idolpro | princess maker - Taisho Roman Revolution

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find the room inside looks like the living room of a mansion. There are several doors, but one in particular stands out to you: it is ornately decorated, the very door's wood itself carved beautifully with gold etched in to make luxurious patterns depicting what looks like the sky and the wind blowing through the grasslands. Though the door is closed, you can see through it—as if it's somewhat transparent.

The room is painted baby blue and a gold-plated cradle sits in the room. Inside, a baby cries - high pitched and noisy, though immediately a nurse comes in to rock the child back to sleep. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby sits up, trying to climb out of her cradle; a little toddler dressed prettily with expensive clothes beams pleasantly; a tantrum, thrown by the little girl who's distressed; the little girl holding a puppy, pleased as punch; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the middle of the open doorway, a young girl the age of 10 sits on a chair, smiling at you. a golden retriever is curled up beside her.

This is your little girl. you couldn't help spoiling her, honestly - after all, she's a noble too, and she should like to become a princess as well. She deserves it! But you also know, with how your history's gone, she's going to have to work to get to the top. Still, you have faith in her - she's your girl, after all. ]

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Somehow you were not the party I expected to object to such behavior.

[ is that a dig ]

Do you approve of telling her the situation she is in?

You aren't a ten year old girl.

[ Idk but that was. ]

We can tell her about the apprenticeship, and explain that our position would be given an advantage by being at the capital, but that our movements there are likely to be far more limited.

I should hope not.

[ Flicking a hand at the wrist like he's shooing away some troublesome insect ]

I am not against either course of action. Sol wished to tell her, and I am not opposed so long as he realized what the possible result was. If some good can come of her apprenticeship, I do not think she needs to fall here. She has not yet reached the pinnacle of what she can become.

Samira, you've been offered a sponsorship.

Oh, huh?

Don't want it.

...

Why not? I've barely told you anything.

Don't. Want it.

Samira, we can't help you with anything if you won't tell us what's wrong.

[ stop taking after us so much ]

Nothing's wrong. I want to be a princess, not whatever idol they'd have me be. So I don't want their money or whatever they're offering.

I don't see why you shouldn't be able to become a princess even if you were to accept. They can't expect to bar you from attending festivals, we'll make that very clear to them.

Or I could just not bother in the first place.

You said that you would be willing to put up with what you must.

I don't have to put up with this.

The sponsorship is in service to the royal family. Rejecting them out of hand isn't likely to place you in their good favor.

Fine.

[ setting down her tools ]

I'll reject them after having an audience with them.

[ sighs ]

What are you planning to say? Let's go over it together.

"Hi. What do you want? I don't want that. Okay. Thank you. Bye."

Re: DISCUSSION

sonof - 2018-10-01 05:00 (UTC) - Expand

idolpro - 2018-10-01 05:02 (UTC) - Expand

Samira, it sounds like the royal family is paying attention to you. Accepting this could give you an opportunity you couldn't get any other way.

An opportunity to what? Labour beneath someone else's yoke?

To influence people who have the opportunity to influence the world. And to give your art a bigger platform. ...Or, depending on how things go, you might see an opportunity to... move some other way.

...But you're right that will probably be unpleasant at times. And you'll need to be careful. It will be a challenge.

...I still don't like it.

I don't like it either. But I do think it's your best option.

...I'll talk to them about it. I'm not making any promises.

What do you want to talk about?

Mostly how I'm completely uninterested.