Rising Stars! Rise to the Top!

[Maiden Miki]

"Um...You want me to wear this? I am not sure if I can," said Makino as she saw the outfit and lift it up. "I mean I really don't know how to put on this kind of thing."

[Harri-chan]

Cherry, smiled apologetically at Joanna as Taylor ushered them into their changing rooms. She'd been pretty enthusiastic about the whole experience after getting over the initial shock, but walking into the room, she came to a sudden stop as she saw what was waiting for her on the clothing rack. She stared at it for a long moment, before her cheeks went very, very red. "There's been some mistake... right? That's... that's like a little girl dress... ", she said in a panic, long auburn hair swishing around as she turned to look up at Taylor. "Or did your marketing people DECIDE to make me look like a five year old ballerina?", she scowled. Walking over to the dress, she set one hand on her hip and shook her head, "Okay, fine, Taylor... but first I need to go to the bathroom".

Turning away from the dress, still in her shorts and t-shirt, she smiled sweetly at him, "I'll find it... ", she said, and before even waiting for a reply, she'd left the dressing room, and headed out into the hallways and corridors of the studio. Almost running right into a smartly dressed woman in a white blouse and short business skirt, she blushed brightly at the reminder of what she was supposed to be. "Uh... Hi. Is Taylor's office around here? He told me to get something for him... ".

[Hira Kanaki]

*Well at least it isn't a dress...and it kind of looks cute.* Chiaki said as she starts to put the outfit on.

[Zilla]

Joanna only gets a moment of reprieve after she enters the building. She's soon absolutely flooded with greetings and proddings and introductions. The four colorful personalities clash harshly with her dour mood, and it's all she can do from snapping at them to leave her alone.

"Hey! HEY! Let me get settled first!" she shouts. The cute guy in the front seems to be caught up in ushering them forward, before Joanna can get a word in edgewise to ask where she can put her bags down. She didn't even have time to go to the hotel first.

Joanna was left alone the hallway as the girls filed into their rooms. "Am I really with this group?" she asks, before sighing and checking their names on the name plates. The one that none of them had gone into didn't even have a name on the plate. "Jeez, I really am a last-minute addition!" she fumed, barging into the dressing room.

Now was her first time to see herself. Her entirely pink hair was worlds away from the dark punk look she had crafted for herself... Her skin was perfectly clear, smooth... And her bust was definitely larger. "What.... What happened to me!?" she shrieked. Aside from her clothes, she looked far different from the Joanna she knew her whole life.

She finally set her bags down. What had that one girl said? That she didn't look like she belonged in a band? Joanna sulked. "I'll show her that I belong!" she growled.

[Mystic Mina]

((D'oh, just realized I called Jasmine Jasper. >_<))

Due to how tight the catsuit was, Jasmine couldn't zip it up completely, leaving a great deal of her cleavage exposed for everyone else to see. Not that Taylor minded, anyway...

Speaking of Taylor, the man sighed when he heard Makino say she couldn't put her outfit on. He would have asked Cherry, who was the only "real" female of the group, to help Makino out, but the girl seemed to vanish before Taylor could stop her. Dang!

"Chiaki, could you go in there and help Makino out? Jasmine here doesn't seem to be feeling well..."

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The tan-skinned, dark-haired businesswoman looked down at the teenage girl who almost knocked her over and gave her a warm smile. It was always nice to see someone young walk around the studio for a change!

"If you keep heading down this corridor and turn left, you'll find it. You can't miss it! It'll have his name on the door. Oh, but before you go..." She bent down and handed the much shorter girl what seemed to be a card key. "His door is locked, so use this to open it. You're lucky you bumped into his secretary, otherwise you'd have to wait for him to open it for you! Good luck!"

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((I'll get to Joanna in the next update! Sorry!))

[Ookalf]

((D'oh, just realized I called Jasmine Jasper. >_<))

Due to how tight the catsuit was, Jasmine couldn't zip it up completely, leaving a great deal of her cleavage exposed for everyone else to see. Not that Taylor minded, anyway...

Speaking of Taylor, the man sighed when he heard Makino say she couldn't put her outfit on. He would have asked Cherry, who was the only "real" female of the group, to help Makino out, but the girl seemed to vanish before Taylor could stop her. Dang!

"Chiaki, could you go in there and help Makino out? Jasmine here doesn't seem to be feeling well..."

(Oh man, I didn't notice that either... *disappointed in self*)

*Jasmine tilts her head at Taylor, leaning on the wall for support.* Not ffeelin' good? Whaddaya mean...?

[Mystic Mina]

"Well, you're slurring your words and you can barely keep yourself from falling over. I think that's enough for me to know that you're not ok... I'm not sure why though." Taylor positioned himself so that Jasmine could lean on him for support and led her down the hallway into a break room.

"I can't have you tripping all over yourself during practice, so go ahead and drink some water. Maybe that'll make you feel better." After setting Jasmine down on a chair, he filled up a paper cup with cold water from a nearby water cooler and handed it to the drunk woman. "C'mon, take a gulp!"

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If Joanna planned on showing the other girls she was a serious punk rocker, she wasn't going to do it with the outfit she saw in the dressing room! It looked like some kind of red and white school uniform out of an anime, but what it came with was worse... A pair of pink cat ears and a tail to clip onto the back of the skirt! There were even cat paw gloves and boots! Ridiculous, of course! But did she have to wear it?... Yeah, she did.

[Harri-chan]

As the woman smiled at her, Cherry found it even spread to her own lips, although she did brush a little brighter when the secretary bent down to hand her the card key, "Oh, wow. He totally forgot to give me his. He can be so silly a times, huh?", she grinned, unable to believe her luck. "Thanks for the help! What's your name?I'm Cherry! I'm probably going to be around here quite a bit from now on... ".

[Hira Kanaki]

"Right, I'll help as best I can." Chiaki said going to where Makino is at to help her.

[Ookalf]

"Well, you're slurring your words and you can barely keep yourself from falling over. I think that's enough for me to know that you're not ok... I'm not sure why though." Taylor positioned himself so that Jasmine could lean on him for support and led her down the hallway into a break room.

"I can't have you tripping all over yourself during practice, so go ahead and drink some water. Maybe that'll make you feel better." After setting Jasmine down on a chair, he filled up a paper cup with cold water from a nearby water cooler and handed it to the drunk woman. "C'mon, take a gulp!"

'K, boss... *Jasmine shakily raises the cup to her mouth and starts drinking.*

[Mystic Mina]

"Cherry? I'm Esperanza Gomez, but you can just call me Esper! It's so nice to see a girl as young as you with such good manners!" Esper petted Cherry on the head before standing up and straightening out her skirt. "You remind me of a girl I knew when I was around your age. Amanda was... I didn't treat her very well, but she was so sweet, just like you. I hope I can apologize to her some day... Anyway, you should go get whatever Taylor needs right now! I'll see you soon!"

She gave Chery a friendly wave of goodbye then walked off, the clicks of her heels slowly fading away.

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Drinking the water made Jasmine feel a little less drunk, though her mind was still slightly buzzed. At the very least, she could walk around without worrying about falling on her face.

"Did that help you out, Jasmine?" Taylor asked as he leaned over and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. For some reason, Taylor being so close made her feel even better... Maybe in a different sort of way. "It'll take the others a while to get ready, so if you need to sit here some more..."

[Ookalf]

Drinking the water made Jasmine feel a little less drunk, though her mind was still slightly buzzed. At the very least, she could walk around without worrying about falling on her face.

"Did that help you out, Jasmine?" Taylor asked as he leaned over and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. For some reason, Taylor being so close made her feel even better... Maybe in a different sort of way. "It'll take the others a while to get ready, so if you need to sit here some more..."

I think I'm better, but, could you... stay here a while? ...With me?

[Harri-chan]

What could have been an awkward confrontation resulting in jealousy and bitterness towards a woman that had everything she'd lost, instead left Cherry smiling brightly as she waved goodbye to Ms Gomez. "See you later, Esper!", she called. Even the pat on the head had felt comforting. She continued down the corridor, and took a left, finding the door with Taylor's name on. "Bingo!", she laughed to herself as she swiped the card and stepped inside.

It looked bigger than it had the night before, but she climbed right up over the desk and dropped into the large comfy chair behind it, and tugged open the drawer that Taylor had stored his pens in. Then pens he'd made them all use to prick themselves with. Leaning forward, she peered into the drawer to see if the pens differed from eachother in any way.

[Mystic Mina]

Taylor accepted Jasmine's request, so he sat next to the girl. He wanted to put an arm around her to comfort her some more, but he figured that she would probably get mad if he did. After all, she was still a man on the inside. She'd probably punch him out!

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((Actually, the studio is a separate building from the office your characters were in the night before, but they're pretty close to each other. Let's just say that Cherry walked over to the office building then.))

The only thing that set the pens apart from each other was their colors. The red, blue, green, and yellows ones were the pens Taylor used last night, so pricking anyone with those would just turn them into a clone of one of the Rising Stars. There was a slot for a pink one, which seemed to be empty... But there was a whole rainbow of colors to choose from! Violet, black, orange, teal, white, the choice was Cherry's!

[Ookalf]

Taylor accepted Jasmine's request, so he sat next to the girl. He wanted to put an arm around her to comfort her some more, but he figured that she would probably get mad if he did. After all, she was still a man on the inside. She'd probably punch him out!

Thanks... *Now that she's sobered up a bit, Jasmine starts to think more about her situation... and, with a blush, her clothing.* W-why am I dressed like this...?