LoK: Lifestyle
by Odeena Sabnach
// Later in the afternoon...
Kain: *walks in the living room* Hi, has anyone seen Umah lately?
Turel: *who is playing LoK Kombat against Raziel* Umm, nope, didn't see her in a while...
Raziel: *chuckles*
Kain: Oh. What are you two playing?
Raziel: Well--*Janos uses his MAM to quickly change the game back to the way it was before*--Mortal Kombat, what else?
Kain: Who's winning?
Raziel: *points to Turel* He is.
Kain: I see... So you're saying you don't know where Umah is?
Zephon: Actually--
Rahab: Shut up! *elbows him*
Kain: Yes...?
Janos: *quickly* She went to--err, Chinatown, to get some food for dinner! She should be back any minute now.
Kain: *eyebrow raised* Chinese food...?
Janos: Yeah, you know... bugs, snakes, scorpions, that kind of stuff...
Kain: ...bugs...?
// Doorbell rings
Janos: Well, that's gotta be her now!
Kain: I'll get it! *darts out of the room*
Raziel: But Janos--
Janos: Don't worry, when I teleported her, I also modified her memory, so she'll think she actually wanted to get to Chinatown instead of Siberia.
Raziel: Oooh, I see! *snickers*
// Meanwhile...
Kain: *opens the door* Umah, I've b--Vorador?
Vorador: *hides the bag he's been carrying behind his back* Hi Kain.
Kain: Where have you been?
Vorador: Err... shopping.
Kain: I thought you were supposed to be broke.
Vorador: Yeah, but... y'see... I sorta... used your credit card, hope you don't mind...
Kain: You - WHAT? What did you buy?
Vorador: Well... not much...
Kain: Gimmie that *takes Vorador's bag* What the--*takes out a pair of cuffs and a whip*
Vorador: *giggles nervously* As I was saying, not much...
Kain: *rolls eyes* Let's go inside, shall we? The neighbors are starting to stare at us...
Vorador: Neighbors? *looks around and notices two superb blondes looking at them from across the street* Ooh! Neighbors! *waves to the girls and the girls wave back* I think they like me!
Kain: *pulls him inside none too gently* Come on!
// Half an hour later...
Melchiah: I'm hungry. When's mum getting back?
Dumah: I have no idea... And I'm hungry, too...
Melchiah: What about Cassandra?
Dumah: She ate.
Turel: Really? What?
Dumah: Two toads, a rat and a lizard...
Turel: I had to ask.
Raziel: I think I'm gonna be sick...
// Umah teleports in
Umah: Hi everyone! Sorry I'm late, but it took me forever to find Chinatown. It wasn't on my roadmap, so I decided to just go to China instead...
Raziel&Janos: *snicker*
Kain: Well, about time... What's for dinner?
Umah: *holds up a huge paper bag* Surprise! It's Chinese food!
Raziel: *telepathically* Janos, why is Umah acting all weird?
Janos: *telepathically* I think I might have accidentally modified her personality when I altered her memory...
Raziel: *telepathically* Oh no.
Janos: *telepathically* But don't worry, she'll be OK by tomorrow morning. I hope...
Kain: Chinese food...? As in, bugs, worms and... stuff?
Umah: Yep.
Kain: *crosses his arms* Well, I'm not eating that.
Umah: *frowns* What was that?
Kain: Err, I mean, sure, I love Chinese food! So, let's eat already!
Janos: *telepathically* So much for the personality change...
// Much to everyone's surprise, Chinese food isn't at all that bad - especially when you're starving ^_^ After that, Kain stands up and gets ready to make an announcement...
Kain: All right, everyone, listen up.
Turel: *whispering* This is not good.
Raziel: I'll say. The last time he said that, it took me three full minutes to recover from the shock of it all.
Turel: I'll say...
Kain: I heard that. First of all, Dumah, quit sharing your food with that snake. And come to think about it, what's it--
Dumah: She. She's a girl, dad.
Kain: --whatever, what's she doing at the table, anyway?
Dumah: Well, she's my best friend!
Raziel & Turel: *loud snickers*
Kain: O...kay... *cough* Anyway, I have an announcement to make.
Raziel: *loudly* Another one?
Kain: *glares* Yes, another one. Your mother and I have decided that you lot are old enough for school, so--
Everyone: WHAT?
Turel: I was wrong... This isn't 'not good'. This is the end of the world!
Raziel: Dad, we don't need school.
Dumah: Yeah, we're too smart for them!
Zephon: We, as in us without you that is.
Dumah: What?
Kain: I'll take no arguments on this. You're kids--
Raziel: --teenagers--
Kain: --and you'll go to school. Period! Is that clear?
// Silence
Kain: Good. Now, I'll go and get ready for work, and you lot go straight to bed.
Turel: No way! It's way too early!
Zephon: Yeah, 'Star Trek' is on!
Turel: ...nerd...
Rahab: Besides, we slept enough in the morning, so technically we don't need any sleep for now.
Kain: All right then, you just go upstairs and... I dunno, have a pillow fight or something. We adults have important business to discuss.
Raziel: What kind of business?
Kain: The 'kids-shouldn't-know-this' kind of business.
Melchiah: Are you and mum going to plan your wedding?
Kain: Umm, no... not that kind of stuff.
Melchiah: What kind of stuff then?
Kain: Well, it's--oh never mind, you kids just go to bed, OK?
Turel: But dad--
Kain: NOW!
// Yes, Kain does have a lovely voice when he shouts... In less than two seconds, the kitchen is cleared of any teenagers... and, surprisingly enough, Vorador is missing as well.
Kain: *rolls eyes* Okay, never mind him... *takes out a deck of cards* So, who wants to play strip poker...?
// To be continued...