Knock. Knock. Knock.
Lillian knocked three tis on the door to her room, which was now her mother's room for her stay here.
After waiting for a mont, her mother answered the door. Watching as she opened it, she found that the woman was on a video call.
With... Soone extrely familiar.
"Is that you, Lillian?! You look so much more mature!"
It was her father, Liaren Ker Arius, the current head of her family and also the Head Researcher and owner of a research company.
He had short white hair, blue eyes similar to hers, wrinkles that told of his age reaching the middle of his life and a body that was wrapped in bandages as though he was a mummy.
She gave a small wave, smiling wryly while also with a look of concern for her father's current situation.
"Heya, Dad! How's it holding up in there? Are you... Getting any better?"
"W-well. I am sowhat getting better, but I certaintly don't feel like I am!" He let out a chuckle before adding:
"Congratulations on winning your match in the first round, by the way! I had tried to call a couple days ago, but it seems a certain mother... of yours didn't pick up."
Veronica giggled slightly at her husband's frustrated and irritated words due to her forgetfulness to answer.
As Lillian continued to stare at the screen, she found that her father wasn't using his hands to hold the device used in the video call. So, who could else could possibly be in the room?
Or was it that soone had the device leaned up against sothing before leaving him in private?
Fortunately, she ca to know extrely quickly and found that it was her first guess.
"My dear sister!"
The cara turned around to reveal a handso young man with platinum blonde hair and yellow eyes with features closer to Veronica.
This was her biological older brother, Victor.
"How've you been? Have you been eating well? What's it like at the academy? Have you made friends? Are any of the people there giving you trouble? I heard you managed to passed the Entrance Exam and managed to beco an actual student there—"
Lillian raised her hands, gesturing him to slow down with a tired expression as she tried to process his rapid-fired questions that made it seem like it was a pop quiz.
It seed that everyone in her family was extrely protective of her, especially her mother and older brother, due to the first thing they did when they saw her was asking her a multitude of questions.
"C-chill out, big brother. I'm fine and I've been eating well. I've also made so friends and even gotten myself a girlfri—"
"Eh?"
Lillian raised an eyebrow, finding her brother giving her an odd look. Did she say sothing that caused him to look at her that way?
"Uhm... Did I say sothing wrong?"
"... Were you about to say girlfriend? Like... In a lover, kind of way?"
Lillian widened her eyes as she listened to his question.
Was her brother... Against the concept of sa-sex relationships?
As she thought about this, she couldn't help but find that her brother was the first person to have this opinion. Everyone she had t so far was fine with it or secretly hid it very well.
In a way, it was almost refreshing... Maybe...
It didn't help that her brother was against her relationship, though.
"Eh... Yeah...? Is that a proble—"
"HUH!?"
Lillian flinched at his sudden yell.
She then watched as her brother pressed his entire face against the screen of his device, causing only his bright yellow eyes that had widened to be the sole focus on the screen.
His eyes were filled with obvious shock at her words. He was in disbelief.
Lillian sighed, waiting for the negative comnts that were going to flood out of the phone before stiffening at what she heard next.
"WHAT ABOUT THE PROMISE YOU MADE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?! You KNOW, THE ONE WHERE WE'LL GET MARRIED IN THE FUTURE?!"
Lillian's face imdiately twitched rapidly as she watched her brother pull his face away from the screen before using the back of his forearm to wipe away the tears that had suddenly co out.
She... Couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Her brother... Was her brother upset about so promise she made as a child when she didn't know any better?
Her brother wasn't against the thought of sa-gender relationship, but sothing as childish as that!?
Lillian slapped her face, facepalming at her brother, who continued to throw a tantrum like a child, while her father scolded him to calm down.
She rubbed the gap in between her brows.
'Why? Why is it that everyone I et is extrely weird in so way?'
She then pulled her face from her hand, thinking for a mont before realising:
'Hold on. Why is everyone in this ga weird? Why did the developer make them like that?! Can't I et soone as simple and normal!?'
Her Marionette was no different. She was weird. Millis was absolutely weird. Reph... Well, he was weird in so parts of the ga when it ca to shows and their scenes.
She rembered in one part of the ga where Reph wouldn't stop talking about a scene inside a show and would rant about it like a devoted follower.
Which... Wasn't uncommon, but still weird a bit.
After waiting for her brother to calm down, she heard him ask while sniffling:
"W-well... Could I et her to see if she is good for you, first?"
That was when Veronica pulled the screen away from Lillian and began to talk with stars shining inside her eyes.
"Oh, my, Victor! You have no idea how good she is to Lillian. She is an absolute catch, I tell you."
Lillian watched as her mother began to rant off her girlfriend to her brother, even hearing sothing about how well the black-haired woman could cook.
It was at this that Lillian couldn't help but wonder:
'D-... Do I just have weird tastebuds or sothing?'
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