It was a warm early August morning at the Vocaloid mansion in Tokyo when Gumi's alarm clock goes off to the tune of Sailor Moon Crystal's opening "MOON PRIDE" by Momoiro Clover Z. Slower than a daisy's bloom, she turned her alarm off and looked at the time. It was five o' clock. Today was August 3, 2014. This day was special to her for a reason.
"Sonika's visiting," she whispered, putting her phone down. Sonika and Gumi were very best friends, both on the internet and in real life. Every summer for once or twice a year, Sonika would travel to Tokyo to visit all the Vocaloids, especially Gumi. When the two girls meet, they would go into Gumi's room to discuss Vocaloid fanart, songs, producers, other Vocaloids, etc. By this definition, it was no surprise that these two are huge Vocaloid geeks.
Gumi quickly and quietly got out of bed, collected her clothes (blue-jean shorts, a red-orange sleeveless shirt, and some fresh underwear), and headed towards the bathroom for her shower when she bumped into a small, newer Vocaloid, Kokone.
"Ah! I'm so sorry! I didn't know that you were heading towards your shower," Kokone said apologetically, bowing down in a 45 degree angle. Gumi isn't the only who gets up early in the morning. Kokone, a thirteen-year-old girl, is very well known to others for getting ready for her day at 4:00 in the morning.
Gumi didn't know how to reply back, but she tried her best. "No, it's okay," she replied, waving her right hand up and down, implying that nothing was wrong. She continued walking down towards the bathroom. Little did she know that Kokone was following her.
"Gumi-san, when does the meeting start?" Kokone asked as they walked down the stairs to the first floor, where the bathroom was.
Gumi suddenly stopped in her tracks. "Did you eavesdrop on me?" she inquired, her left eye twitching.
"No, you told me about it last evening during dinner," Kokone answered, thinking she was definitely sure.
Now that she mentioned it, Gumi did remember the conversation last evening. It's not a huge secret that Kokone's also a huge Vocaloid fan. After all, she did state that Galaco is her one true idol.
"The meeting starts at 9:30 this morning in my room," Gumi tells Kokone, shutting the bathroom door. Kokone went into the kitchen where she met Luka, who was brewing tea in milk, Anon and Kanon arguing about the news in the living room, and Galaco sleeping on the living room floor. She didn't know whether to quietly shout out good morning or not. A moment of deciding later, she decided to go for it.
"Good morning Megurine-san," she said to Luka, who was testing her tea in milk.
"Morning, Kokone," Luka replied, drinking he tea in milk, "Don't you think it's a little too early for someone like you to wake up this early?"
"No. Not at all, actually." After being a Vocaloid for almost six months, she'd think that Luka of all people would know this. Thinking about that, Kokone thought up of another question to test Luka's memory.
"Megurine-san, do you remember that a Sonika is supposed to visit?" she asked, expecting a no from Luka.
Surprisingly, Luka remembered. "Yes, I remember. She's going to stay here for three days, you said last evening."
Kokone didn't realize that Luka remembered that much. Just as she was thinking about this discovery, her eyes noticed Gumi, her hair wet and her outfit on. She looked a little mad.
"Kokone!" Gumi stated, "Are you telling secrets to Luka?" Her hands were on her hips; her left foot was tapping. She was waiting for an answer.
Kokone was startled. "N-n-n-no…"she stuttered, "I-I-I was just asking Megurine-san questions about our visitors…"
Gumi didn't believe her for a second, but she decided not to let this minor inconvenience ruin her day. "You're forgiven. Now let's watch some TV." They sat down and watched a lot of talk shows, not really paying attention.
And then a knock occurred on the door…
