"Welcome!" Mark says, panting as he stops in front of you. "You're the first one here!"
You look around, and indeed, you see no other of Mark's subscribers around. "Wow," you say, giving a light laugh. "That's actually pretty ironic."
Confusion ligh...
You look down at your phone and then back up at the house you parked in front of, squinting. "Sure hope this is the right address," you mutter. It was just an average-looking house in an average-looking neighborhood. No one would ever guess it had one of the biggest gaming YouTubers living there.
You get out from the car, slamming the door behind you, and walk up the paved sidewalk toward the house's front door. Your eyes fall on the door, then on the doorbell button on the adjacent wall. Should I ring the doorbell or not? Some people are weird about their doorbells. You decide to be brave and try it. You press the button and immediately hear it sound through the inside of the house.
The next thing you hear is muffled but still very loud scuffling and shouting.
"She's here?"
"Of course she's here! Go get the door!"
"I don't--you get the door!"
"I can't get the door! Why don't you get the door!"
"Why doesn't Tyler go get the door?"
"Don't bring me into this!"
"Gosh! I'LL get the door."
The door finally opens and Kathryn gives you an apologetic smile. "Hi! Sorry about that."
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You see Mark, Tyler, and Ethan quickly bolting out of sight, but not before you could see that they were in their pajamas. "Am I too early?" you ask hesitantly.
"No..." Kathryn says, shaking her head. "The boys are just really bad at time management."
You nod. "Sounds about right."
She opens the door wider. "Come on in!"
"Thanks," you say, smiling. You step in and look around. The house has a faint vanilla scent to it, and you breath it in deeply. The furniture and accents in the house don't have a matching theme or style, but somehow still work together. There's a couch and a large tv to the left and you can see Mario Party paused on the screen. They must have been playing it before I arrived, you think, amused.
You see Amy in a chair over by the wall, scrolling through her phone with a mug full of coffee in the other hand. She looks up at you, smiling. "Hi, (y/n)."
You smile back. "Hey. How are you today?"
"Doing pretty good, thanks." She stands up, putting her coffee on the small table next to the chair. "Would you like anything to drink? We have water, orange juice, coffee..."
"Orange juice soun--" You stop short as Mark, Tyler, and Ethan come skidding into the room.
"Sorry (y/n)!" Mark panted, still buttoning his flannel shirt. "We weren't paying attention to the time."
You raise an eyebrow. "Clearly." You look at his outfit, and notice something. "Oh. Um... Mark?" You rub your nose, feeling awkward. "Your... ah... your barn door is open."
