Imeeji Idol Productions ([personal profile] idolpro) wrote2018-09-26 10:28 pm
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princess maker - pep!pep!

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find inside the room looks small, cramped, just one living space without any doors—you can hear noises of the bustling life outside, as well as other people beyond the thin walls. the space bends on the walls, and a basket sits on the table in the center of this studio room with a blanket folded into it.

Inside, a baby stirs restlessly - you hope she goes back to sleep soon, and you play your flute in hopes of lulling her back to sleep. Unfortunately, a sharp knock sounds from the ceiling - the tenants upstairs don't like what you're doing. You take a more drastic measure, singing softly to your baby as you rock the basket back and forth and hope the tenants don't complain again. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby cries, and in turn, the upstairs tenants knock at your ceiling again; she finds her way to your flute, tooting happily though no noise comes out; a little toddler, she becomes attached to a stray cat; you decline her request, and she storms out to run away for a little while as you regret; she returns, covered in cat hair and ignores everything you say; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the corner of the room, a young girl the age of 10 crouches, looking away from you. she holds a cat in her arms, petting the creature constantly.

You wish you could have done better for your baby girl. But, this is what you love to do and maybe you'll get a gig that pays well enough that you two can move out of this shithole - hopefully. You tried your best to rear her, but with how infrequent you're in the house, working odd jobs in the day and performing at the pub at night, you're not sure anymore. You know she is capable of anything if she puts her mind to it - even becoming a princess - but you also know it's not easy to become a princess, and she's horribly equipped for any of that. Then again, if anything your little tyke is tough, and if anyone could be a rags-to-riches princess, it would be her. Thankfully, you've emergency savings - for her schooling, of course. You have a lot of regrets, but maybe it's not too late. ]
sleeplessknight: (04)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] sleeplessknight 2018-10-01 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, yeah! That's true! I'm sure that'll help.
we_meet_again: (( ∗´  ∀ `∗ ))

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] we_meet_again 2018-10-01 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Emi's parents have probably said a lot of bad things about us already. If Shira describes this like it's the Plague, it might be harder for Emi to keep an open mind about it, you know? Better to come at it from a different angle.
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Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] sleeplessknight 2018-10-01 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. [nods] It's not like any of us believe this is... [in a lower, spooky tone:] The Plaaaagueee. Not even herself. So I hope it'll work out.

Re: DECISION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
". . . Yeah."

She does consider that, giving a nod.

"Okay. I think - I think I will do that."
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Re: DECISION

[personal profile] sleeplessknight 2018-10-01 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah?

If it helps, you can also write to her in advance, so she can prepare for it. And the good thing is Emi already knew about your powers before, so... if you tell here this is like when you first learned how to run very fast, it might help her understand.

Re: DECISION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Wait.

"When did Emi find out about my powers?!"
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Re: DECISION

[personal profile] sleeplessknight 2018-10-01 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
I—w-wait.

I thought she knew, with how often you've been visiting and—! B-But it's true, we did tell you to keep quiet about them so...


Oh.

Re: DECISION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
"I've been trying really hard to keep it a secret. . . !"

Shira groans.

"And Emi's not. . . you know. . . she's not good at noticing things . . . so . . . "
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Re: DECISION

[personal profile] sleeplessknight 2018-10-01 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhh... that's right.

[sighs]

It's... it's possible she might not notice your changes, but it would still be good to tell her, I think. Just... ask her to keep it a secret for now, while we all work learn more about all this.

Re: DECISION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. . . I want to tell her. . ."

Shira flops over onto her face, her tail poking out to start flicking.

". . . But hoowwwwww. . ."
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Re: DECISION

[personal profile] sleeplessknight 2018-10-01 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
[pets her hair]

I still think the letter is a good idea. And then, when you meet her, you can still have what you wrote so you don't forget about what you want to say.

We can help you write it if you need, don't worry.

Re: DECISION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
". . . . Okay. Okay! I'll . . . I'll write it."

She sits up abruptly, looking entirely too determined for this situation.

Like her life depends on it.
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FINAL DECISION

[personal profile] worldlyafflictions 2018-10-01 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
- Since Shira still wants to see Emi, they encourage her to do so since she's an important friend she made, who stuck with her through the whole bullying thing and didn't change her opinion because of it.
- They do suggest Shira take some reasonable precautions around Emi for now since they admit they've been hasty about how that thing everyone calls the Plague works in the past. They've all seen how badly Emi's parents react, and they want everyone to be safe. They promise to research more on how the change phenomenon really works so Shira can be sure what will or won't happen from now on.
- They suggest Shira send a letter first to let Emi know to meet her and brace for something a little unusual. Something like "I have something I want to show you, can you keep a secret?"
- They've bought Shira clothes earlier that make it possible to disguise all the changes, so Shira can make the reveal gently. Sunset spends plenty of time helping Shira figure out what she wants to say and coaching her a bit so that Shira can be confident when she explains herself.
- They let Shira know it's okay to be a bit nervous since no one can control how Emi will react except Emi, but no matter what happens Shira's family is here for her!

Pink is probably not responsible for most of the good advice
Edited 2018-10-01 05:58 (UTC)
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Re: DECISION

[personal profile] we_meet_again 2018-10-01 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
She may be a dragon but she's gonna be a dragon with a GED!

46 culture, 2 martial arts, 0 math/science, 6 free time

The free time will be spent practicing How to Dragon. We encourage her as she gains ever more control over her transformations; we guide her as she learns to moderate her new electrical powers; we help her exercise her wings and learn to fly. Above all, we tell her how proud of her we are.

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[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Shira spends all of her time fretting about how to tell Emi - you help her, you support her, and through all of that, she finally finds the courage to speak to her. She's written hundreds and hundreds of letters by this point, made tons and tons of drafts - and Shira does her best to control her abilities, to try not to use them so that Emi might not catch the Plague. Your research is difficult to do - there aren't a lot of history books, remember, and all the knowledge that you could find about the Plague is in the Capital, which is miles and miles away.

Your daughter does everything she can, short of taking the medicine - it isn't that she doesn't want to necessarily take it, but she doesn't want to take something she doesn't trust, something so unknown. Research clearly yields to nothing, so . . . how can she trust it? Besides - she's controlling it now just fine, isn't she?

She works hard, and you work hard. Finally, she sends her letter, and Emi sends her correspondence back - and they agree to meet.



When they do, Shira chokes. She clumsily tells Emi - everything, and Emi looks shocked when Shira's tail and wings flap out.

Then, Emi laughs -

"Wowie, you look so cool! You hid this from me this entire time?"

Shira looks like she might cry; "Well - I didn't know how you'd react! I didn't know . . . and you might hate me, so I - "

"Hate you? Shira, you're my best friend!" Emi frowns. "Why would you think I'd hate you?"

Your daughter shakes her head, rubbing at her eyes - her voice breaks into that fuzzy reception voice, "B͔͙̫̣̙̼̥e̜̣̲ca͍u͇s͇̯͔̦̮e̲ ̰͉I̮̘̹'m͕̠ ̞̣͈͉̩̖̬d͔̦̰̹͔̖i̙̣̳̜f̩̲͇̥f̭̤e͔r̘̖͕e̳n̥̱̬̗̜͉̘ṱ͈̮,͕͇ ͇̟̲a̳͇̞n͍̙̩͚d̫͔ ̺͍yo͔̟͚̤̰u͇r͓̪͉ ̝p̰a̤̲͔̱͍̼̪r̠e̝n̜͖͕̯͔t̫͈͈̜̲͖̦s̗̰͓̠ ̜̙̟ḏo̞͉ṇ͈̪͕̮'̳̣̭͔̲͎t̝͎ ͙̠̻̠̣͇l̯͔ik͈̜̗͚e̲̹̮ ṃ̯e̠̱̥͇̯. . ."

"Hahaha. They don't choose whether I like you or not, though!" Emi grabs a hold of Shira's hands. "And you're my best friend . . . I'm really happy that you visit me all the time, and I was lonely when you didn't. I'll always be your best friend, so don't hide anything anymore, okay?"

Shira nods through tears, voice breaking out into fuzzy incoherence, and they hug.
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FINAL DECISION

[personal profile] we_meet_again 2018-10-01 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
We scrape together what we have and get Shira some new clothes! We get her capes, skirts, hoodies and hats so she can be comfortable, both with her new appendages and how she presents herself in public.

We don't have much left over, so we have to spend some time working. This is a good opportunity to give Shira some hands-on experience with how to manage money. We show her how to budget and how to spend wisely, which will be useful skills for the future.

Re: FINAL DECISION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Besides. . . I kind of figured that you were different, you know. 'Cause you have cool powers and all."

". . . What?"

"???????????????????" Emi tilts her head, looking confused. "Uhm. . . you have cool powers?"

"But - How did you know!? I kept it a secret - "

That has Emi laughing again.

"Well, it's Shira! Of course I know!"

"But you're - but you're so - "

"Ehe. Dumb, right?" Emi scratches her head, looking sheepish. "Yeah, kinda! It took me this long to figure it out! I just realized it the other night! But . . . I know I'm bad at noticing things, but I'm always watching Shira, you know? So of course I noticed. Ehe. . . "

Shira stares, dumbfounded. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

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[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
Your daughter has a nice girlfriend now. Everything is good! Life is good! They visit in secret still, but that's fine!

However, one night - Shira gathers you all together. She looks pensive, and after a long moment of silence, finally she speaks, voice quiet.

"I don't. . . want to be a princess anymore."

DECISION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 06:17 am (UTC)(link)

DISCUSSION

[personal profile] spiteforthecamera 2018-10-01 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
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Re: DECISION

[personal profile] neverbeentogeorgia 2018-10-01 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Wearing those frilly dresses seems like a pain in the ass anyway.

[ good for you kiddo. and good on everyone else for getting you this far. ]

You thought about what you're gonna do instead?
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Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] worldlyafflictions 2018-10-01 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Slightly tsundere noise about giving up 500 points but actually it's only 400 points anyway since all participation gets 100 and that's worth a fictional daughter's happiness he guesses]
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Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] neverbeentogeorgia 2018-10-01 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Romeo you doof. ]
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Re: FREE WEEK 3

[personal profile] we_meet_again 2018-10-01 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
We don't worry about classwork, we just spend the week having a good time together as a family. We go to the Summer Festival, we listen to music and eat good food. We give Shira the dress that we saved up for in secret. We show her where we put the money that we saved for her future.

We know we won't be able to see her again for a while, but we know that she will be okay. We remind her that she is so smart, and so brave, and so capable, and that we love her so, so much!

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