Celebs At Work ★ Aoi & Aoba's Intro

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Propping her sunglasses up on her face, Aoi Itou strolled off of the boat confidently, heels clicking dully on the wooden planks of one of Tolgalen’s several docks. A lightweight suitcase followed behind her, wheels whirring softly on their axes as it bumped its way over the uneven surface – one would be surprised at how long a commercial shoot could take. Behind her, an elegant teenager eased his way out as well, a face mask and sunglasses shielding his face as well. The twins had their celebrity faces on – while it was uncertain how connected the residents of Tolgalen were with celebrity media and culture, it was always better to be safe than sorry. Fangirls and fanboys were bad enough in Capital Crocus – not an experience the two wished to experience again.

A slender hand flipped Aoi’s long blue hair over a slim shoulder, and the teen heartthrobs moved towards the end of the dock where a large lacrima lay in wait, hovering over the headquarters of the West Fiore Trading Company. “It’s a fancy place they’ve got here, huh…” Aoba raised his shades briefly to get a better look at the building, noting the presence of dock workers scuttling about them, occasionally casting glances at the blue-haired duo. “Well, they’re a big company. I believe some of our foreign stage props and supplies are transported by them, you know.” The elder Itou responded to her brother’s question, turning to face the other half of the sensational pop idol duo known as Azure. “It’s interesting that a trading company of all things would want idols to help advertise their services though.”

Aoba didn’t respond, eyes narrowing briefly in thought before pushing open the doors to the guild and entering the spotless reception room. Having recently dropped Basilisk Fang and its irritating guild members and absolutely terrible guild hall location, the twins were careful whenever in the presence of mages. Basilisk Fang was a terrorist guild, after all. Who knew if they’d come after the two if they weren’t careful enough.

Stepping forward to the center receptionist, Aoi would wait for the twins’ manager to step up, the man pulling forth a sheaf of papers, their film contract for the commercial the idols had been hired to shoot. “Good morning ma’am, Aoi and Aoba Itou here for the shooting.” Speaking in a blunt but polite manner, he set the papers carefully on the table.

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At the sound of new voices drifting down the hall, Aoba lifted his head slowly to watch a black-haired woman dressed in fairly professional clothing striding down the hallway, accompanied by a purple cat upon her shoulder. Their forms would soon come into view, and the mage and exceed would look up in surprise to see the two idols. The woman’s former smirk would curl into a confused frown at their presence, starting to speak before abruptly interrupted by the enthusiastic exceed, instantly recognizing the pair. With a confident smile, Aoi reached up to remove her sunglasses, the sides clicking together daintily as the bluenette tucked the eyepiece easily into her shirt. Aoba would follow suited, taking off his face mask and quietly tucking his sunglasses away into a bag.

As this apparent fan of theirs hurriedly filled in the mage on who the two were, the twins smiled politely at this newcomer. While uncertain of her position, being polite was always a safe choice to go with in their line of work. As the black-haired lady blinked in slow realization at their purpose, Aoi let a tiny wave through in the direction of the feline before the woman spoke. Introducing herself as a vice president of the company and her exceed as well, Adalinda apologized quickly for the enthusiastic creature’s approach. It would be graciously shaken off by the celebrities with polite smiles at Tamaria, before Alisha would reach forward to hand them visitor passes. “Welcome, we hope you enjoy your stay.”

With that polite comment, she gestured them over to the vice president. As the idols’ manager shuffled away the documents to but back into his briefcase, the two teenagers made their way over to Adalinda and Tamaria with suitcases rolling behind them. “Thank you for the warm welcome. Where will we be staying and filming?” Keeping a calm and professional smile on his face, Aoba posed a direct question softened with gratitude – something he had learned could be quite effective through careful observation of human behavior. “These headquarters look great.” Aoi followed up with a cheerful compliment, the energetic match to her more reserved sibling.

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As the twins spoke with the vice president, another person would come in, this time a tired-looking man who carried with him a mug of some type of tea as well as a stick of…matcha pocky? Huh, well, each to their own tastes. Aoi paid him little mind, training her attention upon Adalinda instead. Probably some other worker around here. Adalinda would explain housing and the care of their headquarters, the idols nodding along in polite agreement. An occasional snort from the exceed next to the woman provided more than enough to keep the conversation lighthearted and friendly, easier than many other contracts the twins had sat through before. However, the vice president seemed to stall when the filming was brought up, not having knowledge of the event. Glancing around nervously, the twins found their eyes resting upon the tired man.

To his mild surprise, Aoba would find that the man’s speaking tone was polite and refined, bowing gently before introducing himself as Sol Terumi, another vice president of the company. “Oh yes, everyone’s been lovely, thank you.” The twins would politely decline the sweet offered to them, finding human food rather unpleasant to the taste. While it was necessary for survival, they preferred not to ingest the pasty nutrients if they had a choice. “It’s fine sir, we have to watch our weight.” Aoba offered a polite chuckle, before turning back to Adalinda and the enthusiastic Tammy.

While the feline’s behavior seemed to be trying Adalinda’s patience, the twins took it easily in stride. It wasn’t anything new to them, after all. Screaming fans were one of the few constants in their lives. Instead, they just smiled gently at her exclamations, waiting to see if Sol knew of where they were to perform their business.

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Sol would state his knowledge of their shooting place, while the twins silently shared observations and information about the guild members through a mental network. Based on the conversation, it would appear that the company was really a fairly relaxed business. Careful reprimands were doled out when necessary, but generally they put up a kind image to the twins. It was certainly a more comfortable atmosphere to work in than their own company, however. The strict guidelines that followed an idol anywhere they went could be difficult to shoulder.

“Why not? A tour sounds lovely.” Aoba smiled and nodded politely, glancing at the manager who took their suitcases. “Might as well get a look into how the company works while we’re here. Mage’s work must be exciting.” Naturally the twins had plenty of experience with guilds, having been in the dark one of Basilisk Fang at one point, but a workplace like the WFTC seemed comparably more pleasant.

Glancing over to Tammy, Aoi quirked an eyebrow at the exceed’s comment. “Why thank you, that’s a lovely offer, but we’ve had plenty to eat already.” Listening to Adalinda’s description of the cafeteria, the bluenette’s stomach clenched in disgust. How unappetizing. Despite the wide variety that the woman had hinted at, there was little to be done about the aliens’ unfortunate dietary needs. As they would rather not reveal their more alien tastes, the request would have to be denied with polite shakes of the head, instead moving forward, now free from their bags.

“A tour sounds great though, how about that?”

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