Meet, greet and eat

[titanianblade]

(To be perfectly honest, Cornelius didn't expect to find other persona users outside of himself and Guzma. The head of the Skull gang was a stroke of luck, but to have found so many others who can tap into that power and help fight off the shadows...it's a welcome relief.

Not to mention the large, large expansion to Cornelius' circle of friends.

So what's a rich kid to do when he's happy to have an extended circle like this? Throw down. A bunch of money to get everyone nice and fed for a day. He arranged for a catered picnic and invited his fellow persona-users and any friends they wanted to bring along. There's a bit of something for everyone, so pizzas, sandwiches, whatever, really. It's a large, open space, too, of anyone's in the mood for playing around. Just like the food, there's plenty of options there.

Cornelius would be lying if he said he wasn't thrilled to have so many people to hang out with. He just hopes they'll have fun while they're here.)

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[betheirstrength]

[Not when she's off the clock, that's for sure! Just a humble admission that all of her flawless skin is a bit of an illusion. Gwendolyn's rapt attention is just so adorable. Rise wants to protect this girl.]

M-hmm! Partly that! I mean sure, I take care of my skin, but I wouldn't look so perfect without make-up, or high-end hair products. [But she's getting distracted.] My point was really that anyone could do what I do, if she dedicated herself and worked hard.

[She doesn't want to be put on too high a pedestal! She smiles warmly.] But it is always lovely to meet a fan.

[theshadowslight]

(Gwendolyn bows her head politely. She's...honestly flattered. She can almost feel Rise's belief in her, which...well. That's a lot more than she ever got from her father. Her sisters, yes. Even some of her bosses. And Oswald...

...She turned a blind eye to so much, trying to appease Odin. Including herself.)

I'm...still not sure what I want to do. I hadn't given it much thought until recently. All I've considered is to start looking for what I want instead of what my father wants.

(She needed that wake-up call, for sure. Maybe not have it so obvious to all the others who came to save her, but such is the way of dungeons.)

[betheirstrength]

[That's an idol's true job, isn't it? To reach out to fans and empower them? At least Rise thinks so. She hopes she isn't putting it on too strong with this one, but she does feel a bond with the girl already, after helping rescue her. Her struggles feel familiar, and something about her makes Rise want to help her, more than usual.

Rise nods understandingly.]

It takes time, and a little trial and error. Stepping away from what other people want and expect of you is the first step, for sure. Being on a mission to discover what you want out of life is a perfectly respectable goal. Shoot, that's what a whole lot of people your age are doing! You just are lucky enough to have the extra work of detangling what you want from your father's expectations.

[theshadowslight]

(What she wants versus what her father wants...what did Odin want from her? All he seemed interested in were his other daughters. He didn't have any other lovers after Ariel and he seemed to just...want nothing to do with Gwendolyn.

It was a difficult truth to accept, but in the end, it made it that much easier to break away from that cruel old man.)

Yes. I can't remember making him smile on my own. I suppose...that means I can focus on being satisfied with myself instead of trying to please him.

(Griselda and Velvet did it without even trying and, frankly, trying to emulate them just didn't work. It's for the best that it didn't.)

Rise-san...if I may ask, did you always know you wanted to be an idol?