As her hiatus were starting to come an end, Rise believed she would be able to come back as if she had never left, even better than ever in fact. Her flame may have been snuffed out for a short amount of time, but she had been doing this for years and all it would take would be a single performance to have that light shining brighter than ever now. So why was she suddenly starting to become so nervous? The facts were difficult to ignore the closer and closer the big day came, expectations were going to be high for the return of Risette, fans starved to see her perform again would move onto someone else if she just missed the mark. Maybe Rise was only being paranoid, but that didn't stop what felt like a whirlwind of butterflies from forming in her stomach as she thought about what could go wrong.
Going through every advice strategy in the book, from breathing exercises, to tea, to even listening to relaxing music which had only worked against her, the last thing Rise wanted to do was listen to someone else's work, it only made her think about the possible shortcomings of her own. So when the usual remedies didn't work Rise decided to swallow her pride and watch a few interviews with various idols to try and figure out how they managed to chase away stage fright, one claimed to have to a good luck charm, a ring around her finger that she just needed to touch. Rise wasn't someone who stubbornly denied the existence of good or bad luck, she just never saw it being tethered to material objects, having a lucky ring or hairpin to find comfort in just felt too good to be true. Rise was a social person, what she found comfort in were things like praise from fans, her grandmothers love, interaction with her friends. Her friends...that was something that stuck with Rise, maybe it wasn't that good luck charms were pointless, she was just restricting herself in how she saw them.
Her decision to invest a good luck charm lead her to calling Naoto, Inaba could handle itself just fine without the Detective Prince, Rise's own dilemma left her in need of a friend. When Naoto had arrived she explained her predicament, the stage fright she had felt, and asked if Naoto was free just for today, after all there was no better distraction than an evening with friends. As the hours passed Rise was easily able to ignore the butterflies she had felt, Naoto really was someone she had needed, for much longer than a single day. Which was why when the two of them had called it a night, Rise had only pretended to fall asleep, laying awake in bed for an hour just to play it safe make sure that Naoto would be resting. Cautiously crawling off her mattress, she approached the sleeping bag that had been set up for the detective and gave Naoto a little nudge just to be safe, with no response, Rise grabbed the length of rope she had hidden underneath her bed.
Overnight Naoto had been bound, gagged, and hidden away in a suitcase like a valuable secret, a secret that Rise had to keep from night all the way until early morning. It was a good thing her team excelled at being fast and efficient, she would have felt guilty if Naoto would have had to spend a lot of time in such a small space, but the train and limo ride afterwards had only taken about three hours, Rise even made sure to keep up a quick pace when walking to her hotel room, tempting as it was to stop and wave at fans who were there waiting both in and outside of the building.
With her room being just an elevator ride and a short walk down the hall, Rise had taken a breath when she made it inside without any issues. "Now lets get you out of here." She said pulling the suitcase into the middle of the room and laying it on her floor, both gentle in the motion and undoing the zipper, Rise wouldn't want it getting caught on the detectives hair after all. "I hope the trip didn't feel too long, Naoto-kun, now you can stretch a little." A sweet smile spread across Rise's face, her tone making it seem like it was just a casual conversation as the top of the suitcase was lifted and she placed her hands beneath Naoto's arms to sit her up.
Going through every advice strategy in the book, from breathing exercises, to tea, to even listening to relaxing music which had only worked against her, the last thing Rise wanted to do was listen to someone else's work, it only made her think about the possible shortcomings of her own. So when the usual remedies didn't work Rise decided to swallow her pride and watch a few interviews with various idols to try and figure out how they managed to chase away stage fright, one claimed to have to a good luck charm, a ring around her finger that she just needed to touch. Rise wasn't someone who stubbornly denied the existence of good or bad luck, she just never saw it being tethered to material objects, having a lucky ring or hairpin to find comfort in just felt too good to be true. Rise was a social person, what she found comfort in were things like praise from fans, her grandmothers love, interaction with her friends. Her friends...that was something that stuck with Rise, maybe it wasn't that good luck charms were pointless, she was just restricting herself in how she saw them.
Her decision to invest a good luck charm lead her to calling Naoto, Inaba could handle itself just fine without the Detective Prince, Rise's own dilemma left her in need of a friend. When Naoto had arrived she explained her predicament, the stage fright she had felt, and asked if Naoto was free just for today, after all there was no better distraction than an evening with friends. As the hours passed Rise was easily able to ignore the butterflies she had felt, Naoto really was someone she had needed, for much longer than a single day. Which was why when the two of them had called it a night, Rise had only pretended to fall asleep, laying awake in bed for an hour just to play it safe make sure that Naoto would be resting. Cautiously crawling off her mattress, she approached the sleeping bag that had been set up for the detective and gave Naoto a little nudge just to be safe, with no response, Rise grabbed the length of rope she had hidden underneath her bed.
Overnight Naoto had been bound, gagged, and hidden away in a suitcase like a valuable secret, a secret that Rise had to keep from night all the way until early morning. It was a good thing her team excelled at being fast and efficient, she would have felt guilty if Naoto would have had to spend a lot of time in such a small space, but the train and limo ride afterwards had only taken about three hours, Rise even made sure to keep up a quick pace when walking to her hotel room, tempting as it was to stop and wave at fans who were there waiting both in and outside of the building.
With her room being just an elevator ride and a short walk down the hall, Rise had taken a breath when she made it inside without any issues. "Now lets get you out of here." She said pulling the suitcase into the middle of the room and laying it on her floor, both gentle in the motion and undoing the zipper, Rise wouldn't want it getting caught on the detectives hair after all. "I hope the trip didn't feel too long, Naoto-kun, now you can stretch a little." A sweet smile spread across Rise's face, her tone making it seem like it was just a casual conversation as the top of the suitcase was lifted and she placed her hands beneath Naoto's arms to sit her up.