Sibling Surprise (Sakaki! & Tsubaki) [Spam #1]

This is the first of three gallery spams I'm going to do tonight, but I've had a super eventful 24hrs. and took a lot of pics of the happenings.

This is a somewhat standard box opening which introduces the newest addition to my family, Rei Martyn Midorikami. Please welcome him! :grin:


Me: Momiji-kun, remember I said that I was doing something special for my birthday.
Momiji: Um, yeah.
Me: Well, it's special for you too. Someone very close to you is coming to visit.
Momiji: Hm, I wonder who it is...


Momiji: Wait a minute! It's not my brother, is it!?!
Me: You got it!


Momiji: DHL? Leave it up to him to travel in style.


Momiji: He's well packed, isn't he?


Momiji: Help me with this, will you?
Me: Be patient. I'm as excited as you are!


Momiji: Woah! His hair sure has grown since I saw him last. He looks like a hippie.
Me: He may have cut his hair since this picture, you know. Let's get him uncovered.


Momiji: Oniisan! Is that you?


Rei: Indeed it is -- in the flesh! A bit too much in fact.


Momiji: Oh, I've missed you so much!
Rei: And I you, darling brother.


Rei: Now, be a dear and fetch me the linen suit from my luggage.
Momiji: Uh, sure.


Rei: Ah, that's better.
Momiji: That sure is a nice suit. Where did you get it.
Rei: Oh, this. I picked it up the last time I was in India, visiting my guru.
Momiji: Wow! You've been to India? Where else have you been?
Rei: Well, let's have a seat and I'll tell you.


Rei: As you remember, when you left Japan, I was serving at our local Shinto shrine. Soon after you left though, I spent some time at a monastery on Mt. Koya. After that, I decided to do some travelling in Europe and found myself in Assisi as a Franciscan lay-brother. However, I wanted to return to my Buddhist roots and left for Asia to explore Buddhist sites in South and South East Asia and settled for a while in Singapore. I ran into a friend there about a month ago though, who had good things to say about the San Francisco Zen Center, so I decided that not only could I continue my Buddhist studies here, but I could join my dear brother.
Momiji: That is amazing! I wish that I could travel the world, like you.
Rei: Oh, I'm sure you will, dear brother, but for now, I am happy to have us both settled for a while.

 

Wow! Thank you so much, everyone!!!

I was really going to try and wait to open him until my birthday, but was just too excited! I loved Sakaki the moment I saw him when he came out in March and it took that long for me to be able to save up to afford him. It was so worth the wait!!! :grin:

Karisu -- You are so right! I figured that I didn't have to give nudity warnings, because there's nothin' to see. It is kind of strange though, because he seems like such a virile guy otherwise. :wink:

 

Thank you, Devon! Rei fit in instantly and is loved by all, especially me! You'll definitely have to meet him soon!