Meduka 2.xx: Girls Doing Illegal Things (Like Having Dinner)

[22:46] <Sakata_Ginko> IT'S THE YEAR 20XX
[22:46] <Sakata_Ginko> EVERYONE PLAYS WARHAMMER
[22:47] <Sakata_Ginko> MILLIONS OF HERETICS ARE BURNED IN THE EMPEROR'S NAME
[22:47] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Hang on, that's not the right line..."
[22:47] <Sakata_Ginko> IN THE EMPEROR'S NAME!
[22:47] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Except Blizzard bought it 8 years ago and retitled the subsequent releases to "StarHammer 40,000".
[22:48] <MisaoMidorikawa> "That's not it, either..."
[22:49] <GeMshuku> The heretics are all Marth. The Emperor plays Fox with one hand and personally executes heretics with...the same hand! By beating them. With Fox.
[22:49] <GeMshuku> Does the same thing with the other hand, too.
[22:50] <MisaoMidorikawa> "But what if the Emperor had a text-to-speech device?"
[22:50] <Sakata_Ginko> no, the other hand he uses to contract Megucas.
[22:50] <Sakata_Ginko> but we get ahead of ourselves by 38 millennia.
[22:51] <Sakata_Ginko> The current afternoon was hot and steamy. There was not a shred of cloud in sight, but the streets felt like the inside of a squealing pressure cooker. There was no air conditioning at the Yoshida--now Sakata--household: a run down little two-bedroom apartment in an old building block near Ginko's school.
[22:53] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Wh-whoa..." Misao ran about, checking every little nook and cranny in the apartment.  "H-how'd you get this place, Ginko-senpai?"
[22:55] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko gingerly stepped inside, letting the iron front door creak a little. The inside of the apartment was, well, rather stuffed with furniture and decorations, but it was surprisingly tidy except the tiny layer of dust that had settled on most objects due to disuse.
[22:56] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well, I had to live somewhere," Ginko answered rather nonchalantly as she entered the room. It was kind of dark in there, but they faced the living room directly, in which there was a couch, a rectangular coffee table, and a large flat-screen TV with a couple of game consoles around it.
[22:57] <Sakata_Ginko> To their right hand side was a small kitchen, complete with fridge, sink, microwave, stove, the sorts. Further to the right, into a small hallway, was two rooms with the entrances of each facing that of the other.
[22:57] <Shirayuki_Akiko> With a quiet "Excuse me," Akiko entered the apartment. She made a quick appraising glance around the surprisingly neat apartment, her opinion of Ginko (and/or whoever she was living with) raise considerably.
[23:00] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "This actually looks quite comfy," Akiko mused. "Do you live here alone, Ginko-senpai?"
[23:01] <MisaoMidorikawa> Misao frowned in disappointment at her senpai's answer, letting out a small "Oh."  Her unhappiness was short-lived, for the girl soon found the consoles, examining them with a fascination that an archaeologist would have with an important artifact.
[23:02] <Sakata_Ginko> "I do now," she answered quietly, flipping on the light switch to the living room. Warm yellow light from a LED bulb showered the room, rendering most objects to their vivid colors. She strolled toward the hallway, taking a right turn into the room, but not before stopping and saying: "Make yourselves comfortable. I gotta change; it's hot."
[23:05] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...I see." That seemed rather half-hearted an answer, maybe not something she should probe into too much. "I can prepare dinner, do you mind if I use your ingredients?"
[23:07] <Sakata_Ginko> "Uh, there's probably not a lot in the fridge," Ginko's voice came from the other side of the door to her room. "There's frozen food in the freezer, and..."
[23:07] <Sakata_Ginko> If Akiko were to open the refrigerator, she would see an entire door full of cans of beer, plus half a dozen six-packs in it! And nothing else!
[23:08] <MisaoMidorikawa> "These consoles... I..." The ditzy brunette was still distracted by the systems near the TV, making a few comments here and there about what games did Ginko had for them, and how she got her hands on these.
[23:10] <Sakata_Ginko> There was, of course, a classic SNES! Then a Game Cube! A PS2! A XBox 360!
[23:11] <Sakata_Ginko> The games! Yes, they are neatly arranged -- even the SNES cartridges -- in the small glass cabinet under the TV!
[23:12] <Shirayuki_Akiko> The fridge opened and closed, followed by a palm to the face. "It's all beer...How do you even survive..?" Akiko sighed, and headed back out. "I'm going to go pick up some groceries real quick, okay?"
[23:13] <Sakata_Ginko> "'kay!" Ginko answered. It wasn't until Akiko was out the door did she emerge from her room, this time wearing sports bra and hot pants. "God, it's so hot!" She complained rather verbally as she opened the fridge and retrieved a can of beer.
[23:16] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Ginko-senpai, what else are you hiding from us?" Misao, finished with her investigation, gets up, with still so many questions.  "I-I wouldn't have thought you to be into video games..."
[23:18] <Sakata_Ginko> "Oh, no, that's not mine," Ginko blurted as the beer can cracked open. Then, she took a long drink fron the can, letting out a satisfied sigh when she finished, before realizing her mistake: "... I wasn't. Well, not until recently."
[23:21] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Huh?" Misao tilts her head in confusion.  "Wh-what do you mean?"
[23:22] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Just then, there was knocking at the door! Akiko was back, it seemed!
[23:23] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well--" Ginko almost let out a relieved sigh when the knock interrupted her. "Coming!" She walked over to the door, half-full beer can in hand. The door creaked open. "Welcome back! That was fast!"
[23:24] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Welcome back, Akiko-sama!" Misao waves at the artist with a beaming smile.  "So um... what did you buy?"
[23:29] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Well, I flew there, so--" Akiko spotted the can of beer the older girl was holding, and disappointment immediately set in. "...Seriously? At least wait until after dinner, senpai..." Stepping into the kitchen, she put away some groceries that wouldn't be used tonight into the fridge, grabbed a frying pan, and started making a stir-fry. That wasn't too hard to make, and shouldn't take very long either. "Give
[23:29] <Shirayuki_Akiko> me a few minutes, and I'll whip up something to eat in a moment."
[23:31] <Sakata_Ginko> "What, I was thirsty!" Ginko sounded offended. She chugged a quarter can of beer in a big gulp in protest. Then, she walked over and sank onto the sofa: "Besides, I haven't been here for a couple of weeks, and I don't really cook to beegin with; I'm the type that makes pots explode and pans burn."
[23:33] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Th-thank you, Akiko-sama!" The younger knight hopped up and down in gratitude.  "You're so awesome, unlike me..."
[23:33] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "A couple of- You...ran away from home, even though there's nobody else here..?" Also, Akiko-"sama"?
[23:34] <Sakata_Ginko> "Nah, I just didn't feel like returning here," Ginko said, finishing the can of beer and crushing it in her hands into a ball of metal.
[23:39] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Oh Ginko-senpai, you're so rebellious!~" Misao comments jokingly.  "N-not like that's anything good o-or anything."
[23:41] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko had half a mind to ask why, but she had a theory about that...With all likeliness, it had something to do with that missing teacher. If her disappearance could cause Ginko to not come home for entire weeks, they must have been close...
[23:42] <Sakata_Ginko> "I guess," Ginko chuckled and made a shot with that metal ball toward the garbage can. With a clink, the ball bounced three times on the rim of the can before going in: "Booyah! If only I had that kind of luck at rolling dice."
[23:44] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Rolling dice..." It was at this point that Misao reached a strange conclusion.  "Y-you don't gamble or anything, r-right, Ginko-senpai?"
[23:47] <Shirayuki_Akiko> The impromptu cook filled three plates with the beef-and-vegetables stir-fry pasta, and served them before taking a seat. "There's some more on the pan, if anyone wants it." She tried to scoop a spoonful of her pasta, but her mind wasn't all there, still busy pondering the white-haired upperclassman's circumstances.
[23:48] <Sakata_Ginko> "Ooh, that smells good," Ginko followed her nose. The smell of beef and vegetables now filled the small apartment. Opening the fridge, she took out another can of beer. "Sorry about not having other stuff to drink, but I got plenty of beer here so help yourselves!"
[23:51] <MisaoMidorikawa> "W-wow, Akiko-sama..." Those words were all that Misao said before diving into the meal, utensils-first.  She wanted to say something to Ginko about the legal drinking age, but she was eating!
[23:53] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "I-" Akiko started to say something, stopped herself, and put her plate down after a brief pause. "Ginko-senpai, I can come here to cook for you regularly. Would that be fine with you?"
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[23:59] <Sakata_Ginko> (( reposts pl0x ))
[23:59] <Shirayuki_Akiko> (( <MisaoMidorikawa> "W-wow, Akiko-sama..." Those words were all that Misao said before diving into the meal, utensils-first.  She wanted to say something to Ginko about the legal drinking age, but she was eating!
[23:59] <Shirayuki_Akiko> <Shirayuki_Akiko> "I-" Akiko started to say something, stopped herself, and put her plate down after a brief pause. "Ginko-senpai, I can come here to cook for you regularly. Would that be fine with you?" ))
Session Time: Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 2015
[00:00] <Sakata_Ginko> "... huh?" Ginko had just sat down when that hit her. Her can of beer almost slipped out of her hand. "Wait. Sorry, I didn't quite catch that."
[00:02] <Sakata_Ginko>
[00:05] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "I...I can guess that you've been going through a hard time, so...I know how it's like to suddenly be alone, so..!" Akiko dully noticed that she was probably going too far with th- No actually she wasn't even planning to even blurt all that out but-- She stood up, and rather emotionally, shouted, "I want to be here and cook for you every day, senpai!"
[00:05] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Akiko-sama wanted to come cook for you, Ginko-senpai~" Misao repeats Akiko's words.  "She really likes you!"
[00:06] <Sakata_Ginko> "W-Well," Ginko didn't know exactly how to respond. She did her best to stammer and blurt out a few words: "uh, th-that'd be a, uh, great help. Yeah. Um..."
[00:09] <Shirayuki_Akiko> All that said and done, Akiko seemed to deflate as she appeared to calm down and regain her composure. She weakly nodded at the older girl's reply, and sat back down, taking a second or two to process what just happened. As she digested the mess, she turned to Misao. "....Wait, what?"
[00:09] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Just say yes, Ginko-senpai~" Misao hugs the older Knight.  "It's not like you'll have someone as pretty or as nice as Akiko-sama."
[00:10] <Sakata_Ginko> "... why do you have to make it sound like she just proposed marriage to me...?" Ginko forcibly peeled Misao off of her: "Besides, don't stick too close! It's too damn hot!"
[00:12] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "What! No! That's not what I meant!" Akiko came close to throwing her spoon at Misao, stopped herself, then went through with the throw anyway upon realizing that eating pasta with a spoon was stupid!
[00:13] <MisaoMidorikawa> "I-I'm sorry, Ginko-senpai, Akiko-sama," A rather goofy grin remained on her face, which then reverted to a biting of the lip.  "I... sorry, I was being childish."
[00:14] <Sakata_Ginko> "I know that's not what you meant," Ginko said, shoving a mouthful of pasta into her mouth. "It's not like I can't understand that much. It... just came as a shock, is all."
[00:17] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko got herself a fork, and started becoming deeply interested in her pasta.
[00:21] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well." Ginko said in summary and ate, drinking beer as she did. "It'd be good to eat home-cooked food again. I haven't had a proper meal for a while."
[00:23] <MisaoMidorikawa> "U-um... r-right..." Without much ado, Misao goes back to finishing her meal.
[00:32] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko finished up her pasta, and put the plate in the sink. This would probably be a good time to exchange more detailed introductions, but...with Mizuno missing, it would be kind of rude to leave her out. "All four of us should probably get together and get to know each other at some point," Akiko mused out loud.
[00:34] <Sakata_Ginko> "Mm," Ginko grunted noncommittally as she washed down the last bite with the last bit of beer. Finishing what she was doing to the food, she crunched the beer can once again into a roughly disc-shaped metal object: "Well, instead of the plaza, we can meet here."
[00:35] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Hmm...Wouldn't that be a bother to you, senpai?"
[00:35] <Sakata_Ginko> "Hm? Why'd you say that?"
[00:36] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Ginko-senpai, you should really stop drinking," Misao unhelpfully points out.  "It's bad for your health."
[00:40] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "I'm not in the position to say this, but Midorikawa-san has the right idea..." Ginko drinking beer like water was definitely not a good thing. Especially when "like water" was likely literal, considering the general lack of non-alcoholic liquids in the apartment. Akiko felt she should try something to alleviate this problem. Probably starting with filling the fridge with food to dilute its alcohol content.
[00:42] <Sakata_Ginko> "What! It's tasty!" Ginko protested as she walked toward the fridge for a third can. Her face was a bit glowing with a red shade already. "Besides, it's hot! And there's no ice cream or anything!"
[00:43] <MisaoMidorikawa> "B-but it's illegal to drink it at this age!" Misao protests.
[00:45] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "You would have something /else/ to drink for the heat if your options for non-alcoholic drinks here were more extensive than 'just the sink,'" the underclassman deadpanned.
[00:47] <Sakata_Ginko> "Hey, only alcohol can withstand long-term storage, okay?" Ginko was indignant. "It's not like anything could survive more than a couple of weeks in the fridge!"
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[00:49] <MisaoMidorikawa> "A-a couple weeks!?" Misao settled for reuniting her palm with her forehead.  "G-geez, Ginko-senpai, you don't know much about regularly shopping, do you?"
[00:59] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "I'll also start bringing water and juice and stuff, so you should start drinking those too and not just beer all the time, alright?"
[01:00] <Sakata_Ginko> "Ehh?" Ginko grabbed a third can. "But they aren't as tasty!" She was whining and pouting then.
[01:01] <Sakata_Ginko> It was a rather bizarre sight indeed to see her--a woman with rather well-toned body and almost visible separation of six pieces of abs--wearing a pouty face.
[01:02] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "'...Another drop of liquor, and your liver will definitely fail,'" Akiko quoted, in an even more deadpan voice. "How would you feel if your doctor told you that?"
[01:04] <MisaoMidorikawa> "If they aren't telling you that another milligram of sugar would do you in," Misal added.
[01:04] <Sakata_Ginko> "In fact, they did. They told me not to have more than one chocolate parfait a week or I'll get diabetes, too," Ginko snapped at that. "That kind of warning shall not stop me."
[01:05] <MisaoMidorikawa> "S-sorry..."
[01:05] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...I see. I'll keep that in mind." Mental note to look up the typical sugar content of one chocolate parfait later.
[01:09] <MisaoMidorikawa> "Th-that meal was great by the way, Akiko-sama!" Misao yawned and stretched out.  "I-I think I'll go back ho-"
[01:09] <MisaoMidorikawa> It then dawned on the girl that she did not know where her apartment was, in relativity to Ginko's place.
[01:11] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "You're welcome. It is getting late, I'll be taking my leave as well." Akiko stood up and bowed and started for the door, then noticed Misao's strange behaviour. "Is anything wrong, Midorikawa-san?"
[01:12] <Sakata_Ginko> "Yeah, thanks for the food. It was good." Ginko said, raising the half-drained can of beer in her hand.
[01:14] <MisaoMidorikawa> "I-I just realized..." The Flame scratches the back of her head, a nervous laugh coming out.  "I don't know if I can get back to where I live without getting lost."
[01:15] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Dead stare.
[01:16] <Sakata_Ginko> "Uh," Ginko was also taken aback. "You do realize your phone can now navigate, right...?"
[01:20] <MisaoMidorikawa> "I uh... don't have a phone," Misao explains, attempting to avoid her past, or lack thereof.
[01:24] <Sakata_Ginko> "... you know your home address, right? Akiko, why don't you try to walk her home?" Ginko suggested.
[01:26] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko sighed. "Yes, I'll do that. Midorikawa-san, where do you live?"
[01:29] <MisaoMidorikawa> "I-it's um..." Misao vividly describes it in an ellipsis.  "I forgot.  Sorry..."
[01:30] <Sakata_Ginko> "How can you forget--" Ginko let out an exasperated snap before she held back. "So you don't remember where you live?"
[01:32] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko sighed again. "Which part of town, at least? Near any landmarks? Which direction do you go to reach the school?"
[01:36] <Sakata_Ginko>
[01:36] <MisaoMidorikawa> "U-um, i-it's in the North District, for one," Misao begins redescribing where she lived.  "The school i-is west of me, a-and it's near that one shrine!  I think it was um... the Hakurei Shrine?"
[01:39] <Sakata_Ginko> "You know what," Ginko sighed and got up from the couch, "it might be best for her to stay with me tonight. At this rate, it'll be tomorrow before you find the place."
[01:40] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko rubbed her temples. "You might be right...Well, anyways, I'll be leaving. See you all tomorrow." Akiko bowed again, and took her leave.
[01:41] <MisaoMidorikawa> "I-I'm sorry, Ginko-senpai," Misao preemptively apologizes.  "B-be safe out there, Akiko-sama!"
[01:41] <Sakata_Ginko> "Yeah," Ginko waved to her kouhai. After the door closed, she sat down on the couch again and stared at Misao, her eyes gaining frightening focus: "Now, Misao. I think we have a couple of things to talk about..."
[01:42] <Sakata_Ginko> NEXT TIME ON MEGUCA 40000!