<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Apollymi]

Miko wanted a sample and she had every bit of faith that desire would be answered. Makima knew both teens to be oddly directly and overly horny, she wasn't even surprised when her other thigh was swiped by fingers. Whenever her laughter moved down from hysterics to chuckles she might question the girl again, between those friendships and the way she spoke of women she was beginning to believe that girls sexuality was way less rigid than most. Soon enough, Yugi approached and after Miko spoke, two fingers were shoved directly into her mouth. Her eyes sparkled as she sucked those fingers clean, allowing her tongue to dance across it. "OOOhwowwwooah♫~ It's delicious♪~" the girl sang happily. There was somthing sweet, a bit acidic and slightly bitter. Like someone mixed a pineapple with an apple and plucked it just a bit early. It was tasty!

Well, aside from having something delicious that lady in the cell was watching the girl act oddly. The sexual situations weren't really something she cared about, one way or another, but the lad suddenly appearing in front of her and expressing outrage at seeing her imprisoned was humorous. "Kukukuku~" she laughed for the first time in ages. "DO NOT LET THEM FOOL YOU. A RED IS PRESENT. DO NOT LOOK HIM IN THE EYE. WE WILL BE ENSLAVED EVEN BEFORE WE'RE KILLED! I WILL NOT CONVERSE WITH ONE WHO WILL MAKE A SLAVE OF ME!" that creature was having the worst time, swirling, shaking and trying its best to hide somewhere, to convince the woman in the cell to flee. "Sou ka, that's what it is... I thought she looked familiar but I couldn't quite place it. But that's it, Roze... that' seven hotter♪~" Miko decided in the moment. Makima having finally calmed down began walking towards the pair, "Hm? Who is Roze?" she wondered only to get in front of the cell and have her eyes open a bit. "Oh, Enju. She decided to come in here. She didn't trust herself... or that creature attached to her," Makima mentioned almost casually. At the same time, the woman apparently known as Enju who was definitely an Aeons model looked up to find out what that creature was yelling about. "Nooo! We'll be taken! I told you not to look!" he claimed aiming to turn her head to the side and having just enough control over her body to force it, but not before she smirked. "Ah, the Uchiha thing... Or I guess the Akaru thing? Whichever makes more sense... this one won't stop yapping and he's so scared of you," she mentioned almost casually. Such was the way a conversation started between the pair.

[Bloodedge]

When he laid eyes upon that odd chimerical creature, Yugi found... fear, and his own confusion as a result. A Red is present, the creature yelled. The warning against looking him in the eye was sensible, but there was every implication that he was some familiar entity. It was also reasonable to fear being enslaved, as he and Miko were now the Monarchs of Shadows... but why did this creature have reason to fear? "Hey, can you, like... shut the fuck up though? If you're not going to converse with me─and I'm not here to make you a slave, by the way─then you should probably just shut the fuck up," he said, a blue sheen covering those crimson irises.

It seemed Makima was done with her hysteria. She joined the Players and questioned the one they called Roze. "Bombshell dommy onee-chan from Air Gear. Also Kaoru from Bleach, if I'm remembering the same ass," he explained. "And I don't forget an ass," he added. Soon enough, the woman apparently named Enju was taking note of him even as her 'companion' tried to stop it. A quick glance had her acknowledging the reference of his eyes ─ twice, even. "Uchiha, Akaru, Raven Tail and... apparently whatever the fuck a 'Red' is. Whichever tickles your fancy. So what's the deal? I didn't know the beasts could do possessions, or... symbiosis? Yeah, symbiosis. Do you get Inner Hollow hax?" he wondered, understanding at least why this woman would have had herself locked away. "I'd like an Inner Hollow. That'd be kinda sick after the annoying 'trying to take over your body' phase."

[Apollymi]

By the time Yugi was added to the mix, the chimerical creature was outside of the woman's body, frantically flailing around in such a way that he was visible even to Miko. She'd been able to hear him speaking when he was hiding but now she could see the creature too and it was, "Kawaii♪!~" she thought the thing was rather cute, aside from its outbursts. Yugi saw through the fear of it and told it to shut up, in response and being told it was not being enslaved, it quieted even after turning the girl's head and shrank into her again. Only just barely peeking out of her shoulder as if it aimed to keep an eye on the Monarchs of Shadows while trying to talk its host out of being too friendly.

"Oh, that's a first," she said seeming to find it nice to suddenly have a bit of quiet to work with. "You must have had quite a bit of free time to have so many references to make," Makima decided. She wasn't familiar with all of that. She did know this girl, from her time spent in the underground by a more ambiguous name. But as a Hunter she'd gone straight if only to be caught up in a certain amount of oddity. "Or you could watch more TV, or read the novels, play the games... something! The stories are epic, so is the action!" Miko made the recommendation simply because she enjoyed the Aeons works. At the same time the girl known as Enju could only chuckle, "Are you expecting to have to follow someone around by the ass? 'Cause that's kind of a crazy thing to claim absolute memory of..." she added seeming to find the boy amusing if nothing else. As for his question she gave a bit of consideration, if they could help her, she figured she might as well explain. "It's a bit like that... definitely a symbiote, hates being called a parasite, but continues to act like one~" the white haired young woman said. "We are not a parasite!" the chimerical creature popped up to say before shrinking back towards her shoulder. Soft whispers and still shaking. "It definitelly doesn't shut up. Not exactly a Hollow but it really doesn't like me making my own choices. If I relax too much it can take control and it takes me a while to get it back. I can't reliably control it when it feels like we're in danger. And you see what it's like in that situation," she explained as if it made sense. It went without saying that the chimerical creature also wasn't particularly fond of Makima.

[Bloodedge]

Makima's lack of familiarity with Aeons series needed to be addressed. Miko suggested taking literally any of the available methods to absorb the series they offered, and both Yugi and Gojo agreed. In fact, Gojo spoke on the matter as he continued following the redhead around with that bucket. "You'll have a chance to watch the shows with good action soon. Oh, and I will take that theater from earlier!" he said ever so casually. In the meantime, Yugi was questioned regarding his claim of ass-related memory. Of course he didn't expect to follow someone around by the rear, but there were some he'd follow by choice. "Hmm. Reword. How's this? I never forget an ass I'd want to see my own dick between," he corrected, carelessly admitting to what he thought about this particular woman.

The chimera attached to Enju was indeed a symbiotic entity, even to a point of hating the term 'parasite' so much that it emerged again to protest. "Urusai, parasite!" Yugi shouted at the creature. There was something he didn't like about that particular reaction. "Symbiosis is just mutual parasitism. The sky's true color is purple, and a spade is a spoon. Go fuck yourself," he grumbled. Yugi thought the creature would be better if it functioned more like a Hollow, but he also thought most things could be salvaged with the right information and approach. "Hollow would be more awesome. So would a Stand. Doesn't matter. Little shit seems submissive and breakable when we're around. Besides, if he did take over your body... I'd probably have to fuck him. I don't think either one of us wants that, but I'd definitely do it. You listening in there, parasite?"

[Apollymi]

Apparently everyone took offense to Makima's ignorance of the Aeons works. Miko told her there were several ways to ingest the materials. "I'll take a list," she said to Miko who nodded. "Hai, box it♪~" Miko agreed without hesitation. It would seem Gojo had some plans for her to see the more action packed series so Miko would be making a list of the more normal ones for story purposes. "Good thing I already took the theater. I figured you might want it eventually," Makima said. She had no idea what Gojo had planned, but she tended to let her favorites have way more freedom than most. If he wanted to assign her some readings to make her better for her newest pets, she'd have no choice but to accept them. Meanwhile, Enju was dealing with a reworded statement that made her eyes widen and her laugh once more, "Kukuku~ Yo' you can't just open with that. That was way too horny!" she pointed out. "I told you. Don't get involved," the chimerical creature murmured again.

Ah, but his words were also still caught by Yugi. He didn't like being called a parasite, but he also wasn't ready for an argument against a person with a super wrinkly brain. Yugi pointed otu the words and their purpose, creating a circular argument that had him shrinking back into the woman's body fully. It had no desire to be a sexual object for the lad and no desire to be involved in whatever changes that lad had in store for them. "FINE DO WHAT YOU WANT BUT DON'T COME CRYING TO ME WHEN YOU'RE DYING!" the creature claimed before going completely silent. A second later the white haired young woman looked up at the lad, "Eh, if you'll help me figure it out I don't mind. But after going straight I'm not trying to accidentally go on a rampage or anything... Kagari Enju, yoroshiku." she mused. And in that moment a System notification popped.

[BOND ROUTE UNLOCKED]

Bond Route: Kagari Enju
Intimacy has reached 25%.
Route Activated: Shadow Symbiosis
Objective: Deepen connection with Kagari Enju.

Note:
She appears intrigued by Yugi and the way her Chimera reacts to his presence.

Reward Unlocked:
- Skill: Symbiotic Pulse (briefly enhances physical stats by syncing with Enju)
- Passive: Beast Link (minor boost to regeneration and resistance when near Enju)

Accept Invitation?
[ACCEPT] / [DENY]

[Bloodedge]

Makima wanted a list of series to follow, and Miko agreed to construct one. Gojo wasn't sure how necessary that would be. "If you want a list from a fan, it'll end up being everything. I'll take starting point. You might want to make time for a binge when your gem gets back~" he said to the chairwoman, nodding toward Yugi for some amount of hint at what he had planned. At the same time, Yugi was watching Enju and that chimera that didn't know when to hop in or pop out. Too horny? Yugi hardly knew the meaning. "You're Roze, and I already made it obvious I'm a fan. You know damn well how many times I've self-inserted any time your character was being railed. Well... every time it was a named character besides Satoshi, at least," he chattered.

The chimera kept warning the woman against getting involved, but what warning could it give against a bit of flirty banter? The way Yugi saw things, it was better to become friends than foes. Soon enough, it was showing some known 'tsundere' traits, huffing and shutting itself back inside Enju's body. "You know 'when you're dying' and 'when WE are dying' is the same thing if you're symbiotic, right?" Yugi asked rhetorically, scoffing. Whatever the case, Enju's proper introduction came with an agreement... and a new route starting at 25%. He'd have to figure out a way to properly deal with her annoyance at some point, but that was fine. "Accept. My name's fake and I don't even remember what it is, so call me whatever and don't ask any stupid questions. Now..." Yugi paused there, turning to face Makima. "I think we're at the part where I start shouting 'Free Roze' until it's backwards."

[Apollymi]

According to Gojo getting a list from a fan would end up being everything. Makima gave that mild consideration and Miko only scoffed. "Iia, from me it'd be the ones I think she'd like most first and then let her peek around the collection for the rest after she's hooked!♪~" Miko chirped. But at the same time, she was used to balancing all of her friends and their different tastes so it was simply how she operated. "Well, I'll make arrangements. He should be back tomorrow or the next day, I was planning to make an introduction anyway," Makima said her eyes shifting towards Miko for just a moment. Moving on, it would seem that Enju was one whose character was a point of fantasy thought for the lad, and thus his thoughts weren't too horny. "Most wouldn't admit something like that. I'm a bit to practical to judge though..." Enju admitted. Well, cast parties were always fun and she at least spent time with the 'gem' that Gojo was referring to. "Definitely not a Satoshi. Whoops, why do I know that?" Miko murmured seeming to wonder about the things in her brain again today.

As some agreement was reached and acceptance was given, Makima knew the lad had formed a route with the lass inside of the cell. She supposed then this one would be spared and allowed to grow into her powers properly. In that acceptance, there was a fake name that existed, but wasn't remembered, no stupid questions and him trying to get her free. "His fake name is Kiriya Haruto... I assume something to call him is better than nothing, or choose a nickname most people do that. Free Roze until it's backwards♪~" Miko offered almost playfully. Beyond that, the lad made another joke which Makima paused to think over. "I don't get that one..." Makima said her brows drawn together. While they discussed the freedom of 'Roze' she would be making a subtle suggestion, "That cell over there, has a kid in it that was on some raids with me... he might be the kind of person you guys are looking for. We talked a bit through the cells," she offered that information as Miko shifted herself in the direction of that other person. She might as well take a bit of advice from a new Bondmate, Miko wasn't unreasonable.

[Bloodedge]

"That's the same as all of them, but a trap!" Gojo exclaimed, mockingly aghast. Crocodile tears, a shaking head and trembling fist would ensue. "My precious student... converting innocent businesswomen to the cruel, dark reality of depraved fiction! WHERE DID I GO WRONG?!" he added. Yugi chortled, but kept his general focus on Enju... until Miko mentioned the character named Satoshi, which had his eyes cutting in her direction briefly. "Hm," he murmured. "... Anyway. I don't count as 'most' under any circumstance. You've got a parasite that can attest to that for reasons I don't even know."

Beyond talks of Aeons works and the like, Miko remembered the name Yugi couldn't hold on to. Kiriya Haruto. Ah yes, that was it! "Yeah, that. Totally remembered the whole time. I'll still settle for whatever you want, though... but I'm guessing you already know all about that. Really weird for Roze to be on the other side of the law, but I get it," he rambled. Yugi had very recently made a few connections leading to the understanding that 'Enju' was a former assassin, and not the Hunter classification. No matter. His attention was pulled by Makima, who didn't understand what 'Free Roze until it's backwards' meant. "Really? That's not even a reference; it's just simple," Yugi asserted. "Shout 'Free Roze' until it's 'Roze Free'. Word pun," Gojo chimed-in plainly.

As for the lad Enju spoke of, he wasn't very far away at all. A young man in his early twenties sat in tattered robes against the far wall of a neighboring cell. Dark eyes and medium-length slick, black hair parted down the middle were his natural 'defining' features, but... perhaps one more was the sleeplessness visible under his eyes. He'd been silently listening along to whatever words reached his cell this entire time... but he had no actual interest in getting involved up to this point.

[Apollymi]

Apparently, Miko's plan was some kind of dastardly. There were crocodile tears from Gojo as he concluded she was trying to convert an innocent businesswoman into the realm of Aeons works. Miko looked at Gojo with minor sinister intention, like a small child plotting against the world. "I am a fully devoted... individual. If I believe in something I believe with everything. Everyone must convert. You must read, and watch, and wait. And buy and wait. And be on the message boards, and wait. And read. And watch and Wait!♪ RESISISTENCE IS FUTILE!♪~" Miko declared like she was a raving lunatic. Makima chuckled, these teens would be something ridiculous she thought. Beyond that apparently Yugi didn't count as most, Enju could see that as a thing. "He's probably not going to tell me anything useful about it either. I'm not worried about it..." Enju mentioned casually as she had very little worth worrying about.

Beyond this point, there was the issue of 'Roze' as she was known in those novels being oddly on the wrong side of the law. Apparently this lad understood the difference but Enju could only shake her head, "I bet. As for the law, I choose where I land... and I follow who I want. You seem to have made a similar choice," Enju noted, as he was currently in Makima's good graces, enough to joke around with her, it was obvious he'd decided the 'fully lawful' approach wasn't worth it either. As for the word pun, it was explained by both men in this group and Makima nodded. "Oh, that was way simpler than I thought it would be. Regardless, I fully intended to free her once a route was established," Makima mentioned as her hand rested against a fingerprint scanner and opened her door from the outside. Miko hadn't missed that little look either. She wouldn't even question it, as it was something that happened around her quite a bit, she considered it a normal reaction to things she said.

Speaking of reactions to things said, Miko was once again wandering off, if only because she was curious about what Enju meant. Upon reaching that other cell she looked in to see a man, who had dark eyes, hair parted down the middle of his head and the deepest bags under his eyes, that she'd seen on anyone not herself. "Waaaah♪~ You really aren't okay," she murmured as an initial reaction. Now she was curious this man hadn't slept in a long time, she could tell... "I'm not judging. I know it's rough not being able to sleep. Is it a Shukaku thing?" she wondered given the oddities of this world and the Aeon's works, she figured a reference might lighten the dark mood she oddly felt.

[Bloodedge]

Another scoff passed Yugi's lips. That damn parasite wasn't giving any useful information, and Enju didn't expect to get any out of it either. Those types were such annoying individuals. "Well I could always kill it, bring it back, and demand answers," he threatened with a bit of thought to follow. "But damn symbiosis. I wouldn't want to kill you. But maybe I'll figure something out one day," he mused. Yugi's decision was hardly a matter of choice at all, unlike Enju choosing to 'go straight' as she put it. Happenstance put the Players in Makima's path. Though he wouldn't turn away from that event either, the facts remained. "I didn't make a choice. What Mommy wants, Mommy gets. That's just the law," he insisted.

Regardless, Enju would be freed, and Miko would be meeting someone new. The black-haired young man confined to that cell never looked in her direction. He registered the voice of an unknown woman, and knew better than to bother. "I'm fine," he declared dismissively. Miko asked if his obvious issue with sleep was a 'Shukaku' thing. "Eh..." That little noise was all he had to offer. No matter. If he didn't have words to share, an ever-invasive Gojo certainly did. "Damn!" said the white-haired man who hadn't been on this particular floor in quite some time. "Guy has a deeper bag than me! One for each side too!" the older male announced. "Oh! Is this the baby-mama-drama kid?"

[Apollymi]

A casual threat was made on the life of the Chimera who was attached to Enju's soul. Apparently, Yugi wouldn't just kill it though, at the risk of killing Enju herself. "Hmph." the Chimera was finally done speaking and for the first time in quite a while, Enju felt properly relaxed. She couldn't help but find what the lad said very interesting. He didn't make a choice, to serve Makima, what Mommy wants, Mommy gets... he claimed. "That's still a choice," Enju decided but she held her hands up in mock surrender stepping out of that cell for the first time in quite a while and stretched carefully. Perhaps a long bath and a bit of relaxation were in order for her. A stiff drink too.

Meanwhile, Miko was meeting a new person. Or rather trying to, as it became obvious he had little to no interest in her. Still she wasn't the type of person to leave well enough alone when she thought she could potentially help. "You don't sound fine... odd though you haven't even looked up really. But you don't seem scared of me so..." Miko mentioned as she had time to notice him and take in his worn out visage. She asked if he had a Shukaku style situation because she saw it as being the most obvious answer toa completely sleepless person who was also dangerous enough to need to be locked up. He didn't seem to get her initial reference but as Miko opened her mouth to explain, Gojo spoke of the deep bags under the lad's eyes making her laugh a bit. "Tehehe♪~ Can you not?~ I'm trying to be a little serious here♪~" Miko chirped at her 'sensei'. "Woah♪~ That is a loaded set of words... but why would something like that have him locked up and sleepless?" Miko wondered. She wasn't one to really pry but people needed sleep and he was so tired the eventual collapse could be considered more dangerous than anything else. It defnitely wasn't good for mental or physical health.

[Bloodedge]

Yugi wasn't going to sit around and argue about choices. No, he didn't care that much about anything but the fact that he now had an active route for one Takeuchi Roze in human form. Things were getting more exciting by the day... or even the hour. He was watching the woman stretch by the time she exited that cell, notably with a silent chimera resting within her. "Hmm. You did mocap for Roze's animations, didn't you?" he asked in observation. "So do you also do the legendary stretch?" he questioned further.

At the same time, that young man who refused to look in Miko's direction was merely wishing she'd move on. "I can hear you fine without having to look up. You should keep moving," he suggested. Gojo was looking directly into the cell through the door, head leaning in fully past Miko herself. His comments about that man's baggy eyes was apparently too much for Miko's attempts at seriousness. Gojo shrugged. He didn't bother commenting on anything beyond the alleged 'baby mama drama' of the incarcerated male. "Probably because she's holding all of his money in the divorce," he stated. "... Or she's still obsessed. Or both. Dunno. Kid's cursed. Not much else to it," he explained, saying just enough to make the imprisoned lad avert his gaze even more.

[Apollymi]

While Yugi's life became more exciting, Enju was stretching her body fully and enjoying the space. Of course, while he was here to enjoy something new, the lad was questioning Enju about her work for the Aeons. "How much watching do you do? Well, I guess the Sharingan is a hint but damn," Enju said. Still she wasn't going to not answer his questions so she figured that it wasn't going to be too much of a problem. "Yeah, that one's a me thing anyway... like the character has it because I do it, not the other way around," she said while setting the lad straight on his understanding of situations surrounding her. All the while, Makima watched thoughtfully. These kids were so interesting, picking up routes and working different angles. It was amusing to watch. Makima couldn't help but wonder how much thought went into such approaches.

Speaking of approaches, Miko found a lad. According to the black haired lad in the cell he could hear her just fine, but she should keep moving, he didn't have to look up. "Well, that isn't going to make a curious person stop. You'd be better off answering my questions..." Miko explained. She wasn't the type of person who'd let go of her curiosities. And anyone trying to keep her from information was only going to get badgered. Such was her nature and why school was, strenuous. Whatever the case, Miko was being filled in indirectly, as Gojo used his 'references' to clear up the situation at least a little. The young man int his cell was cursed, his energy or rather power was locked behind said curse, which had something to do with his previous girlfriend. "That clears things up but only a little, is she like inside him or something? Or is she just like bad energy or something? She's not a ghost or a dead thing... he's the closest thing to dead that isn't currently so..." Miko said assessing the situation with a bit more detachment than she normally had. "Whoops, I wasn't going to say that last part out loud," she almost sheepishly.

[Bloodedge]

Just as he thought, Enju herself was the reason for Roze's movements. Yugi's eyes were constantly wandering up and down her body as she answered his curiosity. "Figured. No way even the Aeons could think up what to do with a body like that. Way too much refinement for that time period of their stuff," he rambled. With that, Yugi turned toward Makima. "Oh, did you fill that bucket?" he wondered, scanning her up and down as well.

That male in the cell had no intentions of answering Miko's questions. His business was nothing for her to get involved in; such was how catastrophic events began. Gojo would be the one providing every answer possible, however ─ at least to whatever extent he knew in that strange way he shared information. According to Miko, the 'baby mama' in question wasn't something dead; the lad himself was the thing nearest to death here without crossing the afterlife's borders. That last part was spoken unintentionally, but that was none of Gojo's concern. "What do you think I am? A guy who knows everything? Ask your boyfriend; he likes to figure stuff out," Gojo stated. He actually had no idea what to tell her about that man's 'curse' situation. Perhaps, though... the answer could come from a certain unknown male laughing even farther down the hall. It didn't seem like a person in his right mind was about to speak at all, though the ominous aura leaking down the hall when he made his presence known was indicative of why he was here. Was that true though? "Or you should look around. Half of the people in here are the same. Sheep. There's a shepherd somewhere... but who knows where he's run off to after herding everyone off a cliff. Are you here for the wool?"

[Apollymi]

Those animations were things natural to Enju's body. She was a very specific kind of assassin, one which even the Aeons couldn't properly capture initially. Well, they got pretty close, that Sonya Road they'd designed along with Roze's pension for gun use was almost right for how Enju eliminated threats in her more direct form of work. "I think they did well considering. Their early works have quite a few growing pains though," Enju said conversationally. She knew that the various forms of her character's existence had been through quite a few upgrades and developments, especially as the project relaunched. No matter, all was well in her own mind. As for Makima she was asked about that bucket and she shrugged. "Might have gotten about a quarter full. I do have self-control as well~" Makima mentioned. "Can I have my guns back?" Enju asked of Makima. "You can have one," Makima said, not willing to fully arm the woman again until she was sure of her stability.

Meanwhile, Miko had a curiosity in front of her and there was little to be done to distract her from the oddity of it. It seemed that this dungeon wasn't necessarily for 'criminals' and she'd more liken it to an asylum for the magically unstable. As for what Miko thought Gojo was, she shrugged. "Go-sei is Go-sei... exhausting existing resources for information and having my questions answered is my right as a student," Miko asserted. "And I could ask him, but I can't always make him figure stuff out. Besides, once something has my interest I usually obsess until I understand... unanswered questions irk me... and I can't usually let it go," Miko explained of herself. So her curiosity surrounding this lad's situation would remain unhindered. But before she could voice her next question or prod a bit more... a voice struck her ears that caused her to go absolutely still. Her pupils dilated and she took a sharp breath. It wasn't the aura released, or even the crazy words spoken, though they danced in her ears like a steady music. No... it was the tone and cadence of a recognizable voice, which would make her completely abandon the push to figure out the sleepless lad. No... something that spoke to her on a much deeper level was nearby and apparently crazy. "I know that voice♪!~" Miko squeaked out immediately. She moved, quicker than she even meant to, so she could stand in front of that man's cell and confirm what her ears had taken in.