User blog comment:Lucy554/Aikatsu! RolePlay Fun Continued: Shine! Let's Aikatsu!/@comment-25104896-20170731051728

To the me of tomorrow,

''today's just a short entry since my brother arrives in Tokyo today, and we will spend the day together.

Much has happened recently.

I might will have a roommate soon and the "Shine! Let's Aikatsu!" event was announced recently, and everyone is very excited. To be honest, I never heard of the event before, but I practised. Right now, I'm unsure whenever I want to join. I don't really see a reason to do so. I will think about it, espacilly because of the event frame...''

''See you tomorrow~

~ Erika''

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Erika finished, and posted, her newest diary entry before closing her laptop. She yawned; it was early in the morning, but she was already dressed in casual clothes and only waiting for her brother to pick her up. He soon sent her a LINE message that he was about to reach the academy, and thus, Erika took her bag and her phone and left the academy to meet him.

Following lots of hugs and "long time no see"s, the two parted for the nearest cinema to watch a movie, the only movie theatre in their home town didn't show. It was the earliest show of the movie, and the two siblings, 12 and 20, had the cinema on their own.

After watching two movies in a row - the old love for cinema had returned to Erika and she convinced her brother to watch another movie - they ended up sitting in a café with a beautiful view on the skyline of the city.

Her older brother had ordered a coffee, she had ordered a hot milk, both had ordered strawberry cakes and while they were waiting, they were speaking about recent events in their hometown.

"By the way, Erika, how is your life going on?" Her brother joked, "Will I be able to sell your old clothes in the internet for millions soon?" The younger girl started to laugh as well, "No! Don't do that!"

"But seriously, I only got to read your blog! What's happening in your life?"

Erika smiled a bit, "Well, you see, we had the first "official" audition in school; the perfume one. The work was interessting and new for me, and I met lots of new persons. Then, there was the brand thing. Since the school doesn't accept the students using brands that aren't on a list, they need to "apply" for them."

"That's a bit ... unconventual and silly." Her brother replied.

"You don't say."

"But I suppose, Silent Echo is a ok, by your mood?"

"Yeah. I am surprised though; some girls had found sponsors for own brands or got Premium Rare coords out of the nothing. Must be daddy's relationship stuff."

"Is that so?" Her brother asked, causing Erika to nod, "If the school holds such auditions, they could at least provide resources for other students."

"How should that work?" Erika asked, "I mean, I like the idea, but how?"

"Organizing meetings between designers and students, help with promotion instead of this "self-produce" idea, provide resources to design and sew own coords and simply teach a bit producing."

Erika nodded, "That's be a nice idea, but I doubt that'll work."

"What about you-know-what-I-mean? Did you-"

Erika quickly shook her head, "No. I didn't call him either."

"Why? I'd be a great chance."

"I first want to work on my own a bit. I need fans to back me up if I want to do "my own thing" instead of what they'd tell me."

"That makes sense. Plus, it increases your value, wouldn't it?"

"Exactly."

Her older brother started to laugh again, "My little sister, just out of primary school, has studied a bit economy, has she?"

"I do work, brother." Erika countered, "I should be informed."

"I know." He still laughed, "But, imagine the headlines: Mitsune Erika - Mental age: 5 - 30."

"Shut up, brother!" Erika joined him laughing.

"We are going to play soccer this afternoon, just like always, aren't we? Or do you need to study for your professor title?"

"Brother!" Erika sighed louder than she wanted to.

Luckily, the drinks and cakes arrived and distracted the siblings.

"So, what about this Shiny event thing?" Her brother asked with a mouth full of cake.

"Shine! Let's Aikatsu!." Erika corrected, "Yeah..."

Her brother stopped eating for a moment, "You seem... not as fired up as usually."

"I have so many reasons not to participle, and only the school forcing me to do so stops me of rechanging my schedule."

"It's manditory? Why?"

"Don't ask me." Another sigh. "But I have to participle in the prelims of our school at least."

"Prelims?"

"I didn't really get the event either. Somekind of unit during the halftime show with a teacher."

"A teacher? Huh?"

"Seems like she was someone important some years ago."

"You've been an idol fan for a few years by now. That means?"

"It actually feels like even before your time. She seems to have worked with our headmistress. Looks like 16 though."

"Oh. Somekind of beauty stuff?"

"Any other idea to explain it?" Erika asked back, "And worse, she constantly picks me first. Not constantly but at least often." Erika corrected herself, "I mean, I don't know why, but she even - on her first day in the academy - knew my name and asked me to start with the self-introduction."

"Oh." Her brother said, "That kind of teacher."

"Yeah, but I mean, that's not the worst thing of the audition."

"That is...?"

"The prelims. Good Coord making, solo performance, obstacle running. That's typical, I suppose. But the dance competition is insane."

"Insane in what direction?"

"Insane as in "Dance for one hour. If you faint, you're out."

"That's really insane. Is that even legal? For a school to consider fainting as drop-out reason? Fainting can be life-threatening."

"I know. That's why I don't want to participle. I don't want to support that."

Her brother nodded, "Plus, that'd be you, wouldn't it? Walking against the river's current and ignoring everyone else?"

Erika smiled a bit, "You got it."

"When is the event?"

"The prelims are on saturday."

"Isn't that the day of the chariety live?"

"You don't say."

"You have been working on this concert for weeks, and they just cancell it?"

Erika nodded, "It's school manditory."

"Okay, that's enough." Her brothe roze, "I will talk to your teachers. The concert was at least for a good thing, instead of pure entertainment."

Erika roze as well, slightly afraid about her brother, "What do you propose we do?" She asked.

"Talk to your teacher. Miss ever-sixteen."

"... Okay?"

After they had finished their cake and drinks and payed, Erika's brother directly drove back to the Aura Academy grounds. They first shortly went to Erika's room in the dorms before heading to the offices of the teachers. Walking most of the time in silence, her brother broke said silence.

"What's your teacher's name?"

"Skyblue."

"American?"

"I have no idea."

Her brother knocked at Erika's homeroom teacher's door.

(I haven't named her brother's name for a reason~ And yes, Erika wouldn't be Erika if she'd follow the mass.)