bravenewworld | Sleepover at Maki's! μ's Is Finally Formed!

Who: The Love Live! Girls
What: A SLEEPOVER OF GIRLY PROPORTIONS.
When: Week 49
Where: Maki's House!
Summary: After getting the idea to have a get together at Maki's due to a fib that was told to her by a certain red haired girl who scares her, everyone's been invited over to spend the day at Maki's. And then spend the night doing all sorts of fun stuff.

After semi-careful planning with Maki, which honestly wasn't so careful if Maki hadn't been the one to keep Honoka's ideas in line, arrangements were made at the Nishikino household to keep nine girls entertained. With the knowledge now of knowing that a performance was headed their way, some practice was in need for the girls. Umi would see to that, no matter how much some of them might protest that they would rather be doing something a little more fun. But, the girls worked hard.

Their reward would come later in the day, when they could stuff themselves with as much custom made homecooked pizza as they wanted. In addition to all the other activities planned for the night. A sappy romance movie, an impromptu pokémon contest (who's is the cutest, the best performer, the strongest?), an epic game of hide and seek, choosing where to sleep, and once that was finished? The pillow fight afterward would become a fluffy struggle to survive.

Honoka made sure to invite everyone, whether she personally asked them herself or had someone else extend the invite for her.

But...what would they be named?

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[PRACTICE]

[For not having practiced with the group before, Nozomi is a surprisingly quick learner. She seems to be able to anticipate steps with relative ease, and while she isn't the best with them yet, it's easy to see that she will only get better with time.

And it doesn't hurt that her girlfriend has been working with her on the side.]

[PIZZA]

[Work hard, eat hard, right? Nozomi was something of a simple cook, with simple wants and needs. And those happened to be a pizza covered to the brim with meat and cheese.

Yeah, it's not very idol-like, but it's good!]

[FORTUNE TELLING]

[Of course she brought her cards; Nozomi didn't go anywhere without them. But this time, she decided to bring a few things from her shop--a cloth to place them on, and a few odds and ends (for effect). She'll seat herself on the floor, grinning a bit.

Anyone want to know your future? Her readings are almost always correct, although it's hard to say if she'll be keeping to that promise tonight, especially with the particularly mischievous glint in her eye.]

[PILLOW FIGHT]

[You aren't sure where it came from, or how, or why, but a pillow sails through the air. Either it flies past you, or directly into you. Regardless, there Nozomi sits, smiling innocently. It couldn't possibly have been her~]

[NAMING]

[It was on her mind, whether or not she said or acted like it. Her vision was finally coming to fruition, but there was something missing. Taking part in activities throughout the sleepover, for once she felt... like she belonged. It wasn't the same feeling she had with Maya or Jinxie--they were family after all, even if not initially--but something different.

She liked it. She liked it a lot, actually.

But they were still nine girls, completely separate from each other. They might perform together, but there wasn't anything that really united them all together as one.

Sometime during the night, likely close to when they were considering settling down, Nozomi sat on a makeshift bed, legs crossed. She had been relatively quiet up until this point, until she suddenly spoke.]

You know, we need a name if we're gonna be performing together.

[The floor was open.]

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[Hanayo, oddly enough, is the first one to speak up. It's still in her characteristic quiet tone, though.]

Are there any flowers with nine petals...? Maybe something like that would be good.

Flowers with nine petals?

[Mmm.]

I don't know if there's anything like that.

Hmm... what else comes in nines...

Nozomiiii! [Everyone needs their first ~~victim~~ customer, even in sleepovers. Rin takes the seat right in front of her, looking at the little setup Nozomi got going on.]

I never really got my fortune told before, so can you tell me mine?

[Oh, a customer! Nozomi smiles sweetly.]

What does Rinrin wanna know? I'll use my spiritual eye to tell your future~

[Go big or go home.]

I want to know everything my future has in store for me, good and bad!

[Well, that's big.]

Something in general, I guess? Or do I have to pick something more specific?

It'd probably help, but I can do a general fortune too if you want.

[Kotori glances at her friend from her spot in bed, her trustworthy pillow already in it's rightful position under her head. So soft! If Nozomi had waited just a bit more their tailor may have fallen asleep, the pillow fight was a bit exhausting after all.]

A name... Maybe something related to Eevees? we are nine and they have nine evolutions.

[Can a name based on such fit them though?]

I don't know if going with pokemon names is a good idea, especially if we're going to perform with our pokemon.

[She didn't have any ideas yet, though, and it was probably the most solid one they had thus far.]

[Obedient nod.]

That's true... something based on types like cutie fairies wouldn't work either, right?

[Maki and Umi may have a heart attack if they named themselves cutie fairies.]

Probably not, since we all have different types.

[She pauses to think.]

What's something we all have in common?

Mmm...

[Nozomi's question is actually a difficult one, isn't it? small bickering between Maki and Nico aside they are becoming close friends at a surprising speed however to determine a topic where the nine of them agree upon is quite a challenge. They all have different stories, interests and talents even though they are walking a similar path side by side.

After some moments Kotori offers a slightly obvious reply.]

Maybe music? Arts in general could be it, too, but I'm not sure if we could get a good name from that...

Music and arts...

[Nozomi thinks about this, a small "Hmmm..." passing her lips. Music and arts, huh?]

[Kotori is also thinking very hard on this matter.]

'Divas'? That's not cute though... mhh...

[Nozomi is quiet for a while, and it's hard to say if she's thinking or meditating on something. She heard something when she had her initial vision, now if she could just bring it up to memory...

After a few moments.]

Muse.