Rising Stars! Rise to the Top!

[Mystic Mina]

"Wasn't my idea! The board of directors figured that we needed someone who dressed a bit more... Uh... 'Dangerously' to attract older people in the audience. So, yeah, that's why." Taylor coughed and turned his head away to avoid staring at Jasmine's... Goods. "I'll talk to them after this practice session. Maybe they'll let you wear more normal clothes next time. Maybe."

[Ookalf]

Yeah, I... This seems a bit tight for me... *Jasmine plays with her zipper.*

[Mystic Mina]

Jasmine's excessive fiddling with the zipper eventually caused it to break off, leaving her no way to zip it up! It was actually even lower than before, showing off more of her cleavage!

"Ooooh, that isn't good... We paid a lot for these outfits, and they just break so easily! What a rip-off!"

[Ookalf]

That's... that's just great... *Blushing harder, Jasmine tries not to stare too hard at her chest.*

[Maiden Miki]

"Umm...Thanks. NEver seen anything like this before," said Makino as she walked into the changing room and was undressing.

[Zilla]

Joanna's cheeks darkened as she saw her stage costume... Did they even look at my application? Did they know what kind of person I was?? Joanna staggered over to it, still tired from carrying all those bags around. The first thing she examined was the cat gloves. How am I supposed to play with these things on? she thought. You know what? Let's play this dumb game. I'll show them I can beat them while following their twisted rules. And when I do, I'll be indisputably the best!

Joanna slips out of her now-ill-fitting clothes, and simply tosses them away without any regard for where they'd land. She shucked her shoes, socks, and jeans, and practically peeled off her top, having a hard time getting her larger bust out of it. She winced that the outfit didn't have a bra to accommodate her new measurements. Should I just go without? she thought. Either way, it's going to hurt...

Joanna sighed and unhooked her bra. The relief of the pressure was glorious, wonderful. But she could tell that she couldn't go on without some support... they were much heavier than her previous pair. Joanna decided that she'd leave the bra loose while she adorned her costume, and hook it back up before putting the gloves on.

Joanna stepped into the skirt, and pulled it up to her waist, then she pulled the stockings onto her feet, and stepped into the kitty boots. Then she clipped the tail onto her skirt. She pulled the blouse on and worked the buttons, and then forced her boobage back into bondage with her too-tight bra. She buttoned up the blouse, and spent a few moments figuring out how to wear the ears. Finally, she pulled on the gloves. She examined herself in the mirror, striking a few poses to test out what this costume was capable of.

Unfortunately, none of her usual poses looked right at all. Not even in the slightest. She couldn't pull off a rocker scowl, and sticking her tongue out just looked cute. Joanna sighed, and picked up her instrument, headed to the stage.

[Hira Kanaki]

"Well just call out if you need help with the dress." Chiaki said from the other side.

[Harri-chan]

Selecting one of the pens that hadn't been used last night, Cherry got to her feet. With a smile, she slipped the pen into the back pocket of her shorts, and then closed the drawer. Humming to herself, she left the office, and went off on a search of the corridors to try and find Ms. Gomez so she could return the Secretary's card key.

[Mystic Mina]

Taylor also tried very hard not to stare at Jasmine's chest... Though he sneaked a peek every once in a while.

"Er, so... If you're feeling better, let's get going to the stage so we can practice! C'mon now!" Gently grabbing onto the red-haired girl's hand, Taylor got up from the table and briskly walked down the halls to where the stage should be.

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((Yeah, keep it up Miki and Hira!))

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Despite being... Well, cat paws, Joanna found that she could move the digits surprisingly well. They weren't as good as just plain ol' fingers, but she could still do some above decent strumming! Hell, maybe she could play just as good as she could gloveless if she played with them on for a while!

Anyways, she was able to get to the stage without much of a problem. It was just a practice stage, so it wasn't incredibly fancy or stylish, but it did have a lot of lights. On the stage floor, she could see a drum set, a keyboard, a bass guitar, and a microphone with its stand already set up, most likely for the other members of her band.

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Cherry found Ms. Gomez, though maybe it wasn't the best time to talk to her. The businesswoman was on the lap of a man around her age, and they were... Giving each other light kisses and stuff. Hm, looked like typical office work.

"H-Hey, c'mon now Esper, it's the afternoon and I've still got to write up this report. We can save this for tonight, ok?" He whispered in her ear as he softly pushed the Latino beauty off and turned back to his monitor. "Besides, you don't want to give the kid here a show now, do you?"

"What do you mea- Oh, dear! I didn't see you there!" Esper quickly fixed up her ruffled hair and clothes, then walked up to Cherry. "Sorry about that! Did you get what the president needed?"

[Harri-chan]

Cherry tried to hide around the corner and peek at them. Her cheeks went bright red, and her mouth fell open slightly. She knew that she SHOULD find that guy attractive... but she didn't. She didn't feel jealous of Esper, she just felt rather childish compared to her. "Sorry...", she mumbled, unable to meet the woman gaze for a moment. "Yeah, I got it. Here's your card". Handing the key card back over, she couldn't help notice Esper's bra peeking slightly from her blouse. "I... gotta go. We have practice".

For some reason even unknown to her, she reached her arms around the gorgeous woman, and gave her a little hug. Then, without a word, she turned and ran all the way back to her dressing room.

"Taylor!", she shouted as she saw him walking through the hall as she reached her door, "C'mere a sec...I have a question", she said, motioning him to follow as she stepped through the door.

[Ookalf]

Taylor also tried very hard not to stare at Jasmine's chest... Though he sneaked a peek every once in a while.

"Er, so... If you're feeling better, let's get going to the stage so we can practice! C'mon now!" Gently grabbing onto the red-haired girl's hand, Taylor got up from the table and briskly walked down the halls to where the stage should be.

S-sure... *Jasmine stumbles after the man, her high heels still giving her a little trouble.*

[Maiden Miki]

"Well just call out if you need help with the dress." Chiaki said from the other side.

"Yeah..." said Makino as she was now trying to put on the outfit but there seem to be some trouble with the bra. She was reaching over to try to clip it but couldn't. "Umm...I think I need some help. This bra thing is kind of hard to put on."

[Mystic Mina]

"Cherry? Yeah, sure! Just hold on a sec!" Taylor told Jasmine the directions on how to get to the stage, then trodded over to Cherry to hear what her question was. "Is it about the outfit? You're not still mad about that, are you? I mean, I think it looks cute..."

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Jasmine found the stage without Taylor's help. There, she found a strange, pink-haired catgirl with a guitar looking around. Could she be that fifth band member Taylor was talking about before?

[Harri-chan]

Cherry smiled as he came over, long auburn hair swishing across her back as she shook her head. "Oh, I'm not mad... it was just a shock. Whatever is best for the band, right?". She glanced down the hallway, in the direction Jasmine had headed, and then back up at him. She'd noticed the way he looked at her, quite a contrast to how he'd NOT noticed Cherry interest in him. "Taylor... I want you to be honest with me. I'm not mad or anything at what you did... infact, I'm pretty happy... but I wanted to know... did this happen because we pricked ourselves with those pens? Or because we signed the contracts?".

[Mystic Mina]

"Well... I'm not supposed to tell you about that. You know, trade secrets and all that jazz. I trust you enough not to tell anyone else though, so..." Taylor glanced around for a few seconds to confirm that no one was watching. Even though he was the president, he could still get in big trouble! "Yeah, it's the pens. Pretty neat, huh?"