Chapter #4Declining Fame by: JOOSHER   Hana Song, better known as the mech pilot and e-sports star D.va, was going through somewhat of an crisis in her life. Overwatch had achieved it's goal, there were no longer any immediate large scale threat for the organization to face. At most D.Va got to do these days was to head to one of the headquarters and fill out paperwork and give statements to make sure documents from years ago were accurate. Maybe if she was lucky she got asked to help with some of the old equipment, giving her a chance to use her mechanical expertise.
And with Overwatch having dealt with the Gwishin threat it also meant MEKA had no real reason to stick around. This left D.Va's mech in storage and her squad members left to live their lives. Some returned back to e-sports, some chasing other forms of fame and some just retiring to a more common life.
Hana on the other hand didn't really know what to do. Return to what she did before Overwatch and MEKA or change things up. Even when opportunities would come up, she never took up anything as she wasn't sure what would feel right for her. And while time went by as she was unsure of what her life should be now, she wasn't really doing anything. She was just going through life without enjoying anything and meeting with people less and less. Even her favorite games no longer gave her the thrills they used to.
One day as she was exiting an arcade, leaving after a much shorter session then she would have had in the past, Hana noticed an old poster in the corner of the establishment. It was of her, posing in front of her mech. It had been years ago that she had gone on that photoshoot to promote some partner of the MEKA program. She wasn't sure which since poster had worn down where the logo was.
"Now that's an old poster. Didn't they also have me wear custom suit. Or was that one of the energy drink companies." Hana thought as she looked at the faded image of herself.
As she looked at her own image a girl walked up to her. "Wow! I haven't seen D.Va merch in a while. Can't believe they still have this on the wall."
The girl then look at Hana, and it looked like something in her brain started to slowly piece things together. "Wait... You look just like her..You... Wait! Are you her? Are you D.Va?"
Hana blushingly answered. "Ye-Yes. Nice to meet you. Haven't had many people recognize in a while."
Hana hadn't changed in appearance much, she just didn't bother with make up or keeping her hair from getting too messy. And even with her more expensive and flashier outfits she still looked far more tame then in her old promotional images.
"O-M-G! Can I get a picture with you?" The girl excitedly asked.
"Sure thing!" Hana replied, her voice almost by reflex taking on a more chipper tone. This interaction began to remind her of one of her meet-and-greets.
"Oh, lets take it next to the poster! Now uhh... cheer!" The girl pulled her phone out and snapped a pic. "Thank you so much! I used to be a big fan! Thank you."
Used to be. Those words rang in Hana's head. I guess she really wasn't as famous as she used to be. People had known her from e-sports, MEKA and Overwatch, but since she was no longer doing those things people had presumably moved on. Thinking on it she hadn't even really kept up her social media appearance either. She had stopped for a while with all of the constant missions for Overwatch and never really picking it up afterwords.
But this interaction she just had with this stranger made her feel surprisingly happy. Happier then she had been in a long while. Maybe, as entitled as it might sound, it was being famous and having attention on her is what made her happy. Maybe had she done as her fellow MEKA members and returned to gaming for an audience or looked for another avenue of fame she wouldn't have been in such a funk for so long.
As Hana returned home from the arcade, she kept thinking about possibly doing something to return to fame once more. And she had to admit it was making her excited. Perhaps she should return to e-sports or maybe start streaming more casually. She also had past experiences in other fields such as movies and modeling, so maybe she should try to completely re branding herself. Then she also knew that, while she wasn't as famous as before, she had always fans who weren't shy about wanting to see some more intimate material from her. Would it be desperate to try to do more sexual content to attract those fans.
Still in the back of her mind she was missing her time working as an active Overwatch agent and a mech pilot. She knew that wiht her background she could easily join some military type organisation, if fame didn't cut it and she'd rather look for the thrill of fighting for a cause again.
But now that she was slowly getting up from her slump, she was more open to try something completely different, maybe something she had never done before.
And though she didn't realize it at the time, Hana's life after that day was moving to a direction where she'd change to a different person.   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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