February 12th, 2006
I step inside the apartment, which feels old... and before I can even put my bag down, I hear someone's voice...
"Where have you been? There was no college trip. I already checked. Don't bother lying! I went to your college! Don't tell me you were with her again!" And Abby looked annoyed as always, but for some reason I just smiled when I saw her. She was so wrong, as always...
I walk past her to the couch and sit down casually, and without a second wasted, I speak: "I was out with friends, ok? It was not a college trip, but it was a trip, ok? Plus, what's the problem? Even if I was out with someone, why do you care? hmm?" And hearing me speak, Abby looked like she had eaten a raw chicken. Abby never expected Leo to just admit something like that!
"N-No way! You're a lying bastard. There is no way you have someone! No one will date someone like you! You're useless!" And Abby was looking down at me with disbelief in her eyes.
I speak in a smug tone: "What? You know I am handsome, right? No flexing, but it's pretty easy for me to get girls," and just as I say that, a pillow comes crashing down on my face. I barely dodge to the side and look at Abby like she is insane!
"Y- You have the guts to brag about something like that, you idiot! You have not been here for the past month, and this is what you say when you come back! admitting! your wrongdoings! bragging about them!" And all while Abby rants, she also tries to hit me with the pillow, and I just keep dodging with ease, but that only seems to make Abby even more annoyed!
"Hey now, I am not bragging, ok? You asked me a question, so I answered with another question and a little bit of a statement. It's not that crazy, Abby." And just then my back hit the wall behind me, and I was actually cornered?
"Ha, got you!" And just as Abby was about to slam the pillow on my face, I grabbed the pillow with my one hand and smiled at her and spoke, "Oh, Abby, you have grown weak! Have you not been eating?" And Abby was even more annoyed and also a little stunned. Abby thought, 'Since when was this idiot so strong?'
"Shut up, idiot. I have been eating well! But what's it to you anyway! Jerk, you're not here to check up on me anyway..." And Abby's words actually were meant to be harsh but end up sounding just sad to me...
"Yeah? Well, good thing I'm here to check up on you from now on, idiot," and I let go of the pillow, and Abby almost falls down, and she looks at me in shock. And she speaks, "What? You will be here to check up on me? What does that mean? Will you be living here?" And Abby was clearly trying to act casually, but she was failing badly, which almost made me laugh...
"Yes, I'll be here, ok? From now on, you know I need to give my little sister a little bit more of my attention, right?" I speak in a teasing tone as I gently pat Abby's head, and for a second Abby is just standing there, but then she shakes her head fast and jumps back like she was hit by me or something!
"Shut up! You don't—how dare you say creepy shit like that! Weirdo... I am cooking dinner today! ok!" And Abby, in a grumpy way, walks away to the kitchen...
Ah, that felt better... I was not acting like James Lee today... no, I was just me today... Playful, teasing, and wholesome... hmm? Wow, I never realized I was like that...
And while Leo realized new things about himself that he did not even realize in his past life... Abby, on the other hand, was ranting in the kitchen to herself about how stupid her brother was, but for some reason, when Abby thought about that head pat Leo gave her, she had a small smile on her lips...
I step inside my room, and wow, it's only been a few months since I left this place, but wow, it feels like years have gone by... Well, this place is not even dusty. Hmm, Abby must have kept it clean... that little idiot...
I sit down on the chair, which feels weirdly bad. I was too used to airplane seats and also my couch back at my house in the woods... Wait, I should call that house something... What about Base 1? Not that's boring. How about 'Wooden House'? Yeah, that sounds harmless...
"Hmm, I can't believe I am saying this, but I did somewhat miss this metal sofa. Ava, by the way, are you happy now? that I am doing human interaction again?" I speak in a casual tone out loud, and before a second goes by, I hear a voice I know from the metal sofa...
"Yes, sir, this is much better for your health. You're acting like yourself now, and also this has boosted your happiness levels. Sir, thank you for listening to me..." The voice was calm and robotic as always, but for some reason it sounded happier. Again, I don't remember coding stuff like that...
"Ah, whatever… Ava, could you catch me up on everything that has been going on in my college? By the way? Since I am going there, give me a report on everyone in my class." I speak in a casual tone, and just as I speak on my screen, which now feels small since I was used to looking at big screens back at the wooden house...
Hmm, oh, that's it? It's so boring... Well, for the studies, I can just use Gray Matter to learn everything and catch up on months' worth of studying in minutes... And the students? They were also boring, to say the least. The normal 2006 college, but bullying is much more extreme and normalized. Is this just the normal MCU college? Well, at least the bullying in the movies makes sense if bullying was so normalized in this world... Huh, this world itself is different from Earth, huh? It makes sense this world is filled with weird stuff... This should just be one of the side effects of that...
And as I casually look through the files of everyone in my college, I freeze because I see a name that I know... "Jessica Jones," oh my, yeah, I almost forgot about her... but that's weird. The last time I remember Jessica, she was supposed to be in Queens...