Forty-Third Spool of Thread - [Voice/Action]

[so_shik]

[There's the sudden sound of a bunch of boxes falling to the ground, contents spilling everywhere as the journal's camera points up to the ceiling. It shifts suddenly to focus on a particular pink-haired girl who was unceremoniously dumped into the back room of her shop on top of said boxes.]

Ugh...thanks for the warning, jerks. [She begins to untangle herself from the boxes of ribbons and fabrics, moving the journal closer to speak. For the most part, she seems pretty unharmed.]

Hey...so what day is it anyway? Here's hoping I wasn't gone too long, totally bad for business. [There's a slight beat, suddenly remembering something. You know, her housemate that was alone for like a week.] Haruhi, report. [She works her way out from under the pile of materials and the door to the back room swings open, allowing her to enter the main part of the shop.]

Neku...you better have made it back. That was pretty low of them, keeping us sort of together and then sending you back first. Besides, I was right in the middle of designing a n--

[There's a long pause suddenly as she really takes a look at the shop. She's staring at a row of dresser dummies, counting them in her head.]

All right, which one of you broke into my shop when I was gone?!

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[so_shik]

[Shiki's still busy trying to tidy up her shop that is kind of a major wreck. It's mostly her own fault for knocking boxes over and stuff, but still. It doesn't take long before she hears footsteps and she looks up, breaking into a smile.]

Hey there. [Big bro, you always have wonderful timing.]

[emp3thy]

[he wanders in and picks up the heaviest-looking of the boxes.]

Welcome back.

[so_shik]

[Minato you are the best ;;]

Thanks. How've things been around here?

[emp3thy]

[THAT... that. And Minato suddenly looks far happier than he has in months. She doesn't have to wait long to find out why though.]

Minako's back too.

[so_shik]

[And that box of buttons that she just finished picking up? Goes crashing back to the floor in her surprise.]

What!? No way! How long has she been here?

[emp3thy]

Two weeks. [you've missed a lot, Shiki. :|]

[so_shik]

[Well that's not her fault :|]

That's...great, Minato. [Kinda stunned here.] I'm really glad she came back. Is she okay and everything?

[emp3thy]

She doesn't remember before.

[but that's totally just a minor detail, right? He says it like it is.]

[so_shik]

She remembers you though, and that's the important part. Right?

[emp3thy]

[well of course she does.] Right.

[so_shik]

Guess that means I'll just have to reintroduce myself. Maybe make her a housewarming gift. She's living with you?

[emp3thy]

Yes.

[...] We actually have another housemate now too.

[so_shik]

...somebody I don't know about?

[emp3thy]

A kid named Loki. Minako adopted him.

[things are completely back to normal in the Arisato house.]

[so_shik]

...like an actual kid? [She's thinking like age 8-11.]

[emp3thy]

Yeah. [Though he does seem pretty precocious, like Ken.]

[so_shik]

I should be surprised but I'm not. So what, now it's your three and Keiichi in the house?

[emp3thy]

And Koro-chan. [can't forget him okay he is part of the family too]

[so_shik]

How could I forget. Sounds like the perfect family.

...I really am happy for you, you know.

[emp3thy]

I know.

[she's part of the family too.]

[so_shik]

[She knows.]

Hey, at least it's summer...perfect time for her to show up.

[emp3thy]

And there's the beach.

[so_shik]

My point. Buffy and I are thinking about going sometime this summer, but I was going to see if you, Neku, and Haruhi wanted to go sometime, too. Oh, and the rest of your house, of course.