idolpro | Princess Maker 1.5: future is now

[ 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. That child, your charge—you're her nursemaid, so you go to her and rock her 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 at the age of 11 sits on a chair, smiling at you. A long-haired, pure white cat 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 her family history has 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. 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 deserves the world: Primrose Victory Bacon^3, one of the Queens of your Kingdom, hand-selected your employers' child. She doesn't have a child of her own to send to the Lost Continent—and even if she did, she would have her own inheritance battle to face within the Kingdom anyway—so she's selected theirs to sponsor. It's because of her that your charge will be able to go at all. That your child would catch the Queen's eye surely means the inheritance is as good as hers!

. . . Though, it's a little unsettling that the one rumored to be the Queen of Crime is your charge's sponsor! ]

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... So. No one's deporting anyone without evidence, right?

Precisely.

Also never send away a problem for it to become stronger and come bite you in the ass later. That's just being foolish.

It should be taken care of here and now.

I bet it was the little brats trying to set the common kid up.

If there's no evidence, then everyone can get punished the same. Whoever actually did it deserves to be punished for it, and everyone trying to ruin this kid's life with no evidence deserves to be punished for being a baby tyrant.

Are you including our princess in this? ... What do they call it --- a teaching moment?

She's the one threatening to deport the kid, isn't she?

Yes.

Perhaps we should find out why she has it out for the little knight in particular.

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Mm...before or after punishment? If she has a good reason...or admits she's being mean, then maybe she doesn't need an actual punishment.

Before.

If we ask after, then you've already broken that trust.

I guess that makes sense...

Then let's go find her.

[And Intensity is going to go look for their princess and try to figure out a) does she have evidence (outside of eye witnesses) and if not, b) why does she have it out for little miss knight?]

No! She doesn't! But look at her and look at her street rat friends! Who else could it be? It's not like anyone else in this class would have any reason to do any of this, right?

Also, she doesn't like little miss knight because she thinks she's better than she is.

[Intensity tells her something about the credibility of believable lies and covering your tracks.

But eventually goes back to Shark:]

Well she admits to being arrogant. Where does that put her?

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... Good for the commoner.

[he's just unimpressed.]

If it was her.

A little property damage never hurt anyone.

More seriously, this just feels like a setup. What kinda burglar would destroy everything, take all the loot, and then know they have to go back?

I don't think I need t' say it, but honestly it sounds like a kid's idea of a frame job.

It's obviously a frame job, but we don't have evidence to prove it.

They don't got any evidence either though.

Exactly. So no one's getting deported, and they should all be punished for making it into a witch hunt.

Think our girl needs a good talkin' to, honestly.

She that into aristocracy? That sounds like a problem to nip in the bud ASAP.

Intensity wants to talk to her too... I guess I'm okay with that, but if she stays firm on deporting the kid with no evidence then we should punish her for that. It's a bad attitude to have.

Maybe we can ask the school to have them all clean it up together.

I mean, obviously.

That or the school can afford t' clean it up themselves.

And learn a valuable fuckin' lesson about bragging about your wealth.

... So, if she insists on deporting the kid with no evidence it should be just a punishment.

If she understands, can we still ask for them all to clean it up? If she has to spend some time with the kid, she can learn more about her. I bet she's not anything close to a barbarian, and you can't learn that until you have to spend time together. It could be about making it an apology to the kid for being mean instead.

[he shrugs.]

If y'think that'll do it. My school experience was... different.

... What was your school experience anyway? Me and Sho have you pegged for the survivor of an alien invasion, so...not great?

-- Alien invasion?

[this is amazing]

Now I don't wanna say, 'cause this story sounds interestin'.

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