Chapter Text
Meet n' Greets in NYC
Author's notes are at the end of the chapter.
Dimmed lights, cars honking, and an annoyingly loud alarm from her phone. Gigi stirred awake, slapping her phone quiet, sitting up and rubbing her eyes. The first thing she noticed was her tangled hair, and then Cecilia sleeping in the bed adjacent to hers. She smiled, seeing her friend sleeping so peacefully.
Getting up, wearing some throwaway shirt and sport shorts, Gigi readied herself for the day. It was Justice's first ever meet and greet, and emotions were high. Although Gigi felt impassive about the upcoming event, Cecilia admittedly said before their slumber:
"Gigi, I'm not sure about tomorrow. I just wonder how it'll all go, you know?" She stammered.
"Don't worry yourself, Ceci. Really." Gigi responded, placing a comforting hand on Cecilia's shoulder. "It's my first time too."
"Ew, you're making it sound weird." Cecilia moaned, rolling her eyes. "Get your hand off me!"
"Whattttttt, what do you mean?" Gigi giggled.
"Goodnight." Cecilia scoffed, however her voice carried a playful tone.
Gigi walked out of the bathroom, freshly showered and dressed: a comfy, cream-coloured; semi-formal blouse with a brown cardigan; accented with hints of orange on top. She also wore a smooth, sage green set of cargo pants Cecilia bought her as a gift. She even cut and sewed out a little hole for her tail.
Surprisingly, the hotel -that was presumably cheap- had a great bathroom. Overall, it was well worth more than what Holo-Staff had paid. Looks like someone did their research.
Gigi dried her hair with the hairdryer her and Cecilia both shared, the sound had woken her once dozing friend.
"Mm, Gigi? What time is it?" Cecilia rose, sitting up and stretching.
"I never get why you do that. Does it even feel good?" Gigi said, referring to Cecilia's automaton body.
"Answer me first, Gigi."
"7:20am, Your Highness."
"Oh fuck you."
Gigi giggled.
Cecilia got out of bed, wearing a cute; two-piece; frilly pajama set. She yawned before slipping on some slippers, grabbing a set of clothes from her luggage, and heading into the bathroom.
Justice had to be at New York's Javits Center by 10:00am. This was all to receive a de-brief from staff, go through some procedural things, and get mentally prepared for their busy day to come. Their meet and greet was scheduled for 2:00pm. Realistically, all the formal stuff with staff would take about an hour or so, so the girls had 2-3 hours to have fun and hangout.
Gigi noticed the shower turn off. Only a matter of time before Cecilia walked out. She hummed a tune and checked her phone. Blinking, she realized she had gotten a text from Liz (Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame).
"Giiii murin Gigi! You up ?"
"HUZZAHHHH!!!!"
"Lol. Did you guys sleep well? Me and Raora found the rooms quite nice. I know they seemed a little dodgy, considering the price"
"yyyyeeeeaaaa! me and ceci slept like a rock 🪨 heheh.... koseki bijou..."
"Hey now. Isn't Biboo a gem?"
"ok then we slept like a diamond 💎💯"
"😭😭 What does that even mean Gigi Murin"
"LMAOOO 😭"
"Are you two ready ?"
"i am. ceci's about to come out the shower"
"Awesome, me and Raora are just outside the entrance. You can't miss her silly attempt to hide her cat ears with this beanie she's got on. Don't even get me started about her tail"
"no way it's that bad 😭"
"She just hit me, so she must think it's pretty bad"
"now i NEED to see"
Chuckling and closing her phone, Gigi heard the bathroom door click.
"Who ya texting?" Cecilia asked, patting her hair gently with a towel. She was dressed in her usual fashion: a flowy, lacy top- layered below a cute, open; light green sweater. Some white leggings and a cute skirt. A perfect outfit for the cool autumn weather.
"Liz." Gigi responded, smiling softly. "I like your outfit."
Cecilia giggled. "Kuntenserven?"
"Kuntenserven." Gigi replied, laughing.
"What's Liz about?"
"Ah, she's up, like usual. Her and Raora are waiting for us by the entrance."
"Let's go then!"
The two both approached their hotel room's door.
"Ladies first~" Gigi teased, opening the door. She had that one cheeky smile Cecilia knew all too well.
"You're stupid." Cecilia snapped, giggling; pushing Gigi out of her way.
"Ow- hey!"
Meanwhile, Liz and Raora were outside waiting by a taxi: a mid-ranged SUV driven by Liz's manager. There was the bustle of pedestrians, occasional shouting, cars honking, and the mandatory siren in the distance.
Raora wore a white skirt with a white, flowy top along with a pink cardigan that loosely hugged her body. White leggings on top of white leg warmers that matched the primary colour of the upper part of her outfit. To top it off, she had put on a pink, cat-themed beanie.
"Oh, here they are." Raora said, nudging Liz away from her conversation with her manager. Gigi and Cecilia just walked out the entrance.
Liz was wearing a pair of back shorts, black leggings, red top below her black windbreaker. She had tied her hair up into a ponytail, and threw on a black cap and some sunglasses.
"I'm surprised they didn't walk out tugging at each other's hair." She replied.
"Well, not at the moment. That would draw attention to us." Gigi retorted.
"Yeah, as if your outfits draw it away." Raora chimed in. She saw a few passersby eye the orange and green duo's outfits. "What happened to anonymity in this corporation?"
"Says you, Raora." Cecilia responded, shaking her head. "Just look at your outfit."
"Hey, its cute, okay?" Raora blurted out, instinctively placing her palms over her cat ears and tucking her tail in. "Leave me alone Ceci."
After another moment of banter, the four girls headed into the waiting SUV. Liz sat in the front seat, while Raora, Cecilia, and Gigi sat in the back.
"You ladies excited?" Liz's manager asked as he pulled into traffic. A cheered "yes" came from all of them.
"Thanks for driving us, Mane-chan." Liz thanked.
"It's my job, Liz. It's also my job to..." Liz's manager responded, his voice trailing away as he reached into the center console, pulling out four face masks. "...to give you girls these."
A collective whine stirred in the backseat.
"Do we have to?" Raora complained. "It's not like people would recognize us at a glance."
"Yeah, especially when Raora's whole tail is out!" Gigi quipped, earning a punch to the side from Raora.
"Sorry ladies, but rules are rules. We can never be too safe." Liz's manager handed each of them a mask. "You'll be able to take them off at the convention center."
Each of them groaned, surrendering and putting on their masks.
"This corporation sucks!" Cecilia teased.
"Don't make me turn this car around." Liz's manager responded, chuckling at the three through the rearview mirror. The car, fairly quiet at first, slowly filled up with the playful banter of four good friends.
Next chapter: "Chocolate Crêpes"
Author's Notes:
Hey hey heyyyy! A rather short chapter, yes. Please forgive me! Writing isn't really my thing. That aside, I want to cover some things:
"Liz" - the nickname for Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame.
"Justice" - For new or non-Hololive fans, it is Liz, Gigi, Cecilia, and Raora's generation title. Hololive comes out with talents in waves of generations. E.g. "Hololive Myth, Hololive Council, Hololive Advent". Justice is the most recent generation- in the English branch of course.
"Kuntenserven" - a stupid joke Gigi referenced on twitter in regards to her and Kiara dancing to Kiara's song "Ego". I'll link the tweet here:
I'll link the tweet here:
https://x.com/gigimurin/status/2025278497514729612?s=20
Side note: i love Kiara sm shes so silly 😭
"Mane-chan" - the nickname many talents in Hololive collectively agreed to call their managers.
I know Hololive keeps their talents' identity's anonymous, so trying to incorporate that in my story will be quite hard. Forgive me if there are some holes in the plot. For now, I'm gonna keep them as their avatars- as far as looks go. I don't think making a whole new character for a personality on the internet is right, especially when they're meant to stay anonymous.
Lastly, thank you for reading!