extinctlogs | Survival 101

Who: The NEET siblings and YOU
When: July 24th
Where: The Safari Lodge ~~where else~~ Specifically, the second floor (maybe you'll spot them making an ice machine run), or if you're lucky you might catch them at the cafe briefly
What: Maybe you saw them during the initial welcome, maybe you didn't. In any case, you probably haven't seen them since, but it's not like you'd be worried about 'em or anything, right?

     Day 1 of their grand vacation getaway. No sooner had Sora and Shiro been allowed to escape to find their lodgings had they done so. It had been way too much excitement for one day, and between being stuck in a plane for almost an entire day and then a helicopter, only to be released into foreign sunlight with dinosaur-shaped trees, they had been past exhausted, even with their already screwed up sleep schedule. So it was that they had completely passed out the rest of that day.

     Day 2 for the siblings began around half past noon, and that was only because the light had started to stream in through the window at just the right angle to become annoying, resulting in two bleary-eyed Japanese kids finally rousing from their bed. ...and then panicking a few seconds later when they realized that they weren't at home. It took them a moment more before they recalled where they were and what they were doing here, a few minutes of lying on the bed again to lament the cruelty of their parents for sending them away, and then, because the sunlight had by then found another perfect angle to pierce through the shutters, they were finally prompted to get up to do something about it. The comforter from the bed had been converted into the ultimate blackout shade, the AC had been adjusted to a suitably comfortable temperature on the thermostat. Clearly it was time for them to do their most important set-up if they wanted to survive the three weeks of hell away from home.

     That would be to unpack their video game console collection. They'd only managed to bring with them several systems, two being handhelds. The light had to be turned on for ease of hooking things up, and Sora had come prepared in case they needed to do any adjustments to the television connection and add something like a coaxial connector. So it was a bit of a pain, but it would be worth it. Leaving Shiro to heat them up some water in the coffee pot, they could enjoy the first two of their stock of cup ramen that they'd also packed away, and by the end of the day, they had the Playstation, Sega Saturn and Super Famicom hooked up and were well into Pop n' TwinBee.

     Day 3 started off like day 2, only that they woke up around two. The rest of the day had been spent indulging in games, although out of curiosity they decided to flip through the park channels to see what all would show up on the dino-enclosure channels, later on.

     And then Day 4....

     Again, the siblings were not early risers. When they finally did wake up, it was about three or four in the afternoon, and it was about that time that they decided to see what kind of food they might find at the cafe, since the both of them decided that they were a little hungrier for something more solid than ramen. They'd definitely be keeping an eye out for vending machines on the way. If they weren't hindered by any unexpected run-ins, they'd scamper back to their little floor two hideaway in room 201, where it would probably be a repeat of the day prior unless someone or something else happened to break their routine.

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It's Masaomi's turn to stare for a moment. Wasn't it obvious that she's too young? And why would he have spent the entire time in his hotel room? Ah well.

"That's why I said it's a curse! You gotta keep up with me," he quips with a grin. His smile doesn't diminish even for a second when he looks back at the girl. "Don't get me in trouble with this guy, okay?"

He sighs loudly for exaggerated dramatic effect.

"What's there to do inside when all the fun stuff is happening outside?"

She has to be honest, this guy is kind of amusing.

Between solemn nods, Shiro blinks. Yes, she blinks. Her head tilts to the side, but her answer is solid.

"Video games."

His lips quirk slightly in a lopsided smile. Yeah, that just about the reaction he'd expected. Absently ruffling Shiro's hair, he nods as the girl responds, pretty much for the both of them. After all, that amounts to what all they've been doing for the couple of days.

Sora does however raise his hand halfway. "Hey, define what exactly this fun stuff happening outside would be, while you're at it."

"What? You have video games?!" '

It's an indignant line of questioning that he would pursue further (because damn it his room doesn't have video games) but then he sees Sora raising his hand like they're in a classroom and it makes him break into sunny laughter.

"This isn't a class, but if you reeeeally want, I could take you on as my disciples and train you in my ways." He nods sagely once, chin in hand. "I'll tell you a secret. A big one. There are these things called 'dinosaurs' walking around outside. But wait, that's not the secret! The secret is that even with those old things around, my tender heart belongs to the young and beautiful. And that, my students, is what's fun outside."

And here, he nods again as though he has just imparted the truest of true wisdom. It's hard to tell exactly how serious he's being.

Her hair gets a little more messy with the ruffling, but she doesn't mind. All throughout the other teen's spiel, Shiro offers a smile.

A small little innocent smile that holds some air of mischief beneath its topmost layer.

Because video games are one of the main interests of their generation.

     Sora slipps his hand from Shiro, ticking off fingers with the other. "Super Famicom, Sega Saturn, Playstation, two Gameboys and Game Gear," he lists off in response, looking perfectly serious as though there should be no question about it.

     Brow arching at what Kida has to say next, lowering his hands again, one at his side, the other resettling upon Shiro's head. He wonders what all he can learn from this kid, because he seems really sociable, at the very least.

     "...um. What kind of secret is that?"

Well, at least it looks like the girl has a sense of humor. It's not laughter by any stretch of the imagination, but he'll take it over the linefacing her brother is doing. The siblings are clearly a tough crowd.

"Impertinence!" Masaomi declares, brandishing a finger cheerfully. "As punishment you must let me play your video games! But huh. Actually, that's more like a reward isn't it? Gah, I'm such a nice person!"

In the middle of all of this, Shiro glances back up at her brother the best she can while his hand is on her head.

"Nii. He's funny," she says softly, maintaining a straight face. "...Can we let him stop by?"

     "Isn't he?" Sora smiles as though to make up for the lack of expression his sister offers. He looks at Kida, and then shrugs.

     "Hmm. I guess we can't deny someone who likes video games the opportunity to play them. This place doesn't seem to have come equipped with an arcade. Isn't that lame?"

     He seems to ignore the rest of Kida's rant, even as he casually moves to brush that pointing finger away.

     "Since Shiro says it's all right, I guess we can let you."

Th short exchange between the siblings as they talk about Kida like he isn't even there makes him feel somewhat uncomfortable, but he doesn't dwell on it for very long. Normally, he'd assume being considered 'funny' is a good thing, but considering the distinct lack of actual laughter from his audience, he doesn't know exactly what to make of it.

"...ehhh," he says, smiling a little slyly. You think I'm funny, Shiro-chan? I knew we were on the same wavelength after all!"

As Sora moves his finger aside, Masaomi attempts to turn this into an impromptu brofist.

"Lead the way ton an un-lame land of games, fearless student!"

He's enthusiastic. Silly, maybe dorky, but interesting. And if his interests fall in line with theirs, then that doesn't make him a bad person.

"Ou," Shiro chimes in, raising a small fist because that looks like fun.

     Looking at his fist-bumped hand, he smirks just a little.

     "Not so fast. I'm not going anywhere if you keep calling me 'student,' and for sure I'm not calling you sensei," he says. "And it's no fair using my sister's name if she doesn't know yours- a little rude, naa, Shiro?"

     He points to himself, then his sister. "Sora. Shiro." A brow arched, he tilts his head pointedly at Kida. "And you are?"

Masaomi blinks in surprise at first when Shiro joins in, then grins over at Sora.

"Then you should've asked for my name sooner! Unless- could it be that you were so intimidated by my raw manliness?" To illustrate his point, he flexes a very scrawny arm. Laughing, he turns that show of breathtaking manpower into a salute. "I'm Kida Masaomi." Directed slightly more towards Shiro: "Nice to meet you!"

Then back to Sora. "Besides, it's only nice being called 'sensei' when it's coming from the lips of a foxy lady." He raises an eyebrow somewhat conspiratorially. "No offense, but you just aren't my type."

"Same," Shiro says softly, almost sweetly, in response to Kida's introduction. There may have been a half-salute because she felt like mimicking the motion. It looked fun, okay.

She then looks at her brother, slight puzzlement upon her deadpan features. He doesn't look like a foxy lady to her.

Dropping his hand onto Shiro's head as if hoping that would dismiss any strange thoughts she got from Kida's comment, Sora snorts lightly.

"Believe me, you're nowhere near my type, but it doesn't seem like there's much choice of that happening around here either way." Smirking, he starts to turn, waving back towards the hotel. "I have no intentions of going back to school anyway. All right Kida-kun, I guess we'll show you the way to our fortress."

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