Talk:Berry Parfait/@comment-15568664-20170303141514/@comment-28065452-20170311013950

First, let me say that being a "fan" of a character ≠ wanting them to eat up the plot and have everything handed to them, and NOT wanting them to eat up the plot and have everything handed to them ≠ being a "hater".

I'm a "fan" of Yume, and you know what? I even think her progression aura was freaking beautiful and the plot surrounding it was fairly-well-executed, but I also believe it would be illogical for her to go from just-barely-qualifying to S4 in just one season. It took each of Aikatsu's previous two protagonists several seasons to reach their goals (Ichigo only "technically" surpassed Mizuki as the Top Idol as of the movie(?), which took place sometime mid-Akari-gen right?, and Akari took at least two seasons to become Starlight Queen, having started from a similar position to Yume: barely-passing and with a weak aura). My personal wish is for her to become S4 for the third season, after spending year 2 as an admin(?), but that's just me. In any case, once she reaches her ~dream~, Yume's story should really be over. Throwing in an even higher goal for her to aim for would seem awfully contrived, and replacing her with a new main character so soon…isn't going to happen. She's already been confirmed to have a large role in season 2.

Lily, however, whom I am also a "fan" of, was already hailed as the closest to S4 out of the entire class, so it would be far more logical for her to surpass Hime after her two years of hard work (on that subject, the challenge she had to face--her weak body--is much more realistic and even "relatable" than Yume's magical ~voice-stealing aura~ problem--what girl that *you* know will lose her singing ability if she creates too many flashy rainbows?, which really did only take some believing in herself...come on, we all knew she wasn't going to lose her voice for more than maybe an episode or two...so it would seem so much more fulfilling and REAL for Lily to be the one to power through). Her not making S4 would also most likely doom her brand to never getting a PR (other than that Star Premium one...IDK how they're going to explain that) because she did promise not to design one for herself until she reaches S4, and…that seems a bit…not-good.

So…Yume's brand. I was POSITIVE she would still want to use My Little Heart even if she did make S4, so…this is new. My weird theory #1 (assuming that she doesn't make S4, which is…I don't know at this point, but I can hope) is that, with Lily having designed her own brand, so many students wanted to follow in her footsteps that the whole "only S4 can have brands" thing is overturned, and then Yume gets a brand. Weird theory #2 is that Venus Ark letting anyone have a brand is making them a serious competitor to Four Star, so they overturn the rule in an effort to lure students back or something like that--or it's just for Yume specifically, since she seems to be the one Elza's after. Weird theory #3 is that there just so happens to be another competition or something. Weird theory #4 is that Lily wins, but gives her "second brand" to Yume (this could happen with Ako or Mahiru too). Weird theory #5 is that it's another of the headmaster's "tests" for Yume or something--in the past, she's gotten what any other idol would consider amazing opportunities under this guise, so a brand wouldn't be out of the question either. Weird theory #6 is that there always has to be at least one brand of each type, so with two of S4's members being pop-type, there's a new system for who gets to design a cute-type brand...and Yume, being the main character, wins. Weird theory #7 is that it has something to do with Venus Ark; it could be some sort of bribe. The fact that she must have accepted (because there's already a Coord) makes this highly unlikely, but I'm still putting it out there.