10:30 pm. Colorado.

A young man; just turned 18: Alexander Diaz. He sat in his small, rented out home, staring at his laptop. His account was opened up to an email from his agent: Katherine Peterson. It read:

Alex,

We've been working together for a few years now. We've overcome some real obstacles in that time, including the doubts of those who weren't behind us. It's been almost a full year and a half now, and we haven't been making any real efforts to get back on track and making hits again. I don't want to force you back in if you don't want to make music anymore, but you need to let me know. We need to pick up the ball again, Alexander. Call me or email me back as soon as you read this, and let me know where it is you stand.

Kathy.

Alex pulled out his iPhone, and called Kathy. The phone rang a few times, then Kathy answered. "Hello?" She said. "Hey Kathy. It's Alex." "Hey Alex. Did you finally get around to reading the email I sent you this afternoon?" "Yeah. Uh, what do you mean by 'we need to pick up the ball again'?" He heard Kathy sigh over the phone. "I'll be honest with you, Alex, this is a very big dry spell, and it's seriously starting to affect your career. Production values have dropped hard, and people have lost a lot of interest." Alex sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. "Alright. So basically, I need a new way to get back into the game?" "That's exactly what needs to happen, or you'll be retired from music."

Kathy sighed a bit, unhappy to have to be the one to deliver this hard hitting message to Alex, who she considered to be a good friend as well as her favorite client. "I'm going to do everything I can to help, but it'll take a lot of effort on your part to make it happen." Alex nodded. "Right." Alex got up and started pacing back and forth. He was silent for a bit. Kathy waited patiently. "Alright alright...I'll work on some...hmm...melodies! Maybe with some time I can get some kind of EP in the works." Alex suggested, a little unsure of himself. Kathy could hear it though, and heard the old, energized Alex that she'd met three years ago when he first started making music.

Kathy nodded. "You do that, Alex. Maybe we can find some opportunities to get people interested again." "Alright. I'll look around too, find some new sounds." Alex suggested, clicking tabs on his computer and clearing his desktop. "Yeah that's a good idea. I'll let you know when I've found something, if I'm able to do so." "Yeah. Thanks Kathy." Alex said quickly. "Just doing my job, Alex." Kathy said with a small smile. "Right. Well, it's late, so I'll let your thing and I'll do mine. I'll try to put in extra time, since it'll just be me on this." "Good." Kathy said. "Bye Alex." "Bye." Alex said, hanging up.

Alex sat on his bed and sighed, rubbing his eyes and uttering a curse under his breath. He opened up his favorite music program on his laptop, and began to build a beat from scratch.

7:30 am. Tokyo, Japan.

We leave Alexander now, and change settings to Hatsune Miku's penthouse hotel room. She isn't up yet, however; she's still sleeping peacefully under her sheets. Her phone began to vibrate on the nightstand by her bed, waking her up from her sleep. Miku's eyes opened, and she began to grumble irritably. She rolled over and picked up the phone, sliding her thumb across the screen to answer it. She held it up to the side of her face. "Hello?" She said irritably.

"Morning Miku. It's Hiru." Miku rolled her eyes. Hiru: her agent. The two have been putting up with each other and going back and forth for a number of years now. The only reason Miku kept him around was because he was good at his job, good enough that is. "Why am I getting a call from you right now? You know I sleep in until 10 when I've no other plans." She heard a faint sigh from Hiru on the other end. He took a deep breath. "Right. I've got some bad news. Uh, there's been a slight but growing decrease of interest in your latest releases, from a few months ago."

"What are you talking about?" Miku said, lifting her head. "Well, you see, uh, according to our polls, they say that it's pretty repetitive and-" "Repetitive?!" She screeched. "What the hell are you talking about?! I will have you fired, Hiru! Explain this to me!" Miku threatened, now sitting up in her bed. Hiru cleared his throat. "The groups of fans of yours tat we poled saith that your new releases were repetitive, and that it didn't present anything new or interesting that made it, well, stand out." Miku scoffed at this. "That's ridiculous! My fans love my music!" She defended, feeling somewhat hurt by criticism.

"Of course they do, Miku. And they still do. But, uh, these new releases weren't quite as...successful, as some of your other previous songs." Hiru explained with little avail. "You're being stupid again, Hiru." She growled at him. "I want you to fix this. Why are you calling me about this? You need to fix this. I don't care how, but if I don't get better results, you're fired." Miku threatened again; this wasn't the first time she'd done this. Hiru rolled his eyes.

"They're your songs, Miku." He said passively. "Excuse me? Whose the agent here? Whose in charge of making me popular? And whose the one whose about to get fired?" Miku shot back at him. At this point, Hiru wasn't willing to deal with any more of her screeching. "I will speak with your producers and your team, but I cannot take all of the responsibility, Miku." The phone clicked and the call ended. Miku stared down at her phone in angry disbelief at what Hiru had just said and done. "How dare he?!" She thought to herself. She hurled her phone across the room, yelling out in anger.

"Who does he think he is?!" She exclaimed to an empty hotel room. She let out a frustrated exhale, stomping across her room and slamming her bathroom door.

7:47 am. Tokyo, Japan.

Hiru sat in his office chair, looking carefully through critic reviews of his client's new releases. He sighed, still recovering his sanity from his over the phone conversation with Hatsune Miku. His phone began to ring. He was almost going to ignore it, expecting to see Miku's name and face on the screen of his phone. However, he glanced at it. Instead, he saw a name he hadn't seen in some time, not since college overseas in America. The name read: Katherine Peterson. His eyebrows raised in surprise; he wondered what she would be calling him out of the blue for. He answered it.

"Hello?" "Hiru? It's Katherine." "Katherine? Wow, it has been some time." He said with a chuckle. "Mhmm. It has. Listen, I have to be frank with you right now. I have a client whose been having some difficulties producing some new ideas. I know you've got a big pop star over there, and I was wondering if you had anything that could help him make a comeback?" "Hmm." Hiru hummed.

It certainly was a sudden and request. However, Hiru and Katherine had shared some college classes together, in search of the same job. Hiru knew well Kathy's initiative and judgement, and trusted it during plenty their time together. If she has a client she was willing to be bold about, it must've been worth a lot to her. Hiru shifted his focus to a picture of himself and Hatsune Miku sitting on his desk. It was taken backstage after her first show. Her arms were wrapped around his neck as she stood on the stair up to the stage behind him. They both had big smiles on their faces; hopeful, optimistic smiles.

"Well, my client over here, although she'd hate me for saying it to anyone, has started to decline a bit. Her fans want a fresh new sound from her. I can't make any promises, but it seems our clients both have a similar problem. Your client, do you perhaps have any samples of his music that I can hear?" "I do. Let me send you a few tracks and you can see what you think. Do you still have the same email?" "Never changed it." Hiru said. "Seems you haven't changed much either." Kathy joked. Hiru chuckled. "Alright, well I'll make sure to get back to you after I hear the tracks, okay?" "Okay." "Bye." Hiru hung up the phone.

1 am. Tokyo, Japan. [9 am in Colorado].

Hiru yawned, still awake. After a long day of researching, promos, and conferences with the different members of "Hatsune Miku team" under KAITO company, Hiru was very tired. However, on his way to an afternoon conference with the sound engineering team, he'd opened up Kathy's email with her client's tracks and listened to them. Then he listened to them again. Then he listened to them on his way back. He was shocked at what he'd heard; his decision had been made, so he called Katherine back.

"Hello?" She asked after she answered. "Hi Kathy. It's Hiru again. Is this a good time?" "It's fine, Hiru. What have you got for me?" She asked, clearly excited. "I listened to all of your client's samples. This kid has a lot of potential. I think some arrangements could be made here. Do you have anything in mind?" Hiru said praisingly before proposing the question. Kathy thought for a brief moment, then made a suggestion. "Well, you've got that pop star you're representing, right?" "I do, yes." Hiru answered in reference to Miku.

"What if we could arrange some sort of meeting between them and get something set up from there? I think it might make a significant improvement to his future releases." Kathy proposed carefully. She asked: "What are your thoughts?" "Hmm." Hiru hummed again, and began to think out loud. "Miku's music has been falling into a set pattern that hasn't been sitting too well, and her public image hasn't brought things up too much. Perhaps this could give him the boost he needs and the boost she needs." Hiru reasoned out.

"See? It's a win-win in both cases if all goes well. There's little to lose from this." "You're right, and I agree." Hiru said. Kathy breathed a sigh of relief that she had managed to convince him, but she still had to get this arranged and set in motion. "Alright. When should this meeting be?" "Well, Miku isn't on tour right now, so she has time for it now." "Alex finished a small tour some time ago, so he'll also be fully available for this." "Then I guess its just a matter of who goes where and when." Hiru said. "Right. Any ideas?" Kathy asked. "Well, is your client working on anything?" "Yes, he's working on an EP now." Kathy answered.

"Then perhaps it would be more convenient for her to go there." Hiru suggested. "Most likely. How soon can she be here?" Hiru sighed at the idea of trying to convince Miku to do this. "Well, maybe I don't have to convince her." Hiru said. "I'd give it a week. Perhaps two." Hiru answered with a nod of his head. "Sounds like a plan." Kathy said, happy that this was being set in motion. "I'll let him know about the meeting." Kathy said, referring to Alex. "Alright. And I'll let Miku know." Hiru said, clearly less excited about it. "Keep me updated on the process and we'll prepare for her arrival." "Alright. Bye Kathy. We'll be in touch." "Okay. See you soon, Hiru." Kathy said, hanging up the phone.

Kathy didn't let Alex know right away. First, she looked into nearby hotels and airports for Miku, and arrangements to make her stay comfortable once she'd chosen a hotel and the airport. It was early afternoon of the next day when Kathy finally called up Alex. He didn't answer right away, for he was on his laptop; he had been working constantly since his call with Kathy. He answered her call as soon as he felt his phone vibrate.

"Hello?" He answered. "Afternoon Alex. I have great news." She said, setting it up. "So do I. I have almost an entire instrumental completed, and the lyrics are in the works." Kathy smiled, excited at the idea of being back in business with her client and friend. "That is good news! And I've found an opportunity for you." "Ooh do tell." Alex said, taking a sip of water. "One of my old college friends is an agent for a big name Japanese pop star, and he's agreed to travel here with her here to America so ya'll can collaborate on your upcoming new releases."

Alex's eyes widened a bit. "Wow, really? Japanese pop star, huh?" Kathy could hear the excitement in his voice. "Who is it?" He asked. "Hatsune Miku." Alex paused for a few moments. "Whose that?" "She's a Japanese pop star." Kathy answered. "Well, that's already been established. How do you spell her name? I'll look her up real quick." Kathy spelled it out for him, and he typed up her name in a Youtube search bar. "Got it. Let's hear something." He muttered aloud, clicking on the most popular choice: World Is Mine.

Kathy could hear the song over the phone as Alex listened very quietly. He hummed in thought. "What do you think?" She asked. "Meh. It's okay, I guess. Her voice sounds like an autotuned chipmunk." Kathy shrugged. "Well, they adore her over there. However, as of late, her songs have been reviewed as repetitive and Hiru, her agent, says that you may be what she needs to bring out something new and fresh." Kathy explained. "He said that about me?" Alex asked, practically in shock. "Well, you are pretty big over here, and after hearing some of your work, he concluded that the two of you can help each other out."

Alex nodded, feeling honored and a little pressure. "Okay. Well, I'll do my best, and study up on her style choices. When will she be here?" "Hiru says it should be about a week or two from now." "Okay. I'll get on it then." "That's good. I'll keep you updated on the process." Alex nodded. "Okay. Thanks Kathy for this." "Just doing my job, Alex. It's no problem." "Is that all?" Alex asked. "I believe so." Kathy answered. "Okay, well I'll be working some more then, so I'll let you go, Kathy. Thanks again." "You're welcome, Alex. Bye." Alex hung up the phone.