[CONTINUE + 3] Week 1 || Act: mingle

[foundationmods]

Monday comes onto the snowy town once more, though it still looks as if it's 'night' as ever.

Then again, you are underground. That's just to be expected, considering no natural light can get down here in the first place. The Monsters around you are just as friendly as ever, despite this being your fourth 'time' trying this monday.

There doesn't seem to be many Monsters here...or at least, you think there was more before? Huh.

Well, whatever.

You still have a mission - And with three trials under your belt, you're now a little closer to figuring things out.

...How much longer will this repeat?

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[dereban]

I guess. . . that makes me feel a little better. Besides - seeing this is better than seeing that.

[ugly_split_ends]

...No matter what might have happened, it's p-probably not close to the humiliation I've s-suffered.

Does that help?

[dereban]

I suppose that's true...

And I guess I did bring this upon myself, in a way.

[Even if she kind of lowkey hates herself for it. She thought that she would at least get something out of it but she didn't get anything much out of it and now she has so many regrets!!]

[ugly_split_ends]

Ghh... you're not supposed to agree that no matter what happens to you, at least you're not as pathetic as me. I-It's true, but you don't need to say it!

Don't kick yourself for trying, if that's what you're talking about.

[dereban]

L-Look, it's more that...

[Himeko stutters a little desperately, her eyes staring up at the ceiling as she pulls her legs in slightly towards her chest.]

Suffering because of shitty things happened to someone and suffering because of something embarrassing you did are two completely different things.

[She just heavily sighs, after that.]

I know I shouldn't, but - ughhhh. It was so uncharacteristic of me! mean, I understand the reasoning behind why I did it -

[Because she is a manipulative, competitive person, after all.]

But... thanks.

[ugly_split_ends]

...Hm. [She thinks that over.] "Uncharacteristic?" That's sort of your own decision, isn't it?

[dereban]

It still doesn't fit my 'image', though.

Or anyone else's image of me. Even if it was all acting.

[ugly_split_ends]

So it means it violates the sort of demeanor of yourself you want to present.

Yeah, that would be a drawback.

[dereban]

It absolutely would.

[ugly_split_ends]

People might see... the real you!

[dereban]

[.....]

There is no way in hell that performance I did was the 'real' me. That's ridiculous.

[ugly_split_ends]

...I didn't see it, so I still don't know what you did. So I can't refute that.

[dereban]

It was... over the top idol-esque things.

[ugly_split_ends]

[THAT prompts a shock from her.]

I-Idol things!?! Are you serious??

[dereban]

One hundred percent.

[ugly_split_ends]

...Okay I take it back.

[dereban]

I don't know what I should say to that...

[ugly_split_ends]

Something good! Idols are crap. It's an entire industry that operates on g-girls who know how to smile and look pretty without any s-substance to what they do. You're better off if you can't f-fake something like that without feeling sick.

[dereban]

...

[There is a good, lengthy pause before:]

You probably shouldn't say that sort of thing in front of Solomon's face, then.

[ugly_split_ends]

I-I'll say it in front of whoever! Idols are worthless schlock. Absolutely no artistic value at all.

[dereban]

... Well, I guess I can't stop you from voicing your opinion, even if I disagree.

[She actually likes idols and thinks a lot of them work hard, but she wouldn't want to be one.]

[ugly_split_ends]

There's just nothing to debate. They churn girls up then spit them out... they don't care if they can actually sing, let alone perform.

...Why King Solomon in particular, though?

[dereban]

He's a fan of that sort of thing.

Because he plays Love Live!

[ugly_split_ends]

...I don't know what that is, but it sounds like he has terrible taste.

[dereban]

It's a multimedia franchise that deals with fictional idols, so.