Play Date [Michi] [73B]

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    The waiting game was always the worst game. Sitting on the couch, pretending to be casual. For a little kid, that was really tough! Especially looking casual. While Michi definitely thought she pulled 'inconspicuous' off really well, it would probably come out years later that she had always been absolutely awful at it. Everyone knew when a child was up to no good, after all!

    Except, this was totally for the good of everyone! Mankind even, maybe! Or, Michikind. And the sanity of her parents, since she'd inevitably end up bothering them out of boredom otherwise! And there was little worse in life than a preschooler shouting 'mom' repeatedly, with no actual conversation to be had. Feet swung several inches above the floor, while the brunette sat on the couch near the door. She had conveniently turned the volume up a little too loudly, but so far hadn't gotten the attention of her parents. It wouldn't matter too much anyway. By the time anyone got sick of the noise, Michi expected she wouldn't be in the room anyway!

    But why the loud sounds, when she knew her parents wouldn't be thrilled? Well. The answer was obvious, after a pattern tapped upon the door! Scrambling onto the back of the couch to peek out the window, she gave a small tap on the pane, before bouncing off the furniture. With the utmost caution, the girl turned the handle to the door, and slowly pushed it open. "Psst!" She hissed, probably a little too loudly, "Mom's in the back garden, we're in!" Yes, just like in a spy movie. Or something. Secret agents Michi and Juni were top class stealth-ninjas! Or something along those lines!

    Which meant, the trip to Michi's plushy-filled utopia-of-a-bedroom was a piece of cake! Of course, there could be no time wasted! Who knew when her mom would come back inside? So they'd definitely have to hurry! Plus, no spies just walked places! Sneaky running or rolling, only!

    Lucky for this spy duo, they were true professionals! No hitches during their mini-mission at all! Michi's mom continued whatever she was doing in the garden. Michi's dad? Must have been at the store. Michi actually didn't know where he was! But he sure wasn't getting in the way of this event! Between 'ninja' running, a very awkward cartwheel that Michi was extremely proud of, and then literally dragging herself with her hands for the last couple of inches into her room, it was really a wonder that this mission had been successful! One thing was for sure. If Michi's mom had been inside the house, they would have been busted!

    Then, the tiny brunette sneaked behind her door, carefully closed it, and plopped down on her butt. "Operation, successful!" Which meant? Time to celebrate! By consuming all of Juni's candy goods, of course!

    Alas, Mister Sharkat could not greet either child, but if only he could! The shark-pretending-to-be-feline wore a toothy grin, and probably would have hugged Juni back! If only he had the proper appendages (and life-source) to do so! Maybe someday. But, probably not. That would actually be terrifying.

    "Ooh! Lemme see! Lemme see!" The girl squeaked, shuffling on her hands and knees across the bedroom floor, to properly approach both candy and the manuscript. And once there, she'd grab some candy, stuff it into her mouth after making sure everything was unwrapped, and then leaned against her cousin in a fashion that was likely to be defined more as 'squishing' than leaning. "It's gotta be," she agreed, firmly, while trying to read over the script. Hopefully, Aoi didn't write anything that wasn't meant for the eyes of young children! "Why else would she know about this hero guy?" What was fiction, anyway, right? Everything had to be based on a true story! "What if Auntie left this out so you would see? What if she needs our help because she couldn't find him?" Yes, Aoi definitely wanted to encourage such a thing. It must be!

    Juni and Michi were top-tier spies, after all! They were heroines already! And, frankly, Juni's mom was, like, old as dirt or something. There's no way she would be fit for the task of saving anyone from monsters! "Where do you think he is? We gotta find him 'fore he gets hurt!"

    Well, nobody ever tried to claim that Michi was a more sensible child than Juni. All fairy-tales were real, after all! And, she still believed in the toothfairy. What was another fantasy to add on top of it? This totally seemed logical!

    Michi took several more handfuls of candy, while thinking of the best course of action. Of course, they'd need to get sticks for weapons once they got outside. But before that? She needed a backpack of essentials, too! Scrambling to her feet, the candy-hungry child leaned into a pile of plushies, digging through them for what she needed. There was an occasional apology given to a stuffed animal, as it either toppled over, or was outright flung across the bedroom. The plushes would surely forgive her in the long run, after all! This was a very important mission!

    And important missions needed important items! Finally, the brunette would extract a fat looking raccoon plush from her mountain, tugging on it to loosen backpack straps, and then unzipping its belly to be able to fill with contents. "What kinda stuff do you think we need?" The manuscript definitely, but that would be in Juni's bag! Along with the candies!

    Grabbing a baseball-sized cat plushy, the girl stuffed it into her raccoon bag (for good luck), before scouting the bedroom for anything else that might be important. While she grabbed a couple of [non]essentials, she'd also make sure to snag anything that Juni suggested as well! And, to top things off? The child would stretch up onto a shelf to pull down what was very clearly a magical wand, with a star on the top of course! Everyone knew that magic was the best defense against monsters!

    Especially when enchanted forests were involved.

    They had a very important job to do, and Mister Sharkat had his own task! If only he could raise his fake onesie paws to salute the tiny girls, to let them know that he would do the best job a sharkat could do! But, he still couldn't. Maybe someday. But ultimately, probably never. It was hard to be incognito, and any movement might let on that this shark was indeed a shark, and not actually a cat! Even though his name totally gave that away, anyway.

    Sometimes, Michi liked to pretend that Mister Sharkat (and most other plushies) that their own internal monologue running when she and Juni spoke with them. There was no way that they were just inanimate objects!

    "Okay! I think we're ready! Superhero Juni! Are you prepared? This mission is crucial!" What did 'crucial' mean? Well, Michi actually didn't know! But she heard it on TV once and it sounded pretty cool. So, she was using her 'stern' voice for it and everything, like a bigshot mission-giver in the movies would!

    Except, every mission needed a hiccup. This one felt way too early in the 'movie,' though! The telltale sign that something was about to go south?

    There was a clink of a ring hitting Michi's bedroom door handle, from outside of the room. Blue eyes shot to Juni with a panicked expression rushing onto her face. Could Juni hide? Were they already busted?

    They'd be lucky if they weren't, considering the handle was already turning, and it would surely open within the next few seconds!