Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

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jurinathesecond:

“They certainly are,” Miyuki replied, giggling. There was quite the world of difference between the current Mariko and Tsubasa-san - though Tsubasa had had that mischievous Mariko air around her when she was the successor, that seemed to have faded off after she graduated. The current Mariko was, in Jurina’s eyes, much too girly to be like Mariko, but she seemed to be carving out her own identity under the name…And hopefully not a sadistic one.

That sadistic side was something that Tsubasa had carried over to the staff position. Jurina shuddered as she remembered the chaotic battle in the kenkyuusei ‘audition’s’ second stage, and the bruises she had got from that.

Miyuki plopped down on the couch and looked at Suzuko thoughtfully. “All the other girls want to succeed, from what I’ve heard,” Miyuki said with a hint of curiosity in her voice. “But you don’t seem to have the same aura or drive as them. What do you want to achieve, Suzuko-san?”

“The differences we all have is what makes 00 so incredible.” Suzuko said, her inner fan was trying to resist going off on a tangent. From successor to successor, even with the same name the way they shined was still unique. Her green eyes were glittering with excitement before Miyuki’s question returned her to earth, or well Akibastar to be more accurate.

“What do I hope to achieve?” She repeated,tilting her head a little bit. After a moment Suzuko smiled softly. It was true, while she did like preforming and doing 00’s other activities, Suzuko’s dream wasn’t on the stage. Though the more she thought about it the more she would like to be a successor, at least for a little while.

“While I do like standing on the stage, where I truly want to be is behind it.” She admitted quietly. “My dream is to become a manager and support the group that gave me confidence.” Suzuko said firmly.

Miyuki was a rather huge 00 fan herself - she also had to hold back on going off on a tangent. Though she didn’t think of herself as on the same level of dedication as Suzuko was, she had plastered the entire interior of her home with posters of successors, past and present, as well as a room where she kept memorabilia of the originals. She also had an entire wall in her living room dedicated to research about the Centre Nova - their routines, their unique dance moves, their singing, how they were them. What was it that made them the Centre Nova?

She blinked as Suzuko spoke, wrenching her out of her thoughts. “So you want to support the group from the back, watching over us huh…” Miyuki said, reflecting on it. “Do you want to be a successor, though?”

Miyuki thought about it. Suzuko was soft-spoken, never really made a fuss, mature and calm, a cool beauty, and she was content supporting the group no matter what position she was. Whether that was Centre Nova, successor, or kenkyuusei…She just wanted the group to succeed.

Miyuki smiled as a name popped into her mind. “I think you’d make a great Matsui Rena successor.”

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Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

the77thotaku:

jurinathesecond:

“Of-of course…” Miyuki replied, yet still wondering if Suzuko truly understood her. Suzuko was the ideal height for an idol - not too tall, not too short, cute, had breasts that actually created some sort of cleavage, and had a unique personality that any fan would recognize immediately. What did Miyuki have…? The only thing she’d be picked out for would be her height.

But she was an optimist. And optimists didn’t spend time thinking about depressing things like that. If her friend told her it was alright, it would be alright. And besides, if the upbeat, cheerful and always energetic member of the 78th generation appeared depressed, what kind of impression would that give to others?

She relaxed a bit, and smiled at Suzuko, her true, slightly cheeky grin coming through instead of a forced one. “Thanks, Suzuko. This height thing’s really bugged me a lot my entire life, but I feel like that with 0048, I might just be able to fit in. After all, we’re all rather unique.” She laughed as she said that - it was true that they had some rather…special characters, to say the least.

Suzuko smiled in turn. If she could do anything to support her fellow idols, well then that was time well spent. Whatever happened she wanted to be someone the others could depend on to find courage. A manager’s job was to take care of their idols, and considering one day that was what she aimed to be she would be doing her best whenever she could.

“You’re welcome. ” She said bowing her head politely. Knowing that she’d helped was enough thanks but she appreciated the words still.

She nodded at Miyuki’s statement, chuckling a little.

“You know, I can’t help but feel the same way. Here, being different is what makes you fit in. I don’t think any one of us is the same, even if we suceed the same names. Tsubasa-san and our current Mariko, or Mimori-san, may hold the same name but they’re still different.”

“They certainly are,” Miyuki replied, giggling. There was quite the world of difference between the current Mariko and Tsubasa-san - though Tsubasa had had that mischievous Mariko air around her when she was the successor, that seemed to have faded off after she graduated. The current Mariko was, in Jurina’s eyes, much too girly to be like Mariko, but she seemed to be carving out her own identity under the name…And hopefully not a sadistic one.

That sadistic side was something that Tsubasa had carried over to the staff position. Jurina shuddered as she remembered the chaotic battle in the kenkyuusei ‘audition’s’ second stage, and the bruises she had got from that.

Miyuki plopped down on the couch and looked at Suzuko thoughtfully. “All the other girls want to succeed, from what I’ve heard,” Miyuki said with a hint of curiosity in her voice. “But you don’t seem to have the same aura or drive as them. What do you want to achieve, Suzuko-san?”

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Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

the77thotaku:

jurinathesecond:

Miyuki glanced at what Suzuko was looking at, and desperately tried to cover it up. “Um, uhh…! The measurement was…Uhh…Off that day!” she said, making something up on the spot, then sighed and gave in. She was a terrible liar. “Okay, I’m 181cm…I just don’t like being so close to 6 feet tall.” She shuddered. “I mean…That’s kind of freak-ish for a girl, isn’t it? Not to mention that Akibastar, being Japanese and all…Well, the average height in my class for girls was around 155-160cm.”

She frowned. “Come to think of it, the average height for the boys was only around 165-170 too…” She blinked and shook her head as she tried to wipe the memories of being half a head taller than almost everyone in her class. “Not to mention that my physician said I might still be growing.” Her face looked pained for a second, as though she was imagining what it would be like if she grew even more.

‘There must be a height limit or something for an idol, right?' she thought miserably to herself. 'I mean, there’s a limit to how cute someone can be when they’re a head taller than you.’

Suzuko listened quietly to Miyuki. When Miyuki began to look pained Suzuko felt worried. Miyuki always seemed to be cheerful.
Makoto had body issues…but Miyuki’s seemed to be rooted in some painful memories, not just self doubt.

“How ever tall you are, Miyuki-san, ” She replied firmly. “There is no reason to feel ashamed of who you are."  And Suzuko meant it. "Everybody has it’s own appeal.”

AKB0048 was full of different girls who were all unique, and Miyuki was one of them. Who knew, perhaps one day she would inspire girls who were too tall to feel happy with their heights.

Right now she doubted Miyuki would belive her if she told her, but she really did believe in that.

“Of-of course…” Miyuki replied, yet still wondering if Suzuko truly understood her. Suzuko was the ideal height for an idol - not too tall, not too short, cute, had breasts that actually created some sort of cleavage, and had a unique personality that any fan would recognise immediately. What did Miyuki have…? The only thing she’d be picked out for would be her height.

But she was an optimist. And optimists didn’t spend time thinking about depressing things like that. If her friend told her it was alright, it would be alright. And besides, if the upbeat, cheerful and always energetic member of the 78th generation appeared depressed, what kind of impression would that give to others?

She relaxed a bit, and smiled at Suzuko, her true, slightly cheeky grin coming through instead of a forced one. “Thanks, Suzuko. This height thing’s really bugged me a lot my entire life, but I feel like that with 0048, I might just be able to fit in. After all, we’re all rather unique.” She laughed as she said that - it was true that they had some rather…special characters, to say the least.

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Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

the77thotaku:

jurinathesecond:

“I-It’s nothing,” Miyuki said, but gently touched her hair while grimacing. “To be honest…I was teased a bit about my hair colour when I was younger. For some reason, I started thinking about those…unpleasant memories a bit.”

‘Teased a bit? Ha! That’s the understatement of the century.’

“Ah, but I love Takamina!” Miyuki said, eyes twinkling. “She’s so small and cuddly, almost like…Like a kitten that you want to protect?” She giggled at her own statement. “But…Being tall does have its disadvantages as well. If I could, I’d share my height with her.” She laughed, and subconsciously touched her hair again.

Did she get that tall using her magical powers?

Witch, witch, witch…

She blinked and shook her head, focusing back on Suzuko. “She was tall, but not this tall,” Miyuki said, rather somberly. “I mean, she was only 167cm…I’m…” She blushed, slightly embarrassed. “Uhh, I was 18- uhh, 178cm last time I checked.” That was a lie; she was actually 181 cm, hovering dangerously close to 6 feet tall. Whilst others lied about being taller, Miyuki had spent her entire life lying about being shorter.

Suzuko was fairly certain that Miyuki was trying to brush the whole thing off, and if she didn’t want to talk about it Suzuko wasn’t going to force her…still she felt a bit worried.

“Takamina-san….as a kitten.” She repeated, mulling it over. She giggled after a moment.

“That’s a very accurate description of Takamina-san. I’m sure she appreciates the sentiment at the least.” She had seen the girl requesting platforms for her boots the other day and the thought made her chuckle again.

Suzuko frowned a little as Miyuki stumbled over her height. She was certain Mikyui’s official height was larger then that.

“I see,” She mumbled, pulling her phone out to confirm the detail with the official record.

Miyuki glanced at what Suzuko was looking at, and desperately tried to cover it up. “Um, uhh…! The measurement was…Uhh…Off that day!” she said, making something up on the spot, then sighed and gave in. She was a terrible liar. “Okay, I’m 181cm…I just don’t like being so close to 6 feet tall.” She shuddered. “I mean…That’s kind of freak-ish for a girl, isn’t it? Not to mention that Akibastar, being Japanese and all…Well, the average height in my class for girls was around 155-160cm.”

She frowned. “Come to think of it, the average height for the boys was only around 165-170 too…” She blinked and shook her head as she tried to wipe the memories of being half a head taller than almost everyone in her class. “Not to mention that my physician said I might still be growing.” Her face looked pained for a second, as though she was imagining what it would be like if she grew even more.

'There must be a height limit or something for an idol, right?' she thought miserably to herself. 'I mean, there’s a limit to how cute someone can be when they’re a head taller than you.’

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Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

the77thotaku:

jurinathesecond:

Miyuki blushed and nodded. “I…I know that every body has its own appeal, but I was always made fun of because of my height and chest size.” She softened her posture, and laughed nervously. “Guess old habits die hard.”

She sighed and looked down at her legs, which were probably the most appealing thing about her in her own opinion. Thanks to her height, her legs seemed to stretch for miles, and because of her constant exercise they were perfectly proportioned as well.

However, the talk about her sizes also brought up another point of trauma for her…

‘Red haired witch, red haired witch…’

'What’s with those bright green eyes and the red hair?’

'Don’t go near her, she’ll curse you!’

'Hey Miyuki, bring your broomstick today?’

'Hey, hey. What about that blonde streak of hers?’

'Is that supposed to be fashionable or something?’

'Witch, witch, witch…’

She shuddered, and unconsciously touched her hair. It was something that confused even her - no matter how much she had tried to dye it, it had always gone straight back to her natural red after a few days, with the strange blonde streak in front. She had eventually accepted that it wasn’t going to change, but…

The way that Suzuko was observing her in an almost critical way, it somehow brought up old memories of others looking at her in a not-so-nice way.

She snapped back to the present world, and shook her head. “No, no…I’m not worried about my body shape. I’m kinda proud of it, actually,” she added thoughtfully as an afterthought. “I’ve always tried to model my body shape after the original Mariko…Though I think I’ve gone a bit overboard in the height department.”

“Miyuki-san?” Suzuko asked worriedly, glancing up at the older girl.

“Are you alright? If there’s anything you’d like to talk about I’m always willing to listen. Suzuko was always good at listening, she rather liked to learn more about the others and provide them an outlet. She was rather tuned into the others’ feelings in her own odd way.

"Your body has a definite appeal,” She agreed. “Long Legs, and a tall frame really make you stand out.  Takamina-san would probbaly like to have just a fraction of your height.” She said with a quiet laugh.

“The original Mariko was tall as well, that is one of the reasons she was "Ue Kara Mariko.”“ Suzuko added with one of her odd smiles.

"I-It’s nothing,” Miyuki said, but gently touched her hair while grimacing. “To be honest…I was teased a bit about my hair colour when I was younger. For some reason, I started thinking about those…unpleasant memories a bit.”

'Teased a bit? Ha! That’s the understatement of the century.’

“Ah, but I love Takamina!” Miyuki said, eyes twinkling. “She’s so small and cuddly, almost like…Like a kitten that you want to protect?” She giggled at her own statement. “But…Being tall does have its disadvantages as well. If I could, I’d share my height with her.” She laughed, and subconsciously touched her hair again.

Did she get that tall using her magical powers?

Witch, witch, witch…

She blinked and shook her head, focusing back on Suzuko. “She was tall, but not this tall,” Miyuki said, rather somberly. “I mean, she was only 167cm…I’m…” She blushed, slightly embarrassed. “Uhh, I was 18- uhh, 178cm last time I checked.” That was a lie; she was actually 181 cm, hovering dangerously close to 6 feet tall. Whilst others lied about being taller, Miyuki had spent her entire life lying about being shorter.

Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

the77thotaku:

takamiyu:

“Well, those two are obviously the biggest hits,” Miyuki said vacantly, her mind obviously somewhere else. Her eyes focused again, and she grinned fiercely. “But I’m gonna pass both of them! I’ve got a bit of a limited time to do so…But I will, just you watch!” She pumped her fist against her chest, as though assuring herself that she could definitely do it. The tone in her voice was completely certain, however - in Miyuki’s mind, nothing but the top was enough for her.

Miyuki blinked and looked back at Suzuko, who had stopped talking all of a sudden and seemed to be observing her. “W-what’s wrong?” she asked, completely aware of her own flat chest that had been on the tail end of many jokes over the years. It clearly wasn’t what Suzuko was observing, but Miyuki tended to be oversensitive about her chest.

“Hm?” Suzuko said, coming out of her own trance.  The mention of making a mark within 00’s history was enough to get the girl lost in thoughts about previous understudies with a similar drive. She quickly caught on upon noticing Miyuki’s defensive posture.

“Are you sensitive about your…sizes, Miyuki-san?” She prompted, tilting her head a little. For all her maturity Suzuko could be rather…blunt.

“There’s nothing wrong with your sizes. Every body size has it’s own appeal…I think so at least…Ah well Makoto-san might disagree but…” She trailed off and looked back to the older understudy to see her reaction.

Miyuki blushed and nodded. “I…I know that every body has its own appeal, but I was always made fun of because of my height and chest size.” She softened her posture, and laughed nervously. “Guess old habits die hard.”

She sighed and looked down at her legs, which were probably the most appealing thing about her in her own opinion. Thanks to her height, her legs seemed to stretch for miles, and because of her constant exercise they were perfectly proportioned as well.

However, the talk about her sizes also brought up another point of trauma for her…

‘Red haired witch, red haired witch…’

'What’s with those bright green eyes and the red hair?’

'Don’t go near her, she’ll curse you!’

'Hey Miyuki, bring your broomstick today?’

'Hey, hey. What about that blonde streak of hers?’

'Is that supposed to be fashionable or something?’

'Witch, witch, witch…’

She shuddered, and unconsciously touched her hair. It was something that confused even her - no matter how much she had tried to dye it, it had always gone straight back to her natural red after a few days, with the strange blonde streak in front. She had eventually accepted that it wasn’t going to change, but…

The way that Suzuko was observing her in an almost critical way, it somehow brought up old memories of others looking at her in a not-so-nice way.

She snapped back to the present world, and shook her head. “No, no…I’m not worried about my body shape. I’m kinda proud of it, actually,” she added thoughtfully as an afterthought. “I’ve always tried to model my body shape after the original Mariko…Though I think I’ve gone a bit overboard in the height department.”

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Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

the77thotaku:

takamiyu:

“Oh, you know me!” Miyuki said brightly, helping Suzuko to her feet. “It’s always a bit of a surprise when someone from the legendary 77th generation kenkyuusei knows my name! Even though everyone knows everyone here, it’s still a bit of a jolt to me, just like when one of the successors calls me out.”

She examined Suzuko, once again feeling the…Calm, mature aura the other girl appeared to give off. It was as though Suzuko were the older one out of the two, although Miyuki was sure that she herself was the oldest kenkyuusei at the moment apart from Kanata…Even though she acted more like the younger Sonata at times.

“What was Beginner?” Miyuki asked, cocking her head to one side. She turned her head around as though listening for the sound of music playing from somewhere, but not hearing anything, shrugged and turned her attention back to Suzuko…While starting to hum Beginner again, picking right up where she left off, once again unconsciously.

“I don’t think my generation is quite legendary…yet. Though I’m sure Ac-chan and Chieri-san are already legendary.” She said, mind already drifting to the huge mark the duo had made.  Their generation though as a whole had made a big splash.

She would think more on the subject later, for now Suzuko stared at Miyuki, who had gone back to humming again. She’d heard this was common for Miyuki, and Suzuko was a little bit curious to see her unconscious humming in action.

Perhaps she should film it?

“Well, those two are obviously the biggest hits,” Miyuki said vacantly, her mind obviously somewhere else. Her eyes focused again, and she grinned fiercely. “But I’m gonna pass both of them! I’ve got a bit of a limited time to do so…But I will, just you watch!” She pumped her fist against her chest, as though assuring herself that she could definitely do it. The tone in her voice was completely certain, however - in Miyuki’s mind, nothing but the top was enough for her.

Miyuki blinked and looked back at Suzuko, who had stopped talking all of a sudden and seemed to be observing her. “W-what’s wrong?” she asked, completely aware of her own flat chest that had been on the tail end of many jokes over the years. It clearly wasn’t what Suzuko was observing, but Miyuki tended to be oversensitive about her chest.

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Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

the77thotaku:

takamiyu:

Miyuki wandered aimlessly out of her dorm room, humming and dancing along to ‘Beginner’, albeit unconsciously. She had been trying hard to lose her habit of unconsciously humming and dancing while walking around, but it had seemingly started to come back…Although she noticed a lot faster nowadays, as opposed to when she would do it for hours and not realize till she bumped into someone.

Which unfortunately, she did today.

“Ah!” Miyuki cried out, surprised. She had felt herself bump into someone shorter than her - although that wasn’t saying much, considering that Miyuki was an almost freakish height for a girl her age, at almost 6 foot tall now and seemingly still growing. “S-sorry about that!” She offered a hand to the girl to get up, and recognized who it was.

“Suzuko-san, right?” Miyuki asked, adding honorifics for once. She wasn’t entirely sure how old the other girl was, but she gave off a rather mature aura for an idol for some reason. ‘Perhaps it’s the glasses?’ Miyuki thought, and shrugged.

Suzuko took the hand, nodding as she got to her feet. She adjusted her glasses as she took in the towering Miyuki. Suzuko offered one of her small, slightly soft, smiles.

“It’s quite alright Miyuki-san.” Suzuko replied, looking up at the other girl.While she hadn’t spoke to her, Suzuko knew of Miyuki.

…And Miyuki was interesting to Suzuko. As Suzuko was 15, around the standard age for Understudies, the 17 year old Miyuki was a bit of an anomaly, an interesting idol with a interesting future.

“That was Beginner, right?” She asked, referring to Miyuki’s song, knowing already the answer.

“Oh, you know me!” Miyuki said brightly, helping Suzuko to her feet. “It’s always a bit of a surprise when someone from the legendary 77th generation kenkyuusei knows my name! Even though everyone knows everyone here, it’s still a bit of a jolt to me, just like when one of the successors calls me out.”

She examined Suzuko, once again feeling the…Calm, mature aura the other girl appeared to give off. It was as though Suzuko were the older one out of the two, although Miyuki was sure that she herself was the oldest kenkyuusei at the moment apart from Kanata…Even though she acted more like the younger Sonata at times.

“What was Beginner?” Miyuki asked, cocking her head to one side. She turned her head around as though listening for the sound of music playing from somewhere, but not hearing anything, shrugged and turned her attention back to Suzuko…While starting to hum Beginner again, picking right up where she left off, once again unconsciously.

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Miyuki (finally) meets Suzuko!

Miyuki wandered aimlessly out of her dorm room, humming and dancing along to ‘Beginner’, albeit unconsciously. She had been trying hard to lose her habit of unconsciously humming and dancing while walking around, but it had seemingly started to come back…Although she noticed a lot faster nowadays, as opposed to when she would do it for hours and not realise till she bumped into someone.

Which unfortunately, she did today.

“Ah!” Miyuki cried out, surprised. She had felt herself bump into someone shorter than her - although that wasn’t saying much, considering that Miyuki was an almost freakish height for a girl her age, at almost 6 foot tall now and seemingly still growing. “S-sorry about that!” She offered a hand to the girl to get up, and recognised who it was.

“Suzuko-san, right?” Miyuki asked, adding honorifics for once. She wasn’t entirely sure how old the other girl was, but she gave off a rather mature aura for an idol for some reason. ’Perhaps it’s the glasses?’ Miyuki thought, and shrugged.