masanari | [Futurelandia] The Wonderful Christmas (and maybe into New Years stuff too)

[Futurelandia] The Wonderful Christmas (and maybe into New Years stuff too)

[ Their pack's Christmas tended to be one which was full and chaotic, despite the fact that there were increasingly less children in the house as Yamato and Junko (and yes, Koji too) all grew to maturity. In some ways, this was actually more "kids" than had been in the house for it than in a long time, what with their new additions.

Still: Masaomi, Nariko, Ada, Sullivan, Emily, Octavio, Tom, Yamato, Junko, Koji, Veronica, and Audrey - Twelve people with at least one gift for everyone else, often times more in the case of those who were more generous or had deeper pockets or more to impress others with. The sheer number (even if it had grown over time) is probably what prompted them to set up a grate tree in one of the living room spaces which was probably meant to be a formal dining room and then lay out all the presents from everyone wrapped up under it andt hen sprawled out for a wide area around it all. There's chairs set up in a circle around the room to give everyone room to sit and the first one there (Which if, of course, Masaomi) brought bags for the wrapping paper to go into a recycle.

Also Masaomi has on a santa hat and a fake beard. Both of which Ada picked out years ago, and he wears mostly out of tradition. It's similarly out of tradition that he got up at the ass crack of dawn to sit in the room and eat some rice before anyone else got up, wait for them all to filter on in here usually starting with Ada or Sullivan or in recent years his eldest son so people can start to make breakfast and be ready. But either way, breakfast and present opening in the morning! A white elephant gift exchange game in the afternoon! A big dinner in the evening!

Christmas is a time of togetherness, where there has to be some structure, but there's a lot which can happen beyond all that and often did. Movies watched, songs sung, and even if this year of different and strange for a variety of reasons... well. It was still their day, and everyone would enjoy it. ]

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Eeeeeh. I'm not sure if that means you like it or not. [ Sincerely, like the phone was picking up her voice, but maybe he was too hungover or tired to really process if that was meant to question if he's allowed to do that or if he should. Eventually, he reasons to opt for the later and ] But sure thing, babe. You are my sunshine, after all.

[ He liked the joke, okay. Plus that felt like a good line, this early. He nods. ... Maybe they should, though ]

I should at least clap my hands for good business. Ah, for your tests, too.

[ Okay, with everything set the phone leaning against his ear, he makes to pull the trap door and push down the ladder to go down out of this attic. ... Sorry emily he forgot the note ]

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Mm. [There's just a sound of approval, there. She's not entirely awake and she sure as fuck couldn't identify why it made her happy to hear that particular term of endearment right now. Maybe because it'd kind of stood out to her on that voice mail, and maybe that was further compounded by the fact that, well, he didn't generally seem to leave her messages like that when he knew she was busy. .... It was nice.]

For the kids, too.

[And their pack as a whole.] Are you coming over now, or?

Yeah... I don't remember where the hotel was relative to here, but I shouldn't be more than a half hour, I don't think.

[ He starts to whisper a little, mostly because it feels creepy and like the whole house is creaking to go through it now at the very early morning. Down the ladder and down the stairs and then to fine his shoes.

... For the kids, huh. ]

[Wait, wasn't he just with Charlotte? It shouldn't have been anything to go from there to here. It seems kind of odd but, hey, maybe they went out and did something special?]

Okay. I'm gonna pack, the unconscious thing in the lobby is probably me.

[A half hour ... Not long enough to take a shower, so she'll have to settle for doing everything pretty quickly. How is she supposed to say goodbye to Yamato in less than ten minutes, though? .... She probably shouldn't even wake him up.]

I'll see you soon.

[And, for as illogical as it was, she somehow loved Masaomi so terribly that it could almost make her cry. She missed him and didn't want to leave this suite at the same time. What a mess.]

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You could just leave the bags, and we'll just swing by to get everything when we collect Yamato.

[ Though Yamato had his own car... so he might go home under his own power. Either way, Masaomi nods and grins. He feels like he should make his own joke to match her own, but nothing particularly good is coming to him-

Oh wait, duh. ]

I'll make sure I'm nice and hard for you.

[ Morning Ritual and all. There! That's a good joke!

Where are his shoes?

Either way, with Emily's car, he'll be there within thirty minutes, park it, and head into the lobby for her ]

[Yamato has his own car and she's assuming that he'll want to go home on his own, rather than be ... Picked up by his father after he's fucked around with his mate. Who is also his mom! It's a mess of awkward and it seemed better to avoid it by just putting her bags in Masaomi's car and unpacking when they made it back to house.

So!! That's exactly why he'll find her just inside the lobby, curled up and asleep with her suitcase and her overnight bag tucked underneath her legs.

Just shout at her or something.]

[ By the time he made it there, Masaomi's got a real headache. It's sort of awkward, but he'll survive. All things considered, it's a small price to pay for all that Tequila, but it's probably just still in his system. The man inhales as he steps into the hotel.

Man.

There's no people, and there's only one guy in the lobby behind the counter, looking tired. The Alpha walks over to the body with the bags though, smiling to himself before lightly rustling her and shoving on her shoulder. He doesn't want to be too loud, but if he needs to, he will. ]

[She startles when he pushes her but her eyes snap open and she realizes who it is, calms down instantly.]

Hey.

[Nariko drags herself up and leans in to kiss him but ...]

You smell like sex and booze. [That she didn't immediately pull away is proof of her love.]

Tequila, mostly. [ Which is to imply all that entails. Tequila tended to make him really hyper and really energized and let's face is really over-sexed. He also took a long ass time to process it, and so he can't entirely disprove that he's still at least a little drunk.

But there's no use lying about that. In fact, he leans in the last bit of distance to kiss her first, trying to pull her up into his arms ]

You at least smell like sex.

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Oh my god. There's no way you were with Charlotte. [That woman wouldn't drink anything harder than a Long Island Iced Tea. But he's not dead and also probably still out of it, so she doesn't see any point in questioning him just yet. She doesn't fight his hold in the least, she gets her arms around him and squeezes a bit.]

Mostly because I had a lot of it. We've gotta take a shower when we get home.

[They both seriously need it, but love is not judging your partner when they smell like a good time and it's barely five fucking a.m.]

I should probably drive now.

She cancelled on me, so I took Emily's invitation. [ And he snorts at this, finding some humor in it. Hopefully that humor translates to her as well, because it's about his age. Actually, he should probably explain it a little more! So even as he squeezes her back, rocking in place a little - ]

I went to a real ass frat party.

[ There. That's the "joke."

A lot of it... huh ] Guess that means no road head for me.

[He gets a Look, which is a lot better than anything she might say, and it'll have to stay at that. She kisses his jaw and then bends to hook her overnight bag over her shoulder, yawning again while getting the handle of her suitcase out so that it can roll along with them.]

A frat party about explains it.

[Off to the car they go, since she can reliably get them to the temple without any accidents! Or at least a slimmer chance of them.]

I feel like you have a lot to tell me, starting at the beginning.

[ What's with the Look, did she disapprove? They were both on their own dates and were going to meet this morning, that was the plan the whole time. Or was that about the road head idea. ... He probably does smell bad enough she didn't want to go there, ritual or not . Plus it too early in the morning. Still, he does make a motion to get at least one of her bags, going for the suitcase.

... Oh, you know, he slept in the moon and alpha ear chain, didn't he? He looks her over dully to see her tattoos or jewelry, seeing the ring of course, but then decides to not linger on it. She wasn't as dense as him. ]

Maaaah. Well, Charlotte cancelled on me for a reason she told me in confidence, so I'm not sure I can say that?

[ He clicks his tongue ] And then I didn't want to interrupt your date, and Sully had his own plans, and so did everyone else I think, so I ran into Emily and she asked me to come... so I did?

[ He does have more to say, about his revelation about children... but how could she know? ]

[Mostly at the idea of road head because if he's been drinking like that he's also been fucking someone, or multiple people, or multiple people at the same time. Her dedication and love for this man has not wavered in the least but she's not gonna suck old saliva off his dick. Nope. That's weird and incredibly hygienic, and probably one of the few ideas that would violently turn her off.

So he's gonna have to wait till they get in the shower, she'll get it done before 11:59, okay?

But! Nariko doesn't have her sun cuff in, but her tattoos have returned. She made sure to leave Yamato a note and while she was at it she removed the makeup from her body, too. While he talks they make it to the car (she has to trust him to tell her where it is, of course) and she makes an affirming sort of noise.]

Honestly, you could have just said 'Emily' and all would be clear. I don't think the sluttiest girl in my Econ class partied as hard as she does. [That and, well, Nariko would admit to being too old for frat parties like that. They aren't fun for her anymore, but:]

It seems like you had a really great time, though!

[And she's happy for him, even if all that stuff isn't her thing.]

I'm soooooo not sure I belonged there. [ He laughs at this, shaking his head and making his way towards...

Oh wait, it's not his car, it's Emily's! Shit, what color was hers? Oh wait, he knows where it was, he remembers where he parked. He nods, and he laughs a little, rocking from one hip to the other. Emily's known for partying hard, huh? Well, he didn't see that money drugs there? Not a lot of E... or whatever the fuck they do? Oh well. ] But it was pretty fun, yeah. Bossed some people around, but tired out around... not long after that message to you?

[ So he was lame and didn't make it to midnight. He yawns. There's Emily's car ] You know I should have messaged Sully this morning... oh well. [ He sighs ] You're more important.

[He's a father of three, an Alpha, and a businessman in his own right. He totally didn't belong there, but that's for him to parse out, not for her to judge. And why are they at Emily's car? ... She's not gonna ask, but hopefully she knows where her car is.]

I'm glad I'm more important. [She laughs, not in a mocking way but because it was nice to know it, to not doubt that little fact.] You can text him now?

[Once they get the bags in the car she gets into the driver's seat and pinches her eyes shut before she lets out a huff and tries to get her brain in order to drive. Off they go!!]

Can you ask Junko when she's getting home, too?

[Seriously where was their daughter ...]

[ He knows he didn't. But did that mean he shouldn't have gone, that he should have just been at home by himself? It seems to him that he ultimately did more good than not by going there with Emily. Emily probably needed that, or at least benefited from it. Oh well though, here at Emily's car, he rummages in his pocket and hands over the keys to Nariko. ]

There's no way he's not asleep. Or Junko. ... Wait, you know where she is, right?

[ Because he didn't, so he assumed she did. But even as he mutters that, also winking at her, he starts messing with his phone as they set off.

He didn't check for messages, did he get any since last night? Oh, there's a generic happy new year from Tom and Octavio (not at the same time, apart from each other). Not one from Koji or Yamato, though. And one from Lisa and a few other coworkers or family ]

Her friend Robin and some of the other art-y girls went to the beach, she's supposed to come back in the afternoon.

[So what that really means is that ... As far as Nariko knew her young, barely legal daughter, was out with some friends hours from their city. But hey there was an adult involved! It was fine. It was especially fine since that wasn't where Junko actually was at all. Less fine because Nariko clearly trusted their middle child more than most parents would reasonably trust a young teenage girl.]

She's kept a 4.0 and managed extracurriculars and she was training with you for a while there, it sounded like a nice idea.

[There's basically no traffic right now, everyone with any sense is asleep and have no plans to wake up.]

Hooooh. Okay, good, I thought you knew where she was going.

[ He shakes his head, not sure if he approves or disapproves of that right now. (but any messages from anyone else?) he shoots out an identical text to Sully and Audrey both something to the effect of "have a nice date?" even though they technically went to block party together and with Octavio too. And then shoots a message to Junko "How was the beach? When can we expect you come? Answer when you're up?"

There good enough. He leans back in the seat. ]

Did you have a nice night?

It was amazing.

[And she ... Has to tell Masaomi about the fact that she's pretty much mated to their son. There's a lot to go over and they're still in the car, but at least they're pretty much there!] No reason to smack him or anything, he was perfect.

[There might be a hint of love in there that she wouldn't usually associate with discussing Yamato but thankfully they make it to the temple. As usual, there's only a few other couples, the occasional singular temple goer to share the place with.]

[ Perfect, huh. He smiles all the wider at that, genuinely pleased and genuinely affectionate. As they're pulling in, he leans back in the chair and nods. they need to get out and go in, of course, and even as they do... ]

Glad to hear it. [ Because he was, she was looking forward to the night. ] Do you have more to talk about?

[ She assumed he did - and he did have one more thing - so he might as well ask it back, right? ... Even if he didn't necessarily finish his own thing ]

I do.

[A whole hell of a lot, actually.] But let's pray first?

[It'll help center her and, honestly, if he does have extra stuff to talk about then she hasn't quite picked it up, but she'll listen!]

Ahaha, okay, okay. I had something important to talk to you about, so I figured I should let you recount your story of the night first.

[ But paying? Thats a good idea. He takes her hand in his and leads her up towards the front of the temple, to the main shrine. He rummages in his pocket with the other hand for his wallet, so he can give a proper donation beforehand. ]

This is a little more important.

[He generally likes to hear the details and all that, but will they still be appealing when he finds out what really happened? She's thinking not, so better to keep the details to herself for the time being. She squeezes his hand, follows him up the stairs. There might not be too much of a line for the whole bell ringing and clapping and such, but as always she'll do everything a step behind him. Now it's not because she has no understanding of his practices, but simply because that's how it's always been.

... Man, they've been coming here for almost twenty damn years. Since the first year of their son's life. Shit.]

[ It's true, they have. There's something deeply nostalgic about it all, coming here, ringing the bell, donating, clapping. And giving a prayer for the new year.

A little more important? So they both have an important topic...

But Masaomi's prayer is the same silent one he's given for the last six years. It's one he would have thought was generic in his youth, but one he likes now - to wish for the happiness and longevity of his family. Of his mate and his children. It's the perfect way to start off the new year. And when it's done, he turns back to her, smiling. He takes hr hand again, and leads them towards the fortunes, to see where they'll fall. ]

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