Charles Patricius

[Bloodedge]

In his final moments with Chizuru, Xiao was asked for a simple favor. She had little to no use of her legs, as expected, and simply wanted to reach her balcony with a bit of help. Since they would be parting ways, he figured it would be a fair enough favor. "Going to the balcony in just loose, torn bandages and dripping cum? Bold move," he commented. Nevertheless, he'd be lifting the lass and carrying her outward with ease. Upon reaching the balcony and placing her in a chair. During that time, he looked out into the distance. It was time to meet with someone else. "See you around. If you need to contact me... either want it really hard, or make sure Kurusu has a reason to get a big head. Sayonara," he bid. From there, Xiao leapt off the balcony, but he never hit the ground. No, he phased into another reality: a blue, circular room surrounded by prison cells, a warden's desk at its center. Xiao seated his bare form atop the desk, looking both left and right. To his left was a prison cell stained with his fluids and Chizuru's. To his right, there were the remnants of Kokusei and Akira's session. A brief change took place in his visage, forming the red-eyed, black haired male with a long, braided ponytail. "I just got my assneck tongued by a MORTAL! Seriously, those two are fucking insane! I wanted to go all out so bad!" he complained with far more emotion than the one called Xiao could ever manage.

In the meantime, Hiruko was at the tail end of two rides. The van was parked, and apparently Miko was ready to extricate herself from his lap. He understood her disinterest in feeling empty up to this point, but... there was one issue soon to rear its head. When she rose to separate their genitals, she did so with little to no hesitation, and went on to her usual cleaning and storing process with his cock. Hiruko watched her little hand stuff the rod back into his pants with a raised brow. "Really, no grand finale? I'll have to take an I.O.U. and find out what secret you're hiding pretty soon♥~" he flirted, feigning discontent over ending their quick session without one final climax. Regardless, he'd also be on the move. Hiruko fully intended to help the lass carry her things to Dreameater's tour bus, even presenting one of the CDs in need of signing ─ Museion's to be specific. "Also, sign this. You don't want Kyoppi knowing your secret~"

[Apollymi]

Chizuru's simple favor was answered, but logic but still she was being picked up. As for the 'boldness' of her current decision she could only scoff. "I'm on the third floor... if someone was going to come up to my balcony, they were going to get me regardless of what I'm wearing~" she chided as if it was a perfectly sensible thing to do. In the meantime, she was sat on a chair and reached for a pack of smokes and a lighter right to the side of her. She was told to contact this man, she needd to really want it or, give Kurusu Akira reason to walk around acting cocky. That had some strange implications... was this man stalking Akira? Did he have some sort of weird connection to her horniness? Whatever the case, "Hai hai, weird but I'll bite. You'll definitely know when I'm pining for you~" she claimed. Watching as he seemed to go up to the edge of the balcony aiming to jump off... "Oi it's the third..." she didn't even get a chance to reiterate how high up they were. Still she'd lean back with that cigarette between her lips waving him off, "Eheheh, never mind, you got it, Daddy~" she claimed as she finally flicked that lighter at the end. A little glow appeared at the end of that stick in her mouth and smoke began to rise as she took the deepest most relaxing inhale she'd taken in hours. By the time it stopped, Xiao who was transformed in that blue room, was being joined by Kokusei, who'd gone back out of Kurusu Akira's window in time to join him. That purple hair darkened rapidly those eyes became jewel red. And the hair went a bit wilder as she flipped it in her typical fashion with one arm. "Oi oi, you don't have to tell me. A mortal, licked my arm pit and my ass... didn't even try anything normal. I mean plenty of guys have said they would even when I was mortal, but I wasn't even me at the time. Pure audacity!~" she claimed as she relaxed beside him. "Made me wish I'd shown up in one of the shoeless forms... I know he would have sucked toes... that would have been the less weird thing!" she claimed as if she'd missed out on something as well.

At the same time, a short ride was coming to an end, and Miko was going through her same kind of motions. She'd developed some rather strange habits around caring for people post sex. Always did she clean them up and put them back away. One would consider it a bit like tidying up the kitchen after eating a delicious meal. In this case she did so, with a bit of joking naysaying from Hiruko, who claimed to be on an IOU for the missing super climax at the end of their little ride. "That grand finale is a bit dangerous to vehicles... I am sure of that already. But I'll make sure you experience it lots, along with all the other stuff I've figured out recently♪~" Miko chirped. She'd grabbed up her bags after putting Hiruko away and checking her own face. Still, there was the mention that she'd need to sign that CD before Kyoka returned to learn her secret. "Hai hai... I didn't know people still bought this kind of merch. Still, I'll even sweeten it for you and sign whatever you want when I show you my new special move... probably moves by then," she added with a smile. She reached into one bag for a Black Sharpie, and handed Hiruko the duffle bag which she'd had full of lingerie and house clothes bought specifically for the tour bus they were now approaching. Within a few feet of it a little key would appear on her screen, but she'd take the CD and meticulously sign her perfected, Museion, signature to it, complete with that five pointed star dotting the i. Once it was done she tucked that marker back into ehr bag and held up her phone, causing the tour bus door to open. "Trade?" she offered him the CD back to take her pink bag, so she could leave it, on the tour bus along with her piano as she didn't think she'd be needing it while there was company present.

[Bloodedge]

Reunited at last, the black-haired time-travelers each had the strangest complaints to present. Well, they couldn't really be called complaints, though there were some just under the surface. The one called Yugi lamented his inability to go all-out against Chizuru when she managed something exciting, and it seemed his partner equally lamented the lack of toe-sucking from Akira. "Well I can't blame any of those guys or him; not really. Keqing's pretty close to what your public face used to be like. Just... purple," he said first and foremost. "And I don't think you can blame him either. What did you rank in top 'lickable asses' again?" he asked. Regarding her comment about bringing one of her shoeless forms, which her current self tended to be, Yugi had more thoughts to share. "Is that what you wanted? I felt the urge from his end a few times during the link."

Speaking of things felt from one end of an equation, Hiruko could feel something welling up in his groin. It seemed Miko was conflating his mention of a 'grand finale' with whatever trick she had. "I didn't mean that grand finale specifically, Kocchi. Either way... I'll take both next time, yeah?" was his response. Moving on though, Hiruko contentedly passed on the CD case and accepted Miko's duffle bag, joining her in the journey toward Dreameater's bus. "Full bag," was a random comment he let slip. Hiruko felt no need to be invasive, but he was ever observant... of many things. Miko had the strangest amount of access to the bus, reminding Hiruko of his own situation where they'd just recently left. Kyoka had given him the day's password to enter Makima's abode, but... he never needed the shifting code to get in. Regarding Miko's offer to sign whatever he wanted when showing her special move, Hiruko chuckled. "Careful, Kocchi. The idea of having you sign my scrotum with your mouth doesn't sound too bad. Then again, neither does the idea of signing that cute face of yours♥~" he flirted shamelessly. Hiruko continued holding that duffle bag, but held it out while reaching for the CD Miko just signed. He didn't release the former nor pull on the latter right away, however. Instead, he leaned inward with the intention of holding her lips at ransom during the exchange.

[Apollymi]

It would seem that both the black haired time-travelers were busy lamenting the necessary limitations they'd had to work within. They easily chatted and commiserated over their new experiences, which had the taste of nostalgia given their own understanding of the individuals involved. According to the male, the woman known as Keqing, looked a lot like her original public persona only purple. "Hai hai... she got all the impatience to go along with that taste of eternity~" she claimed laughing that off a bit. As for her placement in the rankings of lickable asses, "Eh? I'm pretty sure I was in the top five. I usually am in most categories... but the Good Boys' Rankings aren't something I keep up with religiously~" she claimed even though the good boys in question were ones she had a lot of contact with over her extensive lives. "And I don't blame him, it's just dealing with these younger ones is crazy. We here the stories about how they started off but actually popping up and seeing that mortals are out here being crazy even by early ascension standards is mind-blowing~" she claimed. Her little toes uncovered were swaying in the air. Her desire to have her toes licked was mentioned along with the sense of such a thing on the mind of Akira through their link. "Eh, you know it's one of those things I don't really think about most of the time... but you get that itch when it's brought up," she stated easily turning herself so those same little toes were pointed at the black haired male, her feet placed in his lap as she floated. "I felt some weird things through that link, little Sparky's unhinged, turned Keqing into a giggly mess. Wasn't even haughty just maniacal~" she mentioned casually. "It wasn't a bust though, I found out that Akira invented the Oroboros, which is where that thought about toe sucking came from in the first place. Being in that backward C does things to my brain~" she explained of the situation. Well, they were well past any awkwardness that their relationship could have, their conversation and their actions were as easy as could be.

One thing felt beyond one person to another was the lack of 'epic finish' for someone like Hiruko. It seemed that it wasn't just the new move that he'd missed but the climax itself which had built up in those last few minutes of being tucked inside of Miko. She gave it some thought, "Sou ka, box it..." she said having a new thought and some extras to go along with them. "Take them both and take some extra next time then♪~" she added for him. At the same time, she knew her situation with Dreameater was likely to be considered strange, even so that didn't stop her from having access to his tour bus that filled bag of hers was one thing which she commented on while signing that CD, "Yeah, from his perspective, until yesterday I haven't seen him in three months.... I wouldn't be able to fit anything but the sweatshirts I have in there so I got some new stuff for our sleepovers. That bag is full of light stuff and lingerie I bought this morning..." she mentioned, seeming not to realize that she'd brought lingerie for this specific purpose of leaving it in someone else's house essentially. Beyond that point there was the matter of what and how she would sign an autograph for Hiruko who gave some very colorful ideas, including being the signee, so to speak. She paused and looked at him while trying to do the trade of items but noting that he'd not given her any leeway. "I'm still thinking about signing those abs with my tongue anyways so... all of those options sound good to me, Hiru-nii♪!~" Miko chirped aloud though within she had a thought. 'He really does just flirt freely and I recognize those as flirts... is that part of what I got from him? That kind of understanding?' she couldn't help but hypothesize. Still, with him leaning in and the exchange not being made, she leaned in, "Also, you're incredibly smooth♪~" she mentioned as she allowed herself to be taken hostage and pressed her lips into his. At that moment, Miko was beginning to notice that she was started to lack proper boundaries around people she liked, but... she felt like that was probably alright. She even had a bit of extra color come to her face and lips during the exchange and she'd try to slip him a bit of tongue, because why not take a little more?

[Bloodedge]

"She does," Yugi agreed without hesitation. "It's all: 'Come ooonn, quit procrastinating!' dealing with that one. She definitely got 80% of the bitch gene," he added. Yugi then thought back to the latest competition in which she would have been ranked among 'most lickable asses' in their extended group. She recalled placing in the top five, and he believed she was right."Pretty sure, yeah. The last time we did that was a tough call after Makima finally decided to flex. Even Ari opened up a bit that time," he reminisced. "You even beat Jojo on the feet without any extra effort that time, though. That's a hell of a feat... no pun." Speaking on the matter of feet, Yugi suddenly had a pair placed in his lap. He didn't even hesitate to bring forth both hands and casually rub her feet as they conversed further. "It's pretty weird how early they go for some of the most degenerate shit ever. Dedication to hentai stories is way higher than I thought too. Kira's gonna get a pretty nice video tomorrow," Yugi commented about the additional strangeness surrounding that pair. During the explanation of what 'Sparkle' did to Kimiko, Yugi was lifting one of her feet, continuing to rub it while his tongue trailed over its top. One thing of special note was the creation of 'Oroboros' by Akira. "Is that what that was? Freaky. Damn shame, though. I don't think them doing that is going to have anything to do with the fact that I was just fucking Ichinose Chizuru. You familiar with that one?" With that question hanging in the air, his tongue met the top of her foot again, gliding along from ankle to toe.

Some could easily say Miko was made for the underground life. The way she bargained was right up his alley. With the offer of both things they were discussing and something extra to boot, they were both benefiting. He'd be sure to think of something incredible to gain from that meeting. "Bet. Maybe I'll take your heart~" he joked. Following that exchange, Miko gave a bit of context about her relationship with Dreameater... or rather, how much development she'd done since her disappearance to a magical world. "Sure makes sense of how much trouble you were having when we met. You got yourself a whole new body, huh?" he surmised with relative ease. What of Miko's desire to 'sign' his abs though? Hiruko's opinion on that matter came quite easily. "You didn't listen. Should have just done that earlier~" he insisted based on earlier advice about Miko 'shooting her shots' as it were. Hiruko's smoothness aside, he was soon getting most things he wanted. A bit of ransom play had their lips closing in on each other, and a bit of forwardness from Miko saw her being the first to attempt an assault of tongue. So quick was Hiruko to match that effort by swabbing her tongue with his own. Even when he let go of her bag, he seemed to do so only to snatch her by the waist, pulling her into his body to deepen the kiss.

[Apollymi]

Kimiko was told about the attitude of one of her earliest forms. The complaints of her impatience and her inheritance as an existence made her laugh, "Heheh~ Yeah, I will admit to that, but tall, dark and brooding is no joke either. I felt that too... the desire to make Xiao laugh was strong in that one~" she mentioned of Chizuru and some shared feelings through that link. Dealing with 'Xiao' was always interesting given his serious nature. It was hard to tell what that one was thinking. Beyond that point though, there was the matter of Kimiko's feet, placed in Yugi's lap to be rubbed upon after nothing bur a brief mention. The comfort found between this pair was quite different from others, and moments like these, were their version of the 'simple but meaningful' conversations of married couples. "Un-shelling an Ari is quite difficult, always worth it though. And getting the previously proper adults to loosen up is one of the more fun things to do~" she said of Artoria and Makima. "That was such a pun, but Jojo will come into her own I think, she didn't do too bad in a few categories if memory serves, especially with that overactive breeding kink of hers~" she said reminiscing on the fun of individuals in their rather large group of 'friends'. Moving on from that the subjects of their most recent activities were brought up, with hentai and their major degeneracy to discuss. "Oh? An early cuck video? Kira's going to be having some interesting dreams too... he's really soft at this point like either little lamb or 'Joker lite' and nothing in between...ah~" she moaned a little as a tongue made contact with those feet being rubbed. Well, she did discover liking this sort of thing at this man's behest... it wasn't as if her enjoyment of his tongue work would ever change. After mentioning the 'Oroboros' the name given to the version of Chizuru that had been at Xiao's beck and call was weird. "Ichinose? Is there one of those who isn't just a run of the mill Hollywood celeb? I mean... I know that's still pretty outrageous but I didn't think those got kinky... it's just weird. So much stuff around here feels off, but that is just wrong," she said in a straight forward way.

Speaking of strange things, there was an easy agreement of an underhanded deal coming together between Hiruko and Miko. "Nobody's taken it yet, you might, succeed♪~" Miko chirped. That part was real. She gave of herself rather freely but none had tried for her heart, if any could manage, Hiruko was definitely on the list. Beyond that Miko explained her new bag and the reasoning behind the purchase of the items within. From just that bit of information with a bit of other abstraction to work with, Hiruko managed to figure out what her issue had been with great ease. "You put that together with just those pieces, that's hot!" she said about the mental musings. "But yes, I came back from the other side after a very long time in a different species and was forced back into my undersized human one. Which I then... grew into roughly what it is now... after dinner and dessert. When you found me my equilibrium was so off~" she was finally able to give him a more reasonable answer to his earlier thoughts about her oddities. "Iia, I always listen. I had to compromise because like to savor good meals~" she claimed knowing that a few licks wouldn't have been enough. She wanted to get lost in her activities of choice, but that was fine. What was also fine was a smooth approach which led to Hiruko assaulting her lips. In retaliation she'd set her tongue loose which was soon met by a proper opponent. Miko's body began to melt and the heat of it only increased as that bag found its way into her hands but Hiruko simply pulled her in closer. Her exposed midriff made contact with his clothed form and she found herself happily moaning into his mouth as she was pulled in close. This was such a dangerous game but it was worth the effort for the sake of the taste of champagne she was getting from this man's mouth.

[Bloodedge]

Of course Chizuru wanted to make that particular form of his laugh. The Avatar Xiao had his own opinions about that woman ─ one form especially. They had an interesting form of relationship. "She almost got one. Sorta kinda~" Yugi claimed. It seemed they would be having a very casual chat, even as something technically sexual was beginning in this very room. Such was their way; deviance of a certain caliber was just another thing to do mid-discussion. "Ari got top five break targets for a reason. I don't think it'll ever be easy for someone to beat Jojo's breeding kink though. A lot of them need activating, and even Esil is pretty particular in who she wants knocking her up. Demon shit," he chattered before his tongue traveled the full length of Kimiko's foot. Silence came when he reached her toes. Why? Well, naturally because his tongue retreated to leave the center trio of digits room to slide between lips into a warm, moist embrace. Once there, they would each be greeted by that tongue again. While he went through that initial process, Kimiko shared her thoughts on this universe's apparent version of Chizuru. Yugi would be removing the foot from his mouth only to retort, though not without letting his tongue linger between digits. "Ichinose is a mob. I can't fathom a single reason she'd turn into one of them, but...Director Hu appeared when I was expecting a Diamond or a Spade. She knew exactly who she was as well... I think─"

According to Miko, no one had laid claim to her heart just yet. It was a strange way to phrase something like that, but there were certainly weirder things going on with this group lately. "We'll see. You might be counting eggs and calling them chickens, though~" he said in minor observation. The way she parted with him before, and the way she was easily accessing Dreameater's tour bus now, there were many assumptions to be made. That may have been a lot more 'heart' than a single person could lay claim to. The story of her return from the magical world equally had a hidden girth to it. He understood her reference to 'dinner and dessert' though, at least through some context acquired earlier this day. He thought to question a few things for some additional detail on that topic, but... he was quite busy. When his lips met Miko's, she seemed more than content to sink into the moment. Hiruko, in turn, brought her closer and met her tongue. She responded to that with moaning and further sinking, so Hiruko didn't bother backing down. No, he instead kept her tightly held in place while tongues danced and heated breaths passed between the occasional opening between mouths.

[Apollymi]

"Almost? What did she do?" Kimiko couldn't help but wonder... getting something even resembling a laugh out of Xiao took a special kind of interaction. He was far too stoic for most people to deal with. As they continued to talk, the general rankings of a few came up, and 'Ari' made the top five for break targets, likely because of her less than easily broken mentality. Jojo, had a special kind of breeding kink which let her outpace many and that was also pretty funny. "Yeah, Demons are always pretty picky... being chosen by one should likely be considered some sort of honor~" claimed Kimiko almost casually. Still, as she spoke she'd find her toes in Yugi's mouth which was quite fun and relaxing as she explained her understanding of the current temporal shifting around the area. Toes would be wiggling as he pulled away from them, though not without leaving her a warm fresh feeling between them. According to Yugi, Ichinose Chizuru was a mob, along with a few other details and oddities popping up around this time period there was something strange afoot they didn't know about. "Hu Tao, popped up and knew who she was?" she said almost aghast. "That's weird, and I thought the weirdest thing was running into the little Jovians on the wrong Jupiter... though I could have blamed that on her, I'm starting to wonder if it's not just something in the air here..." she stated while curling a little lock of hair between her fingers from her right pigtail, a casual part of her own thinking face.

Meanwhile, Miko had accurately spoken that no one had claimed her heart. She'd been giving away pieces of herself all day and no one had asked for that one. If one asked her directly, she'd say that her heart would be freely given to Abe no Seimei, but now that she thought about it, quite a few targets could claim to have taken up residence within her feelings. "Box it..." she murmured. That observation of Hiruko's made it sound like her heart might have already had an owner in a way she'd not considered, so she'd leave that one to cook for a bit until such a time as she could get a proper explanation. Speaking of proper explanations, she'd also missed out giving a bit more context on how she'd arrived and even her former life in the other world. Miko could say she'd honestly answer any of Hiruko's questions, but... right now she was too busy letting the man assault her mouth and body. She'd melted into him completely a little sound slipping out of her lips as their tongues danced between them. This amount of closeness was absolutely worth it, and she'd not be pulling away. Engrossed she'd be, so much so that someone she didn't register as a threat would be popping out of the back area having heard voices. She knew of the types to show up here, so when she looked from the back in a pair of baggy jeans and a loose fitting sweatshirt turned croptop, her eyes widened. What she'd not expected to see was what she could identify as Iino Miko, locked in a rather passionate kiss... with an unknown blonde male in the tour bus. Well, not one to make things to awkward she cleared her throat. "Whoa... never thought this would be the thing I saw when coming out..." the girl with her double bun hairstyle mentioned managing to look a bith sheepish, her voice caused Miko to jump, eyes popping open as it appeared from her own perspective that someone had just randomly entered her bubble.

[Bloodedge]

Demons and their selective nature was a subject that required much thought. In the case of one called Esil, she seemed to err on the side of purity in her selectiveness. "I guess it is? In her case though, it's a little weird... being technically out of the league she's aiming for, but also in it," he rambled. As one who technically classified as a Red Demon, but also something far beyond it, Yugi was never quite sure how much merit to assign that one's advances. He also knew one thing had been overlooked entirely: Kimiko wondering what Hu Tao did to nearly get a laugh from Xiao. "Also, no. You wish I'd tell you how to do that~" he teased. Those wiggling toes of Kimiko's were licked and sucked intermittently, while the lass herself furthered their discussion about temporal oddities in the area. "Time and space are both pretty wonky. It isn't something we did ─ at least not yet. It doesn't feel like a Lostbelt either. Maybe a Singularity? I can't imagine the reason for one of those right here, right now though. . ."

Meanwhile, a pair of deviants were approaching dangerous territory in that tour bus. Hiruko didn't mind; he tended to do as he pleased whenever the mood struck. As it seemed Miko was in a similar mental state, he didn't bother changing the approach... even though, of the pair of them, only Miko was missing the third presence within the bus. Hiruko figured she was aware of it ─ that it may have just been one of her 'stunning' friends again. After all, he couldn't be sure she wasn't here earlier this day. By the time Hiruko was slipping his hand from the small of Miko's back down to the curve of her rear, that extra presence was making itself rather clear. It wasn't one of the 'friends' he knew about, but it wasn't an entirely unrecognizable voice either. No, it was a voice he knew without making an immediate connection, but a quick glance to the side showed a familiar face. Of course, he first had to break away from Miko's mouth to speak... but he didn't have to move very far, nor turn his head for that matter. 'Taracchi?' he questioned mentally. Her connection to Dreameater had been widely known for a very long time, but still... "Not who I expected to be around that corner. Practicing voyeurisms?~"

[Apollymi]

Apparently, there was a bit of oddity applied in the decision making of the girl known as Esil. A chuckle would come from Kimiko as she considered how that particular demonic lass acted around Yugi specifically. "Weird, yes... but also cute and a bit endearing~" she stated of her own opinion on the matter. That one had some odd tastes, and very specific types of men she was looking for, Kimiko could respect it. Still apparently her use of slick and unobtrusive words wouldn't get her an answer to her curiosity. Whatever made Xiao laugh wasn't something she'd get to know, she was even teased with the information, for shame. Of course all she'd do was scoff and turn her nose up, as much as it was possible to do so with someone licking her toes, "Hmph, I didn't really care anyway... not like I haven't been bumping heads with that one for thousands of years..." she said with a roll of her eyes. Oh well, perhaps she'd go find Director Hu and have a chat and find out how this went for her. Time and space were apparently wonky here, she and Yugi would agree on that as she enjoyed the warm sensation spreading across her toes. "A Singularity? I guess it could be, but the usual suspects for those creations aren't even awake right now..." she said with a slight frown coming to her face. "We're going to end up hanging around to figure it out, because I can't think of anything we've done either, and it doesn't feel like us but something is definitely going on. I didn't think we'd be this far in and presented something that would require actual brainpower~" Kimiko stated and while she sounded displeased about it, there was a knowing little smile on her face. There was something so exciting about not knowing things... it was a trait she shared with certain individuals.

At the same time, Miko was drowning in Hiruko and all the intoxication that was champagne. She probably shouldn't have been adding him on top of all the other things she'd taken in today, but it felt so right to do she couldn't and wouldn't say no. Her own brain was so easily distracted by the kinds of people who interested her, that by the time a hand was gripping gripping her rear she was up on tip-toes in those little heeled boots. She knew the strength of Hiruko's form, it would be nothing for a little jump to have her in his arms and wrapped around his waist. The only thing stopping that most natural progression of her body was speech. That kiss stopped but with no real urgency from Hiruko's part, only to have him directly addressing Shutara as she stood leaned in the doorway, hands in pockets with her shoulders relaxed. While Miko's face flushed so intensely red, that she was sure she was an entirely different color of being, "Waaah♪~" she let out a surprised sounding utterance, while Hiruko remained directly in front of her. Only a second more and she definitely would have had to explain herself even more. "It wasn't exactly like that... not like I need practice in watching~" she claimed in an off-handed way. "Shuu-nee snuck up on me... that shouldn't be possible..."Miko muttered her face becoming a bit puffy as she chewed one cheek while pouting. "Why do I feel like that's the second time that's happened today..." she murmured softly, her empty hand touching her temple abashedly. "Well, I did have to figure out how to move around and not wake you. Good to know I'm still in practice... for those rare occasions you actually manage to sleep," Shutara mentioned in a light hearted way. In truth she figured the girl would have tried to over-explain or claimed it wasn't what it looked like but maybe that was a bit too close to lie when she didn't know all Shutara had seen? "Anyways, are you on an Air Gear kick right now... and did I just lose the fifty-fifty?" she wondered almost passively.

[Bloodedge]

Esil's approach could be considered cute, he supposed. Yugi did rather enjoy how very 'small' she made herself seem around him, whether naturally or intentionally. He didn't have much else to say about that, however. Ah, but there was a certain interest found in Kimiko's mention of 'bumping heads' with Chizuru and her forms for thousands of years. He had a similar relationship with Akira, and could thus assume where she was going mentally with that speech. "If she caves, she knows what'll happen," was all he said. With that, Yugi was right back to it, working his way around the whole toe-end of Kimiko's foot. He could see the possibility of there being a Singularity in this era, but only because there were no other viable explanations in mind presently. What could have caused one, though? Options were both plentiful and scarce. They'd absolutely have to hang around for a bit longer to check things out. "Agreed," Yugi said, seeming a bit excited under the surface. "I forgot to do a few things anyway. But once that's out of the way... Puzzle Time!" he exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Hiruko and Miko were being interrupted, but at least one of them didn't mind. In fact, Hiruko hadn't seen this particular girl in quite some time ─ not since they'd last worked together. While Miko was freaking out over being caught with her tongue in someone's mouth, Hiruko was scanning Shutara... who allegedly had all the practice she needed when it came to watching. "Not like practice could hurt either. Hisashiburi, Taracchi♥~" he greeted. Hiruko still made no moves to separate himself from Miko. Based on the few interactions he had with Miko and her 'friend' group, he figured there were no real issues. Still, he'd leave them to their conversation ─ albeit with a few brief words of his own for Shutara. "I guess a good amount of that old gang is here, huh? Maybe we should call some of the others up and have a party?" he asked jokingly... Well, sort of jokingly.

[Apollymi]

A conversation about Esil was always fun. If asked her opinion, Kimiko would have said the girl shrinking in the face of Yugi was a natural reaction one, she wasn't necessarily in control of past her instincts. There were far too many willing to bend or be broken by him for it not to simply be fate in some way. Even Kimiko herself was such an individual recognizing and bending long before the others popped up. Moving on from that, apparently if Chizuru caved to some form of Kimiko's interrogation something would be happening. "Eh? That sounds so threatening. You know she's probably into that~" claimed Kimiko with some reasonable space to draw conclusions from. Even as they moved on from that part of the conversation. And even as all her toes got more and more attention... it would seem that they were in for a longer haul than they intended. "Well, a few extra errands aren't a big deal. I have a couple of promises to fulfill as well~" she claimed. "Besides I can't really turn down the chance to watch yuo work when you sound like that~" she said while finally withdrawing her foot as she aimed to place herself directly against his fore floating in front of him. "Wanna work out that remaining tension, I could go for you cutting loose before we do something else~" she claimed. While innocently making what some would call the blowjob gesture with a cheeky wink thrown in.

One might have thought that Miko had some very open relationships with her friends, but this set wasn't that kind of open. Oh well, she had no issues with Shutara and she did have it in mind to have a real conversation with Takao, now that she'd fully actualized him flirting with her. There was just something flustering about being caught in such a way. Still, Hiruko being so smooth and unbothered had the small brunette feeling comfortable enough to keep mostly hiding in front of him. "Hai hai, good to see ya', Hiru-aniki~" Shutara said as relaxed as ever. "Sou ka, you know each other already..." Miko was getting her breathing under control, well as under control as she could manage while still squirming in Hiruko's arms. Since he hadn't moved she was allowed a moment to study his face that little bit of drool accumulating in the corner of her mouth. "A few are around, there's a con, and you know how that goes... but I'm booked for most of it~" she claimed easily as it went. Meanwhile, Shutara's explanation of her ability to sneak up on Miko made the light in her eyes flash, if only for a second. Perhaps Shutara not registering to her as a threat was the issue of why she didn't immediately sense her presence, especially when combined with the absolute distraction of Hiruko. Well, she wouldn't ever not devote her full attention to the man she liked in front of her... even if there were multiples they deserved her attention. "You aren't betting on me too are you, Shu-nee? Also did I miss something, why ask about Air Gear?" Miko asked genuinely curious. Shutara peeked around Hiruko, looking into Miko's face and wondering several things, "Well, you're dressed a bit like the Air Gear style punk... a pair of headphones or one of those freaky halos and you'd look like a Tuner..." Shutara stated. "Also, he's definitely the inspiration of the Flame King... I thought you would have noticed the whole Emperor Eye thing, you said you were reading it, not most recently but last time we talked..." Shutara mentioned just as casually. "Also I wasn't betting on you... it's been a bit of a curiosity where you fall on the scales. We're your friends we want you to be happy and after meeting your other friends and the stuff from yesterday... I figured you might have fallen on the lesbian side of things... even with that post on Instagram~" she chattered like they were old friends. Miko processed that information and had her eyes widen. She looked back at Hiruko and her brows furrowed. She did like his eyes. and all but that was an odd realization.

[Bloodedge]

Whatever the cause behind the strange events in this space and time, they would be sure to find out eventually. Yugi was very excited to unravel a mystery ─ especially one from a time prior to their relevance as a pair in this world. Their past selves definitely had nothing to do with a rift in this area, so the culprit was sure to be an exciting discovery... for better or for worse. With an agreement reached between them, Yugi had the girl's foot removed from his mouth. Why? Another offer was made instead, with a gesture of fellatio added. Just then, he had the widest of grins appear on his face. "Hell yeah. I think I've got another millennium or six of excess to burn off," he agreed. As always, the pair would be diving headlong into lifetimes of deviance as if it were a spontaneous decision for the evening. It wasn't like time had been a factor for them for the longest time anyway. . .

Speaking of time, Hiruko continued making the most of his. That wandering hand was still getting a proper feel of Miko's rear, even as he split his attention between her and Shutara. Miko was only just realizing that they knew one another. He didn't find that too strange, but... he would soon. First though, there was the apparent busy status of Shutara in the coming days. What a shame, he thought. At the height of that series, they never had much chance to do a cross-generational event as 'coworkers'. "Busy girl, I get it. It's not too big a deal, but you're all grown-up now. Give a holler every now and then~" he suggested before the strangeness of Miko was revealed. She didn't know he and Shutara knew each other, but she did follow the series Air Gear, at least to some extent. His character's appearance in that series was relatively early, but now... she was staring at him like he'd grown a second head. Hiruko finally released her, stood straight, and sighed. "You really missed it, huh? The Aeons really latched on to this little mutation of mine, so they made it relevant. There were a few changes made, and something else that I can't tell you in the works, but that was my teenage face in that series," he explained of the character in question. Regarding Shutara's assumption about Miko's sexuality, he had multiple relevant observations... but it clearly wasn't his place to say one way or another. Shutara's curiosity produced questions in its own right, though. "Hmm. I wonder why you'd be so invested in knowing the answer, Taracchi~"

[Apollymi]

While time was of no object to the black haired pair, who'd run off to exploit the laws of space and time for eternities spent in coitus. Others found themselves wrapped up in moments and dealing with it after the fact. In one such instance, the girl known as Senjumaru Shutara, was watching as what she considered to be the youngest of her friend group, proved her youth and a blindness they all knew her to have. Regardless a busy Shutara wouldn't really have time to break away, not for a bit... "Hai hai, if I manage some free time~" she said in her usual noncommittal way. It was par for the course for any who dealt with Hiruko in any fashion to come to understand his flirtatious and it seemed little Miko was no exception. As for the things she'd missed and her words in response to Shutara, Miko would give them while addressing all of the oddities surrounding herself. "Full disclosure... I kind of gave myself second hand embarrassment trying to read Air Gear and I got busy enough that I didn't get a chance to ask Ai-sen where to pick up the story part," she mentioned, while her index fingers were tapping together in front of her in that nervous gesture she did so often. "Though I've always been familiar with certain aspects... just not that character. Still, they definitely should have latched on to you. I did, those eyes are awesome and even if you were characterized with more than a few exaggerations you'd definitely be a fan favorite. You're definitely one of my favorites already!♪~" Miko clarified, inserting a minor tirade the likes of which she normally reserved for a special few. Perhaps she'd realize that eventually.. "That still happens..." Shutara uttered, remembering some rather interesting times of catching Miko trying to read and then just closing a light novel or manga and avoiding eye contact for 15 minutes afterwards, while refusing to answer questions. "I mean, I could probably do it now... I've been getting over... that sort of thing recently," Miko managed, as if her being held and groped in front of someone else wasn't proof enough of this. "I'm glad, seems like you're getting over a lot lately~" Shutara mentioned as if properly happy for the younger lass. While that thought passed Shutara Miko was looking at Hiruko and could see the face he resembled in that first scene she couldn't quite get through in the newer iteration of Air Gear. "Ai-sen's going to have a fit when she finds out I found another one..." Miko muttered, thinking it over. She already intended to introduce Hiruko to the rest of her friends. Now it seemed he'd have an easy in with one of the more reclusive ones.

"Yeah, that's definitely going to be something... she was having a full fan girl meltdown while you were on your...da... hangout with Seiya-chan yesterday~" Shutara corrected herself quickly but Miko still heard it, still she'd come back to it. "I'm not a lesbian Shu-nee," Miko stated seemingly huffy about it. "I don't think parts matter for what I do and don't like... not as far as gender is concerned anyway," Miko clarified for her elder sister type figure just to not leave her feeling the need to ponder the information too much. Of course, Shutara would take the time to artfully dodge one question and find herself on a landmine of another... "I've been watching for a long time," she said in answer to her investment. The truth of the matter was a complexity of their friendship which was likely obvious if one considered the tour bus they were in and the depth of the relationship which both had with a certain male singer. The truth was, Shutara would consider Miko her favorite female singer and would also watch all her performances, if she ever decided to go with that wave. But without knowing who Miko had revealed herself to, she wouldn't be outing her on purpose...

[Bloodedge]

"Bet~" said Hiruko. He'd be banking on Shutara's acquisition of some free time. It was no matter of utmost importance, but he did recall enjoying their chats during those old working days of... a more legal variety than his normal schtick. As for Miko, she'd surprisingly failed to read Air Gear for its more mature segments, which defined most of his character's appearances. The reason why was stranger than anything Hiruko heard all day, including the magical parts. "Second-hand embarrassment? I somehow find that surprising," he claimed. Hiruko could see the link between that reaction and Miko's general state of fluster, but it was also very odd to visualize after hearing most things that had come from her mouth. It was like hearing about someone he'd recently become intimate with, but a decade or more in their past. Well... he supposed that was likely the truth of the matter in this case. "Got it. I see how we got here. Make sure you go back and check those scenes now. If I remember correctly, they were pretty good... and pretty accurate~" he explained briefly.

Now that he thought about it, that particular Aeons project gathered all types of people to form its roster. A few people who were to be considered his comrades were involved ─ as were a few proper musicians, and many other sorts of people. He could only wonder what their other projects were like, considering how well-known they were for turning people into characters. Whatever the case, Hiruko prepared himself to move on while Miko explained her flexible sexuality to... what Hiruko only assumed was another mutual target to some extent. "Doesn't look like anybody needs a wingman here, but I'm in an odd spot otherwise. If you two are planning on making out, let me know before I make myself scarce to allow a friendly catch-up~" he said half-jokingly.