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[Futurelandia] The Thanksgiving and Early December Post

[ It's been around a month since everything started to change. And frankly, a damn sure more things have changed even in that month. There's simplistic ones, such as Masaomi getting a vasectomy which even if he tried to keep it on the downlow, everyone found out about because of what a whiner he was for his week of medical abstinence and everyone felt after that for how he proceeded to fuck every relevant woman in the house and who would sleep with him out of the house into submission for the next two or three days. Everyone sort of had a rude awakening there.

But then, some changes were bigger and more serious. A new member joined there pack (Veroncia) not all that long ago, and it was much to everyone except some of the adult's surprise. Everyone had to learn their new pecking order and where she fit in with the rest of them. Masaomi and Nariko continued their rituals and continued their seeing other people, to mixed results from both. Audrey was hanging around the house more, though she hadn't had the recommended Talk with Masaomi about joining, despite making this something of a second home for her. And of course, Junko's training continued despite the week long hiatus from it.

Everyone was changing, and everyone was adapting. Yamato even had a sexy car now. And at the culmination of everything, a sort of milestone in the midst of everything, there was Thanksgiving, the lead up to it, and the follow up after it leading into December. A time when a lot of people hung out in one house, and then things got weirdly tense for a variety of reasons. God bess us, every one. ]

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[ What in the fuck is even going on in her life right now? She just- like. Okay she- .... Her dad is useless. Her dad's cheeks have colored and he's not even scolded her for being mouthy. He's checked out and paying attention to Ariel. Ugh. No, ugh. No. come on. Olivia, red up to her ears, storms over to Nariko and grabs hold of her arm, and then marches back down the isle with the quickest and widest steps the girl can muster, tugging the older woman along with her. This does her no favors for her skirt but.

Fuck it man. ]

Th-then what's your fucking deal, Ms Kida? Like - okay, I get it, you're from some sort of sexual savant pack or something but what's with spending so much cash on me and Ariel?

[ A beat and - ] And no I know those aren't related so don't say it.

[Nariko is rather tall, so she can keep up with Olivia rather than the other way around, so there's not really a lot of tugging so much as attempting to guide her. But off to wherever they go - and if anything rather than chastising Olivia for being mouthy (which she is, to be fair) Nariko wants to chide Joshua for not owning up to the reactions that are happening.

She tries to ignore the cursing because that's what really grates at her Mom Instinct as intensely disrespectful.]

Because I want to. Because there's stuff you might need and I don't care if it's my child or someone else's, if I can help then I want to, and that includes trying to make this a good holiday for the both of you, even though you have every reason to be angry and upset at the whole situation. [It's really that simple, this is absolutely the result of Masaomi's leadership, that she can be so direct without any real shame. It makes it difficult to argue with her sincerity, if nothing else.]

And, I don't know, maybe I just think you're a nice girl, and would like to get to know you as your father's friend, and nothing else. [She shrugs.] If it's making you uncomfortable I'll stop. It's that easy.

[ As she listens, her cheeks puff out and she bites her lips. from the inside to hold them in place. She. Just. She. ... That's so nice. It's so nice that in the back of her mind that feels incredibly fishy and she can't help but doubt it. But it's also so direct she - okay she knew she wasn't intimidating she didn't even really have much in the way of tits to back herself up (shut up, psyche, she knows that's not related) so she just-

... ]

It's just - not. What I'm used to, okay!

[ Huff, huff. ... She held her tongue that long for that line? God damn is she bad at this. ]

I barely know you! I mean. You seem cool and dad likes you a lot, but it's still - something! Fuck, okay, I'm not good at words or anything.

[ Huff, huff. She's totally red all over her face now, why god? Just-

... ... .. . .. . Also screw you and your stacked ness Nariko, she's reaching out and grabbing hold of both of your boobs in public like it's at all something a sane person would do and not a somewhat sexually frustrated teenager who also happens to be very confused and not terribly great at expressing herself honestly in a confusing situation. ]

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[You know, up until a certain point she'd been feeling kind of bad. Olivia was so much like Koji in the respect that it was apparently very difficult for her to verbalize what was in her head. That's part of being a teenager but, hey, Nariko figures that at least Olivia's trying. That's important. But then ... Then ... What in the world. For a bona fide second she actually doesn't know what to do because there's a teenage girl touching her boobs and she doesn't ... have any idea ... why.

What.

Ignoring the near automatic snap of pleasure in her body, and the resulting, mild dose of her scent, Nariko takes both of those hands in her own. She holds them firmly so that Olivia can't get exactly get away without some fuss, but it's very far from bruising.]

I'm really going to need you to explain why you just groped me.

[Is she so frustrated that she'd go for anyone who also made her lash out? Was she confused? Considering women? Was everyone in the world attracted to Nariko's boobs?]

[ SHE ----- SHE ----

... Oh fuck her dad is walking over now, pushing the cart behind him, finally mustering up the courage to be a concerned parent in a weird situation, overriding the whole girl talk thing. But then she just like- ]

Because you've got big ass fucking tits and I've barely got a Goddamned A cup okay! [ Inhale, and she tries to yank her hands back, fails, and groans, ] And shut up I know that's nuts!

[ And between her shouting and Nariko's scent and her own (which smells a little bit like maple, perhaps because of her dad's earthy smell) people are totally going to come look and then she's going to crawl in a hole and die and her dad is getting nearer and fucking kill her okay just put a gun in her head and - ]

We're cool, okay?! Look, just- we're cool and the gifts are fucking awesome! I don't know what to thank you with so I hope dad's cock's good. ... Shut up!

[ that's directed at her father, who by now is most of the way there and he is about to say something to the effect of "Young lady you stop this right now" so if Nariko wants a word in edgewise here's her moment ]

[Alright she's ... Going to say that Olivia is actually probably more like her mother than Joshua. Because if Joshua had that kind of weirdly pure, fierce drive she really might actually pay for the D. But apparently Olivia got all of it. It's weird. The whole thing is weird. So whatever Joshua says to his daughter is kind of his business because Nariko's sincerely failing to register what's just happened.

For her there's a big difference between one of her kids being weird, and someone else's kid being weird about her body. Was it breast envy or something? That would make sense? Mostly, anyway.

She's gonna take the cart and maybe head towards the registers. They can just follow her if they like?

.... Dude, she just wanted to make Christmas cookies but now it. Kind of feels like she should leave or something.]

[ Joshua and Olivia are different in a lot of ways, honestly. And Olivia is very, very much her mother's child, hair aside. But when Joshua scolds her for her mouth, for acting out and making a scene and Olivia pouts through it, the family ends up in a minor discussion just long enough to notice when Nariko has walked out of the scene. they start, and in unison, they call out- ]

Hey, wait up!

[ Joshua, with a baby on him, is of course much slower to follow. He can't run. Olivia does run, and in fact rambles more as she catches up, ]

Look, the gingerbread thing is corny as fuck but I wanna do it with you, okay?! We can make it some sort of girl time bullshit or whatever - Sorry! Girl time. Fun. I mean.

[ Dad why. ]

I miss doing stuff like that.

[ Even if it's not with mom. ]

[Okay that - uniformity is not helping her? Because when she blinks back at them it's like looking at a little, female copy of Joshua. Which is not helpful because for as utterly wrong and disgusting as it made her feel she's sort of awkwardly turned on and frankly she'd really prefer that feeling to go away. It's inappropriate and weird but also nearly impossible to turn off without the right set of actions, none of which are appropriate when she's out with an infant.

But there's no avoiding Olivia and everything she wants to say, Nariko ends up listening, halfway to the registers with her hand still on the cart. She tries to think about sad kittens while listening to this so that her scent doesn't do anything strange.]

Oh. [The truth is that Nariko isn't really eloquent all the time either, she just doesn't explode in a loud word salad the way Olivia does.]

I mean, just don't feel like you have to. [And.] I can just go. For today? If that's easier.

[.... Look, she officially doesn't know what she's doing, especially since Olivia's actually being rather cute (again) right now. But it's not like the girl had any trouble telling her what she felt, it just took a few seconds to get out. Hopefully that hasn't changed just yet.]

We are going to go make a fucking gingerbread hous--

[ And finally, Joshua catches up to give Olivia a light but firm smack up the back of the head. The girl pouts at being cut off like that and looks up at her dad just to she shake her head and mutter "sorry." Joshua, though, looks between both of them and - ]

I'm so sorry, Nariko. I didn't realize she was gonna be so difficult.

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It's alright. [She pauses, and then fixes that statement:] I mean, it was a little disrespectful and odd, but it isn't anything that'll be a lasting concern. We're alright.

[She and Olivia. And she does smile, it's directed Joshua but it's for his daughter, too.]

Come on, we've got a fucking gingerbread house to make!

[So off to the registers they go, once and for all.]

[ Man. Joshua takes this moment to whisper to Ariel, rubbing the somewhat squirming baby's cheek ]

Never end up like either of these two, okay?

[ Which sees him getting a look from Olivia before the younger girl takes a firm bite from her still open candy bar. But yes, line! Paying (and Olivia goes a bit bug eyed at the bill, Joshua also sighing mostly because he was actually getting used to it. Fact is, he didn't make bad money. This wasn't more than he could afford, but it was more than he would do, and certainly enough to make him mildly concerned about how much he owed Nariko ]

[... Wow, Joshua. Not only does he get a look from Olivia but he gets a rather hurt one from Nariko, too. She was going to hang off his arm a bit but now she kind of busies herself with getting everything on the conveyor belt and somewhat playfully trying to cover Olivia's eyes before she could see the resulting price. It doesn't even make her blink as she slides her personal bank card. Of course none of this was coming from the funds that were used to manage the house, her kids, or anything that was in Masaomi's name. If she was going to spend money it'd be on her own end.

She's humming Christmas songs under her breathe while they get out to the car and pile everything in.]

Okay, time to put the princess in!

[.... She wants to hold Ariel again, okay.]

[ Hey man, he was kidding! That's a teasing thing! But maybe being around both of his daughters and the last few weeks had made him feel too familiar. Either way, he doesn't sense anything was amiss other than he expression, which the bearded man is forced to wonder if she was teasing him again.

It's Joshua's car. He makes an effort to put the heaviest stuff in, though everyone else can help. But holding Ariel? Sure, he'll hand her back to Nariko now ]

Careful, she's plenty dainty.

[ and Olivia makes a pleasant gagging noise at this ]

Clearly just as important as the other princess that's making interesting noises over there!

[Ariel gets a little kiss to her tiny head even as she begins to fuss at being tied into her carseat. It's about that magical time that all babies decide they're verging on being completely done with everything around them. They probably need to hurry back.]

Should I buckle you in, too? [She teases Olivia with a little wink, a faint sticking out of her tongue. She's kidding, oh-so important teenager. Really!]

No.

[ and she has polished off that candy of hers by now, by the by. But she slides into her seat next to Ariel and crosses her arms once she's buckled in, frustrated that she's still giving off a scent here, just a little. She frowns, and- ]

Olivia, don't be too spoiled, even if you are a princess. [ That's Joshua, having just gotten the last of it in and closed the trunk. The man grunts, and he shuts the door behind him, settling into his front seat to drive them back ]

[Pft. She can't relate to ever being that indignant with anyone, really, so it's strangely cute in an old person nostalgic kind of way. But she knows better than to push it, already having gone through a whole confrontation with her earlier in the day.]

Honestly, Joshua, girls are supposed to be spoiled! That's how they grow up to be demanding enough to never take any shit from men!

[........ Maybe he was a little right in thinking that Olivia shouldn't be more like her.]

[ Olivia latches on to that with - ] Yeah dad, what she said!

[ Joshua, now starting the car, revs the engine and shakes his head, getting in on the banter with, ] As long as you're not refusing to take my crap, young lady. Still have to listen to me for now!

[ She was nearing adulthood, but she wasn't there yet ]

Spoiled in the way that their father's will always love them and provide what's needed, to be fair.

[Not necessarily just what they want, or giving in to their young child's every other whim.] I am in no way advocating that you don't listen to your father. Just don't think you'll get through life being quiet, either.

[Because that's how you get stomped on.]

[ Those are... not bad life lessons, even if Joshua is incredibly wary of them. The man snorts out of his nose, and he shifts gears in the car, getting them on the road as he shakes his head. He doesn't want to argue that point, because in that is some sort of a trap. Instead, he changes the subject a bit, ]

So Nariko, did you plan for the gingerbread stuff being tonight? You got the time for it?

Hm? Oh, yeah! No one is expecting me to be home anytime soon.

[Yamato didn't have practice so he was either at home or helping Junko and Koji. Most of the adults were working, and Audrey should actually still be finishing club stuff at school. Masaomi was probably banging Lisa or something. Or actually working. That was more than likely something he continued to do.]

[ Huh. Well, whatever, it's not like it wasn't close enough to the middle of the day, just the early evening. She'd hung out at their place into the early evening fairly often all things considered, so he leaves it at that. ]

Alright, cool. Y'ear that, Olivia? No problems on your end with homework, right?

[ And from the backseat- ] No, it's cool here too.

[The ease that he accepts things with occasionally gets her, but Nariko is coming to accept that it's probably got something to do with being a man. She's almost a little sad that she doesn't have an excuse to help with homework! It'd been fun with Junko, but then her only daughter did enjoy learning. Even if it was Math.

... They're going about their way so she goes back to singing underneath her breathe. It makes her happy, okay.]

[ What should he doing, questioning her motives or demanding she go home? Or demanding she- well the alternative would be stupid, she already was spending time with him. And it's probably the simple sense of happiness which comes with that that sees him humming (he can't really sing, or at least doesn't think he can) trying to get in tune with her.

Olivia back here is dying btw ]

[Olivia can continue to go ahead and die in the back of the car because Nariko really does love to sing, and it's even better when someone joins her. If anything the teenage girl should just be grateful that Nariko doesn't break out into all-out, emotive singing. It's still a relatively quiet thing which can only just barely be heard over the radio.]

[ That is rude, Nariko. That is super rude.

But Joshua, for his part, just continues his own light humming, matching more Nariko's notes than the radio's if they're different songs. In fact, if they are different he'll be turning down the radio precisely for that reason. As it continues (and it's really not that long of drive back to his place, so it might), Olivia settles back into her seat with crossed arms and tapping her foot a little with the beat. ... Her dad is so off it though. ]

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what.

bows a little I was going for her being awkward

I am going to say you succeeded. for a second I thought she was an awkward lesbian suddenly

I wasn't even going there but I considered it in your reply just long enough to decide nah

I know. But tbh it will now forever linger in the back of my head I'm sorry I'm terrible

I will consider it. We'll see what I decide with I do like the idea of Octavio still

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