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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 2, 2017 5:05:23 GMT -8
Kristina VasilievCat sadly hadn't managed to earn a place on stage with the 3 contestants who managed to place, but after coming out with the rest of the contestants for a final bow she stayed by the edge of the curtain to watch the three lucky enough to win accept their rewards, smiling softly as she felt her freshly evolved Skips brush against her leg, giggling as his fur managed to tickle her through the thin fabric of her costume, crouching down as she heard the cheers of the crowd as the contest was officially over. "Don't worry hun, we had fun right?~ That's all that matters in the end.~" The Persian and her other kitties all let out soft purrs as they agreed...except her alolan meowth. He stuck his nose up in the air and trotted back to their dressing room. How dare he not win. He got swatted off of a throne for that performance. With a light roll of her eyes Cat started to return everyone except Skips, seeing as he still needed some time to get used to walking on all fours permanently. The feline idol and her freshly grown Persian slipping back to her dressing room briefly for her to grab a jacket, zipping it up over the top half of her costume so she could walk back to her apartment on the train without having people oggle at her bare top-half, about to leave altogether when she spotted a certain little stay just outside her own dressing gown, practically skipping over to her with Skips in tow. "Kris! Hey!~" She purred out as she rushed up to her side, giving the girl a tight squeeze, not having managed to catch her before the show. "Oh you were great out there!~ Was that really your first performance?"
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 2, 2017 8:46:16 GMT -8
As the winners were announced, Kristina blinked very hard several times. She…. She knew that this was her first contest in Veria. She knew that it would take some time to settle in and fit in. She knew that her contest performance had had plenty of flaws, but to not even place???? The girl blinked harder still. It’s fine… it’s fine… A forced smile held on her features for a while. Her Pokemon were more than aware of what she was feeling but no one else had to be. It’s fine… it’ll be fine…
Returning everyone but Elise, Kris walked back to the dressing rooms. Thereafter, she’d swap her pretty dress for some leggings, a star themed skirt, and a long sleeved blue shirt. They were much more comfortable and… less stand-out perhaps. When her gaze caught her reflection in the mirror, however, Kris stared for a lot longer than expected. It’s fine… it’s fine…. She took in a breath and started out.
HUH??? Suddenly hugged Kris blinked a couple of times in rapid succession. Cat’s words had her lips parting as she struggled with words before flipping 180 degrees. “Thank you!” she giggled. “It was so much fun! Elise and everyone did such a good job!” She wouldn’t answer the immediate question, however, and instead let her eyes flicker to the new Persian. “AND LOOK AT YOU!” she squeaked at Skips. “Mr. Big Strong Kitty!” She giggled softer reaching to pat Skips.
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 2, 2017 9:54:36 GMT -8
Cat was tempted to lift Kris up as she hugged her, but given she was still feeling a little worn out from the dance-heavy performance she'd put on the stage she opted to just squeeze her a little tighter instead, giggling as Kris seemed so chipper to see her too. "Told you I'd perform if I found the time!~ It was a bit of a last minute song choice, but Skips here has been holding back that evolution for a few days now so it seemed as fine a choice as any!~" At the big strong kitty comment, Cat gave a soft giggle and posed with her head held high, pretending Kris was talking about her for a giggle. "Why thank you!~"
The Persian rolled it's eyes and smirked as it pushed it's head up into Kris' petting hand, Cat giggling a little as she crouched down and ran a hand down along the Persian's long, smooth back. "He's still a little wobbly on four legs, but i think he did ameowzing up there on that throne!~" The Persian let out a loud purr at the double pet, enjoying the love and affection.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 2, 2017 10:45:41 GMT -8
Cat’s genuine bubbliness helped in ways Kris was not expecting. A small giggle escaped from Kris as Cat took the compliment for herself, a light blush rising on her soft cheeks. “Y-you too,” she whispered barely audibly right then. As the conversation shifted some, however, she relaxed again. Yellow eyes reflected the dark eyes of the Persian, and Kris suppressed the sudden urge to rest her forehead right on the Persian’s red jewel (just in case, ya know, he read her mind that way or anything heheheeh).
“You guys did so amazing,” Kris spoke softly, earnestly. The ‘transformation’ there had flowed so nicely and was done over so amazingly and just !!!! Just. “I’m so glad you showed up!” Oops, word vomit, or maybe tone vomit in this case. She was squeaky, almost raspy, and even then her eyes glistened a little. “I- I can’t wait for the next one! It’ll…it’ll be supurrrrr!” A small giggle did escape from her at that.
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"Josh what is with you and your dang speeches?" |
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 2, 2017 10:58:18 GMT -8
Skips did thoroughly enjoy the attention, opening his eyes to gaze back into Kris. He...he felt he could almost sense she was hiding something, dipping his head to one side and giving her a curious look, but the conversation seemed to keep moving before he could find the chance to voice his concerns, eyes shifting back to Cat as she put on an embaressed blush and her ears bounced to either side in a cutely embaressed motion. "OH please, it was all last minute junk. We were hardly any good. Well, skips was, but all he had to do was look like his handsome self!~"
The Persian let out a proud cry as Cat giggled, resting her hands on her hips, cocking them to the side as she looked down over Kris back at her full height now. "But you? Meow that was a really good purrformance!~ I can tell you put your heart into that one!~" She crossed her arms with a confident smirk as she added. "Bet you added a fair few fans to your collection. Won't be long before you outclass me and you're practically starting from scratch!~"
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 3, 2017 17:10:29 GMT -8
Last minute— hehehe. Kris… had to wonder if Cat had had more time would she have done even better better? She seemed so awesome so— yeah. The compliments, however, had her face warming. Even if doubt plagued her, Cat’s warmth really did a lot for Kris. A bit of that storm in the back of her mind eased for a few seconds, and a thought occurred to her that hadn’t yet: fans.
Even if she hadn’t won that time around, she’d made more fans— and that was good publicity any way she looked at it. Good for movies, good for more contests, good in general. That was… that was so true! If… if she could just keep showing progression, get a little better each time, the fans would love that, right? Right!
“I’m going to keep improving too,” she assured, her voice just a little stronger now as she tried her best to keep with her resolution. “But— but you have to too! Gotta keep up with me!” She unexpectedly gushed a bit and ended up giggling softly. “We have to conquer the galaxy and all!”
But what if she couldn’t? The thought rolled around in the back of her mind, and Kris’s stomach tightened some all over again.
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 6, 2017 10:10:29 GMT -8
Cat couldn't help but get the feeling Kris was hiding something from her, maybe a repressed feeling or something but...even with interpol training for this stuff its not like she had much to go on so she tried not to voice it. Her ears however did flop a little, betraying the smile she quickly tried to put on. "Heh, yeah, we'll both have to keep improving huh?~ Dunno about conquering the galaxy for me though, seems a tad too villainous.~"
She gave a teasing wink at that last part for reasons she hoped Kris would know, resting her arms behind her back she'd glance up and down the backstage hall, noting most of the contestants were getting ready to leave, and dipping her head towards the exit. "Hey you wanna join me for a meal before we split? Pretty sure we can find a mcdonalds or something that's still open.~"
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 7, 2017 20:42:47 GMT -8
A softer smile pulled at the corners of Kris’s mouth as Cat commented on ‘villainy’ of sorts. Oh true… true… and yet… she could imagine it a bit too well. Perhaps a bit of the close proximity to Kiran had been pushing her more devious buttons or perhaps the aesthetic was winning out in the end.
She perked up a little at Cat’s suggestion. “I haven’t had Micky-D’s in forever,” she giggled softly giving a quick nod. Part of that was just cause she ate so much at the cafeteria while at school. The other part was … paparazzi heh. And yet it sounded like fun, and she’d roll with it.
As they started walking, she allowed her features to fall a little. “The boy who won did a really amazing job…” she mumbled not quite to Cat and not quite to herself, maybe to the air that would give no judgments. “I …. It was a really personal performance too…” Thinking it back over, the song had even been redone hadn’t it? “I don’t think I’ve heard of him till now.” That did not save her nerves any.
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 8, 2017 3:01:00 GMT -8
Glad to see Kris wasn't some stuck up little celeb who thought a good mcdonalds meal wasn't good enough for them, she pulled the hood up on the back of her jacket, turning on her heels and getting Kris to follow. "I actually used to live here so I know where some of the more quiet ones are. If we dip into one of the back streets there's one I doubt anyone will be using at this hour.~" Of course she could reduce their chance of being bugged by paparazzi by just taking her wig off, but she liked to stay Cat when she was in the mood, her feline ears thus dipping forward so they could fit inside her hood.
As they walked along and Kris voiced her thoughts on the contest winner, Cat dipped her head to the side in thought. "I think they were in the star festival...or maybe just someone who looked like them, I honestly can't be too sure." She gave a light shrug, glancing to Kris and offering a faint smile. "Hey...you're not getting all worried just 'cause you didn't win are you...?"
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 8, 2017 18:19:02 GMT -8
Oh? Cat lived in Sinclair? Well, her surface thoughts kind of resounded as much anyways. Kris gave a small nod at her words. “That sounds good.” She’d follow after her down that way then.
They? Oh, Seraph was gender neutral? Kris hadn’t caught any inclination of such but trusted Cat had better judgment of said person. I wonder if Ki would want to meet them… Not that… all gender neutral people had to meet by default but having a sense of awareness of others would be good to have??
This thought would be immediately cut as Cat spoke, however. A small squeak escaped from Kris, and a blush climbed her features rapidly. “I—“ Cat was not wrong, and denying it too profusely might give the wrong impression too. Kris shut her mouth for a moment allowing her gaze to drop a few paces before herself. “Kind of?” she whispered weakly.
The feelings that stirred inside had yet to settle entirely and steadily rose in her again. Maybe if she’d practiced more, maybe if she’d choreographed better, maybe if she’d done something, anything more, she would have won. The last individuals she wanted to blame were her Pokemon, so instead her mind berated her personally.
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 9, 2017 4:18:24 GMT -8
Despite the performance Sam actually had no clue what Seraph identified as. She didn't know if that was all for show, if they identified as one or the other, if they were nonbinary. No clue whatsoever, 'they' had just been the natural word to leave her mouth over he or she, though really both were equally valid for her to have spouted.
As for Kris right now though, Cat just offered the same faint smile, easing into Kris' side as they walked down the street, hooking an arm around her in a soft hug, leaning down to lightly and briefly nuzzle through their hair.
"Hey, nothing wrong with that for starters." Probably not the best bit of advice but- "I mean, we all have self doubts now and then, and its never easy to see someone succeed when you didn't. Buuuuut, I will say your performance was great. Just cause you didn't place dosn't mean you weren't fantastic...it just sadly means the judges thought you weren't the best. Hey, in this case thats 1 persons opinion, i bet tonnes of the audience thought you deserved to win too."
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 10, 2017 19:27:26 GMT -8
Snuggling into Cat a bit more, Kris trembled slightly. She was trying very hard not to cry right then, but with a comfortable presence hugging her and assuring her that it was ok when it didn’t feel ok, she just… didn’t know what to feel?
Someone else was just better than you. She knew that, she knew that. The world was filled with talent, shining stars, and those lights were as beautiful as the night sky. She just… hoped she’d stand out more? Be the North Star rather than part of Orion’s belt, or maybe part of the Big Dipper at least? These star allusions were becoming too complex for her head, and even that seemed to stir up a weird amount of emotions that she didn’t know what to do with.
“S-sorry!” she finally squeaked weakly. “I … I know… I do…. I just… I hoped…” Oh, she was going to ruin her makeup crying like that, and she didn’t think Cat would appreciate the dark lines that might end up pressed into her shirt. But she couldn’t stop now.
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 15, 2017 5:08:23 GMT -8
Cat didn't really know what to say...she'd never been too invested in being the best of the best or anything, they had fun and that was it. If one day Cat wasn't a good enough star for everyone she could just take off the wig and keep her cat personality as something she indulged in when she was alone. Kris was clearly just...FAR more invested than she was in the whole celebrity deal, be it just in a sense of pride in their performance, or an actual need to be famous and appreciated. Cat couldn't be sure. What she did know was the young girl was pretty upset and...all Cat could do was just hold her close, turning Kris so their fronts where together, easing them both closer to the wall so they weren't standing in the street, and just quietly stroking Kris' hair.
She didn't have any words...just quietly held her and tried to share some quiet reassurance.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 16, 2017 7:27:42 GMT -8
Slowly, Kris would settle again. She felt… a little calmer, a little tired, and a little less fake. Perhaps just getting all of that out in one sharp burst was enough for the moment. Perhaps she would be up later thinking about it anyways. However, having some reassure her, hold her, and just in general be there did speed up the recovery to ‘less feeling’ as she sometimes called it.
A weaker sigh would expel itself, and she slowly leaned back to look at Cat. “S-sorry I ….” her voice was quieter than before. She gulped and tried again. “Thank you for…” her gaze dropped, but she’d force the words out if she had to. “Thank you for being there… and.. being here…” Her voice was barely over a whisper, but in the street, Cat could at least maybe hear it. A pang of guilt did come right after that, and she trembled slightly. Cat didn’t need to see her like this— not all shook up— but apparently this was the trend. And she felt so bad about that???
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Dec 16, 2017 8:33:39 GMT -8
Cat was glad that she was able to do something, even if she wasn't fully sure she even had. Just the fact Kris was managing to calm down and thanking her seemed like reason enough to believe she was playing some part in helping ease her nerves and such. She'd ease back a bit, tipping Kris' head up by her cheek and just looking into her eyes, making sure she was okay. "...C'mon. Least I can do for a friend. Show up to their big performance and all." She stayed soft and quiet, stroking Kris' hair from her cheek for a moment before glancing around the street. The Mcdonalds wasn't far and, at this hour, it'd be pretty private all things considered.
"here.."
With a sudden lift from the knees, Sam lifted up the slightly smaller girl and twisted her with some skill around to her back, hooking her hands under Kris' legs and essentially tugging her into a piggyback, making sure she was secure in place before reaching back and cupping the back of her head to pull it down against her shoulder, speaking quietly as she started to walk.
"No one needs to see the bright star getting all upset...I mean we're all allowed to cry but it ain't the most inspiring image for a fan...~"
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