Charles Patricius

[Apollymi]

While Marisbury never considered himself indulgent, Miko knew herself to be exactly that in what was likely considered an odd way. While that wasn't completely apparently right now, she was also shocked at her ability to stop the pair of them from continuing on the spot. Beyond that, after even just a little taste, she found herself desiring even more, enough to make such a desire verbal. Much to her own happiness, the men in her life seemed content enough to indulge her, this time Marisbury spoke of his own hotel being close by to hint at a place for them to go for her desired privacy. And he even joked about how exciting the idea was to him. A grin spread across Miko's face as she laughed. "Damn and here I am without my whistle. But it's fine, I'm sure we'll make it alright. So long as we avoid the mean girls~" she said joking about the girl at the lingerie shop. Regardless, she'd be finding herself looking to him with hopeful happiness in her eyes. "Lead the way, Animusphere-san~" she chimed willing to accompany him to his hotel for what was sure to be a very interesting night.

Marisbury and Miko weren't the only ones signing themselves up for an interesting night. Kaugya and Hiroshi were still in that office playfully bantering and thinking about how to get to the next stage. Kaguya couldn't help but giggle just a tad as he pointed out the less generous portions of her personality to her. "I mean I am milking you for all it's worth~" she offered cheekily. "But that doesn't mean I'm procrastinating at all, Hi-aniki you can trust me to do what I say I will~" she claimed with devious light playing in her eyes. As far as she was concerned she'd indeed found out a lot of information though the experience of this man. Their mana based knowledge transfers weren't working as intended, but she was learning that sex with a partner who wasn't completely selfish was actually quite fun even with human limitations. She watched as Hiroshi removed his suspenders and worked to get his pants off over a rather massive erection. "Ara ara, there really is so much of a difference between this and my first experience as a human. I don't mind the progression... you're working with something quite extraordinary Hi-aniki~" she chimed seemingly pleased. To check the level of interest here her legs spread, and given her own natural flexibility even as a human she managed the equivalence of a split with her legs against the desk. "I'll have to warn you... this sort of thing might not be as easy as you remember, human bodies aren't so easily accommodating as our magical ones. I lived that experience twice already~" she expressed to him. This was knowledge she already had. She didn't know the full extent of what being with Mugen for her second time had done but she knew the experience might be quite different from anything the former elf had tried.

Meanwhile, Kazuhiko and Sakura were walking back to the place they'd come from. He bore a full grin and strangely the girl at his side wore an equally pleased expression. Rare was it for Sakura to feel happy, but in the moment she was quite happy to be at his side while he was having such a pleasant experience. "Hai, I think I am doing quite well for the two matches I've played. And you looked like you were having quite a good time in our match!~" Sakura chimed. She'd not expected to feel so many things. He was quite pleased the entire time, even as she pulled her own odd strategies out before him. Their lack of preliminary matches didn't bother her at all. "I'm sure it will be quite easy to get in a few of those before it's time for any tournaments," she confirmed not caring much about playing with anyone else regardless. "What's a curfew?" she asked not knowing that particular word. Sakura wouldn't be keeping him from meeting up with their other spouse. She didn't even ask to come along as she was quite interested in learning about this world and thought it might be good for him and Angelica to spend some more time together without her interference. Where she came from people often had their own times group interactions while they managed friendliness could be complex to navigate at all times, so she wouldn't be forcing that particular issue. Besides, she was sure she'd be seening Angelica on another of the trips.

[Bloodedge]

There was a massive problem ahead of Hiroshi ─ one he knew nothing about. In the world of Alaya, magic was such commonplace that certain things were considered ordinary occurrences. Functional penetration was among those things. Alas, Kaguya warned that things might be difficult after his girth was exposed. A bit of logical thinking led him to the conclusion she meant to hint at. Physical limitations existed here in a more pronounced way than Alayans could imagine. "Ah... I see. Well, I suppose it will be a fair study to see how much effort is required," he said while guiding his tool forward. Some hesitation did occur; Hiroshi didn't realize such flexibility could exist anywhere outside of some beastkin species. For all her talk of limitations, Kaguya's actions were somewhat disagreeing. "Well, that is somehow possible. Interesting," the former elf observed. In that same moment, there was a most obvious twitch to the tool now pressed against Kaguya's entrance. There was no better time than the present to begin, Hiroshi thought. As such, he'd begin the painstaking process of penetration... or at least the attempt to stretch Kaguya's hole enough to actually make some headway. . .

Sakura made some excellent progress as a trading card player in a single day. Kazu was excited by the idea of having a regular partner to play against or with ─ and indeed, he had the most wonderful time. "It was so cool! I didn't even lose the first round against that annoying stall deck earlier. You getting one over on me was a surprise, and that combo was sick!" he praised. The upcoming tournament was going to be exciting. Sadly, Kazuhiko had to keep in mind the greater purpose of their adventure. Though it was great to find a distraction here and there, the journey itself was always on his mind. Here and now, he had to focus on visiting Angelica so a few more things could be figured out... in addition to another quality distraction from life's horrors. Ah, but first came a question from Sakura. He'd yet to explain curfews to her. "Oh, right. Curfew is for minors ─ people under the legal age here. In this country, someone under 18 can't be out after 10pm without an adult. Anyone under 16 can't be out after 7, and both last until 5 in the morning. You... don't look under 18 here, though, which is why I think you'd be fine. Besides, it's the adults who are penalized for curfew breaks anyway, and you don't have parents here," he explained as they stepped into their temporary place of residence.

[Apollymi]

An interesting process was taking place upon the desk in the office of a convenience store. Hiroshi and Kaguya were in the process of beginning copulation properly but there were a few caveats to human life she thought she'd make known to the former elf before they started. "Hai hai, quite a good study indeed," mentioned Kaguya. She did her split and watched the man before her seem to think twice about what she'd said. She grinned as she knew this was going to be quite fun and that there was a certain amount of aggression to be attained in this manner which she didn't mind at all. She even felt that twitch against her opening which let her know that Hiroshi truly liked this kind of display, but given what she and Miko had done to him in their previous days she wasn't truly surprised by this either. "Well, it would be unfair of me not to warn you of something rather interesting. This kind of flexibility is natural to me even as a human. I could have done this, even before coming to your world and I can maintain it just the same... it seems only that my natural leanings are made easier by the addition of magic. Still... humans are creatures of conditioning, if you try at something well enough you might reach the kind of goals you'd aim for as far as your physical conditioning is concerned. I chose this figuring you might wish to observe your entrance~" she mused gently. She felt her self both relaxing and tightening with anticipation. His girth while significantly above humans was still less than Mugen so she figured a bit of extra tightness would only be a proper learning tool. Deviance played in her eyes as she shifted her hips gently to help the process. Luckily enough she was beyond slick already, only getting into the entrance itself would be exceedingly difficult, though that push forward would likely be agonizing even in the best of conditions.

Meawhile, Kazuhiko and Sakura spent time thinking about their prior gameplay. it seemed this lad was interestingly excited, even though he'd lost to her in their play test. She'd found it interesting to get her combinations off the way she'd intended, and beyond that, found the genuine praise for her choices coming from the lad to be almost intoxicating. Yes, someone else had similar things to say to her earlier, but much like her own hypothesis it felt better to hear it from Kazuhiko. A grin spread across her face, "I didn't dislike my first match but the second was far more exciting. I enjoy hearing the things you have to say even when faced with complex situations. It's interesting watching you think and seeing you be shocked and excited. I quite like it~" she mused. The game itself was fun for her brain, but seeing the reactions of Kazuhiko really made it worthwhile. She wondered if Angelica would also enjoy it, and if it would be fun for all of them to play together. It was nice to see the happiness practically radiating off Kazuhiko, she'd aim to see more of that over the course of their adventure. It made her chest feel tight but also her stomach swirl with an interesting feeling. It was like her mana circuits were a little off whenever she witnessed his excitement. Moving on from this there was the matter of curfews which were explain. "I am unsure how many years my age comes to here. I am probably physically the same age as my sister, but I have noticed that many humans appear to be more juvenile than they would be in Munetsuchi," she commented. As for the matter of her parents not existing that wasn't entirely true. "i can feel a few of them... I feel a few familial connections somewhere though they are quite faint... that is fine though. If I won't have problems. I'll be free to keep up my observations and learn more about humans," she added pleased by the notion that she likely wouoldn't be having any problems. She was pleased by the thought as she walked along.

[Bloodedge]

The struggle of penetration was an entirely new occurrence for Hiroshi, but he wouldn't let that stop him. There were so many interesting things to find out, such as the recent discovery of human flexibility. He'd seen someone like Mugen cause contortions in Miwa multiple times over, but even that didn't compare to what Kaguya did seemingly with the ease of breathing. "Talking like that, you'll manage Wu-san with ease," he said with some amount of certainty. Wukong was likely the most physical of the Myouou, and this sort of posture would be rather exciting to him. Just the same, he saw precisely how Kaguya paired with Mugen so well. Ah, but there were more important things than such discussions. Hiroshi was unable to breach the current barrier with anything resembling ease, so he went with the scientific approach. A few rubs along her slit added excess moisture to his glans, allowing his attempted entry thereafter to at least begin pushing inward. Lo, there was an appeal to this limitation that Hiroshi would be observing as he moaned and groaned. "Ah... I see; this is quite interesting. I've never experienced such resistance, but I─ah... I'm not opposed to it."

In the meantime, Sakura commented on her first and second matches in unison. She had the joy of two positive experiences, favoring her match against him for reasons beyond the game itself. Bashful as always, Kazu rubbed the back of his head and averted his gaze. "Eheh... still not as used to that as I thought," he commented on the way Sakura addressed his behavior. "But you've been doing a lot more emoting lately. It's nice to see you having fun with something," he added before matters of curfew were addressed. By Kazuhiko's approximation, Sakura looked like a woman in her early twenties ─ at least in terms of physique. She'd have no obvious issues with curfew for one specific reason, if nothing else. "Well you look like an adult who's given birth at least once here. Normal people in this country don't have those sort of... curves." At that admittance, Kazu glanced over Sakura's body. She managed to seem a bit alien no matter where she went, but it wasn't the rarest case. Once they were inside the building, there was no one in immediate sight. Even so, Kazuhiko kept up the standard. "Tadaima!" he announced. He moved toward the back from there, finding a spread of futons and deciding to claim one while Sakura mentioned her apparent family members. "Hmm, that's weird. I guess there's at least your one dad, but... nah! I'm not opening that pot of confusion. Good luck trying to figure out humans, though. I'm gonna see if jumping into the Nexus lets me reup on mana, and maybe try calling Angie a little early."

[Apollymi]

An interesting conversation occurred as penetration was attempted. It seemed that Hiroshi thought that Kaguya might have an easy time managing one of the other Myouou but the truth of her complicated body was much less amazing than the might have thought. She couldn't help a light sigh as he tried his luck at pushing forward and she commented absently. "I am far from the most physical person. If Wukong there is like our media of him here... it's going to be rough. I might be flexible but my endurance for heavy physical activity and my desire to participate is... remarkably low~" she mentioned. Though flexible and willing to bend herself any which way. Most of her muscles were quite soft and underworked in the legitimate sense. Most would have claimed lack of true physical exercise as the reason for her increased body proportions compared to 'normal girls' her own age. But that didn't truly matter now, no, instead a scientific approach was being taken by Hiroshi as he aimed to enter her core. Deftly did he slide his cock along her opening making her moan gently as he used her natural lubrication to begin the process of sliding himself inside. He seemed to be working at it quite a bit, and on Kaguya's end it was quite interesting to see. "Hai hai, this is definitely an experience worth having," she claimed with a smirk on her face. In truth Kaguya while favoring the more flexible positions also thought it might be good to get Hiroshi used to a tight squeeze considering his chosen apprentice. Besides all that, it was nice that she'd not be left lacking, she could already tell as he managed to begin slipping deeper into her insides.

A bashful Kazuhiko was a sight worth seeing and it was something that Sakura witnessed today simply because she'd mentioned enjoying playing their game partly because of her ability to observe him. "Sugoi!~" she murmured. There was something to be said about enjoying a single person or maybe even multiple people. In the case of Kazuhiko, Sakura was sure since the moment she met him that he was interesting, but it was a long process for her figuring out why. He even noticed that she'd been emoting more... and while she didn't notice it she found it to be an interesting observation. "Really? Sou ka, I hadn't noticed. I've just been feeling a bit more lately..." she admitted in her usual odd way. She was pleased he'd noticed something about her, did she wish for more of his attention? She supposed it was worth looking into, perhaps she'd give it some more thought. Whatever the case, apparently her physical proportions wouldn't have people questioning her age. She supoosed that made sense. "Well, I ahve given birth so that isn't really untrue. I am just fairly certain I still fall within the category of adolescence. I'll have to have a look at my stats and find out," she said knowing that she could still look. Whatever the case, upon arriving within the house, Sakura looked around and noticed no one immediately, she also greeted. "Tadaima," she managed only to take off her shoes and begin walking around. "Hai hai, tell Angie I said high. And let me know if you make any interesting discoveries within the Nexus. They could be relevant to the rest of us," she added. "I'll have fun with my research," she admitted but there was nothing more to it. And with that they'd separate but not before Sakura pecked the lad's lips before wandering off into the house. Not too deeply but she wasn't prepared to go to sleep. No she was headed for the bathroom to look at herself and figure out some things.

[Bloodedge]

Hiroshi believed Kaguya would be well-suited to any of the Myouou's preferences, but she claimed otherwise. Her flexibility aside, it seemed her interest in physical activity was severely lacking. How odd; Hiroshi assumed physical activity was the only way to achieve such mobility without magic. He'd have to look into that at some point. First and foremost, he'd be progressing in the most ridiculous form of sexual penetration any elf had ever experienced ─ of this he was sure. It wasn't too strange, though. Hiroshi only found pleasantries in the taught entrance of a non-magical human, particularly while managing to prod his way deeper inside one thrust after another. If nothing else, they could be viewed as managing sex, whether knowledge came as a result or not.

Speaking of results, some things managed to bring out a more respondent Sakura, much to Kazu's elation. He still wondered how emotions could come from the lass outside of her sadistic side, but lo, time was showing more of her personality. Kazuhiko would take solace in that. Without shoes, he took the time to discard his blazer as well, all before choosing the futon closest to the door. "Well yeah, you've given birth... but you looked like this on the other side. Here, it works a little differently. Anyway, I'll keep an eye on things and let you know if anything's new," he said prior to sitting and producing his Holy Grail ─ which didn't seem to require much of him. "This definitely works. I won't be out for long. If you're still here, I'll let you know how it feels from this side." With that said, Kazu met Sakura's lips with his own, both accepting and slightly extending a shared moment between them. His grail filled all the while; he'd be drinking from it whenever Sakura backed away. Then, he'd be returning to that recently-altered realm once more. . .

[Apollymi]

While a couple in a convenience store were busy figuring out the nature of human copulation, Kazuhiko and Sakura were settling for the evening. They continued to speak a bit, as they always would. It would seem that Sakura's understanding of physiology was a bit off. According to Kazuhiko humans in this world likely wouldn't bear proportions similar to hers unless they had already given birth. Her condition was somehow exceptional because her figure was solid even before such an incident. It made her wonder if her sister wasn't simply restricting her size in a purposeful manner. What she'd seen of the girl implied that she maintained her own mother's habit of a slimmer build for the sake of undistracted conversation. "Sou ka, I'll have to make sure to do a thorough observation," she claimed. It was an odd thing, but she did enjoy learning about humans. Moreover, it would seem that Kazuhiko would share anything he learned from his endeavors so there would be nothing missing if she chose not to accompany him on his trip. So, they could part ways fairly easily. Though she'd moved to peck his lips, something of an extension had happened. He'd managed to summon his Holy Grail and was filling it as they locked lips. She enjoyed the time they spent pressed together only to break said kiss while smiling. "Hai hai, enjoy your trip, Kazzun~" she said to the lad sending him into his night.

Sakura herself hadn't made very many decisions but if human physiology was really quite different from her own, the first step would be figuring out the nature of her own body. She recalled seeing a broken mirror in the bathroom and decided to use it, and her new phone to get a few third person images of herself for comparison. Ah, she also supposed that Kakihara had asked for a few. She supposed if she took one and sent it to him, she could gauge his reaction and consider the potential consequences of doing such a thing for Kazuhiko as well. She drifted off to the bathroom to enact her plan, while Kazuhiko made his way to the Nexus.

[Bloodedge]

For the first time in several days, Kazuhiko and Sakura would be separating completely by choice. Well, he couldn't exactly say that. Most of his trips to the Nexus were made without her ─ at least the ones he'd made consciously. As such, he didn't feel strange making the trip by himself at all. If that wasn't enough, she seemed to be having an interesting time in the non-magical world. It was only right that she be left to her interests while adjusting. A series of gulps led to Kazuhiko draining his grail ─ after which he'd open his eyes to witness the pharaohs' new-look Nexus. It wasn't as Charlemagne that he appeared, but as himself, sporting the same clothes he had when lying down.

"Huh. Well, that's not what I expected. It does feel way better here though..." he mused into the open air. Sadly, Kazu's location still seemed a bit random. He'd have to walk down the street to reach that familiar central plaza. While walking, the young man would be breathing deeply and inspecting himself. This felt more like being on Alaya than anything else. Actually... he might have said it felt better, if asked. "Already feeling less hungry... less tired... less weighted. Maybe we can use the Nexus to recuperate if things get too bad over there. . ."

[Apollymi]

Interestingly enough, Sakura within that bathroom after separating from Kazuhiko felt quite normal. Inside the bathroom she looked at the mirror and then held out her hand. After a few moments with a bit of concentration she managed to restore it to its original state. She looked at herself within it and decided she needed more angles than from her hips upward. What she couldn't know however was this sort of thing was quite common. She held out her phone and began snapping pictures. She did these completely dressed initially and then began taking off clothes piece by piece. She did this several times until she was in her underwear. She hadn't really thought about the fact that she had on layers of clothing until she began undressing, but after doing so she found herself in a pair of purple lace thongs and a matching bra. She supposed it was odd to be dressed beneath clothing, but her body felt so unnatural already that she'd much considered why. Several more photos were snapped, all of which she took at various angles to make sure that she could see herself. After she was done she sat down, half naked upon the toilet seat to examine her physique from the third person perspective. She oddly enough didn't really believe in doors so the bathroom one was open as very obviously dressed perused her most recently snapped images. "Sou ka, my form does go quite far beyond the norm of humans I have witnessed. Even the exceptional ones like Ka-nee or Mi-nee... actually my physique is a bit closer to Sa-nee. And she said she was an adult, I suppose this is why Kazzun thought I may not have an issue with curfews," she murmured to herself. All of these images were interesting. She could visually see any anomalies to her physical form, she wondered if humans used this technology the same way.

[Bloodedge]

Though they were an entire dimension apart at present, Sakura and Kazuhiko were doing very similar things... at least somewhat. Both were inspecting themselves in different ways, Sakura physically and Kazu spiritually. After spending an entire day on Gaia, Kazu felt so very free within the Nexus. His steps carried him with an ease that might make one wonder about an out-of-body experience. "Woah. Even watching myself take steps, I can barely feel the movement. It's like zero gravity," he observed. For so long, it had been very easy to take magical bonuses for granted. Maybe being on Gaia could function as proper training if he switched realms at the right frequency.

Whatever the eventual plan, currently, he only had to meet with Angelica again. The time they agreed upon would not come for a while yet, but Kazu thought an early call wouldn't do much harm. First though, he kept moving toward the plaza and considering how things were going thus far. "One day spent in Osaka. That guy came to bring all our stuff, but just some important things for each person. He was Saku's dad, and... was he really trying to get us to stay in Osaka? I didn't even stop to think about it before. It's so weird. What's the point of staying in Osaka and even going to school there?" he wondered upon reaching the plaza.

[Apollymi]

While Kazuhiko considered the Nexus and the increased mana in the atmosphere, Sakura kept looking at her pictures. As far as she could tell these were interesting images. Though her face wasn't quite so expressive in any of them, she assumed her body was the important feature in this case. She did say she'd consider sending one to Kakihara, perhaps one of these? She really wasn't sure just yet, so she took a few more after standing up. Why wouldn't she? "This technology is quite a boon. I always wonder how I look but it's truly impossible to see yourself from the third person perspective," she said quizzically. She continued snapping images with her thumb on the buttom for the forward facing camera. All the while she pulled at the stretchy lace on her hips and shoulders. While her form didn't require these things, she couldn't say she didn't appreciate the decoration. She'd liken these kinds of clothes to being closer to what her mother would have worn. Of course, humans seemed overly occupied with the amount of flesh they shouldn't be showing, which she supposed was at least part of the reason her grandfather had chosen the clothes for her that he did. With a few more pictures. Sakura would be redressing herself... only to find herself staring at the toilet while she did so. What was the function of this bowl of water and the strange button on it? Should she press it? The bath made sense, but why this bowl? Perhaps this was one of those questions she should save for one of the other women, they might be willing to answer her new curiosity.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko took a seat in the plaza while mulling over ongoing events. This was such a strange situation to be in. If only he could have found Aincrad, broken in and gotten all of his comrades and Angelica out, they wouldn't be on some two-year journey toward life-threatening danger now. A honeymoon would be lovely. No... Kazuhiko hadn't been allowed such luxuries since becoming Charlemagne. Between the French court, the Saxons and Aincrad, he couldn't break from one thing long enough before moving to the next. It was all so ridiculous. Luckily, there were some things and some people that gave him reprieve. "Screw it. Not much point worrying about that part now," he decided after a few minutes of contemplation. Maybe Angelica could be called upon now? It was even earlier than he'd hoped, but he had nothing else going on... and hopefully she wasn't in a bad position. "Angie!" he called out. His calls to Angelica seemed to work differently compared to when he called other grail-holders. Something strange made their connection to one another function as a catalyst, he was sure. The only question on his mind now, was whether Angelica herself had the freedom to answer. . .

[Apollymi]

While Kazuhiko mulled over his thoughts in the Nexus, a redressed Sakura would be found sitting at the table in the kitchen, scrolling through the images of her phone. She decided upon an image of herself in her underwear from a slightly above her body angle. It gave a full view of her body in purple lace which matched both her eyes and hair and showed all the curves of her body. Because of the high quality of her camera, even the lighting looked good. She wondered if that image counted as exciting in the way that Kakihara put it. She decided to send it as a text message to him and find out.

At the same time, Kazuhiko was calling out to Angelica a bit early and would be receiving a response. The pressure of his life right now, not withstanding, his call would make the blonde lass appear though the gate she normally came though. And at first she was yelling as she did so. "Chuck!" she started only to stop a few steps away from the gate. "Wait... are you Chuck?" she said her brows coming together. She felt like it was, but it could be some kind of trick.... given the day she'd been having she didn't need any more confusion added to it. She didn't physically look any worse for wear, but her current disposition was a bit on edge. Regardless, a few moments of reprieve wouldn't be too bad she supposed.

[Bloodedge]

Lo and behold, his call worked just as he'd hoped. Angelica appeared before him, yelling a name he hadn't heard since the previous day and making it seem like things were right back to normal. "Ang! I─ wait, huh?" he questioned after being asked if his identity was true. Something seemed slightly off about Angelica currently, but... oh! Kazuhiko had already let his current form slip his mind. "Oh, right! Yeah, my bad. Kimura Kazuhiko. Kimura is my family name, Kazuhiko my given name. I wasn't able to tell you before because I physically couldn't say it while living on that side, but we're back on my home world for now. I'm the guy who became Chuck," he said. Immediately following that introduction, Kazu slid back for appraisal. Angelica did marry him in another form, in another world. Soul-crushing though it would be if she found some issues with his original self, it was only right that she know about it. "Is this alright? More importantly, are you alright? If you were busy, you didn't have to answer; I know I'm early calling."

In the few moments it took that exchange to progress, another was beginning. Sakura sent a racy photo of herself to the phone of one Kakihara Shota. Her phone would be receiving a text from that very same male nearly a minute later. It read: "Wow! Your body is even better than I thought, Tohcchi!♥" as the first message. "Did you just take that?" said a second immediately afterwards. "Are there more?" a third added. "I'd love to see what you look like naked and posing," a final message read.

[Apollymi]

Angelica was faced with something interesting. The lad before her gave pause when she questioned him. And when he began speaking again he properly introduced himself as Kimura Kazuhiko. He went on to explain for the second time, how names in his homeland worked. And given those pieces of information and the act that he was not aggressing her at all. She relaxed quite a bit. An exhale happened as she looked at the lad directly. His look was something very different from what she was used to, but somehow not so different from the form of Charlemagne. He was brunette in his normal form instead of having the black and white hair she was used to, his eyes were a golden brown instead of blue. His face shape was similar even the way he stood. He looked a bit younger this way, less worn around the edges, but when looking into his eyes she could see it. "Of course its alright. For people who can't really make babies... your parents did a good job. I didn't expect that much change, Jeanne said she basically looked the same as she always did. I didn't think there might be a difference. But I guess you still look like yourself. You're still cute. Though you got stuck with a couple of long names. So, nice to meet you, Kazu," she said seeming to decide to break up the syllables of his name at that point. "Is that right?" she asked, that language wasn't one she was as familiar with, but still she opened her arms to give the lad a hug. It was a kind of a massive relief that there wasn't something truly wrong on his end. Of course, there was a lot wrong but first she just wanted to hug him. So she would, for several long seconds as she felt comforted by the contact. "I am physically okay my dad is watching over me, but we are headed somewhere specific per Merlin's advice," she said carefully before letting go. "Apparently, An has changed something about the way the labyrinth works. It is letting everyone in it know where I am... so we are trying to get to some where safer. Merlin suggested a Mana Restricted Zone and my dad was planning to leave me there and then lead some people away and try to distract them for me," she said getting worked up. "OH AND I HAD A WHOLE BABY AND I NAMED HIM AND JUST FUCKING TOOK OFF INTO WHO THE FUCK KNOWS WHERE! HE'S DEFINITELY YOUR FUCKING SON!" she said seeming to snap a bit. "Sorry still worked up, Merlin said he'd be fine so we shouldn't worry..." She finished that and rubbed her hand over her face.

A minute after Sakura sent the picture she'd been asked for she was delievered another one under the name Kakihara. She looked at the message and read it carefully. He liked her body, but that much was obvious even when they were talking. Oddly enough before any reply could be given she received another one in rapid succession. She was asked if she took it recently but before she could even answer there was another message asking if there were more. And then a final one claiming he'd like to see her naked and posing. Sakura gave these messages a moment of rest. She hadn't even been able to begin answer one so she'd work though what she thought was the meanings before responding. According to the man on the other side he wanted to know if there were more pictures but he also wanted naked ones. Naked might make sense. If he was planning on cycling mana before their meeting he might be planning to stimulate himself. That sounded like something one of her father's would do given that. He'd obviously asked for pictures because humans lacked the ability to project their own. These devices essentially worked as extensions of what could have been magical abilities. By that logic he wanted more pictures to use as materials while he prepared himself for their mana transfer. But that only left one thing. "Why posing?" she inquired in her general way. She could understand in a literal sense reasons for the rest, but posing didn't make sense. She'd seen what could be called posing at the store and she knew she wouldn't be smiling just to take a picture of herself naked. Humans were odd creatures and she needed direct answers.