LOG: Welcome Home

[protective_logic]

Who: Ai Family (Native), Maine (Native), York (Native) [Mingle]
What: Maine has dinner with the Ai Family
Where: The New Ai Household
When: Wednesday 3/30, Evening
Warnings: None, will add as needed.

Per Sigma's suggestion, Delta's prompting, and Omega's invitation, tonight is the first night Maine is welcomed back into the lives of the Ais. Dinner is set for an hour after Maine is due to arrive, giving him plenty of time to socialize, and there are board, card, and video games out in the family room for before dinner if needed and after dinner indeed. Everything is ready for the friend to be welcomed back by a joyful family.

Comments

[protective_logic]

"Wow, Omega, so polite and a great example to our family," Delta notes, his voice deadpanned.

[baruthumos]

"Gamma's learning a valuable lesson here," Omega growls. What it is, exactly, he's not sure. Something about older brothers and tempting their wrath.

[protective_logic]

"And that is?" Delta asks as he gets the bread out. He's going ot make it then.

[baruthumos]

"If I spell it out, he'll just parrot it back to me," Omega dodges. "Then how am I supposed to know if he actually learned it or if he's just telling me what I want to hear?"

From the look Gamma is giving him, the teenager sees that for the not even impressive load of horse manure that is.

[protective_logic]

"Because you're lying," Delta chuckles. "Just make sure to wash up before dinner. Both of you."

[baruthumos]

"We're not children," Omega reminds Delta. "We have internalized your instructions."

[protective_logic]

"Good. Because otherwise I will give you a disapproving look."

[baruthumos]

"Oh no," Omega says, covering his face with his hands. "Don't look at me. I cannot bear for you to look at me."

[protective_logic]

"You will also be available for twins bathtime," Delta counters.

That should be punishment enough.

[baruthumos]

"Worth it," Omega decides, and nudges Gamma. "Don't you have spring break coming up?"

[protective_logic]

"Not much different from school," Gamma shrugs.

"We're going to do something, as a family," Delta answers simply.

[baruthumos]

"Define we, something, and family, please," Omega says. He's sure what he counts as family and what Delta counts as family are two very different groups. And with Tex on a long job...

And if Delta thinks the cyclops is coming, well. Gamma knows when to run.

[protective_logic]

"The Ais who are in town, and offered to Church if he chooses to join us. Just blood relations. I don't know where though."

He doesn't know what to do with that."

[baruthumos]

"Uh-huh," Omega says. Once he verified that the coffee demon isn't tagging along, the amount he cares takes a sharp nosedive. "Church is an Ai," he reminds Delta.

[protective_logic]

"I am well aware. But that doesn't mean he will want to join us for family time," Delta reminds him

[baruthumos]

"So it's optional?" Omega points at Gamma while Gamma's not looking. Delta needs to close that loophole fast. And Gamma needs to spend less time in his room. Either Delta or Omega should see him in person at least once a day.

[protective_logic]

"Only Church and only because his job and lack of familiarity with the group," Delta says quickly. He gets where Omega is going with that. "And possibly Sigma because of his work conflicting which we shall try and work around. But everyone else is required."

[baruthumos]

Omega nods. "So everyone in this house," he says. "Are you telling Epsilon or am I?"

If Omega has to suffer, so does Epsilon. Not that Omega minds spending time with his family. But taking them all out somewhere together, getting them out the door in the first place, is...stressful.

[protective_logic]

"I'll tell him," Delta offers. "You get to make sure Gamma shows up."

[baruthumos]

Omega looks at Gamma; Gamma nods. There will be negotiations later. Gamma knows that Omega can always go nuclear and make him go. Omega knows that Gamma is going to make him pay for both his presence and his best behavoir.

But it works. And it gets him out of making Epsilon show up. "Theta or the twins?" he asks Delta.

[protective_logic]

"What about them?" Delta asks. That doesn't make sense. Huh?

[baruthumos]

"Who else am I getting ready for this excursion?" Omega's pulling for the twins, but logistically it should be Theta.

[protective_logic]

"Theta I would think, but we can discuss that another time," Delta offers.

[baruthumos]

"Alright." Omega will worry about it later. Right now he has a brother to remind of his place.

[protective_logic]

"And turn off the games when Maine gets here unless he wants to play," Delta suggests.