Sakuramoria

— Oh, I'd be happy to help with the organizational stuff, but participating in something like that... probably not. Elliot and Futaba were a bit late with this idea – my mother is visiting the city right now, and I'd be mortified if I showed up at a beauty contest and she saw me.
—Sign me up for this and that," Shera tried to sound more cheerful, "I think something like this would be perfect right now.

Looking very pleased and slightly out of breath, Elliot returns and reports that all issues have been resolved.

—What's the big deal? Well, it's still really great, Bell! 🥰 —Nira smiled, just in case her mother wouldn't be like the father of a certain other friend. —Wonderful, Sheročka! 😘
Waiting for Elliot to return with good news, the girl nodded approvingly at his report: —Excellent work, Comrade Elliot! 👍 The Academy will not forget you!

Having received the keys to one of the empty classrooms, the girls, with the support of a powerful mask-maker, quickly set it up for the first meeting.
—Well, it's a good start. —Nira began. —First of all, thank you all for responding, Cass for the idea, Elliot for the help, um, at the highest level! I think we'll make a great team! 🥳
Looking at everyone with a confident gaze, the girl continued:
—As always, I'll try to be brief: before we start working, we have a few issues on the agenda that I would like to discuss and get your opinion on. Regarding the overall organization: who would like to do what. Regarding the contest itself: deadlines, overall style, event plan, prizes. Regarding finances: expenses for equipment, salaries, sales. Regarding promotion: will we attract people from the city or will we limit ourselves to our academy?
Nira paused briefly to allow what she had said to sink in with her "colleagues".
—As for my suggestions: I would like to take on the financial part myself, and help the others as much as I can. 😇 Of course, we will do many things together, but in general, I would like to know your preferences, if you have any. Regarding deadlines: we need to clarify this with the administration, but I think it won't be before the end of the month or at the beginning of the next. After all, we need to run an advertisement, collect applications, prepare everything for the event, and so on. Regarding the overall style: I generally liked what was at the photography lecture, but maybe we should be a little more serious, after all, we are going to sell this... Regarding prizes, I am open to suggestions, maybe someone has seen something interesting in the city? As for expenses, we will need a photo booth and a budget for purchasing prizes. I am going to discuss all this with Miss Starlight, as well as compensation for us as organizers. Hobby or not, any work should be rewarded in some way. 🧐 And finally, will we attract people from the city to sell the magazine or tickets to the contest, as Elliot suggested? There are pros (we will almost certainly break even) and cons (more control over the quality of the "content").
Having finished listing, Nira took a short breath:
—Okay, that's how I see it. If we sort all this out right away, then we can move on to the interesting part and not waste more time on boring stuff. 😊