masanari | [Futurelandia] It's April and We're under the sheets.

Oh, no, it was only my room because my mother decided she didn't want to be on the western side of anything for the next six months, I think? [She shrugs, the definition of noncommittal.]

Don't feel bad for me, I have the other room with the balcony, and I hardly brought anything.

[If she was really staying here with her parents then she'd bring her entire wardrobe and fill up the closet and bathroom easily.]

It's a vacation, you're supposed to be in a luxurious space, right?

Well.... Well yeah but I mean. Still not my house or anything! So I worried.

... What's wrong with west?

[ . . . . Wow, he could. Be less awkward. But either way, he exhales and sets down his bag, walking over to the bed to run his hand over the cover on it before smiling back at the girl. ]

Whatever was also wrong with the color yellow in February, I have no idea.

[Robin tries to continue smiling but it's decidedly more forced when it comes to discussing her parents.] My mothers are very eccentric. They change their minds and perspectives nearly every other moment, unfortunately.

[ WHAT WAS WRONG WITH YELLOW IN FEBRUARY...

He's not sure he knows this... ]

Oh. That uh, that kinda sounds a little rough.

[ . . . . He should say something. Do something? Apparently these people were all potentially his so he should be able to do or say something, right? He's not sure what, but he steps away from the bed to walk a step closer to her, getting up in front of her and nodding ]

Parents, right?

[ . . . . . . That wasn't a good one and he knows it the moment he says it uh- ] Sorry.

[ WHY CAN HE NOT LIVE AND BE AT ALL COOL THIS IS JUST LIKE BEFORE... ]

Honestly, I'm more impressed that you didn't ask why I have two mothers.

[She laughed a bit quietly and reached up to push her bangs out of the way, more a nervous habit than anything else. His apology earns a slight widening of her eyes.]

Sorry for what?

[Ah - oh --]

... Don't worry about it I'm not the ... Most organized person? So it's fine.

[And that vaguely fragmented sentences was proof enough! She wasn't really an more or less awkward than him.]

Some people have two mothers, and like so what, right?

[ Yamato both is a very open and kind person... and also spends way too much time on tumbler. So if he had any reaction in a different context it might've been to think that it was cool to have something different like that. Hell, it could be a pack thing,could be a marriage, could be a same-sex mating? All of those are possible. Maybe one's even trans!

He's good for it.

But in this context, he was more concerned about trying to reassure her, and so he attempted to do that and just got a little lame. ]

I'm not sure organized has much to do with it though...

[Well, those would all be perfectly understandable and logical explanations, it was a shame none of them quite fit her. Still, the acceptance is nice.]

Well ... Awkward ... Or completely unable to say what I - mean to. Whatever you'd like to call it, I guess.

[But it was worth it to try, right?] L-Look, I know Junko must have - told you? But don't worry about it I didn't help with this in exchange for anything, okay?

[This probably isn't helping any sense of confusion he might be experiencing.]

[ Um???? ]

Junko didn't uh - tell me anything? She told me to pack some stuff and a swimsuit and I decided I should bring my laptop and that's about it.

[ . . . Um??? ]

She said she told you about my crus- [Her voice tilts oddly here as if there's any hope of avoiding the word itself crush like an affront to the scenery or the idea of the vacation. Mostly she's just terrified fucking it all up somehow.]

I might kill your sister in her sleep tonight.

[To be fair, this is her humor! But she also might not really be joking, since she's glowing a very deep color, half turned towards the door.]

[ . . . Um? ]

Please don't?

[ . . . Did he just hear what he thought he heard? He thinks of Audrey and how he was ignorant of that and if he just heard what he thought he heard does that mean he kept asking all those girls out and getting rejected only to be ignorant twice? Or was this more recent? Or-- Or...

Um.

He looks at her, and then at the door, and then back at her, and then he puts an arm around her shoulder and, ]

Let's go meet everyone in the front hall and uh -- uh. Don't worry about it too much. [ Um. ] ...Sorry no I should uh- [ . . . ]

You like me?

[ WHAT A MESS. ]

Only because you asked me not to.

[And that much was entirely genuine.

But, wow, okay Yamato! Just go ahead and, uh, touch her! Out of nowhere! Haha! Hah!]

I - Yes. I do.

[Like him. And, you know, she'd been ready to turn around and join the others since it wasn't going to take everyone long to drop their crap off, but now she can't move because he's tall and warm and sort of up against her and there's a wafting hint of roses, both gentle and full-bodied.]

I... I don't know how to respond to that. Uh - clearly.

[ She had to know about Audrey and how that kinda just sucked in the end they were dating for a while and h was excited and that just didn't... work out... much at all. Mostly on him, really, he got far to ahead of himself. Or at least that's how he sees it. That said, the hint of roses is...

Nice.

It's nice.

He intends to walk them, and he does, or at least tries to. But it's with slow, shuffling, steps ]

I uh. Sorry? I mean, I don't know you too well yet, so I don't know how to answer yet which's good for both of us.

Oh, good, that means I don't have to worry about it right now.

[All of the nerves she had been holding onto disappeared, and when she smiled it could only be described as 'pure'. But she gently kind of slide his arm off of her, almost looking apologetic.]

Since that's the case, could you - y'know, just be careful about touching me? I'm not - I haven't been touched a lot, so ... It's easy to be ...

[She twirled a finger as if that might somehow symbolize her inadvertent arousal.] This, and all that.

[ . . . How does him being indecisive help her? He is genuinely confused in this moment. That said, when his arm is lifted from him, he doesn't have the place of mind to resist the pull. It's slid, and he pulls it back around himself, He's left a little bit confused and he started to speak up-

.. But then, to be unsure about what it meant for his feelings only to turn around and say her arousal was okay was probably not fair to her, right? She might want clarity before sex? the Alpha was a little bit torn now but all the same... ]

Uh. ... Okay.

It's not a bad thing if you - you know. [ A beat. ] My scent and probably make most of the the people here [ And he copies that finger twirl ] knowing Junko she picked people who match up well to it.

Oh, that's exactly what she did.

[Robin was more than aware of it, which was part of why she was going to be very clear about her own boundaries. Junko was allowed to do whatever she wanted as she supported her brother, but Robin wasn't nearly as weak-willed as she seemed.]

I know it isn't bad, it's just bad timing. You wouldn't do something that might throw off your perspective before a tennis match, right?

I try to avoid taking to anyone except Fred, Nariko, or Charlotte before them honestly.

[ He answers that just a little sheepishly because while it's true it's a little bit guilt inducing to him that even Junko isn't relaxing enough for his mental state at the time. Wait though does that mean she watches him... ]

But still if I do this like I was thinking I don't wanna offend you or nothing...

Mm ... Well, I can appreciate that both you and Junko have your own agendas, but I suppose you might have to exclude me from whatever you have going on for a little while.

[It's not really her fault if neither of them can shift their ideas, and she'd said as much multiple times but maybe she was easily ignored or something.]

Besides, you just said you don't even know what to make of me as it is.

[So there was no reason to be upset that he might not do one thing or the other with her, right? In any case, she's begun to lead them back towards the stairs.]

Oh.

[ but that.... that just seems sad. Sadly and weirdly conclusive for something which he's not been privy to more than half the discussion about. The alpha frowns. And then knowing he's being too forceful as he follows... ]

I don't want to exclude you from anything. It's okay if you really don't want to, but... I mean we'll see.

[ does he have the courage... ] I like your feelings

[It might be a good thing that he can't see her expression too easily just because she's a step or two ahead of him - because when he says that she nearly rolls her eyes. Well, maybe it was a bit presumptuous to think he'd understand, even if the disciplines were rather different, he had to be as focused and intense about his tennis as she did about ballet.]

Everyone enjoys being crushed on, probably? Though I can't pretend to know for sure.

[Robin left it at that as they made it into the living room. True to her word Junko had made sure that everyone came back down, and they filled up the living room quite nicely. Robin took up the lone reclining chair that was near Charlotte.]

So, [Junko barely looked up from her phone at Yamato.] introductions and all that.

[ Yamato may or may not be presumptuous himself and that may or may not be a side effect of being an alpha. But for all his ability to sympathize with people it was hard to fully understand people you just met.

Still, now at the room... well, first things first let's get some attention. So he clears his throat and tries out his deep authoritative alpha voice he'd been practicing into the mirror ]

Hello everyone. Please focus on me for now.

[ He sincerely hoped Junko picked people actually predisposed to obeying him so he doesn't look dumb. ]

Edited 2016-08-12 20:06 (UTC)

[Charlotte and Jasmine had been talking the most, and the former paused and Jasmine ended her phone call about as politely as could be expected, given the situation. Mya remained attentive, as did both Jasmine, Robin, and Tiffany.

Junko looked up from her phone to let her brother know she was present, but everyone pretty much knew her so she figured that this was more for everyone else's sake than her own.]

Okay. So I'm Yamato if you haven't met me.

[ He doesn't think he's properly met Mya and he knows he's never seen Jasmine before period. But good, good, despite a perhaps overly eager smile spreading onto his face as he glances around the room, he is managing to keep his serious Alpha Voice. That said, he didn't really release his scent now, so does is still work? His dad could make it work... What did Junko even intend for him to do here-- ... No, no, just focus, keep it collected. ] Junko brought you all here to meet me and to meet each other. And... maybe something more too. Could you please each introduce yourselves?

[ There, that's a decent start ]

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[It is more than decent and, while this really isn’t the time or place to do so, she’d genuinely applaud her brother on relying on just his confidence. The ability to present himself strongly was far more important than just relying on biology, after all. But in this group were individuals who were far more cautious and those who were more immediately personable, and it stood to reason that the latter would perk up first.

Which basically meant Jasmine was the first to speak up.]

I’m not gonna sound as cool, but my name’s Jasmine Moreno. I used to [POINTED LOOK AT JUNKO.] work at the mall until a certain pair of jerks wrecked that completely. [And yet she didn’t look particularly upset by it.] I decided to come along because Junko said Yamato was cooler!

[No one had really asked her to provide an explanation and yet there it was! And it seemed a logical addition so it inevitably continued when Charlotte went next.]

To be fair, you sounded perfectly lovely. [There’s a very chipper “thank you!” from Jasmine.] My name is Charlotte, and I am Fred’s mate and Yamato’s manager, I haven’t been feeling too well, so the fresh air will help, I’m sure.

[A side effect of her pregnancy, and on top of that she really did come along to make sure Yamato had a good time, but that felt like too much to say for the moment. Tiffany, then:]

… Hey, I’m Tiffany. I’ve actually known Junko and her mom for a while [There’s a slinking look in Yamato’s direction because is she supposed to mention their messing around or??] and the former invited me, I figured anyone who was friends with these two must be fun so I came along.

[ Yamato does his best to look interested and imperial at the same time. The result is mixed because he perks up with amusement at Jasmine and then smiles a little bit too warm and relieved at Charlotte. Tiffany he stumbles on how to respond to until he just winks. Hoping that looks cool.

Did everyone know that he played tennis to mention that to the group. Probably not? Yeah.

Fred speaks up next. ]

I'm Fred and I'm good friends with our host here. [ apparently Yamato is the host even though Junko invited them and it was Robin's house... ] I used to be his doubles partner until he went all hardcore and started placing in the top four at regional tournaments. [ There is no bitterness in his tone he just sounds sheepish and leans into Charlotte a little. ] And like she said this beautiful gal's my mate.

[ a brief silence followed that as of it seemed expected that someone else would speak or Fred might say more. Yamato himself was about to say something maybe even something about tits when... ]

I'm Olivia!!! I'm in Junko and Yamato's pack already with my dad! And - and... and I guess that's it!

[ the silence returns... and after five seconds not wanting to be the cause of it again Olivia just blurts out, ] His bigass Johnson will feel good so just take it!

[ she may or may not be nakedly looking at Yamato's crotch with a red face and manic eyes ]

[And then there's silence. Junko is textbook deadpan at that, Tiffany looks vaguely concerned for Olivia, and Jasmine laughs behind her half - mostly because she thought Olivia was being funny. Robin wisely decides to keep her mouth shut, though her expression could be interpreted as mildly concerned - about what is an inevitable mystery.

Mya actually talks first:] Literally for the sake of everyone in this room, take some prozac, it'll do wonders.

[Which, in some ways, was a very accurate introduction! But thankfully she went on to say more.] My name is Mya, I'm a journalist and I'm friends with Robin. I enjoy walks on the beach and sparring and chocolate frosting. [She laid out both palms in a sort of 'and so??' kind of gesture. That was it, what else could be asked of from her.

Which left only one girl left, and because it only made sense for so many eyes to look her way it also only made sense that Robin flushed a little, buckling a little under the weight of their attention.]

My name is - Robin Bailey and, like Junko said this house belongs to my parents! Oh, by the way, there's a cook so if you don't want to spend a lot of money eating out you'll only have to wait until nine in the morning, one in the afternoon, or seven at night. There's - snacks and all that otherwise --

[Mya tilted her head towards Robin and her naturally caustic tone softened for her:] Robs, you're supposed to talk about yourself, not the house.

[She rubbed the back of her neck, nodded lightly, and began again,] ... Right. So, I'm, uh, a dancer, actually? And I'm adopted ...

[Mya cut in again, patting Robin's head.] Stop talking.

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Cutting this into two mostly so I don't get confused, sorry )x

No that makes total sense I'll put my two in here

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