The socially awkward villain's furry superpower

Sienna really hates moving.

It wasn't that she moved frequently. Once, when she was too young and her memory was still hazy, her family moved to a nearby town.

Her father found a new job outside of Eauclaire, which would make commuting easier.

She didn't really remember where she used to live, but once when she drove through that town, her mother pointed out the old house to her, and she had also occasionally seen photos of herself as a baby in that unfamiliar house.

No, the home she grew up in was the only home she could remember. That was... the feeling of home.

So, her dislike of moving is actually a recent development.

First of all, moving from home to the dorm a little over a month ago was a terrible experience. It meant being completely cut off from home life and losing my comfortable bedroom and my own private little space.

And now we have to move again.

"Teddy, stop fooling around." Sienna didn't even look up as she reorganized the things in the box.

She didn't have much stuff, but packing it all into several boxes and transporting it to the other side of the city made it seem like she had a lot.

"What? Come on, boss, you didn't even look up!" Teddy complained.

This time, Sienna looked up, turned around, and saw Teddy standing there, clearly avoiding eye contact with her, his hands behind his back.

Two of Trinity's three bodies were sitting on the ground, as if they had just been shoved, while the third was clinging tightly to Teddy's back, trying to look innocent.

"What were you doing just now?" Sienna asked.

“Nothing,” Teddy said.

"Hmm." Sienna responded, holding out her hand to Teddy. "Of course, give me that thing."

“I don’t have anything to give you, boss,” Teddy said.

“Teddy,” Sienna warned.

Teddy's cheeks puffed up, and finally, reluctantly, he handed it over... It looked like half a pizza, covered in fine hairs and mold.

Sienna was startled, and the pizza fell onto the carpeted floor.

"Mine!" Trinity exclaimed, jumping down to pick it up.

“No,” Sienna said, grabbing the collar of Trinity, the closest person to her. “No, absolutely not. Where did you find this?”

“Under the bed!” Trinity said. “Everyone knows the five-second rule!”

“The five-second rule? This looks like it’s been sitting there for weeks!” Sienna said. “Is that what gives it that smell?”

"I thought it was Teddy's socks," Athena said, sitting not far away. At least Athena and Maple Leaf had been helping out.

The two of them were enthusiastically, but not very skillfully, taping Sienna's packed suitcase.

“If you’re so eager to smell my socks, I can shove them up your nose,” Teddy retorted.

Sienna clapped her hands twice, drawing everyone's attention.

This was a little trick she'd learned from Miss Hudson, a kind lady who taught her sisters and always managed to keep them somewhat organized. "Let's not argue about this," she said. "Teddy, Trinity, you can't take this... uh..."

“Pizza on the ground?” Trinity asked. “But there’s a five-second rule!”

“I don’t think that principle applies here,” Sienna said.

“Five seconds have passed, so it’s mine,” Trinity said.

Sienna thought for a moment, then rejected the idea. "No. No, absolutely not. Athena, throw the pizza on the ground into the 'No Trinity Trash Can'."

Athena frowned, but she pulled her arm back from a large roll of tape, tore another strip from her leg, and then crossed the room to pick up the pizza.

She stretched out her arm, took the pizza, and threw it into the "No Trinity Trash Can," which was just an ordinary trash can with a sticky note on the side showing a cartoon raccoon with an X over it.

Trinity pouted, and Teddy muttered something, so Sienna decided to try to distract them.

Her dorm room was almost empty. Her books were packed in one box, and her other belongings were packed in several other boxes.

Fortunately, many of the things she brought from home hadn't been opened beforehand, so she didn't have to worry too much.

The rest are things I've accumulated over the past month since the start of this semester. Most of them are toys, and there are also many gadgets invented by Maple Leaf, each with different functions, as well as quite a few things for my younger sisters.

There were still many blankets and clothes to pack, but it would be done soon. Sienna counted the boxes, and thanks to Athena and Maple Leaf's help, most of them were already sealed with tape.

“Alright,” Sienna said. “Trinity, you have the most hands, so you need to carry three times as many boxes as everyone else. Take those over there, and those over there, and those over there. Teddy, you take that one over there, the one that looks pretty heavy, since you’re so strong.”

"Did you hear that?" Teddy asked Trinity. "I'm very strong."

Trinity rolled her eyes—all six of them at once! For a girl, that was quite an astonishing amount of eye-rolling. "Yeah, but there are more of us, humph!" She stuck her tongue out at Teddy, and Sienna was genuinely worried they'd start fighting.

Her sisters were quite excited about moving. To them, it was going to be fun, but they didn't have to worry about the various hassles of the move.

"So what do you want me and Maple to take?" Athena asked, her voice just loud enough to drown out Teddy's rebuttal.

Sienna knew she shouldn't favor either sister... but sometimes... "Take that one over there," Sienna said. "I'll take my backpack and this, and... Maple Leaf. Do you think you can lift that box over there? It's full of all your little inventions."

“Okay!” Maple replied. She looked up at Sienna and smiled. Then, as she ripped off a piece of tape wrapped around her hair, she winced in pain.

Sienna picked up a box herself and looked around the room. The room was almost empty, except for her chair and a few pieces of furniture that were too big to move. Her father would have to come and help her move those in a day or two when he had time.

In any case, the room is now basically empty.

It felt a little strange, but not too bad. This room had only been her residence for a little over a month, but... a lot had happened here. She met her sisters here, and it was here that she gained superpowers.

But now the room is too small. She has four younger sisters, plus herself, making a total of seven people crammed into a room that was originally meant for one college student. These rooms weren't originally intended as living spaces.

Each floor has a common living area, with the kitchen on the first floor. This is designed for such situations, ostensibly to accommodate more rooms in the building, but also to encourage more social interaction for people to conduct business.

However, Sienna always tried her best to avoid social interaction, and she didn't even know the names of the people living next door, with only one exception.

Sienna and her sisters squeezed into the elevator, then came out again after reaching the first floor. She had to stop to help one of Trinity's sisters pick up a small box that had fallen to the ground before leaving the dormitory.

Sam was waiting for her there, eyes glued to his phone, back against her brand-new car.

After that last big... adventure, Sam's car was totaled, and the insurance company declared it a total loss.

However, Sam is clever and a bit opportunistic. A few weeks ago, she bought the best insurance she could afford, which included a high-value coverage that would only apply if the car was damaged by the actions of a hero or villain.

And that's exactly what happened. Although Sam deliberately used the car to block some bad guys from escaping, that doesn't matter anymore.

Sam is now the owner of a seven-year-old mint green minivan.

This vehicle can seat eight people, and if the person is small and doesn't care about breaking the rules, it can seat a few more, and there is enough space to fit all of Sienna's suitcases.

"Hey, boss," Sam said, putting down his phone. "Did you get everything?"

“Hmm,” Sienna said, “do you think it can fit in the trunk?”

“Can I put it in the trunk?” Trinity asked.

"Oh, um... can I get in the trunk too?" Maple asked.

“No one is allowed in the trunk,” Sienna said. “The trunk is only for our things. Now hurry up and get everything organized. We might have to put a few boxes a little further forward.”

She was a little worried that they hadn't prepared anything like child safety seats, but her sisters would probably rather die than sit in booster seats.

Sienna shook her head, closed the trunk, and put the last box in. Her sisters were fighting over the best seats.

She looked up at the Mothman dormitory building and smiled to herself. A new life was about to begin; hopefully, it would be more peaceful—hopefully…