SHIZUKU: "We're back."
AKI: "How's our petition coming along?"
RINA: "Not so good."
KASUMI: "I asked a bunch of people, but no one really seemed that into it."
AI: "Same for you, huh?"
KARIN: "We didn't get many signatures either. I thought it was gonna be a piece of cake, but I guess that was a bit naive of me."
SETSUNA: "I still do not think it is a bad idea to gather signatures to hold the School Idol Festival at Nijigasaki and get everybody excited from within the school."
AYUMU: "Yeah. The students who know about the School Idol Festival are really cooperative."
EMMA: "You're right about that. I feel like there's a huge difference in attitude between those who know and the ones who don't."
AKI: "Oh, that explains it..."
EMMA: "Yeah, I talked to many different students to gather their signatures, but I realized that there are lots of them who don't actually know about us or the School Idol Festival."
KANATA: "What, really?"
SETSUNA: "Nijigasaki High School has a lot of students, so there are many who do not know about us."
AKI: "Ugh of course... Looks like my judgement of our popularity here is through the students who support us. Like Shiro or Yu."
RINA: "What a huge miscalculation. Rina-chan Board says, 'Disappointed'."
KASUMI: "Aww, but everyone in my class supports us and gave me their signatures!"
AKI: "I suppose we've never truly thought about how well-known we are around the school..."
Seems like all that we're known for is losing.
AYUMU: "I was happy because it seemed like we gained renown after seeing the response online and from the middle schoolers who came to the School Tour, but I guess we still have a ways to go."
AI: "I see. It makes sense that they don't really care about some club they don't know much about gathering signatures for an event they want to hold."
KARIN: "We've been focused on spreading the word outside, but we actually needed to have a strong base within the school first."
AKI: "So we're back to square one again, increasing our popularity..."
KANATA: "I didn't think we were that unknown within our own school."
RINA: "I guess we were stuck in our own little bubble. Rina-chan Board says, 'Sad-face'."
EMMA: "Yeah, we need to reflect on that."
AKI: "But I'm glad we realized something as important as that. Let's spread the word about our club and the School Idol Festival within our school first!"
KANATA: "The question is how we'll do that. How about a bunch of guerrilla gigs at the same time all around the school?"
KASUMI: "Ooh, that sounds like fun! I'll charm everyone into becoming my fans and then grab their signatures!"
SETSUNA: "No, doing so may anger Shioriko. We must obtain permission for everything! However, I do think it is vital that we are seen by everyone."
KARIN: "Even if we offer everyone a chance to see us, no one's gonna stop to watch unless they're actually interested, right?"
SHIZUKU: "We need to make ourselves appealing even to those who are not interested, you say?"
EMMA: "It's pretty tough to grab the attention of someone who's not interested."
AKI: "If only there was a way to subliminally tap into everyone's eyes and ears."
KANATA: "Is there a way to do that? Should we put up posters on the school's notice boards?"
AI: "Nah, people don't look at posters unless they want to. I wish we could grab their attention without being imPOSTERs. Get it?" *Laugh*
P.A SYSTEM: "The school will be closing soon. Students who are still present due to club activities, please proceed to tidy up and return home. I repeat..."
AYUMU: "Oh, it's already time to go home? We gotta pack up."
AKI: "Yeah..."
AI: "I gotta hurry back home. Got a giant video call with the Ai Pals tonight!"
KASUMI: "Wow, your club's really increasing in numbers huh..."
AI: "Right! It's like nobody can resist the fun of being in this clique, y'know? It's a clique that clicks!"
Now that I think about it, there were a lot of students from Nijigasaki who joined the Ai Pals.
Yet not everyone's favorite idol is Ai.
Maybe those who want to support their favorite school idols just don't have the platform to do so yet...
I've got it!
My next course of action will be creating fan clubs for everyone!
Shiro taught me the basics in doing that stuff already, so I can handle the sites and stuff.
Those who don't know us probably haven't seen anyone other than Ai, Ayu or Kasumi. But if they're able to see the entire club, then surely they'll love us!