[SEMI-OPEN] we are family--

[sunshrouded]

Who: residents of the Kumounji apartment (Tenka, Sousei, Soramaru, Chuutarou, Souza, Kousetsu, Sayo) and anyone else who feels like dropping by!!
When: after the intro log!
Where: Kumounji Apartment
What: Ain't no party like a kumounji party because a kumounji party tries to stuff 7 people in 4 bedrooms. It's all out of love.
Rating/Warning: should be none?! probably really loud and some stupidity but what else is new

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[In this nifty little space, I'm going to mention that Sousei and Tenka used the HOLO(gm) to make the entire apartment look closer to the Kumou shrine, complete with sliding screen doors and tatami mats. They tossed all of the chairs out the window and proceeded to get really low tables and cushions so that they could sit around as they normally do.

The kitchen is the only modern-looking part of the apartment because they realized that as much as they fail at cooking, what they have is already better than the kitchen of the shrine. They also bought a rice cooker because that's pretty important.

As of now, the place has become completely packed. The three Samonji brothers share one room, Chuutarou and Soramaru share another, and Tenka and Sousei get to be the Adults that each have their own room. Considering the fact that their apartment has been used as a refuge for more of Tenka's kids and even a tutoring space, the constant hustle and bustle is almost to be expected. Make sure to watch your step too! Seems like there are a couple of CYBuddies running around, courtesy of our local portable shrine priest.

Lastly, they kept the couch. Because Tenka liked it and he still claims to be The Rule.]

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[reprizesal]

[Ever since he reunited with his brothers, Sayo's been staying in this apartment with them. It was almost a hard choice between staying with them or with Haru. But in the end, he chose to stay with his brothers out of a quiet desire to be with them. It's nothing against their Master, but he instinctively trust in his brothers first.

It did take him a while to get used to living here. Not because of the living space. Even back at the citadel, Sayo doesn't need a lot of things or space. But mostly because of the humans living here. They're vouched for by Kousetsu and Souza, but Sayo's...personally getting used to trusting in humans again.

So maybe he's occasionally staring at them, in case they're doing anything suspicious. Lil tantou brother is protective of his bigger brothers.

Or he could be learning to deal with his new... caterpillar... friend. Someone can blame Taroutachi for it. Since it's a gift, Sayo doesn't want to throw it away, so he brought it back after the photo shoot event.

Surprise?

...Someone, please take it away from him before it make a mess.]

[littlestcloud]

Sayoooo--

[ The call was rather loud, mostly due to the general noise level of the apartment, and is stretched until Chuutarou flops down onto a cushion next to where the tanto was watching his new caterpillar friend. He continues at a better volume, though with an equally enthusiastic tone ]

Whatcha doing over here? You missed Ten-nii almost nailing Sou-nii with a pillow! [ curious examining of Caterpillar-kun, when he finally takes a breath and realizes it's there ] What's this? Does it have a name?

[deontology]

[Oh my god no.

Sousei really didn't notice the caterpillar at first. He was just trying to avoid the craziness of the household and read and have a decent afternoon, okay.

Instead.

There's........a caterpillar inching across the table.

... ... ...]

...What is this.

[prehensible]

Oh, is that your new friend, Sayo? [ the voice comes a moment before a body settles behind sayo and arms curl around him, a chin coming down to rest atop his head. souza's always been more tactile than his brothers, and it shows in how he likes to cuddle the little tantou.

he noses lightly into his hair, then leans in a little more to look at the odd caterpillar. ]

It's got sort of a strange look to it, don't you think?

[sunshrouded]

[ A ]

-- and that way is the kitchen!

[Cue Tenka dropping into a dramatic crouch as he points (with both hands!!) to the kitchen, which is honestly the only part of the house that is mostly free of his influence. Mostly because he doesn't actually.... do much in there. Nah, that's the domain of people who actually know how to cook without creating a charred black mess.]

Now mostly importantly, that way!! [HE STRAIGHTENS AND POINTS OVER HIS HEAD TO GESTURE DOWN THE HALL.

Before relaxing and standing like a normal person with a grin.] That's my room. Don't bother me before noon unless it's something really, really important. If we're out of cereal or we lost the remote to the TV or something, bug Sousei or Souza. [responsible adult.....] If you have a nightmare or something though, that's definitely an emergency. You can come in when you want.

[That part is left for all the kids that have joined them though. He offers his big aniki smile and finishes up:] Any questions?

[If anyone wandering by was watching though, they're free to question Tenka's methods. Especially as he looks over to them and grins.]

I think I should think about getting a job as a tour guide or something. I'm really good at it!!

[idiot]

[ B ]

[Now anyone wandering by the apartment will notice that ever since they've gotten more tenants, Tenka's been leaving the door open more often! Partially for air circulation, partially because it just means that there's an invitation to anyone else who wants to stop by!

Anyone who walks by today will hear a very obnoxious:]

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[Do you dare peer in and see what's got Tenka in stitches?

ii) Alternatively, if you need more incentive than that, feel free to watch as a series of couch pillows suddenly go flying right out into the hall. Duck?!]

[littlestcloud]

[ the kitchen looks so weird. Not at all what Chuutarou is used to. Good thing he's not trusted in the kitchen much more than Tenka is...

Before Chuutarou could really bring up any questions to ask about why it looks that way and what everything in it does, Tenka is moving to gesture up the hallway.

Tenka is totally the "In Case Of Emergencies: break glass Wake Up" parent.


Chuutarou totally smiles his genetically copied smile before shooting off an automatic-- ]

Ten-nii is the best at everything!

[though then his face morphs into confusion, and you can tell he's coping sounds only, and the word has no real meaning to Chuutarou when he says it ]

What's a tee-vee, Ten-nii?

b;

[deontology]

[It's only after ducking pillow number three that he finally

gets up

stalks towards Tenka

REALLY.]

What are you doing?

b!

[adornmental]

[OF COURSE HE PEERS IN because he was on his way over anyway... If anyone's going to excitedly take an open invitation as many times as possible, it's going to be this dumb punk.

But-- what... what was that?? What kind of laugh was that?! He's vaguely concerned for the person it came from and peeps around the side of the door somewhat cautiously.]

I think there's some kinda weird animal on the loose in here...

ota......... here lies oona; peperony and chease

[mermaiding]

[While Oona may not have gone out of her way to introduce herself to the others living in Tenka's apartment, Oona's there often enough that she might as well be a resident herelf.

Oh sure she's got her own place, but working until the wee hours of the morning stripping means more effort to get to her place than she wants to deal with. So crashing on the couch and being carried off to Tenka's room in the morning is usually a Thing That Happens. Normally she leaves and stumbles home shortly after waking, but today she's sticking around.

Still half-asleep she stumbles out of Tenka's room and honetly everyone should just count their lucky stars that she's wearing anything at all, even if it's just a shirt she most likely took from Sousei or Tenka's closet and her short-shorts.

Oona plops down at the table and stares at it, as if wondering why ood hasn't magically appeared. She squints at the table. Squints at the clock (it's probably closer to the afternoon now). Squints at the table.

Gets up. Wanders to the kitchen and grabs a mug.

Walks back to the table without filling it or even making an attempt and sits again.

Wait why is there no tea in this mug. Oona squints some more. Somewhere along the line a vital step has been missed and Oona's still too sleepy to make much sense of it. Instead she just sort of. Flops over onto her side.

All is lost. Just leave her here to die, there's no helping it now.]

Hate mornings. Am starving. Am going to die here.

[tragic]

[adornmental]

[Kashuu sure doesn't live here either, but he's acquainted with pretty much everyone who does so HERE HE IS... Just sort of hanging out, doing whatever it is swords do in their spare time. Eating a box of churro bites, apparently, since that's what he's got in his hands... He came here to visit but he also brought food, okay! It's polite!! Even if eating it is probably less polite.

But he's distracted from that by this poor confused person who's just walked in and moseyed around and is now DYING and oh, that's a tragedy. Someone help her... He'll do his best. He'll be the breakfast hero he was always meant to be.]

...D'you want one?

[There are very few left but he'll make this sacrifice.]

[deontology]

[Sousei has been awake. Naturally, he's been awake since somewhere closer to 5 in the morning.

But he doesn't have work today, so neatly he's seated at the table, a cup of tea of his own in front of him. Neatly, he flips a page.

Sips his tea.

Arches an eyebrow.]

Don't make a mess.

[#compassion]

[deontology]

a;

[So honestly, this is a pretty rowdy household. And while Sousei is used to dealing with rowdy households due to the Yamainu (and his earlier time with the Kumous), at times enough is enough (and he can still hear them through the walls of his room, so???? That's too much.)

So that's why he's

trying to sneak out

of his own house.

Roll with it, don't question it too hard. Either way, he's trying to make it look naturally as he moves towards the door, glancing over his shoulder to make sure Tenka doesn't try to drag him back to make him be social and-- hopefully you weren't coming in at that same time, because that would be a really unfortunate collision.]

b;

[Alternatively, he's sitting on the couch and he's reading. That would be nothing special, admittedly (though the book is on modern medical advances, that's weird), but he's sitting on the couch and reading despite the undoubted chaos around him.

He ducks in time to avoid a pillow that was probably thrown by Tenka, and reaches out to move his tea cup so that doesn't spill when another follows suit, all without lifting his eyes from the book.

How long have these two been living together......... he can keep this up all day, really, but he's sure being anti-social, sorry, visitors. (Pester him anyway.)]

a.. r u tired of me yet

[adornmental]

[wow is someone trying to sneak out of the most boisterous apartment?? THAT WON'T DO. Especially not since the person on his way in is Kashuu, ie basically the worst person anyone could run into when trying to make a quiet escape. Who even let him know where this apartment is, that was a poor life choice.

There's minimal collision, at least, since he has pretty fast reflexes. A little bump isn't enough to deter him!]

On your way out?

a.... hopefully this is okay i dont even know

[souperb]

[ drag back in? yes, sousei is getting dragged back in. after all, that is a hand on his shoulder and certainly now he'll turn around and see a certain crabhead, whispering "SOCCIAALIZEEE" like some kind of facebook horror movie.

... but it's milla. milla, who had come here to drop off cupcakes and ended up in this whole mess, and she just expected two people. but she also has no idea how to excuse herself.

then she sees sousei trying to sneak away because she keeps looking at the door which he's getting closer to and who the fuck do you think you are DON'T LEAVE HER. brow furrowed, she whispers: ]

Last I checked, friends don't leave each other.

[ it's your fault she's here ]

b! dont think ur inbox is safe tho

[gao]

Pillow fight!~♪

[ Echoing in the apartment, Shishiou's voice can be heard, joining in on the fun like the genki lion he is. It's a few more pillows thrown in Sousei's direction before the sword decides to take a break, trotting along to greet the Abe. He snickers, since Sousei can be seen dodging another pillow when Shishiou plops himself on the back on the couch, looking over his shoulder to see what he's reading. ]

Sousei! You should have some fun too. We can do teams! [ DOESN'T THAT SOUND FUN. IT SOUNDS SO FUN. ]

a

[firstcloud]

[ Yeah Kagemitsu and Poko are just arriving. He doesn't know what is going on though, he was just going to bring over some tea and see if anyone had any time for some random chatting.

He doesn't mind the collision at all; instead, when he sees who it is, he gives the older man a fond hug. ]

Sousei-kun!

[ Kagemitsu is really happy to see him- ]

b;

[immobileyes]

[ Oh, it's Sousei-sensei (try saying that three times fast)! And it looks like the couch is mostly a safe spot, occasional thrown pillow aside, so Mary will approach it with some relief and settle down one cushion away.

Ignore the fact that she's holding a pillow over her head like a protective shield. ]

What are you reading?

b!!

[havocking]

[Midare came for the swords, but he stayed for the pillow fight... eventually, though, Sousei catches his eye, mostly because there's something especially eye-catching about the one lone point of normalcy in a bunch of chaos. The tantou creeps on over to the couch after seeing him dodge without even looking, then drapes over the back of it to lean forward and get a better look at Sousei's face.]

Wow, you're good at that! Do you have eyes in the back of your head or something?

a!

[swordsitter]

[ yep that sure is haru at the door, a hand half-lifted to knock and something decidedly stressed in pale eyes. he was coming over to catch a break from his own household, but by the sound (and now look, with the door open) of things, it's no better over here.

he hesitates, then glances up, blinking in some surprise at sousei. ]

Sousei-san. [ he leans to one side a little to peer around him, then glances back up. ] .. I think it's quiet down on the first-floor lobby. [ if you're interested. ]

[heiwana]

a;

[ Kousetsu is...admittedly wall flowering it up for a good majority of the time. He does help prepare some food and refreshments for all the guests that are stopping by though. He is a dedicated sword, okay. So if you look hungry (not that he even knows shh) or thirsty he will offer you some traditional Japanese cuisine. Please take it otherwise he is gonna be awkward. So have a plate of food being shoved at you from an otherwise imposing figure. ] ...if you are still hungry after this there is more in the kitchen.

[ But for now Kousetsu is just going to stuff everyone's faces with food. ]

b;

[ Also you can find him enjoying some quality time with his CYbuddies as he goes to make sure they're doing alright. It eventually ends up with him playing with them a little in a part of the house that is not crowded! Feel free to join him or ask him what the heck he's doing. He just needs a breather from all those people because he's not used to partying it up. Also it's loud and he's not a fan, but he's making the most of it! ]

b.

[deontology]

[....Ah.

Well.

It takes him a bit, but eventually he does notice Kousetsu over in that quiet corner, and he stands and heads that way, because if nothing else, he suspects he understands how the sword feels.]

Is this too troublesome for you? I will tell Tenka to cut it out.

[HE WILL.... HE KNOWS IT'S WAY TOO LOUD.]

a;

[immobileyes]

... This is kind of a lot. [ Mary will point this out somewhat meekly, because yes, she knows Kousetsu isn't as scary as he appears, but she still would prefer to be cautious. Still, the food does look good... ]

[souperb]

[ she honestly just came to drop off some food she'd made (a new recipe), as it was her Weird Way of showing gratitude towards the small things sousei did for her. you know, kind of like a friendship tax. and not at all her way of getting a kind of free guinea pig out of the whole thing....

.... but it's not like she's a frequent visitor, because she's about as socially awkward as crocs and socks. so, very. that's probably why--when the door opens after she's knocked--she at first looks nonchalant as she says: ]

Hey. I made some--

[ and then either she realizes that either (1) you are not sousei or tenka and she thinks she's probably got the wrong apartment, which means she's checking the number again and then looking right back at you... or (2) there are just way too many people in this house and that is just way too surprising to deal with because how does that just happen is all of cerealia in here or something.

oh yeah, and of course she drops half the cupcakes. ]

Ah--!

[ she's never coming over again. ]

[adornmental]

[He ran into Sousei on his way in so of course he'll run into Milla on his way out... THIS POOR SKITTISH STRANGER. Kashuu actually looks fairly surprised himself, considering he jumps a little once he opens the door and she makes it rain cupcakes. They get a look of vague pity, sitting there on the ground all tragically like that, never to be eaten.]

Wow... [And then looking back up! The cupcake mess can be dealt with later...]

Are you okay, lady?

ota

[littlestcloud]

[a] Exploring!

[ After a (rather brief) tour of the house from Tenka, Chuutarou has decided the best course of action is to ....start wandering around and investigating everything.

Kitchen really different from home? Lets go open every cabinet and drawer (possibly leaving some still hanging open...).

Living room has odd furniture? Climb all over the (hopefully unoccupied at this point) couch, and walk around the front of (and attempts at behind) the TV.

Hallway has many closed doors and you weren't told what they were for? Open them to see what's inside! Maybe a closet, maybe someone's room.

...all were in attempt to familiarize himself with this new place. Give a kid a hand? Or maybe just watch and see if something interesting happens behind Door #3.]



[b] Mingling

[ Come sit and chat with Chuutarou at the low table? There may or may not be several dishes of snacks within reach too. ]



[c] joining the pillow fight?

[ Obviously at some point Chuutarou would follow Tenka's example and throw pillows and cushions around.

Unlike Tenka Chuutarou is more used to throwing small things--like hand-sized spiked iron balls--and doesn't have the best aim with pillows. So there might be one coming your way.

>>Retaliate? ]

a!

[prehensible]

[ one room he opens just so happens to belong to the samonji brothers. kousetsu and sayo seem to be out at the moment, but souza is just finishing tying his apron on. he pauses with fingers still on the ties as the door slides open, offering a startled glance over his shoulder. when he sees who it is, a brilliant smile lights up his face. ]

Ahh, Chuutarou-kun. [ this might be their first meeting with just the two of them, but souza already feels like he knows a lot about him thanks to his talks with tenka. he pulls the bow tight on his apron, then crosses toward him, bending a little so that they're more of a height. ] Doing a little exploring?

ota with the family pet and the cause of all the other clouds

[firstcloud]

[ a; ]

[ There's also a Poko running around unsupervised, bouncing up to anyone and everyone to get familiar with them. Because it's interesting to meet people, and it's really interesting to meet everyone the Kumou knows, because the Kumou is a warm family that Poko loves, and they know a lot of people.

Poko expects petting, yes, thank you. ]


[ b; ]

[ As for Kagemitsu, he's happy to see such a crowd. It doesn't matter that it's packed, it's nice to see what kind of people Tenka and Sousei knows, and he wants to know them too. He came to leave some tea he found for his descendants and his family, but got stuck. He's all too happy to be, too!

So have a giddy 20-year old at 162 cm cheerfully beaming at you. ] Hi!!


[ c; ]

[ Both Kagemitsu and Poko finds the CYbuddies a bit odd, but the human has crouched down to say hello to one, and Poko has bounced over to join him. But they're both puzzled at how they're supposed to act toward it. Like it's a normal animal? ]

b

[prehensible]

[ souza was cleaning the dishes from lunch, sleeves tied back and long hair in a braid instead of his usual tail, and.. he's learned how to mostly tune out noise around him. it's why when the bright greeting comes right behind him, he startles a little, not expecting it. turning in surprise, he grabs a towel to wipe his hands off, smile bright and curious. ]

Hello. [ a quick glance, then the smile softens with warmth. ] You must be Tenka-san's relative. [ well, all three of the brothers, but.. tenka's been here the longest and this person might not know soramaru and chuutarou.

oddly for some, souza is carrying a blade strapped at his side.. even now, doing something so domestic as the dishes. he doesn't have to carry it as long as he's within a certain distance, but with soramaru and chuutarou here, he's not sure if it's been explained to them yet that they're living with tsukumogami, and until it has been, he'd rather not have his vessel accidentally moved.

a polite bow follows, and as souza's rising, he tucks a few loose strands of hair behind his ear. ] Please call me Souza. My brothers and I live here with your family and Sousei-san.