<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Apollymi]

Nikki was finding out that Donnie didn't know about being satisfied, still… she didn't mind. In fact, all qualities of the personality of King Don would be considered great as far as she was concerned. This was true even of things that pushed her boundaries, but she also didn't care for boundaries with a man like him. Still, with the knowledge that Nikki still planned to get involved in some proper anal, she produced a plug to help her towards stretching, when asked about the tail attachment of her first little plug not existing on this one she chuckled. "No way, mate. Next one though… has a tail too~" she said as the next size up appeared, something a bit closer to a normal human sized cock. "Plan to do some more hoppin' later~" Nikki said earnestly. For now, Donnie was using gravity and knocking Nikki upward with his thrusts so that she could come down a few more times, and onto both his cock and that new plug, after he removed his finger from her rear. She could take it and now she was sure about it. With her current level of relaxation all was well in the world, even something that would have made her slightly uncomfortable before.

At the same time, the trio in the other bedroom were making headway. That cross word that Hop had been waiting on came from Iris but only after he continued to speak in a way that she would call mentally false, given his enjoyment of a specific character. "These are the words of the thick when a character with moral complexity is the protagonist of a series," Iris chided. The idea that Raizen was overhyped belonged to a very specific kind of person. "Crazy how your morals apply only to others and not yourself. And I'm supposed to be the one with tendencies…" Iris pointed out without giving spoilers but while still making her point. The kids could argue over that a bit more later though… the more pressing matter currently was their targeted sexual attacks. "I am going to refrain from commenting until I have absorbed some more material," Melty decided in the moment. She'd gotten her head patted for asking the right question and somehow hadn't felt at all like her space had been violated. Instead she simply moved on and so did Iris. This time with Hop wondering how they would prove her theory to make it something that applied to their current project. His brain worked, to his credit, but he was a bit too safe in his thoughts. Iris paused her pacing in front of him and took up both sides of his face in her hands. She rubbed his cheeks the same way she often petted Sir Paddington, and initially with the same exact voice. "Look at you, being a clever boy. You're doing your best today aren't you~" Iris cooed before the calculation behind her eyes slid back into place like a cold blanket. "Nothing is impossible. Besides we already have all the necessary material for the case study we are doing. We don't need a large scale to work, we have the small one," she started her explanation. "We have… an entire family of related people here, whose powers should be related because they are related, yes? We just have to think through that set of relations. We also have a second set of related people, complete with a potential Anomalous aspect to potentially tease apart and use as a control group. And if we manage to use those pre-existing pieces we can… find a proper way to figure that out. It's all quite simple, so let's start by naming the groups. Group A, the Postwick/Corbyn group. Group B the Melromarc Group and our main focus, Subject D~" Iris made a joke Melty chuckled at it too, but didn't understand something. "Why does the Melromarc group apply in this case?" she couldn't help but wonder and in that moment Iris stopped and looked at her. This was one of those moments where saying the truth she'd figured out might be inappropriate. Maybe a leading question would be better. "What kind of Magic do your Brother and Mother have and what anomalous characteristic do you share?" Iris asked instead of answering Melty's question. It would all make sense in a moment or two.

[Bloodedge]

As Donnie effectively bounced Nikki into place atop himself and her second-level plug, she revealed level that would come after did possess the tail they discussed. He had a look, and it appeared more like a dick than a toy ─ quite the size increase, but not nearly comparable to him yet. No matter; these things came in different stages for different people. Not everyone could take such approaches as Riley or Queen Mirellia, neither of whom needed any sort of tapering. Of course... those two were also some highly promiscuous individuals by their nature. "You know what? It's good to work for somethin'," Donnie mentioned, partly addressing his own internal musings. When the current plug was firmly settled in Nikki's rear, Donnie continued thrusting against the added friction it provided his end. They'd be at it for a while yet. Some ten minutes later, Donnie would still be at it ─ even while surging into Nikki's womb with a series of those liquid supernovas he'd been letting loose of late. "C'mon, get that! Fill up on that!" he chanted all the while.

As for Hop, he was content to move on from yet another argument about a popular anime/manga series. In moving on, however, he had his face rubbed on either side, generally receiving the treatment Iris gave their cousin's cat. "I'm not a bloody cat, Iris!" he grumbled. Whatever the case, he was interested in hearing whatever additional information Iris had. Apparently, they didn't need such a massive scale for their tests ─ they had enough present already. She presented their own family as Group A, and Melty's as Group B. Though the princess was confused about her own family's involvement, Hop was confused about something else. "How do we get from Group B to Subject D? What the hell is Group or Subject C?" he asked. That was actually Hop's only qualm with everything Iris said most recently. As that was the case, however, he immediately began thinking about their family's abilities. "Hmm. Lee's a fire mage. Dad's got some adrenaline thing going on. Ron does lightning stuff, and Nik's got some kind of super telekinesis. I'm not seeing a connection, but I don't even know what I'm here for by now."

[Apollymi]

Nikki and Donnie were getting closer and closer by the moment. It'd been quite a while since Nikki mentally decided she was going to give King Don the form of virginity she had left to offer, it would simply be a while before she did so. She wasn't the type to accept unnecessary pain for this sort of situation and instead was willing to slowly work herself towards that goal. After showing Donnie the other one which was way closer to a full cock than a normal plug she was sure they'd be making progress by the way he spoke. "Really is, I like my goals~" she added. She'd been addressing her own goals bit by bit for the entirety of her life. With a few recently completed ones under her belt, she could easily fall in. And with a plug properly lodged into her rectum she could easily feel herself moving closer and closer towards orgasm. Something that would happen around the five minute mark during their current session and then again, when her womb was filled properly, "Aaaah~ Oh my god, DONNIE!~" she moaned her happiness as her core twitched around Donnie and her entire body seemed to tense up enough that she was clinging to the man completely, legs and arms wrapped tightly while she rode the wave of her own pleasure.

Over that same 10 minute time period the kids gave up discussing a famous anime/manga series and instead focused on their current situation. It would seem that Hop didn't appreciate the praise and gentleness coming from Iris, but she saw it as necessary for his proper development, "I'm not too sure about that.." Iris said when he claimed he wasn't a cat, but she thought the better of straight up calling him the human version of a pet in front of a potential love interest. If one saw someone being uncool first, it became harder to convince someone that they were cool later. But that was an aside for a different moment. Instead Iris focused on the first set of questions, "I skipped C on purpose. It's a really simple joke, Hop, about the main subject of our current investigation," Iris claimed without explaining it any further. Melty would be chuckling as she heard that but would be thinking over her own and her family's powers. "I get those tingles, in my hands and apparently Mother does too… and I have a pull to me for some people, like magnetism. That was a small experiment done earlier. It's apparently gender based, Auric has it too… only lightly from what we observed. Auric and Mother are both mages, Auric uses Ice Spells and Mother uses Fire and Water Spells," Melty said aloud. Though in listing that moment and recalling her introduction to King Don, Melty began putting pieces together. Iris took in that knowledge to pontificate and watched Melty's face as she began putting together the points of her day she'd seen as unrelated before. "Borrowing, penny in the air…" Iris said watching Melty. As for the things their family did and Hop's importance in this room. "You promised to help, and I will help you in return. Besides all that, I assume you aren't planning to spy on Ronnie and the Plot like Auric and I assume that Dande is trying to finish his smoke so… you have no reason not to be here. Besides, you might find this information useful, in the future…" Iris pointed out. "And give me a minute and…" A pause occurred as Iris cycled through things. "Dad heats up, chemically. Dande uses fire… also just a thermodynamic reaction. Lightning is just fire with different atomic activity. That could all be classed as… Sky stuff for lack of a better term. Nikki's the outlier then but.. Telekinesis could be called control of matter within space, still technically something thermodynamic. Our family is sky/space things…" Iris pointed out with a few moments of thought. "Group B… magnetism, fire, water, ice… those are also all things found in an atmosphere too. Air Gear teaches us those things are the basis of making weather, there is pure scientific fact behind that…" Iris said to clarify. "Two families with similar alignments have something in common, compatibility with Subject D." Iris's conclusion was damning but it also clicked the rest into place for Melty. "That tart…" was all Melty said as she realized her mother had used the morning to have sex with King Don, gone on to Knight him and give him a magical plane to be able to call him back later. It was an outrageous abuse of power, and Melty was more upset that she'd not thought of it before. Even she'd heard whispers about a certain Knight and her Grandmother, and a Priest and her Great-grandmother, but it'd all seemed like tabloid rubbish.

[Bloodedge]

Ten minutes in, a count of two for Nikki and a count of one for Donnie. Well... that wasn't quite right. When Donnie first sprayed his essence within Nikki's womb, he was already building toward the next expulsion. Perhaps a big part of the cause was hearing that phrase moaned through Nikki's lips once more. "Hot damn, hit me with that one more time♪~" he sang. If Donnie heard nothing else for the rest of his life, he'd probably be happy with the outcome. Whatever came of that, time would continue moving on. The pair still inhabited that shower, the water still running hot. Ah, but a shift had occurred nonetheless. Donnie's knees were pressed to the floor, and Nikki's backside would also be at such a low point. He braced against the wall with one arm, holding Nikki's left leg over his other while he plunged down, erection quite literally hooking into her. By then, he was gushing into her womb once again.

The 'C' in Iris's list had been skipped intentionally. The joke was missed by Hop for a few moments, until Melty laughed. In that moment, Hop's expression was just shy of disgusted. Still, he moved on to list the details of Hunters in their family. Nothing truly connected in Hop's mind, and he thought the fire magic of Melty's mother may have been a shift in the wrong direction as well. Iris, however, always thought differently. She likened their family's abilities to thermodynamics, similarly to how the Melromarc family worked. Eventually, Iris got around to drawing a line between the two families. Both had an apparent compatibility with 'Subject D' whom he figured out had to be King Don via some dirty joke. Melty's turn to express disgust came about, for reasons Hop didn't know. Still, he shared the disgust ─ albeit only in part. "So... doesn't that mean you could've gotten somewhere earlier? Y'know, without Nik doin' something. Are you gonna give it a go?" he asked. Of course, Hop also had some other thoughts in mind. If such things were the base of compatibility, he might have an easier time as well... if he somehow managed to get anywhere on his end.

[Apollymi]

Nikki had for Donnie, just four words. Ones she'd used before and that she'd likely use again. This fact was especially true considering Donnie wanted to hear the words again. Since he was gushing into her core, she wouldn't have any problem accepting his terms and conditions. "Oh my god, DONNIE~" she moaned for a third time. Actually those words felt rather good in her mouth too, her whole body vibrated when she spoke them. And thus, as time passed and she found herself contorted and being dug into, she'd say it again and again while she orgasmed, when a sensation was too much and even just as a whisper while she clung to his flesh or moved her own body instead. With a cock hooked into her womb and Donnie having plunged into her repeatedly from a different angle, those same words would be escaping her again as her core convulsed and her eyes flickered. The water was still hot and it was obviously quite comfortable. In that moment the yell would be enough to be heard even outside of the bathroom. "OH MY GOD DONNIE!!!~" was the culmination of that feeling.

Meanwhile, the thought process had completely worked itself out. Melty had figured out that her mother the Queen had also bedded King Don and there was now a pretty good working theory on how the magical relationships worked and thus how best to begin moving towards that eventuality. As for Hop's eventual question it would be addressed but Iris wasn't the type to do anything about his disgust, she figured if he thought about it long enough he would realize he couldn't judge. "I did get pretty far, but human nature is also to be considered. King Don is a reasonable man he wasn't trying to fall into our nonsense," Iris clarified. "And it's only a theory, it might actually be dangerous, or maybe those things we heard about working are anomalous. I'm going to keep trying, but I have to be careful about it. Nikki is being territorial," Iris said, finding that word to feel like it was the most appropriate. "You should tread lightly, she's still planning revenge and since she gave us back our birthdays, I'm not sure what her aim is…" Iris gave the only warning she could. And time would be allowed to move forward, whatever else happened would follow along accordingly.

[Bloodedge]

Donnie's new favorite statement reached his ear twice, thrice, and even more as time carried on. Nikki seemed to have no problem at all regurgitating the statement of her own creation, Each time she spoke those words together, it activated something in him all over again. He throbbed, bursting at the seams and letting it all out into Nikki's womb ─ at least what wasn't overflowing just to ooze into the shower drain. When he had her in the floor, the statement became a loud one ─ even louder than ever before. Even Auric, who'd been meandering around the cockpit's entrance, was drawn toward the corridor for a more successful peepshow. As for Donnie himself... "Ahh─FUCK, Mami♪~" he chimed. In that moment, his expulsion joined Nikki's. If either inhabitant of the cockpit had been paying attention at the time, they'd find a slightly-overcast sky turned completely clear ─ sunshine and blue skies as far as the eye could see. What more could they even do at this point?

Surely they couldn't manage more than Iris. Such was Hop's opinion as he observed the workings of her brain. Once upon a time, he'd been the cleverest of the Postwicks. That title was taken, given, and certainly earned when his younger sister came into her own. Actually, the more he thought about it, the more her words made total sense. "You know what? I think it's got some weight to it! Lee always takes me out to make me practice football. I'm rubbish, but he uses powers that don't hurt too bad. I don't remember Lee being that good at holding himself back before he awakened, do you? Maybe he's got an easier time 'cause it's me?" he prattled on, trying to present some amount of useful information ─ even potentially. As for Nikki's apparent revenge plot, he was to take caution. What Hop heard echoing through the plane just before any response he could manage, said she wasn't simply being territorial. No, she was being something else at that precise moment. "Uh... I think she's being something alright. Anyway! You should be the one on lookout. She's only mad at me 'cause I showed up. You're the one making moves, Iris. You'll get way worse than whatever comes my way."

[Apollymi]

Those words, uttered once more, were things of beauty. In the same moment, Nikki was hearing something she could say she liked. As she and Donnie exploded together, that swear and another utterance of 'Mami' made her core twitch a little extra. "I'm gonna need a minute~" Nikki uttered after all of that. Perhaps she should have been more specific but at least five minutes would be passing as Nikki worked herself into the extraction position and getting clean once more before redressing. Of course, she wouldn't do so immediately, instead she'd be eventually wrapped in a towel and deciding what to wear again. While looking at Donnie and grinning about things. She felt really good after that most recent session. They'd not even made it into the bed, they'd spent all of that time in the bath, if anyone decided to check in on them, they'd likely not see anything of importance. Meanwhile, Ronnie and Crow had gotten quite busy, but they'd had two or maybe three good rounds and were currently relaxing, without realizing exactly how much time had passed and exactly how far they'd traveled. At the same time, a young woman with long brown hair was sitting in a salon chair. She wasn't a customer, and currently she didn't have any clients, but what she was doing… was watching her special favorite client dance on stage and sing to a Fashion Icon's booty.

At the same time, Iris and the other two people within her age range were still having a casual conversation. Hop's observations were far from worthless, and it seemed just like Dande to have made sure he was getting training in just in case of an awakening. "That isn't bad. It could be that the abilities he uses aren't able to affect you completely. Or it could be that you're close to awakening. I still haven't asked anyone about that… like the details of it. Might be worth looking into…" Iris said. Melty nodded her understanding, "Well, isn't everyone except us on this plane awakened? I'm sure someone would share some information with us, even if we have to ask in the way of just being generally curious," Melty chimed in not yet over her own revelation but also not wanting to be useless in this situation. As for the last warning that came from Hop, after that call out from Nikki, which made Iris click her teeth as it was the original sentence that took Donnie's attention. "I don't think so. As she won't physically hurt us, and I don't experience emotions the same way as everyone else… I am basically immune to punishment. You however, won't like whatever she decides to do to you… or not do to you…" Iris said. Looking down the corridor, Iris looked to Melty as her brother made his approach. "Brother are you planning to spend the whole trip listening outside of doors?" Melty asked directly, willing to hold him up a bit at the risk of potentially hearing some news about his adventures.

[Bloodedge]

After that last big burst, Nikki claimed to have need of a minute. It seemed their latest session had reached its end, as Nikki was eventually pulling herself away to achieve actual cleanliness for the duration of the shower. Donnie spent most of his time leaned against the shower wall, also taking some extra time to clean himself off. He was refreshed by the time they stepped out of the shower, yet still notably firm below the waist. "Hot damn, ma. You always been a screamer?" he asked while stepping up behind the towel-clad woman. He wasn't looking into a change of clothes, but little did Donnie know, he had several reasons to pull the phone from his pocket... and more yet to come.

Hop's thought process may not have been totally solid, but it was something. He did have reason to believe an awakening would affect him in the near future, but just as Iris posited... they didn't exactly know what that was supposed to feel like. In came Melty with a very sensible solution. As the only three normal humans on this plane, there were six other people they could ask. If they had confirmation of how awakenings felt, they could determine how much weight Hop's thought had. "That's clever. But who do we ask?" he wondered. When Iris commented on the difference between his future punishment and hers, Hop scoffed. "Don't bloody brag about being a robot! And I bet Nik finds a way to really have you at the end of it all!" he said in a huff. Meanwhile, Auric's deviant adventure was brought to a screeching halt as Melty called out to him mid-journey. What the blazes did she want now? He stopped in the corridor, begrudgingly so, and grumbled. "Last I checked, Sister, my business was still my own. Did you stop me just to make a mockery of my desires, or shall I continue on my way?"

[Apollymi]

Nikki was eventually properly cleaned up and wrapped in a towel, as she moved around in front of a mirror, she'd be donning a cute little thong with a crown on the front and one little dangly crown piece over the top of her crack. Once she had it on she was answering questions and looking herself over. She considered her loudness from previous endeavors and she couldn't think of a time where anyone would have heard her like the plane probably heard of it. "Actually, I wasn't.. I'm usually pretty soft about it…" she mentioned seeming not even properly abashed. "Maybe I finally found the right cock. Sounds like what Ronnie would say about it~" Nikki admitted with a bit of a smile, still she would change into a black t-shirt which simply read stolen across the chest marked with a crown and a black pleated mini-skirt. She'd be keeping her Lotus Blues but overall have a good enough look to satisfy herself as she took a couple of other turns in the mirror and let her hair back down. Just the same as that other girl in the chair in some other city watched Donnie's performance from a previous day, his phone would eventually begin to ring… why? Well, she had something to say to him.

Meanwhile, the three in the bedroom were working through understanding the nature of awakenings in addition to their current research topic. Melty presented a pretty reasonable point, and Iris would only add to it, after Hop's question. "The smart thing to do would be to ask at least 3 of them to get all the possible responses. Auric because he has base similarities to Melly, Ronnie or Dande, for the sake of the two of us, and Crow or King Don as the outliers of group dynamics. Noting that Crow might have the best information because he has the least filter," Iris pointed out. At the same time soon enough, she was being chastised by her older brother for bragging about being a robot. She sighed in that moment because it was about the reaction she expected from Hop in that moment. "I wasn't bragging. If she manages to have me… I'll concede, but I doubt she'll manage it. That seems like the sort of activity that should be left to another actual genius," Iris stated plainly. At this point in her life she could only see someone like the Genokiller understanding her well enough to be able to force himself and not end up at her mercy instead. No matter, she wouldn't worry herself over threats that were made in the heat of the moment by someone who was just being a bit extra about a bloke she liked. Moving on, Auric was stopped in the hall by Melty and she sighed considering her approach. "Brother your business is indeed your own, though perhaps you could be of more use and get better advice by offering your own experiences in matters that would interest us, and getting advice to better your approaches in return?" she looked to Iris wondering if she might have overstepped, but in that moment Iris just smiled and nodded. It was worth sharing a bit of information to get what they were looking for. And thus Auric would be invited in as something of a guest lecturer in their little study session.

[Bloodedge]

Apparently, Nikki wasn't always the loud sort she recently showed the capacity for being. He couldn't really imagine her being 'soft' as she put it ─ apart from the earlier, more low-impact moments they'd already shared. "So what, you be doin' quickies and shit?" he asked. Ah, but there was more detail to come. In the words of Ronnie, Nikki asserted that she may have just found the right tool to unlock her more vocal side. Suddenly, everything made a great deal of sense. "Ohh~. Damn, shots fired," he commented. Whatever the case, Donnie was watching as Nikki gathered her clothes, from thong all the way to t-shirt. He could watch the woman get dressed anytime, or every time. Alas, there was a vibration coming from just outside the shower ─ the very place Donnie left his jeans earlier. "Oh shit, hol' up," he said while shuffling over. In a few moments, he'd manage to fish the phone from his pocket, check the screen, and quickly answer. "Yooo, what's good?" With that greeting given, Donnie recalled a deep sense of foreboding. Maybe answering was a bad idea. Only after doing so, however, did he remember an earlier thought about the lass currently calling him. . .

Iris thought the best plan of action would be to get multiple opinions from across the plane. Hop couldn't disagree. He nodded along when she recommended Auric, Leon or Ronnie, and Crow or King Don. Given her earlier musings, the list made more sense than anything else. The only person left off said list was Nikki, but he understood there were many reasons to avoid that. Similar logic could probably be applied to King Don as well. "So Prince Auric... I'd say Ron since her explanation would make sense. Lee would probably call it a tingle or some dumb thing like that. She was up front with Crow earlier, so that's probably an easy double, yeah?" Hop suggested passively. When Iris commented on punishments again, Hop did nothing but lip sync mockingly. "I hope it all goes pear-shaped for you one day." Just then, Auric was brought into conversation with Melty. The princess suggested that her brother make use of himself and gain some advice in-turn. If nothing else, she managed to catch his interest. What could they want to know from him? What could they have that would be of use to him? "And you think this unspecified exchange is worth me missing a gander at a fat, chocolate arse I could be dreaming about for the next month? That's the best use of my time I can imagine right now, so I would hope this comes with an opportunity to make up for what I'm currently missing!"

[Apollymi]

Nikki while dressing commented on her own life experiences, when it concerned being loud during sexual activity. Donnie in turn questioned whether she was simply prone to quicker less impactful bouts, having mentally decided that she should have already been loud, the truth… was as always, complicated. "Well, yeah, before Gates and stuff, I was in Uni, running my Youtube Channel and working my designs, trying to figure out if I was going to need a CV. I didn't have a lot of time. Though that obviously isn't all…" Nikki explained of her early life. It would seem that Donnie understood Ronnie's stance on the entire thing and claimed that Nikki had fired a shot, "Is it still firing a shot if it's true?" Nikki wondered almost absently. But it seemed their conversation would be put on hold for a moment as Donnie went to answer his phone. On the other end, a young woman heard the first bit of his speech. "Naw, don't what's good me nigga. Ain't nothin' good. The hell you doing dancing all over fashion week without a fresh lineup?! I been told you not to do that kinda shit. And you dancing with the Blue Lotus with your hair messed up?! You tryna make me look bad?!" what an odd start to the conversation as the girl on the other end of the line immediately laid into Donnie about the current state of his hair.

Meanwhile the trio had a few more details to work out about the nature of the awakenings and who to speak to in order to get the best information. Iris heard out what Hop had to say, and had nothing to add, "Those are all fair points. I have no real objections. Make sure you knock before going to question Ronnie though… she's probably busy," Iris decided having a pretty good idea of the sorts of things that happened around women with the kind of pull Ronnie had naturally. As for Hop's take on Iris having something potentially go wrong for her she scoffed, "I thought siblings were supposed to wish each other well and here you are hoping things go wrong for me instead. That's pretty hypocritical of you," Iris pointed out with the kind of cold brutality that only came from being the type of person who observed emotion instead of living and expressing it. Beyond all that there was the issue of Auric's help in their current endeavors. Melty sighed at Auric's antics, his world view was limited, she thought, even without having personal extra knowledge, "All we need from you is information concerning awakenings and what they are like. We are trying to clear up our understanding of some things we've been talking about," Melty stated. "And honestly if a little peep show would carry you for a whole month, the video that went up of her today would suit you better, even if it's a little old," Iris mentioned as a form of payment. She figured it wouldn't matter as most would see it for themselves, and since she'd already done the start she figured having the prince learn about porn from a home grown source was better than letting him scour the internet with no filter.

[Bloodedge]

Nikki offered an explanation about her past as a university student, the associated lack of free time that came with it, and so on. On the other hand, she directly claimed that wasn't all there was to the tale. Donnie figured as much. The stray shot fired at Casper Drake hadn't been missed, but... was it a fired shot if it was true? Such was the question presented by Nikki. Donnie had only one answer for he woman. "Do a nigga get shot when you point the gun and pull the trigger?" he replied simply. Alas, that discussion was cut short by a phone call Donnie was sure to answer more often than not. His greeting was immediately followed by a returning feeling of dread ─ all for good reason. So quick was the chewing-out of poor Donovan King by a woman who thought his pristine hair was sub-par for what he'd been up to. Of course, Donnie figured this would be coming eventually. "I mean damn, nice talkin' to you too. You know you the only one that think the shit look bad, right? And I won't even tryin' to be at Fashion Week. I was just goin' wherever the yak was at, but you know how it be."

All the while, a plan was coming together for the young trio ─ or perhaps the young quartet, depending on Auric's involvement. First came Iris's warning about approaching Ronnie for information. Figuring much the same, Hop fully intended to avoid the problem entirely. "No way I'm going to find Ron by myself anyway. She's been smokin' too, I'll bet," he deflected. Whenever Ronnie was approached for information, Hop wouldn't be the one doing the seeking alone. As for his ill-wishes against Iris, she had some audacity to talk about how siblings were supposed to act. "I'm not havin' any of that from you. Chat to me when you know why siblings are supposed to be like that," he said, exasperated and heavily emphasizing air-quotes. Auric was waiting for a valid reason this interruption to his plans had come about. Melty explained what the group wanted of him. How could something so simple be so important, so immediately? "... Seriously? And you couldn't ask... literally anyone else on this airplane? Is your secondary purpose just distracting me, specifically?" Apparently Hop wasn't the only exasperated male in the group at that moment. For whatever it was worth, though, Iris had something to say about a video that may satisfy his deviant desires. Though he had no clue what specific video she may have been talking about, it didn't sound like a thing of great interest to the prince. "A video? Over the genuine article? I don't know what sort of commoner you take me for, but videos are ten a penny. Are we quite finished now?"

[Apollymi]

Nikki would be receiving the information that a gun pointed and shot was still shot. She gave it consideration, "Fair point, mate. I guess intent isn't truly part of this one…" Nikki said, but she'd still meant every word that had crossed her lips. Oh well, she'd get back to it eventually for now Donnie was having a conversation which sounded quite aggressive from where Nikki stood. She continued looking at herself in the mirror, making minor adjustments to skirt length and t-shirt tightness, as if she was looking for an absolutely perfect fit. In the meantime, Donnie and the woman on the phone were still talking. "You know good and well you should have called me instead of me having to find out some shit like this from the Gram, nigga!" the woman said as if aghast. "And of course, I'm the only one who thinks it looks bad, which is why my opinion is the only fucking one that matters… it was fresh as fuck when you left, and now it needs touching up, bring yo' ass, nigga!" she demanded as if it made perfect sense. "Wait, did you say you went to fashion week for, yak?! Blue Lotus's fashion week you fucking heathen!" there was a minor bit of outrage but that was to be expected. People involved in the beauty of people's looks appreciated beauty in the physical case. "So where you at? Cause fashion week ended and I saw paparazzi photos of you at the club in baller fucking company with that same dusty ass haircut! Fly gear though, no cap!"

Meanwhile, Iris was finding out that Hop had no intention of going to find Ronnie on his own. She sighed the sigh of someone who knew this would likely be the case, but held out hope at least a little that someone else might be useful. "What's the point of you if you need company for a simple intel gathering mission?" Iris sounded exasperated for an entirely different reason. Then she pointed out his hypocrisy and he claimed that she should only talk to him about it, after she understood the why of the sibling relationship. "I understand it's supposed to be about love, just because I don't experience emotions the same way you do, doesn't mean I haven't observed enough to have the answer…" Iris pointed out both making her own point and proving his. In her own opinion people thought about this the wrong way, her affection counted more as she could have always chosen not to give it. Meanwhile, Melty was having the first part of an annoying conversation with her brother, who spent so much time thinking with his cock he'd not even considered anything else happening around him. "Brother you're exhausting. The fact that we can and will ask others isn't the point. Obviously we are from the same family so you're more likely to have an answer for me that will make sense and will help us figure out what we're researching. Not all questions are baseless," Melty mentioned. Soon after Iris was hearing words from the prince that made her decide he would be one of the people not spared from her inhumane attitudes. "I suppose it's no wonder the monarchy became a matriarchy when this is all the brain power its male descendants can muster. I suppose I expected too much of a man who spends all of his spare time wanking out of a window. It's apparent that in this way you are even lesser than a commoner because those have the sense and connections to already be doing what I say. Obviously I am not offering you just a video, it is the sort that no one can just find. As an aside you probably haven't observed enough of someone's sexual activities if you thought that you could see something after that. Even if you rushed there wouldn't still be something to see based on that outcry you heard. That was the big one and the wrap up… meanwhile a video can be repeated, favorite scenes and moments picked and rewatched over and over again…" Iris mentioned all the while reaching for a second much older tablet. She always carried at least two, one of which was jailbroken for general viewing of things she wouldn't want connected to the one on the family cloud. And in that same moment she opened up a 'guest profile' went straight to google and typed, BlueLotus SexTape, which had more results than anything should have, and the first one was a camera view in Nikki's old campus apartment, with her… screen capped naked on top of one Casper Drake. With it pulled up, Iris turned it towards the Prince and watched him without blinking. The video itself would show Nikki, her ass less full than it was in the current moment, but still way larger than average, aligning herself atop an erect cock and beginning an aggressive set of bounces that seemed to have claps occurring every other beat. She'd let that sound play, one, two, three times, before causing the screen to go blank and looking back at the Prince. "Now, answer the question, Your Highness… it's best if the royals know how to properly interact with the common rabble."

[Bloodedge]

"Listen, a nigga been busy. Like real busy," Donnie stated in defense of himself. When the woman spoke of her own opinion's importance above all others, urging him to 'bring his ass' as it were, Donnie rolled his eyes so hard it was almost audible. Just as he expected, there was another line coming about how much of a heathen he was ─ something the woman brought up in interjection. Indeed, he'd visited London Fashion Week, hosted by Blue Lotus of all people... for cognac. "Yes bih, for yak! I was busy, I needed the shit, and Shu was like 'they got drinks over here'... so I took my black ass 'over there' where she said," he explained. Donnie took the time of this conversation to actually pick up his pants, holding the phone between his face and shoulder while he stepped into those trousers. His eyes rolled again when a question about where he was turned into acknowledgment of his latest club experience, present company during it, and the gear he was wearing. "Oh I know you peeped the fit! Nigga finally wanna talk about somethin' important out here! I got me some crazy gear for the Gates too; you tryna see that?" he said, completely acknowledging that to be the most important part of the discussion. "I'm on the plane right now."

While Donnie kept up a conversation, Melty was explaining the reason for her question. Auric stood with one hand on his hip, disliking the time and placement of this meeting, but seeing the sense in his sister's plea for information. Iris, however, seemed to be lacking the patience for the normal flow of conversation... among other things. Beyond the audacity it took to insult the prince himself while expecting of him, there were some concerning mentions. One such thing was the notion that Auric spent any amount of time pleasuring himself through a window. "Who..." He would have asked who gave her that information, but she was still going. His mind, sense, and even timing were insulted during a long tirade, and she still tried selling him the idea of a video. She even went on to present the video in question ─ admittedly one of Nikoleta Corbyn herself. It was eye-catching, and certainly unheard of beyond this moment, but... perhaps Auric was having trouble seeing it past his own furrowed brow. A few seconds of that display could never hope to make up for the slew of insults thrown the prince's way. Iris would then have the gall to demand he answer their questions. "And here I was put under the impression that you were the clever one. Is that how the privileged ones are taught to speak with royals? Sister, you have you work cut out for you when you ascend the throne. You can start by managing the expectations of someone who thinks it is acceptable to insult the character of royalty, make demands of said royalty, and think they are going to get what they want. I don't know about you, but I'll be taking my lectures from Teacher. Good day, Sister." With that, it seemed Auric was content to excuse himself. He turned on his heel, heading straight for the salon. Hop would be moving in that moment as well. "Fat lot of good that was," he said with a deep sigh, following after Auric with the intention of acquiring the needed information himself.