She mentioned that, but it sounds like there was more to it than that.
Lia relationship with Lumi notes:
- Lia says she has a very unique connection with Lumi that she will never be able to have with anyone else in her life.
- Says she doesn't know how to explain the bond they have. Says she can't explain it too much on stream.
- Says she doesn't feel Lumi is a separate gen from Gen 1 in her mind because there's been a lot they've been through, and while they haven't been through it together necessarily, they experienced it kind of in tandem, so it makes for a unique bond. Using her words for this one.
- Back when she first met Lumi, she got the impression that Lumi really didn't like her because they were very similar conceptually and because of "this thing that happened". She felt there was a lot of bad blood between them.
- She was really scared to talk to her, even though they had collabed at times, but she thought overall, Lumi didn't like her very much.
- She was really scared when it was revealed Lumi would be joining Phase. Because she was scared of her, she felt it created a distance between them for a long time.
- She said it was "kind of" a misconception. For a lot of different reasons, Lia thought there was proof that Lumi didn't like her.
- Now, she looks back on that point in time compared to their relationship now, and she wonders how she could have ever thought that.
- Out of everyone in the company, Lumi is one of the people that she trusts the most.
- She thought about this a lot over this recent weekend.
- "Out of everyone here, she's one of the people I would hand my life over to."
- She has so many fond memories together with Lumi, especially over the past couple of months.
- Someone in chat asked if she's ever talked to Lumi about this, and she responded that she thinks Lumi kind of knows because she goes to Lumi for a lot of stuff, especially recently.
- She doesn't talk to a lot of people about frustrations or needing help with stuff, but she feels like Lumi is the only person she can truly open up to.
- She says Lumi feels like a cool, reliable big sister to her.
- She does talk to Uruka a lot about stuff too, as she's Lia's best friend, but she feels it's a little different.
Clearly, Lumi has brainwashed Lia.
On a serious note, this was really nice to hear. She was vague about what made her think Lumi didn't like her back then, but I'm glad that was eventually cleared up and that they have such a great friendship now. I had no idea they were this close. I know Lumi says a lot of nice things about Lia, but she says nice things about a lot of people. Was really nice to hear that Lumi means this much to Lia. I know everyone, including Lumi herself, jokes about how she's an evil woman and all kinds of other things, and then there are some from her past who says these things seriously, but from the people she interacts with these days, I've heard nothing but nice things about her, and that's great to hear. And as someone who also like Lia, I'm happy Lumi can be such great support for her, especially considering how bad Lia's mentals can get at times.
As for Lia herself this stream, I wasn't able to watch the whole stream as I had other things going on at the time, but I do plan on going back and listening to the whole thing. I love Lia when she's acting unhinged and crazy, but I also love listening to her when she's being serious. From the time I was able to listen to, she had a lot of nice things to say. One point I caught is that one day, she'd love to have a solo live. I really hope she gets it one day. While I'm not really an idol fan, I truly think she is Phase's quintessential idol. When she gets her 3D model going, and she's put up on stage, she is the perfect idol. The energy she puts out is completely Lia. I can see why Sakana told her that his idol dream wasn't dead when he saw her dance for her first concert.
I'm glad to hear that Lia seems to be in higher spirits now, and it's great to hear that she does have others like Uruka and Lumi to help her through things. I hope she continues to rely on others when she needs it, and I hope the other Phase girls can also do the same. Here's the timestamp of Lia talking about Lumi. Worth the listen because it was incredibly sweet to hear.
Lumi love. Lia love.