[Arle Nadja]

Welcome to Manzai Glamour 2!! As a reminder, this mission is an open-ended question. Nothing you want to do is technically off-limits. Though there's no guarantee it will go your way. We will begin with a pre-show planning event. It is the day before the event and you've all gathered to prepare with a day of practice. Each of you is going to have some requests or another to help prepare, and you can handle it in any way you please. You'll have a post or two to interact before we move onto the show itself.

Xion

Xion! ...You have been politely asked if you have any clothes that would be better for this sort of event, and been tasked with bringing them to practice. Simple enough, right?

Backup Dancers (Kairi, Moon, Xion)

So... Although Zelo did not respond to the sign-ups in a timely manner, a shantae has still shown up! How convenient of Doppel Shantae to grace us with her presence and rescue me from having to rethink the party setup. She also shows up in her jammies. "Good morning everyone. I hope you're ready for a day of practice! We've got a lot of work to do, but by the end you should grow as a person for your efforts." Shantae sleepily explained, before moving to set down a boombox. She then surveyed the other girls. Hmm... They were all wearing skirts, and they were going to be dancing to music, which suggested that a slower, less jiggly dance would be appropriate to capitalize on both. "There are two things you need to know before we begin." Shantae started, holding up a finger.

"One. When you dance to music, it's important to match the rhythm. Your movements should compliment the music, and the music in turn will act as a reminder of how you should move when you hear familiar parts. So listen carefully as we practice." Shantae explained. She then took a deep breath before continuing. "...Two. Let's talk about using your hips. We're all girls here--" Shantae began, before pausing and glancing around for a moment in bewilderment as if doing some math in her head. "...I think? So let's have an honest talk about our bodies." she clarified. Honestly, if anyone was putting this much effort to blend in despite being a boy, she couldn't be asked to worry about them. "Your hips are enticing. They're exciting. So is a bare tummy, but you don't have to match outfits with me if you don't want to. I might have to put on a skirt to match you girls for the actual show." Shantae explained, modeling and delicately running her hands over her sides and stomach for a moment in demonstration before resting them on her hips. "...I know a lot of people struggle with ... negativity or nervousness when it comes to things like this. But inhibitions are the enemy of dancers everywhere. So I want you to work on training your mind to view dancing differently too. These dances are sensual, not sexual. Your ability to excite and captivate others makes you powerful, not vulnerable. If someone gets too excited and treats you in a way you don't like, punish them with style and keep dancing. And if they treat you in a way you do like, encourage them. You're in control, and nobody can take that from you. We may not be the leads, but that doesn't mean we're not critically important if we do our jobs well." Shantae explained, doing her best attempt at a motivational speech. You could hear the passion in her voice as she began to dance for them.

"...Your goal is to be cute, inviting, and sensual~"

"I'll help you all as we go along. And if you ever want to try dancing again, I'm happy to help anytime. I hear there's a restaurant in Rainbow Square looking for entertainers... Anyway, let's begin, shall we?"

You have been tasked with shakin' dat booty and getting over any mental hangups with flaunting your body. ...Or something.

Sonia


“...Hey Sonia, do you think you could help me write a song. I'm not great at uh--... words. With people. Crowds.”

Rulue


“...Hey Rulue, can you help me look beautiful and refined for the show? A-Also, ...I thought about it and... I want you to be my partner. ...On stage. Because we're already--You know.”

Yumi

“Hey, Yumi? Could you um--... help me with boys? I mean like... the crowd. Not personally. I know this sounds dumb, but if I'm going to be doing this I've gotta work on capturing their hearts.”

Arle Nadja 210/210 70/70

--Companions/Status--

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

"This might not be a bad turnout at all, even with the other me in the vicinity." a voice would say as they sat down; it was indeed Shantae, looking at her doppelganger with content.

For the Half-Genie Hero, this was gonna be a good time for performing, it's just that she has no clue whether or not her Dance Rival (i.e. Suketoudara) might turn up, and if he did, he'd be having a blast with two Shantaes to dance with for the occasion. "Hello Arle, how are you doing today." Shantae would say, happily waving hi to Arle in greeting.

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Shantae; the Half-Genie Hero
HP: 130/130
Shield: 40/40
Status: Ret-2-Go!
Buffs:
None
Debuffs:
None
Cooldowns:
None

[Yumi ~ ❤]

"Boys, Huh?" Yumi asked, tilting her head. Arle had approached as Yumi was Drafting a new song! ...Alot of the words on the paper she was working on were just different variations of 'Lovey Dovey' with Different schemes. Wuvvy Duvvy, Huggy Wuggy, Etc. etc. She was...Not a fantastic Lyricist, Thank goodness you picked Sonia, But, It was her charm that carried her. So, This was the best place to start! "Sure! Im great with Boys! Ive certainly caught a bunch! ... Sometimes Literally~!" She would say with a smile, as she sat down and pondered her own years of Pop Stardom, and how she handled the crowds and fans.

"Well, Boys are usually pretty easy! It's all about Catching there hearts on the First swing~ First impressions are everything to a boy!" She would say, Using her Time Net and swinging it lightly to emphasize the metaphor. "Honestly, A lot of boys will attach themselves onto something if it looks nice enough on a first glance. It's all about giving a good first impression. Present yourself first and foremost, and be Honest-- But Confident in yourself, and the Image you want to present! If you try to be someone you arent-- they'll tell, and they wont want to see anything like that. But if your who you are inside-- They'll buy it and love it."

"But-- After that first impression, Boys will usually just stick along for the ride at that point! You can mess up a bunch after your first good impression, and they'll usually just say 'Aww, Yumi messed up, thats so cute of her!' and just be in for the ride! ...The one sin youn definitely cant commit is Dating someone else. They *really* dont like that. They'll eat you alive over that."

[Sonia Strumm AKA Harp Note]

Sonia was tuning her guitar to make sure it was working properly. Been a minute since she used it... as a musical instrument and not a communication or browsing device. She pepped up a bit at Arle's attention though as she sat up. "Oh sure~! I'd be happy to. Composing is one of my favorite parts of music. It can be tough but pretty rewarding," she nods. "... Your last show was a stage performance with magic tricks, right?" she added before thinking for a moment.

"Are you going to be the lead singer? Would make sense since the audience is here for you..." she added curiously. "Can be kind of tough to sing in front of an audience first time. Especially... with my preferred kind of composition," she continues.


"And I suppose that brings us to the topic. What should the song be about? I personally like songs that put your heart out there. It can be about an important event, people, goals, dreams, anything like that. You don't need to make it specific or go into detail, in fact it's kind of better you're vague depending on the song. It makes it feel like you're connecting with your audience and they're connecting with you. It also makes finding the words easier so that's a bonus~" she lightheartedly adds. "Of course, the words still need to flow together, it is music after all but when we got a theme we can worry about that. I can also compose the music itself if you need me to of course. Lyrics and music are meant to be complimentary."

[Coolshaymin]

"Alright~! Finished helping Xion pick something to wear and ready to get swaying my hips~!" Kairi declared stepping in to see Shantae.


"... So in short, remember rhythm. Don't feel ashamed of your movements and feel assured that you have control, right?" Moon tried to summarize and note. "Alright, this should be easy," she adds confidently.... Before doing a double take at the other Shantae.

"I'll keep in mind and I'm Ret-2-Go~!" Kairi declared. "... Ret-2-...? Sure, I'm good," Moon added upon processing that.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Rulue was sipping tea in silence when Arle approached her with her request to...dress her up. A smile graces her face. "Of course! I'd be happy to help!" Rulue replied as she set the tea on the table. "And...thank you for the opportunity to perform alongside you. I'll do my best to keep up." she continued with a gentler tone.

"...OK, let's talk dressing up. Now, since this is a performance on stage, were you thinking of adhering to a certain theme for your clothes or is it more of an 'anything goes' type of show?" Rulue began, just kinda eyeing Arle for the moment as if trying to picture what she'd look really good in. "Regardless...it's important to strike a balance between 'stylish' and 'practical'. --Not saying you couldn't do something like a backflip while dressed like Her Majesty Peach, but keeping your movements fluid and free are very important for something like this." ...not that she could see Arle wanting to wear something so poofy like a princess dress. She always felt like a more practical person to her. "Hm...did you have something in mind already for what you wanted to wear?"

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In the backup dancers group, Xion appeared with an outfit that she picked with some help from Kairi. Out of the three present, it seemed she was the one more outwardly nervous about swaying her hips around. Though, Doppel Shantae's advice got her reflecting on it a bit. It kinda helped that Shantae was pretty passionate in her speech, which made it stick in her mind all the more. "Inhibitions are the enemy of dancers everywhere..." Xion repeated to herself, the other words of advice echoing in her head as she thought about it for a while.

Well, she wanted to try dancing, so...worth a shot for the first go, right? She only needed to keep the rhythm in mind, be confident in her movements and remember that she was in control. Whether or not this was gonna be harder than she made it sound...well, she had to see. "I-I'll give it my best shot." Xion replied, still a bit meek even after all the moment of inner resolve.