Knock knock knock were the first sounds Hana heard when she woke up.
"Go awayyyy, its too early in the morning to wake me up on a Saturday" Hana groaned/yelled from under her blanket.
"Bun-bun, its 12:50 and you have a friend here to pick you up" a voice Hana recognized as her Appa's yelled from the other side of the door.
"Tell Lúcio to come back in a couple hours, I streamed last night he knows my schedule" Hana yelled back, desperately trying to claw back to sleep as soon as possible.
"It's not Lúcio, its someone named Bridget?" Appa yelled back.
"Brigitte dad, her name is Brigitte" Hana lazily yelled back, sleep almost overtaking her again.
There was a brief silence from both ends, that was quickly disrupted with a loud thud as Hana jumped/tripped out of her bed and flung open her door.
"What time did you say it was again?" Hana asked in a panicked voice.
"It's 12:50 Hana, are you alright?" Appa asked, reaching a hand up to Hana's forehead.
Hana swatted his hand away and dashed over to her dresser, pulling what seemed like a random supply of clothes out.
"We're supposed to leave and hangout in 10 minutes! I forgot to set an alarm!" Hana hurriedly explained to her Appa.
"Honey, what is taking so long up there?" Eomma yelled from downstairs.
"Hana needs to g-"Appa started to say.
"I'm just looking for some new socks! My other ones got wet! I'll be down in just a second" Hana interrupted her Appa.
Appa gave Hana a questioning look, wondering why she lied about just waking up late.
"Brigitte is a new friend, and I don't want her to think I'm a poor planner. I swear I'll be down in 10 minutes, please just stall Brigitte. Talk to her about your youth or something or just get to know her please" Hana pleaded with her Appa.
Appa nodded in understanding before giving Hana a confident point.
"I'm on it bun-bun, I've got enough stories to last a couple hours, 10 minutes is easy difficulty for me" Appa said confidently before striding down to where Eomma and Brigitte were.
Hana couldn't help but chuckle from his statement but remained focus on the task on hand. She laid out three different outfits.
Why am I struggling so much with this, I don't care if she doesn't like my outfit. Hana tried to rationalize with herself, however that didn't speed up the process of choosing an outfit.
It's our first time hanging out, this is where first impressions matter so obviously the outfit is important. Yeah, that's why I care so much. Hana convinced herself. She checked her phone and say that it was 12:53, and she still had to brush her teeth and brush her hair before she felt comfortable presenting herself.
Fuck it, when in doubt, middle option is the best. Hana thought to herself.
The outfit in the middle was a red shirt with her favorite esports team logo and name on it, the Shanghai Dragon, followed by a simply pair of yoga pants, and no show socks.
God I hope she doesn't think I'm a nerd and stops talking to me Hana thought to herself.
Hana quickly got dressed, pulling her yoga pants on as she bounced on one leg to the bathroom, only almost falling one time. Once she got in, she looked at the mirror and she audibly gasped. She forgot that she hit her head and busted her head open on the toilet seat, because the side of her head was still caked in dry blood.
Fuck fuck fuck me! I don't have time for a shower! Hana panicked internally. Okay, I'll fill up the sink with water, brush my teeth as I piss, spit the toothpaste into the toilet, and get my hair and dried blood all wet to make it easier to get out Hana planned out.
Hana started filling up the sink and brushing her teeth. She looked at her phone and saw it was 12:58.
Crunch time lets go! Come on Hana clutch it up right now! Hana encouraged herself.
She finished brushing and going to the bathroom, wiped, and flushed, and dunked her head into her sink to get her hair and dried blood as wet as possible. Once coming up, she grabbed a towel and started viciously rubbing her hair, specifically where the dry blood was, with the towel, trying to simultaneously dry and remove the blood particles off her head. She took a peak at the mirror and, for the most part, a lot of the blood specks came right off. There was a small patch that didn't go away, but another glance at her phone showed 1:00 PM.
Time to go! I'll just grab a hat and to cover up this spot Hana thought as she ran out of her bathroom into her bedroom., quickly grabbing a black hat before heading downstairs.
Hana slowed down as she got closer to the bottom of the stairs, trying to hear where Brigitte and her parents were.
"After Hana lost against me in Halo, Hana, at a ripe young age of 10 years old, tosses her controller on the ground, and lets out the most guttural F-bomb I've ever heard in my entire life. I still don't know where she heard that word when she was that young!" Appa finished telling Briggite,
No don't tell her that! She's going to think I'm a sore loser and never want to talk to me again! Hana internally screamed.
The next thing she heard was the most beautiful, addicting sound that's ever hit her ears, laughter. Not just any laughter, but what seemed like a deep, genuine laugh, followed by the cutest snort!
A snort? Oh my lord I want to hear that again Hana thought as she walked into the living room, where the noise was coming from.
Appa was sitting in his recliner that he turned to look at Brigitte, who was sitting on the couch. Eomma was standing up right behind Appa and was also the first to notice Hana entering the living room.
"Well well well, there's Ms. Take 10 minutes to get a new pair of socks" Eomma teased with a knowing look.
Brigitte turned her head to look at Hana, and a toothy and contagious smile appeared on Brigittes face almost instantaneously, causing Hana to return a smile in kind.
Oh, by whatever god is out there, please never let me forget this smile Hana thought to herself.
"I had to find a pair! I swear if I had a dollar for every lone sock I have, I could pay off your guy's student loans" Hana said while pointing to her parents.
"Now lets be realistic here" Appa responded in a joking manner, causing everyone to chuckle a little.
Hana again made eye contact with Brigitte, taking in Brigittes appearance, her hair was in the same style as it was at Talon Burger, but instead of the uniform, she was wearing a black tank top with the Ironclad Symbol on it, and a pair of red leggings.
Hot is the first thought that came to Hana's mind.
Subconsciously, Hana moved her hair past her ears, something that was noticed by the two parentals in the room.
Appa turned to give Eomma a teasing look, but Eomma returned a concerned look on her face, something that thoroughly confused Appa.
'Later' was all Eomma mouthed before clearing her throat to get the two girls attention.
"Well, Hana thanks to your lack of pairing socks, we were fortunate enough to get to know Brigitte a little bit, and I hope we didn't scare her off with any of Appa's stories" Eomma said with a smile.
"Oh it was my pleasure! The stories you told me were so funny! Hana seemed like a fun child to be around" Brigitte responded earnestly.
"Well I'm glad you liked it, I will be having a conversation with these boomers about what stories are acceptable for a first introduction" Hana said through gritted teeth, while staring down her parents.
Both of her parents shrugged off the glare and the tone and just laughed, waving off her statement.
"Maybe next time put out your outfit the night before" Appa responded, and then turned to Brigitte, "Brigitte, if you ever want to hear more stories, I will be more than happy to tell you more."
"Oh, thank you! I'll remember that" Brigitte responded with a laugh, much to the chagrin of Hana who groaned into her hand.
"Well, if my stomach is correct, I think it's time for us to be going! Food doesn't wait" Hana said, while doing an ushering motion with her hands, again causing a round of chuckles around the room.
"Awe, are you sure we have to leave right now? Your dad was telling me his next story was going to be the best" Brigitte jokingly whined while getting up.
"Well next time you come over, I'm sure he'll be more than happy to embarrass me" Hana told Brigitte.
Brigitte chuckled but didn't respond, and Hana swear she saw Brigittes face get a little redder. She walked them both to the front door before her Appa called out to her.
"I know you're not leaving without giving us a hug?" Appa asked, with what could only be described as a shit-eating grin.
"Appaaaaaa" Hana whined.
Appa only responded by extending his arms out for a hug. Hana looked at her Eomma with pleading eyes but found she too had her arms extended out.
You bitches I swear I'll get you back Hana thought to herself, but did walk forward to give each of them a hug.
"Okay bye now! I'll be back later tonight!" Hana yelled and closed the front door before her parents could respond.
"I'm so sorry about them, they just love to embarrass me whenever they get a chance" Hana responded as they get into Brigittes car.
Brigitte just laughed before turning the car on.
"You don't need to apologize, when you meet my family I promise you, you'll know I understand your pain" Brigitte responded with a laugh.
"Oh, already planning on having me meet the fam, are we?" Hana teased back, a little bit of her streamer confidence shining through.
Hana expected the blush to appear on Brigittes face, what she didn't expect was Brigittes response.
"Well, you already talked about me hanging out at your house again, so I thought it would only be fair to future date you meeting my family" Brigitte responded without missing a beat.
Now it was Hana's turn for heat to rush to her face and cause her faux confidence to disappear.
"Well, it uh, it looks like we, uh, got our next hangouts set huh" Hana responded, mentally berating herself for the stutters.
Brigitte just responded with a smile, before they both ended up in a silence, that Hana thought was uncomfortable.
Come on Hana, keep the conversation going! You can talk to screen basically for hours on end this is easy! Hana thought.
However, nothing came to her mind. Any topic that came up was followed with the thought of what if she doesn't like that, or what if she responds with one word, or whatever excuse was possible to be created in Hana's mind.
Luckily, Brigitte was able to break the silence.
"So, I uh, do you like BBQ food?" Brigitte asked.
"Sure! I'm not super picky… it has fries right?" Hana asked in a joking manner, which had the intended effect, a Brigitte laughter.
"I mean yeah it does, but we can always go someplace else if you're not a huge fan" Brigitte asked with an earnest tone.
"No seriously its fine, but if you're gonna go to the Whole Hog take a left at this intersection instead of the next, you'll never be able to find parking the next street over" Hana's response caused Brigittes eyebrows to rise.
"How did you know that's where we're going" Brigitte asked curiously.
"Brigitte, I've lived here my whole life, the only other BBQ place is the next town over. You name a food type; I'll know where you're going" Hana explained to Brigitte.
"Okay, yeah, that's fair" Brigitte responded as she turned down the street Hana told her too.
If you want to surprise me when we go out to eat, you better blind fold me Hana thought about saying, but her anxiousness got the better of her and she shelved that idea. Instead, she simply said,
"If you pull into this alley way, there's like 4-5 parking spots you could use. Yeah, they say employee only, but I know the owner and he always let me use them"
Brigitte nodded in understanding, again following Hana's instructions and parking in one of the empty spots saying, "employee only".
"Alright I don't know about you, but I'm starving and would like some food in my stomach, so lets get inside" Brigitte said aloud.
"Yeah, no time to waste! Let's get going!" Hana responded with the same tone.
Hana reached for the door, but Brigitte stopped her.
"Wait, don't open the door yet!" Brigitte responded as she got out of the truck.
Hana didn't move and saw from the mirrors as Brigitte jogged around the car and open the car door for Hana. Hana couldn't help the smile that formed on her face.
"Well thank you ma'am, and they say chivalry is dead" Hana joked as she got out of the truck.
"As long as a Lindholm is alive, chivalry will continue to live" Brigitte responded proudly while puffing out her chest, something that immediately caught Hana's eye.
She's not wearing a bra; I repeat she's not wearing a bra. I just saw the outline of her nipple. Jesus take the damn wheel please Hana thought with her internalized gay panic.
"Time for food am I right?" Hana said as she grabbed Brigittes wrist and pulled her towards the front of The Whole Hod.
Why did I pull her, why am I still pulling her? Okay Hana, let go now! Okay I didn't let go, but Brigittes also not pulling away so maybe she's fine with it? Hana thought.
Hana turned slightly and saw Brigittes face, and you could swear that Brigittes face was covered with some type of make-up because of just how red it was.
Before Hana could continue her internal panic, they walked through the entrance, and Hana finally let go, albeit it immediately missing the sensation.
They both looked inside, and saw a handful of customers, but there were plenty of seats for just the two of them.
"You said you knew the owner, right?" Brigitte asked Hana.
"Yeah! My mom helped Mako win a bogus assault case. Three people literally trespassed and tried stealing, and after he beat one of them up, he was sued for assault" Hana explained.
"Well, your mom sounds like a really good lawyer!" Brigitte complimented.
"She's the number one in the state" Hana bragged with pride.
Before Brigitte could respond, Hana walked forward to the entrance of the kitchen.
"There doesn't seem to be a lot of workers" Brigitte noticed.
"Mako has plenty employees, but there probably on break or something, trust me its fine
Hana assured as she opened the kitchen door slightly.
"MAKO! ARE YOU THERE?" Hana yelled into the kitchen, before closing the door again and stepping back.
For a second there was no noise, at least it was hard to hear noise over the sound of the music playing on the stereo system. Soon enough though, the window on the door grew dark as a shadow from behind appeared. The shadow completely blocked out any light coming from inside the kitchen, and soon enough the door was pushed open with enough force to slam into the wall. Hana saw Brigitte back up slightly and look up, as Mako, also known as Roadhog, stepped out of the kitchen, all 7'3" 550lbs of Roadhog.
To most people, Mako is the epitome of intimidating, he's tall, on the heavier side for sure, but you could also see the muscles in his biceps. Honestly the fact that someone that looks like him won the case simply showcased how good Eomma was at her job, at least that's what Hana thought. It also didn't help that Mako was wearing an apron with either blood or sauce covering it.
Hana simply stepped up to him and opened her arms in a hugging stance.
"It's good to see you!" Hana exclaimed.
Mako simply let out a low laugh as he quickly wiped off his hands and removed his apron before giving Hana her hug. He did give the best hugs in Hana's opinion.
"I parked in the back again I hope that's okay, the parking on the street just sucks so much and my friend is new here. Afraid she might get one of the old-fashioned tickets by parking in the wrong spot" Hana exclaimed as she stepped back and gestured to Brigitte.
Brigitte let out a hello and stuck out her hand to shake with Mako. Mako simply looked at her first with an inquisitive eye, not saying anything and not moving either, simply assessing Brigitte it would seem.
Mako please now is not the time for your gut test, she's gonna pass but you also are gonna freak her out! Hana exclaimed internally.
However, when Hana looked over at Brigitte, Brigitte still held a small smile and kept her hand out, not seeming to be bothered or intimidated by Mako whatsoever.
After what seemed like forever, Mako did finally extend his hand slowly and shake Brigittes hand, completely covering it.
"Parking's fine. Sit. I'll get your waiter out" was all Mako said before he trudged back into the kitchen.
Brigitte clapped her hands before turning to Hana.
"He seems nice! Now where would you like to sit?" Brigitte asked as she motioned to the variety of open seating.
Now that caught Hana off guard, very few people would use the words "Mako" and "Nice" in the same sentence.
"Um, lets go to the booth in the corner, it gets the best WiFi" Hana chose as she walked over there, Brigitte following.
Once they sat down, Brigitte started looking at the menu, however Hana always got the same thing, so she didn't bother to look at the menu.
"I'm impressed, most people I introduce to Mako are shaking in their boots, yet there you were, as cool as an ice cube" Hana commented.
Brigitte laughed at Hana's comment as she kept looking at the menu.
"My Godfather is 7'4" and extremely in shape, so I'm used to seeing someone that size. And the way my father talks prepared me for that too. Mako seems nice but I get the feeling if you're nice to him, he's just like a big teddy bear" Brigitte explained.
Hana looked at Brigitte in awe. Mako was by far the biggest guy in town and the biggest person Hana has ever met. Knowing Brigitte knows someone bigger was a complete shock.
"While he is super direct, you are right he is super nice. But don't tell him I told you that, I'm on his good side and want to stay there" Hana joked.
Brigitte looked up and gave a quick wink to Hana,
"Your secret is safe with me Hana, I promise." Brigitte responded with a slight wink that sent blood rushing to Hana's cheeks.
Get ahold of yourself Hana, she sent a wink not a nude its not a big deal Hana scolded herself as she started to look at the menu.
The two sat in comfortable silence as they looked at the menu before a voice spoke up.
"Welcome to the Whole Hog, what can I get ya?" The waiter spoke.
"Jamison?" Brigitte asked with a surprised look.
"Yeah? Do I know ya or something?" Jamison asked back,
"Yeah, we literally work together at Talon Burger. You trained me!" Brigitte pointed out.
"I work at Talon Burger? Since when?" Jamison asked confusedly.
Brigitte started sputtering and looking between Hana and Jamison; before she could continue trying to move on and continue that conversation with Jamison, Hana spoke up before she got the chance.
"Hey Jamison, can I get a Nano Cola, a side of Mac and Cheese, and some BBQ wings please" Hana said with a smile.
Jamison wrote that down and looked back at Brigitte and started tapping his foot impatiently. Brigitte just looked back at Hana, and Hana shrugged and indicated for her to tell her order.
"Um, uh, can I get a uh" Brigitte struggled to put in an order, still perplexed about the whole situation.
"Tick tock tick tock tick tock!" Jamison said, growing impatient by the minute.
"I'll get the same thing Hana is getting" Brigitte spat out, feeling rushed.
"Well if you were just gonna get the same thing why'd you wait so long!" Jamison exclaimed, but nonetheless took the order and went back to the kitchen.
"Something told me that trying to explain anything wasn't going to go far" Hana said nonchalantly.
"But… like… he and I… talon burger… training" Brigitte was sputtering out at this point, pointing at herself and the direction of Jamison.
Hana simply giggled at Brigittes reaction to Jamison, and that giggle soon turned into a laugh that she was desperately trying to keep quiet to be nice to Brigitte. Brigitte did notice though, and her face became red, but fortunately she too started laughing along with Hana.
"I guess I shouldn't be too surprised, he always was a little off. I mean his hair looks like its literally on fire" Brigitte joked around, causing another laugh to roar out of Hana.
Once they both calmed down, they got to some small talk. Brigitte found out Hana was a junior at the same high school, but Hana skipped a year, so she was only 16. Brigitte also learned that Hana competed in a video game tournament a couple of years back. Hana learned that Brigitte is the youngest of 7 sisters, and that she spent a summer road tripping around the United States, helping with random mechanic needs in small towns.
"That sounds so cool! Any interesting stories from those small towns?" Hana asked.
"Well, one time there was a small group of gangsters that tried picking on a small town when Reinhardt and I were there. Let's just say, Reinhardt has military experience, so those gangsters left that town pretty soon after we got there" Brigitte said proudly, "Papa almost made me come back home after we told him though, something like "my little girl won't be in harms way"" Brigitte said in a thick Swedish accent.
"Woah really? That's so cool! Reinhardt seems like a total badass!" Hana exclaimed with excitement.
"He is pretty badass, maybe when we look at the car he'll be there, and you can meet him" Brigitte said with a smile.
"Yeah, that would be cool to meet him" Hana responded with an equal smile.
They both sat there in silence for a few moments, but not in an uncomfortable silence. Luckily there food got there soon after, and the next 10 minutes were filled random restaurant noises and sounds of them eating.
After they were done, they were both stuffed and leaning back, letting their bellies stretch.
"Herregud, I could fall asleep right here" Brigitte said with a groan.
Hana laughed but felt her stomach tightening so she stopped laughing.
"Wouldn't recommend, Mako is nice but if you aren't buying, he doesn't want you here" Hana explained.
Brigitte hummed in acknowledgement, before she got up.
"I have to use the bathroom; I'll be back in a few moments" Brigitte informed Hana as she walked off to where the bathroom symbol was.
While Brigitte was in the bathroom, Hana pulled out her phone and check her notifications. Some were notifications from her D'va twitter account, she could look at those later. Then there were just some random notifications from apps she hasn't used in years.
Ifunny, I really need to delete that to get rid of these stupid notifications Hana thought to herself.
Hana then noticed that she got a text from Lúcio.
'Yo Hana! You free to hangout? Internet is down at my house so we can chill at the arcade or something'
Awe it has been awhile since we've gone to the arcade. Maybe next weekend Hana thought before shooting a response back to Lúcio.
'Sorry :/, I'm busy today but we should plan for next Saturday!'
"Alright Hana you ready to see what's been taking up all my free time" Brigitte asked lending Hana a hand to help her out.
"Yeah! But we need to pay first" Hana said leaning back in the chair.
"Oh I paid before I went to the bathroom, just asked Jamison and I paid at the counter" Brigitte explained, her hand still extended.
"Brigitte! You didn't have to do that, let me pay you back what's your Venmo?" Hana said as she opened the app.
"Nähä, my treat! Now come on, I'm excited for you to see what I've done so far on my car!" Brigitte said excitedly.
Hana sat shocked, but grateful for Brigitte, but also feeling embarrassed that Brigitte has paid for three of her meals at this moment.
"Are you alright? Did I do something wrong?" Brigitte asked, bringing her hands to her chest and rubbing her knuckles nervously.
Hana looked up at Brigitte and shook her head no quickly.
"No you've been great! Honestly! I just feel bad because you've paid for three of my meals and we only barely just met. So, next time we go out for food its on me" Hana said as she got up from her seat.
"Hana you don't have to do that! I like pa-" Brigitte started.
"Nope! Hana Song does not mooch and I am paying next time and that is final" Hana said, standing straight up like a soldier would.
Brigitte and Hana maintained eye contact for a few moments, before Brigitte put her hands up in mock surrender.
"Alright, you win, next time you'll pay, but I'll pay the tip" Brigitte reasoned.
"Ugh fine, but not because I'm cheap I just want you to know what it's like to win against me, don't get used to it" Hana joked around, as they both walked out of The Whole Hog.
Brigitte laughed at Hana's comment, before giving her a playful shove in the shoulder. Soon, they were both in Brigittes truck, buckled up and ready to go.
"Alright, you ready to see my car?" Brigitte asked.
"Sure! Anything I should know before we get there though?" Hana asked.
Brigitte thought for a moment before sheepishly rubbing the back of her head.
"Well, I guess there is one thing I should warn you, I hope it's not too much of a big deal though" Brigitte asked as she started the truck and reversed out.
"Okay, what is it, the suspense is killing me? Whatever it is, I doubt it's that big of a deal" Hana asked, her curiosity peaked.
"Well, the car is in my backyard garage, and my backyard is behind my home" Brigitte started.
"Okay, I'm following you so far" Hana responded.
"Well at my home, that's also where, you know, my parents and siblings live, sooooo there might be a high chance that you're about to get the entire Lindholm experience, and they can be… a lot" Brigitte asked, side eyeing Hana to make sure that is okay.
Meeting her entire family? Okay that's not a big deal. Okay heart slow down friends meet other friends' family all the time, like how Lúcio met your parents and how I met his mom. I mean it's not like I totally care about making sure his entire family likes me right off the bat, right? Right! Hana thought to herself.
Hana then turned to Brigitte and gave her a smile.
"That's not a problem at all! I'm excited to meet them!" Hana said with confidence, doing her best to ignore the anxiety building up.
I talk to tens of thousands of people every stream with 100% confidence, how hard could meeting her family possibly be Hana thought, as she sat back in the seat heading towards the Lindholm residence.