Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

We were still sitting on the staircase that would lead to the 3rd floor but since we already started, I leaned my back on the wall and just faced them right after I trailed. Kaley was the only one who knew about the name but like the other two, she didn't know much about her except that she was pseudo-family.

"Who's Aoi?" Rin and Cynthia asked simultaneously.

"I was just about to get to--"

Rin turned to Kaley, "You know her then?"

Kaley stammered, "Umm, we uhh… t-talked about her briefly right b-before we… you know… the first time we did it with… e-everybody..."

'Right...'

Cynthia interjected, "First time? Everybody-- Oh… Oh! Oh~ But who's she?"

Kaley shrugged her shoulders, "All I know is that she's kinda her childhood friend and if I remember this correctly… she's kinda his older stepsister?"

Rin and Cynthia slowly turned to me with an expecting and a knowing look before Kaley just realized the innuendo she brought upon us.

I almost facepalmed as I shook my head, "Let's just say that she really is kinda my older sibling even if we weren't related in any way."

Kaley interjected once more, chuckling, "Older... Stepsister..."

"Sure..."

Kaley tried one more time, "Ara~ Ara~"

"Pfft!"

"Oh my god!"

I was gnashing my teeth from embarrassment, "Stop! Kaley!"

Kaley was smiling brightly as she teased me, "Okay! I'll stop! Paint us a picture! What's she like? Is she pretty? Do you like her? You guys done it before? Big boobs?"

Cynthia added, "Does she have a big butt? A little horny? Adventurous?"

Rin added differently, "Wait… She's from Japan, right? So… kinda like me? Quiet? Just saying… you know… Usually… Oh! Does she know how to use those too? How about--"

I cut them off, "Okay, okay. Are you three gonna listen to me or you're just gonna form conclusions?"

The three went completely silent but their eyes were twinkling.

'Good grief...'

"Okay, I'll start… But I'll tell you two what I told Kaley last time… It's just the way I do things--"

"JUST DO IT! YOU'RE GONNA BLABBER ON FOR A BIT BUT HURRY IT UP! WE HAVE A LOT TO GO THROUGH!"

"Sure..."

I enlightened the two about my other family from Japan but their faces turned solemn when they just remembered that Japan was one of the places that went down early. However, it was only the government that shut down and everything else was still on the table.

I was still hoping to receive a return call but after all this time, there was still no ring from the other side.

With that said, as soon as I relayed to Rin and Cynthia about what I told Kaley before, more questions started pouring out from them.

"That really happened?!"

"So cool!"

"They're definitely still over there, I'm sure of it."

"I hope they come here though..."

"If they taught you what you know, they wouldn't fall off just as easily as their government did. Trust me."

I was in agreement with most of the things they were saying but there were still questions left unanswered. I tried deflecting as much as I could but this needed to happen right now.

"Listen, Old Man Kaiseki picked her up from his own travels and she's one of few that's just like me. She's part Japanese but she was given the name Aoi because of her eyes. Unlike most of us, her eyes were piercing blue like--"

Rin interjected, "Like Tatiana?"

I chuckled, "Not exactly. More like Katya's eyes but a little warmer..."

"Warmer?"

"You know, Katya's gaze looks a little fierce but Aoi's gaze is really~ gentle… most times..."

"Most times?"

"Well--"

Kaley interrupted me, "You're starting with these cliffhangers agai--"

I cut her off, "Shh~ It kinda engages you, right? Just let it happen~ Just let it happen~ Anyway, want me to talk about what she looks like more, or do we start talking about how I came upon the lesson I just taught Tatiana?"

The two were about to answer but Kaley overpowered both of them, "Paint. A. Picture."

"I actually have some photos--"

"No! Just tell her what she looks like from your eyes."

"I like that sound of that."

"Me too."

"Fine..."

"Get started."

"I am!"

"You aren't!"

"Stop inte--"

"Just go!"

"Haaaaaaa…. Okay, okay… She's almost as tall as me and she has long, flowing hair."

Rin interjected, "Is she blonde or?"

"Right. But no, she has black roots. I think most of what she got from her other counterpart is the eyes..."

"Most?"

"Umm..."

"You just said 'most', what's the other--"

I started scratching the side of my face, "It's not imp--"

Kaley was smiling a little too mischievously as she slapped my leg, "Oh god, you're blushing! Aha! Is it her boobs?! It's her boobs, right?! How big are they?! Tell me! I won't get mad!"

I looked away, "P-Pretty big…"

"Oh~~~ Now, we're getting somewhere… But the question is… who's bigger?"

I tried to change the subject, "Kaley, it's not a conte--"

"It's not, but I wanna know!"

'I wanna die… like right fucking now...'

"It's… It's..."

"Just answer me! I said I won't get mad! Wait-- Is she?! Wow..."

"N-No! It's been a while-- Shit! Fuck! Okay, okay… Hmm~ It's… It's quite close but it's a little different..."

"Different? How?"

"S-She has… in… i-in… inver-- inverted umm… n-nipples..."

As soon as I said that, Rin and Cynthia covered their mouths as their faces flushed red but Kaley was looking at me straight in the eye while one of her eyebrows was higher than the other. She was still faintly smiling but she started to nod ever so slowly.

"Uh-huh..."

Was all that came from Kaley's mouth right after.

"W-What? Did I say something?"

"You already slept with her, right? Don't lie to me… I know that look. You could always see how big something is by looking at it but knowing what her… her little buttons are like? You just confessed to something without even knowing it."

'Ah, crap.'

"Kaley, I--"

"I said I won't get mad, right? I'm just… I'm just a little surprised. Hmm, one question… Is she your first?"

'Her fucking insight is working overtime right now… FUCK!'

I tried to go down swinging, "Why am I being interrogated right now?! I'm not here asking you three's first!"

Cynthia answered first with a cheeky smile, "You."

Rin added with a blush, "You."

Kaley finished up, "A jerk in college who couldn't even last ten seconds. Any more questions?"

I felt so defeated, "Fine. You're right. She's my first… for mostly everything."

'Where did this conversation gone off to...'

I was being ganged up on by the three and I had no one in my corner. I felt so embarrassed sharing a few things about my life but it was actually fun to see them so interested and invested. Furthermore, they were also interested in the person they haven't met but an image was slowly forming in their heads.

Cynthia had her eyes closed as she spoke, "Okay~ She has a body that's almost like Kaley's but a little bit taller, long hair, blue eyes, a warm gaze, inverted nips… what else?"

"Physically?"

"Sure."

"Hmm~ She has a fair complexion, she's very athletic… really f-flexible and she has great stamina and muscle endurance… Also--"

Kaley cut me off, "Let's rewind a little bit… She's your first… But… Are you hers? Just curious..."

I stammered before I let out an answer, "Y-Yeah..."

"Okay."

"Okay?"

"I said okay."

"Okay..."

'Uh-oh...'

A little bit of tension was forming as nervous chuckles were starting to get used but despite that, Kaley was still keeping the same expression she did earlier. However, I was gonna leave it up to her if she really wouldn't get mad as I told more stories and answered more questions.

Rin inquired, "What did she do for jobs though? Did she finish anything?"

"Oh! She really wasn't sure what to do or study for so she would just attend classes here and there while showing up to their shop. Their handmade goods are fire and you couldn't learn to do it anywhere else. Add those with training, she wasn't able to pick something to major on."

"Right! She trained with you, right? Who's better?"

I instantly answered, "Me."

Kaley muttered, "Liar. You answered that so fucking fast..."

"Heh. It depends, it depends..."

"Be serious..."

"She did train longer and more full time than me, she's no joke. However, something just clicked from a few years back when I was back on the saddle. Oh! But here's what I'm about to say next: In the right circumstances, Tatiana will lose a one-on-one with her bare-fisted. Tatiana beat me once but I lost to her countless times already."

"What?!"

"Really?"

"You're joking. What do you mean by right circumstances?"

"It's just the way they fight. If Tatiana exploded at the get-go without stopping, she'll win. But, if Aoi managed to drag it, Tatiana'll lose inevitably. In my case, I was training alongside her and she knows my moves, also taught me some of them. That's why I tried learning different disciplines… Nothing is supreme if you pick the best ones from everything."

Rin continued, "But… What if they're using swords? She has one too, right? You know, a set like yours."

I started chuckling, "She mainly uses a naginata but even if she uses a katana like mine, Tatiana will still have no chance. Well, if they're gonna try to kill each other at least. If they're just sparring, the odds of either of them winning is 50-50… I think..."