"I dunno. Once people have ideas like that about you, you can't just tell them it's not true."

She's certain that's the last thing she would have done back home as an idol. Sure, there's all the practiced responses, but that's more about being careful not to play into their hands than proving them wrong.

"I think all we can do is always act our absolute best. Like... it'd be rude to turn down an invitation, and they might talk about us behind our backs anyway. But if we go and we're polite and nice, some of them might change their minds on their own..."

It's like how she puts on her Risette persona in public appearances, glossing over the fact that she's just a regular girl with flaws of her own. Less extreme, and not fueled by a massive marketing industry, but the principle is the same.