Seems like the whole state had the blues. The rain refused to stop for days on end, and the news channel reported a good chance of a flood hitting. As Panty's house had been reinforced for floods: Stocking's family packed up, got the electronics and other non-waterproof materials upstairs, and bunkered down in the small mansion. Schools have closed, so nobody left the house at all.
The household had become eerily quiet. Panty had to cancel everything (Including her date with the giant of a basketball player) and now to hold back her carnal urges from breaking out. Stocking kept an close eye on her sister to make sure she didn't attempt to leave or to hide any evidence of her infidelity. Scanty staid with the children in the playroom, trying to keep them from being scared by the loud wind and lightning outside. Kneesocks waited in her office. Today was supposed to be the day where the sentencing of The Great Dine-n-Dasher began. Sure, the man harmed no one save for the business he robbed from, but Kneesocks had prepared a speech to convince the jury to put the man in jail, and not community service.
Gee wasn't scared of the howling or the cracks, but rather of the unknown. Usually, her parents and her aunts would be talking or playing with her and Anklet. But they were in different rooms, doing their own thing. While she had a inkling of a idea that this had to do with what her mom was obsessing over a few days back, she thought it would be best to keep it hidden until she knew exactly the ongoing situation. By far the calmest person in the household happened to be Anklet, who jumped every time a lightning bolt struck and worried only about the storm outside. Sure, her mother too had a problem a few days ago, but it didn't really bug her as much as Gee.
The household was quiet throughout dinner. Gee wanted to talk about the prank one of her classmates performed on the rude Mr. Shiner, but couldn't get the courage to talk about it. Anklet wanted to mention how her drawing of a puppy eating a pepperoni pizza got her 2nd prize in a contest, but the tense air kept her quiet. Scanty and Stocking worked on the dinner, but didn't talk about it. Kneesocks had received a call about how the trial had been moved to a later date, but didn't bring it up. Panty had nothing to talk about. Nothing to discuss.
As the storm continued to rage on, the two children were sent to bed early as the adults discussed and planned for the possible flood downstairs in the living room. But like real children, they pretended the whole thing was a sleepover. As the adults were occupied with planning, Gee and Anklet staid up till midnight playing games and telling silly horror stories.
"And then they all died!" Anklet finished her 'campers-at-Doom-Death-Lake' story by pouncing onto Gee, getting the two of them to scream out loud and then laugh it off. Gee had to fake it, having already heard this story before and told better. But now Gee was without a story to tell. "Your turn!" Anklet happily declared.
"…well…" Gee rubbed the back of her head. "…hey. Anklet?"
"Yes?"
"…has Stocking or Kneesocks told you how they got together?"
"No. They say I'm not old enough."
"My mom…err…'dad'…told me when I was six."
"Mommy doesn't really like her sister that much…"
"…look, doesn't it bug you that you don't know?"
"Sometimes."
"I can tell you everything. Everything that happened that got us here. Everything that happened after Daten City."
"…were you planning on telling the Doom Death…"
"Do you want to hear the story or not?"
"Sure."
Gee exhaled. "Okay. So, after the long and perilous journey to get all the pieces of Panty and restore Stocking back to normal…"
