idolpro | Princess Maker 1.5: pep!pep!

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find yourself in a humble cottage, in what seems to be the living room specifically. There are several doors, but a specific one catches your eye: simple in its decoration, the door has a cute little wooden plaque with flowers carved into it. Though the door is closed, you can see through it—as if it's somewhat transparent.

A wooden cradle sits in the room beyond, which is otherwise plain. Inside, a baby sleeps peacefully. When she stirs, calling for her parent, you, her nursemaid, are there instead, to cradle her back to sleep. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby coos pleasantly, giggling jovially when you (presumably) make faces at her; she tries to pick herself up and falls over, but she does not cry; a disagreement between you and her lead to a thoughtful discussion; the young girl carries a large laundry basket to do chores; she buys a pet dog, looking so proud for having earned the money all by herself; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the middle of the open doorway, a young girl the age of 11 stands, smiling at you. A stern-looking shepherd dog sits obediently next to her.

This is your little girl. You tried your best to rear her, and she's been good to you. 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—she'll have to work hard, and she's capable of it but she'll need a guiding hand, you know. Better she become a princess than go off to war, though—better that she bear the burden of aristocracy than living a life of loneliness wrapped up in duty like her mother, or losing that life on the battlefield like her father. Whether she actually becomes a princess or not . . . well, that's up to fate, isn't it? Fortunately, when she goes to the Lost Continent, she won't be alone: you, as her longtime caretaker (her third parent, really, or her first, if you consider how her family's left her care entirely to you), may accompany her to her new school. You'll be her ally, her support, her greatest weapon; you'll be the one who determines her success . . . or her failure. ]

[ Of course, you're not the only one that thinks your charge can do it: Shira, one of the Queens of your Kingdom, hand-selected your employer's child. She doesn't have a child of her own to send—or rather, to be more accurate, her children are much more interested in local philanthropy than going to the Lost Continent, and besides that, you hear that Emi is against their children going overseas in the first place. Still, Shira can sponsor someone to go to the Lost Continent, so she chooses your employer's family; it seems your charge is a distant relative of her own family, after all. It's because of her that your charge will be able to go at all—in other words, it's your patriotic duty to make sure your charge gets that inheritance. ]

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She ought to take them all, no?

Eh, what's a "martial arts"?

Combat, learning to fight with your fists or weapons.

Ferget that maths and science nonsense, let's make'r a fight master!

The aim is for her to become a princess. So, we must be balanced in our ambitions.

I ain't raisin' no cotton puff what sits up on high in a tower all day lookin' down on everyone else.

She oughta be able to scrap with the best and worst of 'em.

I do not disagree, but the game seems to favor not having our child going away to battle. So, if she is to lead those who fight, she may have some battle prowess, but I would have her trained in many more arts.

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Well. Yeah.

No extra culture classes?

You think she requires more charm in order to be a princess?

Yeah, there'll be other people around to help with the fightin'

Handling court, on the other hand...

There is some truth to that. We have not heard word of any monsters within her realm.

[can't help a laugh at that]

You may not remember it, but you knew how to hold yourself in court, I imagine. It is not as difficult as you imagine.

Me? I can't even imagine that. I guess if I'm friends with Noct then--

[he looks a little distracted, a horrified look dawning on his face as he thinks of Noctis awkwardly holding court]

[smirking but no laugh this time]

I do not know what sort of education he received.

I think some free time would be important, too. It's not going to be helpful if she's studying all of the time.

For sure, no free time would drive anyone crazy.

Mm. You just get burned out quicker if you try to work too hard. It's like... hard work just stops working so well if you don't take some time to relax, too. This looks like a heavy class load for eleven, too.

Ya think so?

I mean, they're expectin' you to run a nation, so that warrants extra work.

Maybe, but eleven's still really young... she needs time to enjoy that in. And isn't it better to teach her that free time isn't a waste now, instead of making her think she's doing something wrong if she's not always working?

O-oh, I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to help her with any of this...

I think you will be more than able, but you may also think of the game at hand as well.

So I'm not supposed to be helping her with her school work?

No, you can. It is often good practice for a student to explain and show what they have learned to another.

I feel like I've forgotten all of my math lessons already... I've been trying to self-study in the library, but I keep getting stuck.

Is that so? I would like to see it if you are willing. I was not given too much instruction in math as my time was dedicated elsewhere.

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