☔ 2nd Rainy day | [Video]

[greaterdays]

Um... My big bro is acting really weird.

He flew off the back porch on a lightning bolt.

[Seeing him jump off was actually kind of terrifying, but he seems to be fine, as evidenced by the view from Nanako's COMP as she stands on the apartment's balcony. In the distance, someone with grey hair and this outfit can be seen, soaring towards the ground on a bright flash of light. A group of Pyro Jacks is on the street below, waiting for him.]

People acted weird when the monsters attacked too, right? Are there gonna be more monsters?

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[greaterdays]

[...?]

His name is Yu.

[video]

[belfire]

He sounds like Thor. Y'know, secret super hero identity and all that.

[Kazuya grinning a bit now. It's obvious he's just playing now]

[video]

[greaterdays]

[???? Wait...]

Oh! The man with the hammer, from the American movies? I've seen him on TV.

[Nanako is not versed in mythology, but she is versed in television.]

[video]

[belfire]

Er, yeah! Let's go with that. Your brother is now Avengers' Thor. Man, that's so cool. You must be the luckiest sister in the world.

[What can he say? Demon King's got a soft spot for little kids]

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[greaterdays]

[She has to giggle at that. Even though she already knew she was lucky, picturing Yu as a real superhero from a movie is funny.]

Some of the boys in my class would be really jealous!

[video]

[belfire]

So jealous!

[A small grin]

So don't worry about monsters and all that. M'sure your superhero brother'll take care of them. Hell, I'm kind of a hero myself. See, look-

[And then he tries to awkwardly show off his cape!]

I've got a cape and everything. No monsters getting past me. Nope.

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[greaterdays]

[She looks at the cape. And the headphones. And then the cape again.]

...I think you look more like a bad guy.

[She doesn't sound scared or mad or anything, it's just an observation. That's definitely a villain's cape.]

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[belfire]

Ack-!

[Well, kind of true with that - but he's a Grey Area! GREY AREA!]

Hahaha! That's because I'm an Anti-Hero! Do you know what that is?

[video]

[greaterdays]

[she beams]

I know! Like Black Condor!

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[belfire]

[whothehellisblackcondor oh well ROLL WITH IT]

Yeah! Like Black Condor! Just think of me as him, alright?

[video]

[greaterdays]

[shame on you kazuya every smt character should know their Featherman R!]

Okay, I'll do that.

Do you have a team of friends, too?

[video]

[belfire]

I have a loyal best friend and an evil cousin. Does that count?

[video]

[greaterdays]

You shouldn't call your family evil...

[even if in this case it's totally justified]

[video]

[belfire]

Trust me, it's said with familial love.

and he is evil. Manipulative little...

[video]

[greaterdays]

...Are you fighting with him?

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[belfire]

Wh- no! No of course not! Ahah, this is just how we, uh, show affection for each other.

We're a complicated family of anti-heroes. And you know that anti-heroes have complex characters.

[video]

[greaterdays]

[Nanako nods in understanding. Well... she probably doesn't fully understand it, but it's good enough.]

Yeah. Sometimes 'family' is really complicated.

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[belfire]

[Kazuya let out a huff of dry laughter]

Yeah, it is. But most families are, I think.

Even more complicated when your family is reincarnated murderer but what do I know...

But! Anyway! You alright on your own without your big bro?

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[greaterdays]

[What are you mumbling about Kazuya]

I'm okay. I watch the house on my own all the time.

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[belfire]

[Who even knows - the cold weather is making him grouchy]

Wow, you're a pretty independent girl, huh? That's impressive.

[He isn't being patronising here. Nanako looks quite young, after all]

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[greaterdays]

Big Bro is pretty busy working... And at home, my Dad is a police detective, so he's busy, too. I take care of the housework.

[um...] Not cooking, though. Big bro does that. But I can make eggs!

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[belfire]

Eggs, huh? Sunny side up and all?

[video]

[greaterdays]

Uh-huh... And I can do scrambled, too.

[video]

[belfire]

How about poached?

[video]

[greaterdays]

Um... I haven't tried that one yet.