03--video

[shatterings]

[ If you've spoken to Naminé before, you might notice she looks far more at ease now. Being around people who actually like her and mean her no harm has done wonders for her, and there's even a small, content smile there. She's sitting cross-legged on the floor, and in her lap is a Chikorita.

Making sure not to disrupt the sleeping Pokémon, she holds up a (probably familiar) feather. ]

... Is it normal to have things like these floating around? They're beautiful, but... I'm not sure what their use is.

Comments

[dangerousidol]

Good! It's okay to do things that don't involve them! Like making friends! That should be up to you, not them. Like with Pokémon, too.

[Fake smiling and real smiles are different if you're a molded idol. But Rise doesn't want to do that anymore. Her smiles are genuine.] I hope so! Else I wouldn't have so many fans~

Eh? Hm... I have my friends at home... and I have you and two others I would actually call 'friend'. I mostly have guys talking to me who think I'm cute. I think there's even a guy who really, really likes me. But that happens a lot! [She's very confident about her appearance.]

[shatterings]

I... I know. [ It's just that she does like them being so involved. It's nice. Of course, she'd be hesitant to tell Rise this, because then she'd need to explain why. ]

You have a lot of fans? [ She's in awe, actually. Color her impressed. ]

It... really happens a lot? [ Naminé can't... really imagine people being interested in her like that, despite Ringabel's comments. ]

[dangerousidol]

Oh yeah! This is my Eevee, Himiko! [She looks down at her furry little friend, who gives Naminé a happy little chirp as a greeting.]

Well, yeah! I'm on TV a lot, and I do concerts, signing, hand shake events, commercials, model for magazines... so, all kinds of stuff. That gets me fans~

Yeah... sometimes it's really annoying because really gross guys try to ask me to kiss them or be their girlfriend... [She's gotten good at shooting guys down.]

[shatterings]

Himiko... Hello. I hope you're not mad at me anymore. [ And she gives the little critter a wave and a small smile. ]

That... does sound like a lot to do. [ Rise's getting more and more impressive. She can really do all that--maybe without breaking a sweat? Wow. ]

A-ah... I see.

[dangerousidol]

[Himiko chirps again. It's not you! I can't be mad at someone so sweet!]

It takes a lot of hard work, but I get to travel a lot! Oh, and tons of cute clothes!

You learn really quickly how to slap someone effectively!

[shatterings]

Before here, I've never worn many different clothes... Is it fun, to wear so many different ones?

[ Slap someone... she's not too sure about that. ] I... I see.

[dangerousidol]

Yeah~! You can pick out a style you like, colors, fabrics, patterns, accessories... there's so much! Let's go shopping when we meet~!

It doesn't happen a lot.