Star Siblings

Nov 14, 2018
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March 3rd, OE 102
Japan, Neo Harajuku
Nijihoshi Production Offices
11:10 AM
The five girls of Stardust, along with Kirya who was recently allowed to roam free from the DEI offices after suddenly making remarkable progress in her communication and mental condition, casually sat around their producer's spacious meeting room; the cyborg had just finished handing out his midweek records for the girls' side work and detailing any changes to the schedule for the month. As such, Solomon now sat quietly at his desk typing away at a computer while referencing a small stack of papers to his side and the idols all quietly dawdled. Shizue had rather quickly pulled a book from her bag and began to read, meanwhile to her side Sena simply stretched and lounged deep in her chair. Amelie kneeled down at a low table off near the window and looked to be sketching something up on graph paper while Kirya was brushing a small pile of what appeared to be small shards of DEC around, her DAMON parts glowing as she exerted the small dimensional power she could muster into making the small pile form little patterns and structures. Via and Momoka sat together on a couch, both with their phones out swiping away. Suddenly Momoka's phone began to produce the faint sound of a guitar.

"Huh? What's that Momoka?" Via leaned over to investigate her friend's device. Momoka turned the phone slightly to show the Jovian girl, saying, "There's this person doing covers of our songs; he's really good." On the phone screen was a man strumming along on a guitar with one of Stardust's songs accompanying him. His guitar hung low and his baggy shirt hanging even lower, the guitarist's face was just off screen. Via watched for a few seconds before commenting, "Hey, my brother has that guitar... Hey, that's my brother!"

"Eee-h?!"

At this point everyone but Solomon had stood up and crowded behind Via and Momoka's couch. Via looked around quizzically at her fellow idols. "Eh? I haven't told you guys before? I swear I've talked about him..." Sena leaned on the back of the couch and remarked snidely, "Via, half of what we hear about your family is from Amelie's dad." Amelie meanwhile propped herself on the couch arm to Momoka's side, peering at the man in the video while adjusting her glasses. "How do you know that's him anyways?" Via pointed at the man's chest. "He's had that big necklace since we were kids." The accessory in question, a large ring hanging from an exceptionally long string, dangled pendulously as the man in the video swayed and articulated. Kirya, horns blinking blue, peeked over the back of the couch and asked quietly, "Can we... meet him?" Via quickly swiped on her own phone and chirped, "Sure! He's not exactly a busy kind of guy, and we only have that talk show to do this evening."

~ ~ ☆

11:50 AM
Neo Harajuku streets

Ven meandered down the busy streets of Neo Harajuku, a guitar case across his back and a phone in his hands. He glanced down at the device and peered about, trying to locate the cafe that his sister wanted to hang out at. It certainly wasn't uncommon for his younger sibling to do such but this was a bit more spontaneous- and out of the way- than usual. Spotting a small crowd gathering in one spot, Ven figured that must be the place.

Wading in through the people, Ven finally spotted where his sister sat at the outdoor eating area- along with her entire idol entourage including the producer. Via spotted her brother appear from the crowd and got up to welcome him but was suddenly stopped in her tracks just before reaching him.

"Elder brother secret technique! Iron Mountain Gale!"

Via's head of pastel hair had been seized and was now being furiously ruffled by Ven. "Ah! Stop it, Ven!" The little sister protested as she attempted to pull away and stabilize her hair. "You brought me here just to show off, you little pink goblin?" Via stared up from her forced bow. "No! They all wanted to meet you, Ven," she said, still trying to escape and fix her hair. Ven relented for the moment and looked up towards the group. Sure enough their eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation.

"What kind of snacks do you like?
"How old are you?"
"What's your favorite song?"
"Where'd you buy that jacket?"
"What's your favorite color?

Ven stood stupefied at the barrage of questions for a moment then sighed. "Alright; one at a time, got it?"

After more proper introductions, Stardust and Ven began to mingle. They all ordered from the cafe and the elder brother loosened up considerably, though he would often give odd glances towards Solomon when there was a quiet moment. When things began to peter out, Solomon addressed his talents. "Girls, you can go ahead, I'll take this." The cyborg indicated the bill and waved the idols off, the small crowd that had gathered quietly followed them for a short distance. Meanwhile, Solomon turned to face Ven; despite his featureless "face", there was a subtle look of deferrance. Ven stared for a moment before saying, "Thanks for taking care of my sister." Solomon silently nodded. "Just... don't make her do anything too stupid in that machine." Solomon chuckled. "You'd be surprised how much of this is her idea." Ven smiled and laughed himself before getting up to leave.

After a short moment a rapid set of steps came up from behind Ven. "Ven. Wait a minute!" Via had broken away from the others, waving down her brother. Bewildered, Ven turned around and waited while his sister rummaged around in a rucksack. Triumphantly, Via produced a cylindrical object: a Stardust penlight done up in designs evocative of the pink haired idol and her Faecried. "I almost forgot." Ven took the merchandise as it was forced upon him and looked at it quizzically. "A penlight? Don't you guys make like a million of these?" Via put her hands to her hips. "So? This one's from me!" The other girls started to call for Via as Solomon had finished and regrouped with them. "I don't just hand these out, you know... Okay, I do, but still! It's a collectable! Seeya!"

Still holding the little rod of plastic and DEC, Ven watched his sister trot off. He looked down to the object and pushed its button. The penlight hummed faintly and sparkled in a variety of colors. After a moment, Ven smiled and pocketed his sister's "collectable" before walking off.

~ ~ ☆

7:45 PM

Ven lounged on his bed. Besides his earlier outing he hadn't really done much today. He had gyoza for dinner and watched the program Stardust guest starred on, but nothing much else. Idly rolling to the edge of his bed, Ven spotted his guitar and reached for it. Pulling himself up and setting it in his lap, he began to play one of his sister's songs. On his desk to the side of the room, Via's penlight began to sparkle faintly.
 
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