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Uploads good shit. I think.

It takes... some time to get used to them. Creativity just flows in when writing in real time with the others.

Literally all the Fakku RPs.

Impressive avi.

Saw the dude a few times... I think...

Next user that talks about bugs is a gigantic faggot.

I read that shit.

Miranda was best gur-

Oh wait, she was the only gurl in it.

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(This post stars: Tabi Aomori, Charlotte, and Minase Iori.)

It only took a little bit to get her bearings and head down to the dance rooms. As she arrived, Aomori looked into the window to see who was inside.

There, Aomori found Charlotte and Iori practicing together. Indeed, they were starting to reach the level of sync they truly desired. Aomori noticed that Iori was a much more able and proper dancer, as she also seemed to be an experienced idol.

As the music of Idol Activities finished, Iori and Charlotte stopped to catch their breaths. At such a moment; Aomori took the opportunity to knock on the door. “Who’d come at a time like this? Can’t they see that this room is in use?” Iori said, irritated as she walked up to the exit of the room. She assumed that someone wished to use the room for their own practice session. Iori obviously didn’t closely peer into the door’s window panel until she opened it, only to find Aomori before her.

Seeing that Iori’s expression was slightly irritable, she worried that she might’ve made a mistake. “Did I come at a bad time?” Asked Aomori.

“Who is it Iori-chan?” Charlotte asked as she grabbed a bottle water.

“...No, you’re not. We just finished the session,” Iori said as she was panting after having witnessed Aomori, but formed a smile after taking down the frown. “It’s Tabi-san, she’s probably here to see you,” Iori said, looking back to Charlotte.

“Hello Tabi-chan, do you need something?”

“I am actually here to see you, Minase-senpai,” Answered Aomori.

“I see, well then I’ll just go take a seat, I need some rest,” Charlotte said with a bit of disappointment in her voice.

“Me?” Iori bent her head slightly to the side; confounded. Why’d Aomori come to see her? Normally, she thought if ever, Aomori would come to meet Charlotte. Then again, Charlotte did mentioned that she forgot to mention Aomori about how she is her upperclassman. “She is your assigned senpai; what would you want from me?”

“S-She is my assigned senpai!?” Exclaimed Aomori. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” She seemed a bit flustered.

“Oh, so you didn’t know after all?” Iori said, looking at Charlotte to confirm the confusion between the two. She hoped for Aomori to assume, but it seemed that she didn’t. No matter – she’d take care of it now. “Charlotte has been assigned to be your senpai to look after you, till you’re a sophomore, you know.”

“Excuse me about that. Since you never really asked me how I knew who you were, I just assumed you knew. I sometimes forget the little things,” Charlotte said. Her tone was completely unbefitting of her usual style of speech. Her princess-like demeanor was melting away due to the heat of an apparent sour mood.

“Hey now, you know it doesn’t work like that. She is a new student here, Charlotte,” Iori sighed and frowned at Charlotte, but then hastily formed a smile before facing Aomori again. “S-She’s just stingy because she made a mistake in the dance just now. She’ll be fine soon enough.”

“We all make mistakes,” answered Aomori. “I surely have made my own. I know now, and that is all that matters.” Aomori walked into the room and looked around for a moment. The dance room looked similar to her mom’s studio, of course a bit more ornate due to the academy’s tastes, but still the same layout. “I came to ask about the Self Choreography audition,” said Aomori.

“What about it?” Iori asked. Not really expecting anything. It was a rather disinteresting audition. Rather, it was asking for far too much of her.

“I need a partner in order to enter. I was wondering if you would be that partner, Minase-senpai,” answered Aomori.

“I could, but I already entered an audition that takes place two days before it. We won’t have enough time to make our own choreography, as well as lack the time to practice specifically for it. There’s also the issue of making the choreography itself. I’m not quite fond of that audition, either,” stated Iori, showing the disinterest for it on her face directly. She declined politely, or so she thought. It was a very straight-forward reply.

“Well, it was worth a try,” shrugged Aomori. “I honestly just liked the idea of coming up with my own dance.”

“Well, if you’re really interested, ask Kujikawa Rise-san, she is joining this audition – according to her KiraKiratter profile… if you’re really interested, anyway. She doesn’t seem to have a partner, so far,” Iori suggested with a shrug before starting to walk towards Charlotte, then sat beside her.

“Do either of you know where I could find her?” Asked Aomori, her hope restored a little.

“They say you can find her if you walk around outside the dorms at night,” Iori said with her index finger raised, with a different tone as if telling a ghost story. “There is a rumor that she likes to take a walk every single night.”

”Just don’t look for her too late. If you try,” Charlotte added, not quite following the mood.

“Yeah, because there’s still a curfew for you to maintain, but Kujikawa-san is relieved of such a rule. Or rather…” Iori scratched the back of her head; not really sure. “I heard that she’s strangely never scolded for it by Orihime Headmistress. It’s all just rumors, though. We don’t even know if she really takes these night walks.”

“This sounds like some kind of legend,” answered Aomori. “Why does she wander around at such a time?”

“Anyone can take a walk because they like to, of course,” Iori stated as if a matter of fact. “I think the timing is specifically to avoid the gazes of other students. I’m not so sure, though,” indeed, Rise is a very popular figure. Perhaps she liked to prowl about when none else could see her to gain a feeling of… perhaps, privacy while outside?

“I guess everyone needs some time to themselves,” answered Aomori. “I was an only child so I have had enough of that to last a long time.”

“Well, she is one of the top stars… come to think of it, I did meet her today in the hall of statues,” Iori said, reminiscing the moment. There was a completely different feel in meeting her live, rather than watching her via other forms of media. “She appeared to be looking at the statue pair of Masquerade when I was there with Tadaima-san.”

“A lot of people look up to them, I assume,” answered Aomori. “You don’t think she would still be there do you?”

“That was eight in the morning, though,” Iori answered, shrugging.

“Then my best bet is to catch her on her late night strolls…” replied Aomori. “Not great chances.”

“Good luck,” Iori said, at least a whole half of her didn’t really care, in all honesty. “It’d be interesting to see Rise pair up someone… though,” she said. “I haven’t really seen her pair with anyone before.”

“I will give it a try,” replied Aomori waving as she left the room. She wanted to find Rise, but if she couldn’t, wasting time wasn’t an option. She would sign up for the fashion show audition, if this late night stroll turned up to be nothing but a wild goose chase.

That's new.

Holy shit, I had no idea they'd volume 7.

I am so fucking in.

Wow, and here I thought a certain someone's 30gb plan was fucking retarded.

So glad that I only ever get unlimited packages.

(This post stars: Saotoshi Haruna, Tadaima Hiyori, Mizusaki Sayuri, and Amaiya Madeko.)

[size=15]Asakura’s Class[/h]

“These four here will be joining our class today,” Miwa Asakura said, there were indeed four students standing beside her. Their names were written on the surface of the green board: Amaiya Madeko, Mizusaki Sayuri, Saotoshi Haruna, and Tadaima Hiyori.

There were some whispers from the girls in the class, but they went silent as soon as Asakura spoke up again. “Now, introduce yourselves, please.”

Haruna exhaled deeply and bowed to the class, her auburn colored hair flipped over her back as she bowed. “H-Hi everyone, I am Saotoshi Haruna!” She introduced herself, apparently shy, perhaps from seeing all the idols before her in the classroom.

Hiyori waved at the class animatedly as she looked her classmates over. “Nice to meet you everyone, I’m Tadaima Hiyori!” A smile graced her features as she addressed her new classmates. “We can get to know each other over sweets and cake if anyone wants!” She hoped that she’d fit in, coming from the boondocks made her feel more than a little inadequate and she definitely didn’t want to embarrass herself in front of the class.

Standing at the front of the classroom, Sayuri scanned the faces of her classmates with great anticipation. Being able to get along with the class, making new friends and hanging out together when they had free time after school was no longer an inconvenience. She didn't want to be over eager, however this time Sayuri wanted to enjoy her school life to the fullest. Noting that the two on one side of her had already finished their introductions, Sayuri began her own.

“My name is Mizusaki Sayuri,” She said, as she bowed politely. “I enjoy sewing a lot, my favourite food is a type of candy called Gobstoppers and…” Twiddling her thumbs, she quickly pondered what to say next. “Um, I've only recently learnt of the idol world, so I'm not very knowledgable about it, however I will study hard and I hope that we can get along with each other. Please take care of me.”

“... And I’m Amaiya Madeko,” Madeko smiled. Although her name was on the board, the meaning of her name and her personality were a complete misfit; as such, she didn’t want her classmates to expect anything out of her. Seeing how the other three students had introduced themselves with such enthusiasm, she couldn’t help but try to make herself more happy, resulting in a weird, inappropriately-pitched greeting. ”Well, I like to surf the net… for now, I’ll be in your care!” realising her mistake she was immediately flushed with redness and had no other choice but to shut her mouth and look down.

Before the other girls could whisper to themselves regarding the new students once again; Miwa Asakura cut them off with a cold stare. “Please take your seats. Take up whichever seats that aren’t taken. Since all the girls today are present; you wouldn’t happen to take someone’s place,” she said.

Hiyori’s seat was to the side of a window in the third bench of the row to the right from Miwa Asakura’s view. She preferred the sunlight, after all. Madeko was on the exact opposite side – as if deliberately taking up a place in a corner – while Sayuri sat in the second bench on the middle row; she didn’t wanted to miss any of the lectures; so she picked a spot where she could attentively listen the teacher’s voice from… the opposite – fearing Miwa Asakura herself – might’ve been the reason why this seat was open in the first place… And it just so happened that a certain Saotoshi Haruna sat right beside her. The class wasn’t so crowded, as one may expect from having all the students present; perhaps there was a clear lack of Starlight Academy students in general as it is rather hard to be accepted into it.

It was now time for today’s lesson. Miwa Asakura’s expression became extra cold and stricter than usual. Hiyori tensed up at the visible change, trying to keep her face as passive as possible even as she began to fidget in her seat.

“I’m sure that you girls already know – the auditions you girls enter usually makes you perform in them,” Asakura begun. “However,” she trailed off, “they want more than just a simple performance,” she stated.

“What they want is for you to grasp the idea of what you’re trying to work towards. The audition has a theme for a reason, sometimes with a select song, even,” she claimed. “They want you to figure out what they’re looking for from you. As such, you’re never -only- judged based on the audience’s voltage meter at such auditions.”

“For the new students who may not know, an audience voltage meter is something located at the top of an Aikatsu Stage; it displays the measurement of the excitement from the viewers from the spectators both in the auditorium and the streamers online,” she explained.

Sayuri was about to jot some notes down when she finally realised that she had no paper on her. I have a pen in Pochi but what do I do about the paper…? She took out her pen and quickly wrote some notes on her hand, hoping to transfer it onto paper later. However, then she realised that she could simply ask her neighbours for a sheet of paper. Looking to her side, she whispered quietly to the other new transfer student. "Saotoshi-san, can I please have some paper for note taking? I left my stationery back at the dorms."

“Uhh, sure,” Haruna replied before reaching into her bag for extra sheets of paper, handing them to her fellow student. “Here you go~.”

"Thank you so much!" Scrawling the notes on her hand onto the paper Sayuri felt relieved that she wouldn't miss out on any important information.

“Now, about these auditions,” their teacher begun yet again. “One may ask, what kind of a coordination they’d want to wear? The answer is quite simple; it should be anything that fits the occasion. Or, one may opt to wear something that fits their style in, say, a goth-themed audition – where anyone would wear a coord with gothic designs, or even wear dresses of LoLi GoTHiC – the Aikatsu Card brand,” she said, reminiscing how Hoshimiya Ichigo once joined an audition of LoLi GoTHiC with an Angely Sugar coord.

“Regarding brands; please, don’t go around wearing the coords of brands in an audition that is not an idol showdown. At least, try not to. In an audition where one should come with normal coords – judges may feel that you’re trying to take advantage of the others -not- using brand coords while you do; as such coords are usually of higher quality.”

The topic of brands reminded Sayuri of the coord that her mother gave her on the day of her audition. If I remember correctly, that set was from… Magical Toy? So it's different from the Yellow Stage Coord I was wearing during the audition... Sayuri made a mental note to study up more on the various brands and normal coords.

“Now, onto the type of auditions that are around…” Asakura begun writing on the board. The first word she wrote was: †˜normal auditions’.

“Normal auditions are ones that usually doesn’t require the use of brand coords. Well, not always, anyway. These auditions are for the usual jobs; radio work, mascot work, promoting as image girls of various products, and sometimes for various other promotional purposes.”

She then scribbled another phrase. “Drama auditions are usually disallowed for ordinary idols to enter – everyone needs to pass a certain amount of auditions before the Headmistress Orihime gives the permission for you to enter them. Some idols, such as Kamiya Shion are exceptions who initially impressed the Headmistress with their talents for acting. Never wear a normal coord for such auditions; you’re always having a showdown on acting with someone else in such auditions.”

Madeko was surprised. She’d been absorbing the class atmosphere, all while listening to Miwa’s lecture- or more of a †˜for-your-information’, going. It was as if she didn’t waste any time; as if she wanted to get this done very quickly and without obstruction or interruption.

Madeko had mind-mapped the quantiful information in three columns already, barely grasping the key points- Coords, and Auditions, which branched off to Normal and Drama auditions. Hmm… I didn’t think there was so much to learn… I’d better learn more on these, she thought. Madeko always associated being an idol with hard skills- dancing, singing, and not losing stamina throughout. ...And at this speed, too- guess she’s been doing this for a while, huh... she wondered if there were any written tests for these.

Haruna felt weary while scribbling her pen across the paper in an attempt to keep up with the lesson, she felt her head slowly lowering itself onto her desk as her eyes shut but was abruptly jolted awake after slamming it down. Ugh, can this go any slower? Haruna thought to herself, flustered by how morbid the lesson came out to be.

Unfortunately, new students were almost always overwhelmed by Asakura’s classes. She’d usually speak quite fast, not quite allowing students to keep up. This is the reason why she writes down the key words on the board. The others, unlike the transfer students, however; were used to this.

“Next is…” Asakura wrote again. “Rare auditions. This is not an official term, but more of a slang derived from the internet; it does well to prove my point here, however. Such auditions happen quite rarely; as the name implies. Perhaps once a year? Usually, a remake of an old movie, or anything old, really. They’re often hard to pass, and the judges expect something greater than what an ordinary idol may have.”

“What is an ordinary idol? They’re those who are laid-back and don’t work hard!”

“Lastly, most of such auditions are idol showdowns, don’t forget that!”

She then wrote ’competitions’. “In a sense, they’re sometimes very competitive – idol showdowns in basic sense – as auditions, or are sometimes tournaments or contests held rarely, or periodically. Examples includes the yearly events; the Fresh Girls’ Cup, and the Starlight Queen Cup that only Starlight Academy Idols may enter. Otherwise, another example may be the Symphonia’s Cup that is scheduled to take place next month,” she trailed off yet again. “These competitions usually are idol showdowns. It is reassuring if you have a Premium Rare Dress at hand – because the possible winners will definitely have one!”

Hiyori struggled to keep up, her scribbling pen a blur as she tried her best to get everything down on paper. Asakura sensei did a very good job of explaining but she wanted some notes so that she’d know the model answer, per se. It was like this almost every class, taking notes and reading them over. ”Gah, I wish she’d slow down just a little, my wrist is starting to hurt from all this writing!”, Hiyori thought in exasperation.

“Lastly, we have the Special Auditions. They’re based on certain traits that idols must have,” Asakura added. “These auditions will test you thoroughly. They’re not strictly idol showdowns, but it is better to use brand coords, and a rare coords at that, at least. Treats these as your idol exams!”

Drawing a star next to the Special Audition section in her notes, Sayuri was excited by the prospect of having an audition for exams. Although the class so far seemed relatively similar to what she was used to, just learning about Aikatsu was much more interesting than learning about maths or history. She had never known that there were so many different jobs that idols took part in; that she too would eventually take part in.

“Now,” Asakura uttered before rubbing the texts off the board. “Here’s the big audition coming up,” she wrote its name. “New Students’ Fashion Show audition; an audition where only the new students gathered from across the country, and the first year students may join. The winner will be on the cover picture of the latest student directory. I want you girls to give it your all if you enter. If you feel that you’re not up to it, practice harder for your next ordeal!”

The girls replied with a single “yes!”

Ew, don't touch me.

OT: Got Fakku Gold now.

Kobato futa and Sena doujin... want.

trap

Is all blue and shit.

I love blue.

Good luck.

Approaching 161.

Dat Ali.

I approve.

(This post stars: Kahouin Natsuki, Rice, Koyama Koyuki, Haramu Chris, and Tabi Aomori.)


[size=15]Johnny’s Class[/h]

“Alright, we have new Honeys from the Nationwide Audition Caravan! Yeah! They’re the new additions in our class. They’re most likely inexperienced and may not know things, so help them out when they’re in need!!” Johnny exclaimed, which was replied with a collective “Yes!” From the girls. In the board, were five names written: Koyama Koyuki, Tabi Aomori, Haramu Chris, Rice, Kahouin Natsuki… †˜wait, Rice?’ Was the popular reaction in the class. And these people stood beside Johnny. “Introduce yourselves, Honeys.”

Feeling as if the energy from her homeroom teacher was affecting her as well, Natsuki confidently flickered her hair, letting it’s soft gold color sparkle in the room’s light. She approached the class confidently, with a light, friendly-but-provocative smile. “Bonjour,” She started. ”My name is Kahouin Natsuki. It is a pleasure to meet you all. I may be inexperienced, but I shall do all within my power to keep up with you. I do hope we can get along.” She paused for a bit, wondering what else to add.

“As some of you may have noticed, I was born in Kyoto, but my mother is French. My hobbies are Chinese poetry and fashion. My favorite food is lasagna bolognese.” She finished her sentence with yet another smile, and putting one of her hands on the hip, accenting her figure. As one might expect from ancient nobility, Natsuki’s introduction was charismatic, to say the least.

“I-I’m Rice, I know it’s a strange name – even for a stage name – b-but I do believe it fits. Somehow. It’s a pleasure to meet you all,” Rice said with a big smile. “I hope to make many friends here, and perform Aikatsu with all I can – while I can,” she continued; very enthusiastic. “P-Please take care of me!” She spoke aloud due to excitement. Her cheeks were burning with a hue of rosy pink as she spoke. She was feeling shy, yet she pushed herself to speak firmly with a sense of dignity. However, she coughed up as soon as she done. “Excuse me, I apologize for that… my throat was dry!” Rice was naturally charismatic – a trait from her mysterious parents. However, she had been too confined in the hospital for long, as such she wasn’t so used to speaking loudly. Despite the hindrance to her introduction, she maintained a smile all the same.

Chris shot a sympathetic expression towards Rice for a moment before glancing forward towards the class. She didn't really look like she wanted to be there, causing her to stand out from the two before her. After looking away, somewhat towards the floor and folding one of her arms over the one hanging down, she finally began to speak. “Haramu Christina, b-but everyone calls me Chris.” With a sigh, Chris then sternly looked up to everyone before continuing. “I... I hope we get along well together while performing our Aikatsu…” Chris then politely bowed to everyone seated before her and grew silent afterwards, signaling that she was finished.

Koyuki realised that it was now her turn to speak, taking a deep breath before beginning. “My name is Koyama Koyuki… I grew up in Osaka...” she said, her monotone voice expressing nothing in particular, “I like to read…”

Koyuki’s eyes gleamed for a second, realising that she was talking normally in front of all of these people. “I hope to get along with you…” she said her facial expressions as neutral as ever and her eyes returning to the endless red tunnels they were. She bowed after a few seconds, hoping that her introduction was long enough.

“Hello, my name is Tabi Aomori. My parents named me after the place they fell in love in, but I was born in Osaka,” said Aomori looking to the class with her arms crossed lightly. “My favorite food is spaghetti with spinach.” Aomori uncrossed her arms and looked out the faces of her fellow classmates with a smile. “I hope to grow to be great idols along with you all.”

“Alright, time to start the lesson!” Johnny then motioned his hands; gesturing the girls that they may now take their seats. From Johnny’s view, the seats of the new students were: Aomori and Koyuki in the second bench in middle row, Rice beside the window to the right on the first bench, along with Natsuki beside her, and lastly, Chris seemed to have taken her seat towards the room’s back-entrance to the left; third bench.

“Alright! Today’s lesson will focus on the brands,” Johnny begun. Not many were actually well-versed with brands unless they carried out extensive research. And even if they would, they wouldn’t know their true appeal unless a professional teacher informs them. An insight on brands is always useful before picking a primary brand – was the point of this class. He wrote †˜brand’ on the board, first. “Brands in the idol world usually refers to the brands of the Aikatsu Cards. They’re important for you honeys as such Aikatsu Cards are a step higher than normal Aikatsu Cards! They’re usually used in idol showdowns yeah!!” Johnny exclaimed loudly before continuing, apparently excited. “It’s said that idols shine brighter when they find a brand that matches with them. So make sure you honeys pick the right type of brand that fits you!”

“Sensei, if they’re so good, why do some use the School Dress Coords for auditions?” A girl with brown hair asked after raising her hand, her hair was neatly with a single bun to the side. Was this supposedly a charm point? One could only wonder.

“That’s because some auditions aren’t really treated as †˜idol showdowns’, honey,” Johnny answered, then attempted to return to the main topic. “Anyway, since some of you honeys may have troubles with picking brands. I’ll be introducing some of them to you all today!”

The first brand Johnny scribbled over the board was undoubtedly… “Angely Sugar, a very old brand. But sweeet and cute,” he emphasised; putting his hands up, one could feel flowers blooming behind Johnny as he pronounced †˜sweet’ in his own unique way. “Starmiya honey uses this often, so a lot of you might know of it. It’s a brand meant for cutie honeys who wants to be angelic or simply cute, and adorable. It always matches the ones with energetic and open personality!”

“Next up, is another popular brand – called Spicy Ageha!” Johnny said, writing down it’s name on the board. “This brand has made it’s name clear in the market with it’s beautiful and sexy designs. It tends to make daring honeys maximize their appeals. One of the more popular honeys using this brand is known to be Shibuki Ran honey.”

Natsuki smiled at the mention of her favorite brand; one she believed the be the best suited to expressing her beauty.

He then wrote the name †˜Futuring Girls’ on the board. “Next is the Futuring Girls! A brand commonly seen to be used by Kiriya Aoi honey. A very futuristic type of design lie in wait if you do decide to go for this brand. It is known to make girls cool and stylish, and confident. If you think you’re the cool type – stoic, or silent, or just very composed; go for it!”

Koyuki’s eyes lit up at the mention of her favourite brand.

“Then,” Johnny started to scribble over the board once again, “we have this!” He wrote the name †˜LoLi GoTHiC’, a rather popular brand many would know, perhaps due to the rock culture. “LoLi GoTHiC! Toudou Yurika honey is known to be a frequent user of the brand. She is also the one and only idol to have gained the Top Designer’s Premium Rare Dress. This brand not only emphasises on rock, but also gothic lolita, cool; it’s very charming. I think it’s obvious which kind of girls should go for this.”

As well as the best, thought Aomori with a smirk.

Next, was a brand that recently got popular, “Swing ROCK!” Johnny exclaimed, having its name scrawled over the board. “An Aikatsu Card brand that recently got quite popular. It perfectly syncs rock with the world of idols. Not only does it make girls cool but it also makes them rock hard!” Was this an attempt at a pun? Regardless, it was true that it made girls †˜rock’. If one thought of it that way, anyway. “Punk has been a popular trend of design lately, and Swing Rock incorporates this quite well, yet it doesn’t cross the line into the realm of gothic, but lurches ever closer,” he explained.

After that, Johnny named many other brands. So much that the green board was almost out of space. It made the girls think just how many brands of Aikatsu Cards existed in the idol world. Japan alone seemed to have countless brands already. When his summaries of each of the brands was over – Johnny rubbed the board clean. Then wrote something else in rather gigantic font.

Johnny’s hands clashed hard with the cold surface of the board. “That aside, I now have somehow… somehow! Gotten great news! We have the New Students’ Fashion Show audition coming up! Yeah!!” The faces of the girls lit up from seeing this. “It does say ’new’ girls, but any first year students may enter this audition,” Johnny said with a big grin; his teeth flashing. “If you win, you get to make an appearance on the cover of the Student directory of Starlight Academy. Yeah!”

“This isn’t truly an idol showdown, so you’d be better off with School Dress Coords, and bring out your freshness! It’s not mandatory to enter, but it is recommended! If you want to sign up for it, use your AiSuma for it. The audition will take place in a week! Good luck, everyhoney!”

An audition, already? Chris thought with surprise, still somewhat just trying to recover from the excitement the teacher had. I’ll really need to hurry up then, if I want to improve myself for it…

Koyuki glared with determination at Johnny’s announcement. She could never have begun to hope that she would have a chance to prove that she could do better than she had at the caravan audition so soon. “Good…” she whispered quietly.

This will be a good way to see where I stand with the rest of the first years, thought Aomori as she tapped on her desk. Looking around, she knew that some – if not all – were on her same train of thought.

Natsuki blinked in surprise, not expecting an audition to be announced on the very first day...but then again, opportunity waited for no-one. Just as well. The one who starts early gets the most opportunities to improve and succeed.