bravenewworld | A Musical Practice

Who: The Love Live! Girls, anyone who lives at Hikawa Shrine, and anyone leaving and entering the shrine! And stalkers. There are stalkers.
What: Practice for performing on stage! Their first practice ever.
When: Sometime in the afternoon, after school is over.
Where: Hikawa Shrine, Union.
Summary: Honoka has finally managed to amass a group of people to get together as a little musical group to perform. They are going to try to practice together for the first time, and that could go any number of ways.

"Hello everyone!" She shouts once all the girls who she expected to come to practice arrive. "I wasn't sure where we could practice, but I'm so glad Rei let us come here and use the courtyard! So!"

She stands, feet at shoulder width, in front of the girls, looking determined as ever.

"We'll do some singing first! And after a little break, we'll try dancing! Someone will need to clap for us to keep time, but we can alternate who does that so everyone gets to practice dancing. And then! We can get something to eat when we're done! If there's someone you don't know, get to know them a little bit before we begin our practice!"

"Okay! Let's start!"

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If you push too hard, you won't do very well. You wanted to perform well in front of others and not make a fool of yourself, right?

[Give her a moment to ponder this.]

I don't doubt that you've been working hard, but maybe that isn't enough.

W-What should I do?

[What could she possibly be missing? What could she do better? Work harder? She can do that!]

Have you been eating healthy?

Y-Yes! Sort of!

[No]

...

[Honoka, 'sort of' is not the correct answer.]

Eating healthy is part of staying in shape.

But I'm so sick of fruit...

[It's all she eats when she can't get bread or rice and uuugh no more fruit please]

You can't eat just fruit.

[Nevermind the fact that's all her drooling monstrosity eats.]

You need to have a healthy, balanced diet to stay in perfect shape.

So I can eat bread too? [She brightens up a bit. She does love bread...]

I'll write you a meal plan telling you what you should and shouldn't be eating.

[That face. Fear spreads across her. What does that mean. Will she take away the bread?]

W-What did you have in mind...?

[No Honoka, don't encourage her. Umi begins ranting off what a proper diet should consist of to keep healthy and in shape.

...it's not really that pleasant sounding, and it isn't much, either.]

[She listens, her face dropping. Umi cut out just about everything she loves. What will she do, she might wither up and die. It sounds like...a horrible diet.]

Are you sure that's going to be enough food? I mean, I workout a lot and I'm still growing...maybe I could have a little more bread than that...?

[Hey, diets aren't supposed to be wonderful things.]

It's enough to sustain you and provide you with the nutrients you need.

But I'll starve on a diet like that!

[It can't be enough it just can't be]

No, you won't.

[Sigh.]

I thought you were serious about all this?

I am serious... [No Umi don't do this to her]

I'll do it, I'll do the diet! I want to have more energy so I can get through our routines!

[It's for Honoka's own good!]

Good. I think you'll find it's refreshing once you get used to it.

Okay. [She looks determined, but on the inside, she's loathing this. No rice, cutting down on the bread big time...it's a nightmare.]

You'll diet with me too, won't you Umi...?