The twins may have incredible good looks, but they're clumsy as hell when they actually try to be seductive. It just turns into a huge mess as soon as they make any effort. For example, Laika is at her most charming when she's still half asleep and getting ready for the day.

"Zep. We should get back into horse racing."

"...Zep, we need to get girlfriends. ...Or boyfriends. I don't really care. We've just been single for two long." "...Lai, that would require us to properly meet new people."

"...Zep, none of these people even have abs. I haven't seen a single actual washboard stomach here yet."

"Wendy is somebody who was nearly murdered, and you forgave the one who tried to do it." Laika has no respect for Reina. She wanted to try making up for the old days when she heard that Reina was in the hospital, but now? Now she sees that Reina was never worth the fuss. She's the second most-

"You've already been told what her compromise is, Re-" SMACK! ...Zephyr didn't even finish his sentence before Laika straight up slapped Reina across the face. "Get over yourself, spoiled little bitch. Nobody listens to you? Well why the hell would they when you don't listen to them? Lavinia and-

...Laika looks like she's about to punt Reina out the window. "Zep, gimme your newspaper." "...I don't just keep a newspaper on hand." "Dammit. Find me a magazine, then. I need to roll something up and smack Pipsqueak." Zephyr's just going to sigh and take over for a while. "Reina, listen.-

"...Hate to break it to you, Pipsqueak. But I'm pretty sure this right now is the sign that you already used your last chance. Kinda too late to be asking for another last chance." The twins can certainly agree that talking to Reina feels like talking to a particularly thick wall sometimes. They-

"...Pipsqueak. Mom's been gone a long time now. And..." Looks like Laika's actually hesitant to say this, but... Eventually she gets it out. "You were the closest to her. You were the one taken along to the island that day. Not the rest of us. The rest of us just... We've done our mourning and-

There's a sigh, and Laika ruffling Reina's hair... A bit too roughly, though. "You have to let go if she's decided that she's done with us, Pipsqueak. If you try to force her to stay, then you are making it all about you. You're just trying to make what you want happen, even if it's what she-

...The twins are not looking impressed right now. "Listen, pipsqueak. Stop making everything about you. It's always what you want around here. If anybody else could get their way around you, then Lavinia wouldn't need to ditch the family again and move to a region with no Kingchesters to chase her-

"Yeah yeah, just eat up, pipsqueak. We have some news for you." News which neither of the twins quite wants to be the one to bring up... But after a bit of silent conversation through a staring contest, Zephyr sighs. Looks like this is his responsibility. "...Lavinia got a job offer, and she's-

Speak of the devil (and her brother)... "Howdy pipsqueak. We brought food. ...Well, Zep did." Yep, Zephyr's bringing over... A BBQ pulled pork sandwich? "We weren't sure what you'd want, but I did know Laika would eat it on auto pilot if I let her carry it."

"...I think we should get dinner before we break the new to Reina, Zep." "You just want to check out those food trucks, don't you?" "...Maybe. Listen, we can get something for the Pipsqueak, too!"

...Laika's still kind of chuckling to herself about the 'dart in your balls' joke from the other day. And Zephyr's just pretending not to notice.

"...Zep, I still can't get ahold of-" Click. "Yeah, hey Lavinia. We need to meet up and talk. Yeah. Yeah, I know. Yeah, that works. See you there. Bye." ...That's a loud silence. "...She ignored five of my calls. Why'd she answer you right away?" "I don't call her 'Melons'." "...Dammit."

"..." Laika's just walking off. She can't believe that Reina is still being so wishy-washy and uncertain... And Zephyr's just sighing and scratching his head. "...I hope whatever choice you make works out." And... He's off as well. The twins can't be apart for too long.

"Listen, we don't know a damn thing about Wendy aside from Celia hating her. She could be an absolute delight. Maybe we would be okay with her on a personal level. Wouldn't get in bed with her while somebody in the family hates her, and wouldn't try to force the family to change their minds in her,-

"...Then it's like Zep said. The choice is going to be made for you. ...No. Let's be honest. You made your choice a long time ago, and you didn't have the balls to tell Celia. You're not trying to do what's right by her. You're trying to tell her that she's wrong about something that matters to-

The twins are trading another look, and... That's a pair of sighs. "So you're using your failure with Celia as a stepping stone to do better by the friend who is going to be viewed as betraying her." ...This time is was Zephyr making a cutting comment. "...We'll talk to Lavinia about your-

"Death?!" Yes, Laika. Death. "First...?" No, Zephyr. She hasn't died multiple times. ...Came close, though. Buuut he's going to try to compose himself. "That's... That's probably a conversation for later. Back to the mess with your love life... Sorry, that wasn't very delicate. But... Reina,-

The twins are trading another look. Something still isn't adding up to them, but that might require a conversation with Celia directly. But it looks like Laika still has something to say in the meantime. "So basically... Things are getting worse between those two, but you're still trying to play-

The twins are trading a look, and... "Partners? Damn, girl. That ain't helping the indecisive imagine." Oi, Laika- At least Zephyr's putting his hand on Laika's head before she says anything more. "Alright. I can see why you butted heads with Lavinia. I understand why it happened, and it gives-

"...Did you ever get your ass in gear and fulfill that promise later on? 'Cause if not, you're still breaking that promise every day." Laika hitting the weak spot at full force, huh? "Like if you fulfilled it later and she's still mad, then she's just being a fussy baby. But if you still haven't-

"Got a dart in your balls, huh? Sounds painful." ...Laika's comment just got a facepalm out of Zephyr. "She meant-" "Yeah yeah, her little froggy and apparently a Reshiram in Pokeballs. I just had to have a little fun with her word choice, 'cause I didn't understand a bunch of that stuff. Like,-

"Ah, Zep just saw you in the newspaper- Dude still reads the paper, can you believe it? Anyway, we decided to come check on you. ...Those windows gotta be a pain in the ass for the nurses checking on patients through the window. Kinda a safety risk, dontcha think?" But Zephyr's done talking to the-

"Howdy, pipsqueak. Who're you calling short?" There's Laika striding in, bending right to look Reina in the eye. "Need a monocle these days? Zep and I ain't exactly the tallest, but we're still not fit to be getting called short." And Zephyr's still just straightening his jacket back out and-

"Perfect, thank y- ugh!" Laika just grabbed him by the collar and started dragging him down the hall... She's certainly eager to finally reach her goal after all that searching... "30-B... 30-B... 30-B... There!" "Lai, take it easy or they'll have to admit me, too..."

They are not looking from the sky, unfortunately. Fortunately, they are running out of options. They gotta find it eventually, even if Laika has long since stopped jokingly flirting with the nurses. ...In fact, she's making Zephyr do the talking this time. "Excuse me, we're trying to find the-

"Hold me back, Zep. I'm gonna scream." "Sis, we'll find her eventu-" "This was the sixty-ninth hospital, Zep! If we were going to get payoff after so much searching, it would be on the funny number!"

"Bro, if we don't find her today, I'm gonna lose it." "I certainly hope we will. It would be best not to let you destress with retail therapy again. ...I can't believe you bought a car wash."

"Zep. I-" "Permission granted." Seems Zephyr knows exactly what Laika was about to ask, but what- Oh. He's giving her wallet back. This search is driving her crazy, so she's coping through impulse shopping.

"Hello nurse~" "I'm sorry, miss. My sister has been greeting every nurse she meets like that today." "It's the only thing keeping me sane. We've checked thirty other hospitals today. Please tell me Shrimp- I mean, Reina Kingchester is here." "We weren't told which hospital she was admitted to."

"We've checked twenty hospitals. How many hospitals does one region need?!" "Says the woman who has never even caught a cold..."

"So that's five hospitals she's not at, Zep." ...How fast are they checking through different hospitals?! "It's fine, Lai. She had something digging in her head. I doubt she'll be going anywhere for a while."

"...So like, which hospital would she be in, though?" "I couldn't answer that, Lai. Maybe we'll need to ask around."

"...So the shrimp's probably in a hospital, right Zep?" "Most likely, yes. Do you intend to go see her?" Oh dear. A sibling reunion in the hospital of all places...

"...Hey, Lai? Come look at this article, please." "Dude, I can't believe you still read newspapers. What's so..." Laika's tilting her head and pointing to a picture on the article her brother is pushing her to look at. "...Dude. Is that our shrimpy little sister?" The twins finally found out...

"I could take the whole family in a fight." Laika is certainly confident. "Pokemon battles, not fist fights." Zephyr is the one actually paying attention. "...I could probably take half of the family at least."

"Bro-" "No." "Bro, pl-" "Laika, no." "Dude, just-" "You already own seven." "Just give me my wallet!" "Not until you stop impulse spending." "This isn't an impulse, it's an investment!" "You don't need to own an eighth laundromat." "But this one's big enough to add a vending machine!" -

"...I guess nobody has any rizz, bro." "Seems that way, sis. Or maybe you just scared everybody off again like that time at the water park." ...What's the story there?

The twins need to go do some very important stuff (Laika saw a carnival and food trucks, Zephyr's in charge of the wallets), but they could use a good laugh when they get back. Making a move on just one or both of them are both totally valid options.

Now listen. Some people might say stuff like, 'Hey, you two know you'll have to separate eventually when you find partners and get married, right? It's not natural for siblings to stay together forever.' And to that they say, 'We have a whole plan, shut up.'

Laika and Zephyr are not equipped to be apart for more than an hour. Anything longer than that and all of their habits start falling apart. They can only keep themselves occupied without some form of feedback from each other for so long.

Well... They can at least promise that the only extremes they'll suggest are necessary to fix things. They're not going to try executing anybody or anything like that. ...Lavinia will be tricky, but they'll see what they can do once they're filled in.

...Neutrality will be their goal, for better or worse. At least as far as Wendy is involved. Other issues, who's to say?

Well... Mostly an attitude fix, the results of which will play a big part in either fixing the sibling relationships or making the break permanent.

Uh. That particular issue looks like it's on somebody else's plate. The twins will have to wait for that to wrap up before they can give any constructive advice on other issues.

Whenever these two finally meet up with Reina... They'll arguably be the most constructive members of the whole family in certain debates.

"...I know Zep and I look really similar, but come on. I'm the red one with shorts, he's the blue one with pants. It shouldn't be that hard to tell us apart." ...Laika's also missing the part about, y'know, not being the same gender.