[Metroidhunter]

Startled a little by his sudden movement, Vivian then laughed, deciding to stop what she had been doing with her hand. Instead, she began to tap on his head with both hands like a drum out of boredom, though she was doing her best to do it lightly to keep it at a non-annoying level. How effective that was, she didn't know.

"If you tried to throw me, I'd probably take you down with me." While looking down at him, she spotted his briefcase, a reminder of what he had been doing earlier that day. "So, you had a meeting today, yeah? How'd that go?" Vivian still didn't know a whole lot of details on what exactly it was that he did. Really, she was just glad that it let her see him in a suit on a regular basis.

[Mikelobmike]

Michael had just managed to get back into a steady pace when he felt a hard thumping on the top of his head. After a few seconds of this, he put his hands on her rear and shoved hard, propelling her into the air. Taking a step forward, he caught her with his outstretched arms, holding her in a princess carry. "Vivian, please don't do that again." he said, his heart clearly going fast in his chest after the sudden movement.

[Metroidhunter]

Vivian didn't actually believe him at all when he had said that he would throw her, so she hadn't prepared herself in the slightest. When she was suddenly shoved off of Mike, she felt a brief moment of panic until she landed in his arms. For a second, she looked dumbfounded, before she looked up at him and grinned widely. "See, getting carried like this was my plan all along. You've been fooled!" It was obvious that she was full of it, and she knew that, but she didn't stop smiling. Now in a rather comfy spot, she began to relax again, folding her arms and finally holding still for once. "Anyway, I'm, like, fine right here. Back to what I was sayin' before." She kept watching him, awaiting the answer to her last line of questioning.

[Mikelobmike]

Michael sighed, his heart finally settling down. "You're impossible,
 Vivian." he said, continuing down the road. For the amount of time they've been going, they have made shockingly little progress. "I managed to secure a working relationship. Hopefully, this keeps people away from my new address." he said, carrying the girl down the street.

[Metroidhunter]

Vivian started to get a little too cozy in his arms, closing her eyes briefly as they walked along and chatted. It probably- definitely looked odd to anyone around them, but she still kept calm. With their differences in height, their relationship would seem weird to most anyway, so worrying about trying to act normal was pretty much pointless. "Hey, that sounds good." She didn't know what else to say about his work, as she didn't really understand it fully. Perhaps that would be a place to start. "What other kinds of things do you do, if anything? I know you make deals with people and stuff, but is that it?"

[Mikelobmike]

While Vivian managed to ignore the attention the two were getting, Michael could not help but notice the looks multiple strangers were giving them. He was embarrassed, and just focused his attention on looking down toward his shoes. Thankfully for him, it was a very good view. "Well, with me moving here for my schooling,
the company tasked me with aiding the expansion into Vale. Problem is, there's been a shift in upper management. I've found myself with a lack of work from here because of it." he said, looking down at Vivian with a slightly red face.

[Metroidhunter]

"Mhmm. That sounds kinda shitty." While Vivian knew that his situation didn't sound like a great one, it was still difficult for her to relate to. She had never really held any sort of job, as it had never been necessary for her to do so. She briefly considered asking him about open positions at his company, but it quickly occurred to her that she had absolutely no qualification to work there. "It doesn't seem like you're having money trouble from that though, so I guess it's not too bad."

Looking up at him, Vivian noticed the look on his face, before making a wild guess as to what he was embarrassed about. "If this is weird, I can like, totally go back to walking. I don't mind." She definitely wasn't against being carried, but at the same time, she had no desire to make him uncomfortable.

[Mikelobmike]

Michael just sighed, shaking his head as he put on a small smile. "At this point, I don't think it'll matter much. And we're most of the way there anyway." he said, looking down at Vivian. As much as he tried to play it off like it didn't bother him, he still did not look up to see the looks people were giving him. "Any I have a contract with the company. I get a downside guarantee,
 and they pay for my housing. It's not nearly as much as I could be making, but I'm not complaining." he said, hoping that the switch of topics will get both of their minds off the people around them.

[Metroidhunter]

Seeing him smile brought Vivian to do the same once again. Of course, he had moved on from the previous subject before she could say anything, quickly distracting her from commenting on it. It wasn't until after he mentioned his freely provided housing that she spoke up again. "Man, that actually sounds like a bit of a steal. Free housing? Shit, I'd take alone that any day. Though... I guess you kinda have a reason to expect more, 'cause you are sort of part of the family that runs the place."

It didn't take too long for them to reach the residential area where she had told Mike that her father lived. Despite the fact that he was supposedly more on the wealthy side, it looked like your average middle-class neighborhood. Lots of houses close to each other, all of which had fairly small amounts of property. From her spot in Mike's arms, she pointed at one home in particular with one of her metallic fingers. The only thing that really separated it from the other houses in terms of appearance was the fact that it had a much larger garage. "That's it. Nothing grand, I know, but you ought to know that we lived in a bigger house before. After I moved to Beacon, I guess he decided he wanted to sell his big empty house. Can't say I blame him, really." While she planned to get down at some point, they still weren't at the door, so she didn't see a reason to bother asking to be put down just yet.

[Mikelobmike]

"I didn't take the contract for the money. I want to help get the company to a good spot before my brother takes over." Michael walked to the door of the house she pointed to, finally looking up to see the size. "Well,
it makes sense. My house is probably too empty for my liking, and it's about the same size as this one." he said, standing on the porch of the house.

He looked down to Vivian, who was still in his arms. "Are you gonna hop down now, or are you trying to give me a challenge with this whole 'first impression' thing?" he asked, looking at Vivian and raising his eyebrow.

[Metroidhunter]

After his comment, Vivian went ahead and hopped down, briefly looking off balance as she landed. Once she was steady again, she shrugged. "With the way that you're dressed, I think it'd take a lot more than that to make you look bad." Giving him a brief smirk, she then turned to the door, lightly knocking on it with the back of her hand. After a few seconds of no response, she began to rock back and forth on her feet, already growing impatient. "Hmm..."

This time, with her hand balled into a fist, she hit the door again, making a much louder impact. Any harder and it probably would have cracked. Apparently, the second attempt had been loud enough to warrant a slightly muffled response from the other side.

"Just... wait, dammit."

Despite the tone of the comment, it only made Vivian chuckle. Some seconds later, the door finally unlocked and open. Behind it stood a man that, while easily reaching six feet tall, still had to look up to get a proper view of Michael. Unsurprisingly, the look on his face was one of skepticism. It took the force of Vivian jumping into him and wrapping her arms around him to distract him for a moment. "Hey, kiddo."

Right away, it would rather be obvious that the two had barely any resemblance. The top of his head was shaved, but the hair of his beard was dark. His skin was pale, and while he wasn't exactly fat, he was definitely a little on the heavy side.

His gaze soon turned back to Michael again, though he gave a light smile this time. As he extended his arm for a handshake, the one feature that they had in common was made clear. While his opposite arm was whole, the one he held out was made of metal, the prothetic looking larger but somewhat less advanced than the ones that Vivian possessed. "Good to meet ya'."

[Mikelobmike]

Michael watched the two of them with amusement, running a hand through his hair to smooth it out. He took a brief second to look down at the man's prosthetic before giving him a firm handshake. "Likewise. Vivian hasn't told me much about you. I figured I would get to see the man himself." he said, reciprocating the friendly gesturing the man had given him. He also knew to throw a little attention toward Vivian, if nothing else to give the man a glimpse of how they interacted.

[Metroidhunter]

"That's surprising. She never shuts up." In response to that, Vivian gave him a light punch, though he hardly reacted. "Anyway, you can call me Dwayne. It's Michael, right?"

Turning to head back into the house, he waved for both of them to follow. Much like the exterior, the inside looked incredibly plain, almost entirely lacking in decorations on the walls. There was a decent amount of furniture, though none of it looked like that of a wealthy person. "I've gotta go finish up dinner, so I'll be in the kitchen. Ya'll can wait in the living room if you want." With that, he walked off into another room.

Vivian plopped down on the nearest couch, closing her eyes for a couple seconds before she looked over at Mike and patted the spot next to her. "See what I mean? He's like, totally nice."

[Mikelobmike]

Michael simply nodded to his question, following the man into the house. He quickly looked around the room, noting the lack of decoration on the walls. When he sat down next to Vivian, he was so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he sat down quite hard, the couch bouncing Vivian up a fair amount. "Oop, sorry." he said, looking down briefly. "I had suspected as much. Although, if my mother saw my house with this lack of decoration, she'd have a coronary."

Michael absentmindedly began to put his arm around Vivian, but quickly pulled his arm back when he remembered the company he was in.

[Metroidhunter]

"Hm, maybe next time we'll have to do something like this with your parents. It'd probably be, you know... different. But I've gotta meet 'em eventually." Despite not reacting much to the shift caused by him sitting down, she did frown ever so slightly when he pulled his arm away, though it quickly faded. Taking a brief look around the lackluster room, she then rested her elbow on the arm of the couch, propping up her head with her arm. "I will say, I am a little disappointed my brother didn't decide to stop by. We're not awfully close, he's not around much. But I'd still like the two of you to meet sometime as well."