Activities
akaoi
I think I wanna turn fanmade events into some sort of series. and today, since we already have a kyuudou card and a (beach) volleyball card, let me use this opportunity to represent my other favourite sports anime and have a swimming-type event! YO!
Dolphin Kick to a Stronger Me
Attribute: Happy
Type: VS Live
Event Song: Dried Up Youthful Fame by Afterglow
Gacha: The Brightest Blue! Gacha
4*s:
Gacha 3*:
Event 3*:
Event 2*:
Story
Currently at Haneoka, the second years have swimming classes for PE. While Moca has been finding increasingly ridiculous excuses not to participate, Himari in particular has been stressing - everyone else from Afterglow is a decent enough swimmer, but all she's really good for is playing around in the sea; she doesn't sink, but that's about it. So when she vents to Tsugumi about her problems, she recommends asking someone for swimming lessons so she can get better at it.
Himari takes this advice and decides to ask Maya, who seems capable, and sure enough, she agrees. It works out fine for the first two times, but then they run into Kaoru, asking her if she can't show off her swimming skills too ... Truth is, Kaoru can't swim well at all, but Himari expects so much from her she doesn't find any way to say no.
Yukina overhears the conversation and mentions later on when they're alone that Kaoru skipped on pretty much all the swimming lessons they had in their second year. Kaoru tries to make excuses, but both of them know Yukina isn't buying it. Even so, this doesn't really concern her, so she decides to just let it run its course ...
Eventually Kaoru, looking for excuses to not have to do this, turns to Moca, who's become somewhat known as the master of skipping swimming class. Together (well, in exchange for Kaoru promising Moca a month's supply of bread) they forge a plan to make it look like Kaoru's always extremely busy or has a cold so she can't make it. But in the end, Kaoru messes up some crucial details and shows up after all, so she finally has to admit she actually sucks at swimming. Himari is shocked, Maya already kind of assumed this, and Moca is off sighing in the background cause man, that wasn't her fault, but in the end Himari just admires Kaoru even more for being honest about it and Kaoru joins them in their swimming lessons, not as a teacher, but as a student.
Asuka makes a cameo in this event, since as a swim club member she's working at the school's pool a lot!
Cards
The trained feature them at a big pool with lots of audience members in the stands (think the Olympics, that kind of scale) and wearing not your average cutesy bikinis, but pretty professional one-piece swimsuits. In order to make it still sparkly & pretty enough to be a trained set, they've all got their unique designs and the girls are wearing various types of jersey jackets to give them variety, and of course they have their instruments with them (which has got to be a safety hazard but shh).
Himari ("I want to change!")
- untrained: at the school pool with Asuka and Maya, in a school-issued swimsuit and staring at the water very determinedly, even though she's still standing on the side listening to Maya explaining certain things to her.
- trained: jumping into the water from a high diving board, in the middle of falling, clutching her bass. Yes, with the jacket on. Maybe someone pushed her?
Kaoru ("What an unfortunate predicament ...")
- untrained: in the hallway trying to fleet her way out of swimming, while Himari is asking her for it with a big blush and sparkly eyes.
- trained: standing on the #1 starting block playing her guitar, with no intention of jumping into the water anytime soon.
Moca ("The Master of Skipping")
- untrained: outside of the school gym in her school uniform, looking through the window at everyone doing their best swimming while she's off to go somewhere else. Her expression is a smug smile. (This is also the card you see on the event page.)
- trained: sitting at the edge of the pool with her bass next to her, her swimsuit & hair soaked. Looks like the reason she's not participating in class is because she's actually already really good at swimming and it's boring to match everyone's pace ...
Maya ("Make-shift Teacher")
- untrained: standing by the side of the pool that has Himari currently swimming in it, dressed in her gym clothes and holding a whistle.
- trained: sitting on top of the high diving board with her drumsticks in her hands. The shot is from above and she's looking up with a surprised expression, as if she didn't expect a camera to be there.
Yukina ("Cats hate water")
- trained: standing up, holding onto a diving board that has a cat face drawn on it.
it's a half comedic, half development event that lets us see another side of Kaoru and strengthens everyone's bonds! plus I really like the idea of trained swimsuit cards that are more professional-looking; I love the ordinary cute bikini set just as much as the next person but there's a lot of potential here for an actual sports-themed set that's different from the other swimsuit sets!
also I have no idea who of the girls can actually swim well and who can't but this is what I'm going with. it feels Right.
Hapikaru
AU where everything is the same, but Ako has Tomoe's old hairstyle
