Chapter 10 – Games and Phones
"Welcome to the morning session of the announcement event! For the new game 'Panzer of the Dead'. I'm Tsubaki Asahina and I play the role of Walter Schroif."
"And I'm Azusa Asahina, and I play the role of Michael Wittman. I hope you enjoy everything we have prepared for you today!"
Okay, I had to admit this was pretty cool even if it was a product of those twins' work. Ema, yusuke and I had all been invited to assist in this video game announcement. The game was going to be made by a company that created some of my favorite games and apparently one of ema's favorites too. who would of thought Ema was a gamer girl.
"Tsuba-nii, you bastard…" yusuke growled from beside me. Tsubaki had been making googly eyes in our direction the entire time. I'm just going to assume it was for ema. He had some strange relationship with her.
"We are going to have a blast today!"
"Good job!"
"Job well done."
At this point we had all moved to their dressing rooms and the twins were toasting. I had to admit the entire experience really was something to toast about.
"Come on you two. Toast with us" Tsubaki said turning to us. "But we're not involved" ema replied. Azusa grabbed two water bottles and handed them to us, "You're our little sister, so you're totally a part of this" azusa said smiling at us. "Thanks" I replied.
"So did you have fun?" asked azusa, "I was super cool wasn't I?" Tsubaki asked pointing at himself. "Yes! I've never been to an event like this before!" ema said.
I nodded, "I have to admit this was pretty great and you were a tiny bit cool. Just a little though" I teased poking tsubaki's forehead. He laughed, "Glad you hear my baby sister finally noticing my coolness. Next time we'll have a more private session" he teased back returning my poke. I swatted his hand away, "Tch, whatever dirty thing your thinking about get rid of it!"
Tsubaki got a mischevious look on his face, "But imouto-chan I just ment we could hold a session within our home with the family. So doesn't that mean you're the one being dirty~" I blushed, "I am not dirty!"
"Hmm, I have a naughty imouto-chan~" he chanted.
Azusa sighed as we bickered. Lately, he felt like Tsubaki was rubbing off on reiko since she kept acting childishly. "Alright you two knock it off. Anyway the game will be released maybe next year" azusa told ema, "Natsume probably has more details if you want to know the exact date."
That interested reiko, "Natsume-nii?" she asked. What did he have to do with any of this? She never pictured him as a game freak. "Yeah because his company is the one making this game." Tsubaki answered. Her mouth dropped, one of her elder brothers worked for her favorite gaming company!? Thank you kami-sama for this blessing! "He's amazing" reiko muttered happily. The three males in the room twitched with annoyance, "Anyway, I can tell him to send you a disc of the game in development" Tsubaki said wrapping an arm around Reiko. "What really!?" asked ema excitedly. "That wil be the COOLEST thing you could do" I said seriously. "If reiko-chan really wants it then leave it to me!" he said saluting us.
Kyah! Idiot or not he's still gonna get me a copy of a game that hasn't even been released! Reiko thought as she and ema blushed in gratefulness. Yusuke cleared his throat loudly, "Excuse me, but I'm here too." he said to get out attention.
"Oh, you're still here?" asked Tsubaki. Reiko and ema had almost forgotten about the red head. He had been so quiet up until now. "Anyway you're toasting and all you've got are water and tea?" he asked raising a brow at the refreshments table. "Well, we have the afternoon session coming up so that means we have to stay sober" Tsubaki said throwing him a bottle of tea.
Huh, now he's acting all professional? "Plus we have an important audition coming up."
"An important audition?" ema wondered. "Yup, it's still top secret so we can't tell you the title" azusa informed us. Must be really top secret if Tsubaki isn't willing to gloat about it. "But we can tell you that it's the anime that got us into being voice actors. It got greenlit to make a new series and they're holding an audition for the lead role" Tsubaki piped up. Ah there it is. That's a pretty big hint considering I could just search up what was the first anime he starred in.
"More like just 'you' not 'us'." Azusa corrected. Tsubaki rolled his eyes, "I decided to become a voice actor and that influenced you to become one, too, so it's the same thing, right?" Tsubaki clarified.
"The show that led you to become a voice actor…Oh, that-" yusuke repeated slowly. "Oh, you know which one yusuke?" I asked curiously. Tsubaki quickly put his hand over yusuke's mouth, "I told you it's top secret didn't I?" Tsubaki warned. "You better not mention it at school until it's announced" he finished. "R-right." Yusuke said sweatdropping.
"an important role. I hope you get it." Ema said. I nodded, "Yeah, I wanna see just how good you abilities are in this new anime. Ne?"
"Yeah, even though I have nothing to back it up, I just feel right about his one." Tsubaki grinned. "When Tsubaki says that, he's never wrong" azusa added. "Huh, but azu-nii you're doing the audition too, right?" asked yusuke.
"Yeah but its not for the same part. I'm going for the role of the Hero's rival" azusa said. An anime with these two as rivals? Sounds interesting since its between twins. "Once we get the news, you guys will be the first to know, so expect good news, kay?"
"Bark! Bark!"
"Hey there kuro-baby! Have you been a good boy for Ukyo-nii?" I asked picking up the puppy and cuddling him.
"Would you two mind if I leave things here to you two?" ukyo-nii said taking off his apron. "I have a trial tomorrow and I would like to prepare for it." Ema and I exchanged looks and then nodded to him, "Sure, that's fine"
"Wataru is the only one who has finished eating. Tsubaki and Azusa both have work. Iori is attending lectues, Louis is working a late shift, and the schedule indicates they'll all be eating out. The rest of them do not appear to have anything going on, but no one has come home…" ukyo-nii pondered looking at a very confusing board with colored pins on it.
How does he understand all that? "I thought yusuke was with you two?" ema nodded, "he was but he said he was dropping by a bookstore to buy study guides." Ema said. "I see. If he intends to go to the same college as you, he will need to put in a certain amount of effort to do so. I'm glad he realizes that. Also, reiko I hope you are thinking over where you would like to go. Masaomi said you are having trouble. Why not ask some of the others who have already attended?" I nodded, "Oh okay. Sounds good."
RING! RING!
I pulled out my phone, "Fuuto?" how did he get my number!?
The taping for the year-end special is running late, so I'll be staying overnight today. Once I have time, let's spend some time just you and me, kay my beautiful baby sister~
-From: Fuuto
"What did he say?" asked ema. "Looks like his record session is running late so he won't be coming home" I said closing my phone.
RING! RING!
This time it was ema's phone, "oh? Kaname-san?" so it's the pervert brother this time? "I see. I understand" whatever kaname was saying to her juli didn't like since the squirrel was practically yelling into the phone. "Oh you hung up on him" ema muttered. I snorted, sometimes ema said things that made it seem like she honestly didn't care.
Ema's phone rung again and this time it was Masaomi and then mine rung too, "Uh, hello?"
"Ah, reiko I'm gonna be a bit late…there's this huge line so" yusuke was calling me now? "That's fine. I'll just tell ema to bring your food to the table later."
"Thanks. See ya soon"
"Looks like Masaomi-san will be staying at the hospital today" "and yusuke will be a bit late too"
Ukyo looked a bit unhappy, "I see. But why are they calling your cell phones? Such calls had always come to me, so…" ah, I see now he feels un-needed. "Anyway I'll leave everything up to you."
(secretgetaway: I realize this was supposed to go with the time I had Subaru in a past chapter but I feel like mixing things up a bit. Anyway this scene will continue in the next chapter. I just feel like it was getting a bit too long.)