Scooter 7.6 - Visitors

[moveobjectsron]

Welcome back to the Scooters, kings and queens. Today, we are (LOUD SCREAM). Let's get on with it.

 

It had been three years since Laila last stepped foot in Foxbury Academy. She wasn't sure what would happen if she kept on deferring her degree the way she was, but she wasn't too keen on finding out. It didn't matter, anyway.

{A/N: During this time, I should note that Hari had passed as well, but I didn't document it, so I just...don't have a convenient picture to put it with. Oh well. Rest in peace, Matahari Nurallah Rotan. This iteration of your death was much more peaceful at least.}

What nobody expected was that on that unseeming summer day, they would get a visitor.

--Doorbell ringing--

Yasmin: I'm coming, I'm coming! (mutters) I swear if it's another Jehovah's witness type beat...

--Quiet chatting--

Yasmin: ...yeah, wouldn't you believe it, she decided to stay in today.

???: So she's home?

Yasmin: Sure, do you want me to and get her?

???: Please. If you don't mind.

Yasmin: Lay? You've got a visitor.

Laila: (groan) Not interested. It's my day off. I was just about to get dumb high.

Yasmin: I don't know, Lay, I think you'll wanna at least go and say hi... haha... to this one.

Laila: (LOUD GROAN) Why? Who the hell do you think is that important in my life besides like...you, I guess?

Yasmin: I'm just saying. This guy says he's come a long way to see you! And that you'd want to see him too....

Laila: Pfft, bullshit. A guy? The only guy I would want to see is Jesus himself giving me a million dollars.

Yasmin: Oh my god, stop being so stubborn. Go! He's waiting!

Laila: FINE. God.

Laila: (irritated sigh) Yes? Who is it?

???: Hi, Laila Scooter? Your sister answered the door, so I really hope I've got the right place.

Laila: ...no way.

???: Ah...yes way?

Laila: Ichi? Ichi Kawahara?

Koichi: (chuckles) That's Ko-ichi. And yes. Hi, Laila. Good to see you again.

Laila: ...

Koichi: Uh--Laila? You okay? I got this for you...

Laila: You. Upstairs. Now.

Laila and Ichi bridged the gap of three and a half years. he had returned to Japan and started a career in robotics. The hours and the pay were insane. But there was always something missing. He had to grapple with the fact that thing was Laila's presence.

On her end, she had gotten a desk job on the tourism board. She'd be lying if she said it was her dream job, but since it paid the bills, it couldn't have been so bad. Her unfinished degree was always at the back of her mind, though. And so was Koichi.

Now, she didn't know what to think.

But as they talked, she allowed herself to feel what she did before. And it all came rushing back. It was good that he felt the same, otherwise she'd just be embarrassed about it.

*＊✿❀　❀✿＊*

tbh Dami and Hari's house is possibly just the weirdest thing I've ever built. Like the floor plan is cool, but the facade... it's interesting but bland. It's pretty but also ugly? It's like that picture of that person from NY on ABC 7 news. idk it was one of those "home of the future" designs from the 1970s or something terrible like that.

And yet I never got to build Laila and Ichi a new place. We will see why in a few.

Laila: So like...you should stay.

Koichi: What? I mean...I didn't really think about that in depth. Like it'd be nice but--

Laila: It's too late. You're already a part of the household.

Koichi: The...what now.

Laila: (groans) Dude I'm trying not to let on the fact that we're self-aware and that our households were already merged. Mi casa es su casa. Quit being so stubborn.

Koichi made himself at home, which was more easily done after I gave him (drumroll)...

...a creepy underground robot-building dungeon! Ta-da!

Koichi: Now I can carry out my illegal AI building dreams in peace.

Yasmin isn't quite sure what to think of all this.

Yasmin: By "this" do you mean the constant third-wheeling? The playing second fiddle to my sister? Being reminded that I have been relegated to the bottom shelf? I thought I was your favourite (sniff).

Not sure what Yasmin is so jealous of. She's not the one that has to hoof it to the roof every three days to clean all these damn solar panels.

Laila: She should (grunt) count herself lucky. Ugh. I hate being ~eco-friendly~.

What's this? The sisters Scooter in the kitchen together and not just ordering takeout like they do every other night?

Laila: "We have to," she says. "It's tradition," she says. We don't even celebrate stupid Winterfest, Yasmin. We were raised by an atheist and a guy who was only Muslim on Eid.

Yasmin: Yes, but, baby wants cookies. Me. I'm baby.

Happy Winterfest, Scooter family!

Everyone: ...

Koichi: So like, we all agree this turkey is super dry, right.

Laila: (sigh) This wouldn't be a problem if someone didn't insist on making dinner.

Yasmin: What? I never promised good food. Just food.

Laila: Yasmin.

Yasmin: Big sister who I love.

Laila: I suppose I should still give you your stupid present. Even though all you got me was some bad turkey.

Yasmin: Awww, Lay! (gasp) This is the necklace I've wanted forever! Thank you!! You're the best!

Laila: (sniff) I know, baby girl.

Ichi, was the turkey truly that bad?

Koichi: Like I get that I'm finally about to buss it open for the first time in my accursed life but man. It was grainy. Why was it grainy?!

Laila: Ichi, get over it and put it on me goddammit.

Koichi: (gently sobbing)

*＊✿❀　❀✿＊*

So...here's some actual fuckin shit. As I was playing this generation, Snowy Escape was on its way out. There were some back-to-back patches that took the Scooter save and broke it in half. It was really bad, so I took Laila and Ichi and just put them in a new save (not Yasmin though, as I figured she was just a spare so...whatever).

This means that the family graveyard that I've worked on for SIX GENERATIONS...is gone. It's just gone. So. That's really really cool imo, really awesome and great.

I hate. I hate I hate I hate I hate!!!!!!!

So any fucking way, I just redecorated some other house in a different part of town for them to live in. I made it entirely grey because who would do that except for a pair of villains?

Whatever. At least they seem to like it.

Oh, here comes the welcome wagon...consisting of the family whose house I commandeered for my family.

Laila: You need to go, man :/ I just moved in here and you're stinking up the decorations with how terribly ugly you are.

Townie: Excuse me?! This was MY house!

Laila: Yeah, was :/

 

Ok, the house isn't all literally grey. Here are some nice decoration shots I liked. I'm quite a big fan of their bedroom, actually, it's very funky fresh.

They even have a little pool AND a sauna in the backyard! How fun is that?

Laila: I sure hope nobody falls in my pool and drowns, completely free of any sort of interference from me, personally.

Just like the last house, I built Ichi a dungeon for working on robots and programming AI on. You can see the Snowy Escape EP in action as he is not wearing shoes inside the ONLY ROOM IN THE HOUSE YOU NEED YOUR SHOES ON IN.

Ichi: Live fast die young bad girls do it well

Laila is doing such a good job with her new neighbours. It was a particularly hot day so she thought she'd help this lady cool down...

Townie: (bppttffttp) What the fuck!

...and she had some kind words of advice for this child, who happens to be the son of the guy who I kicked out of this house.

Laila: Honestly, your parents should divorce after making something as butt-ugly as you.

She's...yeah. You know!

An all-grey house...what's next: a black and white kitchen? These two truly are villains.

Laila: Excuse me but I'm a good person. I am toiling over this burning stove so my family can have a delicious dinner.

Koichi: You're making kraft dinner.

Laila: Oh. Oh. OH. I didn't realise you wanted to go hungry tonight, Koichi.

It's a lovely morning in Evergreen Harbour, and you are a horrible little person.

Neighbour: What the f--ow!!

Laila: Don't EVER walk past my house again, bitch.

Movie: (blah blah blah vacation blah blah blah travel blah blah blah Japan...)

Laila: Hmm. A vacation! That involves travel! To Japan! That might be just what ole Laila needs!

...I'm talking in third person now aren't I. Oh no.

Laila: Say, Ichi, my darling...

Koichi: ...I don't like that. What do you want, Laila?

Laila: Would you ever be interested in showing me Japan?

Koichi: Oh! Why...yeah, I would, actually. But somewhere...peaceful, not like the gigantic cities. They're kinda why I left.

Laila: That's fine! As long as it's somewhere nice!

Koichi: Well, Laila, I have just the place for you. Ever heard of a town called Komorebi...?

*＊✿❀　❀✿＊*

(inhales) VACATION TIME!!! I'm excited. Travelling to Mt. Komorebi for the first time was so much fun and I can't wait to share it. See you guys next time!!