Charles Patricius

[Bloodedge]

Anya claimed she would be normal. Soma doubted that would actually be the case, considering she was a telepathic toddler from someone with a brain like Chika's. Yes, even he realized something was wrong with that one mentally. No matter. His concern for the time being was that connection between two others in this room. Perhaps they had discovered something that would help his Link ability further? No, not quite. Anya equated their exchange to... going woosh, as she put it. Soma pinched the bridge of his nose. He knew the meaning of that phrase from the girl's mother, but wondered if this was the better alternative to letting a child know what was going on. Well, it was none of his business. He was at least able to learn a bit more about functional mana interactions. 'Crude explanations aside, I guess that helps my understanding. I can feel the strength welling up between them, just slightly. I guess that sort of thing is the extent I'll have to go to, if I plan to make the ultimate connection with an underling. It's worth keeping in mind for later,' he thought, trying to work through more of his personal future.

Marisbury was in for an interesting bit of news. According to Miko, something previously discussed between them was now possible. He couldn't say no to that, but of course now was not the ideal time. "I think you may be a bit too busy for that in the immediate future. Raincheck. Besides, you'll likely land yourself in this same position again if that were to happen, wouldn't you?" he wondered. There wasn't much time left for his required visit to this group, but... he didn't need clairvoyance to see the likelihood of Miko being preoccupied, or the likelihood of her encountering numerous future pregnancies.

[Apollymi]

Anya would only describe things in the way that made sense to her. Still she saw the showings of slight frustrations as she'd seen Miko perform a similar nose grabbing motion when she was also annoyed. Still, Soma's recovery from that was much better. It seemed that despite her lack of ability to communicate to the same level, he could grasp at what she meant and even use it to make some more observations. 'Hm, they've also known each other a really long time... I think that helps,' the girl said of her observations of the group at large. Oh well, kids understood things very differently from everyone else.

Meanwhile, Miko was finishing up her work on the box which was her newest creation and in turn was also finding more appropriate ways to store other kinds of creations within her soul's space. More magical little boxes were created for her existing avatars to keep their core information and features together and allow for an easily ability to sort and accept new information and code based on their existing harmonic noises. Her sharing of information with Marisbury led to an interesting bit of conversation. And it seemed she'd be taking a raincheck as he thought she might be too busy in the immediate future. "Hm, I know I have more immediate plans, my week seems to expand without my knowledge sometimes..." Miko said her cheeks puffing as she pouted. "So I can take the raincheck, but if I end up in this same situation, then I have a way better understanding of what to do about it, won't I?~" she teased just a tad. Regardless of everything else, Miko was very good at putting experience to use, and now that she fully understood how to order the chaos that was all she took in, she figured she'd have a better chance of rerouting pregnancies than her initial tries at it. Of course, she wasn't against children or anything like that either, it was simply an option to create which she could take to do many things not simply one or the other. Now though that final box with the newest being she'd made was all done and even though it was closed, it was rocking just a bit. "Oh, she's almost ready!~" Miko exclaimed excitedly. As one who'd never actually done this before it was rather exciting.

[Bloodedge]

Soma could rely on mana transfers and familiarity. Anyone grouped with him, he intended to keep for the long haul. Anya was presently the only one solidly offering herself to the cause. He didn't care if her reasons were her own, or if they were very good reasons at all. The only things that mattered were results and dedication... without betrayal. For whatever reason, Soma had very firm beliefs about being stabbed in the back. He'd have to begin thinking of ways to react if that were to occur.

As for Miko and the constant shifting of her life, it seemed she would have no concern about the potential consequences. Well, Marisbury didn't mind either way. The way he saw things, there were no negative consequences to such interactions, provided there were no incompatibilities. "You do have the ability to manage it in various ways. Not that it makes a difference to me, of course. All creations are beautiful," he affirmed. The same belief would be applied to the creation in progress, which Miko alleged was almost ready. Marisbury needn't intervene any further. He took a single step away from the brunette, straightening his posture and awaiting the final moment. Alas, he gained a bit of foresight in that moment. Much had been done during all of that boxing, it seemed.

[Apollymi]

Anya didn't know if her words would be helpful to Soma but she could at least feel satisfied but giving him information even if it wasn't immediately useful. She'd keep being her kid, self and pointing to cards she liked the look of and understanding the card game that was being described by her father as he explained it to her. It was interesting if lacking in a bit of active action. Whatever the case, there was soon more active action afoot.

Oddly enough, Miko would be receiving confirmation of her abilities from Marisbury, who claimed she had many ways to mediate the potential pregnancies she'd potentially face with their proper union. Though it came with the caveat that he thought all creations beautiful. Miko gave that a bit of thought and realized that it was probably pretty common for those who were made for such things to think highly of what came from a work. And there was no harm in enjoying ones work. "Hm, that's a good way to think about it... though, I'm looking forward to the fun part~" she said with teasing in her voice. The beauty of creations was one thing, the fun of making them though, was much more to the human nature of someone like Iino Miko. Moving on from that though, his forehead would be removed from hers and she'd pout playfully. "Boo~ I was enjoying that," she mentioned only to await excitedly for that box of her imagination to after it was done shaking... pop.

And pop it did, and what happened first would be, the showing of a young woman who appeared to be in her late teens, dressed in green and white flowy fabric with light blonde hair that faded down to pink tips. She had large pink eyes with blue flecks in them and a dainty face and pouty lips. She was dressed rather modestly but was also rather shapely as an individual. What was more, there was a high level of intelligence and a soft feeling about her. She seemed inquisitive her eyes moving around the room and taking account of all visible and a little wrinkle of her nose had her separating out the new smells as well. "Hajimemashite, Okaa-san," she managed when her eyes moved back to one Iino Miko. "Sugoi! Did I really do that?" Miko said seemingly amazed by this person.

[Bloodedge]

Of course there was a specific part Miko looked forward to. Marisbury would be lying if he claimed the process of creation was more entertaining than creation itself. Miko could be thanked for that understanding, so he supposed gratitude had to be shown more directly at some point. They did still have a date arranged, after all. "I'm sure you are. We'll get to that... when there's an opening," he agreed. There was something of greater importance, though: the appearance of Iino Miko's first child. Well... that wasn't quite accurate.

The children of Kazuhiko born this day were quite varied thus far. In one moment of bursting, another life broke the previous mold in terms of visuals and apparent demeanor. Kazuhiko had an immediate problem upon seeing this one. She looked a fair amount like some mixture of himself at present, and Anais... and she was likely his daughter. "... If that's another of mine, I'm taking training more seriously," he said, defeated by fate. That wasn't all, though. That blonde girl's appearance was followed by another arrival. Dark hair and dark eyes adorned the head of a masculine build ─ as was the case with a pair of black slacks and a white dress shirt. As if to make it obvious the male was a son of Kazu's, he was essentially flung out of Miko's soul to land on his arse nearby. "Gah! I almost died! Am I dead?!" he screamed as if terrified. "Well... that one definitely is. Flung out of a portal, minute one. Call it Charlemagne's Curse."

[Apollymi]

Miko knew the part of creation that she enjoyed, and it was all about the process. This of course, wasn't actually limited to the Alayan understanding of sex and baby making. Such a preference and leaning also seemed to be her preference when it came to making music and the like. Luckily for Miko, she and Marisbury were still on for their eventual meet up, which would include more of that process. A grin came to Miko's face which was devious initially, "Hai hai!~" she chimed.

Of course, that devious face would soon be replaced by absolute wonder. This child she'd created looked to be about the same age as herself and Kazuhiko were physically. More over, she had a very calm and reserved demeanor to go along with her more mature form. "Ah, right... domo," she said to the blonde who did look precisely like an odd mix of her parents. As for Kazuhiko's words Miko shrugged, "She's yours, not completely but a lot. Enough that her surname is Kimura..." she mentioned not having given it to the girl herself, but having some awareness of that truth, since she used Kazuhiko to stabilize the girl's creation. "Also take training more seriously how? You are over a thousand years old, with hundreds of years of combat experience and a muscular structure that normal people can't have. What are you trying to do?" Miko asked rapidly. Of course, her observations of Kazuhiko were made from a couple of different perspectives, but she still wasn't entirely certain of his logic.

And wouldn't have more time to question it, as another pop made a boy fly out of her soul as well. Dark hair, dark eyes and... being thrown out of a portal. "Hmm, I suppose I've seen your thrown out of no less than 15 portals in the last 30 years, which is only about once every two years, but is still a significant number," Miko noted. She looked over at the boy and extended her hand to him to help him up. "Oops..." she mumbled about the extra child so randomly spawned. "Gomennasai, I didn't know you were made then. It wasn't a conscious effort of mine, but I'm glad you're okay..." Miko offered the lad with a smile. "Are we ignoring an oops like that? Mi-sen didn't make an extra breakfast bowl, that's a whole person!" Kei mentioned as if wanting someone to see the outrageousness of this situation.

[Bloodedge]

Much to Kazu's surprise, one of the children did emerge with his family name. She definitely looked the same ages as him. How troublesome. He'd have to figure out how that relationship was being explained in public, but first came an answer to the primary crisis: his need to train more. "I feel like I'm gonna have to kill someone... or a lot of people. I have to be ready for anything," he said with certainty. Even Father An was a potential danger to this one, if only because she fit his type as he saw it. Actually, there was an additional thought that had to be pushed aside by Kazu. Despite that struggle, he had additional questions. "So a name already for this one? Kimura...?"

Ah, but another 'child' was fated to appear by complete accident... and in a very 'Kazuhiko' manner. He thought death had taken him immediately, even before his birth. There was so much chaos to sort through within his mother's soul, escape was nigh impossible. According to Miko, she didn't even know he was being created. "HUH?! I went through all that, and I'm an accident?!" he lamented while trying to pick himself up. This one also possessed a name, which others would soon be made privy to after Kei's outburst. "Am I a whole person? I'm a person, right? I think... uh... Sei...ichi?" he blabbered as if confused.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko claimed that he had to prepare because he felt like he'd have to kill someone on the new blonde haired girl's account. Or maybe many people... that seemed like something Miko had heard before, "Sou ka, that sounds like something Papa, would say..." she had absently slip from between her lips. Her own father was quite protective of her, she could see such a thing happening for others in similar fashion. That yet fully named girl looked at her mother and father and understood her own nature a bit better in the moment. As for what her name was, "Kimura Emirie... is the name I think works best. Though it also translates to French in my head," the girl gave her name and took looked to her apparent twin empathetically.

It would seem that for all she'd done, a bit of accidental creation was on the list for Miko's current feats. The dark haired lad who'd thought himself dying before he'd even made it out, was somewhat disappointed at the idea that he'd been mostly an accident. He even further went to question his wholeness as a person. Whatever he'd been through, within Miko's soul had been somewhat traumatizing for him. "Well, a lot more kids in the world are accidents than one thinks. That doesn't mean you're unwelcome," Miko offered encouragingly. She'd help pull him to his feet and be shocked by what he had to say next. While Kaguya leaned against the table with a smile to speak to Kei, "We aren't ignoring it... there are odder things to have happen then something like this~" Kaguya mentioned almost cryptically. As for the boy himself he questioned his personhood, "You're as much a person as I am, yoroshiku..." Emirie offered her twin brother. As for Miko she looked at him with wide eyes and sparkles in them. "Seiichi!~ That's a great name!~" she encouraged without hesistation. Of course, this stemmed solely from her love for Abe no Seimei, but that was hardly something that needed further discussion. "Meeting my second Sei person in two days. I'm on a roll~" she said seemingly quite proud of herself. "This is actually really impressive, they are also both quite mature. It's actually really surprising that you had enough to make them that way... Sakura and I had to to split the difference to get two kids of similar ages. Well-constructed with good names, you did an amazing job, Miko-chan~" Angelica found herself complimenting without hesitation. Of course she would, everyone deserved encouragement when making things. She'd had something similar to say to Kaguya after Soma though it'd been quieter in the moment.

[Bloodedge]

Without a doubt, Kazu was the type who would kill for the sake of another, if necessary. Such was especially the case with those who were closest to him. Who could be closer than his own child? It felt only natural for him to reach that conclusion. It didn't matter to him how things sounded, or who took it what way; he said precisely what he felt. "Well, that's the whole of it. Emirie and Seiichi, huh? I didn't expect to suddenly have an entire household of kids in the same day. Guess that adds more to the shopping trip!" he said while sliding away from the table.

While the father of most newborns in this room prepared to make way, Seiichi finished righting himself with the assistance of Miko at the tail-end. He wasn't too bothered about being a real person or not. The confirmation that he was unplanned yet still welcome, however, was comforting. Moreover, he was even directly welcomed by someone other than his parents. Maybe this 'life' thing would be less chaotic than the process which landed him in the overworld. "H-hai. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu, minna," he greeted in return. Soma was seeing even more potential than before; there were so many targets to potentially aim at. Things would only get better for him once they went into the open world. "I take it that's the limit of newborns? Some of us have goals outside, and the rest of these rules and regulations can be mentioned along the way," the black-haired male urged. Kazuhiko could easily agree. "What he said! Quicker to shop, quicker to play cards!"

[Apollymi]

It would be with the birth of Emirie and Seiichi that the bringing of life would officially come to an end, for a while at least. A sigh escaped Miko as this was a rather large group to look after, but even so it could be managed so long as she used all the tools at hand to get the job done. "Hai, two more for extra shopping but that isn't a problem," Miko mentioned. Many of the girls would wave to or acknowledge Seiichi and would be willing to have a chat with him at some point in the near future.

Kazuhiko slid out of his chair and Chika also stood, sitting Anya on the floor as she did. And with Soma's rather quick need to exit the building Miko nodded. "Hai, I'm sure we are pretty good to go, Kaya-sen, Ai-sen... keep track of the important points," Miko said while moving around. "Hai hai, Mi-tan," Ai mentioned as she took a headcount knowing that Miko would be taking pictures and tracking other things in her head. She went over to where her clothes were and grabbed her bag, which had been prepacked, with her decks, snacks bottles of water and a few other things for the duration of the early part of the trip. She had her phone, tucked into the pocket of her skirt as she picked up her pair of high heeled shoes with the bows that wrapped around the ankles. "Alright, everyone, we're headed out. Chika, make sure you put shoes on. Everyone make sure they have their decks and phones," Miko mentioned, as all girls present began moving around grabbing said items and moving around. "Kei don't touch my shoes!" she mentioned quickly as the scramble began. "Not like anyone even thinks those shoes are that cute," Kei said while putting down the shoes in question and picking the flats Miko had all but abandoned two days ago. Miko slid her messenger bag around her body and loosened the strap a bit after noting it was a bit tighter than the last time she picked it up. As all of the girls began the final processes of getting dressed.

Soon as people got the final touches of their clothing and shoes in place, Miko stood by the front door, waiting to take pictures and a head count. "Kaya-sen, I need to know how many people need phones and other such things," Miko mentioned thinking about the one thing that would make life the easiest for everyone present. "Hai hai, Mi-chan just became outing-mom..." she murmured to herself as she took count of the number of people who would be in need of electronics an the like. Clothing could be done on a shop by shop basis, but everything else, made it seem like there would shopping for a while at least. "When your shoes are on, and you reach the door, stop for a picture then step out, but don't wander off until the whole group is out. If that works for everyone then we can head on in..." Miko said, only pausing to defer to Kazuhiko as he was their more direct group leader, but she usually handled this part on her own. Once again she was mid-execution of this activity before she made it possible to verbalize her plans but all of her friends understood this drill at least.

[Bloodedge]

At long last, the time had come to depart from an increasingly-cramped house. It seemed Miko would be taking the helm of organizing their outing. Kazu watched and listened, thinking this was the demeanor of a class president in full effect. He required no deference; everything in her plan sounded more than solid. "Good plan. Let's do it!" he said. As the last person who needed to be told about having his cards handy, Kazu pocketed his phone and became the... second person ready? Yes, one was ahead of him somehow.

Soma was the most prepared to move on. He had no phone, no cards, and all of his clothes in place from birth. He'd be the first to encounter Miko near the door. What of the picture, though? Well, listening to someone else wasn't really Soma's style. He did stop right in front of the girl; however, he would not have his picture taken normally. "If you want a picture so bad, you should say so," he commented while grabbing the device in her hand. Uninterrupted, Soma would proceed to stretch out the beltline of his pants, enable the flash on Miko's phone, and snap a photo of his cock stretching down one leg. With that, Soma would toss that phone into the air and be on his merry way outside, irrespective of anyone else's accompaniment. Kazuhiko was stepping up mere seconds afterwards. "... Huh. Not just the Peers' plans, I guess. . ." he commented.

[Apollymi]

Miko's plan, if it could be called such, was approved without much hesitation from Kazuhiko. She was at least, used to being in charge of this sort of thing, so it was easy to shift her focus into the mode for this particular outing. "Hai..." Miko murmured. The instructions she gave would oddly enough not be followed by Soma. That was almost expected given his parentage, but what she didn't expect was for the first boy in line, to grab her phone from her. What did he plan to do? Well his words implied he'd give her a picture, but not of the variety she originally had in mind. "I..." she paused... The flash was turn on her camera and the lad undid his belt and took a picture down his pants. "Not what I meant. But this is only really a problem for the flightier of the group," she mentioned as her reasoning might not have been clear. Miko wasn't being perverted, she was just trying for a recent image of everyone in the group in case anyone wandered off. Imagine her surprise at the lad's actions, but she didn't stop him either. With her phone back in her hand, she looked at the image her head tilting to the side and the tiniest bit of drool forming at the edge of her mouth. "Uh-huh, just going to move that..." she uttered as that picture was saved to a folder called, 'Special Snacks' and Kaguya giggled. "Oya, Mi-chan, is that approval?" she wondered in an innocent way, as she didn't actually have sexual interest in her own son. "He just added himself to the menu. Nice job, Kaya-sen, moving on~" she said quickly. which only made Kaguya giggle as she realized what all of that actually meant. "Well, I won't discourage~" Kaguya mentioned, knowing that if one had to have sex with someone, Miko was one of the best choices.

After Soma, was Kazuhiko, who'd Miko would also focus on. "Yeah, someone always throws away the plan. I'm used to it now... Smile, Charlie!~" she said. Intending a quick upper body shot of the lad before sending him on his way. After him, was Angelica who'd borrowed a pair of sneakers from Saori which completed her look for the day, cute as it was. "Smile, Princess~" Such would involve a smile from her as well, as she tucked her own phone into her pocket as she moved out of the house as well. Chika was up next but would have an immediate follow up, "Chika deck, phone, baby?" she asked knowing Anya wasn't with her. "Oh right, I'll hop in back~" Chika said as if this was perfoectly normal. She'd be holding Anya's hand and slipping into the back of the line as Kei was up next. "Smile!~" Kei instead stuck her tonuge out at Miko but had her picture taken nonetheless. She knew the drill after all. Emirie was next in line, and would be seen smiling before hand gently, "Atta girl, that ones really cute!~" Miko encouraged as that girl stepped out. Sena gave one more hug to her mother, before hopping into line as well, somewhere behind Chika.

[Bloodedge]

Soma appeared to operate in a very whimsical way to some present, but his every move was calculated to great extent. He had a reasonable understanding of some ─ particularly one Iino Miko. She'd be one he heard from again after that little stunt, surely. Just for icing on the proverbial cake, though, a few more words were shared on his way out. "It doesn't have to be what you meant. Your turn next~" Soma stated, tossing a casual wave over his shoulder. Kazu stepped up next and spoke, opening a moment of understanding between Miko and himself. They'd be fine as a group regardless, he thought. Moving on, an instruction to smile for a picture was given. Kazu flashed a nonchalant thumbs-up and a smirk to the camera before moving on.

Others had fallen in line as well. After that first oddity and the return of Chika, things seemed relatively normal. Behind Emirie was Seiichi, with Yuuya behind him. Seiichi showed a peace sign from the back of his hand and smiled. Yuuya then approached with closed eyes, an awkward wave to the camera, and an equally awkward smile in place. That one still needed a bit of work toward inclusion. "Yo, Tenjou!" Kazu called out, ushering Yuuya toward himself, Seiichi and... Soma, sort of. "Uh... I guess he's already in front. Tenjou, Seiichi, can you guys take up either side? I'll fall in back while we're on the way," he suggested. With a large group of mostly girls, he felt it was best to establish something of a formation for the trip.

[Apollymi]

Soma was whimsical but that wasn't a problem. For the most part this was fine, but it seemed that he wasn't quite done yet. Miko's commentary about her intent was taken and given a reply which hinted at some later intentions. It was her turn next, huh? 'Aggressive and hot!' she thought as she found herself wiping the corner of her mouth just a bit. She'd become conscious of the gentle wetness in the corner of her mouth and maybe somewhere else.

Whatever the case, Miko now had a thumbs up and a smirk from Kazuhiko to go along with what she as sure would eventually be enough pictures of him to be their own album. The girls she'd taken pictures of previously soon had others behind them. Emirie was once again followed by her brother. That boy seemed to have a mild form of his parents photogenic nature as well, a peace sign was cute. "Nice one, Sei-chan~" she encouraged the lad and sent him on his way. Immediately after him, Yuuya made his way up and gave one of the most awkward photos of the day, but it was an honest effort, "Very nice, Tenjou-kun. Arigatou~" Miko encouraged him as well, knowing that such a thing wasn't something he did all the time. After him, was Ai, who surrounded her left eye in a peace sign and grinned for the camera. "Always nice, Ai-sen!~" Miko mentioned.

Chika was up next, "Phone, deck, baby!~" she said about all the things she had. She was wearing a pair of sneakers she'd stolen from Kaguya. Her mouth gently wrinkled and she played at having a cat paw for her picture. "Hai hai! Chi-chan. Be good today!" Miko said taking the picture. Anya for her part in this stayed in line behind her mother and stood posing with her hands on her hips and looking up at Miko. "Ara? You're adorable, say Cheese~" she said offering the girl a goofy face so she could see a fun face too. Miko's mind was something being read by Anya who found it nice that she was being like that. A smile came to that girl's face as well, and Miko got a nice picture. Soon after she lowered herself to the little one's level for some happy words. "We're going to be out for a while today, okay. I have snacks if you get hungry but let us know if you need a break or if walking with us is too much. I'm sure someone can carry you for a bit if it gets rough," Miko mentioned earnestly. "Hai!" the little one agreed and with that her hair was fluffed and Miko stood back up to face Sena who covered one eye and posed in typical Chuuni fashion for her picture. "That's a great one, Sena-chan~" Miko said snapping that photo. A great number were taken before Kaguya stepped out in front and posed for a picture as well. "Kaya-sen, report!" she said to the girl who gave smooches as her picture. "Hai hai, phones are needed for Sena, Seiichi, Soma, Emirie maybe Anya but limiting young kid screen time might mean she'd be better off without one," Kaguya offered. As she stepped outside. Miko now had a picture of everyone's face, except Soma who gave her a different kind of picture.

[Bloodedge]

One by one, the group filed out of the house. Kazuhiko was hanging around behind the other males, waiting for everyone else to collect. In that time, he began wondering how a group so large would continue fitting in such a small house. Did they have the means to make anything else work? Time would tell. In the present, he'd be indirectly handling another problem. Miko had given some advice to the smallest of their collection, including the notion of someone carrying the child if necessary. Alas, necessity had already been swept off the table.

Anya was among the last to leave the house. Whenever she did so, Kazu was there, waiting on one knee with both arms stretched backwards. There were obviously very few opportunities to enjoy having a child... at least one physically in a child state. No way was he going to miss an opportunity for the well-known piggyback ride. "Anya!" he called out during her exit. Both hands were open and ready to grasp, all to keep the girl atop his shoulders if she were to take the lift. All the while, Soma seemed to be leading the charge. Rather, he was ahead of everyone else that was moving down the street. He had no clear idea of direction, yet still, there he was.