Group RP Iris-shi High School Talent (Idol) Club! (IC)

(Thanks... It's a little better now. Hard to believe I've been away for a while! Though it feels like something's caught in my throat )

@SAF

What Nora couldn't have known was that there were some students from Byakuya-shi who were shooting pictures of Kai and Nora performing and then posted them on their school page (along the lines of fanboy/fangirling over seeing school idols). For others in the impromptu audience, they were a little shy at giving suggestions, not knowing what music they preferred playing.

"Um..." an Ylisstol High schoolboy raised his hand. "How about something that would fit the mood in a park?"

Soon enough, Robyn was within range of seeing her fellow clubmates performing at the auditorium. They looked like they were having fun! On top of that, she was surprised she hadn't been a victim of being overrun by fans. After all, Robyn was appearing publicly. Or maybe she was overthinking how much influence she had as a school idol.

@ChocoChicken

No one seemed to notice that Alex's bag was moving on its own (or at least, that what it seemed like). Slowly, the bag silently crept up to Tamal as if it were some kind of monster from a horror anime. Smiling from behind Alex's bag, Morgan's mischievous grin never wavered when she decided to give a little push on the bag and make it fall on top of the boy. Although Morgan intended Alexa as her target, she decided at the last moment that someone had to get crushed.

So Alexa's bag began to topple over...

 

(No worries. Same here! We'll give @ChocoChicken some more time if needed. I'd love to see the reactions too )

Amatsu Park

A very upbeat tune that many gamers would know from Super Luigi began playing throughout the park. Moreover, it was mainly Nora's talent with the strings and bow that caught everyone's attention. With Kai's accompaniment, it was a sure way of adding atmosphere to Amatsu Park.

The way Robyn saw it, they were definitely having fun! Some bystanders were recording the performance on their cameras while others (including Robyn) nodded their heads to the beat. That went without saying that those walking around the park could also hear the catchy tune.

@WavePearl

Goldenrod Square

It was particularly busy at the Goldenrod Square theatre and Maya would find herself at a crowded lineup at the box office - which was not surprising for a Saturday. Granted, there were not a lot of high school students there like her because they were probably preparing for finals.

Even then, among the few students that were there was Nowi, who was debating whether to watch the movie adaptation of Phoenix Quest.

 

@ChocoChicken

Before Robin knew it, Tamal was suddenly buried in a wave of books and notebooks, and his hand was eerily peeking out from below as if it had been buried in a mudslide. What exactly happened here? Where did the books come from? More importantly, how did this happen? Suddenly worried for his clubmate, Robin went to join Alexa's side. "Tamal-kun? Tamal-kun?! Are you okay?!" Robin said. Moreover, Robin was curious as to why Alex was taking unusual care of her books, so he was careful not to upset her.

By the time he and Alexa had extracted Tamal's limp body from the heap of books, Robin panicked. It really did look like Tamal was found dead! Robin shouted, "No! Tamal-kun! Stay with us! Stay away from the light!"

Right behind the pile of books, Morgan's mischievous grin broke into a series of laughs. Her prank went better than she expected - even better than her previous attempts at tome stackers. Neither had she expected this many books to spill out of the enormous bag that she had pushed. This was way more than the number of tomes she had put together when playing tome stackers! Perhaps there was more than met the eye when it came to Alexa's bag, because the number of books that spilled out couldn't possibly fit inside it (yet it did). Never in her experience with playing tome stackers had her attempt ever been this successful. She had crushed Robin with tomes before so that he didn't move.

But this? This was a whole other level.

"Heheh... Hahahahaha!" Morgan laughed so hard that she rolled over on the grass behind her. "Oh... huh?" she heaved, still struggling to stop laughing. "Onii-chan? D-did you see that?"

Robin deadpanned. Was not Morgan the least bit concerned she might cause some kind of injury? However, neither did Robin expect the number of textbooks and worksheets to come spilling out either.

 

(@SAF If your brain is starting to feel symptoms of burnout... Take it easy! Unless if your brain is overpowering your body )

Robyn

The way Robyn saw it, there was quite a bit of cash stowed inside Nora's case. It should be enough to buy a couple meals from the convenience store or at Anna's - if not more than that! Maybe a few rounds at the arcade too.

After Robyn finished recording on her phone, she went up to the Hansens as the applause died down and people went about their separate ways. "That was pretty well done, you two! You looked great!" she said excitedly, with balled fists. "Ooh, and you got tips too? That's really something. You performed well! So... what will you spend this on?"

@ChocoChicken

Robin

Then Robin went over to help Morgan on her feet. He looked cross. "Morgan... You know, that could have seriously hurt someone," he tried scolding her. But how could he scold his adorable sister with that not-so-innocent-looking face?

"Onii-chan, you have to give me credit here!" Morgan said, her face hopeful. "look at the size of the bag! It was just standing there, waiting to be pushed..." Morgan grinned. "I should learn from this." She eyed the big stack of books that Alexa was making already.

Robin sighed heavily. It was so hard to be mad at Morgan. Great - now he would have to be extra careful when coming home. He didn't want to be buried in a library of books like poor Tamal did here (and Morgan better not find this many books either). Speaking of Tamal, it looked like he was unconscious. Was it really this bad? Worse still, Alexa looked like she wanted to pull her hair out from organising her books. So the least Robin could do was neatly stack the books so Alex could organise them later. Though he did sneak a laugh at Tamal's 'last moments'.

"Is that everything?" he asked Alex. "Hope that didn't get in the way of your studies."

@WavePearl

Goldenrod Square

Eventually, it was time for the movie to start. Nowi had grabbed herself a seat with some sweets to snack on - which was a few boxes of Pocki - while she watched the movie adaptation of Phoenix Quest. She was very excited to watch this! There was already a dramatic opening scene playing already.

 

@ChocoChicken

Robin smiled. Not even Morgan's attempt at tome stackers (that is, the word that Tamal was looking for) could distract everyone from the looming finals. Speaking of Tamal, it looked like Robin didn't need to worry about him getting distracted by Morgan's devious prank.

He looked at Alex. "Are you tired out? We could go for a walk around the park for a breather if you're up for it." From the looks of Alexa, she may as well burn out her brain by the time she had finished sorted things out. Plus, Robin made sure to keep an eye on Morgan from now on whenever Alexa's bag was around.

 

@WavePearl

Maya was absolutely correct. The story was lacking and instead focused on references from the games. Any fan of Phoenix Quest could easily catch onto the references. At the very least, there was the basic plot where the heroes go on an adventure and encounter at least one mythical phoenix.

And of course Nowi, being her age, didn't mind the plot being hollow at all (including the heroic quote "Better to die than to live with the shame of defeat!"). This was good relief from hours of studying for finals.

(I watched the Mario movie and, in my honest opinion, found the plot wasn't that great. There's lots of references to the games at least)

 

(Been listening to too much livetune ft. Miku these days... Eh, and least the Mario movie did try to put together some kind of plot)

@ChocoChicken

Robin

The big stack of books that was literally Alexa's backpack looked extremely tempting to Morgan. She just needed one more push and either Alex or Robin would be buried. Plus, it was very nice of everyone to put the books back so that the bag towered above someone...

"Huh? Onii-chaaaaan!" Morgan whined.

Being the tactician that he was (similar to Robyn, of course), Robin already caught wind of what Morgan intended to do just by looking at her eyes. Immediately, Robin held Morgan back by her shoulders (thankfully, Morgan was still short). "Come now, Morgan. Once was enough," he whispered, hoping that Alexa didn't hear him. Who knows if Alex might explode if a stack of books toppled on top of her? He could already imagine the sadistic look on Morgan's face. Gosh, he bet not even Robyn's version of Morgan was this troublesome. Was this some kind of curse?

In the end, he did his best to focus on his studies alongside Alexa, so he opened up his notebook and reviewed his notes, all while keeping a sharp eye out for Morgan. He could only imagine the horror of an endless stream of books burying him alive, which seemed worse than a stack of tomes. Maybe he ought to set a timer for himself like Alex did, although Robin functioned better on a chapter-by-chapter basis.

@SAF @Pirate Captain

Robyn

The mention of the new Poketto game along with Nora's sparkling eyes made Robyn smile, as she was reminded of her own attached fandom to the popular game series.

She played with the Tepig keychain on the phone she had just used to record Nora and Kai with. "That's not a bad goal, Nora-chan! Especially when you have some cash to work with," Robyn replied to her underclassman. "That reminds me, I should get a copy of Violet so we can do co-op activities together." (Granted, Robyn still had a healthy amount of cash to last her, which was earned from the Halidom)

She turned to her bag. "Oh, by the way, Tala-chan mailed me a letter for all of us. We have to show this to the others later. That said..." Robyn looked across the park and thought she saw Robin in the distance. Even from this distance, there was an unusually tall bag beside him for some reason...

 

Robyn

Robyn’s eyes became very bright at the prospect that she could potentially do co-op gaming with Maya as well ("We have to trade once that happens!" she added). That brightness was short-lived, however, when she looked across the distance.

Robin was there… and wasn’t that Alexa and Tamal sitting with him? Before she could squint her eyes to try and get a better view (she was worried that Robin was on some kind of date without her), she was instantly snapped out of her trance by Kai's hand. "Oh!" she said. "Uh... It's just that I think I see Robin, Alex-chan, and Tamal-kun on the other side. Maybe we should see them! They need to see this letter too." Or rather, Robyn just wanted to see what Robin was up to.

@WavePearl

Goldenrod Square

Speaking of Maya, as Nora had put it, the movie ended as a proper plot should have. It wasn't that amazing as an original movie would have, but what else could anyone expect from a movie directly inspired by a video game? One would hope that there could be a proper movie derived from a game, but at least the Phoenix Quest movie was raking in money at the box office...