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[toughestknd]

[Hello, Mayfield. Have an angry Australian kid yelling into the phone.]Alright, I'm gonna give ya ten seconds to tell me what's going on here! What's with all these dorky clothes and toys in my room?! What'd you do with my parents and my baby brother?! And who moved my house to this lame neighborhood

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[swordthrowing]

And just what number are you counting to, exactly?

[ It would seem that an adult has entered the room behind you. She doesn't look the slightest bit amused, either. ]

[toughestknd]

Didn't you hear me? I said ten! [Oh, wait. That voice is coming from behind him!]

Where did you come from?!

[swordthrowing]

Eleven comes after ten, I'm afraid.

I live here. Unfortunately. [ sighing ] You didn't just wake up here, did you?

[toughestknd]

Then that means time's up already! And yeah, I did. Why?

[swordthrowing]

Even though you skipped numbers two through nine? [ looking for one of those fake family photos that are scattered around the house ] Well, regardless. If you woke up here, this is where you'll be stuck living for a while.

[toughestknd]

I'm just a fast counter! And I don't think so! I'm gettin' out of here!

[swordthrowing]

Why don't you sit down for a moment and let me explain the situation to you? [ That's not an order in the slightest--mostly because she doesn't particularly care about this kid that's just randomly shown up in her home. If he's going to storm out on her or anything along those lines, that's his business. ]

[toughestknd]

Or, you can tell me how to get out of this cruddy house!

[swordthrowing]

[ Without protesting, she points to the door. Still, she gives him a warning before he can leave. ]

You may do as you please, but you should be aware that there's no way out of the town. Beyond that, it will force you to return here if you're not back in a few days.

[toughestknd]

...hah! Sounds like you're trying to trick me, aren't you? I'm way too smart for that!

[swordthrowing]

I'm not trying to trick you, but you're more than welcome to find that out for yourself.

[ And with that, she's heading into the kitchen to make herself some tea. If he decides to look in after her, he might notice that there are cookies everywhere. ]

[toughestknd]

Hey, listen! I'm not gonna... [He follows just in case, and...]

...whoaaaaaa...

[swordthrowing]

[ Sugar cookies! Chocolate chip! Shortbread! Circle and star and heart shapes--and all homemade! Someone here must really like baking. ]

[ And Yumeko, meanwhile, is putting a kettle on like this isn't anything of note. ] ...Yes?

[toughestknd]

...[There must be like twelve kabillion cookies there!]

Sooo! I have to live here?

[swordthrowing]

[ She looks away from the teapot and back to him, a bit confused by his sudden change in attitude. ]

That would seem to be the case. Now, are you going to let me explain the situation properly?

[toughestknd]

...can I have one?