Room 423, Saturday morning [4/26]

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Hoshi

With finals over, Hoshi was taking a well-deserved break and brushing up on her Arabic. She had a small whiteboard in her room and was practicing writing in Arabic characters.

Toru and Yoshiko

There was a little girl and a little boy making their way down the fourth floor hallway. The girl was the more eye-catching of the pair, with her blue skin, white hair and delicate antennae that moved from side to side. She clutched the hand of her little brother, who wasn't too steady on his feet yet. He was clearly Japanese, but if you looked closely, you would see a spoon-shaped ridge in the center of his forehead.

Hoshi	There was a knock on the door, so Hoshi put her pen down and went to answer it.
Yoshiko	"Mama! We were looking everywhere for you!" squealed Yoshiko, rushing forward and letting go of her brother so she could hug Hoshi's legs.
Toru	Without his sister as an anchor, little Toru sank to the floor.
Porthos	Meanwhile, Porthos came over to investigate the newcomers. He immediately started growling at the child sitting in the doorway.
Hoshi	Hoshi had been too stunned to say anything, but when she heard Porthos growl as he approached the little boy, she sprung into action. "Bad dog!" she said, rushing to pick up Toru in case Porthos became aggressive.
Toru	"Mama," said Toru, his face lighting up as he looked at Hoshi.
Hoshi	"Ummm..." said Hoshi, looking back and forth between the children.
Yoshiko	"Mama, you promised you were going to show us where you went to school," said Yoshiko. "Well, I saw it before, when you brought me to homecoming, but I want to see it again! And Toru never got to see it."
Hoshi	"Is this some kind of joke?" asked Hoshi.
Yoshiko	"Silly Mama," giggled Yoshiko. "Uncle Jonathon said you'd be surprised to see us."
Toru	Toru tugged gently at Hoshi's hair. "Hungry," he said.
Yoshiko	"I'm hungry too, Mama. It was a long shuttle ride just to get to our portal," said Yoshiko.
Hoshi	"Okay," said Hoshi, still befuddled. "So you and your friend are hungry."
Yoshiko	"You're funny, Mama. I'm Yoshiko and that's Toru. He's my little brother, even though we have different daddies," she said. "Can we get something to eat, Mama?"
Hoshi	Hoshi could feel a headache coming on. She decided it might be easier to feed the kids than to figure out where they came from.

[Toru's forehead looks kind of like this if you can't see it in the picture. These two pushed the boundaries on my ability to Photoshop. Okay for broadcast, NFI, OOC = ♥]

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