[Video Post 02/Action 01]

[dangerousidol]

[Video feed turns on, showing a Pachirisu sitting on a bench. The Bellsprout tower can be seen in the background]

Hello everyone~! This is the newest member of my team, Ritsuko! Can you believe he's trying to learn how to dance? It's sooooo cute~!

[The Gear is panned over to several other Pokémon. An Eevee, Hoothoot, Flabébé, Espurr, and a Cleffa are playing around.]

Everyone here knows Himiko, of course! My Hoothoot is Fukuro, Sakuya is my Flabébé, Nanko is my Espurr's name, and Momomi is a Cleffa I got from a girl named Mimi! Momomi is adorable! She's attached to Sakuya, so she must love flowers.

[The Gear is turned now to Rise, who is pouting.]

I wanna get to Goldenrod as soon as possible. I've been here in Violet for a week now, and I need help! I don't want to travel all that way alone... Can someone help a girl out?

Action

Rise turns the PokéGear off with a sigh. She has not found anyone yet whom she could ask to travel with, so she's feeling rather down. Smiling on camera was easy. Keeping that smile after the cameras are off isn't as easy. Her Pokémon enjoyed the warm day immensely. Himiko kept playing tag with Nanako, Fukuro just let himself be resigned to his fate of horrible balance by just laying there on the ground and sleeping. Momomi and Sakuya are just happy to be exploring various little patches of grass in search of flowers.

It was a rather peaceful seen. Rise sits on the bench beside Ritsuko and grumbles. "I'm always tired now. Why can't there be cars or trains that take me everywhere. My feet hurt! It's not fair!" She looks visibly upset. "If the others were here, at least I'd have someone to travel with!"

Help an upset girl?

Comments

[Video]

[grapeeater]

Oh.

[Must not think of Oren, must not think of Oren...]

I'm not a huge sweets fan, but that sounds nice.

[Video]

[dangerousidol]

I like spicy things myself. Killua-san said he'd make some and I could try them!

[She tilts her head curiously.]

What kind of snacks do you like?

[Video]

[grapeeater]

I like more salty and savory stuff, but I try not to eat too many snacks that aren't healthy.

[Video]

[dangerousidol]

They do have a savory menu!

[She has to sigh and nod at that.]

I try not to. It's no good if I gain too much weight. A girls go to watch her figure~

[Video]

[grapeeater]

It's a little difficult sometimes, I know. It's not like guys get a free pass on it, either.

[Video]

[dangerousidol]

Eh? Guys have to weight in, too? No one ever told me that...

[Video]

[grapeeater]

They - wait, what?

[Maybe he should have suspected that, but...]

I meant that guys get pressure to be thin, too. I didn't know that female idols had to get their weight checked... that's not really fair.

[Video]

[dangerousidol]

[She laughs nervously.]

I-If I gain even a pound, they put me on a diet. It's pretty strict. I'm also old enough where they'll start posting my measurements in magazines! How ridiculous is that? They don't do that to the guys!

[Video]

[grapeeater]

Yeah that's... I've never liked that kind of stuff. I mean... they're just numbers. They don't mean the same kinds of things that like... money do.

[Video]

[dangerousidol]

They are numbers that matter to fans... I don't like it either, but idols have to uphold an image. I just wanted to sing and dance and make people happy, but it's a lot tougher than I had thought.

[Video]

[grapeeater]

Yeah... nothing worth doing's ever simple, though.

[Video]

[dangerousidol]

I wouldn't change it for the world.