Mature Content Warning: Not much, but a little foul language

Author's Note:

Chapter 17.2: Upgrades and Understandings

The well-lit hallways of the family tower were as clean and austere as they always were. While any given room might in a state of complete disarray, the hallways were a different story.

Origin nodded politely to a goddess wearing a maid outfit. The cat-eared woman smiled sweetly then went back to tidying up. The cat-eared goddess loved her work and it even provided her a discount when it came to gaming supplies. Score!

The goddess of love left the goddess of keeping the hallways clean to her tasks. She wanted to see what had gotten her sister so excited.

Shara’s door was decorated with tiny little images of miniature ninjas and throwing stars. Origin could not help but smile when she saw it. Her sister had always been a fan of ninjas.

Suddenly, the door opened and Shara popped her head out. “Origin! Thank goodness! I need you!”

The ninja goddess grabbed Origin by the wrists and quickly dragged her into her room. The door shut just as quickly as it had opened. A few seconds later a happy cat-eared goddess swept her way through the area while humming a song to herself.

Inside of Shara’s room, the pony-tailed goddess gestured toward her monitor. “There! Do you see my problem?”

Origin blinked at her then glanced over at the screen. Despite the fact that it was on the other side of the room, she could easily see the tiny line of code that her sister had pointed at previously. “Oh, you found one?”

“Yes! I think he’ll do perfectly...” said Shara with excitement, before her voice shifted to a sad tone.

“What’s wrong, Shara?” asked Origin. The blue haired goddess took her sister by the hand and looked her in the eyes.

Shara shook her head. “I think he’s perfect... a Scott of my own... but...”

“But...?” asked Origin.

“What now!” exclaimed the girl. She pouted at her sister then started to sniffle a little.

“Go meet him, I guess?” asked Origin. What was so hard about that? She had finally found a dimensional variation of

Scott that met her criteria. Sure, it was odd that she insisted that it be another Scott, but who was Origin to judge her sister?

“Oh right, sure... It’s that simple...” Shara grumbled a little then pouted at her sister. Why was she not being more helpful? She already had her Scott. She obviously knew how to acquire one...

“Well, yeah. Just go see him and tell him...” said Origin.

Shara snorted loudly. “Right, I just pop into his life and announce myself then start to tell him how much I am in love with him....”

Origin’s eyebrows pressed together slightly. “Sure, what’s wrong with that?”

The ninja girl looked at her sister with an incredulous expression. “It’s a completely unbelievable premise! What kind of girl meets a guy for the first time ever, then just tells him stuff like that?”

The blue haired goddess made a choking sound then winced. That remark had hit a little close to home. Origin chose to change the subject slightly. “Well, you don’t know him yet. Why not get to know him first and then tell him you want to have his babies, or something.”

Shara rolled her eyes then frowned at her sister. “That takes too long! I need a boyfriend to play with, now.”

Origin laughed at her overly excited sister then nodded. “Well, if you come on too strong he might think you’re weird.”

The red-haired goddess sighed. “True, I guess. But... He’s so cute and fat, and no other girl is currently interested in him.”

“Uh, really?” asked Origin. She tried to picture a fat Scott who had no girls interested in him. Unfortunately, she could not suspend her disbelief enough to appreciate that sort of image properly.

Shara nodded enthusiastically. “Yes! He’s obviously an incredible catch! I need to get to him before he re-connects with his pretty childhood friend or some random overly attractive alien girl falls out of the sky and lands on him. That happens far too often...”

“Yeah, I suppose. Relationships take time, though. Did you know that it took me several minutes to confess my love? Several minutes! I thought that I would die if it took any longer.” explained Origin.

Shara winced. “That does seem like a long time... I figured that I’d say hello and we’d talk briefly and then we’d get married. That’s how it works, right?”

Origin screwed her lips to the side then acquired a thoughtful expression. “I thought so, too, but Scott seemed to think otherwise.”

“That’s just because your Scott has relationship issues. My Scott is thirty years old and has never had a girlfriend, so he’s obviously perfect.” said Shara confidently.

“He used to be your Scott, too.” said Origin defensively.

Shara nodded. “Hey, if you’re willing to share him like a good sister would, I’ll forget about fat Scott and go confess my love to our Scott immediately.”

“Not so much, no.” said Origin.

Shara pouted at her. “I really would prefer that, though...”

“I know, but...” said Origin. It was bad enough that she had to share her man-candy with Ero. She liked the little fairy, but it made her entire body feel like it had caught on fire whenever she saw the tiny thing fluttering around Scott.

The red-haired goddess sighed softly. “Right, so I’ll try to find someone to play with...”

“Does, it have to be Scott, though?” asked Origin.

Shara nodded. “I think so...”

“Why?” asked Origin.

The beautiful ninja shook her head slowly. “I just... I don’t know much about boys... I guess. If it’s Scott, I am sure I can love him... because... Well, you already know why.”

“Shara...” Origin leaned in and gently slipped her arms around her sister.

Shara returned her embrace then kissed her on the cheek. “I can’t be certain of that with anyone else. Can you please try to understand my feelings?”

Origin hugged her sister tightly then sighed. “Yes... am I being selfish in wanting to keep him all to myself.”

“Hell, yes.” replied Shara without missing a beat, and without a hint of humor in her tone.

Origin laughed at her then pushed her away. “Too bad.”

“My sister is so mean!” Shara made a cute face at Origin, but the blue-haired girl would not relent. She had already been forced to share Scott as much as she was willing.

The girls chatted briefly for a few minutes after that. Shara had to figure out the best way to insert herself into her fat, basement dwelling, Scott’s life. She would have to meet his mother, since he lived with her, and that could be a difficult proposition if she could not convince him to fall madly in love with her in a short amount of time. She planned to live with him, after all.

“Why can’t he just accept that immediately, and we can skip to the wedding scene?” asked Shara.

“Love doesn’t work like that... I confessed to Scott early on, but it is only recently that he has truly accepted my feelings.”

Shara pouted. “Well, I suppose I can understand that.”

“Yeah.” said Origin.

Shara grinned. “Hey, at least my Scott only has a part-time job. We will have a lot of time to work on our relationship and train him to be a true badass.”

“Wow, you’re so lucky Shara.” said Origin with a smile. It was nice that her sister had found someone who was not overly obligated. He could play with her for long periods of time.

The ninja girl sighed gently, a happy smile on her face. “Yeah, he’s so pathetic and human. I can’t wait to get to know him better.”

Origin laughed brightly at her sister then asked, “What kind of training?”

“Well, I figure that since he likes fighting games and role playing games so much, I would find a way to sneak in those sorts of abilities.”

“Wouldn’t that cause a major issue in that world?” asked Origin. Someone with the powers of a fighting game or role playing game character would be a major problem for most human worlds.

“Nah, there are people in that world who can withstand nuclear blasts and shatter planets. One random cute little fat guy with his own super powers won’t be a big deal.”

“Oh, so you’re going to be visiting one of those sorts of Earths?”

“Yeah, I’ll still help you deal with Corpse Rat and those idiots on the board who want to scrap the current ARS for profits.” said Shara.

“Really? Great! Thanks, sis.” Origin gripped her sisters hands then smiled happily. It was good to know that her lonely little sister was going to try her luck at finding a proper boyfriend, and would also continue to help out the family business.

“Seriously, though... What should our names be? I’m pretty sure about mine, but what should his superhero name be?” asked Shara.

“RPGman?” asked Origin thoughtfully.

“Nah, it works, but it sounds more like he conjures rocket propelled grenades.” said Shara.

“Hmm, you’re right. Picking a proper name is pretty difficult.” admitted Origin.

Shara grinned while showing her sister a moronic expression. “This is going to be great...”

Origin laughed again. Shara had not been this excited in quite some time. She had convinced herself that she was in love with Scott, but the truth was that she was just lonely and wanted to spend time with someone who thought she was special. She loved the idea of Scott, so she had fixated on choosing a Scott that would allow her to be both a kickass ninja goddess and a girl who gets to spend a lot of time with her possible love interest.