User blog comment:Lucy554/Aikatsu! RolePlay Fun Continued: It's Time for the Audition! Shine! Let's Aikatsu!/@comment-5138366-20170805191223

''It's time for the Shine! Let's Aikatsu audition. Despite looking forward to tomorrow's event more I decided to do my best today as well, because I shall be performing not just for my own sake but for the sake of our local group, Kobushi Mokuren (こぶしモクレン literaly: Fist Magnolia) as well. The reason is that I managed to got all the members permission to perform our newest song "Shalala! Yareru Hazu sa", which we only will perform together for the first time tomorrow, at today's event as a solo. I'm actually nervous, but I know I need to overcome it before the actual performance because I can't simply let everyone=us down!'' ''Due to the lack of the time between lessons and rehearsals I decided that in the following performance I'm going to use the coord I coordinate here. I need to find somthing to match the song's spirit. I opted for a cool type peaces this time, so it's gonna be either Gothic Victoria or Spice Chord... ''
 * Pre-audition
 * Round One - Coord contest

''Gothic Victioria's "Blue Gothic Frill Setup" cathes my attention as the first, but then I turn that idea down because I realise that using GV would make the coord too noble for the song I'm going to perform; so I focus on the Spice Chord instead. Automatically I start with trying to match a few blue pieces together, but I suddenly realise that everything I try turns out to give too cold feeling for the song's image... And to be honest, probably I use blue too often... How about some change? Maybe pink that I use as my group color in Kobushi Mokuren since both blue was already taken and my sister was faster in choosing turquise? Unfortunately, there aren't enough pink Spice Chord coords for me to use only one piece of each to create a new matching coord... So what now?''

''Looking at the coords list one more I try to determine which other pieces could suit my song, I notice Moon Punk Check Coord. That one looks nice! It's mostly yellow, but it includes dark blue as well... That's it!!! A yellow-blue coord! Running through all the possibilities I finally decide for Deep Starry Rock Top, Smart Patrol Shorts, and Moon Punk Check Boots to which I add Sparkle Lamé Accessory. Round One, COMPLETED!!!''

Note: The coord is featured on the previous blog post. ''I was curious about the obstacle course, which in the end turned up to be... hard but quite funny as well (at least to me). The obstacles themselves weren't that hard to overcome, but the main idea of the obstacle course was that we had to endure it with our legs tied up under our knees so most of the time we had to simply jump. ''
 * Round Two - Obstacle course

''Due to some mistakes I failed to get in the top ten, but the #17 is not as bad either, it ensured me the pass to the Round Three. One of the idols that competed after me rolled on the ground for the longest dinstance between obstacles, which helped her rank at the top three. Maybe I should have tried that as well; I gigle to myself'' ''At first the dance competition was supposed to be dance-for-one-our-without-a-break-or-fail, but fortunately in was turned into copy-the teacher's-moves. I'm really gratefull for this change because I don't think that I would be able to pass the original idea. I'm no robot, lol.''
 * Round Three - Dance competition

''The song, called Strawberry Trapper, turned up to be a quite lively song, and I only managed to somehow copy/catch up to Skyblue-sensei thanks to Arisa's learn-the-moves-for-the-new-songs-as-quickly-as-possible-because-we-don't-have-that-much-time-to-spare technique. But that doesn't spot me from panting and wanting to lay down for the rest of the day and do nothing at the end of the song. Anyway, even a barely pass is a pass, right?'' ''After a refreshment, all those who passed the three rounds prepare for the following performance. I'm still tired and am starting to question if I'll be able to perform this way. After all the time I spend learning the melody & choreography with 7 other girls, I can't help but think that my stage will look empty and boring. What if I happen to destroy this  amazing song even bofore we actually perform it together. I start panicking...''
 * Before the Performance

"This is not the Nanami I know. She would be jumping around the room with happiness that she can perform the song she loves," my older sister's voice comes suddenly from behind me. "Sayuri!" I let out in surprise turning to her, but I find out that the whole Kobushi Mokuren is present. "Everyone!!!" ''my suprise only grows. Then Arisa, who is the closest to me says:'' "Just what do you think you are doing here right now? We didn't agree on letting you perform our newest song only to see you like this." Arisa as a leader does the most of the scolding, however, we all know she does it because she wants us to do our best.

"I... I..." I simply can't find words. "Listen carefully, little sister because I'm not going to repeat myself" Sayuri interups me. "You will do just fine. I can tell how you feel right now, but trust me: There is no need to worry." ''This (coming from my sister) helps me to calm down a bit. After all she knows me the best of all the girls. However, I'm still not 100% persuaded:'' "But what if..." ''I try only to be interupted again, this time by Chisaki, who I co-center Shalala! Yareru Hazu sa with:'' "Just cut it of, will you? We all trust you can do this, so trust yourself as well!". Everyone else nodds in agreement and Arisa adds: "Come on, let's do the Kobushi cheer." My eyes widen in surprise: "But we only do this before our own performances" "Well, this is our song, so we will still be there with you, even if not visibly present."

We form a circle and do our pre-performances cheer: "Strong as fist, graceful as magnolia! Arisa! Sayuri! Kyoko! Keiko! Chisaki! Nozomi! Mitsuki! Nanami! Kobushi Mokuren SHINES FOREVER!!!" ''It nearly moves me to tears. Kyoko who stands next to me notices it as the first and tells me joyfully:'' "Tears of happinees are only allowed after the live."

"Thank you, everyone! I wouldn't be able to do it without you!" I reply. "Go on and make sure to shine for the whole group" Keiko adds, and as I turn to leave for the changing room I shout: "I Will!!!"

Suitaka Nanami, never leaving any regret behind! ''After the performance I return back to everyone, who all smile at me widely. ''"Good job!" says Mitsuki; "You did great"'' adds Nozomi, and eveone gives me hugs. At the end Arisa states: ''"Alright girls! Now to make sure that we are all full of energy for tomorrow's event, let's do a sleepover at my home!" "YES!!!" we all cheerfully replay.
 * After the Live

''It's true that today was my big day, but tomorrow is OUR GREAT day! I just can't wait for the event to start!''