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But isn't it for the best! [ It's not a good response, though, and he laughs a little, winking at her before leaning against her briefly. But then just as quick he pulls her back in towards him, squeezing her and enjoy the body warmth against him. It's a whirlwind romance they're involved in here, and isn't that the best way to handle everything here? He laughs at the last part though. ]

Swings?! Pretty sure that's something easily met!

[ Mikado, for his part, hands off a bag of fries to Masaomi, who crumbles one of the bags after pouring out some burgers in wraps to set down their large fry to share there. Mikado, for his part, ]

Did you get cheese, Masaomi?

Yeah, it should be in one of those.

There's cheese?!

[It is not at all proper to be this excited about food and possibly devouring it like a starved hyena, but this is basically her first attempt at such things, one can only hope that with time she learns to control herself. Or at least internalize it a little bit. Getting some fries means letting go of Masaomi's hand but she's apparently going to stay curled up against him so it's a decent trade, right? Of course anyone who looked at this setup might think they were on the date and Mikado was just tagging along. Oops.]

So ... What's with Mr. Basara?

[They're both here and they're not in the house so it feels safe enough to ask.]

[ Of course there's cheese, actually- ]

Of course there's cheese!

[ Said Masaomi with a laugh, even as Mikado sighed to collect the burgers he's dumped out before taking a plain fry and having the first bit of anyone. Or at least, that was his plan. The by in glasses rummages in the third of three bags to pull out... a small plastic saucer cup with ketchup and one with liquid nacho cheese. He sets both down next to the fries. But that question-? ]

Basara-nii? [ It seems Masaomi managed to ask first ]

What about him? He's our older brother?

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[She really should help Mikado arrange everything instead of being lazy. He's so responsible. But these fries are really good and she's looking for the napkins.]

Yeah, I'll come back to that 'brother' part in a minute. [They look about as related as Mikado and Masaomi do - so not at all, basically.]

I mean, he was watching us yesterday before dinner, after Nathan went back to studying. [And it wasn't like he was telling them to quiet down or whatever. It was like actual, full on staring.] I know you said it wasn't a problem but are you sure it was okay to mess around like that? Maybe we should have waited ...

[She's semi-convinced this Older Person is upset with her and isn't saying anything, which is really more than a little nerve-wracking.]

[ Napkins are in the same bag that the condiments were in! As are the milkshakes, of which there are three: a vanilla shake, a vanilla malt, and a chocolate shake. The malt is Masaomi's he's called dibs on it unless she up and takes it before he can vocalize it.

As for the staring...? Masaomi and Mikado look at each other, and they both shrug. Mikado is the one who speaks up first, laughing a little to himself. ]

Basara-nii's really... uhm... intense?

I'm pretty sure he's just a secret pervert! He was checking you out-- ooowww!

[ Mikado might have punched him lightly in the stomach. ]

D-don't confuse her like that! No-- it's not like that... He probably just didn't know what to do before dinner and wanted to talk with you or something...

Maaah, maaah. His lust for your body aside [ Masaomi says, picking up a fry and laughing even as Mikado gives him a baleful look ] My best bud here's probably right. We were just eating up too much of your time for him to get a proper introduction.

[Luckily she isn't very fond of Vanilla as a flavor, which means that she goes straight for the chocolate shake without any regrets or second thoughts. While they both attempt to explain Basara, it's a bit of a rollercoaster and her eyebrows go up at the mention of him being a pervert.

Does one of these burgers have bacon on them? She tries to look through them.]

Why would he want to talk to me.

[And why would he feel the need to stare. That's just kind of weird.]

... Well, I guess it's fine as long as I'm not in trouble. It's not like he just couldn't say hello or something. [Poor Basara, she's already decided that he's incredibly weird.]

Well, he's pretty much convinced everyone that he's the Alpha and not the old lady...

[ Mikado holds up a finger to Masami, scolding him and shaking his head ] Masaomi, stop it, no he doesn't. [ And he turns to face Nariko more directly. ]

Basara-nii's one of the older and more fit people in the pack, so he sort of just... watches over everyone. He probably wanted to know what you and Nate-kun are like, that's all.

[ Masaomi, by now, is sipping on his malt, but gives a wiggly finger movement to imply a roking motion, which Mikado rolls his eyes at.

Also there are four burgers and one chicken sandwich. the chicken and one of the burgers have bacon on them ]

[She finds the bacon bacon and ... Does a very good job of looking as bothered as she feels about some of this. Why does anyone need to be concerned with what she and Nathan are like? Ms. Yori had probably spoken with Vergil, right? How else would she have ended up here if he didn't talk to the person who was actually in charge? So why is some total stranger trying to scope her out?

It almost goes without saying that Nariko really, really doesn't comprehend group environments very well, and her mindset is still that of a single family household, and she has yet to stop thinking of herself and Nathan as extended guests of a sort.]

If he feels the need to ask something about Nathan then it's not difficult to talk to me. I already said it to Ms. Yori, but if Vergil isn't already giving her something for keeping us here then I'll be happy to pay her back. It's expensive to keep two kids around.

[She unwraps her burger, and puts on a big smile:] Either way! I'm glad no one is mad! [Brb eatin' now.]

[ Mikado opens his eyes a little wider, looking confused at her...

But it's Masaomi, taking his mouth off the straw that speaks up. ]

Oi, Nari-Nari. You agreed to join the pack and swore loyalty to the old lady, didn't you?

Yup.

[She covers her mouth while she answers that because she's not going to stop chewing, but she also isn't going to be rude. That whole swearing loyalty thing did happen and she did mean it! So his question is a little confusing, but it's Masaomi so he's probably got a running point here. She can keep eating until he makes it.]

She's really pretty, by the way, I don't think she's even really that old ...

Edited 2016-05-31 03:05 (UTC)

[ Yori is in her late fifties. She looks really good by the standards of someone who was that age, but to a fourteen year old who may or may not be her son, that just feels old enough to be the bride of solomon. He was being unfair to her and Mikado and him both knew it to some extent ]

So why on earth would she need to be paid off? You're family in that case.

[ And clearly, he's entirely sincere in how he flatly says this ]

[She very pointedly chooses to take another big bite rather than answer that. Just ... Just give her a second because her initial response would make the situation even worse, and she knows it.

If being family ever stopped horrible shit from happening then she wouldn't be in this situation. She can't rely on just 'family', thank you very much.]

Ahh, I guess that is how it works.

[Let's be frank, there isn't a smooth way to answer or diffuse this so she owns up to how stilted it is.] Sorry, some of this is difficult to get used to.

[ Masaomi is about to say something else, right up until Mikado says it first, but in a different way, cutting him off. They both don't know all of her circumstances or anything else. They grew up in this pack, and to imagine outside of that framework was hard. ]

W-well I don't think anyone meant to be insulting or anything. No-not Basara-nii of Nariko-san, right? Right...

[ Masaomi closes his yes, and then he reaches out to get the chicken sandwich, unwrapping it as he whistles out the cords of a familiar pop song ]

Maah, mah. Aren't you taking this too seriously, Miiiiikado? Seriously, san?

Mm. [She sips at her shake, nods when she pulls off from it.] You're right, it'd be kind of weird for someone to dislike me or whatever before I've even properly irritated them!

[Maybe it'll be worth it to just go say 'hi' to the dude? If he's shy or whatever then she can just let herself talk at him.]

Ahh, maybe Masa-Masa is right and he's got a crush and he wants to blow you both out of the water!

[She doesn't know the difference between '-san' or '-chan'! Nathan does, though, which is ironic in some form or fashion.]

More like he actually wants you to blow him. Careful, you might dislocate your jaw.

[ Ignore that Basara is like... thirty. Give or take ]

Masaomi, seriously!! Stop that already!

[ Masaomi bursts out laughing at that, whatever serious mood the young man just had dispelled, and he takes a long sip from his drink in order to cover it up, not sure if he wants to go for the sandwich yet or not. Probably should. ]

But really, Nariko--- [ Slightly awkward pause (and a snicker from Masaomi) ] Did you get a chance to meet everyone yet?

It's no fun if he's not completely enamored, but I guess I could do that, too. It just never lasts very long so it's sort of boring.

[It's her turn to smirk at Masaomi.] Ahh, does that mean you've seen it, then? Any information you could relay would be helpful!

['Dislocate her jaw' hah. She could probably stuff a whole burger in her mouth and just swallow it, dicks aren't really all that different, except for the 'absolutely don't bite' thing. But once her playful streak calms down a bit she looks at Mikado:]

Not really. We did a really quick introduction to a lot of people at once, basically, but I've only sat down and talked to Ms. Yori and you two.

[So like 90% of the pack or so is still a complete mystery to her.]

Well... I could introduce you to everyone else, or at least tell you about them... Nate-kun is probably hanging out with Rin about now, right...

[ And this is where Masaomi chimes in, smirking a little to interrupt that chain of thought with, ]

I went to the Y with him a few times and I'm pretty sure it's as thick as my arm.

[ He says, giving an arm motion again to an airplane flying off and laughing, prompting a blush from Mikado ]

[Nariko sets her milkshake down so that she can grab his waving hand, bringing it closer so that she can take the tip of his forefinger into her mouth and then very steadily take the entire thing into her mouth. Then she widens her lips a little as if she might really try to go further but ... Instead she pulls his hand back, nips the tip of his finger.]

I could totally do it.

[He's free, now! She offers him a napkin while looking at Mikado.]

I'd appreciate that, Mikado! I think it might be less intimidating if I'm not alone. [She tries to think.] Rin is the young one, right?

[ Holy shit. Well that more than shut him up. He's pretty sure that his fingertips just brushed the back of her thought or something. How does a fourteen year old girl know how to do that? Holy shit. He takes his hand back to himself, stunned, and then starts to wipe himself.

Mikado, for his part, blushes furiously at that and threatens to become an awkward mess, but covers for it by taking off his glasses to rub his eyes and then eating four fries he dipped in cheese all at once ]

Y-yeah. He's only like five now, so he's younger than Nate-kun, but I imagine he'll try to befriend him because we're the next youngest after him.

[She could not be anymore smug as she makes her way through her food and answers Mikado as if nothing has happened - which is bullshit, of course, she's practically glowing and something about getting the exact reaction she wanted is kind of hot.]

He's good with kids, he'll probably try to look after Rin the same way I have to for Nathan. [Which'll be cute, and infinitely less depressing than the reality of the situation.] He really likes you, Mikado, I don't know how your guys' school works but he'll probably try to follow you around.

[Of course Nathan's just barely getting out of middle school, which is why the actual structuring is important - although there might not be so many places left that combine the middle school years with the high school ones.]

Nate-kun's... ten or so, right? So he'd be in the early part of middle school, so he actually won't be in the same place as us. Too bad, Mikado.

[ That was Masaomi, trying to recover. But yeah, ten versus fourteen? They aren't going to match up all that much in terms of being in the same school ever ]

Yeah it's... too bad.

[ He's not sure if he is guilty or not but he's for sure a bit embarrassed ]

That's depressing. The elementary building was just across the street so I could always go visit him ...

[But that was a private school, one with incredibly small class sizes, uppity and all, so it was easier for all of them to be clustered together like that. A public school would be different, it's what she was kind of afraid of.] Ahh, well, he'll just do it while we're at home, either way. He's quiet, though, so watch out.

[That little fucker really knows how to sneak up on people.]

So, what about everyone else?

[There's Rin, Ms. Yori, Basara, Mikado, and Masaomi so far! She finishes her burger off in one incredibly ridiculous bite and crumples up the paper.]

Well to begin with, there's five off us brothers overall. So you've got me, Mikado, Basara-nii, Rin...

[ Mikado interrupts here, gesturing with a fry ]

Basara-nii's the oldest at like thirty, but then there's also Haruki-nii, who's nineteen.The only other younger person [ By which he means "younger than about forty five" ] Is Linda, who's twenty-three?

[ Masaomi chimes in here, swallowing a bite, ] Hey, don't tell her that, Linda's still telling people she's eighteen.

[She tilts her head.]

There's another girl? [Actually, it sounds like Nariko and Linda are the only two semi-young individuals at all which is still crazy odds, but she hadn't noticed another woman in the house! Maybe she was just out or something.] Twenty-three is still a hot age, though.

[Though, to her, it makes Basara's weird staring even more curious. Does he not want to go for the twenty-three year old or is the basically sixteen-year-old just more appealing? Or maybe it was just basic curiosity on his end. She'll really have to find out.]

Does Ms. Yori have a husband or something?

Yeah, just the one - well, other then the en older ladies, but only five of them live with us now; of course there's Yori-san, but also Maaka-san, [ He lists them off on his fingers, ] Hojo-san, Miwa-san, and Holly-san.

[ He nods sagely at this, and waves for Mikado to take over, letting the boy in the glasses cough before he finishes with, ]

And there's also Masaomi's father, Atsushi-san, and then Rin's father, Fujimoto-san.

[ Almost all of those except for Holly, Atsushi, and Yori are last names ]

But no, she doesn't have a mate - or if she does, she's really been cagey about the whole thing. She treats dad and Shiro in equal esteem.

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