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[ofloveandbeauty]

[The video switches on to show Minako looking almost serious, though there is definitely a glint in her eyes. She's wearing a short, plain dress which ties at her shoulders but as always, her red bow is tied in her blonde hair.]

Ladies and Gentleman, today is your lucky day! For today, you will all witness the arrival of the one, the only-

[Here she pauses for dramatic effect, straightening up before holding out her arms wide with a big smile, her eyes practically sparking.]

The idol herself, the one and only expert in love shining brightly through the darkness- Minako Aino!

That's right, here I am, ready to take on anything you all can throw at me! So bring it on, I'm totally ready to take on the bad guys so they better beware now! I won't go easy on them!

[She gives a loud laugh, giving a peace sign to the camera, confident as always.]

But I hope we can all be friends! I guess I have to go back to school here so a lucky few may be my new classmates too, it will be lots of fun and I bet there will be a cute guy who would be happy to show a pretty new girl the ropes, right?

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[lyingheart]

What grade level are you in?

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[ofloveandbeauty]

11th grade, I think. It's a little strange here. Are you a classmate of mine?

[unbrkableteen]

[Well, she's definitely peppy! That makes her easier to talk to, that's for sure.]

Hi, Minako, I'm Eiko! What year are you in?

[ofloveandbeauty]

Hi Eiko! I'm in the 11th year, I didn't even have to take the entrance exam, pretty awesome, huh? Are you in the same grade?

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[hoboagogo]

you're pretty happy for getting yanked across dimensions
as for bad guys maybe talk to the cops for leads
i dunno i just let them handle shit.

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[ofloveandbeauty]

Well, we were brought here to be heroes, not sit around and just let someone do our job for us. Nope, that's not how this heroine does things and it will take a lot more than ending up in America to get me down!

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[iampretty]

A love expert? I've never met one of those before!

[and she's a lot prettier than the 'love experts' in Frozen aka trolls.]

Anyway, I'm Prince Hans, of the Southern Isles. It's nice to meet you, Minako!

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[ofloveandbeauty]

[As soon as she hears the word prince Minako's eyes light up and she practically squishes her face against the camera. Oh my god this is really her lucky day, play it cool, Minako, play it cool.

Too late.]

A real prince! It's an honor to meet you, your highness, or should I call you Prince Hans? Maybe one day you'll let me call you just Hans- [dreamy sigh. So much for playing it cool.] But you can just call me Minako!

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[myownbestfriend]

I can hear you through the walls, dear.

[Emma's sitting in a deck chair by the pool, wearing an enormous floppy hat and sunglasses, and the rear side of #014 is visible in the background of the image.]

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[ofloveandbeauty]

[Minako gives a nervous laugh, oops. And wow, pretty elegant lady, she reminds Minako of the outer senshi.]

Sorry about that! I guess I was just so enthusiastic! Do you live here too?

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[earnedmystripes]

[oh lord, this reminds him of Blue Rose, a little.

....that's a bizarrely nostalgic thought. Kotetsu smiles, in that sort of indulgent, parental way adults often smile at kids, especially when they're amused.]

Welcome to Heropa.

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[ofloveandbeauty]

Thanks! Is it too much to hope a handsome guy like yourself would show me around?

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[everylittlething]

[Eeeeeeee! Another girl!]

Hi Minako! I'm Trucy. What grade are you in?

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[ofloveandbeauty]

Hi Trucy! I'm in 11th grade here, what about you? Oh it would be so great if we were classmates!

[selfimage]

Do you usually announce for a cute guy when you're in need of one?

[well, obviously it works. he's a little amused, himself.]

Along with discouraging the bad guys, and your pop idol status.

[ofloveandbeauty]

It looks like it worked at least! Are you offering to show this pretty girl around then? [She laughed at that in a friendly way but really, it worked better than she excited.]

Hey, I take being a heroine seriously and the bad guys should definitely be on their toes now!

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[real_archer]

Okay, wow. You are way too excited about all this.

[She pauses, entirely unsure what to make of this girl]

... What does an expert in love shining bright through the... yeah, what does that even mean?

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[ofloveandbeauty]

I've never lived in America before, it is pretty exciting!

[Minako just gives a big smile in return, not at all deterred.]

It means that you can't put out my shining light no matter what! You just have to have let yourself burn out bright for the whole world to see!

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[foreshadower]

How are you going to take down all these "bad guys"?

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[ofloveandbeauty]

Now that you're just going to have to wait and see, this girl doesn't reveal all her secrets!

Especially if you're one of the bad guys, mister!

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[khajidont]

Okay, you win the award for enthusiasm in the face of all this. [Jaime looks amused, at least.] So what's a 'love expert', anyway?

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[ofloveandbeauty]

A love expert will help solve all your troubles in love! So tell me, having an issue with a particular girl or do you just need some advice to find that true love connection?

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[ancillary]

[ Miranda has not even finished her morning mimosa and is still out lounging on the terrace of her hotel room. ]

Announce yourself with a modicum of subtlety next time. The gatekeepers or anyone with a week of seniority over you like to make a show of the ones excited to be here.

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[ofloveandbeauty]

[Subtlety, right. Minako doesn't look deterred though, putting her hands on her hips.]

Well they can go ahead and try but I for one am excited to be here, it's not often a girl gets an all expense trip to America like this!

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[nitidus]

You're a love expert? We haven't had one of those yet.

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[ofloveandbeauty]

Then it looks like I came just in time!

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[malodorous]

The 'one and only,' huh?

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[ofloveandbeauty]

That's right! At your service!

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[ironbuttmonkey]

[He's actually really glad to see someone else excited to be here. The thought of being a superhero and the all expenses paid stay in America seemed really cool to him when he first arrived; the novelty hasn't worn off yet either.]

It's nice to see someone else so psyched about this! I mean, it's cool, right?

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[ofloveandbeauty]

It really is! I'm looking forward to seeing what American high school is like, did you know there are no exams to get in? How great is that! [Especially for someone at the bottom of her class back in Japan..]

And we get to live in America and we're getting paid to! How many chances like this come along?

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[retconman]

[ How is his new housemate even more obnoxious than Booster Gold? How? ... Well, she is younger, maybe that's the problem. ]

I don't know if being an expert in love really goes hand-in-hand with taking on bad guys.

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[ofloveandbeauty]

[She's just getting started too.]

Sometimes you never know what comes in handy for beating the enemy though!

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[soldiarity]

I guess I can show you around. [ He blinks, a little puzzled by her... everything, but it could be weirder. ] What ropes you mean will depend on how used to any of this shit you are.

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[ofloveandbeauty]

That would be great! [Score!] Maybe you can show me around Heropa? This is my first time being in Florida.

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[sensuality]

Idol? Never seen you before in my life.

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[ofloveandbeauty]

I guess I can forgive you this one time since this is my international debut!