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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 17, 2017 19:17:04 GMT -8
Several days after the contest had finished, Kris was still piecing herself back together. Cat had helped her calm a lot, but now and again her own thoughts haunted her. She spent a lot of time alone in her room going over videos of performances and studying them at length. Her notebook full of ideas quickly filled up to half before she read back and started scratching things out.
Her mother was furious. Why wasn’t she getting ready for her next performance? Why wasn’t she on stage or on a set getting ready for a movie? Didn’t she want to get her name out there and be loved by millions? She had to work for it. She needed to work for it. Kris knew that, though. She knew it. She knew it. She knew it. But… but she just… wanted to …focus on contests? Focus on what she could improve, what she could work on, what she could anything??? Ugh.
She went out on her mother’s request to a small photoshoot in Sinclair. It wasn’t big and wasn’t going to make headlines, but it was enough to sate Mom, and she guessed that was enough for now. Holled up in a small café that she’d found, Kris swayed a bit as she occasionally took sips of her tea. Whispers in the form of thoughts filled the room, but she did her best to try and ignore them for now.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Dec 19, 2017 1:36:44 GMT -8
It was still days after the contest and Michi still couldn't believe that she'd placed second. The contest had been so much fun, especially with how it all came together at the end. Everyone had done so well but what was most important was that they had had fun doing it and well, that was the whole point, wasn't it. Watching the other performances had been great, she enjoyed seeing all the different ways they worked in the theme. Michi had decided to join because it sounded like fun and would be a good way to get closer to her Pokemon in the process. Sunny especially had certainly enjoyed being in the spotlight but it had made sense to use the Castform when the theme was change. Michi was just walking through Sinclair on her way from work. Azalea was with her this time, sticking close by her side. The contest had been good for the timid Deerling but it seemed that old habits died hard. Normally she did better when Sunchaser was out but well, the Rapidash would attract attention and make it harder to walk through the streets. There was something going on in the area today but Michi didn't pay attention to it as she turned into a cafe that had quickly become one of her favorite places to come especially now that it was getting so cold out lately. Waving to one of the baristas, Michi ordered some of her favorite tea and some warm cider for Azalea. The Deerling deserved to get spoiled too! Normally, Michi would take the drinks to go but when she spotted a familiar face from the contest, well, she had to go over and say hi! The girl's name escaped Michi's memory but well, there weren't many people she knew of that had white hair, at least not at the contest. "Hi! You were at the contest, right? You were awesome! It was a lot of fun, don't you think? Seeing all the different performances and everyone's unique style. Oh, sorry! I'm Michi and this is Azalea," Michi said excitedly, gesturing to the Deerling that was still sticking to her side like glue.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 21, 2017 17:41:25 GMT -8
Kris would be aware of Michi’s presence the minute she’d stepped into the café, but it wouldn’t click who she was right then. Her thoughts were like others: warm, fuzzy, quiet enough with her power turned down. It was mostly easy to ignore considering she wasn’t focused on anything in particular. However, as Michi noticed her, that particular thought popped Kris’s mental bubble world. What huh who? The girl’s voice came right after, and Kris’s gaze raised to find her face.
Michaela Atalanta— the name came immediately to mind, and color threatened to warm Kris’s features. This was the girl who had won second-- the seemingly nameless girl who’d come out of the woodwork to win second place. You were awesome, it was a lot of fun don’t you think? Kris’s lips parted, but no words came out. Whatever was said after was almost lost on her. It was a lot of fun, don’t you think?
The hand on her lap balled into a fist. The other one clasped her tea cup a little harder than necessary. And suddenly Kris was beaming. Michi could probably feel the rush of charged energy that burst from her as it twisted up and burst outwards lightly. “Hi!” Kris giggled. “My name’s Kristina but call me Kris! Your performance was great. I’m surprised I’d never heard of you before!”
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Dec 22, 2017 1:09:28 GMT -8
At first, Michi thought she'd said something wrong. The girl hadn't said anything or even offered her name. Was that normal? She had just tried to be friendly and-... Woah. What? What was that? A second ago everything felt normal and happy and then suddenly it wasn't alright? The emotions she was reading off the girl didn't make sense? Before Michi had a chance to comment on it however, suddenly it changed to something happy and cheerful and... ok, that was just a little bit intimidating. Michi might have taken a step backwards at the wave of emotion she'd felt. Red eyes stared at the girl in front of her and for a few moments, she was struck speechless. What had just happened? That wasn't normal, was it? Or at least, Michi couldn't remember ever feeling anything like that before. It took her a moment to realize that the girl, Kris, had introduced herself and even commented on the performance. Shaking her head, Michi smiled, "Aww, thanks~. Yours was amazing too, though! I loved watching it! And well, I guess you could say I'm sorta new to Veria? I love it here though!" she explained, sitting down in a nearby chair. There was... actually a pretty good reason why Kris had never heard of her before. Michi knew better than to tell a perfect stranger that she fell from another world and that was why Kris hadn't heard about her before. Most likely. Even Michi still thought it sounded crazy sometimes. "So what brings you here? This is my favorite cafe in Sinclair. It's not too far from the gardens where I work so I come here a lot. I don't think I've seen you in here before,"Michi asked, taking a sip of her tea. Azalea nudged her, making a small whining sound. Oh, right. Of course she wanted her cider. Taking the lid off the cup, Michi put it on the floor next to the Deerling who eagerly started to lap it up, careful not to spill a drop of it. It was cute, but Michi would only watch the Deerling briefly before looking back at Kris, eager to hear the answer.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Dec 23, 2017 10:20:04 GMT -8
The way the girl stepped back was not lost on Kris, nor were Michi’s confused thoughts that seemed to rush out of her in turn. What had just happened? Kris heard that. But what was she registering? It seemed Michi was putting that to the back of her mind, however, as she focused back on her. That was good.
Sort anew to Veria? So she was an international traveler or something of the like? That would make more sense as to why she didn’t show up in a quick, random Google search. Wait what, what? Another world? Had she heard that thought right? Was… was it meant like a haughty or sarcastic inner comment or? Kris shifted a little not able to really judge Michi right then.
Kris wouldn’t have time to ruminate on that, however. Michi’s explanation and the question cut through her thoughts and she shook her head briefly to clear them. “I was doing a photoshoot in this car earlier,” she explained with a small smile. “I’m an actual actress— kinda sorta. Small time right now, but…” She grinned especially wide right then. “I’ll be well known soon enough.” Maybe, hopefully. Hopefully just famous enough to appease Mom. Then she could work more on contest-contests.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Jan 4, 2018 20:44:06 GMT -8
Whatever had happened before, everything seemed normal now? That was good. It was still a little intimidating but oh well. Might have been her imagination. As Kris went on, Michi's eyes grew wide. That was so cool! "Really?! That's awesome! No wonder you were so good in the contest!" Michi gushed, grinning a bit more as she leaned forward. Wow, wow a REAL actress! She'd never met an actress before. "What was the photoshoot like? What do you like about being an actress? What's the best or one of your favorite things you've done?" Michi rambled on excitedly before catching herself after a moment and biting her lip. Oh, that was maybe a bit much at once. Heh... oops. "Sorry... It's just really cool and I've never met anyone famous errr, even if it's just a little bit." This was embarassing. But it was something else Michi didn't know and she wanted to learn. It sounded like a lot of fun, but maybe looks could be deceiving.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Jan 14, 2018 7:54:45 GMT -8
A giggle expelled itself from Kris at Michi’s gushing words. “Yeah!” She answered a bit more excited than she probably should have been. Warmth touched her features as she remembered she needed to be controlled and proper and— What was the photoshoot like? And then all the questions that came after just pushed her ego up to soaring. And also pushing her anxiety up to soaring too, actually. Wait—No- no wait, come back down, please.
By the time Michi had caught herself, Kris may or may not have been swaying a little. As the apology hit the air, however, she came back down a little, a hand reaching to her lips. “Ah— well… the photoshoot was good~ A lot of outdoor— er, I guess, indoor considering Sinclair— scenes, and some sillier ones~” she giggled faintly at that before tracking back to try and remember exactly what else she had said. “I— ah, well…. A longer time ago when I was littler, I had a lot of roles in different things.” She’d go on to name a few movies and even a TV series that she had made a small appearance in— all of which were recognizable titles by the nature of their production should Michi have any interest in movies what so ever.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Jan 15, 2018 16:04:12 GMT -8
Michi smiled more at the giggle from Kris, it was nice that she was happy about it. From what she had seen of the other girl's performance, Kris had nothing to be ashamed about. The reason behind her success had Michi rambling excitedly for perhaps longer than she should have and o-oh... oops, that wasn't supposed to make her anxious at all. Well, at least apologizing seemed to help a little? Right, try not to be so excited next time. Hearing about the photoshoot had Michi leaning forward, eyes sparkling as she tried to imagine what it must've been like. It sounded really cool, fun even. The answer about acting when she was younger had her eyes growing a bit. Ever since Lucien had shown her the TV, she'd been watching a lot more and wait, wasn't that the series she'd been watching lately? And... wait a second, that might have been the movie Lucien showed her. That was really cool! "That's so cool! I've heard about most of those even. Do you like it? Or, I mean, do you still act?" Michi really wanted to ask more but that might make Kris anxious again and... that wouldn't be good, nope.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Jan 22, 2018 20:13:19 GMT -8
Kris’s lips quirked up, and a small head nod was given. “Yep, I’m getting back into it actually,” she explained reaching up a couple fingers to pull through her whiteish-lavender locks. “I was in Hoenn for school for a while, but I’m back here to make a splash.” How many times had she said that exact line to news reporters and other media platforms? Probably too many, but it was the truth of the matter. “I’m looking into some roles for the latest films and maybe another TV series.” Her mother had gotten those all set up, but they were not yet set in stone. She actually… had to audition which was something that was almost unheard of, heh.
Kris was… growing vaguely uncomfortable again. Drawing up a knee in front of herself, she leaned over it and looked more precariously at Michi. “What do you do other than contests?” she asked shifting the conversation back onto Michi for now. Had she said something about work or had that.. been something she’d read off her mind, actually? She wasn’t even sure now which happened to be the case a lot of times but…. well oh well.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 2, 2018 18:52:07 GMT -8
As Kris continued to explain about what she did, Michi leaned forward a little more. It was so neat to hear about what it was like and oh? Hoenn? She'd never heard of that place before. Umm, where was that even... Right, look it up later maybe, Kris was already continuing on and saying she was looking at roles for films and TV series. That was cool, hopefully it would be something really good and fun for her! Uh... huh? Wait, no that's not what she wanted! Why was Kris uncomfortable now and.... oh, that was a question for her now, wasn't it. Right. "I work in the gardens on Sinclair~," Michi chimed happily, gesturing out the window, "It's not as exciting as acting or anything but I love working with plants and just being in nature! I have a lot of fun there and the gardens are so expansive I just... feel at home, I guess." Whatever 'home' was supposed to look like at least. Shrugging briefly, Michi grinned and sipped her tea, petting the Deerling at her side as Azalea decided to place her head in her lap. Maybe it would be better if she returned Azalea. The Deerling didn't really like being in large crowds but for now it seemed she was doing just fine.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Feb 5, 2018 11:51:01 GMT -8
….. Gold eyes blinked so slowly as Kris became aware that Michi was actively reading her emotions. She'd heard that thought loud and clear, but was it because of the way she'd settled or? I work in the gardens on Sinclair- Oh, here, huh? Being in nature. Interesting, kinda. I just… feel at home, I guess. The way Michi phrased that and the small thought that came after made Kris aware of it more.
But also. "So how did you get into coordinating then?" It seemed like such a huge leap between taking care of plants and being in nature to doing the physical, strenuous work of performing- not to mention that she'd had to raise her Pokemon extremely well to even perform well. How did she go… from plants to that? Or, why even? Why do you have to get between me and the contest prizes… Oh, yeah that too.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 12, 2018 19:53:16 GMT -8
The question Kris asked had Michi blinking owlishly. Huh? Where had that come from? She'd been talking about work and now it was coordinating? U-ummm.... Well... maybe, yeah, that would work. "U-ummm... I didn't really 'get into' it? I mean, it's super fun and I love working with my Pokemon in new ways but... I guess? A friend saw me dancing with my Pokemon and said suggested I should perform. I didn't exactly understand what they meant at first but... apparently his girlfriend won third during the Star Festival!" Michi stuttered, still not entirely sure this was exactly answering Kris' question. It had just sorta happened and it was a lot of fun too! Michi had never thought that she'd actually win and it still felt like a dream at times. But ummm... well, how else could she explain why she decided to perform? Coordinating was kind of like a dance after all. You had to get the timing just right in order for it to work. It was a little more complicated with more partners but it made things much more interesting in the end. "I thought that was cool and when I met her, she helped me figure a lot of things out. I love dancing with my Pokemon, especially Azalea here and Sunchaser, my Rapidash. It's... something I can't really describe? I mean, they enjoy it just as much as I do so why not explore something they love? Umm, how did you get into coordinating? You made it look so easy when you were on stage and it was so pretty too!" Was that enough of an explanation? She hoped it was and well, Michi really was interested in learning how Kris got interested in coordinating.
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Feb 17, 2018 13:14:10 GMT -8
A friend saw her dancing? With her Pokemon? And suggested it? That was it? His girlfriend won third in the star festival? She'd have to go back and look up who that was as it didn't come to mind immediately but…. She just… did it because it was fun. Because…. She liked it. Because her Pokemon liked it. This was about as straightforward as one could get, and it frustrated Kris more than she could imagine.
As the question was turned back on her, her features colored. "I got into it because performing is what actresses do," she huffed, her features puffing a little. "It's part of showbiz and making a name for yourself. It's about proving your skills and-" Ugh, she was not explaining but was only growing more frustrated than less. "You just decided to do it? Just out of the blue? What kind of training have you had? What kind of training did you do for your Pokemon to move like that?" She was shaking slightly. The tears would not come yet.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Mar 10, 2018 23:25:20 GMT -8
The more she went on, the more Michi realized she made a mistake. She could feel Kris' frustration building and building and Michi didn't know what she did to cause something like that. All she'd done was explain why she had wanted to try coordinating? It had been a lot of fun and something she was doing anyway apparently? Why was putting a name to what she was doing something horrible and frustrating. Michi's attempt at diffusing the situation by returning the question backfired horribly and she felt herself recoiling from the sheer force of it. That was what actresses did, perform... but... that didn't really answer her question, did it? The question hadn't been why actresses performed, but why Kris decided to perform. Was it really out of some kind of obligation? That was... kind of sad, actually. Then the next questions came and Michi paled considerably, not sure exactly how to answer that when she... didn't know? Ok, she knew... sort of but Kris certainly wouldn't believe that. "That's what I said?"Michi meeped, her voice little more than a squeak, "I was dancing and my friend suggested I try... They helped me learn a lot about Pokemon and I just have a natural connection with them." Would it be enough to make Kris stop? Michi didn't know, but she didn't like having answers demanded of her like this. Not one bit. Especially when it was something she didn't really know how to explain. "Don't you enjoy coordinating, Kris? I do... it's like a dance, there's just a lot more partners to account for," Michi continued briefly, smiling a little uncertainly. Breathing out quietly, Michi tried to send calm, pulsing waves towards Kris. It was a little harder to focus without actually touching her but... maybe it would help a little?
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 11, 2018 7:05:11 GMT -8
Kris's eyes were stinging now. Just a natural? Just a natural? The cup in her hands was shaking so much that she had to set it down. Just a natural? It wasn't fair? It wasn't fair. She'd practiced so much, worked so hard, and was doing her uttermost best only to be outdone by a natural? Should she even be trying at this point if someone could swoop in and take it away from her so easily? Don't you enjoy coordinating, Kris? Why was she using her name like that? Why was she- It's like a dance, there's just a lot more partners to account for.
A weird rush of calm suddenly swept over Kris. Had she been calm herself, had she been in a sharper state of mind, she most certainly would have stopped to realize this wasn't normal. Instead, it got attributed to a rush of mental thoughts to be professional before anything else. Yellow eyes dropped, and Kris bit the inside of her mouth hard. She just… wanted to disappear right then. Maybe go home and take a nap. Have you tried turning it off then on again? That meme circulated through her mind for a moment, and she was ready to try it, honestly. "I like it," she answered dully now. Her hands twitched together in her lap.
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