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Because you suddenly said, "it's alright to cry"
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"Producer-san, the audition is over already?"
"Hm? Oh, Kotori-san."
The dark-haired Producer turned around from where he stood, rubbing the back of his head a bit sheepishly. The green-haired woman blinked a little, looking over to his side a bit to see a fading figure.
"Where is she--"
"... Well..."
He gestured towards the crack in the stage curtain, and Kotori followed his gaze -- where she saw the winner of the audition beaming in happiness. She understood what just happened before she arrived. She glanced back to where the Producer was standing -- who was looking over at where that figure from before disappeared too. Kotori shifted a bit, before she patted him suddenly on the shoulder.
"You know, you need to learn how to comfort others too." She lectured lightly, and started to walk passed him. The Producer chuckled a little, as he scratched his head, "Yeah, I'm learning."
He paused for a moment, his eyes observing Kotori's backside. "... I'm counting on you."
Kotori just threw a glance behind her shoulder, winking, "Of course."
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It didn't take long for Kotori to find where the figure disappeared to, in fact, it was just outside of the audition location. The desk clerk frowned a little, as her dark eyes were on the small of the back of the figure, and her ears could pick up sniffling and light hiccups. She slowly walked forward, and cleared her throat.
It didn't quite get the idol's attention, but Kotori noted the slight shudder, as they knew there was another in their presence.
Kotori stood fully next to idol, placing a hand on her shoulder, and beamed a small smile -- catching the attention of the other. "It's alright, we all have our ups and downs."
There was a sniff, and a small protest, and Kotori just kept her smile, placing a second hand on the other shoulder, "... Don't worry, don't hold back."
The Desk Clerk was suddenly enveloped in a hug, arms clutching around her body, and head buried into her shoulder. Kotori smiled a little, her own arms wrapping around the other, and she patted the small of her back soothingly.
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"You know, Kotori-san, you remind me of a mother hen."
Kotori's eyes flickered as she stepped back into the Audition hall, where the Producer was waiting for both her, and the idol. The latter excused herself, to go clean herself in the bathroom.
Kotori smiled a little, as the Producer offered her his jacket, to cover up the wet stain above her shoulder, and she took it graciously, wrapping herself in his jacket. She walked next to the Producer, smiling a little. "... Do I?"
"You take care of those girls like they're your chicks."
The Producer joked lightly, and Kotori just laughed as well, "Maybe you should learn too, and then you can be the Father."
"Oh haha."
The Producer mock pouted a little, and Kotori just giggled at his silly antics. They both stopped in their footsteps, glancing towards the audition stage. Kotori sighed a little, before dawning a bright smile.
"Besides, it's not like we can win all the time."
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A/N: The project Picup has been harping about for the last two weeks maybe.
Because You Exist is a drabble project to the song 'Kimi Ga Iru Kara' sung by Sayuri Sagawara, serving as the opening of the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII. What I'm doing is taking the (translated) lyrics of the song, and writing a drabble/one-shot (some could get lengthy that they surpass being a 'drabble') revolving around a single line of the song. It's an idea I've thought about over the last few weeks, and then debated on what song to use; I eventually just stuck to Kimi Ga Iru Kara (which actually translates to 'Because You Exist' but I've also seen alternate translations of it as well).
It's an interesting idea, following similar to prompts that people do (such as 30kisses, 31days), but instead of revolving around a single word or two, it goes with a phrase that could completely not make sense if not put with other lines. That's the fun of it all.
Anyways, I want to see this done by others, so feel free to take the idea, get a song, and start writing.
Now enough trying to plug my own idea, and get on with talking about this specifically.
I've talked to someone before about how I believe Kotori is like a mother to all the idols, so of course I couldn't let the opportunity slip to write a short drabble on it. I also get the chance to write about how I think Producer is like -- which I like doing things like that XD; Not much else to say, and yes it was on purpose that I left the idol ambiguous. I'll be updating this periodically -- seeing that I sat in a draft session last night, and drafted ideas for all 27 lines of this song -- so I won't be stumped unless I screw up haha. My next one should come actually tomorrow, around midnight for an obvious unstated reasons.
So, until then!