Smalltown Maids 18

[21:29]	<GMOwen>	Now this is a story all about stuff.
[21:30]	<GMOwen>	This dude’s life flipped; turned downside-up.
[21:30]	<GMOwen>	So let’s just take a minute and sit right down,
[21:30]	<GMOwen>	And find out why he’s so lame in a place called Smalltown.
[21:30]	<Mirai>	Isn't that an omelette?
[21:30]	<GMOwen>	Maybe.
[21:30]	* Mirai	wonders if it's sunny side up.
[21:31]	<GMOwen>	Intro: Late afternoon of the same day it was the last time. The pool's full now. Josh is whining about chlorine and the hot tub as an excuse to not swim. Lame.
[21:31]	<GMOwen>	...
[21:33]	* [Owen]Josh	whines about chlorine and the hot tub.
[21:33]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I don't know anything about taking care of pools; we should play it safe!"
[21:34]	* Mirai	is practicing her violin skills somewhere. The tune of "phantom ensemble" with slower bps than usual fills the manor.
[21:35]	<Yukiko>	"So we're not going to actually use the pool that we worked to make usable?"
[21:35]	* [Owen]Josh	scratches his head and stalls.
[21:36]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Uhh... maybe?"
[21:37]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I mean, the work's not done yet it what I'm saying!"
[21:37]	<Yukiko>	"I see. Should I go in ahead of you?"
[21:37]	<Mirai>	My, what's the ruckus?
[21:37]	* [Rut]Eri	is laying... somewhere... around the poolside with a bottle of Pils.
[21:37]	* Mirai	pops her head out of the second floor hallway window overlooking the pool
[21:38]	<[Rut]Eri>	Nghehehehe... I love summer~
[21:40]	* [Owen]Josh	looks up.
[21:41]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I'm trying to keep the water sanitary, Mirai!"
[21:41]	* [Owen]Josh	goes back to Yuki.
[21:41]	<Mirai>	Keep up the good work~
[21:42]	<[Owen]Josh>	"That's, uhh, not really how it works, Yuki."
[21:42]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I mean, since it's a pool the water isn't flowing, so bacteria in it don't die. You gotta put chemicals in it to kill 'em."
[21:43]	* [Owen]Josh	shouts over to Eri.
[21:43]	<Yukiko>	"Isn't the water fresh?"
[21:43]	<[Owen]Josh>	"No those pills aren't the right chemicals, Eri!"
[21:44]	* [Owen]Josh	goes back to Yuki. So much talking!
[21:44]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, yeah, but it won't be if you don't take care of it!"
[21:45]	* Mirai	begins her second part, fires of hokkai. Forte settings.
[21:46]	* [Owen]Josh	is distracted by lovely music~
[21:47]	* Yukiko	shrugs.
[21:47]	<[Rut]Eri>	...Huh? Didja say something~?
[21:47]	* [Owen]Josh	shrugs and walks over to Eri. He points to her.
[21:48]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Pills. Here."
[21:48]	* [Rut]Eri	doesn't get it. She takes another swig.
[21:49]	<[Rut]Eri>	Pills? Uh, sorry, I like to save those for parties~
[21:50]	<[Owen]Josh>	"... never mind."
[21:51]	* [Owen]Josh	observes the hot tub. It has water in it but said water is hardly hot.
[21:52]	* Mirai	is down from second floor. She just keep her instrument in her room and come down to check.
[21:52]	* [Owen]Josh	observes the pool. It looks nice with the setting golden sun shining through the windows.
[21:52]	<Mirai>	so i heard you like mudk-
[21:52]	<Yukiko>	"So now what?"
[21:52]	<Mirai>	No, I mean something else. What's up?
[21:54]	* [Owen]Josh	doesn't respond. His thinking cap is on!
[21:54]	<Yukiko>	"...The hot tub doesn't even work?"
[21:55]	* [Owen]Josh	paces around the pool. Sure is tough being the man of the house, making decisions for the ladies all day...
[21:56]	* [Rut]Eri	yawns and lounges in her spot on the floor.
[21:57]	* Mirai	can make decision!
[21:59]	* [Owen]Josh	sits by the poolside and dabbles a finger in the water. Sigh...
[22:00]	<Mirai>	Sighing? Something the matter?
[22:00]	<[Rut]Eri>	... Muh. Why's it so cold...
[22:00]	* [Rut]Eri	rolls over. Summer is supposed to be hot!
[22:00]	<Mirai>	Because it's water?
[22:01]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Just, thinking..."
[22:01]	<[Rut]Eri>	Water? No thanks... wait, wait?
[22:01]	* [Rut]Eri	gets up and (predictably) falls into the pool.
[22:01]	<[Rut]Eri>	Kyaa~!
[22:02]	<Mirai>	Is that on purpose?
[22:02]	<Yukiko>	"Josh, I asked a question."
[22:02]	* [Owen]Josh	is a little distracted now. He winces.
[22:02]	<Mirai>	Well the water does fix hangover so I guess it's all good~
[22:03]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Gneeehhh... Why her... She's probably dirty again already..."
[22:04]	<Mirai>	The pool is filled with chemical so she'll be purged anyway.
[22:04]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Ahh well, that was inevitable."
[22:04]	<Mirai>	All is good~
[22:04]	* [Owen]Josh	rolls his eyes.
[22:04]	<[Owen]Josh>	"No, Mirai, it's not actually. That was the point."
[22:04]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Buuuuuut that was a lame point, so, yeah."
[22:04]	* Yukiko	sighs.
[22:05]	* [Owen]Josh	shrugs and reaches out a hand to Eri.
[22:05]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Need some help, Eri?"
[22:05]	* [Rut]Eri	hangs on the side.
[22:05]	<Yukiko>	"You know, back home we had none of these concerns. Isn't technology supposed to make things easier?"
[22:05]	<[Rut]Eri>	W-who pushed me?? So mean...
[22:06]	<Mirai>	You jumped down yourself?
[22:07]	* [Rut]Eri	tries to reach her floating bottle while hanging there.
[22:07]	* [Owen]Josh	has a feeling he should take off his shoes and socks, y'know... just in case.
[22:07]	* [Owen]Josh	does so.
[22:08]	* Mirai	approach Josh from behind.
[22:08]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Don't, you, DARE."
[22:08]	<Mirai>	I see that you are ready...
[22:08]	* [Owen]Josh	saw her shadow approach.
[22:08]	* Mirai	seems to be disappointed.
[22:09]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I'm planning a contingency. I'm not ready, no way."
[22:09]	* [Rut]Eri	manages to grab it and chugs some, only to spit it up into the air, in Josh's face.
[22:09]	<[Rut]Eri>	Blech!
[22:09]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Glah!"
[22:09]	* [Owen]Josh	coughs.
[22:10]	<Yukiko>	"Hey!"
[22:10]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Straw?"
[22:10]	<[Rut]Eri>	Gaah... t-that's it! Someone pushed me, then peed in my booze!
[22:10]	* [Owen]Josh	looks for Yukiko.
[22:10]	* [Rut]Eri	rages.
[22:11]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Yeah, well... you put booze in my pool, so there!"
[22:11]	* Yukiko	is crouching on the opposite side of Josh to where he'd expect her.
[22:11]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Also, no Eri, no one peed in it."
[22:11]	* [Rut]Eri	's eyes narrow.
[22:11]	* [Owen]Josh	is ninjaed! He crawls backwards.
[22:11]	<[Rut]Eri>	... How do YOU know that...?
[22:11]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Gah, ninja!"
[22:14]	<Yukiko>	"Huh?"
[22:14]	* Yukiko	looks at Josh.
[22:14]	<Yukiko>	"Did I do something?"
[22:15]	* [Owen]Josh	is a little embarrassed for some reason.
[22:15]	<[Owen]Josh>	"N-not, really."
[22:16]	<[Rut]Eri>	I think... he'sh hidin' something!!
[22:16]	<[Rut]Eri>	I'm watchin' you, buddy...
[22:16]	<Mirai>	Hard on?
[22:16]	<Mirai>	Hoh~
[22:16]	* [Owen]Josh	goes :| at Mirai.
[22:17]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Mirai, does your depravity know no bounds?"
[22:18]	* [Owen]Josh	stands back up and picks up his shoes.
[22:18]	<Mirai>	I merely jest.
[22:18]	<Yukiko>	"Is that one of your foreign terms I don't want to know?"
[22:19]	<[Owen]Josh>	"She's being lewd, Yuki. We'll leave it at that for now."
[22:19]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Anyways, cat's out of bag now. Or, in the pool, I guess."
[22:19]	<Mirai>	I'm not! Sheesh!
[22:19]	* Mirai	pouts and goes off by herself for a while.
[22:20]	* [Rut]Eri	climbs out of the pool and shakes off like a dog.
[22:22]	<Yukiko>	"Lewd? Ah."
[22:22]	* Yukiko	nods.
[22:25]	* [Owen]Josh	gets Eri a spare towel from the locker room.
[22:25]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Here. Might help a little better."
[22:29]	<Yukiko>	"So if she doesn't die, does that mean we can swim?"
[22:29]	* [Owen]Josh	rolls his wrist around.
[22:29]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Yeah, yeah, go ahead. We can find out how to filter it tomorrow."
[22:30]	<[Owen]Josh>	"We need the refreshment today anyways."
[22:30]	* [Rut]Eri	grumbles like an angry drunk -- which she is -- and scrubs herself with the towel.
[22:30]	<Yukiko>	"Say, Josh."
[22:30]	* [Owen]Josh	looks at Yuki.
[22:30]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Mmm?"
[22:31]	* Yukiko	stares at her own reflection.
[22:31]	<Yukiko>	"Do you have your cellphone? Or wallet?"
[22:32]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Me? Uhh, lemme check..."
[22:33]	* [Owen]Josh	rummages in his pockets. He's got his wallet, a stick of gum, and two mechanical pencils.
[22:35]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I've got some stuff like a wallet, yeah. Why?"
[22:35]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Wait..."
[22:35]	* Mirai	is out of her pouting fit.
[22:36]	* [Owen]Josh	sees a bad thing maybe happening.
[22:36]	<Yukiko>	"Can I see your wallet for a second?"
[22:36]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Yuki, you wouldn't, try, to...?"
[22:36]	* [Owen]Josh	trails off. He looks a little timid.
[22:37]	<Mirai>	need help?
[22:37]	* Mirai	stand behind Josh, blocking his retreat.
[22:37]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I'm, not... sure..."
[22:37]	<Yukiko>	"Try to what, Josh?"
[22:38]	* Yukiko	keeps her gaze fixes of the soft ripples of the pool.
[22:38]	* [Owen]Josh	looks down at the ground. He knows he can't outrun a ninja...
[22:39]	<[Owen]Josh>	"It's not fun if you know it's coming, you know!"
[22:39]	* [Owen]Josh	is indignant! :T
[22:40]	<Yukiko>	"Aww, really?"
[22:41]	<Mirai>	We have to do it all the way.
[22:41]	* Mirai	nods.
[22:43]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Bwwwehhhh..."
[22:43]	* [Owen]Josh	groans.
[22:44]	<Yukiko>	"It's no good now, Mirai."
[22:45]	<Mirai>	If you say so.
[22:45]	* Mirai	stand down for further order.
[22:45]	* [Owen]Josh	keeps his guard up.
[22:45]	<Yukiko>	"So? What now?"
[22:45]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, I guess we go swimming, yeah? I mean, that's what you wanted, right?"
[22:46]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Chlorine is lame anyways."
[22:46]	<Mirai>	I really don't like getting wet, to be frank.
[22:46]	<Mirai>	I'd rather be by the poolside listening to music while drinking cocktail.
[22:46]	* Mirai	is modest.
[22:46]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Wha? But you'll still be all hot and sticky!"
[22:47]	* [Rut]Eri	gives Mirai a thumbs-up from behind Josh.
[22:47]	<[Owen]Josh>	"And I'm like letting you swim without chlorine! How illicit~!"
[22:47]	<Mirai>	My cocktail will cool me down.
[22:47]	* Mirai	send that thumbd up back. Friend who share the same taste!
[22:47]	<[Owen]Josh>	"You SAY that, but I bet it's not the same."
[22:47]	<Mirai>	I guess.
[22:47]	<Mirai>	But...
[22:48]	* Mirai	touches her hair.
[22:48]	<Mirai>	I really don't want my hair to... y'know...
[22:48]	<Mirai>	It's hard to keep it healthy.
[22:48]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Can't you wear a cap or something?"
[22:48]	* [Owen]Josh	knows nothing of girly hair.
[22:49]	<Mirai>	I can't fit all this into a cap~
[22:49]	* Mirai	's hair volume is HUGE.
[22:50]	* [Owen]Josh	pouts.
[22:50]	<[Owen]Josh>	"But you'd throw me into the pool clothes and all? How inconsiderate."
[22:52]	<[Owen]Josh>	"It's hair, Mirai."
[22:52]	* [Owen]Josh	shrugs and walks to the locker room.
[22:52]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well I'M going to go swimming, then. You do whatever."
[22:52]	<Mirai>	I'll just sit by the poolside~
[22:52]	<Yukiko>	"I'll swim too, then."
[22:53]	<Mirai>	Oh! yuki-chan? Can you get me a water gun? it's a small one in my room. left drawer.
[22:54]	<[Owen]Josh>	"You're asking for it, Mirai!"
[22:54]	* [Owen]Josh	shouts before closing the locker room door and locking it.
[22:54]	<Yukiko>	"I won't be an enabler."
[22:55]	* Yukiko	melds into the twilight shadows and disappears off to her own room.
[22:55]	<Mirai>	Ehhhh~?
[22:56]	<Mirai>	I really don't want to run up there to get it~
[22:56]	* Mirai	go get hers anyway.
[22:59]	* [Owen]Josh	is done changing. Lame olive green trunks are lame. He sits down by the drunk Eri who is still soaking wet in wet clothes.
[23:00]	* Mirai	come down with small pistol-size squirt gun. She's still in maid outfit, but with skirt rolled up to her thighs.
[23:00]	<Mirai>	Tada~n!
[23:02]	* Yukiko	steps into the pool room clad in a navy string bikini. She looks a bit uncomfortable.
[23:05]	<Mirai>	Wow, Yuki-chan. never knew you had this kind of revealing outfit~
[23:05]	* [Owen]Josh	is looking elsewhere at the time.
[23:05]	* Mirai	squirt water at Yuki's bellybutton.
[23:07]	<Yukiko>	"Kyah!"
[23:07]	* Yukiko	covers her stomach.
[23:07]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Wait, what? Yuki's wearing what now?"
[23:07]	<Yukiko>	"I-I heard this is what they wore here."
[23:10]	<Yukiko>	"Was I wrong?"
[23:10]	* [Owen]Josh	is afraid to look around.
[23:10]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Mirai, what's going on?"
[23:13]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Should I be afraid?"
[23:14]	<Mirai>	Look at Yuki's swimsuit. Eye candy for you!
[23:14]	* Mirai	squirt more pewpews.
[23:14]	<Mirai>	there! there!
[23:15]	<Yukiko>	"yaaah!"
[23:16]	* Mirai	learns that herself that pinpoint squirt gun attack really tickles.
[23:19]	* [Owen]Josh	shields his eyes with one hand, just in case. He tries not to imagine...
[23:19]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I'd... I don't know if I should, Mirai."
[23:20]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Yukiko might be embarrassed. I probably would be at least."
[23:21]	<Mirai>	But she wear this for you, no?
[23:21]	<Mirai>	So it should be your job to take a good look at her.
[23:21]	* [Owen]Josh	stutters.
[23:21]	* Mirai	squirt water at Josh's face!
[23:21]	<Mirai>	There!
[23:21]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I, uhh, I think, she wore it to go, swimm-blwubah!"
[23:22]	* [Owen]Josh	has his eyes covered, but still!
[23:22]	<Yukiko>	"W-Wait, Mirai, what are you saying?!"
[23:23]	<Mirai>	Show him your swimsuit, Yuki-chan. I'm sure he want to see it.
[23:23]	* Mirai	sighs. Now I'm playing a middleman? Oh well, middleman is important role.
[23:24]	<[Owen]Josh>	"That's the problem, Mirai; that I might actually WANT to!"
[23:24]	<[Owen]Josh>	"It's the wrong kind of thing to want!"
[23:25]	* Mirai	stands up and walk to Josh.
[23:25]	<Mirai>	Silly kid!
[23:25]	* Mirai	ruffles!
[23:25]	* [Owen]Josh	is starting to sweat from the stress, and heat.
[23:25]	<Mirai>	You should act more like your age! Gawking at girls are not something bad!
[23:25]	<Mirai>	You're pissing me off to some degree, sheesh!
[23:25]	* Mirai	squirtsquirtsquirtsquirtsquirtsquirtsquirt!
[23:26]	<Mirai>	Take my anger! water beeeeaaaam!
[23:26]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Bluhwah, stop-pluh pluh! I'm not them, I'm not them!"
[23:26]	* [Owen]Josh	is spouting nonsense from his mouth! And also water!
[23:27]	<Mirai>	Oh. They say girls becoming more beautiful when there's someone paying attention to her.
[23:27]	<Mirai>	Right, Yuki-chan?
[23:27]	* Yukiko	is flushed.
[23:27]	* Mirai	runs out of ammo.
[23:27]	<Mirai>	Ah! refill!
[23:27]	<Yukiko>	"Eh, oh, I guess so? Maybe?"
[23:27]	* Mirai	walk over to the pool and refill her gun.
[23:30]	* [Owen]Josh	feels like he should just get into the pool or something.
[23:31]	<Mirai>	So Josh!
[23:31]	* Mirai	shoot Josh once!
[23:32]	<Mirai>	Tell Yuki what you think about her swimwear!
[23:32]	* Mirai	pewpews urges Josh to speak quickly!
[23:32]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Gah, stop!"
[23:33]	<Mirai>	Say eet!
[23:33]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I haven't even looked yet, it's not right!"
[23:34]	* [Owen]Josh	's face is getting red!
[23:35]	<Yukiko>	"Josh..."
[23:36]	* Mirai	thumbs up at Yuki. Go, girl, go!
[23:37]	<[Owen]Josh>	"...Y-Yeah, Yukiko?"
[23:38]	<Yukiko>	"It'll just feel weird if you keep avoiding me like this..."
[23:39]	<[Owen]Josh>	"But, if you're, embarrassed... or, if I am..."
[23:39]	<[Owen]Josh>	"It's not right."
[23:40]	<Yukiko>	"I..."
[23:40]	* Yukiko	takes a deep breath.
[23:40]	<Yukiko>	"I can get over it."
[23:41]	* Mirai	pews at Yukiko's bare back.
[23:41]	<Mirai>	*splat*
[23:42]	* [Owen]Josh	chews his lip.
[23:43]	<Yukiko>	"S-Stop it!"
[23:44]	<Mirai>	You look cute dancing around like that~
[23:44]	* Mirai	pewpews.
[23:45]	* Yukiko	hides behind Josh, exponentially increasing the difficulty of not noticing her.
[23:46]	* [Owen]Josh	notices the hiding ninja, and stops shielding his eyes. As long as he doesn't look back...
[23:46]	* [Owen]Josh	holds out a hand in front of him, pointed at Mirai.
[23:46]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Mirai, stop. If I look, will you stop bugging her?"
[23:46]	<Mirai>	Oh? I'm just having fun with my squirt gun.
[23:47]	<Mirai>	But sure. Go ahead and admire your maid.
[23:47]	* Mirai	fufu~
[23:47]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Mirai, I'm serious. You're being more embarrassing than Yuki right now."
[23:47]	* [Owen]Josh	is SRS!
[23:48]	<Mirai>	Haaaaaai~
[23:48]	* Mirai	pewpews at the sleeping Eri instead.
[23:48]	<[Owen]Josh>	"English, Mirai. I mean it."
[23:48]	* [Owen]Josh	is also BSNS!
[23:48]	<Mirai>	Sorry. Old tongue kinda sticks.
[23:50]	* [Owen]Josh	lets her be.
[23:50]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Sorry about that, Yukiko. I was just... I mean... Best to resist temptation, you know?"
[23:50]	* [Owen]Josh	says that without turning around.
[23:51]	<Yukiko>	"Is it really that hard?"
[23:52]	<[Owen]Josh>	"It's better to not put yourself into bad situations, it all I'm saying."
[23:53]	<[Owen]Josh>	"I know I can resist, but... it's best not to take chances."
[23:54]	<Yukiko>	"Okay. Well then. Uh, I'll get in the pool first."
[23:54]	* Yukiko	slips into the water.
[23:58]	* [Owen]Josh	gets in after her. Her figure's distorted by the water but... hmm, guess it wasn't THAT bad.
[23:58]	* Mirai	make a bunker out of kickboard.
[23:59]	* Mirai	pewpews at the couple in the water.
[23:59]	<Mirai>	There!
[23:59]	* [Owen]Josh	is already wet. Whatever.
[23:59]	* Yukiko	feels much the same.
[23:59]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Okay, I... guess I imagined it being a lot worse."
[00:00]	<Mirai>	Aww... no reaction? That's no fun!
[00:00]	* [Owen]Josh	still tries not to look at it just because it's not as bad as he feared.
[00:00]	<Yukiko>	"Worse? I don't think I could hide my shame if it were any worse."
[00:01]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Well, you ARE a ninja. Master of hiding and all that."
[00:01]	<Yukiko>	"I suppose that's true."
[00:01]	* Yukiko	smiles at the joke.
[00:02]	<Mirai>	Just have fun, dear. It's not like you'd get pregnant if being stared too much.
[00:02]	<[Owen]Josh>	"Not helping, Mirai!"
[00:02]	* Mirai	laughs.
[00:04]	* Yukiko	loosens up some and swims a few laps.
[00:05]	<GMOwen>	Mountains out of molehills, I tell you what! Or maybe some other kinds of mountains and hills~
[00:06]	<GMOwen>	And that's how Josh never became the Prince of Bel-Air!