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[aididitmyway]

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[aiwillneversmile]

Because not everyone is as forgiving of me as you, Ruby.

[aididitmyway]

... I think it'll be fine, though... you just always assume the worst.

[aiwillneversmile]

Can you blame me?

[aididitmyway]

I guess not, but it wouldn't hurt to have a little positivity.

[aiwillneversmile]

... Then, I'll be positive and hope he lasts longer than I expect him to.

[aididitmyway]

... Good. Because you never know what could happen.

[aiwillneversmile]

[He sighs but he doesn't argue with that.]

I don't. But I'd still like some space. If you're involved, everything's different.

[aididitmyway]

Different... how? I mean, I can totally give you some space, but...

[aiwillneversmile]

Because when they know you, then I'm Ruby's Aqua. That's different from me as just Aqua.

[aididitmyway]

[She's quiet for a long moment.]

... Okay. I'll try to stay out of it... unless it's for business stuff since he was gonna invest in idol things.

[aiwillneversmile]

[He will reach for and hold her hand with a small sigh.]

Thanks ... But bleed him dry. He has too much money if he has room to think about investing.

[aididitmyway]

Everything's usually pretty expensive anyway, isn't it? It'll be easy to do that.

[aiwillneversmile]

What were you thinking of getting?

[aididitmyway]

Clothes. Obviously we'll need to fund some merchandise too, even if it's not right away... and it'd help if I could upload some PVs too! We have to fund those.

[aiwillneversmile]

So, you do want to turn a profit out of being an idol here?

[aididitmyway]

Why not?

[aiwillneversmile]

[Well, this was the girl who wanted people to sell their kidneys...]

People should pay for things that are valuable, so I guess it works out.

[aididitmyway]

It'd be nice to be able to sustain myself doing it... I know it's not like, supposed to get tons of money, but I want something for it too.

[aiwillneversmile]

That's going to be hard when you're stuck in just one city. There's only so many people that will come to see the same person week after week. What do you want money for?

[aididitmyway]

Living? Finding a better place, maybe... Lilia works a lot to try to support me and Kalim, which is why I try to work too. And it'd be nice for buying things for people and maybe paying for dates! It'd be great to have a little more freedom!

[aiwillneversmile]

I don't know if I know how to help you earn that much, but I'll try, at least. You know you can make more money a lot easier with other jobs instead of being an idol, like how Mem did.

[aididitmyway]

I know. That's why I'm working at Catsanova and teaching dance classes and stuff... but I already know it's not easy, Aqua.

[aiwillneversmile]

[He has a long lecture ready for this but instead:]

... I'll figure something out.

[aididitmyway]

... It doesn't have to be all on you. I'm the one that has to put in all that work to make people like me.

[aiwillneversmile]

Exactly. So, you shouldn't distract yourself with equipment rentals, venue fees, and ticket prices. That's what a manager takes care of, so you can focus on winning everyone over.