Rise tries to negotiate

(chapter originally by Misayaka on writing.com)

"L-look, you guys... You really don't want this tacky thing, do you?" Rise put on her most innocent smile as she tugged at the edge of the coat, ensuring she did so in a way that didn't in any way betray that it was all she had on.

"It's just some cheap coat! Now this-" Rise motioned to the other idol, much to Kanamin's horror. "is an outfit! Designer material at its finest!" Risette could have been a saleswoman with the pitch she laid out to the group. She had them eating right out of her hand within seconds.

Rise might have felt bad in a normal circumstance, but this was no such thing.

"Sorry, Kana... better you than me..." With that small whisper, self-assured that the deflection had worked, Rise began to back away, leaving Kanamin to her fate.

The problem still remained, however, that...