Warrick walked over and placed a hand on the small of Avery's back. "You are getting better."
Kari began to crack her knuckles. "What game are you playing?"
"Call of Duty. Meryn's been into the zombie mode so we have been killing zombies,"Avery answered.
Kari looked over at the console wall. There were three: One for Nigel, one for Neil, and one for Meryn. Kari stood, grabbed a controller, and sat down in the gamer chair next to Meryn.
Meryn's mouth dropped open. "You're kidding right?"
Kari just wink
ed. After the game was loaded, everyone logged in, and the game began. Kari had to admit she'd never met anyone as good as Meryn, except for her. After seeing how well the team was working together, Meryn asked them if they were willing to play against other teams and everyone agreed. Soon, they were playing with a team from Orlando.
"Fuck! Dammit!" Meryn growled, practically screeching at the television. "Camping bunch of fucktards!"
Kari nodded her agreement. "Amateurs."
Between Meryn and Kari, they were more than able to take the other team single-handedly, the boys helping them when they could.
"All right, denka, it's time for you to settle down," Ryuu said, coming over to confiscate her controller.
"Kickass game! I haven't had this much fun in years," Meryn said excitedly
"Your blood pressure is too high." Ryuu handed her a cup of calming tea.
"Fine." She sulked for a moment before brightening. "I know! We can watch anime."
"What is anime?" Kari asked.
"A peep back home, Anne, introduced us to the stuff. The genre is called Boys Love, and I'm totally addicted," Meryn admitted. Using Kari's controller, she logged into one of the streaming apps and started an episode.
Kari got out of the gaming chair and walked over to the sofa to sit next to Declan. Meryn and Avery stayed in the chairs and began to watch the show. Avery's eyes were wide, and he kept peeking back at Warrick, who winked at him.
Adorable, Kari thought to herself.
"Look, look," Meryn said, pointing to television. "This is my favorite part."
Kari's attention went back to the television, and sure enough, the two boy characters had finally admitted their love for each other and were about to share a kiss. The tension built in the room, and then suddenly, in the show, the door swung open, and the two characters jumped apart. Avery gasped. The scene was over, and the end credits started.
"What?" he screeched to Meryn.
"What the fuck?" Meryn shook a fist at the television.
"I am so glad that you are relaxing while watching your anime," Ryuu said sarcastically.
"I didn't know they made the shows like that." Avery was blushing.
"They're totally hot, aren't they?" Meryn asked. Avery just nodded
"Oh my goodness, what is going on here?" Caspian asked as he walked in with Broderick.
"Papa, Daddy, where have you been? We had dinner ages ago," Bethy asked, looking concerned.
"We worked through dinner tonight, darling. I'm on the verge of figuring out one of the synthetic vitamins that I need. So we just ordered in from Level Six."
They both sat down as the next episode began. Caspian's attention was riveted on the show.
"What is this?" he asked.