Success! Well, at least you're certain this one is a success. You still have to test it, after all. And that means finding a test subject.
Which means leaving your apartment/lab.
You aren't sure if it's luck or destiny, but opportunity is waiting about ten feet outside of your door. Your neighbor is standing by her apartment door, staring at the eviction notice taped to it with tears in her eyes.
Haruka has been working at the Contest circuit for several years now. She was even a runner up 5 years ago in the Grande Festival, which secured her a sponsorship. But she has only returned to the Grande Festival once since then, three years back, and she lost in the first round. She didn't get a single ribbon during the most recent season, so her sponsor dropped her.
You know all this because she's actually told you. You have lent a listening ear to her since soon after she moved in, after her sponsor reduced her pay over a year ago. She may even think of you as a friend, even though you never actually "hang out," you just listen to her and offer advice. She knows her biggest weakness is that she only has a Beautifly, but she hasn't had any success catching anything else.
Now she's hit rock bottom. She'll soon have no home, and since she couldn't pay her phone bill, she probably hasn't told her mom yet. Last you knew, her mom didn't even know about the lost sponsorship.
You have a potentially willing test subject here who already trusts you, and isn't terribly bright. It couldn't be more perfect.
Haruka:
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