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Post by othus on Jul 18, 2021 1:38:10 GMT
Shinkyo- Second District
The Warp Gate sent Arthur and Hyun to Neo Shinkyo, The futuristic citadel on the drifting island. Luxury apartment buildings and large homes were on display on the main street, Agents could be seen moving around with their associates right behind them while squads of the Tamiya clan patrolled the streets. At Neo Shinkyo, hovering vehicles were the main method of transport. Hyun stopped one of the transport vehicles and her eyes widened when she noticed there was no driver.
“So uh, do we just go in??!”-Hyun and Arthur entered the vehicle and it began to float. Hyun typed in the code Mai had given them through text a few hours ago and the car drove them to their destination.
after a few minutes of driving, the car stopped in front of an European style mansion, the whole outer appearance was painted in white, with purple banners and flowers on the garden.
“Wow...I kinda forgot...you are rich so, it was obvious your friends would be rich as well”
Hyun felt somewhat awkward, this was a bit too much. She had never seen a house this size ever. The esper walked towards the door...and kept walking. was there some sort of treadmill under her feet? no.The house was too large!
“Is..there a reason to have 4 meter tall doors?”-She nervously laughed as she looked at Arthur.
The esper rang the bell, and a voice answered, clearly able to look at them through the camera
“Oh, it’s you guys, Mai told me you would come, hold on a second, i’ll go get the door”
The door automatically opened and Soon greeted the couple by waving at them with the hint of a smile on her face.
“Hey, good to see you, Arthur. Mai told me you would come with your girlfriend”
Soon looked at Hyun and smiled
“Heh, she’s certainly pretty, can’t wait to hear all about it”
Hyun’s eyes widened in surprise, was this Mai’s girlfriend?! she was gorgeous! even though they were about the same size, her boobs were huge! were those natural?
“Well? are you two just gonna stay there doing nothing? come in.”
Soon invited the couple into the lobby, tones of gold, white marble and purple velvet adorned every corner of it. massive stairs on the back showed to the upper floors of the home, while hallways big enough to park a couple trucks lead elsewhere.
“Well, glad you two could make it, from what i heard, things were pretty chaotic today. make yourselves at home, I would give you guys the tour, but I still get kinda lost myself sometimes….anyway, are you gonna introduce your girlfriend to me or not?”
“Intruder Alertt!!!”- Before Arthur could reply to Soon, Kaguya jumped off one of the chandeliers, attempting to land on Arthur. If successful, she would try to cover his eyes and ride on his shoulders.
“Kaguya! I told you not to play with the lamps!
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Post by TimePuppy on Jul 20, 2021 21:52:54 GMT
"Hey now, you don't think I go around buying castles now, do you?" Arthur chuckled. "I think the Musashi surpass even me when it comes to being obscenely rich."
Hyun's next question was about the size of the door. Arthur thought about Mai and how big she was. "Yeah, I think there is. Mai wasn't always as big as when you saw her, you know." She could probably grow even more if she did more training.
Hyun rang the bell and Soon answered it. "Hey, Soon. Nice to see you. It's been a while." Soon and Hyun proceeded to admire each other for a moment, but before he could introduce them properly, he got ambushed!
"Oh no, a ninja!?" he exclaimed in feigned surprise, putting his hands on Kaguya's own. Then he suddenly jerked down and grabbed Kaguya under the arms. He pulled her off and twirled her once before carefully plinking her back on the ground. "Aha, now the tables have turned, little ninja." He ruffled her hair. "Hey, so you're Kaguya? I've heard a lot about you, Kaguya, but I didn't know you were this cute." Arthur smiled. "I'm Arthur and this here is Hyun. Nice to finally meet you." He extended a hand for her to shake.
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Post by othus on Jul 23, 2021 16:04:15 GMT
Kaguya puffed up her cheeks when Arthur ruffled her hair, but being told cute put her back in a good mood rather quick.
"W-well...of course you would have heard of me, shorty. I'm...a superstar"- She said as she proudly extended her hand for Arthur to hold.
"Hm? Is that how you are supposed to greet guests?"-Soon told Kaguya as she pinched her ear.
"Owowow! Sorry! I'm Kaguya Musashi, pleasure to meet youuuu!"
Soon let go her child's ear and smiled.
"Good, now you can leave. remember to be back for dinner! and if you are going outside, don't forget to take your tracker with you, alright?"
Kaguya nodded with a big smile and ran off.
"Sorry about that, she's still learning how to behave and uh, Mai likes to spoil her a bit too much...but yes, I'm Soon, pleased to meet you!"-She told Hyun as she streched her hand out.
"Soon...same name as my sister, I think it's lovely!"-Hyun replied.
"Well what do you know, my older sister's name was Hyun...I guess korean families are just all kind of the same"-Soon giggled slightly.
"Please follow me, I'm sure the others wont take long"
Hyun reached for Arthur's arm and clung to it as they walked, Soon moved them to the dining area, there was a rectangular mahogany wooden table for 10 people in the middle. Akane was taking a sip of tea when the group arrived. she was wearing a black dress and black heels with her hair loose
"Oh Arthur! good to see you!"-Akane stood up and Hyun looked upwards as she walked up to them...she was so tall!"
"This is Arthur's girlfriend, Hyun...Osechi! Arthur is here, come say hi!"
The Shinto stormed out of the kitchen with a black apron and hugged him while lifting him off the ground
"Hey!! long time no see! well, not really, we saw each other a couple hours ago. but still! wanna know what I'm making for dinner? I'm making ramen! with wagyu, cause Mai likes that a lot!"-She did her best at hugging Hyun, Arthur and Akane and moved them back to their seats
"In the meantime, have senbei and tea, I'll be right back!"
Akane sat back down and smiled, she had a sip of tea before she addressed the newly arrived.
"So, I heard one of the Ono-ha agents gave you both some trouble...don't worry though. Now that Mai and Ann handed her over to the Tamiya, i doubt she will cause any more problems"
"Do you know what they are gonna do to her?"-Hyun replied as she shyly reached for a rice cookie.
"Hm..she will probably be sent to the JHWAB after inner trial, after that, it's no longer our problem, we let them decide how long she's gonna serve"
"Regardless, I cannot thank you both enough for saving Osechi, I wish I could have helped out at least a little, It's always shameful when our agents go rogue"
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Post by TimePuppy on Jul 24, 2021 20:57:23 GMT
Arthur let Hyun and Soon talk between themselves for a bit, bond over their Korean heritage, while Osechi charged out of the kitchen to give him a big hug. "Oh, that sounds delicious. I can't wait." He said when she motormouth'd out the dinner she'd been making. Akane had joined them as well. She promised Ainu would be dealt with.
"Yeah, I hope she doesn't get to cause more chaos. Evil and strong, not a good combo to have to fight... Ah well, at least we dealt with her, didn't we?" He put an arm around Huyn and smiled. "I trust you'll keep her locked away for a loooong while."
"But enough depressing talk. What've you been up to lately? Not training the whole time I hope. Kaguya needs an aunt to pamper her, you know."
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Post by othus on Jul 25, 2021 0:17:01 GMT
"Sure did! tho I thought I was not gonna make it a couple times, y'know!"
As Arthur set his arm around Hyun, she reached for his cheek and kissed him gently, she snuggled right next to him while he kept talking. Akane then replied to Arthur's question smiling.
"Well i guess you'll only be half disappointed then, because I have been training Kaguya"
"The kid said she wants to be like me one day, and she is a quick learner! I have no doubt she will become a fine agent in the future. As for myself, I haven't used my blade in over a month, and to be honest, it is quite liberating"
Soon looked proud in the background as Akane praised her kid some more, Hyun looked at Soon without letting go of Arthur
"Sounds like you got a great daughter!"
"I know it's a super cliche for mothers to say this, but she's the best daughter in the world, couldn't have asked for anything more. I thought raising an esper was going to be very challenging, but i feel that makes us even more bonded, you know?"
Hyun's eyes widened a bit in surprise
"Oh you both are espers? me too! check this out"-Hyun said as she made an ice ball in her hand
"Oh, wow, so you two have the ice powers going on! that's pretty cool. right, Soon?"-Akane turned to Soon, but the esper seemed to be hyperventilating upon seeing that, she jumped on Hyun, knocking her off Arthur's arm along with the chair, hugging her as hard as she could
"God we are dumb! look at me! you recognize me, don't you?!"
For a second, Hyun thought Soon had gone insane, but the more she looked at her the more she understood.
"But...where have you been all this time?!"-Hyun broke into tears as she reached for her sister
Akane stood up unsure of what to make of it.
"Uh, Soon?"-She asked somewhat concerned
"She's my sister Akane! Arthur what the hell, how long have you known her for?!"-Soon replied, still not letting go of Hyun, the thought of her other sisters being alive gave her mixed feelings of joy and anxiety, she had been living her life in ignorance while Hyun was out there! she felt so happy but at the same time extremely angry at herself.
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Post by TimePuppy on Jul 29, 2021 21:01:10 GMT
"With her parents and her awesome aunt mentoring her? I'm sure little Kaguya's gonna be the greatest agent around in a few years. " Arthur said after Akane explained how she was training Kaguya. Soon and Hyun continued talking in the meantime until there was a sudden lull. Soon sat there for a second, an expression of belated realization spreading over it. Arthur only came to a realization when Soon jumped over the table to wrap Hyun up in a teary hug. In retrospect, perhaps he should've figured it out sooner. There were quite a few similarities between them, he should've seen it right away... Actually...
"Uh, about a year I think. I want to say I should've seen the similarity sooner, but... Didn't I say you reminded me of Soon the very day we'd met?" He asked Hyun, forgetting that they were interrupted before he ever mentioned Soon's name. "Regardless, isn't this wonderful? I can't think of a more pleasant surprise than you two finding each other again."
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Post by othus on Aug 13, 2021 4:45:46 GMT
Hyun and Soon pouted, they really wanted to argue the point, but were happy enough to just move on from it
"Yes...this was certainly unexpected"-Soon said as she finally got away from Hyun, floating and helping her sister get up as well
"I imagine you two have quite a bit to talk about"-Akane added
"we do...should w-"
Hyun signaled Soon to stop and smiled
"For now, let's just enjoy this. we have all the time in the world for serious talk later y'know?"
Soon smiled back, her sister had always appeared mature to her eyes even back then, and she noticed that feeling had not changed. with great mood, Soon sat down back on her chair, while Hyun returned to Arthur's side, looking to hold his hand under the table as she sat down.
"I was gonna say, I think you two look pretty cute together. I'm already looking forward to having you both around more often. Arthur can be quite entertaining sometimes"
Hyun looked at Arthur with curious eyes
"Oh, is that a fact?! You are gonna have to tell me all about it!"
Almost right that second, Mai and Ann entered the room, they looked somewhat tired, but both managed to smile at everyone
"Heyyy, looks like we got here on time, plese tell me Osechi is not yet done with the Ramen"-Ann said as she sat down next to Akane, both fistbumping at that moment.
"God I hope I never see Ainu again, fucking weirdo. She just wouldn't shut up about the endtimes and revenge. Glad we handed her over to the Tamiya, not our problem anymore!"
Mai sat next to Soon and gave her a peck on the cheek, the esper clung to Mai's arm happily. Mai in turn raised a brow
"Something good happened, huh?"
"Actually, yes! I just found out Hyun is my sister!"
"Wait what?!"- Both Ann and Mai replied
"How?! Tho, I mean, now that we have you side by side, you do look very similar, the hair and the eyes and all that...never would have imagined you still had a younger sister"
"...Older"-Soon replied as she narrowed her eyes at Mai while Hyun just looked away at the ceiling
"R-right, that's what i meant!"
Soon and Hyun explained the whole story yet again to Mai and Ann. shortly after, Kaguya arrived, and was also told the whole story.
Finally Osechi came out of the kitchen, carrying a bunch of ramen bowls that she set right in front of everyone. The Shinto sat next to Arthur and smiled.
"Heyo! I hope everyone enjoys it! so...who is she again?!"
an audible groan could be heard from everyone on the table.
"Let's um, eat before it gets cold, would hate to let this go cold"-Soon added, trying to divert Osechi's attention.
"You're right! ITADAKIMASU!"-Osechi said, focusing her 5 second attention span back to her bowl of ramen.
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Post by TimePuppy on Aug 27, 2021 21:48:42 GMT
Arthur had to admit the synchronized pouting from the sisters was adorable. Though it didn't help him feel less bad about not helping them figure this all out before. But Hyun decided that they could wait a bit more with catching up considering how long they waited already. She went back to Arthur's side and reached for his hand, to which he gladly held her own. He leaned toward her while they held hands under the table.
Until Hyun expressed shock that Arthur was entertaining sometimes. "Hey now!" He sat up straight with an expression of mock-offense. "You know I'm super entertaining, like, all the time! Now I'm not talking to you until I get some compensation!" He said, puffing out his cheeks in what could only be described as a mockery of Hyun and Soon's cute pouts and slowly leaning over while presenting his cheek.
What ensued after this was a loop of revealing the relation and explaining everything when someone new showed up. Until finally Soon shut everybody up, in a nice way though, and the dinner started. "Itadakimasu," he repeated after Osechi and started eating. It was kinda of a shame, he thought, that they all had the exact same ramen in front of them. Oh, it was certainly delicious, as expected from Osechi's cooking, but it meant he couldn't share any with Hyun! Although...
He clicked his chopsticks a few times and grabbed the nearest topping in Hyun's bowl, swallowing it before she had time to react. "You know what they say, ramen is always sweeter... Or something to that effect."
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Post by othus on Aug 30, 2021 3:15:14 GMT
Hyun smirked at Arthur puffing his cheeks and shook her head
"very funny, dummy. We'll talk about compensations later, i'm actually quite hungry right now, y'know?"
Just as she was ready to dig into her bowl, Hyun had to watch in disbelief as Arthur stole one of the toppings off her ramen.
"Oh, you super didn't just do that!!"
Hyun levitated noodles from Arthur's bowl with tk and slurped away, keeping her boyfriend at bay with her chopsticks, the whole scene didn't go unnoticed by everyone else and Akane just covered her mouth trying not to giggle at the scene as she looked at Soon every now and then.
"Hey, how come they can play with their food but I can't?!"-Kaguya told Mai, who looked back at Soon.
"That's cause they are grown ups" Soon replied in a dignified tone, knowing Kaguya was about to start with yet another rant
"clearly not! I'm almost as tall as him!"-Kaguya refuted, swirling her far smaller bowl of ramen. Mai cleared her throat and set her hand over her daughter's shoulder.
"Look, if you don't eat properly, you are gonna stay puny like them, wanna grow like aunt Akane and I? you gotta eat well"
Kaguya looked at Akane like she didn't believe her mom but Musashi nodded silently confirming what her sister had just said.
The Musashi kid crossed her arms but ultimately began eating as she couldn't go against that logic
In the meantime, Ann sighed as she saw Hyun and Arthur bickering.
"Ah, must be nice...right?"
She looked to her side but Osechi was too busy downing the third bowl she set in line for herself.
"hm?"-Osechi paused for a second, a piece of noodle still dangling off her mouth
"...Nevermind"
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Post by TimePuppy on Sept 20, 2021 6:23:25 GMT
Arthur was very amused by the situation, especially Kaguya's indignancy over the 'adults' acting like kids. "You should listen your moms, Kaguya. You have to eat or you'll stay short and irresponsible like us forever. See?" He flailed his arms pathetically, unable to reach his noodles with Hyun's chopsticks pushing against his forehead.
"But, I'll have you know size isn't everything." he frosted the other end of his noodles and floated it over. "Hey look, I've got tk too!" He started slurping up the other end in what he knew would end up a sickeningly sweet and cutesy moment... If Hyun's chopsticks didn't stop him from getting closer.
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Post by othus on Sept 21, 2021 0:22:15 GMT
"Hmmm? Wonder if Hyun actually agrees with that..."-Soon nonchalantly replied to Arthur's statement about size while almost everyone at the table choked on their food, meanwhile Hyun had caught a new color of red, unable to keep up with their ramen game.
"T-that's none of your business y'know?! I-if anything, you would be complaining more..."-Hyun replied as she hid her face on her bowl of ramen
"Oh my, havent you noticed?"-Soon said as she grabbed Mai's hand by the wrist and showed it to her. Musashi smiled and waved her fingers playing along, it was clear Mai could comfortably pick up a basketball with one hand.
"Enough you two. Kaguya is at the table"-Akane told them in a stern tone, somewhat red from listening to all that.
"What are you dummies talking about huh?"-Kaguya said somewhat mad she wasn't following the conversation.
"Just some nonsense, if you are finished with your bowl, you can actually go upstairs now. Remember, we have practice tomorrow, so don't stay up til late, alright?"-Akane told Kaguya.
"Thanks for the food aunt Osechii, Laters!"-Kaguya said as she bolted out of her seat and ran away.
"I...think I should be going to bed now as well"-Akane told everyone at the table
"Really? It's not that late, you ok?"-Mai told her sister as she raised a brow concerned
"Yeah, just feeling a bit dizzy...glad to have met you Hyun. Arthur, be sure to take good care of her, alright?"-Musashi told the ice mage as she stood up from her seat and headed upstairs as well.
"Well that's kinda weird, first I hear of her getting a headache, right? I suppose you'll just check on her tomorrow if she's still not feeling well"-Ann told Mai
"Yeah, we don't really get sick...godly genes and all that. Maybe she just had a rough day, Callis has been awfully busy so...maybe she's not getting enough uh, you know, attention"
Ann rolled her eyes, if that was the case, Ann's own head would have exploded a long time ago
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Post by TimePuppy on Sept 29, 2021 18:34:49 GMT
It took Arthur a moment to process what Soon meant about Hyun agreeing then he almost choked too. His choking quickly turned to laughter though, partially at Hyun's own reaction. She was adorable when flustered.
Not long after, the crowd started slowly dispersing. First Kaguya got sent to bed to rest up, then Akane retired, complaining about not feeling well, though not before instructing Arthur to take care of Hyun. Not that he needed to be told. "Hey, I'll do all I can just to make her the happiest girl in the world." Arthur squeezed Hyun's hand. "Not that Mai's treatment of Soon will make my job easy. I guess these two will just have to share the spot for the most spoiled girls in the world." He joked before wishing Akane a good night.
"Heh, I guess she needs to drag that stray cat home for a bit then. Make him sleep in her lap" Arthur told Mai. "Well I suppose we shouldn't keep you much longer either then. Hyun, Soon, do you two want to have some time to chat now? Or will you take your time, meet up for coffee or a grand shopping trip?"
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