*THE NEXT DAY*
*SCHOOL IDOL CLUBROOM - NIJIGASAKI HIGH SCHOOL - ODAIBA - TOKYO*
As we initially planned, Setsuna broke the news of her victory to the others first thing in the morning.
KASUMI: "What?! Your manga won? Wow, that's incredible!"
SHIORIKO: "Congratulations, Setsuna!"
SETSUNA: *Giggle* "Thank you!"
AKI: "It really is incredible, huh."
*RIIING*
SETSUNA: "Hm? I wonder who this could be... Sorry, excuse me."
AKI: "Of course."
Setsuna left the room to take her phone call.
AKI: "Anyway, there's been a lot of praise for you recently Kasumi, your fan club is very happy you're an Edogawa Hometown Idol."
KASUMI: *Giggle* "They sure are! I've already read all the posts, of course."
It was pretty hard for them not to find out, I mean, Kasumi posted like a hundred photos of her wearing that sash.
SHIORIKO: "I'm very happy for you, Kasumi. You've grown to learn the importance of traffic safety."
KASUMI: *Giggle* "Well, I couldn't have done it without your help, Shioko."
SHIORIKO: "Even so, it was your memory of those lessons that served you well. I'm proud of you."
KASUMI: "Ooh, praise me more! You too, Senpai!"
SHIZUKU: "Kasumi, coercion's a no-no."
RINA: "Nope."
KASUMI: "Aw, it's not like I was forcing them to! Right, Shioko? Senpai, you're with me on this one, aren't you?"
AKI: "Yep, you really are lovely."
KASUMI: "Oooh, Senpai! You're just the bestest! I should hold an event to show off my new song!"
SHIORIKO: "There is rather a lot of freedom when it comes to fan club events, isn't there? You could even hold one where you blow bubbles together, for example.
I had imagined they would be something more formal. A moderator taking questions from fans, perhaps, and the school idols answering them."
AKI: "As long as everyone has fun and nobody gets hurt, anything goes."
SHIZUKU: "Yeah! Hanamaru helped me write another script, and we're going to do a live reading next time!"
RINA: "My fan events are all online. I've made it so that we can walk around a virtual Rina-chan World. The Rinasphere!"
SHIORIKO: "Oh, that sounds like fun! You must allow me to participate as well!"
Hey, thinking about it... Only the original members of the Club excluding Setsuna all have fan clubs...
AKI: "Why don't you start a fan club, Shioriko?"
SHIORIKO: "Goodness, me?"
AKI: "Why don't you give it a try?"
SHIORIKO: "W-Well, it's easy to suggest that out of the blue, but..."
AKI: "I see. But you're interested in the idea, at least?"
SHIORIKO: "Oh...yes. That I am. But what might I do?"
KASUMI: "Ooh! I know! You can do a group study session so I can ask you about all the stuff I don't get!"
SHIORIKO: "That certainly would play to my strengths."
SHIZUKU: "Geez, Kasumi! You have to sort your homework out on your own!"
KASUMI: "But it's sooo tricky!"
SHIORIKO: *Chuckle* "That's quite all right, Shizuku. I enjoy being relied on. Perhaps it would be nice to have that kind of fan club."
AKI: "It's entirely up to you, Shio-"
SETSUNA: "Emergency! Chief! We need to talk!"
AKI: "Huh? Sure."