soundoftheseas | DIAMARI CATCHALL

"A competition, is it?"

Well, Mari knows Dia well enough, that's for sure: just the mention of the word challenge instantly has her keen and alert. The sparkle in her eyes is all but audible. That's not to say, however, that she's blind to any potential fallacies in the contest's logic -- for example: "And just how would the winner be determined, here?"

That's more like it. There's the Dia she knows and loves--

"Ooooh~ So now I have your attention! Well, my lovely friend, that can be solved easily enough! We can put it to a vote with everyone in Aqours! Even without us voting, there are still seven members, so there's no way there'll be a tie..."

Though, if Ruby is the tiebreaker vote, that might be a bit of an issue. They'll worry about that when the time comes.

"Or, if you don't feel like sharing with everyone, my shy, delicate rose, we can just have Kanan pick. We'll both send her our lyrics, without putting our name on them, so she won't know who wrote what. Then she can choose without a bias! Isn't that a nice, easy way to settle it?"

The response is immediate: "Absolutely not! Kanan-san's ignorance when it comes to romance is only rivaled by her ignorance in wordsmithery!" And if Dia sounds slightly more frustrated than the suggestion warrants, it's because she's been intimately reacquainted with those two particular shortcomings over the last couple days.

"We'll ask the whole group. It's only fair. And on top of that: no consultation! You must write the song completely on your own!" Not that Dia's concerned with Yoshiko's potential contributions in terms of quality, mind -- but involving her would be practically buying her vote!

But then, it occurs to her, total fairness still won't be so easily achieved. Anything produced by Mari is wholly and unmistakably Mari; even if they don't list which of them wrote what, it should be painfully obvious. A gaping flaw in the system! Thankfully, the fix comes to her soon enough:

"We shall decide on a single theme, and adhere to it in both our pieces. Any ties to our sub-unit's genres must be blurred as thoroughly as possible." Yes, this should be satisfactory! "Do you accept, Mari-san?"

"And here I thought that would make her a good judge for it...I mean, if my lyrics can make her understand the feeling, that's how we know they're a success, right? ...Ah, excuse me, I mean, our lyrics, of course! Silly me!"

Now she's just being cocky...but, she knows that's the best way to get Dia fired up, so, she isn't too concerned about it.

"I wouldn't ask poor Yohane-chan or Riko-chan for help either, though! ...After all, my favorite junior may be molto creativissimo, but, between you and me, I think her talents may lie with other genres..."

She's seen her talk to Hanamaru-chan, after practice. When it's at its worst, she can barely form a sentence; how the heck is she going to form a lyric? And Riko isn't exactly much better, admittedly. Three girls in Guilty Kiss, and they're all about as subtle as bricks to the face with the word "DAISUKI" spray-painted on all sides.

"Of course I accept, though! It sounds more than fair to me! ...But, what did you have in mind for a theme? Now you've got me curious...are you gonna make it something juicy? Keep in mind, we don't want to be too scandalous, not this early in our career!"

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"Hush," Dia snaps back, staring up at the ceiling for answers. She had no theme in mind when she made the suggestion, but to hesitate now would be unsightly -- and so she only allows herself a couple seconds' pondering before voicing the first thing that comes to mind.

"One-sided love." It sounds awkward to her, somehow, when she says it. Something in her voice doesn't come out quite right.

Dia clears her throat. "How about it?"

Well, it's certainly not a question of whether or not Mari can work with a theme like that; in fact, if she doesn't watch herself, a song of hers based on that idea may just come on a little too strong. ...Not that she has any intention of keeping herself in check, but, Dia might just find herself playing with a bit of fire, here.

But, more importantly, she catches that little oddity in Dia's tone; she doesn't need to be her friend of over a decade to pick up on when something is off, but that certainly helps matters, a tad. Surprisingly, though, she opts not to grill her over any potential crushes or rejections; maybe it's because she's still a little bit wary of the joke from earlier, but...Well, just so Dia doesn't get too upset, she'll decide against going for the low-hanging fruit. It'll come out when the lyrics do.

"Well, if it were up to me, I would have said something with a bit more hot and spice, you know? But I'm sure you can make something like this a little wild, too! 'I'll make you mine, no matter what the cost!' Something like that! Imagine the choreography! Ooh-la-la~!"

But, all kidding aside...

"There are lots of μ's songs about this sort of thing, so, if you're going to make a song about this, it better be your own! I don't want to read "Unbalanced Love 2," I want to hear you, Dia, your passion! Pour your heart and soul into the page, and let it burn to a crisp with the embers of love!"

Which is to say, she accepts?

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That smug bit of advice does wonders to get Dia fired up all over again, mashing her buttons like a toddler on a toy piano. She jumps up into a sitting position with new vigor, the futon bouncing beneath her

"Hah! Don't make me laugh! Have you forgotten just who was singlehandedly responsible for all of Aqours' lyrics two years ago? Underestimating me shall be your undoing, Mari-san!" She thrusts a pointed finger in front of her -- a bit of a pointless gesture when she's the only one in the room, but that doesn't occur to her at the moment. "Prepare yourself, or the one burnt to a crisp shall be you!"

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"Oooooh~! Would you look at that, my lovely Dia, you're all fired up and ready to go! Well, if you're that excited about it, I shouldn't keep you from getting to work for much longer! After all, you have lyrics that need writing! I'm looking forward to reading the greatest love story ever told!"

It's funny, how all it took was a μ's reference to get her like this. She really does put a lot of heart into her work...she has no doubt that it'll come out well, now that she has a focus.

As for Mari's...well, she'll figure something out. This is just for fun, after all, so why not enjoy herself a bit before she gets to work with Yoshiko on the more serious business?

"Have fun, lover-girl! Ciao!"

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