The Idols
The 765pro office is located on the top floor of a plain, empty building next to an arcade center. Fortunately for 765pro, the rent is cheap since all the businesses moved out and nobody wanted to setup their company there. The building was known to cause businesses to go bankrupt.
The 765pro agency consists of 12 rookie idols, 1 semi-retired idol/pseudo-producer, 1 secretary, and 1 president. All the idols are very unique from each other in terms of their looks, personality, and talents.
Kotori: *On the phone* “Yes, Yes….I’m sorry we didn’t fulfill your expectations……….Ah, we hope to work with you next time.” She nervously said as she hung up the phone on her desk.
Haruka: “Who was that? Was that from the audition?” she asked as she placed next to Kotori a plate of pound cake she baked this morning.
[Haruka is a 17 year old idol. Though clumsy with no idol related talent to brag about, she has a bright, optimistic attitude which keeps her motivated despite experiencing one failure after another. She’s pretty good at baking sweets.]
Kotori looks down and nods her head and sighs.
Haruka: “Were we really that bad?” she contemplated as she placed her index finger on the side of her head.
Chihaya was sitting on the couch across the office listening to her headphones for a song she sang in the last job. She was observing Kotori and Haruka talking to each other. The lyrics just ended as Haruka approaches her with a depressed look.
Chihaya: “What’s wrong? What were you talking to Kotori about?” she asked as she removes the headphones off her head.
[Chihaya is a 16 year old idol. She has an incredible singing talent and a mature personality. She is also a hard-worker who keeps up with her vocal lessons and likes to work-out. Unfortunately, Chihaya places all efforts on singing without giving much regards to other aspects of an idol. People also find her stoic as she tends to be not very open about herself. Interestingly, she has an interest in photography but hasn't done much so far]
Haruka: “We were talking about our last job” she sadly says. She sits next to Chihaya on the couch and faces her. “They said that we were terrible at everything.”
Chihaya: “Eh?” she gaped with her eyes briefly wide open. “Then what about the song I sang?” she curiously asked as she closes her laptop and faces Haruka.
Haruka: “Well….Kotori said that the staff felt you were “off” and “uninteresting”.
Chihaya: “I see…….ku” she depressingly sighs while looking down. Chihaya doesn’t understand why people don’t like her songs despite being very talented at singing.
Miki: zzzzzzZZZZZ
Chihaya and Haruka briefly glanced at Miki who was napping on the couch across from them.
Chihaya: “At this rate, we’ll never get anywhere” she sadly remarks while putting her headphone back inside her bag.
Haruka: “Don’t worry. We’re still rookies.” she answers with encouragement. “Nobody becomes top idol overnight”
Chihaya: “I know but still…” She unhappily replies while placing her laptop inside her bag. “I just hope we hire a producer soon.” She briefly stretches her arms above her head and then breaths out. “I’m sure a producer can turn things around for all of us.”
Just then Chihaya and Haruka heard some screaming on the other end of the office.
Yukiho: “I’m so sorry! I’m so sorry!” she cries from the kitchen as she starts rapidly wiping Iori’s skirt from the teacup she accidently spilt over her.
[Yukiho is a 17 year old idol. Her introverted qualities are what give her a solid place in her fanbase. Unfortunately, her confidence is a little as her courage. Her fears of dogs or someone from the opposite gender can trigger quite a massive hysteria.]
Iori: “Ow! Ow! It’s hot! It’s hot!” she angrily cries out as she pulls her skirt away from her skin. “What’s your problem! We don’t need another Haruka!”
[Iori is a 15 year old Idol. Born from a wealthy family, her attitude and demeanor reveals a quick-temper, spoiled girl. She is often seen carrying a stuff rabbit wherever she goes. Iori is quite well-known in the office for her tsundere personality. Something that’s subject to teasing from her co-idols.]
Yayoi: “Is everything alright?” she asked while peeking into the kitchen to see what’s all the yelling about.
[Yayoi is a 14 year old idol. She’s the oldest among her 5 siblings, but demonstrates hard-work with a positive attitude by helping taking care of her family. Unfortunately, she needs much improvement with her dance skills as colliding with her co-idols is quite common during a rehearsal.]
Azusa: “Now, now” she calmly response to Iori as she bends down on her knees to wipe the tea spilt on the floor. “It was only an accident. You know how she’s scared of men”
[Azusa is 21 year old idol. Her nice, calm attitude and voice really gives a sense of maturity and trust to those that meet her. Unfortunately, her sense of direction is so lacking, that it’s possible she could get lost inside a paper bag.]
Iori: “Hmph!” she grunts. Iori was reading a male idol magazine before Yukiho came to serve her tea and panicked” “If she gets so scared of a picture then she might as well just close her eyes and just crawl into a corner since she’s not that useful to begin with.”
Yukiho: “Uh!” she gawked as tears quickly filled her eyes. “I knew I’m not worth it!” What Iori remarked was like a spark that’s about to
become an inferno.
Azusa: “W-wait. Yukiho-chan.” she quickly replies as she stood up and gently placed her hand on Yukiho’s shoulder. “She didn’t mean to say that. She’s just being very angry right now”
Yukiho: “oooouuuuu!” she still continues to mumble while tears were streaming down her cheek as she desperately reaches a unique object from the pantry. Her emotions are about to hit its peak.
Makoto: “Ahhh! Wait! Stop Yukiho!” she screamed as she came dashing into the kitchen and grabs Yukiho’s arm that was holding a shovel while prying it off her hand.
[Makoto is a 17 year old idol. Her tomboyish look and personality earn her an established fanbase. Still, she expresses several times to switch to a more feminine image since she’s already sick of her tomboy nature. Unfortunately, her quick-temper and fanbase prevents any successful attempts.]
Yuhiho: “ooooouuuu! I should just dig a hole and bury myself!!!” she cries aloud.
Azusa: “Yukiho-chan. You’re going…to…ah…need to calm yourself.” She replies as she struggles to grasp on to Yukiho’s other arm to prevent her from moving.
Makoto: “Yayoi! Take the shovel!” she shouts as she snatches and tosses the shovel to Yayoi. “Go take it somewhere! No, actually go throw it in the garbage! It’s for her own good!”
Yayoi: “No problem!” she answers as she catches the shovel and rushes out the kitchen to the garbage bin.
Chihaya and Haruka were listening to the whole commotion
Chihaya: “I hope everything is okay” she curiously asks Haruka.
Haruka: “Don’t worry. Were like a family” she proudly states.
Chihaya: “Family…huh.” she mumbles to herself. Something about that word made her feel uncomfortable. She quickly changes the subject
“By the way, do you think you can come with me to the electronic store after work? I’m thinking about getting an iPad since I think it will help me keep track of my songs while I’m out doing a job.” she explained. “I need one with a lot of memory”
Haruka: “Sure. I’m kind of looking for an iPad myself” she replies happily. “Ah, but first you have to try this cafe by the mall. They have really good cakes and gelato.“
Chihaya: “I suppose so” she replies uninterestingly. “I’ll probably take something to-go for dinner. That would save me a trip to the convenient store”
Miki: “Hmmm…what’s all that the noise about” she yawns as she slowly rises from a deep slumber. Her sleepy face perfectly matches her tousled hair as she sits up on the couch.
[Miki is a 15 year old idol. She is quite talented as an idol for someone as lazy as her. Miki often skips lessons and naps despite Ritsuko’s fury. Her big breasts and good looks is something she often brags about.]
Ritsuko: “Miki!!” she yells as she stomps towards the couch Miki was sitting on. Each stomp echoed throughout the office. “The vocal sensei said you didn’t attend this morning’s lesson!”
[Ritsuko is a 19 year old pseudo-producer that wears glasses. She was an idol, but decided to take a break from the demands and do something lighter which is to produce rookie idols. Unfortunately for the younger-aged idols, her temper is as short as her height.]
Miki: “But, I did” she retorts. It’s just that I got hungry after 5 minutes, so I got something to eat and—
Ritsuko: “And you decided to take a nap!” she abruptly interrupts. She firmly grasps Miki’s head.
Miki: “Ow! What are you doing!” she cried.
Ritsuko: “I’m taking you to the vocal lesson” she angrily replies while dragging Miki off the couch.
Miki: “But. Ow! It’s almost lunch time” she complains while resisting Ritsuko pull.
Ritsuko: “Then you’re skipping lunch!” she answers swiftly.
Miki: “Ehhhh! But, my sexy figure is going to be ruined” she whines.
Ami: “Whew. Thank goodness we have mikimiki to occupy Ritsuko-chan” she grins as she watches Miki being dragged by Ritsuko toward the door. She has been playing on her 3DS.
Mami: “I know.” she agreed while playing her own 3DS. “I can’t stand Ritsuko-chan drill sergeant attitude.”
[Ami and Mami are both identical 13 year old twins. Their hairstyles are different, but their personality and hobbies are pretty much the same.
They are quite known to pull pranks and often get in trouble with Ritsuko.]
Ritsuko: “Ami! Mami! I need to have a serious talk with you two after I deal with this trouble maker” she says while turning her head towards them.
Ami: “Eh? What for?” she curiously asks. She paused her game.
Ritsuko: “Your school principal complained to the office that you’re failing your classes” she replied while still firmly holding Miki’s head with one hand.
Ami + Mami: “Eh?! They actually went that far?” they gaped.
Ritsuko: “When I come back I want to see your heads in the books. And, you’re not allow to play games in the office until you start passing your classes.” she sternly orders.
Mami: “Nooooo!” she gasped. “That’s so cruel”
In the living room Takane and Hibiki are watching a cooking channel on TV.
Hibiki: “Takane, why are we still watching this?” she complains while facing Takane. “They’ve been cooking for an hour without eating anything”
[Hibiki is a 16 year old idol. She’s basically the definition of an animal lover and owns 10 different pets at home. Hibiki is very active with a positive attitude. She has an incredible dance talent that is respected by everyone. She even knows how to cook.]
Takane: “Hibiki. You lack elegance.” she replied while looking blissful. Cooking isn’t something so unpretentious. One must comprehend the art in order to discover is true meaning.
[Takane is an 18 year old idol. Her selling point is how mysterious and cryptic she is about herself. Nobody knows much about her other than she loves eating food. Takane frequently speaks in an enigmatic manner that often confuses people who are not listening carefully.]
Hibiki: “You say that, but then you always end up eating like a pig” she gripes while frowning.
Takane is known for gluttony whenever she eats out.
Takane: “Ah, well, you see……… that’s because the dishes tastes so good.” she murmurs while looking away with her fingers together.
Hibiki: “Huh? You weren’t exactly supposed to agree with me, you know” she muttered while staring at Takane with surprise.
Just then a loud scream came from Kotori desk.
Kotori: “Ahhhhhh!!!!” she jumped out of her office chair with a shocked look. “I forgot to tell you guys something important!!!”
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stood up to turn to Kotori.
Ritsuko: “What do you mean?” she calmly asks while still holding on to Miki.
Ami: “Did you pee on yourself again, Piyo-chan?” she snickered.
Kotori: “N-no!” she shouted with embarrassment. “A-nd, I told you to forget about that already!”
Haruka: “Ah, is it a new job?” she excitedly asks.
Kotori: “No, but something even better.” she replied. “We just hired a new producer!”
The office was silent for a few seconds until that imperative piece of information sunk down in everyone’s mind.
Everyone: “Ehhhhhh?!!!!” they all clamored synchronously.
