<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Apollymi]

Rie listened and ate as Yugi claimed he was going to complete this task the same way he did anything by 'grinding'. Rie looked up from her plate a bite held close to her face but not forced into her mouth yet, "Uh-huh. If life truly just handed you a video game style system, I almost feel bad for everyone else," Rie said chuckling to herself as she took that next bite. Beyond that point she made the offer of herself and perhaps her sister, to aid in the killing of a specific target, knowing that the other girl would enjoy at least that... she mentioned her younger sister's love of violence and got in return that they'd not been introduced and that Yugi thought it to be easy to bring her aboard. A chortle came from Rie then, "Ha! Of course I didn't introduce you. You're a pervert and she's emotionally unstable vetted and unapologetic killer. She'd have blown your brains out just to shut you up," she said without hesitation. No, introductions to that one required balancing, delicate balancing. No matter, she was soon being proven exactly right as she was stripped to her underwear and would continue casually eating as if nothing was amiss. Still there was no direct answer about his powers and abilities and instead just watched as his fingers clicked something that wasn't there and soon enough he produced a small stone and told her to break it. "Always wear the cute underwear. Oh? a present?" she wondered as she held it in her unoccupied hand which was also her dominant hand for reasons of her work. She took another bite of food and crushed that little stone, finding herself with a new ability and a mana flow and instant understanding of it. "Woah!" a clear and honest reaction appeared from that woman for just a moment, and it came with another 10 percent increase in Intimacy. "Have you met... the Chairwoman of theHunter Association yet?" she asked very directly. This was simply too much to be allowed to float about oddly. And soon after she was gently floating that fork above her index finger and feeding herself another bite without direct use of her hands.

At the same time, Nao and Miko were starting their date off properly with no incidents to speak of, so far... that that Miko had any problems with those kinds of incidents to start with. No... she was just trying to offer the young man a shot at something a bit closer to normalcy. Even his dreams were relatively manageable even without the addition of System based bonuses to fluff it. Miko smiled when hearing his desire, it was so... simple. "That's a great dream♪!~ I think you'd enjoy the peace. I wouldn't mind helping out if you managed it, I enjoy the idea of gardening for fun... I've only ever done it as a project for school before, but I enjoyed that♪~" Miko mused. A vegetable garden, a greenhouse, easily managed, "Do you also like other plants besides fruits and vegetables?" she was truly curiou sabout his points. Beyond that the little plants even at the front lines near the trees were worthy of inspection. She watched and listened to the soft care used to feel those plants and smiled softly. As for his curiousity, she looked to her side scanning the pamphlet for keywords before finding the necessary information. "This says, that though they down outsource anything... all the extra fruits and the like are given for research and campus cafes. We could eat the havests from the most recent season on the menu♪!~" Miko chriped. That sounded like a good idea. Whatever came of this momentary stop Miko found the lad quite amusing already. She noted that his life had to have been quite hard, but that among the wildlife he seemed kind of at home.

[Bloodedge]

Life did hand Yugi a video game-style system, and it was worth feeling bad for everyone else ─ at least everyone on the other side. Rie could be counted among those who would benefit greatly from the System without being a Player. If all of Yugi's plans worked, her National-level sister would be in the same boat. Apparently though, Yugi's perverted nature made that situation too much of a potential issue for Rie to introduce them. "I might be a pervert. I'm also exceptionally clever ─ enough to know who not to lead with that on. Body language and facial expressions give a lot away," he claimed. Moving on from that, he had a present for Rie that she very quickly came to understand. In reaching that understanding, she decided to ask if he'd met the Hunters Association chairwoman. Yugi chortled. "Red-haired, older side-grade to you? Of course I've met her. Not long from now, I'm gonna be clapping her cheeks too. But that'll be a bit," he mentioned while considering the next reveal. "Oh, I've got a replacement for the dress, by the way."

At the garden, Nao was made an offer of help. He wasn't sure what to think, but it sounded like the brunette with him was already willing to do something together again later. How very strange. Well, even if it were a matter of friendly cooperation, he wouldn't have any complaints to offer. "That'd be fun. I've still got a lot to learn, and I'd take any help I could get... as long as you really don't mind my condition," he said abashedly. Speaking of Nao having more to learn, Miko offered an explanation that would teach him more. These fruit-bearing plants were used by the campus, so they could be eaten when ripe. That was rather exciting news from Nao, who wished to study some actual freshly-farmed things. "Sou ka. Are you also interested in trying what they have? I don't think they'll have any fresh ones in now, unless there are some planted somewhere else... but maybe there are other fruits or veggies around from a recent harvest. I just can't eat leeks."

[Apollymi]

Yugi was handed a live-action video game to play, and as his babysitter, Rie was uniquely aware that giving him a game was just an invitation for him to exploit the hell out of it. At least she could consider that she was on his side, by offer of her help; if not by his sexual interest in her. No matter, they were moving past that part of the conversation and to something new, in a conversation about the potential negative first meeting with her sister. "Sou ka, not that I doubt your abilities, but trained assassins are trained assassins. And she has a shorter fuse than most. I take great care in introducing her to new people," Rie said more like she was talking about a dear pet than her younger sister. And then there was something important, the young man in question had met Makima a smile of genuine appreciation spread across Rie's face for several reasons. "Oh? I seem like a side-grade? Isn't that encouraging. She was my favorite person growing up," Rie admitted seemingly fine with opening up a bit knowing that the lad had already met that woman in particular. "She's a special case, I'm surprised it's even a goal," she said about Makima. Well, he had the kind of personality that said he wasn't okay with being told no, not really. And Makima wasn't the type to waste herself on others, nor the kind to be truly free with herself either. Such was the difference between them. "A replacement? There's a shop too?" she questioned amused, extended one arm, using telekinesis to pull away what remained of that open sweater while she ate. If there were to be new clothes she'd give them a pretty decent base.

Speaking of bases, Miko was covering her own during her conversation with Nao. She'd decided to take a soft approach, feeding gentle ideas instead of pushing him too much. He was used to both sides, those completely repulsed by his affliction and those who through all caution to the wind. She'd hang out in the middle of those two extremes for now. "I really don't mind your condition, given what I'm like I find it to be a bit fun. Still, I wouldn't want you to feel left out or used. And I also wouldn't want to be your friend but only be around you for the benefit of pervert things alone. I like to be a bit more reliable than that we can do all kinds of things together♪~" Miko assured. Still, they'd be enjoying the botanical garden together and finding out that it was possible to taste the produce in the campus cafes. "Of course I'm interested, I absolutely love cooking and eating and it all starts with great ingredients. I can always enjoy something like that♪~" Miko sang plesantly. "You want to keep looking around... this path will take us through the Sakura and the other exotic fruits and there's apparently something like a smoothie bar at the end of this path♪~" Miko mused while reading the pamphlet only to turn big pleading eyes up at the man in front of her. She was always willing to try new things together and she found him to be a rather interesting individual so far, so different from her other more brooding individuals with just a bit of freedom.

[Bloodedge]

Rie's sister, Hoshimi Eri, was a highly-trained assassin with a notably short fuse. When Rie spoke of her, she implied a lack of ability to interact with other humans in any normal way. That was fine, Yugi thought. "Only an inconvenience," he stated as if he'd thought the whole process through already. As a matter of fact, he'd already considered a new approach that might be viable in the future. "Oh, and yes. There were a lot of things missing from my explanation," he added once memory decided to cooperate. As for Makima being Rie's favorite person during her younger years, it hardly needed saying. What he saw in the redhead, and what attracted her to him besides looks alone, was what he imagined an older Rie being after he found out about her secret life. Being a 'special case' however, was a non-factor for Yugi. "It's not a goal anymore. There's a minimum standard she decided I didn't meet... at the time. Some more levels and some daily quests, then I'll cash-in what she already owes me," he explained. It seemed Yugi was still messing around in the System's menus. He did have a replacement for Rie's torn article already, but he wouldn't toss her in a System dress without something good underneath. "There's levels, inventory, a shop... a list of people to fuck." With that casual mention out of the way, Yugi seemed pleased with a discovery. If nothing else, he had to make the suggestion. "So just like the chair and the food, these clothes are better than anything you've ever seen. I'm not ripping underwear that looks that awesome on you unless I find something else, buuut... I've got something you'll want to try on. And you're going to end up naked at some point anyway, so..."

Nao was hearing things he never thought possible. This girl he'd randomly encountered at work, curse in full effect, admitted to having no problems with his condition. He could hardly fathom it. Everything she said implied a desire to have some kind of sexual relationship, but also one of a more normal variety. How odd. "That's... unexpected. A few jobs ago, I had an assistant manager who kept our schedules the same because she wanted it to keep happening. It was fine for a while... until the CEO found out," he mentioned. Not one to mull over past relationships in the face of a potential new one, Nao moved right along from there. They had a chance to try some of the produce grown right here on campus whenever they finished touring. Miko mentioned an enjoyment of both eating and cooking for the second time, which now resonated with Nao in a specific way. "If you do cook a lot, I could provide some good produce... eventually. That's if I ever get a place to grow things, and if it grows well," he offered as they kept moving. "Hai. If you don't mind, I'd like to see as many things as possible first. Maybe we could head straight to the smoothie bar and have something to drink while we finish the tour?"

[Apollymi]

Rie was careful about introductions that included both of her younger sisters in theory, though for very different reasons. One was so unimpressionable that fitting in among people who weren't also proven killers was hard, and the other... was so friendly that allowing her free-range had some pretty open negatives that wouldn't be allowed. Still, the lad claimed there would only be an inconvenience upon meeting the younger of the Hoshimi's Assassin siblings. "Sou ka, I'll keep that in mind," Rie said the gears of her brain at work far beyond this moment. More importantly the lad had also left a lot of information out of his explanation, Rie figured as much it was obvious that System of his had plenty to add to enrich his life. Apparently though, it was time for her to be corrected about something, the idea that Makima was a goal was technically incorrect. Makima already owed him something, but the lad not meeting the standard had her not accepting his advances... triggering the part of him that would not rest until the grind was complete and his name was atop a new leaderboard. "Mmhm, that has to be a generational difference," Rie decided. She did know why the woman had that kind of mindset, Rie shared it in many ways, she'd still let a shit talker try though and then punish the effort as she saw fit afterwards, such was the nature of something a little more flexible. 'You bend or break I suppose,' she thought casually. Moving on a general System description was incoming and Rie was taking mental notes, that last part was interesting her brow furrowed. "A list, like a dating sim?" she posed as a mostly rhetorical question beginning to fully understand the trouble that Makima had inadvertantly gotten herself into with the lad. If his life was now a game, there was no leaderboard he wasn't allowed to top, Makima made herself a level-locked challenge, and the only thing to do when those appeared was power-level, it was a basic gamer tactic taking to an extreme, of this Rie was sure. "You're bargaining with me? Hm, I suppose you have me all figured out then huh?" Rie claimed. Well, the food was finished and that spoke volumes for itself, the chair was comfortable enough to have her completely relaxed even with her perfect posture. She'd say nothing else about it, simply speaking she'd use that telekinesis to unhook her bra and lean forward, very easily slipping it off her person to place it on the table next to her empty plate. Soon afterwards her fingers were slipped into the sides of her panties physically beginning to work them down her hips as she leaned over the table. Once they were down her thighs she sat back down removing one of each leg and then placing them with her bra. She was completely unbothered by her own nudity and was waiting for the rest of this exchange. "Should I hide them somehwere for you?" she teased just a bit.

While a long term goal of Yugi's seemed to be right around the corner, Miko was walking with her arm wrapped around Nao's as they spoke. His past was a complicated thing she realized. That curse of his was sometimes accepted but the circumstances around him, had him losing jobs over others jealousy when it was, "That sounds like bad management. It's a shame you aren't really accepted. You've been nothing but really nice♪~ Actually, I know more people who also wouldn't mind. If you wanted to make more friends than just my neurotic self," Miko offered easily. If he didn't want to focus on the past... she'd be making subtle suggestions to enrich his future instead. Those offers weren't one-sided either, as Miko offered her own help, the lad offered her ingredients for cooking, if he ever managed to grow them. "Squee♪!~ That's what I like to hear. And obviously since you're supplying the ingredients, you'll even get to make dinner requests. I'll even keep in mind what you said about leeks, I have at least one thing I won't eat too, weird as it is, sound fair?♪~" Miko said light, teasing, but there was a certain truth about the girl, she didn't joke about food. Not really, the man making an agreement with her now was truly doing so, whether he realized it or not. Beyond that his general idea was... to go straight for the smoothies, see what they could see along the way, and then keep looking around as he wanted to see as many things as possible. "That sounds like a great plan to me♪~ I also want to see as many things here as possible♪~" Miko said. She'd soon enough be leaing the way to the smoothie bar, which had a few standard always available choices and a few seasonal mixes. Mikan, Shiranui, the last of the Japanese Kiwi, and the early Sakuranbo. "Anything tickle your fancy?" Miko wondered, making choices was always difficult.

[Bloodedge]

Whatever came from an interaction with Rie's sister was a matter for the future. From what he'd heard, Yugi would have an interest in all the women of her family; one of them was even closer to his own age. Just like Makima, however, he'd leave that in the planning stage. While Yugi purchased a few additional articles for the woman, she questioned his mention of a list. It didn't seem an answer was required, but he'd give one anyway. "Just like that. You're at 42% already, by the way. That's where the extra confidence comes in," he admitted. As for the act of bargaining with Rie, she didn't seem opposed at all. In fact, she made immediate use of her new telekinetic ability to discard her bra. Yugi was no longer looking at the System; his eyes were completely fixed on the woman's body. This was something he'd been waiting a long time for, after all. By the time she leaned over the table to do away with her panties, he'd even snapped a series of mirrors into existence behind her, ensuring he saw the goods. "Hell yeah. You should do modeling. Or be a stripper. I've got poles too~" he chimed. When all was said and done, Rie decided to be a tease by asking if she should hide her undergarments somewhere. Yugi scoffed, mockingly aghast. "No idea why you'd say something like that," he said even as Rie's underwear slowly, but noticeably, crept across the table. At the same time, Yugi was producing a new set of undergarments at the table's other side. There was an intricate lace thong, black in color with an almost heart-shaped lattice window between the lace pattern and the top. In place of a bra was a pair of heart-shaped nipple pasties to avoid obscuring her flesh with the paired open-backed black sweater dress that would barely fall below Rie's hips when donned. Of course, to finish the set... he spawned a full pair of dark stockings and black heels. He first picked up the thong just to hold it up. "So since you're such big shit, I'm guessing you've had someone dress you before. How about it?"

Nao's previous jobs were all a cluster of weird and sexual happenings. He had no complaints whatsoever about the sexual part, but the impact to his life was something he could surely do without. Actually, he was surprised nothing had happened on this date thus far. Maybe the key had been found at last? Apparently, Miko had other companions that wouldn't mind his condition either. Nao assumed they were women... which would be quite interesting. "Are you sure?" he wondered. "It gets a lot crazier than what you saw earlier. Especially when anybody tries to fight it or just move on," he added. Either way, they had at least one standing agreement. If he could grow produce, she could cook it. They had a decent working arrangement for the future, if nothing else. There was also a functional plan for here and now, as they took a straight path toward the smoothie bar to see what was offered. Nao scanned the menu and made his decision as quickly as he saw it. 'Sakuranbo should be really fresh this time of year, I think. I'll go for that one!" he said. Little did Nao know, the curse was not dormant. In fact, the pair might find a smoothie-related accident during the pouring process that would have a machine gushing its product at Miko. A high chance of drenched clothes was in the near future.

[Apollymi]

Rie thought this lad and her sister, could get along outside of sexual relationships. It would be quite a long road, getting past the walls of her personality but if any could manage it... a lad with his kind of grinding mentality might do so. No matter, her own understanding of the world that Yugi now lived in was growing, her 'number' for whatever kind of bonding they were doing was up to 42 percent. "Oh? So you're keeping track of what; interest, passion, intrigue, intimacy? One of the big ones... that can mean a lot of things not just the romantic type of thing?" she asked, easily able to mentally keep up and use and abuse anything put in front of her. Here and now, she'd gotten naked and mirrors had appeared for the lad to see her at various angles. He was so concerned with what went on under her clothes, it was always quite obvious how he could be distracted. "Poles huh? I haven't done something like that since I was a young teen, last time it didn't even get that far~" she seemed almost amused by that. What was more, after she took them off and placed them on the table, those panties began a slow, obvious and arduous journey across the table. "Sure you have no idea, panty thief. I saw you thinking about it you know... clearly~" she said pointing out to the lad that he had a few obvious tells, as if she intended to help him better hide himself. She also saw those new clothes he'd put out. She could have put them on herself. She was also sure he could have just equipped them, video game style systems came with stuff like that. "Another perverted idea, been having fun with pretense, huh? Using the existing personalities of people against them to get what you want... lucky for you, I don't like doing things for myself. And I know you just want to touch me, I'd want to touch me too, come on then..." she said her legs crossed at the knee, those shoes she had on still on her feet, she'd leave herself to be dressed by the lad.

Meanwhile, Nao was thinking over the nature of his previous jobs. Miko, for her part was gently implanting the idea of him becoming part of her friend group even with his oddity. She smiled at him earnestly, "Hai hai, the friend group is always growing but we have pretty similar tastes. My besties wouldn't mind. Nor would anyone at the house on a regular basis♪~" Miko chirped happily. Nao claimed that things got crazier than what she'd seen, and Miko was sure that was the case, "I got that feeling earlier, I really don't mind. I like surprises in my day... life gets boring otherwise♪!~" Miko expressed a staple of her personality. No matter, as they stood at the smoothie bar, Nao decided on the Sakuranbo for his smoothie claiming it would be the freshest. "Ooh? That's great, I'll have that with Strawberry too♪!~" Miko chirped happily. Still... they'd be faced with an incident. Perhaps the powers that be thought theyw ere moving a bit too slowly, as Miko soon found herself covered in smoothie, and a poor worker looking at the blender shocked. That one screamed about how they thought it was secure apologized and all the while Miko just looked a bit shocked and then laughed, "Tehehehe♪!~ This is exactly what I was talking about... I still want my smoothie though, don't worry about it," Miko said as the worker got a new one. She'd be licking her lips and rubbing msoothie off her face with her finger and offering some to Nao. "What a secret extra snack♪?!~" she tempted the lad seemingly unbothered by her clothes, and pulling smoothie towards her mouth with her other hand happily.

[Bloodedge]

Rie was an easy one to explain things to, even if Yugi intentionally left a lot of information out. In some way, one might be able to say he did that because she could fill in most of the blanks. It was always satisfying for Yugi to deal with people he didn't consider idiots. "Something like that. The System calls it Intimacy, but I think it'd be more accurate to call it camaraderie instead," he mused shortly before a sideways comment about stripper poles became a brief topic. Apparently, she'd done something like that some years before and had a very interesting time of it. Yugi logged that thought for later; perhaps she'd be willing to repeat the occurrence. "You don't say..." was all he said about it. While he made no real effort to conceal an act of panty theft, Rie mentioned an earlier instance between them in which she came to realize what his intentions were. "So what was it? Flattering?~" he wondered. Regarding his apparent use of pretense, it was yet another thing that didn't matter to Rie. She wasn't one who enjoyed doing things for herself, and had no issues being touched. With that being the case, Yugi stood and made a decision about the woman wearing only heels. "Say no more. Let's go in order~" he said, using Ruler's Hand to lift the woman from her seat and place her atop the table. He'd begin with the thong, but only after gingerly pulling off those heels to slip the new articles over Rie's bare feet and up her legs. Naturally, his hands were gliding smoothly along every inch of flesh along the way. "By the way, it's mostly a bunch of fucking. That's the part that'll make both of us stronger."

Meanwhile, Miko spoke of her friend group as if it were some sort of massive and growing gathering who all lived in one house. Nao thought that was a little strange. "You all live together?" he asked, genuinely curious. That kind of situation was somewhere between a nightmare and a wet dream for Nao. His 'curse' could become very, very wild at times. Nao couldn't even count the forms of accidental sex he'd experienced over the past few years alone ─ and it only became worse when the Gates started appearing. Still, Miko wasn't put off. There was no immunity to be found even on this date, however, as the brunette was soon drenched in smoothie. Her only reaction to it besides shock was laughter, paired with a claim that she still wanted the smoothie... and an offer of what she'd ordered straight from her finger. Nao almost instinctively moved forward, but stopped just shy of reaching it. "Eh... are you sure? You seem to be uh... enjoying it already," he said, noting her continued consumption with the other hand and having some improper thoughts about the sight.

[Apollymi]

It would seem that Rie's thought process was right. Intimacy was what the System used to describe the relationship between this 'Player' and his targets. He claimed he'd call it camaraderie and she could only scoff mockingly. "Sure you would," she said without saying much else. He'd described the list as people to fuck, that wasn't how most would describe beings called 'comrades'. Of course, she'd consider it that way, but she'd also been raised with distinct detachment from others in the world. Beyond that Rie remembered the last time she'd seen a stripper pole fondly, not for the sexual activity involved, but for the kill which took place after a man finished in his pants with barely a touch. The kill itself was more gratifying than any sexual activity could have been. Speaking of things both gratifying and unusual the lad seemed to wonder if her knowledge of his thieving behavior resulted in flattery. A mocking smile tugged at the corners of her lips. "Flattery is for the naïve. In my hands information like that is always a weapon or a method of control. In your case, both... I figured I could use it to move you into more reasonable positions at some point. Too bad, it seems like it didn't get that far~" she claimed as if it was simply a moment that could have been something but also wasn't. Beyond that she was moved to the table, placed atop it, and then the lad removed both her shoes, before beginning to put panties on her. Perfect pedicure with electric blue nails matched her fingers and overall she seemed to be well cared for. No matter, she felt the lad's hands, tracing her form, so deliberately as he placed those garments on her person. "An ero-dating sim and an RPG... making you ever stronger. Anything else, I'm not sure my little heart can handle all of these reveleations today~" Rie seemed almost playful but she truly didn't care if she had sex with this lad or not. Actually, she always figured he'd be fun for his lack of polish, something one of her more favored partners had in spades.

At the same time, Miko was feeding little bits of information to Nao, giving him a little something to work with, while she worked up to getting closer to him. She didn't want to scare him off, nor did she want him to feel pressured into having to acquiesce to her wishes to get access to her. No, she wanted him to understand that she was simply offering things she thought he might enjoy. He held genuine curiosity about her living situation, "Not always, but it's my hope that all my closest friends end up with a room in the house of their own. They can stay if they want or they can have a place to come back to... It's still in the earliest stages, but we plan for it to be a safe place for all of us and our oddities♪!~ Among other things, but that parts a secret for now♪!~" Miko mused, whispering the last bit and offering a cute wink and finger over her lips to encourage him a bit. Ah but soon it was much worse, the girl was doused in a smoothie, her instincts taking over as she offered the lad in front of her a taste directly from her body. He moved at first, stopping just a little and making sure she was sure. Those big innocent eyes of hers looked up at him, a wicked thought crossing her mind as he began licking her palm up to her index finger slowly fully intending to be watched as she did. "I'm sure, I'm enjoying it already, but... I like when my friends enjoy things I like too♪!~" she chirped. "So come on, have a taste, however you like♪!~" Miko flirted more directly than she had her still covered other finger dangling for him, but there was still smooth spread across her face, neck, and just under her rather plump lips. While the person working the smoothie bar tried to remake that smoothie for Miko, she flirted with her date in a manner more normal for her.

[Bloodedge]

"Yes, I would. There's more to it than I've mentioned. I've only bothered with the most important part, but there's also stuff like that Skill Rune I handed you, eventual free housing and... who knows how much else~" Yugi added to the original clause. He could see Rie's belief in the bonuses leaning more in a sexual direction, but... he also knew Makima had gained something more ridiculous than anyone else thus far, and he'd yet to do anything besides lick her crotch and see her in a wet towel. Moving on, Rie rejected the idea of flattery from his perversions toward her. Instead, she viewed it as an unlocked weapon and control method to use against him at some point. She believed the moment for that was gone, but it wasn't so. "Don't lose hope yet. If you want to distract me or use anything sexual as a weapon, I'm pretty sure you'll have more success than... almost anyone on the planet," he surmised while sliding a thong slowly up onto Rie's hips. Once that was in place, his hand brushed over her crotch for no good purpose at all, eventually hovering over her breasts. Those pasties would both be applied at once, though it seemed he was focusing on Rie's nipples a little more than necessary, all while she was wondering about any additional secrets. "A lot, and more popping up every few hours at this rate," he started. Yugi took a brief pause to grab stockings that he'd be rolling up against those finely-pedicured toes before continuing. Once again, he was lingering unnecessarily. "The most impressive thing is probably the one you already noticed. Good senses. There's an army of souls in my shadow. They were worried about you before your route appeared."

Miko's friends didn't necessarily live in the same house, but it was an option. Nao still couldn't wrap his head around that kind of situation. Some people lived strange lives; he couldn't judge. "I guess that's... convenient? A little weird, but I've seen weirder things," he replied. The only real oddity was the silent implication of how many people were involved. A few would have been normal. The way Miko spoke of the situation, however, made him think the count could reach a dozen or more bodies. Oh well; it wasn't his business. Moving on to the spilled smoothie offer, Miko offered more than surety. She also offered... a more direct showing of something perverse the way she licked more of it off her other hand. Almost transfixed, Nao didn't even give much thought before his tongue extended against that finger. It didn't even matter how the smoothie tasted to him at that point. What did matter, was the next level of his curse. He leaned in for a taste, but that lean involved slipping forward on a bit of the spillage. Unimpeded, Nao would be falling right onto Miko with his face in her smoothie-covered neck.

[Apollymi]

Rie was told there was even more to the oddities surrounding the lad. Apparently, he'd shared what he thought was most important and most pressing. He claimed there would also eventually be free housing and the like to consider as well. All of that made it seem like joining the 'Player' would be a no brainer for anyone who had it as an option. Quiet did she remain for a few moments while the lad's hands lingered on the flesh of her crotch after putting those panties on her. Such touches were so unnecessary but it was rather obvious that he fully intended to explore her personage. "Hmm, I can see that. I saw that as soon as you followed me quietly as I requested," Rie said truthfully. Still, she had no reason to impose such things on him all the time. She was simply avoiding conflicts and making sure the lad didn't expose himself in front of his father's croonies, should they be present. Moreover applying those pasties would cause a bit more of a distraction, it was quite obvious the lad was more than a little interested and Rie herself felt her flesh goose under such purposeful touches. Those nipples going hard even as coverage was applied. "Every few hours something new happens and stuff becomes more complicated, interesting," she murmured softly. Ah, but that wasn't all, as he began applying thigh highs over her perfectly pedicured toes and rolling them so casually up her thighs, he complimented her senses and explained an army of spirits in his shadow. "Ha!" she laughed, that was the most ridiculous thing ever. Either for the shadows themselves being worried about her until the route popped or something else, "The dead things in your shadow were worried about me? I guess that explains the death I see when looking at you, though not completely," she said her eyes staring down at him, her head tilting to the side, as if she was trying to work out something she couldn't quite make out in the distance. Looking at him, right now... he seemed like a person of minor power, but the feeling beneath the minor part, especially as he touched her, was deep, pitch-black and immensely vast.

At the same time, Miko was covered in smoothie eating and discussing things with Nao. he apparently thought her arrangement odd, but he seemed to be mentally going the right direction. He said it was convenient to have friends able to live in, though odd, he'd heard of stranger things. "I really doubt there is much stranger than us out here, but... I'd love to hear about it♪!~" miko chirped happily. "It is convenient though, no one has to be lonely, and there's always someone to do something random with... games to play, people to cook for♪~" Miko explained why she was enjoying the setup, without giving several of the details that would have made it a bit scary. What she couldn't avoid however, was a flirty bit of speech leading to another incident. It would seem that it wasn't enough for Nao's eyes to linger on act of perversion, nor was it enough for him to lean in and have a taste, no... he had to fall into her, she was quite sturdy though, easily catching him with her body and using Ruler's Hand to deftly make sure he was alright. "Careful♪!~" Miko chirped softly. "Though if you want to have a taste from there, I don't mind♪!~" she whispered softly. Perhaps, they'd be able to untangle themselves after his choice, while the person working the smoothie bar left two smoothies up, claiming they were on the house for the mishap. "We can go to a more secluded spot and I'll help you get cleaned up♪!~" Miko mentioned fully intending nothing too crazy but also to show a bit more of what she had going on.

[Bloodedge]

Rie's ability to distract Yugi was one he proudly allowed and enabled. For the longest time, a mere wiggle of her hips in the right way would have gotten nearly whatever she wanted out of him. Now, things would be a little different... but the effects would remain the same with a little more effort put forth. Either way, Yugi mostly remained focused on dressing the woman ─ especially when it was time for those stockings to be slid into place. By that time however, he mentioned the Shadow Army... which got a quick laugh from Rie. She seemed to think it was amusing that the Shadows were worried about her, though their existence partially explained the smell of death on Yugi earlier. He kept moving those stockings up her thighs slowly, repeating some unnecessary touches once they were up to her hips. "The System itself was worried. I got a danger alert when you were coming downstairs. A monster in human skin was what it called you. I don't think the System knows I've got no reason to be afraid of you," he explained while picking up the sweater dress. While slipping that into place, he carried on with the rest. "The rest is probably the killing. There was a Dungeon Break yesterday with a really dumb Tanker involved. He had to go."

At the same time, Nao was considering the oddities of Miko's living situation. He didn't get much of a chance to comment further on that topic, as an attempt to lick the smoothie residue from her finger resulted in an unexpected slip and fall right into her person. To his surprise, she wasn't toppled by the impact. No, Miko remained standing and kept him from tumbling as well. Nao still had his face in the girl's neck and thus, had smoothie all over said face. He did take the moment for a cursory little lick, since she didn't have any issues with his condition. Moreover, Miko offered a trip to somewhere more secluded. It seemed a little... flirty. As he pulled away and straightened himself, he gave that offer some consideration. "Uh...? Yeah. Yeah, somewhere secluded might be better," he decided. A quick look around had Nao wondering if anyone was judging the most recent few moments. Surely it looked as accidental as it was, right? Well, he had a smoothie to grab either way ─ it just so happened that he picked up the wrong one before stepping away from the bar. "Arigatou gozaimasu."

[Apollymi]

Whether Rie would be using her ability to distract Yugi or not remained to be seen. Still, she managed to piece together quite a bit of information about his System and the way he'd been progressing. But she couldn't have expected that mention of the Shadow Army and it's worries about her existence. Still, the knowledge that he gave was pale in comparison to the feeling of his gentle exploration and appreciation of her physical form. As he put those stockings the rest of the way on her, he claimed that the System itself had been worried about her, calling her a monster in human skin. "Ooooh!~ What an interesting compliment. An ancient or futuristic thing things I'm scary... that's so much better than the humans who do~" she mused almost teasingly. "Oh, so it wasn't observing you before you were picked, then? It just plucked you and went from there?" Rie commented almost absently. It hadn't gone past her notice that the exact how and why were still missing but she assumed it had something to do with the activity that led him to it. Still, more interesting news was to come... the fact that the lad had actually killed someone. That was worth at least a cursory glance in his direction. She'd always assumed he was unbothered by killing but looking at him now he was definitely less bothered by it than even some who killed for work. His mention of a dead asshole Tanker during a Dungeon Break in the past 48 hours made her brow rise. "Oh? The Ember Skull Strike Team Leader, huh? So, you're the reason I keep getting inquires about joining my guild from their dregs. Oh well. Some people do just need to die. How was it?" That was the kind of question she would have posed to her younger sister, but it was one of her more normal ways to discuss death. She was also perfectly fine, moving her body only a bit to allow him to sip that sweater dress onto her physical form as well.

Meanwhile, Miko and Nao were having quite an interesting moment. She'd not gone down with his fall, being sturdy enough to catch the both and in exchange for that little catch, experienced a tongue flickering over her neck. "Aaaah♪~" that little moan, just barely an opening of her lips leaked out in a hushed tone beside his ear before he righted himself. They really should find at least a bit of privacy, and Miko was soon reaching for her cup as well. fighting against the initial urge to use Ruler's Hand to do so in front of people who didn't know her. 'Damn, I made that a habit, so quick...' Miko claimed. Well, she did like to abuse magic once she got it. "Arigatou♪!~" Miko chirped picking up what would apparently be, Nao's cup, to began walking. He wanted to see even more things, but she could hear, a patch of stillness in the tree line, so she began walking towards it. Finding one of those, solitary donation benches just off the beaten path where they could sit for a moment and get cleaned up. "Have a seat... also left or right♪?~" Miko asked. If Nao took a seat whatever he answered, the girl would be aiming to sit on his lap, after sitting her bag beside them on the park bench. She'd also take it upon herself to return that lick to the side of his face, which was sticky from where he'd landed against her.

[Bloodedge]

When told about the System's fear, Rie took it as a compliment. Someone as imposing as her would think such a thing, Yugi believed. All things considered... it was quite the flex. Yugi thought she deserved the bragging rights. Regarding whether the System had been viewing him before the Player selection or not, he couldn't really tell. However... "That's the best theory I've got right now. Easier to believe if you also think so." While he spoke, Yugi finished getting the woman's dress into place. He then moved right along to picking up that new pair of heels, a little higher than her original footwear, yet comfortable as walking on a cloud. Those were the final pieces he placed on her body. By the time he finished dressing her, it became clear that Rie also knew of the Ember Skull Guild's trash. She even thought to ask him how the killing of that Tanker went ─ not much to his surprise, given her profession. "Top five most satisfying things I've ever done. Maybe top six after today~" he said cheekily while banishing both chairs from the room. "It was an early masterclass though. Sort of a dance of Black Flash in the middle of a group jumping."

Though it likely went unheard by others nearby, Nao caught something of a moan from Miko once his tongue met her neck. He definitely couldn't be upset about that occurrence. He'd be holding that in his mind the entire time he was following the lass to whatever secluded place she led to. Strangely, she seemed to know exactly where to go, despite being new to the garden. Nao could almost call it some sort of instinctual approach, but it didn't matter. He was eventually led to a bench. There wasn't another person in direct sight or earshot, so he took a seat comfortably. Strangely enough, Miko asked him a question with no context whatsoever. Left or right? Nao didn't even know what that was supposed to mean, nor could he figure it out when the girl's tongue was suddenly trailing along the side of his face. "I─ah! I don't know? Either?" was all he could say.

[Apollymi]

Hoshimi Rie enjoyed the idea of being terrifying to a System. She also considered herself to be a monster in human skin, but that was simply the best way for her to live her life. It wasn't worth anything extra. It seemed her question to the lad about the nature of the thing watching, and testing him was one he'd not really had time to think about it. "It just seems irresponsible to not be looking at a target if you want to use the for something. I think it can't have been paying too much attention, unless it wanted you exploiting the System," Rie added her thoughts, knowing the lad needed information to feed his brain, and since she'd already offered to help she wouldn't keep it to herself. And she offered such information while he slipped the best feeling dress onto her person, she shivered after it covered her skin, balling up like a girl who stretched sweaters when comfortable. She'd have rolled up into a comfortable ball, in other situations, but for now she still needed shoes. Beyond that while he fit shoes onto her feet with even higher heels than she'd been wearing, that also felt far too comfortable, she found out about his kill. A smile crossed Rie's face and she felt like the big sister she always was, "There is always something so great about that kind of kill. It's almost relieving in a way~ Could definitely be as good as sex in some cases~" the young woman commiserated, and technically flirted back. Ah, but there was something else, he spoke of that kill coming in a group. That made sense, if he'd been weaker initially killing with at least a partner was always a good option, but he called it a Dance of Black Flash in a jumping, a pause came from Rie then, her brow rising. "I thought you were a mage? Sharingan, telekinesis, item box... mage. What do you mean you can use Black Flash? While dancing?" Rie had missed something or maybe it was another of those little things glossed over by the lad. Chairs had disappeared, and the like, she supposed thaving 'interrogated' the lad it would be fine to let him out, and she had no intention of handicapping herself for someone she'd easily allow within her space. But keeping any more sensitive information from leaking was still important.

Meanwhile, Miko and Nao were working their way into a quiet spot. She'd moaned, and he'd heard it, she was certain when that lick occurred against her neck. It wasn't just instinct that led her to that little park bench, it was the sound... the lack of movement around that area, which let her know it was secluded. Though, perhaps her own nature made it quite easy to find spaced which weren't being invaded by others so freely. What was more in the quiet of the space she encouraged the lad to sit, leaning in to lick his face and asking the question she'd decided was quite important. Left or right? Did she want to know where to place her body? Did she want to know... where his dick was? The answer to both questions was yes, and it seemed Aihara Nao had no idea why she was asking. After she licked his face he didn't even seem to register, why she wanted to know. "That's a great sound♪!~" Miko sang as she settled. She sat to the left and still leaned in to lick his face again. Whether she found his cock or shifted later was up to nature but... she was soon relaxed against his form... "So, did you like your taste of the smoothie?" Miko asked almost innocently, but the hint of deviousness in her face and voice couldn't be missed.