Smalltown Maids 21

[21:26]	<GMOwen>	BEHOLD! BERSERKER BARRAGE!
[21:26]	<GMOwen>	Intro: Josh’s actor was clearly phoning that last one in, because what sane 20-year old college boy/man would actually allow that many cats in his house? They have since been politely ushered out after the girls had their fun.
[21:26]	<GMOwen>	Intro: Josh is currently investigating in the basement with a clipboard. Perhaps a plot can be made out of this!
[21:26]	<GMOwen>	...
[21:27]	* [Owen]Josh	hates it when basements are neglected just because no one lives down there at the moment...
[21:28]	<[Rut]Eri>	Hey, Joshie~ Can you go upstairs and get me another beer~?
[21:28]	* [Rut]Eri	apparently does. Without telling anyone.
[21:29]	* [Owen]Josh	is focused on the clipboard. He hands her an INVISIBLE BEER!
[21:29]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Here ya' go."
[21:29]	* Luize	tries to snatch it.
[21:30]	* [Rut]Eri	takes it and sips. Wait, something's wrong here...
[21:30]	<[Rut]Eri>	... You jerk.
[21:30]	<[Rut]Eri>	You gave me a flat one.
[21:30]	<Luize>	So.. what awre we doing down here Josh>?
[21:31]	* [Owen]Josh	gives Luize her OWN invisible beer.
[21:31]	<Yukiko>	Master has expressed numerous times that he does not approve of your habit.
[21:31]	* Yukiko	speaks from somewhere above.
[21:31]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, aside from that, we're learning not to steal each other's beer."
[21:31]	* Luize	:T
[21:31]	<Luize>	You guys are waay too serious.
[21:31]	* [Owen]Josh	knows the basement is fairly dark. Ninjas are apt to be everywhere.
[21:32]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well then give me back that beer so I can lighten up!"
[21:32]	<Yukiko>	More like you're too frivolous.
[21:32]	<Luize>	Oh please Yuki...
[21:33]	<[Owen]Josh>	"We are NOT starting this again, girls."
[21:33]	<[Rut]Eri>	Yeah, the nerve! Taking someone's beer in their own home like that!~
[21:33]	<[Owen]Josh>	"If you don't shape up I won't be dating EITHER of you!"
[21:33]	<Luize>	Fine fine....
[21:33]	<Luize>	...what?
[21:33]	* Luize	frowns.
[21:33]	* [Rut]Eri	gestures angrily. Oblivious~
[21:33]	* [Owen]Josh	moves on.
[21:34]	<[Rut]Eri>	...Eh?
[21:34]	<Yukiko>	...Huh?
[21:34]	* Luize	.oO( Wait.. why me?>.. I'm.. just a kid...right?)
[21:34]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, what we're doing here is making the basement into NOT a basement."
[21:34]	* [Rut]Eri	snaps to attention! And is very close to Josh for some reason.
[21:34]	<[Rut]Eri>	... Did you say what I think you just said~?
[21:34]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Nope. Moving right along..."
[21:35]	* [Owen]Josh	is on top of the game today. He gestures around the main basement room.
[21:35]	<[Rut]Eri>	Ahahaha, you're denying it! That makesit' true!
[21:36]	<[Owen]Josh>	"So I'm thinking this room should be like, a lounge of something. Ping-pong table, maybe a big giant couch here, I dunno."
[21:36]	<Luize>	I want a pool table.
[21:37]	<[Owen]Josh>	"If it's not bumper pool it's unacceptable."
[21:37]	<Luize>	Awww...
[21:37]	<Luize>	You never let me have nice things...
[21:38]	* Yukiko	looks around contemplatively
[21:38]	<GMOwen>	[The room they are currently in is not a TOTAL eyesore. It has some old thin carpet and finished walls, though it's hardly a hang-out place.]
[21:39]	<Luize>	Oh Yukiko.. the cat is calling for you.
[21:39]	<[Rut]Eri>	Eh? Whatcha talking about? What're you doin' to my house??
[21:39]	* [Owen]Josh	goes /:| at Eri.
[21:40]	<[Owen]Josh>	"...I am telling you to find a better room, because we have plenty."
[21:40]	<Yukiko>	The cat?
[21:40]	<[Rut]Eri>	Home is where the heart is, Josh...
[21:40]	<Yukiko>	I'm sure the cat is fine.
[21:41]	<Luize>	[It nyahhs and echos throughout the basement.]
[21:42]	<Yukiko>	See?
[21:42]	* Mirai	walks down the stairs to join up with everyone.
[21:43]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, then, stay down here, but I still think we could fix this place up."
[21:43]	<Luize>	[Yukiko suddenly feels something small and fuzzy nuzzle against her, UPSIDE DOWN.]
[21:43]	<[Owen]Josh>	"And there's bedrooms RIGHT over there anyways, why are you staying in the main room?!"
[21:43]	<Mirai>	My, what is the reason you all gathered here?
[21:43]	* [Owen]Josh	notices sleepyhead.
[21:43]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Remodelling. Pool table or Ping-pong table?"
[21:44]	* Yukiko	picks up the cat and cradles it, upside-down.
[21:44]	<Mirai>	Pool table. Final choice.
[21:44]	<Yukiko>	What is ping-pong?
[21:44]	<Luize>	...what the.. how.. did... when.. did you train the cat to climb upside down too?
[21:44]	<[Rut]Eri>	Air hockey!~ And a classic pinball machine!
[21:45]	<Mirai>	Pingpong is only good after you're out of the bath at the old style japanese hotel. It's customary.
[21:45]	<Yukiko>	She learns quickly. You should take her example.
[21:45]	<Mirai>	But for americans I think air hockey is appropriate, yes.
[21:45]	* [Owen]Josh	knows not these Japanese customs.
[21:45]	* Mirai	nods.
[21:45]	<Yukiko>	...Customary? I've never heard of it?
[21:45]	<Luize>	Well.. can we at least have pinball machine?
[21:45]	<Luize>	Ooh!
[21:45]	<[Rut]Eri>	Humm... come ta think've it~ Does this house have a foosball table?~
[21:45]	* Luize	glows brightly.
[21:45]	<Luize>	A minifridge too!
[21:46]	<[Rut]Eri>	It's supposed to be an old frat house, right? Gotta have one~
[21:46]	<Yukiko>	But we have a full-sized one upstairs.
[21:46]	<[Owen]Josh>	"It was a sorority, Eri. I've NO clue what Greek girls are supposed to do in their spare time."
[21:46]	* Mirai	pets Yukiko. upside-down.
[21:46]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I doubt it involves pillow fights."
[21:47]	<Luize>	Or hot pseudo-lesbian fun.
[21:47]	* Yukiko	shies away from her touch.
[21:47]	<[Rut]Eri>	No it involves recreational drugs!~ The pillow fights are more just a side effect...
[21:47]	<Mirai>	You say something very inappropriate for your age, Luize~
[21:47]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Quite."
[21:47]	<Luize>	I do~
[21:47]	<[Rut]Eri>	Heeey, what, are you repressing her sexuality?!
[21:47]	<Luize>	I blame Uncle Joe.
[21:48]	<Yukiko>	At this point, I'm quite sure she's lying about that.
[21:48]	* [Rut]Eri	throws an arm around Luize.
[21:48]	* [Owen]Josh	walks around the room, envisioning things.
[21:48]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I blame Uncle Joe too."
[21:48]	<Mirai>	What are your aim, Joshie?
[21:48]	<Luize>	I would kiss Yukiko if she'd come down from there...
[21:49]	<Mirai>	Turning this room into gentleman's club?
[21:49]	<[Rut]Eri>	Don't let anyone tell ya otherwise, Louie! It's natural and it's beautiful!
[21:49]	<Luize>	But Eri.
[21:49]	<Luize>	Less drinking.
[21:49]	* [Owen]Josh	goes all :| again.
[21:49]	<Luize>	I might kiss you then.
[21:49]	<[Rut]Eri>	We're here! We're queer! Get used to it!
[21:49]	<[Owen]Josh>	"No, Mirai. No. Just a lounge-place."
[21:50]	* [Rut]Eri	starts chanting, waving her magical invis-o-beer around.
[21:50]	<Mirai>	But pool table and air hockey is pretty gentleman-ey.
[21:50]	* [Owen]Josh	overhears this silliness. Too lewd.
[21:50]	* Yukiko	simply sighs.
[21:50]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Wait, who's kissing WHO now?"
[21:50]	<Luize>	Nothing~
[21:50]	<Mirai>	I have no idea.
[21:51]	* Luize	giggles as she is thinking of other nice things too.
[21:51]	<Mirai>	Well, as our master, you can choose who's kissing who~
[21:51]	* Mirai	teases.
[21:51]	<[Rut]Eri>	Aha, I know!
[21:51]	* [Rut]Eri	puts her not-beer on the floor and spins the not-bottle.
[21:52]	<[Rut]Eri>	...
[21:52]	* [Owen]Josh	can barely keep up with these girls these days.
[21:52]	<[Rut]Eri>	... Did... did it stop? I can't tell...
[21:52]	* [Owen]Josh	has mixed feelings about this.
[21:52]	<Luize>	Dunno but enough fun for now~
[21:52]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I... don't think this is the best of ideas, here."
[21:52]	<Luize>	Let us make this place look nice.
[21:53]	* [Owen]Josh	picks up the not-bottle and looks at it.
[21:53]	<Mirai>	I'm here waiting for your orders~
[21:53]	<Yukiko>	Yes. What would be good?
[21:54]	<[Owen]Josh>	"You know... If I drink this, does that count at a kiss?"
[21:54]	* [Owen]Josh	asks the girls' opinion.
[21:54]	<Luize>	[The cat nyahhs and licks Yukiko's face(if it was that close.]
[21:54]	<Luize>	Probably.
[21:54]	<Luize>	Indirect~
[21:54]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, but I mean, that's for NORMAL bottles."
[21:55]	<Yukiko>	I don't think so.
[21:55]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I'd think this would have different unwritten rules, yeah."
[21:55]	<Luize>	Anyhow.. can we please have a pooltable here~?
[21:55]	* [Owen]Josh	shrugs.
[21:55]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Probably eventually."
[21:55]	<Yukiko>	This sort of fare is outside of my expertise.
[21:55]	<[Rut]Eri>	Only if you're Japanese.
[21:56]	<[Rut]Eri>	...
[21:56]	<[Rut]Eri>	Yukiko, drink it~
[21:56]	<Luize>	Yukiko can be sex appeal!
[21:56]	* [Owen]Josh	clocks Eri over the head with the not-bottle.
[21:56]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Shame on you."
[21:56]	* [Owen]Josh	|:<
[21:56]	<Mirai>	I have no part in this, okay?
[21:56]	* Mirai	step asides.
[21:56]	<Yukiko>	I what?
[21:57]	<Luize>	I mean..
[21:57]	<[Rut]Eri>	Aieee! Hemorrhage! Blargh, I'm dead!
[21:57]	<Luize>	You can look pretty~ and stuff!
[21:57]	* [Rut]Eri	collapses.
[21:57]	<Yukiko>	So you're saying I'm not already?
[21:58]	* [Owen]Josh	clocks Luize over the head too.
[21:58]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Shame on you."
[21:58]	<Luize>	Ahh...
[21:58]	<Luize>	You are~
[21:58]	<Luize>	But this--- owowo..
[21:58]	* Luize	looks at Josh with a bit teary eyes
[21:59]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, you should have appreciated people the way they are Luize. S'your own fault."
[22:00]	* [Owen]Josh	crouches down over Eri.
[22:00]	<Luize>	B-but I did!...
[22:00]	<[Owen]Josh>	"You dead, lady?"
[22:00]	<Luize>	...oh... is she? Can I poke her?
[22:00]	<[Owen]Josh>	"No. My lady. Find your own."
[22:00]	* Yukiko	draws a kunai.
[22:00]	<Yukiko>	Can I make sure?
[22:01]	* [Owen]Josh	shoos her away with the not-bottle.
[22:01]	<Luize>	...no.
[22:01]	<Luize>	That's mean, and not fun anymore.
[22:01]	* Mirai	stands behind the upside-down Yukiko, playing around with her hair. Probably trying to tie braids.
[22:01]	<Mirai>	~
[22:01]	* Yukiko	tries to tug her hair away.
[22:02]	* [Owen]Josh	prods Eri with the not-bottle. Man, maybe she really IS out cold. :V
[22:02]	<Luize>	Oh Eeeerrii~
[22:02]	* Mirai	got gravity advantage. Her assault is relentless! The hair will be tied soon!
[22:02]	<Luize>	I have this vintage bottle of Wild Turkey right here~
[22:03]	* [Owen]Josh	pours some of the not-beer over Eri's head.
[22:03]	<Yukiko>	Mirai, could you at least ask before you do that?
[22:04]	<[Rut]Eri>	...
[22:04]	<Mirai>	Aw, sorry.
[22:04]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Wake up, lady. You passed out drunk in the street again."
[22:04]	* [Rut]Eri	rolls over.
[22:04]	<[Rut]Eri>	Make it a Grey Goose and we'll talk.
[22:04]	<Mirai>	Then, can I tie it? Such a waste to let it go like this.
[22:04]	* [Rut]Eri	gurgles and goes limp again.
[22:04]	<Luize>	She's fine.
[22:04]	<Yukiko>	...Fine. Let me get down.
[22:05]	* Luize	frowns at Mirai..
[22:05]	<Luize>	Yukiko never lets me do that...
[22:05]	<Mirai>	Aye~
[22:05]	* Yukiko	flips onto the ground.
[22:05]	* Mirai	steps asides.
[22:05]	<Mirai>	I got my method, Luize-dear.
[22:05]	* Mirai	giggles.
[22:05]	* [Owen]Josh	actually rubs Eri's shoulder for realz, yo.
[22:06]	<[Rut]Eri>	... Mmm~
[22:06]	<Yukiko>	Josh, you shouldn't waste your effort on that.
[22:06]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Stop being so bleh all the time. Maybe if you weren't drunk life would be more fun."
[22:06]	* [Rut]Eri	looks up innocently.
[22:06]	<[Rut]Eri>	... We're not having fun?~
[22:06]	* [Owen]Josh	looks down innocently.
[22:07]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Are we~?"
[22:07]	* [Rut]Eri	smiles.
[22:07]	<Mirai>	I have a method for curing hangover. If you want, I can make that concoction.
[22:07]	<[Rut]Eri>	A little to the left, please~
[22:07]	<Luize>	Fine fine then... uh...
[22:07]	* Mirai	begins her handiwork on Yuki's hair.
[22:07]	* Luize	clings onto Yukiko.
[22:08]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Left of what?"
[22:08]	<Luize>	[The Cat gets away from Yukiko's grasp and settels herself on top of her head instead.]
[22:08]	<Mirai>	Ah-
[22:08]	* Yukiko	lifts her off.
[22:08]	<Yukiko>	Now, not when she's working.
[22:08]	<Luize>	Awww.
[22:08]	<Mirai>	Thank you.
[22:09]	* Mirai	make a round braids with hairpin.
[22:09]	<Mirai>	now you look like 'saber'!
[22:09]	* Mirai	is using her obscure reference again.
[22:10]	<Luize>	She'd make a better Tohsaka.
[22:10]	* [Owen]Josh	rubs Eri's shoulder more leftwards as he tries to drag her to a sitting position.
[22:10]	* Luize	looks at Yukiko with her arms crossed examining.
[22:10]	<Mirai>	Twintail, huh?
[22:10]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Fate wasn't THAT good of a show."
[22:10]	<Yukiko>	Saber? Like the sword?
[22:11]	<Mirai>	I am surprised how you all know what I was talking about.
[22:11]	<[Owen]Josh>	"And didn't it used to be like... some kind of porn game or something?"
[22:11]	* Mirai	is amused.
[22:11]	<Luize>	It wasn't but they say the Doujinshi of Saber and Tohsaka are doing *bleeeps*
[22:11]	<[Rut]Eri>	Ahhh... this is better than the spa in that detox clinic~
[22:11]	* [Rut]Eri	cooperates and sits up, indian style.
[22:12]	<[Rut]Eri>	Ohhh... those games~
[22:12]	<Mirai>	Really. And you, of all people, knew about it.
[22:12]	* [Owen]Josh	has no clue how to unknot tight shoulders. He's probably just making it worse.
[22:12]	* Mirai	notes.
[22:12]	<Yukiko>	You people are losing me again... Why don't you talk about normal things?
[22:13]	<Mirai>	Ah. Yuki.
[22:13]	<[Owen]Josh>	"You hear about a LOT of things in passing, Mirai."
[22:13]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Especially things you don't want to hear."
[22:13]	<Mirai>	It's that Josh thinks that you look like a character in porn game.
[22:13]	* Mirai	spin the truth around 360 degree.
[22:13]	<[Owen]Josh>	"LIES, ALL OF THEM."
[22:14]	<[Owen]Josh>	"WHERE IS THAT BOTTLE I MUST THROW IT AT YOU."
[22:15]	<Luize>	Here
[22:15]	* Luize	hands Josh it.
[22:15]	* Mirai	dodge stance ready
[22:16]	<Yukiko>	...Eh?
[22:16]	* Yukiko	stares at Josh.
[22:16]	* [Rut]Eri	shrugs and yawns.
[22:16]	* [Owen]Josh	throws the not-bottle at Mirai's chest, because it is a larger target~
[22:16]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Shaaaame on yoooou."
[22:17]	<[Rut]Eri>	Well, he's a healthy young student, after all...
[22:17]	* [Rut]Eri	grins and raises an eyebrow at Yukiko.
[22:17]	* [Owen]Josh	pinches Eri's shoulder.
[22:17]	<Yukiko>	I suppose so.
[22:17]	<[Rut]Eri>	Don't tell me you had no idea he'd thought about ya that wa-- Ow!
[22:17]	<[Owen]Josh>	"You can shut up too; no I'm not. I'm not them and don't want to be. :|"
[22:17]	* Mirai	dodges, bit it's still imaginary hit because the target is very large.
[22:17]	* Luize	giggles.
[22:18]	<Yukiko>	Are you sure? Do you want me to test that?
[22:18]	<Luize>	Less serious Yukiko
[22:18]	<Luize>	Just watch ok?
[22:18]	<[Owen]Josh>	"More serious, Luize."
[22:19]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Don't gossip, ok?"
[22:19]	<[Rut]Eri>	Test what?? Agh, my arm is twitching... W-what was that, Vulcan Deathgrip?!
[22:19]	<Luize>	I'm quite serious~
[22:20]	<Yukiko>	I mean test just how unlike a healthy student he is.
[22:20]	<Luize>	Oh....
[22:20]	<Mirai>	Unlike healthy...
[22:20]	* Luize	sighs.
[22:21]	<Mirai>	So that means he's not healthy?
[22:21]	<Mirai>	That's bad~
[22:21]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Man... you people use healthy like it's a good thing here..."
[22:21]	* [Owen]Josh	:T
[22:21]	<Luize>	It is~
[22:21]	<Mirai>	Isn't it~?
[22:21]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Don't listen to them, Mirai. They're full of lies and lewd ideas."
[22:21]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Too lewd."
[22:21]	<Luize>	Not lewd enough.
[22:22]	<Mirai>	Aye~
[22:22]	<[Rut]Eri>	It's healthy because it's natural urges! There's gotta be somethin' wrong if ya -don't- get those, dontcha think?
[22:23]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Didn't I JUST get done saying I doubt the girls in this sorority spent all their time doing stuff like that?"
[22:23]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Them internet's feedin' you all a buncha lies."
[22:23]	<Luize>	But they have live footage...
[22:23]	<Yukiko>	There's a difference between all the time and none at all, master Josh.
[22:24]	* [Owen]Josh	glares strangely at Luize.
[22:24]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Wait... how do YOU know, you're FOURTEEN!"
[22:24]	<[Owen]Josh>	"And you call me unnatural."
[22:24]	<Luize>	...the internet.
[22:25]	<Luize>	It's amazing~
[22:25]	<[Rut]Eri>	Free media, baby!~
[22:25]	<Mirai>	We should ban her from internet.
[22:25]	* [Rut]Eri	drinks to it. Blah, flat again...
[22:25]	* Mirai	frowns.
[22:25]	<Mirai>	It's ruining the youngsters.
[22:25]	<Yukiko>	What is the 'internet?'
[22:25]	<Yukiko>	I've heard of it, but...
[22:25]	<Luize>	I'll just go leech off the others with an unsecure Wifi anyway...
[22:25]	* Luize	shrugs.
[22:25]	<Luize>	Oh!
[22:25]	<[Rut]Eri>	A series of tubes, Yuki.
[22:25]	<Luize>	Yukiko!
[22:25]	<Luize>	I'll show you later.
[22:25]	<Luize>	k?
[22:26]	<Yukiko>	Alright.
[22:26]	<[Owen]Josh>	"No."
[22:26]	<Mirai>	no.
[22:26]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Yukiko, this is an order. Luize is NOT to show you the internet."
[22:26]	<Luize>	B-but...
[22:26]	<Yukiko>	No?
[22:26]	<Luize>	I wasn't even goin to show her that..
[22:26]	<Yukiko>	Understood.
[22:26]	* [Rut]Eri	bonks Josh with the not-beer bottle now.
[22:26]	* Yukiko	bows.
[22:26]	<Luize>	There's this really cute kitten site I wanted to show her...
[22:26]	* Mirai	can't stand the idea of tainting Yukiko with the filth that is internet.
[22:26]	<[Rut]Eri>	Hey! That's censorship!
[22:27]	<Mirai>	I'm with Josh on this one.
[22:27]	* [Owen]Josh	stumbles away from Eri, rubbing his head.
[22:27]	* Mirai	trots over and hug his right arm.
[22:27]	<Yukiko>	I'm afraid that's a shame.
[22:27]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Ow! What for?!"
[22:27]	<[Rut]Eri>	She's a grown woman, for cryin' out loud! And Luize is a lost cause anyway!
[22:27]	<Luize>	Hey!
[22:27]	* Luize	frowns.
[22:27]	<Luize>	...but wait..
[22:27]	<Mirai>	I like how you labeled her as a lost cause.
[22:28]	* Luize	looks around.
[22:28]	* Mirai	giggles.
[22:28]	<Luize>	..aren't we supposed to be making this into something nice?
[22:28]	<[Rut]Eri>	I've been known to call the kettle black~
[22:28]	<Mirai>	Ah-
[22:28]	<[Rut]Eri>	... But I swear, I've seen it, man!
[22:28]	<Mirai>	We have strayed off the objective!
[22:29]	* [Owen]Josh	approves of this return to form.
[22:29]	* [Rut]Eri	stands up and stomps her foot down.
[22:29]	<Luize>	And I blame Mirai for talking about random animes.
[22:29]	<[Rut]Eri>	You're right!!
[22:29]	* [Rut]Eri	goes upstairs and comes back with a beer.
[22:29]	<Yukiko>	...So the internet is a bad thing?
[22:29]	<[Rut]Eri>	... Okay, now what~?
[22:29]	* [Owen]Josh	is glad for the company of Mirai.
[22:30]	<[Owen]Josh>	"The internet... has a lot of information."
[22:30]	<Mirai>	Internet is a bad thing in wrong hands.
[22:30]	<Yukiko>	...I see.
[22:30]	* Yukiko	nods.
[22:30]	<Mirai>	And you looks easy to decieve, so yeah it's dangerous.
[22:30]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Some information is... information you don't really want."
[22:30]	<Luize>	Geez, you guys are like those paranoid people on the media.. censoring everything so their child can have a normal upbringing.
[22:31]	<Yukiko>	Easy to decieve? My clan has raised me better than that.
[22:31]	<Mirai>	Says her.
[22:31]	* Mirai	nudges josh.
[22:31]	<Mirai>	What's your opinion for this, Mr.chairman?
[22:32]	* [Owen]Josh	is nudged.
[22:32]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Wait... what are we talking about again?"
[22:32]	* [Owen]Josh	thinks these girls are far too hyper.
[22:32]	<Luize>	Making this room nice.
[22:32]	<Mirai>	That.
[22:32]	<Luize>	I'll show Yukiko nice thingds later.
[22:32]	<[Owen]Josh>	"It's because of YOU that we can't HAVE nice things, Luize."
[22:32]	* Mirai	gives Luize one point.
[22:32]	<Luize>	Hey...
[22:33]	<Luize>	I gave you guys the pool...
[22:33]	<Mirai>	Huh?
[22:33]	<Mirai>	Isn't that Josh's pool?
[22:33]	<[Rut]Eri>	And the cat~?
[22:33]	<[Owen]Josh>	"No, actually, I did. Would YOU have taken the initiative to start working on it?"
[22:33]	<Luize>	I did most of hte work overnight remember Josh~?
[22:33]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Or this basement, for that matter?"
[22:33]	* Mirai	is in no position to give anyone anything.
[22:33]	<Luize>	And then got sick...
[22:33]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I also give you money, so... yeah."
[22:34]	<Yukiko>	...
[22:34]	<Luize>	[The cat purrs in Yukiko's hand, making itself known.]
[22:34]	* Yukiko	is looking around the room again. She occasionally glances at her hand, ticking things off silently.
[22:35]	* Yukiko	is well-aware of the cat. she stops for a second to rub it before resuming.
[22:35]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Grrmmm... I feel like I should just plan this stuff myself and make you girls do what I say instead of asking you."
[22:35]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Be much less confusing."
[22:36]	<Mirai>	Aww...
[22:36]	<Luize>	WEll... if it makes you happy I've already taken eye-level estimates of howm uch this place can hold.
[22:36]	<Mirai>	Dictatorship!
[22:36]	* Mirai	is still clinging to his right arm as we speak.
[22:36]	<Yukiko>	I have no objections.
[22:37]	<[Owen]Josh>	"...I need a drink. I'm goin' upstairs."
[22:37]	* [Owen]Josh	takes HISU WAIFU upstairs.
[22:37]	<Luize>	Like....---wait! Where are you going?
[22:37]	* Yukiko	follows.
[22:37]	* Luize	frowns and follows behind Josh.
[22:38]	<Mirai>	Ah. That is our work. What do you want?
[22:38]	<Mirai>	Oolong tea? Gin tonic? Beer? Or beer?
[22:38]	* Yukiko	splits off, headig toward her own room.
[22:38]	* [Owen]Josh	is in the kitchen now, staring at the fridge.
[22:38]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, since you kinda got my arm there right now I just want you to open the door."
[22:39]	<Mirai>	Nay!
[22:39]	<Mirai>	You have to tell me what you want!
[22:39]	<Mirai>	Haven't got a chance to do my job as a good maid lately.
[22:40]	<[Rut]Eri>	...?
[22:40]	* [Rut]Eri	follows Yukiko out of curiosity.
[22:40]	* Luize	takes after Yukiko too.
[22:40]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Uuuuuhh, So, da?"
[22:41]	<Mirai>	Right!
[22:41]	* Yukiko	goes straight to her closet, muttering to herself in Japanese.
[22:41]	<Luize>	...Yuki...ko?
[22:42]	<[Rut]Eri>	~?
[22:42]	* [Rut]Eri	peeks in the room. The door is open...
[22:42]	<Yukiko>	...? Oh. Luize, Eri. Did you need something from me?
[22:42]	<[Rut]Eri>	You mad, bro~?
[22:42]	<Luize>	...you started muttering japanese again.. something wrong?
[22:43]	* Mirai	whips one out while still sticking with Josh like a glue.
[22:43]	<Yukiko>	Nothing at all.
[22:43]	<Luize>	You're not fooling me.
[22:43]	<Yukiko>	Odd, since I have nothing to fool you about. I was just checking something.
[22:44]	<[Rut]Eri>	What?
[22:44]	<Mirai>	You have maids, Josh.
[22:44]	<Mirai>	Use us!
[22:44]	* [Owen]Josh	receives the caffeinated Uso-da gratefully. Wait, what?
[22:45]	<[Owen]Josh>	"That... could be worded better, maybe."
[22:45]	<Mirai>	We're here to serve, not to give you headache.
[22:45]	<Mirai>	Ahaha, I guess?
[22:45]	<Luize>	Ooh... can I see yuki?
[22:45]	<Yukiko>	I don't really mind.
[22:47]	* [Rut]Eri	takes that as a invitation inside and plops down on the bed.
[22:47]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Sometimes the best service isn't service, Mirai."
[22:47]	* [Owen]Josh	sips his soda. It tastes better than alcolol.
[22:47]	<Mirai>	Hoh?
[22:48]	<Mirai>	Who are you, zen monk?
[22:48]	* Luize	looks next to Yukiko and at what she's looking at.
[22:48]	* Mirai	stifle a laugh.
[22:48]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Oh, you."
[22:48]	* [Owen]Josh	sets down the soda can and plays with Mirai's hair.
[22:49]	* Mirai	kinda like it.
[22:49]	* Yukiko	is looking amongst the various weapons, scrolls, and stranger things that comprise her closet.
[22:49]	<Luize>	...
[22:49]	<Luize>	Whoa.
[22:49]	<Luize>	Uhm... I don't think we're in any danger Yuki....
[22:49]	<Yukiko>	Of course not.
[22:50]	* Yukiko	takes a scroll and unfurls it. It's a painting drawn in ukiyo-e style.
[22:51]	* [Owen]Josh	would try to braid it, but Mirai's still got his arm. Clingy women... sigh.
[22:51]	<Luize>	So... what's it for Yuki?
[22:52]	<Yukiko>	We were decorating the basement, right?
[22:52]	<[Owen]Josh>	"So, you, ahh... really liking that arm there, Mirai~?"
[22:53]	<Mirai>	Ah. Sorry!
[22:53]	* Mirai	lets go that instant.
[22:53]	<Luize>	oooh.
[22:53]	* Luize	smiles.
[22:53]	<[Owen]Josh>	"No, I mean, you can keep it if you really want, just... asking."
[22:54]	<Luize>	Here. This one too.
[22:54]	* Luize	picks up a random artwork form her closet
[22:54]	<[Rut]Eri>	Wow... this is really good...
[22:54]	* [Rut]Eri	is struck by brilliance.
[22:54]	<Mirai>	My old habit.
[22:55]	<Mirai>	I just like physical contact.
[22:55]	<Mirai>	If you find it uneasy, you can tell me.
[22:55]	* [Owen]Josh	shakes his head.
[22:55]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Nah, nah, it's fine, really! I mean, at least you're honest about it."
[22:56]	* [Owen]Josh	thinks...
[22:56]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I mean, I really can't tell what in the world those other three are up to..."
[22:56]	<[Rut]Eri>	... Say, hasn't Josh said he should try ta get more exercise?
[22:56]	<Yukiko>	Has he?
[22:56]	<[Rut]Eri>	Well, it seems like something he'd say, right?
[22:57]	<Yukiko>	Hmm...
[22:57]	<Luize>	Yuki..
[22:57]	<Yukiko>	Physical fitness is key. If he isn't exercising properly, then I can't overlook it.
[22:57]	* Luize	shows her another piece of Yukiko's stuffs.
[22:57]	<Luize>	THis one too.
[22:57]	* Yukiko	glances down.
[22:58]	<Yukiko>	Oh, that was my grandfather's. He loved painting mountain scenery.
[22:58]	<Mirai>	They are just having fun~
[22:58]	<[Rut]Eri>	So, why not make the basement a dojo?
[22:58]	* [Owen]Josh	offers his hand out to Mirai again.
[22:58]	<Luize>	Ok...wait.. what are you two talking about?
[22:58]	<[Rut]Eri>	It's easy to set up! All ya need is the wall and floor mats, right?
[22:59]	* Yukiko	nods.
[22:59]	<Yukiko>	In fact, the mats can be disregarded.
[23:00]	* Mirai	takes it, though a bit awkward
[23:00]	<Mirai>	...
[23:00]	<Mirai>	Say, josh.
[23:00]	<Mirai>	Can I ask you for a favor?
[23:00]	* Luize	frowns as she's ignored and just listens in.
[23:00]	<Mirai>	Selfish request from your own maid?
[23:00]	* [Owen]Josh	looks quizzical. Eh?
[23:01]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, let's hear it, first."
[23:01]	<Yukiko>	THe floor shouldn't hurt too much as it is.
[23:02]	* Mirai	flops down on Josh's laps.
[23:02]	<Mirai>	...this.
[23:02]	<Yukiko>	...I wholly approve. It seems you're not entirely useless, Eri.
[23:03]	* [Owen]Josh	is sat upons!
[23:03]	<Luize>	Damn it you two..
[23:03]	<Luize>	Fine!
[23:03]	* Luize	leaves, angry and off to her room.
[23:03]	* [Owen]Josh	smiles. This is easy enough...
[23:04]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Heh. Yes, I can give you that favor, Mirai. Thanks for asking."
[23:04]	<Mirai>	I am often a pushy and forgot to ask.
[23:04]	<Yukiko>	...?
[23:04]	* Yukiko	watches her leave.
[23:04]	<Yukiko>	Did we do something wrong?
[23:04]	<Mirai>	Must thank Yuki for reminding me to ask first.
[23:06]	<Mirai>	Well then...
[23:06]	* Mirai	close her eyes.
[23:07]	<Mirai>	Please allow this selfish maid to take some shut-eye with your comfortable presence, master...
[23:07]	* Mirai	zzz.
[23:07]	* [Owen]Josh	is glad he's in one of the nice armchairs and not a table stool.
[23:08]	<[Owen]Josh>	"All... all right, I guess. This, this is, nice..."
[23:09]	* Mirai	is surprisingly fast when it comes to sleeping. she's probably a PRO SLEEPER!
[23:09]	<Mirai>	Zzz...
[23:11]	* [Owen]Josh	can't really move anywhere now... He shifts his position so it's a little more comfortable for both of them. At least the soda is still in arm's reach.
[23:11]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Pleasant dreams, Mirai~"
[23:12]	* Mirai	's hand starts searching for hug-target. Apparently she's the type that needs hug-pillow all the time. It's common. Ask your friends. There's bouns to be one of them.
[23:13]	* Mirai	move around in her sleep, shifting position...
[23:14]	* [Owen]Josh	is getting squished with silly Mirai's tossing and turning. Not as comfortable as the movies say...
[23:14]	* Mirai	put her arms around josh in a tight hug. Her face on his neck, breathing in and out steadily.
[23:14]	<Mirai>	zzz...
[23:15]	* Mirai	tries to throw her leg on him, too. Basic pillowhug position.
[23:15]	* Yukiko	dashes downstairs to decorate.
[23:16]	<[Rut]Eri>	...?
[23:16]	* [Owen]Josh	is having trouble reisting; doing so would wake her up, and that's impolite.
[23:16]	* [Rut]Eri	scratches her head.
[23:16]	<[Rut]Eri>	What's up with that?~
[23:16]	* [Rut]Eri	leaves and goes to Luize's room.
[23:16]	<Mirai>	Zzzzz...
[23:17]	* Mirai	put Josh in a very compromising position that calls for misunderstanding upon discover!
[23:18]	* [Owen]Josh	just accepts the facts and relaxes with Mirai. Let those gossipy girls gossip all they want.
[23:18]	* [Owen]Josh	closes his eyes and tries not to worry. This is nice... just plain nice...
[23:20]	* Luize	seems to be doing her own thing, seriously drawing up decorations and putting up various entertainment machines.
[23:20]	* Yukiko	steps into the kitchen.
[23:21]	<[Rut]Eri>	Yo, Louie. We're gonna go fix up the basement~ Come help.
[23:22]	<Luize>	...I'm already working on it.
[23:22]	* Luize	shows Eri a drawn layout, it looks almost... professional as everything is arranged neatly in a frat manner.
[23:22]	<[Rut]Eri>	Eh? What're those?
[23:23]	<Luize>	The lounge room.
[23:23]	* Yukiko	gets a glass of water and wanders into the dining room.
[23:23]	* [Rut]Eri	takes a sip.
[23:25]	<Yukiko>	Oh, Josh, is-
[23:25]	* [Owen]Josh	is starting to drift into a nap himself; he really needs to stop thinking that 6 hours is enough each night.
[23:26]	* Mirai	is still treating Josh like a hugging pillow.
[23:26]	<Mirai>	zzz...
[23:27]	* Yukiko	turns and walks back to the basement.
[23:27]	* [Rut]Eri	stares. Pool tables, a small minifridge, a mini-bar...
[23:27]	<[Rut]Eri>	...
[23:27]	<[Rut]Eri>	This...
[23:27]	<[Rut]Eri>	Is the best dojo ever.
[23:27]	<Luize>	...?...what.. dojo?
[23:28]	<[Rut]Eri>	Why aren't there more like this!? It's a travesty, I tells ya!
[23:28]	* [Rut]Eri	ruffles Luize.
[23:28]	<Luize>	...s-stop..
[23:28]	<[Rut]Eri>	Thanks, kiddo!~ I'll go show Yuki!
[23:28]	* [Rut]Eri	runs off.
[23:28]	* Luize	feels good but tries not to nuzzle against Eri's hand.
[23:28]	<Luize>	hmm...
[23:29]	* Luize	is done and carries the design under her arm and hops downstairs to the basement to take a more accurate meseasure.
[23:34]	<GMOwen>	And they all lived happily ever after~... Until Yukiko stabbed Josh in his sleep. His whole life is pretty much a giant Catch-22.