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[redsea]

I don't think anyone will mind. [ She's a loner, Dottie. A rebel. Peach takes the box of hairties in her hands and follows. ] We must have it in my room! All of us are girls there. Do we need anything else?

[ She's just really excited. ]

[avantguard]

Mn, Jin-kun and Kai-san are the only boys in this room but I like the idea of no boys allowed. [fufu] I agree, let's have it in your room.

[She might be a wife but she's still a teenager. Jin will just have to deal without her for one night. He'll be okay, won't he? She's just next door... if he complains. If he can't handle it.]

We'll need things to do of course. It's been a while since I've had a sleepover and I don't think playing house at our age is the norm.

[redsea]

[ Peach slowly blinks at Aki as if she had said something strange. ]

It's not?

[redsea]

Of course! Of course it isn't. Right, ahahaha! [ Smooth. ] We shall move your futon, then.

[avantguard]

[Blinks too.

Peach plays house at her age? IS IT OKAY? Granted, she seemed younger. But Aki always thought she was too old for it since the girls at school never talked about it. Hell, she wouldn't mind playing house either if that was the plan. She basically did with Jin in their cabin in SAO. They had a daughter and everything.

Maybe that's why she took to being Mama so easily. A lot of practice.

INNER CONFLICT as she rolls up her futon.]

It might not be the norm but w-we could if you wanted to.

[MUMBLES.]

[redsea]

Oh, wonderful! [ Peach claps her hands together. She looks so happy, Aki. Aren't you glad? ] Then I can be the wife that has to overcome the various trials her disapproving and overbearing mother-in-law puts her through. That's you.

lmfao peach

[avantguard]

Eh...

[what]

Eh?

[WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS THAT??]

i'm sorry

[redsea]

Is that no good? Do you want to be the wife? [ THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM ]

i forgive u

[avantguard]

Aaaahaha, well, no...

[How does she put it?]

I-If that's what you want... [OVERBEARING AND DEMANDING. The sad thing is she can do that. She has DONE that with KOB when she was Vice Commander.

How was she ever an idol?

DEEP BREATH. STEELING HERSELF and suddenly her eyes get sharp and her expression turns serious. She is Subleader-sama.]

I suppose I have no choice but to help you.

[And then she looks unsure again, raising a fist to her lips and furrowing her brow.]

[redsea]

Perfect! [ CLAPS HER HANDS and smiles brightly, yes good. The princess always gets what she wants. ] Oh, do you need help with moving your futon?

[avantguard]

[Nervous smiling and laughing. That's not really a compliment, Peach...

but dat smile.

Aki is unsure if Peach is making fun of her. Futons aren't that heavy. No, she's probably just being nice. BUT WITH THIS WEIRD SITUATION she's even more unsure aaaaa

Either way her STR stat is high enough that she lifts it without a problem before shuffling over towards the other room.]

No, that's okay. Could I ask you something though?

[redsea]

[ She's really just being nice. That's what friends do, right? Be pushovers for them.

Peach tilts her head in curiosity. ]

Yes?

[avantguard]

[Can't deny that.]

Is there a reason you want me to be disapproving and overbearing... ?

[redsea]

[ So that's bothering her... She should have been more considerate. Peach gives her friend an apologetic smile. ]

You can be whatever you want to be. I does not matter to me.

I've just never played with anyone before.

[avantguard]

[GWEH. Right in the weak spot.

Aki hasn't really played (on purpose) with anyone before either but she keeps that bit of info to herself.

Her hands wave and she drops the futon with a whump.]

No, no, no! I don't mind it! [She has practice.] I was just wondering why it was so specific.

[redsea]

[ She chuckles. ] Isn't that because the mother-in-law is always overbearing? In the stories.

[ IN THE STORIES... ]

[avantguard]

[Picking up her futon again while she thinks of a story with OVERBEARING MOTHER-IN-LAW.

She's distracted now.]

Hmm, I don't think I've heard a story like that. Maybe one with an evil stepmother.

[redsea]

[ THINKING ABOUT IT. ]

That sounds more like reality.

[avantguard]

Eh? Peachan, you knew an evil stepmother?

[so distracted]

[redsea]

Well... my mother, she looks evil! But she might not be so bad...

[ She is, though. ]

[avantguard]

I can tell you that you didn't get her looks then.

[sweet like a peach]

[redsea]

[ She laughs as she starts leading them to the room next door. ]

Well, she's not my real mother. [ evil stepmother! ] She's my uncle's wife. She married my father after he died.

[avantguard]

I'm sorry to hear that. [Hopefully it was just of old age and not... something... else.]

And your real mother?

[redsea]

[ It definitely was Something Else. ]

My real mother isn't with us any more. She died when I was very young.

[ Yet she smiles. ]

But it's alright. I have all my brothers. [ What about your sisters, Peach... ] What about you, Aki?

[avantguard]

[Did she also die of Something Else?

Aki smiles too, albeit sadly, for Peach's sake.]

I have my brothers too.

[pause]

Ah, brother! I mean! Actually, I imagine he'll be pretty angry with me when I finally meet up with him again.