Rising Stars! Rise to the Top!

[Mystic Mina]

"Oh, we're just going to go over some of the beginning details first. You know, what your new lives with us will entail, your responsibilities as new members of the Rising Stars will be, stuff like that." Taylor quickly glanced down at the expensive-looking silver watch on his hand. Should be starting any time now... "So, let me answer the first question you all probably have. 'Why did you choose us?' Well, it's a funny story. Did any of you know that before Blue Sky Records was a music company, it was actually a medical company? Yep, the best of the best, and we stumbled upon something groundbreaking during our research with... Well, I can't tell you that, but it was big!"

A sudden heat overcame everyone in the room except Taylor, who continued to speak as though nothing was wrong. It must have been the pens, because the spots they pricked themselves at seemed to be the source of the strange warmth.

[Maiden Miki]

"So why move out of the medical field?" asked Micheal as he was beginning to feel a bit hot.

[Ookalf]

"So why move out of the medical field?" asked Micheal as he was beginning to feel a bit hot.

Yeah. Seems like an odd transition...

[Hira Kanaki]

"Besides it seemed so lucrative to you people." Rick said under the effect of the pricking.

[Harri-chan]

Katherine sent the pen down, and tugged at the collar of her blouse as she felt the room starting to get uncomfortably hot. She looked just as confused by Blue Sky's jump from medical company to music as the others. "You stumbled upon something that helped make music? How does that work?", she asked, frowning slightly.

[Mystic Mina]

"Now I'm saying too much. The point is, we wanted a way to test out what we found, and there just happened to be this pop music battle coming up, so we figured- Again, I'm saying too much! All you four need to worry about is that you're all in one of the biggest, greatest experiments of the decade- No, the century!" Taylor, who was becoming a bit too excited over his speech, wiped some sweat off of his brow with his sleeve. "Whew! Anyways, the Mad Music Melee is going to start in a week, so we need to get you all prepared. You'll be training at our own private studio, and you all have first-class rooms at the nearby hotel. You'll get at least two days off, which you can spend at the city if you want. And, uh... That's pretty much it. You'll get more details tomorrow, when you start training. For now, go get some rest! The hotel is just a short walk away. I need to get some sleep too."

The heat came to a stop right as the president stopped speaking, but now it was replaced with a strange... Tingling sensation in their guts. It was as if their insides were slowly being shifted around. Not painful, but very strange.

[Maiden Miki]

"Okay....I guess that doesn't sound too bad. As long as we get some training then we won't be screwed over," said Micheal as he nods and felt his gut shifting. He wasn't sure if he was hungry but it was pass dinner and he was hungry enough to eat a horse. "See you tomorrow kid."

[Ookalf]

See you tommorrow... *Since they're apparently done, Jasper heads back to the elevator, chalking the funny feeling in his gut up to a combination of hunger and that cheap Mexican food he had for lunch.*

[Harri-chan]

Katherine still didn't look as if she trusted Taylor very much, and give him an odd look as she followed the others back down the hall towards the elevator. Placing a hand over her stomach, she rubbed it as it felt a little strange. She was hungry, and for a moment considered asking the others if they wanted to find somewhere to eat together... but... right now, she found the idea of her own company to be more appealing. "I think I'm going to get an early night... ".

[Hira Kanaki]

"Well then I guess I'll see you tomorrow as well." Rick said trying to ignore the feeling in his chest.

[Mystic Mina]

On the elevator ride down...

Micheal's feeling of hunger, or whatever was going on with him, grew more and more as he waited for the slow elevator to crawl down to ground floor. In fact, it was becoming so bad that his body was actually starting to feel weaker and weaker. A quick look at the mirrors on the walls of the elevator showed him that his body was looking thin, especially around the stomach area. Maybe he needed to eat more?

That Mexican food Jasper ate must have been full of vitamins or something, because he felt stronger than ever before! Granted, he wasn’t much of a weakling before, but now he was definitely sure he could run a mile in record time without breaking a sweat. Strangely, though, his muscles actually looked a bit smaller… Bah, Bruce Lee didn’t have big muscles, and he was still incredibly strong!

Rick tried to ignore the feeling, but why? It was actually starting to feel good! I mean, really good! It was as if all of his fears, worries, and doubts were fading away and replaced with super happy awesome! Everything just felt so… Light! His body, his soul, his everything!

A night's sleep would definitely do Katherine some good because she just wasn’t feeling right. Her entire body felt... Tight. It was like her skin was shrinking but the rest of her wasn’t. As you could imagine, the sensation wasn’t very enjoyable. Not at all!

[Maiden Miki]

"Damn...I sure hope this hotel as some good room service and that this Eric guy is paying for it," said Micheal as he felt even more hungry then before. He could swore that he was getting even thinner and that was bad seeing that Micheal was a thin person to begin with. He pats his stomach and took a look in the mirror. Micheal felt so weak.

"Dinner time please," pleaded Micheal as he got out of the elevator heading towards the hotel.

[Mystic Mina]

Luckily, there was a taxi ferry service from the business skyscraper to the hotel, so Micheal was able to get there after a short drive without getting lost or anything silly like that. Not like he would have had any trouble finding it, though; the place was as huge as a palace, and it looked like one too! For a place so big, however, it didn't seem to have many people inside... Actually, there was only one person Micheal could see, and it was a brown-haired young man in a black business suit who quickly greeted him as he arrived.

"Hello, Micheal. We've been expecting you for some time now. Now, come in, it's cold outside. You don't have to worry about your luggage." The man was right. It WAS pretty cold. Then again, that might be because Micheal's skin felt unusually sensitive... And soft. There didn't seem to be a trace of arm or leg hair anywhere.

[Maiden Miki]

"Oh yeah," said Micheal as he shiver a bit and nodded. "Thanks a lot but do you have room service or something? I am starving."

[Mystic Mina]

"Normally, this late? No. But since you're our special guests, we've made an exception." The man grumbled a bit to himself as he handed what looked like a electronic card over to Micheal. Why did it have to be so chilly that night? "Here's the room key. The elevator is right down the hall to the left. I can't come with you. I'm waiting for the rest of your friends to arrive, and they better come soon. It's fu- Er, freaking cold out here. Have a good night, miss."

Miss? When Micheal arrived at the elevator and took a look at himself in the silver elevator door's reflection, he would understand why the man called him that. His face just looked so... Girlish. His eyes were bigger, his nose was smaller, his cheeks were higher and smoother... Combined with his baggy clothing and somewhat long hair, he could easily be mistaken for a female.