she’d thought maybe Eli would be the type to always order the same things.

[sanguinetactics]

“ Oh. 

I think I understand what you mean, now.

…

I may have worn one at one time and not realized it but I think I dressed as an idol for roughly half a day if I recall. “ 

[yxzawa]

“This isn’t the sort of thing that just happens by accident! So who made you do it? And could you feel the magic?”

Unfortunately, idol magic wasn’t real magic, but sparkles and glitter were the next best thing.

[dancapa]

Does it? Kido tilted her head, didn’t bother to voice her question, though. She would be fine with other food, too, actually, but if Nico wanted to get some ramen, who was Kido to object? Anything sounded fine on an empty stomach. “Sure, ramen it is then.” At least they didn’t have to wait long for the chefs to prepare it, which was a plus in the taller one’s book.

In responde, Kido shook her head. “No, I can’t think of anything else, so let’s check out the place you’ve seen. I’m not a fan of spicy things myself, so you won’t have to worry about me ever recommending it.” There were very few spicy meals she liked, but most of them just weren’t her thing. Plus, after that one time Momo and Mary put a bit too much spice into a soup, Kido liked to avoid anything that’d remind her of this incident.

However, bringing it up now was a good way to fill the silence. “Also , after setting my mouth on fire once with a soup my friends made… I’d rather… not get too close to anything spicy on top of not liking it that much anyways.”

[yxzawa]

“Well let’s hurry up then! I’m starving!” She quickly managed to forget about the worries of the fairly recent past and remained focused on the present. An idol has to be down to earth, after all!

Without hesitating, she ordered the first item on the special menu that caught her eye after verifying that it wasn’t spicy. Being indecisive was cutesy and all, but Nico didn’t really feel like she had to bother with that today. She sat in anticipation as she waited for the other to order their meal as well. The food her new companion ordered would reveal a lot about them, she thought.

[yxzawa]

dawningvanguard:

“ I suppose there’s always a reason for the chanting. It’s not that hard keeping a figure. Look at me, I get in my average of five meals plus enough training and exercise to bolster it all, I’m sure you could do if you set your mind to it. “ Keep in mind this man is both very tall and incredibly buff. 

“Do you spend all day every day training or something? Us idols have other important things to do, too! Like going to school, or making public appearances!” Then again, she did bail out of practice all the time, but that was a secret he didn’t have to know.

[hxrasho-blog]

❥ cutie panther

[yxzawa]

hxrasho:

[ ★ ]—— Eli would expect nothing less from Nico, including going out of her way to actually find russian food recipes. It was merely a tease, but now the blonde is pretty curious to see what the other would manage to cover up her facade. If the both of them are gaining from this, there is no harm, right? With that, she nods enthusiastically and takes more bites out of her meal.

    “If your chef really manages to get that effect out of me, imagine the publicity they could make for us! Even better, what if they end up opening a Muse themed restaurant? Sounds way far-fetched, but with that we could easily pick up where we left off when we arrived here!”

“I-Is that so?” she replied sheepishly. It was one thing to keep the identity of a chef a secret, but there was no way Nico could cook for a whole restaurant. Though now that she’d kept the lie going, there was no backing out of it.

“We can’t do that, though! My chef only cooks for me, it's a special favour! They’re way too shy to cook for a restaurant!” This technically wasn’t a lie, but there was no way she could keep it going. Nico had dodged so many bullets by now that it was beginning to look like Touhou, so she opted change the subject instead. “Why don’t we go get dessert? Something cold to eat in this heat sure would be nice!”

[yxzawa]

sanguinetactics:

“ So they just stand out.. I was hoping for something a tad more concrete to go off of because quite frankly, a lot of things can simply stand out when you look at them. After all, I’m certain I stand out if I’m in a crowd but I wouldn’t consider myself an idol..

You mentioned something about an outfit. Is there something special about it? Something that gives it all away? â€œ 

“Yeah, the kind of clothes where you can tell they’re an idol just from a glance! Something in particular? Uhh... Frills? Skirts? Stylish and cute outfits that you just can’t take your eyes off of!”

Morgan didn’t seem to receive Nico’s allusion to Sailor Moon very well. That was fine by her, she was willing to talk about idols all day if she had to!

[yxzawa]

umiiroshoujo

“Umi-chan, what’s with that look on your face? You might find it hard to believe, but I’ve been keeping up with practice every day while you were gone!”

[yxzawa]

dawningvanguard:

“ I dunno about you but I’m a fan of having five meals a day and a roof above my head. So I guess you’re pretty influential then? You don’t loo like royalty but I suppose you might be this time’s equivalent of the world repeats it. “ 

“I might as well be royalty! I’m sure a king greeting the populace must feel the same way as an idol having their name chanted by their fans! And what’s this about five meals in a day? You know how hard it is to keep a good figure while having three meals a day?”

[hxrasho-blog]

❥ cutie panther

[yxzawa]

hxrasho:

[ ★ ]—— “I guess you meant you did your best to inspire them. Good job on you too!” Eli feeds on the lie, sure that’d make Nico feel better about her obvious tongue slip. She takes a few more bites, feeling refreshed as the food is cold enough to let her face the heat with no more sweat than she’s already shedding.

      “I don’t want to abuse their kindness, but I might consider giving them a small request next time.” She won’t ask for something impossible as she knows Nico is the actual one cooking, but Eli can’t help teasing her a little next. 

      “I wonder if they know anything about russian food. I quite miss eating it.”

“Russian food, huh?” To be honest, she had absolutely no idea what Russian food was like. It wasn’t as though she ever had to cook anything besides Japanese food for her siblings either. Nico was sure to look up recipes on the internet that night.

“Of course they can do that! Just you wait, next time I’ll bring you Russian food that’ll make you never want to go back to Russia!” She set the bar high for herself, but that much was expected from someone of her caliber. Besides, Eli was none the wiser, so all of the praise that she was heaping onto Nico’s “chef” had given her a boost in confidence.

[yxzawa]

inferatriz:

Nico was being… Nico, as usual. Had she minded she would’ve already left, but she must endure this embarrassment for now. Rolling her eyes, she let the other think of her previous action as she liked. There was truly no stopping the little devil of the group when it came to her and her thoughts. 

“Nozomi and Eli are here too, did you already know?” And just like that, Maki had successfully ignored the number one idol in the universe, Nico ‘Nico Yazawa’ Yazawa.

“Huh? You noticed? And here I thought Nico-nii was the only one who’d be on your mind all the time!”

“Ah, it’s better this way isn’t it? Nico-nii is everyone’s idol after all! My heart can’t only belong to Maki!” Her act aside, Nico was somewhat relieved by Maki’s words. µ’s had always been the nine of them, so maybe if they were all together this strange predicament would be less unbearable. 

[yxzawa]

headphonehitokiri:

“Is it? That was the one I’ve considered setting up a recording studio in, as well.” Or cutting some deals with already-existing studios and people in the business, as he didn’t have the money to buy them out just yet. “It holds the widest variety of cultures, so it seems the best place to find your target audience.”

Was she… really so concerned about a group? At the least, that served as a delay that gave him more time to make a plan. “If you’d like to find others, that is your choice – I’ll let you know if I find anyone you might work with. But I must say, I’d thought you would prefer to go solo.”

“Eh? I’m not worried anyone will take my spotlight, Nico-nii will shine the brightest anyway! It’s just that I’m more used to being in a group, is all!” Nico couldn’t just tell him she’d get lonely; it would be embarrassing to admit. Idols always keep secrets, and that would just have to be one of hers.

"Give me a call when you’ve found some bright new members! Just don’t go expecting to find someone brighter than me, though.”

[yxzawa]

sanguinetactics:

     How cool. There was something about the way she handled herself like that, it made him think that she knew about how talented she was, but was beyond such things. Such a high standard for a term he had only come to new introductions with, truly was this the strength of the idol.. 

“ Well, it might be a tad hard. After all, I’m still unsure of what an idol looks like, nor what they would normally look like. After all, you’re an idol but I nearly mistook you for simply another person walking about the city! “ 

“ Is there a way to properly identify them by any means? Just so I know what to look out for! “

“Of course I look like a normal person! You should see me when I’m in my idol outfits!” The difference between an idol and a high school girl was comparable to the contrast between Sailor Moon and Usagi Tsukino. It could only be described as magical!

“As for how you can tell an idol apart... You just kinda do? After all, they’re usually the main characters of the anime for example, so they have to stand out just by looking at them!”

[yxzawa]

magnetem:

“ When you put it that way, that really is exciting! We’ll be the first idols to start it all and show everyone what we’re all about! ” She could feel herself getting all the more pumped about this. Momo had come to love her life as an idol a long while back, appreciate what an idol stood for, and so much more. She really appreciated this girls energy as well, which is why she didn’t mind this project of theirs that was slowly coming in to play. 

“ Oh–! Right. It really is nice to meet another idol, Nico. ”

“ Momo Kisaragi’s the name! I hope I can be a good partner to you! I’m not even sure how we’re going to start this, but we’ll probably figure something out? ”

“Once we find a venue, we can start advertising through word of mouth!” Nico had it all figured out. She would never again make the mistake of trying to burden everything alone, and even if just one person came to their performance it could be considered a success. Though having said that, she had the feeling her new friend was charming in more ways than one.

“By the way, do your concerts sell out often?” Since all of µ’s performances were done without profit, it was hard to compare to a solo idol looking out at a stadium full of people who came for her.

[yxzawa]

dancapa:

If it wasn’t for Kido’s own habit to be lying about her feelings, to act as if nothing could scare her when the opposite was obviously the case, she might’ve fallen for it. Also if it wasn’t for that habit, then she probably would’ve insisted to go. However, she didn’t want to embarrass Nico, to put her in an uncomfortable position, alas Kido just nodded. “Of course not, I understand.”

Kido nodded a second time, smiling. “Even if you do not end up treating me, eating something sounds like a good plan.” She wasn’t that hungry, actually, but Nico didn’t have to know. Thus, the girls turned on their heels, heading for the next place to grab a bite at. She was tempted to say something along of the lines of ’Maybe we should come back another day’, but felt that might add to Nico’s nervousness.

   "Do you have anything special in mind?“

“At times like this, it has to be ramen, right?” She wasn’t particularly concerned about her figure; it was a top priority to stay in good shape but she hadn’t had much junk food since coming here, and she was starting to miss the flavours of home. One bowl couldn’t hurt.

“I saw a place on the way over here! I don’t suppose you would know anywhere that’s better?” Her intuition was usually right, except in the odd case that she wrong. Nico could bear to concede, surely her new fan would be well acquainted to this area by now? “Just don’t recommend me anything spicy!”

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yxzawa

[yxzawa]

wormly:

     “O-Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to stare! I was just wondering      where the singing was coming from…”

Sakura gave the girl a deep bow to apologize for her probably rude staring. She has an excellent singing voice however, and she couldn’t help but admire and listen to it. Sadly, she had stared for far too long and caught the attention of the idol.

     “Are… Are you a professional by any chance?”

Nico was overjoyed that someone finally acknowledged her talent here. She placed her hands on her hips and let out a triumphant huff.

“That’s right! You have pretty good sense, don’t you?”

This girl didn’t seem to be charming like an idol, but she was undeniably pretty and had a mature air about her, especially compared to Nico.

“By any chance, are you into idols?”

[yxzawa]

tamamoe:

yxzawa

     “Hm? Your gaze burrows deep into my very being, little one! Do you perhaps think me a cosplayer? I guarantee you, my fur is quite real, and the softest in all of Japan!” She was used to this kind of treatment from her previous stay. Yet she cared not for those knowing her as a fox. She had the means to disguise herself, after all, she simple chose not to.

“No way, you..!”

“You used real fur in your cosplay?” The dedication to her craft was quite evident, considering how much money and effort must have gone into making a costume like that. Nico was honestly impressed.

“What would it take to convince you to make outfits like that for me, too?”