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Aligula 「 queen of monomania 」 ([personal profile] innocentloveholic) wrote in [community profile] trustfell2017-09-13 12:43 pm

it's not unusual to have fun with anyone

[ The ballroom's a little swanky for a simple get-together like this, but...

Well, actually, judging by what you see when you come in at the appointed time (or even before that, but Aligula'll be huffy if you do!?), what was advertised is not exactly what's going on. Continuing her war on paper, Aligula's put up origami hearts (or her attempts at them; she got better as she figured out what she was doing, but they're not the best) pretty much everywhere. There's also sheets taped to every wall with encouraging things in her curly-cute script like GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER! and FIND A PARTNER! and WELCOME TO SPEED-DATING!

...Yeah, welcome to speed-dating.

There's a lot of chairs paired together, presumably for the whole "partnering up" thing, and everyone anywhere near the ballroom will be getting a sheet of questions titled SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS. There at least seems to be food like she promised? At least... there's signs pointing to the dining room across the wall to suggest it, and entering the dining room gets you hot chocolate (and water, if you're boring, as well treating you to the sight of a parfait bar, with various cups and glasses to stand in for actual parfait glasses. There's also things for making sandwiches—she pretty much grabbed whatever she could think of from the fridge and such—and of course, plates and utensils and etc.

And if none of that's appetizing then, like, kitchen's not that far, go make something yourself. She put a lot of work into this whole thing but especially the parfait bar because she loves parfait and everyone can have fun making those.

If you don't think your character would've come without a little help, don't worry; even if Aligula can't bodily drag everyone, she sure can bother them aggressively until they come just to get her to leave them alone. All in all, don't sweat the small stuff and have a good time getting to know each other! Or go sulk and play the piano, whatever. ]
ninehundredlives: ([ got to flee ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-14 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe nine or ten? It's hard to remember exactly, now.

[......]

An idol is...like a pop star, right? [It's not terminology she's at all familiar with, but she's picked up what she thinks is the gist?]
destage: (CHEER ♡ But of course you remember!)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-14 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
That's what I was thinking it was.

[Ah! Her eyes practically light up when Susan asks about that, holy shit--]

Yes, that's pretty much it! We do sometimes branch out into different things than them--some of us get into acting gigs or photoshoots, but for the most part, we sing for our fans and try to lead good lives to be examples for them.
ninehundredlives: ([ a better mouse trap ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-15 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like a lot.

[A lot of work, a lot of pressure...just a lot.]
destage: (PEACE ♡ The wasted years)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-15 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
It is. It's definitely a lot of pressure, but it's something that can be adapted to if you've been around it long enough. But...it's definitely not for everyone, from what I've seen.
ninehundredlives: ([ cheat ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-15 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
No. I couldn't handle something like that at all...
destage: (CURIOUS ♡ Alternate universes?)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-15 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
It's...tough, but the smiles of the crowd...that's all worth it at the end of the day.

[...Sayaka pauses for a moment, considering.]

Um...if it's okay to ask, did you...face a lot of that as a nurse, Ashworth-san?
ninehundredlives: ([ how this will end ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-16 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
No adoring crowds, that's for sure. It can be a pretty thankless job...

...but yeah. I guess...that was what I liked about it. Helping people. [She frowns thoughtfully.] It all feels so long ago now.
destage: (CONCERN ♡ This might be bad...)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-16 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[...she'd have expected something like that to have some sort of thanks--she saved people's lives, shouldn't she have gotten something for it...? Her look dampens a bit.][...] Did you retire, then?
ninehundredlives: ([ alone soaked in rain ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-16 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I just sort of. Went on leave, and never came back.
destage: (DISTANT ♡ Do you have a dream?)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-17 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
...That bad? I couldn't imagine doing something like that--it's good that you took matters into your own hands, though.

[she...supposes....?????]
ninehundredlives: ([ knock knock ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-17 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
It wasn't really...just that. The job. There were...some other things happening?

[Things she doesn't want to talk about. Even though it probably makes her seem...flighty or something, doesn't it, leaving her job for no reason?]

But, yeah. I left.
destage: (HMM ♡ That doe eyed anime look)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-17 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[...she won't press, though her eyes go sympathetic.]

It's fine. It was a bad place, then.
ninehundredlives: ([ alone soaked in rain ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-17 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
...yeah. Sure. I was going to need to find something else soon, but now...

...I guess you probably don't have to worry about finances, do you?
destage: (DISTANT ♡ Do you have a dream?)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-17 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm...not really, though I've been saving quite a bit of my money for a while. I don't really think that's fair to say, especially since before I went off to school, I was living with my dad. Gotta make sure you have enough of a nest-egg to start with, you know?
ninehundredlives: ([ open up ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-17 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
That's smart of you. A lot of kids who get famous just blow it all right away. Then they don't have anything, when their careers end...

...I guess that's mostly child actors, though. You could probably keep doing music for as long as you wanted.
destage: (DISTANT ♡ Do you have a dream?)

[personal profile] destage 2017-09-17 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[...]

I hope so, anyway. I mean...if we don't get out of here, that's going to put a damper in matters.

[That's...different.]
ninehundredlives: ([ no one to ])

[personal profile] ninehundredlives 2017-09-18 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
...yeah. Yeah, of course...

[Look at her, talking like Sayaka will escape. Ha.]