cancry | confrontation.

It's time.

Esme has been doing her level best to make sure everyone in Invidia knows about their little competition, so it shouldn't be a surprise to see that the mall is absolutely overflowing with devoted fans today, all eager to see the outcome of this "friendly" competition between performers. Thankfully, Esme has been unusually sportsmanlike and deigned to release a schedule of the event beforehand, so you're not just going in blind. Esme and Idol-ON will perform two songs each and then hold a question and answer session with the audience, after which a vote will be held – and whoever has the most votes by the end of the show will be declared Invidia's newest top idols.

Sounds simple, right? Right.

You've all been given a private room out of the way of the crowds, with some time to spare before the event itself starts. Time for some last minute rehearsal, some last minute panicking, some last minute... sabotage? Well, Esme's probably not going to play fair, so why should you?

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But we're going to enter a situation in which you will excel at, truly. And here you are, cooking and fussing.

I feel more comfortable working in a kitchen. Is that so wrong?

No, I'm merely pointing out that you're hardly useless.

[...Oh. Well, then. That was a different situation entirely.]

...Thank you.

Think nothing of it. You've been plenty helpful lately anyway, so don't sell yourself short. Besides, it wasn't about to be either of us on stage being [throat clears] doki doki kawaii desu~~~!

...Please never do that again.

The point still stands.

The point stands that you're absurd.

That doesn't sound like a bad thing.

I don't recall saying that it was.

Excellent, as we could all use some absurdity now and again that isn't produced by the wondrous and wacky underworld slash afterlife that this is.

It certainly hasn't been anywhere near 'boring' yet.

Boring would be if we were all still asleep.

Yes, I do suppose you've some point there.

Occasionally I do~ And personally I quite prefer this madness.

...I don't have reason to complain about it, myself.

Especially when you are not, in fact, useless.

That sounds suspiciously as though you're trying to encourage me.

Goodness me, you ought to get your hearing checked. [omnom gonna finally take a bite of cheesecake]

Not to point out the obvious, but my hearing isn't exactly the sense that usually concerns people.

I'm certainly not about to suggest you get your sight checked now am I?

You might, if you thought the joke was funny enough to risk it.

Has anyone here thought that sort of joke funny enough? [His tone is still jovial, and yet, there is an edge to it.]

Is that a note of righteous indignation, Chiron? I'm a little touched.

But no. Just Esme, for the one passing remark or so. And I think she's been handily dealt with for the moment--likely will be again later.

She's already going to lose her head as it is, but her attitude toward you certainly doesn't make me want to be lenient.

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