Charles Patricius

[Apollymi]

Habakiri might have been a bit of an attitude problem waiting to happen but such was the exchange for her living past the point most traumatic in her life. Moving on fromt hat it would seem that this lad though Makima to be completely out of her own depth. His claim being that she'd be less cautious about such meetings if she knew how big the problem actually was, "Hm." just that noise. Well, she'd take most things with a grain of salt. She was more the type of person who needed to see how something worked to fully believe in it. Even if she knew of her own type of oddity from time to time. And oddly enough she would see, as a demand was made of Habakiri where she sat, a demand for her to tell this lad her name. It wasn't something she'd done, she'd not even given her real name when giving her number to the lad in the card shop. Protecting one's legitimate identity was part and parcel of being an assassin, so why, was her mouth already opening and the sound falling out long before she had time to consider what she was doing. "Kirihara Kyoka," she uttered only to realize afterwards what had happened. Makima for her part in this didn't seem upset, she merely watched as one of her favored charges seemed to be upset and want to lash out. "It's fine, stay seated... I don't blame you." Makima mentioned which seemed to keep her from moving but didn't quell her anger at all. However he'd managed to compel her, it was definitely something beyond regular methods or even hypnosis, both of which she was trained to identify, ignore and fake in the right situations. Her description of his lad as Machiavellian was more spot on than she'd realized. When told to turn on the TV, she angled her eyes to Kyoka and watched as a screen lit up. A news channel would be showing a man who'd apparently made a spectacle of killing himself with five bodies on his person. "Oh, not exactly what I had in mind when I mentioned cleaning up a mess. Still, not bad," she mentioned as if genuinely impressed. If one thought such information would scare Makima it didn't. If nothing else it brought into perspective the oddities surrounding a certain other political scandal and let her know she'd been right to start looking for new people. It also gave the hint that the boy she already wanted to see would be useful to her, and likely more easily managed than this one, which is likely why he came here first. Ambitious. "A knight, a house, a driver's license and a gun..." she said thinking it over. As far as a list went that one wasn't too steep. Most of them were easily gotten though the personnel issue was one which would require a bit of balancing to find the right fit. "Gender preference for your knight, and a name for your things," it wasn't a question it was a necessary detail. She'd definitely withhold those things until she was absolutely certain of what would be provided, but if she got what she wanted they'd be simple enough to supply.

Meanwhile, Sakura was picking up pieces of herself to rebuild her form while Childe had complaints to launch about the stupidity of others in these same times. "Hai hai, always a bit annoying when they can't keep up. But that just means when someone can, it feels so rewarding~" she claimed on her own. As she collected there was commentary, he'd help her cuck Kakihara again? "Sou, I am working on an entire baby for exactly that purpose and I still want to do it again. keep it on the back burner, it doesn't have to be a baby this time. I suppose. We might be able to slip in a good one~" she claimed with an amount of amusement which was devious in its nature. As for her mention of boring lives that didn't include Kazuhiko a chuckle came from her, "Hehe, gomen gomen... I didn't mean it like that. I assume any that include you as well can be classified as equally enticing and exciting~" she clarified, if only because she was gaining understanding. Though not completely. As such she walked upon the last one, "I really hate when I see my experimentss that go so far left. I know I always say there are risks involved, but...the creepy father god has to be my least favorite ending. Definitely bottom 3 ways to die." she concluded as she reached out for that last one. Her form was ever large. Sparkling legs which seemed to be draped in the void of starry space, arms too dipped in sparkling night starlight. She'd sprouted wings, horns a glowing crown. She'd traced the passage of all of her failures into a pure exploration of her own desires... and she'd found, something whole. "This should do nicely, big enough for all of us... all that potential, should be big enough for what you're offering that me getting pounded right now, right... O-nii-chan~" she said knowing that this would still require her to properly magnetize at the point of death.

[Bloodedge]

Kirihara Kyoka was the name of the green-haired woman he'd been in the company of lately. He'd have to remember that in the future, as he still wanted to at least figure out what she could truly bring to the table. As for Makima, she did go about switching on the television to see news of Kyoka's former dog. Her observation of events was a bit lacking for what Soma intended, but... the seeds he intended to plant were all planted in the moment. Besides, it seemed he could acquire the things he needed from the redhead. That wasn't the full list of his desires, but it would suffice for this particular negotiation. All Makima needed to start was a short list of things, which included a name and his future knight's gender. "Remember that open legs thing I was talking about? That was important. I won't take a man unless he's better than her by at least 30%," he said, gesturing toward Kyoka. A bit of contemplation was to follow. "The name... Noel Stollen for identification purposes. For an act of good faith... Asakura Soma. Take that, and know that I don't take well to betrayal. I don't care how big you think you are. If you cross me, you and everyone connected to you will find out death is a gift I'm not generous enough to give my enemies. Alternatively, you could sign yourself up for something else. I'm still in the market for a good Queen piece too."

Childe didn't have much additional purpose in the space filled with Sakura's variants, but he did have reason to keep discussing matters with her. She mentioned a child being processed for the purpose of exacting some form of vengeance against Shota. Having a bit of foreknowledge, Childe laughed. "Have fun with that one. It might turn out better than you thought," he mentioned. Childe wouldn't be keeping any plans on the backburner, though. Instead... "I'll just skip ahead to when it happens. Make the new you work, and you'll end up with my number... sort of," he mentioned. Regarding the realities in which he was connected to Sakura in Kazu's place, she did assume they would be entertaining. She had no idea. Childe would say nothing more about that initially, choosing instead to view the variant who fell to another of the annoying gods. What he found most interesting was the effectiveness of her parallel mind, as she seemed to be thinking of some variants in hindsight before absorbing them. Indeed, what she had thus far was suitable. "Based on what I'm seeing right now... yeah, you're ready for that. Well... you won't die at least. You'll probably awaken a secret thing that I can't explain to you right now. And if it doesn't work, you could always just go here," he said while gesturing toward a long, thick path leading to a version of Sakura startlingly similar to her current appearance. That variant was paired with a male figure with long black hair, red eyes and a perpetually displeased expression toward the outside world. "Have fun either way it goes. Oh, and... don't step on anybody's shadow too hard for the first fifteen hours or so."

[Apollymi]

Kyoka had given her name and was apparently still on an interest list for the boy who'd hitched a ride with her back home. By her own understanding of this situation, Makima found his musings at least interesting enough to humor him. First on his list was about his gender preference for a knight, according to him, his earlier reference to opening legs was his obvious preference and he wouldn't accept a man who wasn't at least 30 percent better than Kyoka. "I remember every word of this conversation. I might need to reference it... Still, I do not judge so the question was necessary. Gentle follow up, what percentage of Ki-hi do you rate her attitude?" There were always options for this sort of thing and perhaps even a few others could be offered up to this point but it'd have to be a careful selection. Beyond that point the name he wanted for his documentation was Noel Stollen. Interesting choice for a cover, but she wouldn't judge that either. She simply made a note of it on a sticky note which was under her hand. Apparently this lad didn't take kindly to betrayal and gave his legitimate name as an act of good faith. She'd keep it in mind and look into anyone with that surname to make sure there were no incidental overflows. You could never go wrong with a bit of extra information and running a bit of interference in a secondary situation was always a good way to level the tables at these sorts of negotiations. It came with a certain amount of benevolence. "That isn't anything to worry about. I am not in the habit of crossing allies... it is not a good way to keep them. Though I appreciate the warning..." Makima said. The truth of the matter was she was a bit more protective of her assets than that. "As for that last offer, I'll respectfully decline. I am more of an absolute kind of ruler..." she mentioned without fail. With that out of the way, Makima figured that anything else would be handled when it popped up. She'd be reserving the things he asked for and deciding if they were needed by the time she met with her next target. She still needed a proper debriefing which she would now be getting about that missing oaf and her extended contact with Asakura Soma as well as how she felt about that command she'd followed despite years of training.

Meanwhile, a once ended Sakura was finding new life, and having confirmation of her successful baby making. "Oh? That's exciting, I can't wait to see how he turns out..." she said of her next child, whose gender was about the only thing she'd determined. Ah but that wasn't all, if a cucking was coming apparently this man would be skipping ahead to that point. A grin crossed her face as she found out she would soon have his phone number, kind of... "Hai, Jaxu~" she said seemingly amused by that information. Finally, they were at a point of branching. It would seem that Sakura had enough of herself to finish this form of hers, all the while there was a certain acknowledgement of the depth she might lack. It would seem that she could go where she wanted and there were options. The one up ahead was a rather interesting one to look at, it was almost worth abandoning her current thoughts for. "Tempting, tempting... I want to check it out but... I should try this way first~" she said. "Ja ne Onii-chan~" she claimed hearing that last bit about a shadow she took the path towards her self being pummeled ands started the process of forcing herself into it. At the same time, that Sakura was losing her grip. She'd been seeing something in her mind, aware of a deep thinking moment which had gone astray around the same time she stopped being able to feel her body properly. The light in that Sakura's eyes were fading and her hips had stopped moving.

[Bloodedge]

"I could do with or without it," was all Soma had to say about Kyoka's attitude, or her personality in general for that matter. He didn't see it as a deal breaker, nor did he see it as a hard selling point. Most things could work. After all, he had a few methods of dealing with all types if need be. Moving on, Soma came to realize how very alike he and the woman ahead of him were. She wasn't one to double-cross allied forces for similar reasons to his own. No tool could have use if its owner broke it or tossed it into a trash bin. "That's why you are where you are," he commented. His offered 'Queen' position was addressed thereafter. As either of them could have anticipated, Makima turned it down to avoid clashing leadership. He figured as much. Still, there were always methods, always answers. "I know what you are. It would be stupid of you to take that kind of deal anyway... but this won't be the only time we talk about that, or something like it. People like us can really make use of each other." With that said, Soma finally shifted himself out of that chair. Once he was standing on his own feet, he tilted Kyoka's sunglasses down onto his eyes. One final clause would be shared with Makima as he departed. "Between five and sixteen habitable rooms for the house. I can make any number between those two work for my collection. Hold the bugs."

Sakura showed a momentary interest in joining with the variant Childe pointed out. Alas, that was not where this version of her fit best. It wasn't a simple choice between him and Kazuhiko, but instead the superior choice of... all best endings in one playthrough. That was the sort of realm Sakura was walking into, and the sort Childe would be growing alongside his own primary partner. "I thought you'd say that. See you on the other side~" he bid, watching her departure intently. On that other side, Sakura's limp body was still being battered even as the light left her eyes. Childe had her right leg lifted over his shoulder, leaving the left to dangle off something that should have been a table, but was currently just some solid surface in a shadowy, star-filled realm. The only thing around them was that dark abyss and multiple pools of Childe's essence in, on and around Sakura, and even on the man himself. "Oh come on, you're not dead yet!" he cheered. Surely the plan worked in time, or... perhaps what Sakura needed was another massive influx of energy? Well, she'd be getting that whether it was necessary or not ─ even if she'd been filled to the brim since the first couple of minutes passed.

[Apollymi]

Kyoka had one of the more extreme personalities of Makima's personnel. If her personality wasn't necessarily a deal-breaker then there were quite a few options she could potentially look into, surely there were a few who would find a job working for a man like Noel Stollen better than being crushed under Makima for whatever reason. "Noted." she said to that point. Apparently, her stance on betrayal had them aligned in a resonating sort of way. Given this was a sticking point she assumed she wouldn't have to worry about his betrayal at any point in the near future. Most didn't cross her for similar reasons. Still the matter of his open queen position wasn't one which was apparently asked with full intention of gaining acceptance. "Oh? Are you still testing me?" she questioned lightly, and almost rhetorically. Whatever the case, this may or may not have been a point that was revisited later. The last thing this lad had to say before an exit while putting on those sunglasses directly in front of Kyoka and earning himself a glare was, how many rooms he needed in that 'house' he'd asked for. "That's a small army's worth of living space. But I'll see what I can do... and I suppose in the interest of fairness, I won't place bugs," she said knowing she would stick to her own word about it, even if she found it annoying. As he left she had but one thing to say to Kyoka, "I know they were your favorites but avoid making a fuss right now," she uttered. "They were limited editions. You know how hard it is to get those? There is only one other person I've ever even seen with a pair..." Kyoka griped.

Meanwhile, Sakura's two sides were joining back together. A little goodbye would be leading to a major hello soon after. One of her legs was up an on Childe's shoulder, her back was pressed flat to a surface that was once a table. She was surrounded by darkness, getting pounded into paste, as that orange haired man would have said. But once more her body couldn't hold on any longer. She exhaled a breath seeming to lose consciousness and all else. Perhaps she'd died. But... Childe spoke to her and offered energy. Did she need it? Not really, but it was a good catalyst. As her secondary consciousness forced her new self forward, she shut down only to have that burst of mana spilling into her person, start her anew. A deep breath was taken as her body paled in the darkness. Those eyes of hers opened a jewel red color. Her hair once shoulder length and purple turned white and began to move, with the image of the stars reflected underneath. "WOOOOH~ My brain is on fire♥~" she chimed as ehr body began feeling again. That tingle at her scalp spread along her body as she condensed, compacted and her form became something more but also more compressed. She'd lost no real dimension but she'd gained quite a bit of weight, and any expelled mana on her person once again began the absorption process as was natural. "I have so much stuff in my head right now. I assume this means the experiment worked... and I got a body and a second brain that's interesting~" the girl known as Sakura spoke those words, but her voice and body sounded a bit different from the norm.

[Bloodedge]

Was Soma testing Makima in those final moments? No, surely not. He'd thrown out that offer preemptively to ensure it was already floating around in her head somewhere. They would definitely be having this conversation again, ideally only after Soma had some accommodations. No way was he going to stick around with that oversized and growing group of immature deviants while building his own army; he needed room to breathe. All the pieces were now in place to set a new plan of action in motion. That included, of course, the sunglasses he now wore on his face. Soma didn't intend to keep those either. Kyoka would probably be wanting them back, he figured... and he'd be waiting with them when the time came.

Sakura's body was not long for this world. The more Childe pummeled away, the more he felt her slipping, mind and soul all but ready to vacate the premises. In one crucial moment, however, a sharp inhale occurred. Her eyes opened to show a new color, her hair grew out and morphed, and her words finally returned. Parallel Mind had been officially achieved in this reality. Their little experiment was a success. Finally, Sakura was absorbing mana offered to her at a more reasonable rate. Childe thought to congratulate the lass with another shot to the womb, after which he quickly retracted himself to spray at range toward her face. "Konbanwa, Kochou♥~" he greeted. "You look more familiar now. I'd have to dig a little deeper to completely break you down. I guess you should get a birthday present. What would you like?" he wondered, taking another opportunity to have a peek at Sakura's mentality.

[Apollymi]

While Soma was exiting with seeds planted and trails left in his wake, that card shop was returning to normalcy aside from one crucial detail. One Iino Miko was still occupying the lap of Akaba Reiji. She'd heard things quiet down, and knew they could have left several moments prior to thi sone, but... she'd been busy on two fronts. On the one side she'd been adding a few specialty figures to the shopping cart for herself, Kazuhiko and a few of the others. And secondly she'd been, rather casually riding Reiji's cock in the way that humans were used to. But all of that was on the verge of changing. At some point, she'd given up her forward facing position and had changed her position to be facing the man as she mounted him. She was rocking her hips so casually yet, with a rhythm which seemed to be there exclusively because she enjoyed it. All of this so she could look at his face at a very pivotal moment. "Are you ready, Reiji-san, it's almost time for the best part~" Miko mentioned in a lightly devious way. Her plan to wait until she reached the epitome of her orgasm and sink directly cementing the physical contact with Reiji in such a way as to bury him iwthin her womb, with the magical force of gravity applied. A little bit was fine to use, she reasoned, especially with a cock like his for the final squeeze and an epic finish to their 'Lunch Break'.

At the same time, a freshly awakened and reconstituted 'Sakura' was still being pounded by Childe. Even so, he acknowledged the change in her appearance as one he was more familiar with. A greeting and well wishes were in order, so what would she like for her birthday, it took nothing but a moment for her to decide. "Eh? Since I am strong enough to need more power to break now... how about a new connection like one I haven't seen before... something for me to work on~" she asked directly. She wasn't the type to fully enjoy just material things. If she was going to be left with a gift, she'd rather something more akin to a puzzle or mystery. Something she could sink her mental teeth into. Speaking of sinking, with one leg over his shoulder, the other would begin wrapping around his waist, pulling him in as her hips finally began proper movement once more. "Oh? New body has all the important stuff too, might as well give it a go~" she said almost teasingly. "Oh, I suppose I'll need a name too eventually... I'll think on it~"

[Bloodedge]

Reiji was getting a bit too old for the shenanigans these teens kept bringing his way. Miko was really managing to work him over, even while she casually kept filling the online cart with desired items. He couldn't have done that if he tried. In fact... Reiji did try, and fail, numerous times over during their session. How she managed to remain so candid, he didn't know. The power of youth was something else nowadays. Apparently, the best part had yet to come. Surely she wasn't going to pull something even more ridiculous, right? Wrong. The 'best part' she alluded to was, in fact, a downward movement that would have been regarded as impossible if he hadn't experienced it before. Even with prior experience, the sudden entrance to Miko's womb laid immediate claim to whatever air Reiji had in his lungs. Eyes and mouth widened in unison, and a loud bang occurred as his leg flung out, knocking the desk. Of course, that wasn't all; a literal kneejerk reaction was only part of the explosion happening just as that internal barrier was breached. It felt like something that would never stop, but that was simply the fact that he kept oozing after the initial buckshot. Perhaps he could at least stop twitching after a few moments. . .

As it was a new sort of birthday for Sakura, Childe thought she was actually entitled to a gift. He could give a thousand, a million different things both physical and non, but he figured she'd much prefer the latter. Indeed, she was much like him. Something to keep in mind and work through over time was the optimal present. Specifically though, she desired a new form of connection. "That's supposed to be a tall order. Supposed to be. Alright... I'll give you something it'll take you ages to figure out, but there's a catch," he stated. With her previously dangling leg wrapping around his waist to keep their physical connection going strong, there was no purpose in retreat or a change in position. There was, however, purpose in Sakura acquiring a name... and something beyond any of that as well. For starters, Sakura would be subjected to something that felt quite like... growth occurring within her womb. Childe's member wasn't actually increasing in size at all, but the density of his mana was easily adjustable to fabricate such sensations. "We have to be inseparable. You lean on me, I lean on you. The other criteria are a given already, so no need to worry about that. That work for you?" he asked. "Oh... and you have a name."

[Apollymi]

Miko in finishing her ride would be finding various forms of success she'd not previously known. She'd successfully placed her orders. She'd also taken a new kind of ride ending with a very special view. It was a little shocking to see Reiji in this moment. Hearing the sound of his leg kicking the desk made her eyes widen and perhaps she would have had something to say, but... orgasm had already taken her. She'd collapsed around his cock with it buried deeply in her womb at the moment of buck shot style impact. She'd moaned contentedly finally coming to a halt if only to look at the man before her while she caught her breath and he did the same. "Sugoi♪~ That really was the best part♪~" she chirped happily. She'd give them both a few moments of true recovery time, never one to separate too quickly. She sat in his lap with his cock still inside her, watching him for a few moments, 'I wrecked him. I gotta try that again~' she thought. Well, even if Reiji wasn't interested in another random bit of deviance, she now felt somewhat confident about approaching men in his age range that weren't already spiritually connected to her. She could try again, with him and with others... "I know I have to let you up, but I don't want to... it's so nice here~" she griped gently as she began the process of extricating their loins rather smoothly for something that should have seemed impossible. And once she was up, she'd leave over engulfing his cock one last time if only to help in the clean up process while she shimmied her shorts back into the proper position. If her process was left uninterrupted, she'd even place him back within his pants with care before stretching like a person who'd actually just had a nice lunch.

While one finished up a lunch, another was celebrating a birthday. She'd asked for a mental present, a long term research project or technically a puzzle to solve. Apparently the order was supposed to be tall, but it seemed to her that Childe would be able to give her exactly what she'd asked for. "Catch?" she asked wondering what kind of gift came with terms and conditions... but that also being a point of interest and not one of negativity. There would be no withdrawing from her current position and it seemed that Childe was fine with that as well as he began to swell inside her. Well that wasn't right, it wasn't a physical sensation, no it was a magical one. That was nice as a feeling, what was more apparently the criteria involved for her 'present' meant some kind of equity had to be determined. Becoming inseparable. "I think I am fine with that, it seems in line with what I want. That make us friends, right? I'd like that... I'm trying to get better at making friends," the lass mentioned. It was a greater and lesser part of her current life endeavors. "I have a name already, what is it?" she wondered aloud. She was enjoying herself quite a bit already, her body no longer about to break just from the act of sex as it happened, she was combatting that magical growth with currently purely the pressure her body would create with its mana. Her own natural techniques were not yet refined.

[Bloodedge]

Reiji couldn't make sense of anything happening in life right now. Grasping the ridiculousness of modern youth was becoming the most impossible ordeal of his life, though he couldn't rightly complain about it. Miko claimed she didn't want to let him up just yet, and frankly... he was perfectly fine with that. "That's alright. I don't think I have the ability to get up right now anyway. Take your time," he advised. After a bit of rest, it seemed Miko was content to shift out of his lap and reorganize herself. She even went out of her way to deal with his trousers, unnecessary though he thought it was. "That's a little extensive, don't you think? I might be old and temporarily indisposed, but I can handle my own pants," Reiji joked. With that, he scooted forward to view the order screen and a very ludicrous total cost. "I'm not even going to try and make sense of what just happened, or what I'm seeing on this screen. Is that everything you want to order?"

Childe's strokes weren't as high-impact as they'd been prior to Sakura's out-of-body experience, but they did suddenly contain something beyond the physical realm. Deep and slow was the treatment given to her body. On the other hand, she'd surely yet to experience penetration of the soul before. If she had, perhaps he was in the wrong timeline. Either way, that became the male's approach while Sakura wondered if his 'catch' made them friends. "Friends? Yeah. Probably counts as something stronger than that, but the nuances aren't that important," he answered while adding a slight wedging maneuver to those existing strokes. In regards to this form's name, Childe could only think of it the way he thought of the other Sakura who shared this look. The one he'd seen in that other realm was consistent with any version of Sakura connected to him, but... the way she looked now in the physical realm was much like a very specific variant he knew quite well. He would name her after that one. The world didn't currently accept the proper name, it seemed... but that was alright; he was sure Sakura could at least feel the truth behind it.




"Kama. Kama M̴̺̲̮̠̠̪̠̘̖̺̖̙̬̗͍̻̿͊̓̓̍͘â̷̗͕̰̳͇̘͇̳̤̰̼͚͓̠̦̔͌̐̎̅͝͠r ̸̞͙̱̦̹͉̯̤̯̰̹̗̟̺̗̲̬̖̓̅̌̈́̚a̵̛͛̈́̐̀̄̍̏̇͌͒̇̾̈́̀̅͊̏͗͒͑͘͘͠ ̖̱̮͇̳̠̬͇̤͉͈̩͋," he deemed the lass.

[Apollymi]

Miko found some invited comfort for a few moments of extended comfort. Reiji seemed like a pretty lax guy once the door was open so to speak. Actually sitting in this room with him like this, she was given an experience which she found similar to dealing with Kazuhiko. But it was a bit closer to the experience she had with him when she was much younger while he was Charlemagne, minus the sex of course. "Arigatou, I'll be sure to take advantage of your kindness~" Miko claimed for the extra moments she spent in his lap. But all too soon she'd removed herself and rearranged her clothing and his as well. He'd jokingly claimed that he wasn't so old as to need that kind of help. "Iia, I'm the one who took it out... It's only fair to see the whole process through. Age not withstanding, I know you're spry~" Miko claimed with a large grin on her face. Now though her eyes went back to the screen as he seemed to not want to think about how ridiculous the previous moments and her shopping cart were. "Hai, that is everything I want for myself and my friends. Souvenirs from our time spent here are very important to me..." she explained her own feelings. Her friends did quite a lot for her, she didn't much care about the money she'd amassed in her young life, which had only increased exponentially in the last few days. No... she was more concerned about memories and happiness. "Also I still want all the things on the cart, and those cases of the new set," Miko said as she began the process of backing away from his screen and touching all of her pockets to check for things which should be on her person. One thing she still had was her black credit card, which she fully intended to use this day. "I know it's a lot to ring up, would you mind if I took the items I had to hand them out while you calculate all of it?" she asked earnestly. Shopping trips weren't this easy for her in the last 300 years, she had to fully enjoy it. All the while that match at the table was wrapping up as well. Ai's board contained a singular machine type dragon and a spell with counters for the turns before his attack would become equal to a total kill on the opposite side. "This has been quite an interesting go. I think that bump means Mi-tan will be returning soon~ So Kazu-tan, what do you have left? A secret win condition? This whole thing has been a rollercoaster for me," claimed Ai.

Childe's sexual activity hadn't slowed at all, but the girl formerly known as Sakura was feeling it in a very different way than before. Apparently, they'd be even more than friends, and the nuances described weren't important to the bond they were forming. "Hai, that sounds great. I like making friends and more than friends... though modifiers are quite problematic for me. Still I can be that for you..." she claimed, not knowing that such a thing might be having a physical effect which would show in her eyes first as a pulsing of her pupils. There had been quite a few applied but that didn't stop her from opening herself up, from having an extreme desire to meet this lad in the way that he claimed they would be bound. Still the name he gave her felt good in her chest. It warmed her heart in a way she couldn't have explained and had her legs tightening around him in that wedging motion he'd taken to. "Kama... and something I can't hear but I can feel. That's interesting... I like it. Nice to meet you...O-nii-chan. It'd be great if you came inside to mark the moment~" she flirted shamelessly. She stared up into his eyes, and found him very interesting to look at, and it was like she could make out something much larger than she thought him to be, lurking behind him.

[Bloodedge]

The list of life adjustments Reiji had to make were steadily growing. Since the previous day, he'd been wondering what sort of debauchery would leak into his soul if Sakura took the job offer he'd given her. Now, he was realizing something else. This purchase of Miko's was massive and expensive. She'd have to come back and collect all of her items from storage at a later day, which meant... they would be right back in this very room, alone, possibly outside of business hours. He'd also need a way to contact the girl, which meant... he was leaving himself open to the same sort of thing he'd gotten when Sakura acquired his number. Was that so bad? Well, he couldn't produce any actual complaints about the potential, irresponsible though such a thing was in his opinion. The more he thought about it all, the more Reiji figured some things had to exist only in his head. Yes, it was ridiculous to believe all of those things would happen. He should just get back to work. Luckily, Miko seemed keen to move on with the items she acquired on sight while he finalized the order. "That'll be fine. I'll have everything back here added to your bulk order, but you can take those with you as well. I should be out shortly; there are some things I need to restock now as well," he stated.

In the meantime, Kazu was staring at the end of a very interesting strategy, excitedly even. There were very few players he knew who took a more reactive approach, making Ai's deck a special sort in his eyes. In fact, he was so over the moon when she spoke, the words didn't register immediately. "Huh?" was Kazu's initial response. "Oh, right. Yeah... I think I've got something. This is awesome though! It feels like every other deck out there is just aggro OTK spam. Honestly, it's hard to imagine somebody putting something this consistent together, but like... awesome!" Ah, typical Kazu. He had quite the habit of getting so immersed in something, the only words he managed when trying to explain his feelings were 'cool', 'awesome', or some other variant. "Anyway, it took a while, but I think I've got something for your bomb strat. I'll bring out Astraea and use her Balance Breaker to reshuffle your counters and your Ruler before my attack!" he announced.

Sakura was quite the agreeable girl even so early in her life. They would be friends and so much more, forming a bond that couldn't be understood by the denizens of Gaia or Alaya for quite some time in this reality. The framework of that bond already in place was something easily seen as Childe looked into her eyes, but that state wouldn't last for long. Something to celebrate this newfound connection and Sakura's new name, Kama, was indeed be a boon for reasons both logical and deviant. "That would be great, wouldn't it? Yeah... inside," he agreed, picking up the pace at maximum depth right away. His version of 'inside' was quite different from Sakura's, as one of her currently limited friends knew by now. He wouldn't be loosing himself inside her body, but instead so, so much deeper than that. The eruption that came from his cock a few moments after their agreement occupied her womb, sure... but its true magnitude spread throughout that branching pathway they had so recently been conversing in: the deepest reaches of her soul that went beyond this reality many times over.

[Apollymi]

Miko was feeling good already and she was content to actually leave Reiji to his work. Though, if he knew the way she thought, he likely would have been a bit more wary. She had no intention of not at least leaving herself on offer or offering herself whenever it was possible to do so. In fact if he knew the way she considered things, he wouldn't have thought that his mind's wandering was so outlandish. But... all in due time. "Hai, let me know when you're ready for me to pay up. I'm going to hand out a few gifts and finish working on my decks. I'll take this out..." she mentioned while pushing that filled cart towards the door which she'd slip around to open and slip back behind, proving in a single moment that she likely could have moved past Reiji without touching him at all if it was something she'd wanted to do. Still, that didn't much matter, fun was had and now a different sort would be had as well. As Miko made her way outside, Ai was experiencing some of Kazuhiko's best personality traits, after his lashing out before, Ai for her part in this couldn't help but smile, "I'm glad I could shock with it. I doubt any of us would count as 'meta' players in the slightest but it's good to see what my strategies lack... and to know they are challenging," she mused as his last move happened. Ah, well, it was also her last move, she'd found a shortcoming of her deck and it was something she'd be mentally referring to as the 'reshuffle'. "That one is actually game... my deck doesn't intend for anyone to get this far. Still, GG~" she offered without any real animosity. She'd not used her abilities for this and found it to be more fun to simply enjoy things.

Meanwhile, Kama was deciding that her welcome into this world would be an experience unlike any other in her life so far. The truth of the matter was, the magical aspect of sex with this man was all density before this moment. When encouraging him to 'cum inside' she'd assumed she'd be in for a womb filling with intensity, and it was something she received. That sensation alone might have been enough, but... it was more than that... the sensation of orgasmic pressure filling her body didn't stop at her womb. It traveled, from one body to another, from one mind to another to all. She felt a spread that was well past her body and into her soul and she felt a connection forming so deeply that it seemed to cross realities. It wasn't just the pacing which was pounding her, but pure power and a form of absolution she didn't know before this moment. Those twitchy pupils of hers settled in a moment becoming stars as she felt that release from every version of herself who also felt it, and knew she'd always accept it. Her legs shifted and properly locked around his waist as a cry came from her which shifted across this reality and into her very soul. and out again. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AH, OOOOOOOOOOONIIIIIIIIIIICHAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN♥~"

[Bloodedge]

While Reiji was left to his work with more questions than answers, Kazu was achieving victory over something refreshing. The final moments of a game had come, sadly but happily. The brunette leaned back in his chair. His arms stretched up and out just as his upward-curling lips did the same. "Whew! I thought I might actually lose that one! One more trap probably would've been it for me," he admitted. Upon ending his stretch, Kazu extended his right hand across the table. "GG! A couple of loopers would probably help expand your combo to deal with anyone who survives the first few blows. I figure most decks out there would end up losing to the lack of action ability during your turn, though. Oh, and machines should be getting some support pretty soon! I think it's the next set in this bracket, so... two months? Unless some of it made its way into the new set. We'll see!"

Reaching into Sakura's soul was a bit different to entering most others. Hers was more of a trap that one could easily be lost in. Luckily for Childe, he'd done this sort of thing countless times with a more complete version than the current incarnation of Kama. Even so, there was a distinct sensation of wading through the fabric of her being, even as the physical form clasped him at the waist. "Careful Girlie! You don't want me stuck inside every version of you across the dimensions~" he teased while looking at those starburst pupils. He'd be continuing to thrust, continuing to pump away and reach other variants in alternate universes. It had been a while since he'd been able to pull such a maneuver off, until earlier this very day... but he'd since decided to make it a habit for some time to make up for a technically failed attempt the first time back. "If that's what you want to do, we should be in a different position ─ something with some more oomph to it♥~"

[Apollymi]

While Reiji was left to work, technically, Miko was emerging from the back at the tail end of a game. Ai for her part in this matchup actually lost, but unlike a game she could have played with any of those other boys earlier, this one came with happiness at her varied strategy and good advice for her progress forward. Kazuhiko's general excitement made it hard to feel anything but pleased about the match's outcome even when losing. "Yeah, it was pretty close there... I'll look into the packs, but I am sure I won't have to do too much to find them~" she said almost ominously, but she was aware of a certain oddity as she reached across the table to meet Kazuhiko's hand. "I have returned, bearing gifts and important protective gear for everyone. Also I see we're all good. Did you have a good game and all that?~" Miko chimed. As she stopped near the table with her cart. She'd begin the process of passing things out. First and foremost, a little stuffed animal, a dead-eyed grey kitten which she handed to Anya. Who looked at it, and then back at Miko and then to her parents. She was already holding it tightly in her arms, while adorably sharing its facial expression. "Arigatou..." she managed softly. Anya not known she was getting a present, she'd been far too busy looking into the minds of degenerate teenagers to hone in on a gift. "Kawaii♪~ That's what I wanted to see. And now I have structure decks for, Mirie-chan, Sei-chan, Tenjou-kun and Kohara-san..." she said while moving to the other end with their gifts, and such would be the way this spread started. She'd heard those things and knew those people didn't have complete decks after massacring Kauzhiko's collection so those pick-ups were worthwhile. Kohara also wasn't along when decks were created so she would need it. Regardless of that... there was along with each deck, a matching set of sleeves, a deck box and a playmat for theme's sake.

While gifts were being handed out in the card shop another gift was being received. In this case, Childe was being taken into the depths of Sakura's soul and splayed across the entirety of her existence. It was a unique feeling and one she didn't have any way of comparing. She could hear though and respond even if she didn't know about those pulsing stars in her eyes, she knew she definitely didn't mind any version of herself having this man stuck to her. "Are we sure about that? I feel like I could connect to everything this way~" she said in response to that tease. But with her legs wrapped around her, he encouraged something with more oomph if it was indeed something she wanted. What had more impact than her current situation? Well, there was one thing she always enjoyed and she figured it would be worth enjoying even now. So... slowly did her legs unravel as she slit back enough to rotate. She put herself on her knees on that table and looked back over her shoulder at the man now behind her a wicked little grin spreading across her face as the arch in her spine deepened. "I've found this to be the most oomphf, wanna prove me right, Onii-chan♥~" she teased his motions with tempting starburst eyes and hair falling around herself that was also cosmic in nature.