I bring you the first theme, Introduction. Thought it'd be a nice theme to start out with. . . obviously. Uh. . . not much to say here. Try to enjoy this?
Disclaimer: I do not own Vocaloid, nor do I own a Vocaloid. I do, however, own a few UTAUloids.
1. Introduction
When four became five.
She wasn't exactly lonely.
It was just awfully big in that house, and the three people she resided with were Engloids; though they could understand and speak Japanese to her should the situation require it, they preferred to converse to one another in English. Thus, she occasionally felt excluded while she watched them talk amongst themselves.
It had been a year and three months since she'd earned the opportunity to fulfill her admittedly childish dreams of becoming a singer, and a year and three months since she'd moved into this house. Vocaloids, they were called; Meiko's inclusion was marked by the code CRV1 on her left shoulder. At the current time, there was not much work for Meiko and the other Vocaloids, as their short-lived fame was. . . well, short-lived. Mostly, they'd been very successful, but easily forgotten. Meiko seemed to have the most work, what little of it there was. Meiko and the other 'loids' had been chosen for their acting abilities as well, and yet still had little to do. As a result, they mainly just lounged around the house, with a few of them opting to work in a part-time job.
Meiko wondered if it would remain like this; lonely and boring. Would she remain the only native Japanese speaker, doomed to be involved only in conversations starting with her? No matter, though; she had more than enough sake with which to drown out her under-expressed emotions. So what if neither of those actions were healthy?
While carelessly flipping through channels on the television, Meiko absentmindedly turned toward the wall, noticing the calendar pinned under the clock. Valentine's Day was approaching - in two days, to be exact - and she hadn't noticed, nor had she cared. (Nor had she noticed that one day of the next week was circled in blue.) It just wasn't her thing; she'd outgrown it by the time she was 15, thinking it was juvenile. So while love and other pathogens may have been spreading in the air, the days passed for Meiko as normal.
On the 17th, things were different.
The name Kaito was on the lips of each Vocaloid living in the house, leaving Meiko wondering of whom they were speaking. Another addition to the Vocaloid "family"? Anyway, would he speak Japanese? Though she wouldn't outright admit it, she was at least a bit excited about what the new arrival would mean for their success, if not for the person himself.
When the doorbell rang, the four Vocaloids jumped from their spots in the living room and approached the door. As Leon opened the door, each Vocaloid took in the appearance of the newest arrival while wearing genuine smiles. "I, um, I'm Kaito!" the blue-haired man blurted out in Japanese. "This is the Vocaloid mansion, right?" He seemed nervous, thought Meiko. And what was up with that blue hair, anyway? Well, at least he spoke Japanese.
Kaito began to sweat as each Vocaloid regarded him with interest, none giving him an answer. "Um... Is there a problem?" he asked nervously. Meiko felt three pairs of eyes on her, each sending a message of Answer him!
Lazy asses, she thought. "You're in the right place, buddy," she said. Noticing his look of relief, she continued. "This is Leon, Lola, and Miriam. They speak English primarily, but can speak Japanese as well." She paused, remembering something. "Right, and I'm Meiko." Each Vocaloid held out his or her hand, offering his or her greetings to Kaito.
"You're the newest Vocaloid, correct?" Leon asked, green eyes shining. Kaito nodded enthusiastically. "Wonderful!" Leon clapped his hands. "I'll show you around, then."
Meanwhile, as Leon led a bug-eyed Kaito around the mansion, the three girls regained their spots on the couch. "Well, do you think the Master made a good choice in picking him?" Miriam asked, her quiet voice almost unheard.
"Doesn't matter to me, I'm just happy we've got another member! The more, the merrier, I say!" Lola replied, grinning. "What about you, Meiko?"
"Well, sure. But his hair is kind of ridiculous."
Hum. This seemed a lot lengthier when I was writing it on WordPad. Which explains any errors; WP has no spell-check. I am pretty sure I abused the word Vocaloid in this. Vocaloid Vocaloid Vocaloid.
Look how quickly I tossed away the V-Day part. Huh. Thought I was going to go somewhere with that. Nope.
Anyways, I AM COMPLETELY STUCK ON CHARACTERIZATION OF LEON AND LOLA HRRRGGH
I suppose I could do whatever the hell I wanted, given the fact that Vocaloids have a voice and a design (most of them, anyway) and that is as far as the characterization goes. For the most part, I'll try to keep characterization of characters the same throughout each chapter, though the canon is subject to change. Which means I'll figure out these two eventually. Hmph.
In this one, though, Vocaloid is something like a group of singers with multiple members, who reside in one house together and are called to sing or act in songs from time to time. Not sure how successful the Vocaloids were at the beginning; all I know is that Kaito wasn't. This takes place in February of 2006, about when Kaito was released.
I was also very stuck on how to portray Meiko. I refuse to believe she was all tsundere from the beginning, so I kept her calm and mostly indifferent. What I'm thinking is Meiko assumed her "onee-chan" position with the arrival of Miku and the others after her.
Well, I won't drag this on any longer. See ya in the next chapter, folks.
