<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

There was no clear desire to stop in Iris's expression or behavior, but it didn't seem she was going to make progress very easily... if at all. Strangely, she thought there was nothing wrong ─ that she had all things she needed to carry on. What she listed, however, was a bunch of physical reactions all linked to arousal, among other things. Was she truly so far gone as to believe that was every detail? "Hell you payin' attention to all that shit for?" Donnie questioned. Hearing that was a mood-killer for him, so it surely couldn't have been very good for Iris's goal.

When Kim came along, she brought sense Donnie could actually get behind. It was made clear that Iris experienced fear. Kim came forth with more of an explanation than a solution, but it didn't seem a solution would work right away for Iris's overly-rational mind regardless. Though Iris hadn't pulled herself away yet, she rightly believed there was little to be done in her current state. Donnie knew it was possible. Kim knew the same, but would either of them force the issue? It wasn't worthwhile in Donnie's opinion. "I would say it's nothin' to trip about, but I ain't even gon' hold you. You probably gotta slow it all the way down. Ain't no rush~" he claimed in the end.

[Apollymi]

Iris was an odd girl, who didn't experience emotions in the same way as normal people. Keeping track of her autonomic responses was a part of how she tracked feelings she couldn't describe. This was apparently a completely working system, until of course she came across an emotion she couldn't describe or one that acted the same way as one she already understood. Such was obvious by Donnie's reaction when she began thinking aloud trying to work her way through why it wasn't working the way she thought it should. "Right, it's how I understand myself," Iris gave a simple explanation as even she could tell the oddity might not have sat right with Donnie. Well, she did admit to being weird, but she wouldn't often make that oddity anyone else's problem… so she kept a deeper explanation to herself.

Ah, but she wasn't actually in this moment alone, the addition of Kim brought extra information and a name for her feeling, as well as a way to mediate Donnie. Not that Iris thought he'd be dangerous even in a situation like this. "Right," Iris said about the information offered by Kim. She noted that it was more of an explanation than a solution and Iris was oddly grateful as a solution wasn't the kind of thing Iris ever asked for, if she didn't work through it herself, the experience wouldn't help her the next time she experienced something strange. Much to Donnie's credit in a moment like this, his advice wasn't at all selfish or even predatory. He advised Iris slow all the way down, reminded her that there was no rush, it was actually something in her head and thus something that had to be fixed before her next attempt. "Okay, I get it…" she said, well, at least she understood her next step. She leaned forward and pecked Donnie's lips as if he was the one that needed comfort in this second and not herself while she actually made the conscious decision to remove herself from his lap. "Wall's in my head. I gotta figure that out… I'm coming back when I do," Iris asserted before looking at Kim. "You were coming up here for another smoke break, huh… Don't let me stop you," Iris asserted as Kim chuckled. "Naw, you good Lil' Bit, You don't wanna stay? You don't have to sit on it…" Kim offered she didn't need all of Donnie's attention and wasn't even planning to detour for that long. "No, I gotta… think," Iris offered before she'd grab her clothes, redress, check herself in the mirror and scramble off, with more confusion than answers. While Kim settled in with Donnie to catch up.

[Bloodedge]

Whatever came of the advice Iris was given, there was nothing to be done so long as she couldn't quiet her own brain. The issue could have been forced with ease, but Donnie wasn't going to be so callous. No, there was plenty of time. Of course he doubted Iris would truly wait around. Based on what he'd seen of her so far, Donnie fully expected the girl to appear again with some sort of plan. No matter. If it took her a dozen iterations of a new plan to make things work, he didn't mind meeting her in the experimental phases.

All of that aside, it seemed Iris wouldn't be making any attempts to fix the situation right away. She leaned in to peck Donnie's lips, receiving in turn another offering of his tongue and a pair of squeezed hips. She vowed to return when the wall was cleared, so he let her be for the moment. "Bet bet. Ay, I'ma be waitin'. I still got somethin' for you~" he teased, all to ensure there was no presumed lack of interest after the failed attempt. Since Iris was leaving, though, he did have to do something. Kim was there... and it was clear why she'd come along from the beginning. With Iris bowing out gracefully for now, Donnie would soon enough be coaxing the stylist into his lap instead.