So you want to be in the Centerfold? [Yumi]

Since she’d started taking the whole modelling career thing seriously once her blog took off, Yumi’s shoots had slowly been ticking more and more up scale as she grew in general popularity. Her work on her blog helped her get her foot in the door initially, and as her ‘real life’ self and her cosplay work both grew in popularity she was getting more and ore upscale gigs and… well. Hearing that ASTA had been looking for heroes to take under some sort of sponsorship and also had a growing fashion division of the company, Yumi had managed to use her resume to get a sponsorship coupled with a part time modelling gig on a more permanent basis than those that had come before.

She’d been called in for her first shoot, something for the upcoming summer sports lines. Her first outfit she was trying was a bit revealing, a tube top and some short shorts, but… eh. Its not like she had much shame in wearing stuff like that and she’d modelled stuff like that before, both because she was paid to and because she’d made it for her cosplay blog so it wasn’t a big deal. She was just… faintly on edge, if only because of what Red had let slip to her. She… still wasn’t sure she believed any of it, but ya know… best to keep her eyes forward.

She was getting called up for her shoot, a bright smile across her features as she bounded up ready to pose for her shoot, when a sound seemed to catch the attention of everyone in the room. Dressed in a bit of a spunky, classy attire, something eye catching but clearly upscale and refined in it's design, Yumi was more than a little caught off guard that on her first day working for ASTA, she was coming face to face with the CEO, her Amber eyes growing wide and her voice caught in her throat a little from the surprise.

“M-miss Chernova!” She blurted out, just stunned to see her here, her voice staggering for a moment before bowing her head a little, her hands over her lap. She wasn’t the most used to Japanese formalities thanks to her European mother but she tried her best for someone this important. “S-sorry, I er…” She lifted her head, hugging an arm a little awkwardly over the top of her tube top. “J-just… this is for the shoot, as I’m sure you can guess…”

With Sonya touching her chin, Yumi's usual instincts with a... honestly she may be misreading this, but if she was right, 'flirty' older woman was taking over. Much like with her teacher Alisa as confident and calm as she could be with issues in that regard with most people, having to deal with someone technically 'above her' left her a little more unsure how to respond and how to act in their presence... buuuut it wasn't exactly unwelcome in most cases either. Afterall it wasn't like Sonya wasn't pretty... though Yumi should keep in mind Red's suspicions about her. Yumi still wasn't sure she believed him, or rather, believed Yuuto about what had happened that day, so she just had to make sure she was keeping her wits about her.

"W-well I dunno about 'part of the family' but I'm certainly happy to work under you Miss Chernova." She almost went to bow her head again, but clearly stopped halfway in the act, swallowing a hard little gulp as she realized her instincts were still to be formal, but she'd loosen up given a moment. Asked to stand straight, she did so with a curious expression, interlocking her fingers behind her rear so as to push her general figure more 'forward', pulling back her shoulders and straightening her toso. The compliment definitely gave her a small blush. "T-thank you!~" She felt a bit odd being examined almost like prized catel at a fair or something, but the compliment was still a delight to hear. "I-I work real hard to keep myself in shape for the hero course but I do a lot of skin care too... try not to go too hard on the make up of course, ehehe...~"

The comment about seeing her in a suit had her curious why that was the case, feeling the tap to her chin again and blushing deeper. Was... no. No. Don't make any lewd assumptions... maybe she just... thought she'd look good in a suit. Not just... 'look good in a suit'... God she hates when she was feeling like the nervous one. She had no idea how to work her brain.

"I-I've got a few erm... cosplays on that theme I could show you later, if you like? They're nowhere close to the level of what you make of course, a-and the camera work on my blog dosn't compare to your company of course so I'd definitely look better if-" She paused, breathed and collected her thoughts. "Sorry er... short version, I'd be glad to model such items for you if you like, and I have some images of similar outfits you could look at incase your worried you might waste your time and i don't suit the look ya know?"

Of course the show still had to go on so to speak and with a quick nod Yumi slipped on over to the main area of the shoot, making sure to do her best to be professional. They got a few shoddy takes at first, Yumi looking a bit stiff since Sonya was watching but eventually she got used to it, her motions having some spunk to 'em when she decided on new poses, but clearly willing to work with the camera team to get the image they were looking for. Some poses just standing on her own, some using a motorized bicycle as a prop to sit on or lean against, eventually getting a good couple dozen shots of each pose done for the editing team to work on, Yumi looking over to Sonya as she came back over to let the next model have their time.

"So er... watcha think? Hope I showed I earn the job without JUST being a sponsorship kid... ehehe.."

Coming back over to Sonya after her shoot, Yumi was beaming proudly for a moment before Sonya let slip she’d been looking at Yumi’s blog too, her cheeks reddening just a smidge at the fact that she’d either just rolled through her blog while she was up there, or she’d done some sort of prior research herself. “W-well it’s mostly a showcase of what I make I guess. I mean most of it’s er… just fun stuff I feel like wearing or maybe something cute if I want a bit of an ego boost from my fans, as few of them as I have. Hhehehe…” She was being somewhat modest of course, she actually had quite the little following, from both in and around Japan. Cosplay stuff was still a bit of a niche market so it wasn’t like she was a celebrity, but she was definitely getting some recognizable fame in those circles.
She blushed a little more as she said she’d be glad to seeing more from her, kinda wondering if that was something she’d normally say to one of her models, but Yumi left a bit sheepish from it all the same, a blush on her cheeks as she rubbed the back of her neck, still feeling mildly vulnerable given she was in basically minimal clothes thanks to the theme of the shoot. “W-well I definitely like having a professional modelling gig so I won’t be complaining either… d-did you want me to talk to anyone about getting measured for that like, vest pants combo or should I just expect a text about that when you guys make arrangements?” She of course wanted to make sure she was doing her part as the model and employee to stay on top of things, and she definitely had the time if someone needed to measure her up for that outfit now.

“I guess I’m just the more humble sort, Miss Sonya…” She nervously admitted. Even if in a more private setting she could enjoy the ego boost provided by fans liking the pictures she posted on her blog or even the advertisement doing modelling gigs provided her own ‘personal brand’ so to speak, Yumi wasn’t good at being all ‘me me me’, especially around someone she considered was a superior. She was humble in the faces of her teachers at school and classmates she considered tougher like Jasmine or Tetsuko…. To actually try and seem so self focused infront of them always felt oddly uncomfortable. “B-but thank you, really, I appreciate all the kind words your throwing my way. I-I’m still on my way to being a true professional I guess but… I appreciate you considering my personal work a resume. I doubt many others would consider it so seriously so… yeah. Thanks.~” She was blushing a little now of course, being called gorgeous with such vigor definitely throwing her off balance a little.

Briefly alarmed by the sudden change of plans, her eyes widened up as she seemed to be throwing something together, parting her lips to try and interject but miss Sonya was working so fast with her ideas that Yumi didn’t really get a chance to interject early, a little thrown even by how quickly Sonya was getting everyone to work but… wait they wanted her to model an Asta brand hero costume as some big piece with multiple models? That… that actually sounded pretty fun…

But-wait!

“E-er… not to rain on your parade miss Sonya but just so you know-“ She’d begin, trying to get at least a word in on the matter. “Sorry, I don’t mean to be rude it’s just… my quirk works very specifically with the costume design UA provides along with some schematics from a pen pal who helped design it. I would be more than happy to model some of your in-house designs, absolutely, but I just wanna make sure you’re aware I can’t use my quirk effectively without my own costume…”

For a moment Yumi thought this should be fine, she could model the other costume and just not use her quirk but… the bigger issue came as she realized she just told someone her boyfriend suspected of being a super villain one of her key weaknesses… oi vey. She really hoped he wasn’t on the mark with all this now or her loose lips had really screwed her over on the matter.

"O-oh of course I just... I just worried you thought you might have an easy to use quirker or something for shoots and... I dunno. Guess I was worried you might have the wrong idea or..." She shook her head with a little chuckle, still nervous but more on the 'eased' end of the tension scale, getting a little more used to talking to Sonya on even footing. Even if everyone around her briefly seemed stunned by her 'audacity' to talk out against the woman's plan to put her in a hero costume, Yumi was just more relieved to see she didn't take to it too negatively. "Nevermind. Just me being a little nervous and not wanting to dissapoint you or anything. You've been very accomodating afterall what with me needing to work around my school schedule and all so... yeah.~"

Still, despite getting more comfortable she watched as Sonya somewhat leaned in with that warmth in her eyes, backing up a half step before she suddenly turned about and walked off towards the stage, watching it change as she approached into a bit of a city scape... damn. Asta didn't even skimp when it came to set design did they... Yumi had to kinda wonder where all the money was coming from. "Er, sure I'll just..." She'd been a bit dazed so her response to the idea of getting changed came a bit slow, giving Sonya enough time to interupt her flow again with an apology.

"Oh no no. Your fine miss I'm just... like you said it's my first day and I'm super nervous myself. Ya know despite being a hero in training I'm weirdly nervous when it comes to new things I guess..." Plus she had a boyfriend telling her the woman she was working for was some murdering pyschopath who tried to hack into UA but... eh. Was hardly seeming even close to the truth now. "A break would be a little nice though... I tend to be a fan of strawberry milkshake if you have any in like your... Asta cafeteria? I assume you guys have one of those to take breaks in or something?" It was a big building so it didn't seem like too much of a stab in the dark to assume they had like some... communal cafeteria space or whatever right? That or just smaller break rooms on each floor. "O-or just some soda is fine."

"I... I know just..." Well... she didn't actually. She was mostly responding to what the woman said about not being some grouchy investor, and it was kind and reassuring, but hearing the woman had been impressed with her since she heard of her? That was kinda new to be honest. Or, at the very least, a surprise to her system. She shook her head, trying not to get 'too into' that line of thought and trying to brush it off with a light chuckle. "Honestly though did you turn down anyone who applied for a scholarship? I mean my friend Feng got one and... with no offense meant she er..." She lightly tapped the side of her own head with her knuckles. "She's not all... there. Sometimes. She's getting better since she moved in with me and my boyfriend but er... yeah... eheheh..." She didn't really mean to insult Feng, she was very skilled in her own right but... there'd been a lot happening with her lately that left Yumi thinking she mightn't fully trust her if the two of them were in a life or death situation... or, heck, maybe that was the ONLY time she felt she could trust her. Every other time her head was way too far in the clouds. "Still, I appreciate the kind words. I have kinda been struggling with the confidence on and off lately so... it's reassuring, really, thank you."

She blushed a little with surprise as she hooked into her arm, but didn't try to make a big fuss of it, feeling a little more at ease as the seconds passed, hooking her arm back in turn and walking with the woman, though stopping when she pointed out the mask, backing off a little, though far from unnerved. Caught off guard at most and not even about the mask.

"Oh er. I'm not so fussy on the secret identity thing. I mean all I have when I'm in hero mode is the fact my electricity makes my face blue and that's about it, eheheh...~" She let out a loose chuckle, but continued. "Nah I more er..." She gestured over the fact she was still in a tube top and short shorts. "... it might be best I just get some more casual clothes on before I go, but I'd love to meet some of your other employees, just gimme a moment?"

Dipping into the changing rooms Yumi wouldn't take too long. Experience with her cosplays and her model work meaning she was a dab hand at a quirk change, and soon enough she'd come out in some form fitting jeans, a red shirt that clung well to her figure, and an orange hoodie that seemed to be a half cut, clearly more for style than actual warmth though she couldn't complain about the long sleeves. A mismatch of colors, from blue to red to orange, but it was Yumi's style, and she liked it.~ "Sorry, got my casuals now..." She offered her arm in a hook again, feeling more comfortable in her own clothes. "Shall we?~"

Yumi felt... oddly reassured, hearing that there were in fact people turned down for sponsorships. Briefly a paranoid thought that Red had applied and now he was just bitter passed through her mind but it wasn't a thought that would linger long. Red wasn't the kind of person to care much about stuff like this even if he didn't have his crazy theory so it wasn't like it was realistic to assume there was anything going on there. She didn't try to be toooo satisfied knowing that people had been turned down either. Afterall, it was kinda rude to take satisfaction in other people failing where you succeed.

She chuckled a little when she came back from being changed, hooking arms with the Asta CEO without much of a care or second word about it, a little more comfortable in her own clothes and lightly squeezing the arm hooked into hers, showing some of her natural, playful affection. She listened along as she heard what the food and living situation was for her employees, more than a little surprised by the generosity she displayed and how that all worked out for her employees. The idea she just straight up provided housing for those who needed it was more than a little stunning but... it was a little nugget of information she'd store away for when she needed it. "Ya know I gotta say for a CEO your... a lot more generous with your business policies than I ever would have expected? You hear horror stories about people at your level mostly just caring for yourself at the expense of your workers so I almost feel like I'm missing a trick here. Like, secretly there's some weird tax dodge or something by providing housing for your employees but... all in all I gotta say it's damn impressive to hear about...~"

Looking around the cafeteria as they arrived, Yumi's eyes flared a little as she took it all in, sinking her hands into her pockets and just taking in the air of the place, shooting a warm smile Sonya's way and gesturing to the cafeteria line. "I'll go order up for us if you wanna find your seat? I assume the boss lady has a special table for when she eats down here afterall.~" She offered with a sly wink and a light pull of her tongue. Yumi didn't mind putting their orders up herself, given she'd need to see what was even on the menu afterall.