Q&A Corner

Enya Talisman asked: Okay so I got a Dia and a Mari, but when I put those two together Dia started throwing stuff at Mari. And Mari tends to 'fly' her helicopter towards Dia, nearly injuring her most of the time (since Mari has access to the remote, she can fly it on her own). Is there a way to control those two?

If you wish to control them by having them in the same room without any distractions, then no, it is not possible. However, you can give Dia access to SIF or any other Muse-related information (be it videos or magazines) and she will not act up out of fear of losing her privelege. Be sure to remind her that it is a privelge, though. You can also look into getting a Kanan, though they are uncommon, as a Kanan will mediate most problems between a Dia and a Mari.

BLMRemojo asked: I also got pet Riko from Pet Aqours but I have a problem. I have a dog at home and it seems that my pet Riko is somewhat... scared? Is this normal for all pets or just pet Rikos?

While other Idolets could get traumatized-they are just like normal children-only Pet Rikos start off with a phobia. Your Pet Riko can get accustomed to having the dog around, but she will never fully get over her fear.

Lolicon001 asked: Would obtaining a Mari make Dia less troublesome than she is or would it make things worse on my side?

It depends. Some Dias dislike Maris while others will put up with them. You could always opt for a less costly option of letting your Dia play SIF.

I put this in the last two chapters, but it bears repeating. I will not be accepting requests from guest reviews. I hold nothing against guest reviewers; it is easier to contact you if you have an account on fanfiction when I have questions regarding your request.

Requested by Honoka's Parfait.

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"Hey, nee-chan, did you decide what you wanted to get with your birthday money?" Honoka looked up from the magazine she was reading.

"No, not yet. Maybe I should save it after all~"

"That's what I told you earlier. Better get mom to take you to the bank then. Anyway, I'm off to Arisa's house. Want me to bring you back anything?"

"Nope, I'm good." Honoka waved to her younger sister. She hadn't thought much about what she wanted to do with the money her parents and relatives gave her. It was a much larger sum than her allowance, and she had never handled so much money at one time. She flipped the page of the magazine. "What's this? Idolets? Never heard of them…" She skimmed the ad, mainly looking at the pictures rather than reading the details. "I should get one of these!"

"...is what I said, but…" Honoka decided to move away from the multiple mini-hers behind the glass walls. It didn't matter if she wanted an Idolet; getting stared at by ones that looked like miniature versions of herself made her uneasy.

"Hi! Are you looking for an Idolet?" She jumped, having failed to notice the presence of the shop's assistant in her hurry to get away from the other Honokas. "Which one are you looking for?"

"Uh…" In her mind, she cycled through the rest of her group's names. "Maki-chan?"

"You're just in luck. We have a rare Maki in here right now, though she can be quite troublesome. Follow me." Honoka didn't have much choice other than to follow the assistant past more fenced off areas with mini versions of each of her friends stuck behind them. "Here are the Maki Idolets. You can go in and pick one of them. I'll be up front when you're ready."

"Thank you!" Honoka called after the shop assistant. She was about to enter when the small door to the enclosed area opened itself. A stuffed animal crawled through the opening, propelled by small hands beneath it. Honoka did the proper thing in that situation and picked up the stuffed animal. The Maki beneath it froze mid-crawl, staring upwards at the person who discovered her.

"...Maki's been spotted! Abort mission!" The Maki took off towards the front of the store.

"Hey, wait!" Honoka paused to shut the Maki enclosure securely before chasing after the escapee. The Idolet looked back at her pursuer and ran straight into a small cage that the assistant held in her path. The door to the cage was shut, trapping the Idolet within. The Maki grumbled, holding onto the bars of the cage as if it were her prison cell.

"Sorry 'bout that. I should've stayed to help you." The assistant said apologetically. "This Maki was born not too long ago, and she really doesn't like staying put with the rest. You can go back and look some more; I'll put her back later once she's calmed down." Honoka looked at the Idolet in the cage; the Maki was sulking in the corner of it now that she was stuck in such a small space.

"You know, I think I'll take her." Honoka gestured in the direction of the cage. "How much?"

After a bit of talking and handing over of a large portion of her birthday money, Honoka left the pet shop with her Maki in her arms. Her Idolet was a lot smaller than the other Makis, and she was wearing a different outfit-Honoka supposed that was what they meant when they said she was rare. It looked almost like her Maki was part of the military, except she was sure that the military didn't include skirts as part of their uniforms. Probably.

It took all of ten minutes at home for Honoka to completely lose track of where her new pet went. She put Maki in her bedroom, that she knew, and there was no way for the Idolet to escape as she wasn't tall enough to reach the doorknob. But during the time it took for Honoka to go downstairs to grab manjuu as a snack for Maki, the Idolet had vanished. She shut her bedroom door as soon as she entered, not wanting another incident in which she would have to chase the Idolet through her home, and placed the plate of manjuu on her desk. "Maki-chan?"

She knelt down next to her bed and peered underneath it. "I have manjuu for you. Please come out and have some." The potted plant next to her door rustled; Honoka hit her head on the bed frame as she turned to look at it. The pot scraped along the wooden floor, pushed by some force behind it. "Maki-chan, what are you doing?" Her Idolet hid (somewhat) behind the pot.

"...camouflage. Was Maki spotted again?" 'It's not really camouflage if you tell me what you're doing…' Honoka kept that thought to herself. Maki pushed the pot a few more inches, then hid behind it again.

"Here. Manjuu." Honoka offered the sweet to the Idolet crouched behind the pot. Her Maki peered around the pot and reached for it hesitantly. Just as she was about to grab the manjuu, Honoka pulled back. Slowly, the Idolet was lured out from behind the pot.

"Got it!" Maki leapt forward, grabbing the manjuu before Honoka could take it away from her again. She looked up, finding that she was now directly in front of Honoka. Honoka expected her to run back to the pot and hide behind it again. Instead, Maki climbed onto her owner's lap and sat there to eat her snack.

"Is it good?" Honoka asked, once she got over the shock of having Maki on her lap.

"Sweet. But Maki wants tomato."

Next up is Umi with Pet Kotori. The following chapter is Umi with Pet Kotori.

I got two back-to-back (kind of) requests for that pairing. :3