TICK TOCK:


Phew, looks like I made it here with some minutes to spare.


        


SHIRO: "Hm? Suzuki?"


AKI: "Shiro! How's my favorite fansite extraordinaire?"



SHIRO: "It's going great! The sites have been hyped ever since you announced that the Festival was back on!"


AKI: "I'm happy to hear that, I must say thank you for all the PR work you've done."



SHIRO: "Don't sweat it, if it means supporting School Idols, then it's what I'll do!"


AKI: "I feel like we're one in the same on this."


SHIRO: "I just hope that the new Student Council President isn't giving the girls any trouble."


AKI: "We've survived the first wave for now, but she'll be back for more. She's as stubborn as her father, so I doubt that she'll give up that easily."



SHIRO: "Her father?"


AKI: "Daisuke Mifune."


SHIRO: "Wait, wasn't that the guy on TV last night? The successful businessman?"


AKI: "That's him, though he's cold and calculated. I'm just grateful that my father cut ties with him afterwards."


SHIRO: "I remember, you've told me he's a diplomat in America. A job like that must land you in a mansion!"


AKI: "If by mansion, you mean a 2 bedroom apartment, then yes."


SHIRO: "That can't be all bad, there are people in worse situations, right?"


AKI: "Right."



SHIRO: "The thought of idols who've been made homeless by shady businessmen, it makes me sick."


AKI: "That's why we're going to change this world. With you in charge of the fans and me in charge of the idols, we can really create an industry worth loving."



SHIRO: "You bet!"



SHIORIKO: "Oh? You're back."


AKI: "Shioriko."


SHIRO: "Huh? How did you know he was gone?"



SHIORIKO: "I'm the Student Council President, monitoring every student is my duty. Though I don't see how school idol activities warrant as an excuse for an absence."


AKI: "I took time off for club business, because we are an OFFICIAL club, remember?"



SHIORIKO: "That won't be the case for much longer. Soon you will realize that School Idol activities result in nothing."


SHIRO: "Hey! You may think that school idols are pointless, but they give people like me confidence! Unlike presidents that grant funding to a boxing club full of bullies!"



SHIORIKO: "The boxing club?"


AKI: "With the amount of time you've monitored the sports clubs for, it's obvious that you would know about the boxing club's thug problem with Ryu Kuroda and his goons.
Or were you looking for an excuse to sway them away from boxing?"


SHIORIKO: "I did not know about such activities. This is all new to me."


SHIRO: "Then cut their funding!"



SHIORIKO: "A task like that isn't simple. We would need an investigation."


AKI: "Yet it's so simple to harrass our club, isn't it?"


SHIORIKO: "Harassment? Is that how you see it?"


AKI: "What else would we see it as? You're threatening us with abolishment."


SHIRO: "Please don't abolish the School Idol Club, Mifune."


SHIORIKO: "Why should you care? You're not a member of their club, are you?"


SHIRO: "No, but what I am is a fan of school idols! I run an entire network of fansites that are dedicated to them."


SHIORIKO: *Sigh* "Yet another talented individual who is wasting their potential over such pointless matters."


AKI: "So Shiro is supposed to shut down his network? Is that it?"


SHIORIKO: "If he wants to succeed, then I recommend that he uses his talent for something more important.
Take you for example, Suzuki. You are wast-"


AKI: "Oh bite me Mifune!"



SHIORIKO: "What...?!"


SHIRO: "S-Suzuki, that's the Student Council President you're talking to!"


AKI: "So what? I'm not going to stand by and let us get slandered."


SHIORIKO: "This isn't slander, Suzuki. This is just advice."


AKI: "I don't need to take advice from a Mifune!"


SHIORIKO: "I don't need to take abuse from a Suzuki!"


AKI: *Sigh* "We're just getting into this heated predicament again, aren't we?"


SHIORIKO: "You turned this into a meaningless battle, Suzuki. If you would just realize that there is no academic success in school idol activities."


AKI: "How do you know that?"


SHIORIKO: "I've got better things to do then continue this debate, I'm very busy."


AKI: "And you think that I'm not? I've just been through an entire weekend of Festival planning and I've just got back from Otonokizaka where I discussed the possibilities of a solo live show. And now I'm back in school I need to give my report to the club!"


SHIORIKO: "That does sound like you're working hard. But it's pointless if it's all for nothing."


AKI: "Then take a look at yourself."



SHIORIKO: "Me?"


AKI: "Your entire campaign was based on erasing people's dreams in the promise for success."


SHIORIKO: "Erasing dreams...?"


SHIRO: "I'm going to leave, I don't want any part of this."


AKI: "You told people how pursuing their dreams will only lead to nothing, that they should focus on their talents to become successful."



SHIORIKO: "And that they should. Without success there is no accomplishment. Focusing on their talents will give them the success they need."


AKI: "...And what if it doesn't?"



SHIORIKO: "Enlighten me."


AKI: "You may have convinced everyone mentally that they should pursue other paths. But I just know that sooner or later, these people are going to realize that they aren't satisfied. That they cannot be satisfied with pursuing a path that someone else made for them."


SHIORIKO: "Th-That's ridiculous..."


AKI: "Is it? You need to realize that everything you've done has merely been temporary. That it's all been for nothing. Because... You can't control hearts, Shioriko... Not theirs and not even your own."



SHIORIKO: "?!"


AKI: "I know this. I knew that I couldn't control my heart the moment that I discovered school idols. And when these people realize that they can't give up on their dreams... You'll be the  one who they will brand a dictator. Unless you change your ways, these people will eat you alive.
And when that happens, the vote of 'No Confidence' will be passed, resulting in your resignation.
Then you'll see that Nana's campaign was right all along. Though, she's happy. She has a club of people that accept and respect her. Though...I doubt the same can be said about you.
Your days as Student Council President are numbered, Shioriko Mifune.
Tick...Tock..."



SHIORIKO: "..."

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