"6am... Why am I up this early?" Mikaiah rolls herself out of bed, landing on the floor. She pushes herself up and stretches. "Hm? What's that noise?" Mikaiah walks over to her window and looks out her window. Outside there is a truck and many people around it, they are walking into the house next-door with a bunch of furniture. "AH! The new neighbours are here!" Mikaiah runs to her wardrobe and rummages through it. "Ahhh, my Mario hoodie won't be too good for a good impression... These plain pants should be okay... Maybe this green t-shirt with the triforce on it will be okay? Yeah, I'll go with that!"

After changing out of her dark blue PJs with Brand of the Exalt all over it and into her 'casual wear', she slides into her slip-on shoes that are a brown colour, before running downstairs and outside.

"Ah, I can give you a tour- Mikaiah, why are you up so early?" Kuya asks as his daughter approaches him and his new acquaintance.
"I asked the same thing myself." Mikaiah laughs, followed by a yawn.
"Well, while you here..." Kuya points toward the house. "You may as well go introduce yourself to Mackenzie. I saw her somewhere over there. She seems a little shy so don't come on too strong."
"Got it Papa!" Mikaiah winks and whips out the 'peace' sign before running off.

Weaving through the furniture and people and people carrying furniture, Mikaiah spots a blonde-haired girl who seems a little on the short side. She's sitting on the couch and staring at her phone, her bright blue eyes reflect the screen. She's wearing a plain white t-shirt and a cool-coloured skirt.

"Ohayou gozaimasu!" Mikaiah says, walking up to her. The girl is startled and shuffles back. Getting a better look at her, she has a widow's peak, her skin is peachy, hair is loose - aside from two ponytail-like bangs tied up to the side of her face that rest on her shoulders - and definitely does not look at all Japanese.

Mikaiah bows. "I am Mikaiah Mozuto, your next-door neighbour, and one of your upper-classmen at Akademi high." She greets.
The girl looks Mikaiah up and down. "H... Hello. I'm Mackenzie... Uh, last name is Curtis."

Mackenzie Curtis. She's in class 1-1, awkward and shy. She's kinda like me before I put in a plan to be more social. Just like me, she lost one of her parents when she was young, so she lives with her mother - Delilah - and her older brother - Owen. Around 155-ish tall in cm she is. Or not? Either way she's shorter than average it seems. Hopefully, once I take her under my wing... Um, she should be doing great! Yeah, that's it. I think the Gaming Club is gonna love her, I hope Mai doesn't crush her with hugs.

"Nice to meet you." Mikaiah replies. "Hey, since I have nothing to do today... Um, I can take you on a tour of the town! Maybe I can introduce you to some of your fellow classmen if we run into them!"
"Th... That sounds like a good idea." Mackenzie says, putting down her phone. "But, I gotta eat first."
"Of course. I'll just be waiting outside for you... Oh! I can go get my phone, we can give each other our numbers, you can text me... Do you have Miitomo? I can add you on that!" Mikaiah then runs off. Mackenzie looking rather awe-struck.

After rushing about her room to collect all her handhelds just incase then stuffing said handhelds in a plain bag one slings over their shoulder, she runs back down, back outside and back into the house next-door.

"That was fast..." Mackenzie says, a little surprised. Mackenzie hadn't even gotten off the couch in the time Mikaiah was rushing around to get her handhelds. "You sure seem excited."
"Yep!" Mikaiah happily laughs. "I'm normally not like this, maybe it's a side-effect from getting up this early... Oh! Maybe my papa and I can eat breakfast with your family!" She practically glows and emits soft, squishy flowers as some sort of strange aura, ala Animal Crossing.
"That sounds alright... I'll ask my mom." Mackenzie shuffles herself off the couch before standing up then running off.

Around an hour later, and the group of five are all having a pleasant chat at a table, with bowls and plates only having crumbs on them.

"So, how about that tour?" Mikaiah reminds Mackenzie.
"Huh? Oh yeah, that! Uh, mom? Can we be excused?" Mackenzie asks her mother.
"Oh, sure dear!" Her mother looks at Kuya. "You're fine with this right?"
"Of course Delilah. My daughter is old enough and responsible, they'll be fine!" Kuya responds with a smile. "I'll see you girls later!"

Mikaiah and Mackenzie stand up and they both bow before walking off.

Mikaiah puts her arm around Mackenzie and pulls her in nice and snug under her arm, accidentally pushing Mackenzie against her D-sized chest pillows. "So, shall I just randomly guide you around the town or do you want to point out where you want to go first?"
"I heard that this town has a beach... Should we go there?" Mackenzie asks.
"Ah the beach! Of course! It's that way!" Mikaiah points in the direction of the beach. She lifts her leg high before slamming it down on the ground and marching towards it, almost tugging Mackenzie along with her but obviously not on purpose.

When they arrive, the beach has a few people hanging about. Some just by themselves, others in groups of around three to seven. It's obviously not super busy due to the position of the sun in the sky; some people like sleeping in until around 9am on weekends.

Mikaiah suddenly lets out a scream.

"You alright?!" Mackenzie freaks out as Mikaiah does her best to hide behind Mackenzie.
"It's Budo..." Mikaiah utters.
"Who's Budo?" Mackenzie questions.
Mikaiah dusts herself off and floofs up her hair, making sure she looks all calm and neat. "He's a good friend of mine..."
"There's more isn't there?" Mackenzie pushes further.
"And I have a crush on him that my classmates all know about but for some strange reason they're all keeping it a secret from Budo...I don't deserve to have a secret such as that be kept." She admits, trying to hold a smile together. Her facial expression is ready to break into either tears or more fangirl screaming. "S-so, wanna go meet him?"
"Sure..." Mackenzie says, not too fussed.

Mikaiah pulls Mackenzie over to Budo.
Budo is in a short-sleeved white shirt and black shorts. His feet are currently bare, with his shoes being placed on a nearby blanket. He still wears his bandana, as if he never takes it off. Upon seeing Mikaiah walk up to him, he stops kicking the air to wave and properly greet her once she comes closer. "Fancy seeing you here Mikaiah!"
"I didn't know you trained at the beach! I thought you would have done it at the Dojo or-" Mikaiah chuckles, somewhat embarrassed.
"Oh, who's this?" Budo looks down at Mackenzie, who is quick to hide behind Mikaiah.

"This is Mackenzie Curtis. She's the new first year in Class 1-1." Mikaiah briefly introduces Mackenzie to Budo.
"Isn't she from somewhere outside of Japan? I think I heard some Teachers talking about a new foreign student..." Budo recalls.
"That's the one." Mikaiah says with a slight nod.
"It's um...nice to meet you Budo." Mackenzie slowly steps out from behind Budo, bowing before him.
Budo smiles, and gently ruffles her hair. "Welcome to Bruzua town Mackenzie! I hope you like it here!"
Mackenzie tenses up a little, turning red. "I-I will!" She reassures him.

Budo then pretend-punches Mikaiah's shoulder. "You look after her, alright?"
"Of course I will!" Mikaiah replies, looking a little flustered.
Budo chuckles a little bit. "Well, I'll see you later! I need to get back to training."
"I'll leave you to it, cya Budo!" Mikiaiah replies before grabbing Mackenzie's arm and jogging off with her.

After an hour of being a Tour Guide, Mikaiah...still isn't done showing Mackenzie around. But suddenly, everyone's favourite student that's having a secret relationship with a fiery demon shows up. "Mikaiah-Senpai, Mikaiah-Senapi!" She calls, long green hair flowing in the lack of wind with thick strands of hair thumping against her chest. She pushes her heels into the ground before she can crash into Mikaiah.
"Midori-chan, what are you doing here?" Mikaiah asks, tilting her head a little.
"Oh! We forgot to tell you about the Gaming Club dinner, didn't we? I came looking for you to tell you since your phone seems to be off!" Midori replies, her bright green eyes shine in the reflected sunlight.
"Oh, so that annoying buzzing was you." Mikaiah says with a hidden sigh.

Midori then turns her attention to Mackenzie. "Who are you?"
Mackenzie goes silent, acting like her usual shy self. She clings to Mikaiah's shirt.
"This is Mackenzie Curtis. She's in your class... Well, will be starting from Monday." Mikaiah answers.
"Oh! We've all been talking about you! We're going to give you a hearty welcome, we promise it'll be great!" Midori says with a smile. "Now um, back to the dinner! We're having it at the Sushi restaurant. It was Pippi's idea that we all get together and discuss the future of the club. She wanted it to be a lot more formal than simply texting, and she also really wanted to go eat sushi." She explains. "How about Mackenzie comes? It would be a nice way to get her warmed up to the others so she has a less stressful time at school!"
"I did not know you were capable of good ideas Midori." Mikaiah jokes. "What do you think?"
"W-well... I should ask my mom first..." Mackenzie says, a little unsure.
"I can handle that!"

From her bag, Mikaiah pulls out her phone, she unlocks it then pulls out her contacts, tapping on the contact of her dad. She starts speed-texting away, her fingers move fast from all those years of building up reflexes by playing all those super hard games that kids played in the 80s.
Mackenzie and Midori watch in awe, as it takes mere seconds to type out messages to reply. Her dad seems to have the same speed, considering on the short time it takes to get a reply.
Silence.
"Your mom says it's okay!" Mikaiah says with a smile after some more silence, locking her phone again then putting it away.

"Well, since you're not being obnoxious right now, how about you help me give Mackenzie a tour?" Mikaiah offers the green-head.
Midori excitedly nods, finally feeling as if she's on top of the world for once and now she can answer questions instead of asking them. It's basically her dream come true. Maybe? Who truly knows...

The trio complete the tour in a few more hours, it may have been an hour or two less if Midori didn't get carried away. The sun is setting and it appears to be 5pm.

"Ah! We will be meeting the gang in an hour! Let's head there now, they might already be there!" Midori says, tugging on Mikaiah's left arm.
"Alright, let's go then! It'll take us a few minutes to get there anyway." Mikaiah makes sure Mackenzie is still behind her, which she is. She takes a deep breath. "Lead the way Midori!"

After Midori stops chasing a cat, they arrive at 5:30pm.

Pippi waves upon seeing Midori and Mikaiah.
"Ah, they're over there!" Midori runs over, Mikaiah gently pulls Mackenzie along.

The group is sat on two couches with other couches attached behind said couches. A table sits between the two couches.
Pippi and Ryuto are sat on one side, Mai on the other. Mikaiah joins Mai with Midori joining Pippi and Ryuto. Mackenzie sits rather close to Mikaiah, feeling a little intimidated.

"Ah, this must be Mackenzie." Mai says with a warm, big sister-esque voice. "Midori texted us about you not too long ago... You look so cute!" She continues with a smile.
"Yeah, nice to meet you!" Pippi adds to the conversation.
Ryuto simply smiles, not knowing how to really introduce himself. Then he gets a spark. "Ah, I'm Ryuto. This here is Pippi and that's Mai."
Mackenzie gulps, shivering a little bit. "H...Hi..." She shyly replies.

"So, let's all order!" Pippi says, slamming down the menus.
Mackenzie flinches at the sudden slam.
"Don't be scared, we're all socially awkward here... Except Mai, she knows how to talk to normal people." Mikaiah says with a soft chuckle.

After ordering, Pippi hands back the Menus and rubs her hands together. "Now, time to talk about the future of the club!"
"Hey, can we do something first?" Midori asks.
"Sure, what is it?" Pippi asks back.
Midori then points to Mackenzie. "How about we ask her if she wants to join the club?"
"Oh, good idea! Do you wish to join Mackenzie?" Pippi asks.
"We don't bite you know." Am calmly says, smiling her charming smile seems to put Mackenzie at ease.

Mackenzie looks around at the table, eager-looking faces stare back.
"U-um... Sounds like fun."

Everyone quietly cheers as to not cause a ruckus in the restaurant.
"This makes you an official member of our club, and you are officially invited to our Overwatch session tomorrow!" Ryuto says.
"Wait wha-" Mackenzie is rather shocked to have her just be a member with the click of a finger.
"Alright, here's your D-pad badge you wear; custom-made by Mikaiah." Pippi pulls it out of what is seemingly an invisible bag.
"Uh-" Mackenzie holds her hand out to accept the badge, simply out of reflex.
"I have our Skype usernames and Mikaiah has all our online 'Gamer Tags' for each console so you can simply ask her later for those." Mai holds out a sheet of paper, each with usernames. If you're curious, the usernames are as follows: OsuOsu111, IamRyu320, DpadQueen1980, DereWaifv3 and 44MissGreen.
Mackenzie glares at the paper in confusion. "Can you please s-"
"We all have our phones right? If not you have a twitter or Facebook right?" Midori asks.
"I-"
"Excuse them, it's been a while since we've gotten a member. Midori was pre-registered back in middle school so she doesn't really count." Mikaiah chuckles a little. "Just let them finish and you'll be fine." She gently strokes Mackenzie's head, before taking the badge and pining it on her shirt.
"Oh yeah! We gotta give her the codes so she can play games in the computer lab!" Ryuto says.
"Damn, I don't think I have those with me!" Pippi says.