Nico Nico Yon [Video/Action]

[nicocism]

[Video]

[The video on the warp band turns on with a bit of pecking and feathers, showing Nico, lined up with several of her pokemon - a Marill and Jigglypuff to each side, then outside of them her Skiploom and Shroomish. The location? The Flower Grove, which is despite the season, still enjoying full bloom, all pink and green just like her pokemon. Clearly, this was staged, and the reason why becomes clear]

Music... start!

[Some pre-recorded music starts and soon enough, Nico is singing and dancing to a (less electric guitar-heavy version of) this (click under Audio to listen). Her dancing and singing is light and energetic, but obviously she's been practicing it for a while. Her pokemon... well, Shroomish is doing well, but Skiploom and Marill seem to get distracted every now and then before remembering to dance along - and Jigglypuff seems to keep tripping over itself in nervousness. Still, they make it through the entire song without any major disasters and at the end they all pose.

Once the music fades out, Nico turns to her pokemon with a smile.]

See? You all did great!

[She kneels down to pet and praise them a bit before remembering the warp band, which she hurries over to.]

Hi~! Is this reaching all the way to everyone in Union? It's everyone's favorite Nico-ni~ I hope you liked my song, and now that I have your attention, I have an important question to ask...

[Reaching behind the camera she pulls out... what's clearly a masterpiece of crayon on construction paper.]

Has anyone seen one of these? Nico-ni's been searching for weeks now after hearing a rumor there was one here, but there hasn't been a single sign of it! You'd think it'd be easy to spot when everything else here is so pink...

[Action]

[And if anyone's visiting out by the Flower Grove, they might run into Nico - alternately taking snack breaks with her pokemon, practicing singing and dancing or, y'know, actually searching for pokemon like she came here to do - sneaking through the underbrush, crawling through the grass, climbing trees, all that stuff. And probably looking pretty silly doing it.]

Comments

[ricericebaby]

I was thinking about it, but if you're already using this spot...

[nicocism]

No, no! We can practice together!

[Hanayo is just too cute to turn away. Plus she's easy to lead.]

Is this for that group Honoka mentioned?

[ricericebaby]

That's right! Are you joining too?

[nicocism]

Hmm? W, well... I've considered it a little...

[ricericebaby]

So we'll get to sing together!

[Nico, you are powerless against this moe.]

I'll do my best to keep up.

[nicocism]

I mean, it's not decided!

[why does she have such boobs power!!!]

We can practice together right now though.

[ricericebaby]

O-okay! I'd be honored!

[Hanayo is srs bzns about this.]

[nicocism]

All right, so, did you have some music or dance you wanted to do? Maybe you could show me what you have first.

[Nico appreciates earnestness! Also having her ego stroked]

[ricericebaby]

I could show you the routine we've been practicing...

[nicocism]

Okay, let's see it! This is for the group, or you mean with your pokemon?

[ricericebaby]

I've only ever practiced with my Pokemon before, so that's all I have so far.

[nicocism]

That's okay; that's what I've been doing.

[Nico smiles and stands aside, giving the stage, so to speak, to Hanayo]

[ricericebaby]

R-right now?

[Hanayo seems a little taken aback, but her Pokemon are there to support her. With a bit of encouragement, she steps out into the clearing with her Kricketune, Chansey, Magby, Whismur, Kirlia, and Lilligant. For the time being, her Ducklett and Tyrunt will be off to the side as an audience - they're pretty new and not quite used to the routine yet.]

All right... here we go.

[Because Hanayo doesn't know how to write music or lyrics of her own, she just sings an adaptation of an already existing song - Nico may recognize it as one of Rise Kujikawa's hits from before she went on hiatus from her own idol career. Her Pokemon back her up with a combination of music-themed moves: Sing, Heal Bell, Belly Drum, Hyper Voice, Lucky Chant, and her Lilligant acts as the lead dancer with Quiver Dance and Teeter Dance.]

[nicocism]

[She nods encouragingly. Hanayo is lucky she's so cute and soft and squishy, since otherwise Nico would probably have some really sarcastic responses to that.

And... Nico's actually really impressed! The singing could use some work, as could the choreography and their coordination but some of those moves are ones she hadn't seen before and seeing her use them all kind of takes her by surprise, in a good way.

She claps pretty enthusiastically once she's done, and her pokemon are cheering too.]

Hey, that was pretty good!

[ricericebaby]

[Hanayo's face lights right up, and her response is way louder than her singing could ever hope to be.]

Do you really think so?

[nicocism]

[Nico's surprised at that suddenly loud reaction, but hey, that means she can do it if she tries, right?]

Well, yeah. I mean, it's not perfect, and there's plenty of ways you can improve, but I think you've got something good going on with you and your pokemon!

[ricericebaby]

What do you think we need to work on the most?

[Hanayo is suddenly confident and serious.]

[nicocism]

Hmm, well, I think it mostly just needs some polishing and a lot more practice. [Isn't that... everything?] Your singing's pretty good, but you need to get the choreography down a bit better, and practice more as a group to all get in sync.

[Well, not that she can speak as far as that last part goes... her pokemon are a ways off from being pros]

[ricericebaby]

[Hanayo... deflates a bit as the list goes on.]

Oh... that's a lot of things.

[nicocism]

It is. But... I think you have some good ideas, so it's a good start. It's not like you're on the completely wrong track.

[ricericebaby]

I wish I could dance better, though.

[nicocism]

Well, that part's all practice! Even the great Nico-Ni~ didn't start out as great as I am today~

[ricericebaby]

I guess you're right. I should just keep trying!

[nicocism]

Yup! Persistence is the number one asset to being an idol. [Today anyway. You might get a different answer depending on when you ask her.]

[ricericebaby]

You'll keep coaching me, won't you?