[A location shoot at a hot spring deep in the mountains: now there's a fresh and exciting idea! Granted, it's winter, so the air will be rather cold, and the location is secluded enough that there surely won't be many local shops and eateries to explore. But traveling is always exciting, and he loves a good hot springs trip!
... which makes him remember someone he hasn't seen in a while.
He'd talked about visiting an onsen together with Elan-kun. A vague, wishful plan with no date attached. A plan that hasn't been finalized or revisited since; although they exchanged contact information before parting ways outside the hotel, they haven't been messaging each other much.
Which is fine, really. Hiyori's only motive had been to have fun, and to help Elan-kun have fun, too. To give him a nice, normal date, followed by a nice, normal first time (though the spaceship bedroom kept that second thing from feeling completely normal). It was meant to be a heart-throbbing encounter that Elan-kun could look back on with fondness, smiling as he recalled his first steps into adulthood. If they met again afterwards, well, that would be lovely. But if they didn't, that's life, and Hiyori has his own busy life to lead. He just hoped that Elan-kun was relishing his freedom; that he'd spread his wings and fly, just like in the song Hiyori shared with him...
Anyway. Once he's en route to the location, he focuses on the upcoming trip and the upcoming job, chatting merrily with the rest of his unit at first, then whining about how bored he is as the ride starts to drag on. As they get close, however, he starts pressing his face up to the windows, admiring the surprisingly nice scenery. Turns out that being high up on a mountain is pretty cool!
The shoot doesn't start until later, so there's time to drop their things off, enjoy a scenic lunch, and explore the area. They start out exploring together, sans Ibara, who's already cooped up inside his laptop. But then, after a little while, Hiyori starts to wander off, ignoring his partner's nagging voice ("Ohii-san, don'tcha think you're wandering too far off~? You've got a habit of getting hopelessly lost.") Hiyori insisted he was fine, he just wanted to see what's around in that direction! Perhaps he'll make another amazing discovery, like when he found that spring!
But it's been about an hour since then. And, sure enough... he's lost!
There aren't any familiar landmarks. It's just endless trees and endless blue sky as far as the eye can see. Which is grand, but it's kind of cold out here and he's not sure how to get back. Plus his phone gets no signal outside the hotel. He tried sending a message, but it just didn't go through! If only there was some hiker around who could give directions, but alas, it's totally quiet.
Except then, he sees someone. Standing at the edge of the mountain, presumably taking in the view. A woman, or... a man with a short ponytail? He thinks it might be the second one, not that it matters. Actually, there's something sort of familiar-looking about the back of their head...
With his hands thrust deep into his pocket for warmth, he walks on over, approaching from behind.]
Excuse me ♪ I was wondering if you knew where we are right now! Or rather, where the nearest hotel might be.
[It's not Hiyori who should change to suit the environment, it's the environment that should change to suit Hiyori! Also, a smack on the ass would just make him complain more, so Leona might want to rethink that one.
But now it's Hiyori's turn to interrupt his suitemate's attempt to enjoy the breakfast buffet. A certain ominous statement has him arching his brows, a shiver coursing down his spine.]
"Make you?"
[He echoes the words, unsure he wants to know what that entails. But he needs to know, because it helps to understand what he's up against. ]
You mean they've been threatening you all? "Do as I say, or I'll destroy your kingdom and massacre your family?"
[Does someone have an overactive imagination? Perhaps, but that's not why his mind jumped there. It's more that his canon is insane. The other idols have endured similar threats throughout the qualifiers, adding to his impression that the whole resort has "ES" stamped all over it!]
[Time passes. A lot of crazy (and thankfully-less-crazy) things happen.
Hiyori celebrates Christmas, teaming up with some fellow idols to sing to children in a hospital, and then Eden greets the new year together. They perform at SS, persevering in spite of difficulties (including an attempt to rig the competition). They perform for Valentine's Day as Adam and Eve, recording new videos and getting photoshoots done in their new outfits. Hiyori takes a role in a TV web series and gets to play a pipe-wielding delinquent. He reunites with the members of a former unit, performing one new song. And Eden even goes to America to participate in an overseas festival! ... though things sort of go awry when Nagisa gets kidnapped. Such is life.
Hiyori tells Elan about some of it. Not all of it (definitely not the kidnapping). But he shares highlights when he remembers to: behind-the-scenes photos, links to performance videos, pictures from the trip abroad. Because, after their last encounter, he doesn't want to fall out of touch. He still doesn't believe in fate, necessarily, but running into Elan again like that sort of sends a message, doesn't it? And now that Elan's told him the truth about his life, he feels closer to him.
Elan returns the messages, usually. He does get that apartment he told Hiyori about, and Hiyori congratulates him, promising he'll visit at some point. Just not right now. His schedule is hectic as always, laden with different jobs. But eventually...
A new job pops up: he ends up hired to film a travelogue! It turns out that Eve's impromptu travelogue from the SS qualifiers was so popular that people want to see more. And so he and Jun travel to different locations, sampling foods, visiting different sites, and chatting up the locals. Usually, they're together. But sometimes, when one of the members is busy, they go solo. This is one of those times.
It's a great stroke of luck, he thinks. Being in Elan's town for an overnight job. Alone, no less. He is staying at an inn and promoting the place as part of the travelogue for one night, anyway. But the next day after filming is a day off. What if he stays a second night?
That's the plan, and so far things seem to be going well. Filming is finished up, his unit knows he'll be out of town, there's no camera crew following him—all according to plan! Now it's just a matter of finding Elan-kun's apartment. Except there's just one issue there. Or rather, there are two issues.
1. He never told Elan he was in town (it was meant to be a surprise!)
2. He has no clue what Elan's address is. He just knows what town the apartment was in! That's it!
There's only one way to fix this: with a text message!]
~⋆｡˚✨Elan-kun! Oh, Elan-kun✨⋆˚｡~
Guess who's in your town for a job right now!
Though, actually, the job is over and I'm free to do whatever I want at this point! Which I guess means I'm ready for my apartment tour. Just let me know when you're free and I'll come on over 😊✨
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... which makes him remember someone he hasn't seen in a while.
He'd talked about visiting an onsen together with Elan-kun. A vague, wishful plan with no date attached. A plan that hasn't been finalized or revisited since; although they exchanged contact information before parting ways outside the hotel, they haven't been messaging each other much.
Which is fine, really. Hiyori's only motive had been to have fun, and to help Elan-kun have fun, too. To give him a nice, normal date, followed by a nice, normal first time (though the spaceship bedroom kept that second thing from feeling completely normal). It was meant to be a heart-throbbing encounter that Elan-kun could look back on with fondness, smiling as he recalled his first steps into adulthood. If they met again afterwards, well, that would be lovely. But if they didn't, that's life, and Hiyori has his own busy life to lead. He just hoped that Elan-kun was relishing his freedom; that he'd spread his wings and fly, just like in the song Hiyori shared with him...
Anyway. Once he's en route to the location, he focuses on the upcoming trip and the upcoming job, chatting merrily with the rest of his unit at first, then whining about how bored he is as the ride starts to drag on. As they get close, however, he starts pressing his face up to the windows, admiring the surprisingly nice scenery. Turns out that being high up on a mountain is pretty cool!
The shoot doesn't start until later, so there's time to drop their things off, enjoy a scenic lunch, and explore the area. They start out exploring together, sans Ibara, who's already cooped up inside his laptop. But then, after a little while, Hiyori starts to wander off, ignoring his partner's nagging voice ("Ohii-san, don'tcha think you're wandering too far off~? You've got a habit of getting hopelessly lost.") Hiyori insisted he was fine, he just wanted to see what's around in that direction! Perhaps he'll make another amazing discovery, like when he found that spring!
But it's been about an hour since then. And, sure enough... he's lost!
There aren't any familiar landmarks. It's just endless trees and endless blue sky as far as the eye can see. Which is grand, but it's kind of cold out here and he's not sure how to get back. Plus his phone gets no signal outside the hotel. He tried sending a message, but it just didn't go through! If only there was some hiker around who could give directions, but alas, it's totally quiet.
Except then, he sees someone. Standing at the edge of the mountain, presumably taking in the view. A woman, or... a man with a short ponytail? He thinks it might be the second one, not that it matters. Actually, there's something sort of familiar-looking about the back of their head...
With his hands thrust deep into his pocket for warmth, he walks on over, approaching from behind.]
Excuse me ♪ I was wondering if you knew where we are right now! Or rather, where the nearest hotel might be.
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Happy Christmas! Back at it again.
Merry Christmas! 🥳🎁🎄
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[It's not Hiyori who should change to suit the environment, it's the environment that should change to suit Hiyori! Also, a smack on the ass would just make him complain more, so Leona might want to rethink that one.
But now it's Hiyori's turn to interrupt his suitemate's attempt to enjoy the breakfast buffet. A certain ominous statement has him arching his brows, a shiver coursing down his spine.]
"Make you?"
[He echoes the words, unsure he wants to know what that entails. But he needs to know, because it helps to understand what he's up against. ]
You mean they've been threatening you all? "Do as I say, or I'll destroy your kingdom and massacre your family?"
[Does someone have an overactive imagination? Perhaps, but that's not why his mind jumped there. It's more that his canon is insane. The other idols have endured similar threats throughout the qualifiers, adding to his impression that the whole resort has "ES" stamped all over it!]
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Hiyori celebrates Christmas, teaming up with some fellow idols to sing to children in a hospital, and then Eden greets the new year together. They perform at SS, persevering in spite of difficulties (including an attempt to rig the competition). They perform for Valentine's Day as Adam and Eve, recording new videos and getting photoshoots done in their new outfits. Hiyori takes a role in a TV web series and gets to play a pipe-wielding delinquent. He reunites with the members of a former unit, performing one new song. And Eden even goes to America to participate in an overseas festival! ... though things sort of go awry when Nagisa gets kidnapped. Such is life.
Hiyori tells Elan about some of it. Not all of it (definitely not the kidnapping). But he shares highlights when he remembers to: behind-the-scenes photos, links to performance videos, pictures from the trip abroad. Because, after their last encounter, he doesn't want to fall out of touch. He still doesn't believe in fate, necessarily, but running into Elan again like that sort of sends a message, doesn't it? And now that Elan's told him the truth about his life, he feels closer to him.
Elan returns the messages, usually. He does get that apartment he told Hiyori about, and Hiyori congratulates him, promising he'll visit at some point. Just not right now. His schedule is hectic as always, laden with different jobs. But eventually...
A new job pops up: he ends up hired to film a travelogue! It turns out that Eve's impromptu travelogue from the SS qualifiers was so popular that people want to see more. And so he and Jun travel to different locations, sampling foods, visiting different sites, and chatting up the locals. Usually, they're together. But sometimes, when one of the members is busy, they go solo. This is one of those times.
It's a great stroke of luck, he thinks. Being in Elan's town for an overnight job. Alone, no less. He is staying at an inn and promoting the place as part of the travelogue for one night, anyway. But the next day after filming is a day off. What if he stays a second night?
That's the plan, and so far things seem to be going well. Filming is finished up, his unit knows he'll be out of town, there's no camera crew following him—all according to plan! Now it's just a matter of finding Elan-kun's apartment. Except there's just one issue there. Or rather, there are two issues.
1. He never told Elan he was in town (it was meant to be a surprise!)
2. He has no clue what Elan's address is. He just knows what town the apartment was in! That's it!
There's only one way to fix this: with a text message!]
~⋆｡˚✨Elan-kun! Oh, Elan-kun✨⋆˚｡~
Guess who's in your town for a job right now!
Though, actually, the job is over and I'm free to do whatever I want at this point! Which I guess means I'm ready for my apartment tour. Just let me know when you're free and I'll come on over 😊✨
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no worries!
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