Tokyo, Japan, Monday

[soniaroadsqueen]

Portalocity was weird. Ringo hadn't really traveled with them much, so this was something of a revelation for her. Somehow booking a reasonable late-morning departure from Fandom resulted in a just-after-dawn arrival in a small park a couple of miles from the apartment she shared with her sisters. Of course, despite that, all three of them were waiting.

Rika, with her knowing, motherly smile, managing to look like a carefully-styled model even this early. Mikan, tomboyish hair cropped short and sticking out every which way, smirking mischievously and tapping her foot with nervous energy. Ume, seated on a bench playing with her dolls, but glancing up and meeting Ringo's eyes when she arrived.

With a grin, Ringo dropped her bags and rushed forward into a big group hug, melting into the group for a moment. All worry and stress disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Now then," Rika said as they eventually disentangled themselves, "why don't you introduce everyone, and then we can go get some breakfast?"

[ooc: For those along for the ride. NFB for distance.]

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Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[spin_kick_snap]

Untrue! ...Though since the yukatas were made of silk, he technically wouldn't be wrong in this instance.

"It's like what we're wearing," Kathy said, gesturing to her own yukata. "But you'd wear the guy version. It's not half as uncomfortable as a corset, I'm sure." And she'd seen you in one of those, Dante. "And my Dad is a bigot and really hates, well, all of Japan. So having me, here, wearing a something cultural would really just stick in his craw."

It was like a giant 'fuck you!' That, you know, he'd be unaware of, but details.

RE: Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[rebelseekspizza]

"Yeah, but the corset's hot," said Dante, who possibly had different criteria for clothes than some.

... though he'd seen Kathy in that dress last week, so maybe not.

"... Though hey, we should take a picture of you in that and send it to your dad."

That was sure to fly.

Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[spin_kick_snap]

"We are not giving my dad a heart attack on New Year's Eve," Kathy said sternly. "He'd just recover and drag me home from school. I'm still convincing him that's a terrible idea after Eliot punched him over Parent's Weekend."

RE: Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante pulled a face. "You play it way too safe," he told her. He shrugged. "We should take a picture anyway. You can send it when you fuck off to college."

Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[spin_kick_snap]

"So you mean, when I'm in the same state, rather than across the country?" Kathy said, laughing. The ornaments in her hair made a light chiming noise as a counterpoint. "All right, fine. Take a picture, huh?"

It would be nice to have one picture of her on his phone where she was wearing clothing, if nothing else.

RE: Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[rebelseekspizza]

"It's not like him showing up to kill you is what you're afraid of," Dante said with a shrug. He reached into his pocket to produce his phone.

If he dropped a note with someone's phone number on the floor while he was doing it, eh.

Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[spin_kick_snap]

"Is that important?" Kathy asked, nodding at the fallen paper before grinning at the phone and flashing V-signs. "And no. It's the inevitable yelling lecture followed by a few weeks of him pretending I don't exist. Which," she admitted with a sigh, "will be a lot easier to deal with when I'm not living with them."

Re: Thursday Morning - Festival prep

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante shot the piece of paper a glance. He shrugged. "Nah."

It wasn't like he'd been planning to call, really. Anyway, he was distracted now by snapping the actual picture. "And you'll be an adult all on your own," he said, "You can always slam the door shut in his face."