"This just in! Celebrity Satoshi Tajiri, known internationally as Ash, awoke from his month-long coma just a few hours ago! Keep listening for-"

Alain groaned as the TV screen went black. He knew he should've reduced the volume, otherwise his dad would always hear it, knowing he wasn't studying. He pretended to pick at his bowl of cereal as a certain shadow towered over him.

"Come on, son", the tall man moaned, "We've been over this. You know you're not supposed to be distracting yourself. Your final-"

"Is tomorrow. I know, I know! Ugh, why do you have to treat me like a child? I'm almost twenty!"

"Then act like it! No one graduates with a pHD sitting on their ass all day!"

As his dad stormed away, he knew he could get a few final words in before he slammed the door.

"I don't even want one!"

And it slammed. He grinned, as always, knowing that trick would always work.

He suddenly found a little girl with red hair and brown eyes glaring at him.

"Do you have to make him mad all the time?", she scolded.

"Unless you wanna make him mad too, you're gonna piss off and go do your homework", Alain chuckled.

"Wish I had another big brother...", Mairin mumbled under her breath as she watched her brother get comfortable on the sofa and grab the remote.

"-Statement from Ash himself. 'It felt so real. The adventures, saving the world, the prism lights. I guess having a dad that runs a game-producing tech business is inspiring me'"

Alain's arms tensed as his eyes fixated onto the screen. It seemed that description was a little too similar to a weird dream he had last night.

Well, there was no harm acting on it, right? What did he have to lose?