<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Apollymi]

Nikki was soon enough being ganged up on by the royal siblings. Both individuals seemed keen on her not just giving them the clothing that she fully intended to make for them. She could respect their desire for fairness and given they were royalty she saw it as an outright bonus to their personalities. And Nikki wasn't the only one, Iris saw that argument from Auric as another silent tally in his favor, though her eyes never moved from the laptop screen in her lap and her face never much shifted at all. Auric's ability to provide would have a bit of a timing issue but Nikki wasn't concerned, "Yeah, more like that. I do that sort of thing among others in the trade, but usually models get the first set of clothing without any real issues. Still, if it makes it better for you to put in on it, crafts need materials~" Nikki asserted. Melty watched with reassurance. She didn't have as solid a hold on what all Dungeon diving did, or what was required but she was sure of one thing, "If both of you are comfortable with the terms, I will support it. Mother won't overrule me on it either," she asserted as if she saw the entirety of the potential outcomes. "Alright then, Cheers. I'm gonna get to work~" Nikki said. Standing in front of two mannequins that had been changed to fit the size and shape of the royals, she would be avoiding putting clothing directly on two bodies outside of some very specific situations. And began collecting swatches. Moleskin for Melty's cloak. Cashmere for the sweater, plaid skirt lace for tights. She held them out for the girl, knowing they were fine quality materials but not necessarily inhuman just a bit better than normal.

Meanwhile the hair washing project was starting officially, as Donnie and Kim caught up on their missing time space. She straddled his lap, her tits in his face, and her bottom on top of a stiffening log. "Yeah, yeah, you always saying shit like that~" Kim mused as she wet his hair completely, making sure that prewash got rinsed out completely and his hair was fully saturated before getting to the shampoo. "Oh, that one… nothing anymore. I Awakened and uh… we didn't really click anymore. S'all good though, it wasn't too serious and you didn't like him anyway~" Kim mentioned almost casually. Her last boyfriend hadn't had the physical nature to keep up with her post her awakening. He was barely managing it before. "Besides all that, I think he was fucked up about being C-rank and shit. Niggas be taking that kinda shit to heart forreal," Kim mused. With a fresh avocado butter shampoo active in her hands she began washing, massaging his scalp separating hair strands working up a good lather. The bits about her family were normal too, so she carried on with that. "I'll let Ty know, she been wanting us to live together for a minute. And I'm not tryna live alone anymore either~ Ma, is Ma. She want her own space and all that, she wouldn't take it from you, but I told her I could help her out and she was thinking she might want a little brownstone at the edge of town or somethin'. And Ty done got real nice with the hands, she was always that anyway. It's hella bad now though~" Kim agreed. As for Leon and Hop, their questions came from interesting places. As she washed Donnie's hair, Kim kept an ear out and could easily carry on the other conversation too, a trick of the trade. "I mean. He normally don't bring a whole entourage. But I'm grown I can behave myself~" Kim claimed honestly. It seemed that Leon had only just realized that she was the girl from the songs, and that made her laugh, "Bruh, you said he had the pack right? He on one? I gotta get me some of that shit there… obviously it's good~" she said in an almost teasing manner. As for Hop's question concerning the mom thing, Kim's brows rose, "What, is it really that different in the UK? Like as a respect thing, friends' parents end up the same as your own. No disrespect, can beat your ass, alla dat! So like my mom is like his mom, when she's around. She'll give him the business but if he's hungry or need something, she got him too. Like some, it take a village type shit."

[Bloodedge]

The deal between young royals and Nikoleta Corbyn was coming together nicely. Beyond Auric's desire to commit himself to some work for the exchange, it seemed Melty was willing to give the Crown's approval. "Very good, Sister," he said, a form of gratitude coming from the likes of Auric. With that done, and Nikki deciding she'd be getting to work, Auric... found himself staring at the designer's backside again. Some thoughts were beginning to cross his mind. He was to change attire, wasn't he? If that were the case... maybe the way this group had been behaving thus far could create an opening or two for him somewhere down the line? Was it worth the gamble? Well, he was the Prince of England... Why not? With only mild hesitation, Auric began discarding his royal ensemble, right there in the open. If uninterrupted, he'd work himself all the way down to his birthday suit... with only a bit of 'fluffing' about the groin area when he thought no one was looking.

Seeing was believing. Donnie said similar things with relative frequency around Kim, and now was no exception. Without much more getting in the way, especially as Kim talked about a breakup with her annoying former boyfriend, Donnie had a hand nonchalantly rising toward that halter top she wore. "Man, I don't even know how y'all 'clicked' in the first damn place. Dusty ass nigga needed to fall off way back when. So where you been gettin' the hookup?" Donnie asked while behaving as if he meant to give the very 'hookup' he spoke of. "I'm tryna see how long Ty gon' be in Japan. The way you talkin' about the hands make it sound like she done got cut up. I'm tryna see them gains," he stated. Of course, Donnie was actually trying to see something else, more importantly... but he clearly had a greater interest in seeing something from Kim. As for the presence of an entire entourage, Donnie took a few moments... but eventually had a thought click in relation to Kim's alleged 'ability' to behave herself. "Girl who is you lyin' to?!" he asked. Whatever she did, Donnie would never call it behaving. She was almost as bad as the man himself, if not worse in the right circumstances.

Moving on to Leon, Kim joked about the strength of his weed. "What? Was I supposed to know? I don't be listenin' to the R&B stuff too much," Leon deflected. Donnie was already laughing from Kim's statement, even as he relaxed further into the washing seat. "Bro I got like five rap songs 'bout this girl right here," he clarified, which effectively silenced Leon in an instant. Hop received an explanation about the familial references between those two. He needed nothing else; that was understandable. In fact, Hop thought it was a nice way to be. "Oh, so like how we do it with Nik and Ron? Except... no relation at all? I like it. Gotta feel real close, yeah?" Once more, there was an immediate utterance from Donnie ─ half a laugh, half a scoff. "Shiiit, don't say it to my people. My granddad said if I ain't actually marry Kim, he was gon' send me to the ancestral plane so I could tell the whole family from the motherland 'bout my mistakes. He said that shit bold face on a Sunday!"

[Apollymi]

"Of course, Brother." That would be Melty's only response. Since she'd been told to sight-see with her elder sibling she'd also be watching Nikki. Instead of watching her rear end specifically, Melty was currently watching her work. Nikki picked out fabrics and began assembling Melty's new attire bit by bit. And when she did she placed it on the mannequin with magic as she tended to do while putting together a new fit. Nikki did so with her full concentration on it all the while, Auric was stripping down without thought. This time, 'Brother, you might be going a bit far,' Melty thought as her brother stripped but it wasn't truly her concern what he did with himself in a moment like this. For something so normal it only took a few moments and then Nikki was casually casting an eye back to Melty to check the sizes. Her next order of business was to… turn her head and catch a peek of Auric fully intending to double check his measurements while pulling a different set of materials for him. Of course before she got to that part there was the matter of his full frontal nudity and his fluffed cock just being on display so casually. Nikki for her part, looked, and blinked and tilted her head right and left, "Just out there, innit? A couple of days ago that would have been the most impressive thing I'd even seen. Good on ya' mate. You want some pants first?" Nikki wondered. Her ability to be professional not to be misunderstood, but Ronnie had a casual glance she gave Nikki a quiet thumbs up.

Beyond that point, the hair washing of Donnie continued with a casual chat taking place between he and Kim. Donnie was busy critiquing her last boyfriend and she was busy rolling her eyes and scoffing. "Ugh, bruh… you stay on me about that shit like you the big homie or sumthin'," Kim articulated. Still she didn't stop Donnie from playing with her shirt and instead simply shifted to drop her chest properly on his face, just for fun. "You know how I am… I been cooling since the breakup. Non serious it's only been a month or two, I can take care of myself for that amount of time…" she stated honestly. Hair was lathered and rinsed as she spoke to him on this subject. He was interested in finding out what Ty was up to, and how long she was going to be in Japan. "She didn't say. She left for there to meet up with some chick she'd been running with during an 'exchange' program. Whatever the hell that means. I don't get invited to stuff like that…" Kim mentioned. "Her number ain't changed though… call her up," she asserted not caring one way or the other what was going on there. Afterwards she was picking up a different bottle making sure that strands of hair got coated in conditioner that the lad would have to sit with for a while. As for the lie of her good behavior yet another scoff came from her as she leaned back, and turned her head also incidentally catching sight of the nude prince. "Nigga, I'm trying to manifest. If I say it, maybe I can do it… it's called living positively!" she asserted.

Meanwhile, Leon's lack of ability to know about Donnie's muses had Nikki scoffing to the side. "Bruv!" Nikki chided. She knew all about the other songs, and didn't have to mention them because Donnie did so himself much to Leon's chagrin. Kim's answer to the question that Hop gave sat well with him, he even likened it to his own family situation aside from the actual connection between them all. "That's what's up. Families get real big round here. Whether it's the one you're born in or the one you chose, keep it safe~ " Kim chattered almost playfully. Beyond all of that there was nothing to say, though, "Don't do that… I'm too young for all of that. But Pops was great. I wouldn't have let him send you to meet the ancestors~" Kim claimed. Why that old man wanted him to marry Kim she couldn't quite tell, she assumed it was the shampoo.

[Bloodedge]

Auric stripped himself well past his skivvies. The prince was without shirts, pants, and even socks by the time Nikki turned her head to see. What kind of situation did he get himself into? A glance, a blink, a hesitation and a head-tilt. He'd definitely acquired the woman's scrutiny, and some commentary that placed his cock in the upper echelons of what Nikoleta Corbyn knew. Sure, he wasn't at the top... but he didn't expect any actual comparison to a man whose entire reputation centered around a hobby of claiming other men's women across the world. Though it wasn't the dream outcome, it was a big enough stroke to Auric's ego. "... Yes, very good. I suppose I'll take the pants," he accepted, seeming neither defeated nor totally empowered... but leaning slightly toward the latter.

At the same time, it seemed Kim was content to lean her rack into Donnie's face while he picked at her top. Whether that was meant to discourage him or not, Donnie's immediate reaction was to swat at her bosom from one side. "Fuck around, see what happen," he threatened. Kim's relationship situation notwithstanding, he remained confident in his ability to do what others couldn't. Kim could apparently take care of herself for the short amount of time that passed since her latest breakup. Did Donnie believe her? "Nigga you barely makin' it," said Donnie, who clearly didn't believe her at all. He'd concern himself with the woman's sister and that phone call later. For now, Donnie focused on Kim's allegations about her own mentality. He was a bit too occupied to see what was going on with Auric, or to notice Kim's eyes had been drawn over... but that didn't matter. "Manifest, huh? Nigga the only thing you gon' positively do, is act the fuck up! Put it on timer; I'm surprised you went this long."

[Apollymi]

Auric stripped down to nothing and what he got in exchange wasn't enthusiastic approval, but it also wasn't negative in any way. Nikki had become quite good at acknowledging nudity when she wasn't currently sexually interested, and Auric fell into that category currently. That being said, she was still a citizen of the UK and if the lad had something like that going on in his pants, she was quite certain there were many girls waiting and willing to give him exactly what she was looking for. Maybe even her when her tastes calmed down. "Alright then," Nikki said. With a package like that Nikki made the decision to fit the man in a pair of compression shorts like the ones she'd made for Donnie, in a rich purple for contrast with his skin. Once made they were handed over, but everyone in the building could have potentially seen the show. Iris for one did, and she looked without it being a problem or likely even noticeable before averting her gaze and continuing on her merry little adventure. 'I haven't seen that many but he's definitely doing alright. I suppose that counts as another pass though I don't know when that became part of the criteria,' Iris thought almost logically. Still she went back to her own observations and they had her looking directly at Kim, who was also taking in Auric while she dropped her tits on Donnie's face.

"I didn't know the pale ones could hang like that…" she muttered almost absent-mindedly. Ah but a playful slap to the tits had her shaking a bit more on top of Donnie as if agitating him was her only purpose. "Niggah, please. Try me," she said as if it was a pure challenge. Perhaps they were going to fight, or maybe it was simply part of their regular dance. What was more, there came a claim that Kim was barely making it, she scoffed as well. "Am not. I got it. You don't understand~" she claimed as if she could hold it all together with just words and good vibes. And in truth she was looking around and by the time she moved her eyes off Auric's exposed cock, she was looking directly into those red eyes that belonged to Iris. There was an uncanny amount of intelligence in that face, and it seemed to come from someone almost inhuman who happened to bear the face of a cute girl. "Bruh, I've gotten real good at not acting up. Not like it's the first dry spell of a girl's life. It's hard out here when you got standards. But you know how it is… I'm not tryna ruin a platonic outing," she decided on the word as diplomatically as possible. "Speaking of platonic, we gotta chop it up," she pointed out. She'd seen those videos of him with Nikki at the end of fashion week, and given her own knowledge of his song writing, she saw it as an impossibility that he'd not smashed. Besides all that her entire family was basically vacationing with him… she'd been there and done that. "You wanna dry? Or you wanna wash and go?" she wondered about his hair. The conditioner didn't need to set, but he also didn't have to sit under the dryer if he didn't want to, she knew that… Over that course of time two complete outfits were put together for the Royals and Nikki stood back from her work, fingers up in the air. "That's the look, does it work for ya?" Nikki asked of the pair, black leather jacket, white silk shirt, a pair of dark wash jeans and all for Auric. While Melty got a cashmere sweater, overcoat, plaid miniskirt and stockings. Both would fit the royals' personalities and make them look more normal among the population.

[Bloodedge]

If nothing else, Auric could hold his head high after the observation of Nikoleta Corbyn, a National Hunter and an icon of the United Kingdom. Had he been walking, there would have been a bit of extra pep in his step. Instead though, he could only take the undergarments Nikki provided and step into them without drawing too much extra attention to himself. In terms of embarrassment, he hardly knew any as of that moment. Ah, but there was one other thing. A bit of absent commentary from Kim made him certain she'd been looking his way as well, thus drawing Auric's eye over. "Hmph," he huffed confidently.

"Fuck is you talkin' 'bout?" Donnie asked at the same time. He wasn't used to so much going on outside the immediate vicinity of his washing; it was a strange turn of events. As for her very conscious agitation effort after the slap to her bosom, Kim would receive... a very subtle grind from below, using a not-so-subtle rod to get the point across. "Bet," was his only response on that front. According to Kim herself, she had things handled. Once again, Donnie didn't believe a word of what she said. "Yep," he said. She could claim to have grown when it came to control, but... Donnie was a confident guy. That sort of thing wasn't going to stick while he was in the vicinity, and he didn't think Kim was entirely right anyway. What he said, however, was in regards to the alleged platonic outing. "Nigga platonic what? Shiiit, this shit done almost been a orgy at least five times today, wit' damn near three crimes on top of it. Only thing I seen platonic over here is my young homie right there," he said in reference to Hop. What of his desire to reach the end of this wash? Well, conversations between Donnie and Kim had a tendency of going a certain way. "I don't come by Sugah's to get dry," he answered simply, already lifting his torso even against Kim herself. All the while, Auric was slipping into one article after another. He had trousers in place, and was in the middle of slipping into the shirt by the time Donnie rose. "This is remarkably comfortable. Are these monster materials?"

[Apollymi]

Iris had watched the entirety of the interaction surrounding Auric's nudity, and she confirmed one of her extra thoughts. That males worthy of sex were indeed quite hard to come by, it only cemented in her head that her actions were… worthwhile, even if at odds with Nikki's current desires. Still she learned in a moment that a well-placed 'accidental' utterance could change a man's mood in a single moment. She'd known how to do that with people like her father and brothers, but what Kim offered an example of, was something quite new. She'd be repaid in kind at some point. Melty looked at her attire and gushed, "It's lovely, I would like to slip into it," she exclaimed happily. And for her part in this, Nikki reached into her item box and pulled out a partition for the lass's privacy. Melty would be slipping behind that, and throwing up her other clothes in turn while she pulled the other pieces off the mannequin just inside of her reach.

Meanwhile, Kim had done the pre-wash, wash, and light condition and after the man was rinsed for the final time, she was twisting a bit of wetness out of his hair and running her fingers over the sides of his hair. Seeing where cuts she'd placed in the designs on the side of his head, and fully filled in after a wash. What was she talking about, "I dunno, saw something I didn't expect. Didn't know those ones had a reason to be proud," she mentioned lightly. No matter what there was a certain way she dealt with Donnie and it was also odd for her for there to be no real outlet for the sexual tension building steadily between them. She'd be finding out that there was a certain amount of almost sex taking place. She looked at the group again, her legs wrapping around Donnie as he rose and her upper body leaning backwards. "Head to the real chair, gotta fix your lines. You got something in mind or is it another freestyle?" she wondered knowing she'd cut whatever she felt like into his head and he likely wouldn't complain. As for his notion, she could easily understand all the women being on board. The Prince was proud enough of himself to show himself to the wilds, so the little man being the odd one out was weird. "Really? Is he one of those ball is life niggas?" she wondered. If only because even if he was the type not to push family or the princess, she'd not caught him peeping her or anything. Meanwhile, Nikki was watching as Auric got dressed and appreciating the look as it came together. "Comfy clothes are what I'm known for mate, they are also higher quality than normal. Not exactly all monster materials, the leather is, but I just have a bunch of that from my early incursions. Gotta be careful with monster materials for clothing, Gio mentioned that those with high sensory abilities are sometimes bothered by residual mana. Well, not in so many words, but that was what he said. Anyway, yours are mostly normal materials, though they are mana enhanced, it comes with the territory when you use magic to make a thing. The jacket though, it's the hide of something like a Lizardman, nothing too crazy just something I ran into one and thought would be something interesting," she mused. Actually it felt like it sort of belonged though that was an odd thing to explain. Melty was soon changed and slipped out from behind the divider tossing her hair lightly over her shoulder. "These are brilliant! Brother, how do I look?" Melty expressed.

[Bloodedge]

The young royals were getting dressed, and Donnie's wash was done. The musician pushed himself up just to have Kim latching on, not doing much to discourage any deviant thoughts and behavior he had. In fact, Donnie wrapped an arm around her lower back, keeping their unmentionables pressed together in such a way that a random glance with no context could result in... thoughts of penetration, perhaps. Donnie still didn't get what Kim was talking about, but a glance around the room after her mild clarification showed... a topless Auric, and a divider that certainly had Melty behind it. "That nigga had his meat out, didn't he?" he asked rhetorically. "See what I'm sayin'? That's that shit." Whatever additional opinions Donnie had, he kept to himself while moving toward the next chair. He turned around and leaned back into it, guiding Kim down along with him in a not-so-discrete, grinding fashion. "Do your thing, you know what it is. And Ion even know what the deal is, but he cool people. Oh! Anyway, this why I knew you came out a Tanker," he said, bucking his hips and Kim's in a way that could have been an effort to settle properly... though it certainly wasn't. "Yo' ass been out here takin' hella damage since way back. Little Caesar's Hot n' Ready got the bag ready to handle all that heat, you feel me? HAD to be a Tanker!"

Meanwhile, Auric got the rundown of materials used for his new ensemble. There wasn't much by way of monster materials, but there was some at least in the jacket. He was only just capable of reaching for that article. Everything else was in place, so he could observe it properly while hearing it came from some lizard-type beast. "So it's like some magical alligator? That's quite... rustic, is it? I think Teacher would have some shoes made of this material if he got the chance," he mused while slipping his first arm into a jacket sleeve. In a matter of moments, the prince was fully clothed apart from footwear of any sort. Melty rounded the corner of that partition, sharing her own thoughts about her getup. When Auric's opinion was requested, he gave her a once-over and paused for several moments. "Is it as strange looking at you like that as it is looking at me? It isn't bad, by any means ─ just not something I would have imagined. You look every bit a total stranger, but it is nice." While Auric gave his observation, he found himself thinking back to that act of Donnie's on the plane. How necessary would that lesson be? Perhaps Auric would have to prepare himself more for dealing with ruffians, as opposed to portraying one himself. . .

[Apollymi]

Donnie moved from one chair to the next, not fully realizing what Kim was talking about but eventually coming to the conclusion that Kim had seen the Prince's cock. "Yup!~" Kim stated even to that rhetorical question, making sure the p in that word popped as she smacked her lips. Apparently this kind of activity was exactly what he was talking about, when he claimed there were almost active orgies. "Ah, gotcha. Well, to be young and ready is a very live state of being," Kim claimed. They'd both been in the same situations various times, sometimes, it was hard to think with one's real brain when the one between the legs was active and in need of something. As he practically carried Kim to that next chair, she moved her hips against his lap as he settled into place. It might have been seen as a mostly innocent thing, but a little lip biting was taking place in the moment. "Ah~ Hol' up," she had to stop herself. Luckily for her, Donnie wasn't stopping and his movements came with an explanation concerning that talk of why she was a Tanker. She'd been taking damage according to him, and she was holding what was necessary to receive the hot and ready. "Ugh!~ You just remembering that shit? I asked that shit ages ago…" she chided, but still she was settling into his lap. Reaching behind herself and pulling a straight razor while staring into his face. "Yeah, well, the feeling is always there, it doesn't matter about anything else!~" She said as she held his chin and began the gentle touch up of lines outside of his face, while staring at him. Swirling lines would eventually be cleanly cut down both sides of his head, in the matter like the swirling lines in a star.

At the same time, Iris was watching and listening. She heard every single word, and used it to confirm her own theories and spread information about. But there was something else that caught her attention as well… Auric. While he and Iris got dressed both would eventually be staring at each other. Auric picked up that dark leather jacket while chatting with Nikki about the kind of monster it was made out of, "Lizardmen walk on two legs, but… yeah basically. Wicked tough hides though, don't take a lot of damage from physical or magical sources," Nikki explained. The choice in clothing had also been a bit protective, but that was a natural thing to do when looking after the young royals. The note about his teacher doing something like that made Nikki smile, "That'd be something I'd send him to Chi or Gio for, their shoe game is undeniable…" Nikki praised two other high tier designers. While Melty took in her brother while standing in a pair of tights and no shoes either. "I've known you my entire life, but it also looks like the first time I am seeing you. It is strange, but nice. You look oddly capable," Melty decided. Her thoughts weren't the only ones that leaned that way, as Iris did something she didn't normally do, she had her face change after looking up. 'He looks like…' her head tilted to the side, as she gently in her mind shifted the color of his eyes and his general disposition. His was a visage she was actually quite familiar with, 'Former first princess… health condition. Died suddenly in her early 40s…' she put those pieces together in quick succession. But she wouldn't be saying anything instead she stared for several moments, 'Uncle? Yeah… that's the right word.' Iris thought without voicing the connecting pieces. She didn't need to implode life or a happy moment of her friends. She was a sociopath not a monster.

[Bloodedge]

"Niggas," Donnie muttered simply, thinking the better of it only a moment later. "I can't even talk. I keep doin' that shit for the drip lately," he corrected thereafter. No matter. Soon enough, Donnie was getting into position to have the lines in his hair touched-up, as was the primary purpose of this visit. Kim's reactions hadn't escaped his notice, but such were things to address in the right moment. He did actually want his hair taken care of, after all. While the thoughts were in Donnie's mind, however, he thought to address the prediction of Kim's awakening. According to her, that was brought up ages ago. "I was gettin' to it, aight?!" he growled back. Moving on, that topic remained strong. Kim claimed the feeling was always present, and that nothing else mattered. Donnie raised a brow upon hearing that, keeping it high while his head was tilted for the cut. "... The fuck is you talkin' 'bout?"

In time, Donnie wouldn't only be addressing Kim. The turn of his head gave him a clearer line of sight for the others. He, too, was able to see the new looks of Auric and Melty alike. The audible part of their exchanges were always easy for him... or at least, they were so long as he didn't have powerful distractions nearby. "I've yet to encounter one of the lizardmen. This thing does feel like it has good magic resistance, though. It might be better than the equipment I've been saving for the Dungeons," Auric said in response to Nikki, still moving his limbs about to check looks and mobility. He knew precisely what Melty meant with her observation of him. She, too, looked like an entirely different person. What was that last line, though? "What do you mean oddly capable?! Sister, you wound me!" he snapped. Before anything else, Donnie spoke up to interject. "Yo, uh... I wouldn't give them any shoes. We gotta grab them some forces or somethin'. Them two got full pockets and weak chain clamps."