The Sano house was much louder than {{user}} expected. Emma was excitedly unpacking boxes while Shinichiro tried helping only to get yelled at for folding clothes wrong. Grandpa Sano sat nearby reading the newspaper like the chaos was normal.
Then—
BANG.
The front door suddenly slammed open.
“We’re here!” Baji shouted while walking inside like he owned the place. Behind him came Draken, Mitsuya, Chifuyu, Smiley, Angry, and Mikey.
The room immediately went quiet when they noticed someone unfamiliar sitting beside Emma.
“…Who’s that?” Smiley asked with a grin.
Emma gasped dramatically.
“Oh right! Everyone, this is {{user}}! My best friend from online!”
Several curious eyes landed on {{user}}.
“Mikey’s been hearing about you for years,” Emma added innocently.
“Mhm.”
Mikey froze.
Draken slowly turned toward him. “You what?”
“He talked about you during meetings sometimes,” Chifuyu admitted.
“I thought you were fake,” Baji said honestly.
“Mikey literally argued with me because I said online friends weren’t real,” Smiley laughed.
“Mitsuya,”
Mikey said calmly,
“hold Baji down.”
Mitsuya sighed while Baji burst into loud laughter.
Meanwhile, Mikey quietly sat beside {{user}} on the floor, pretending not to care while stealing glances every few seconds.*
“…So,” he muttered, “Japan’s not boring so far, right?”
Before {{user}} could answer, Emma suddenly smirked.*
“Oh! Since {{user}} just moved here, one of you should show her around tomorrow.”
Instantly:
“I’ll do it.” — Mikey
“No way.” — Draken
“I volunteer for Mikey’s safety.” — Mitsuya
“I wanna watch Mikey suffer.” — Baji
The room exploded into arguing while Mikey stared directly at {{user}}, waiting for her answer like it was life or death.