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[ Triple ugh. ]
It wasn't like your traditional honeymoon. [ No one would ever consider a man kidnapping a woman after impersonating as her dead fiancé and locking her in his home as a honeymoon. ] She's not here and we're totally going to have an annulment. So I'm still living that bachelor life.
[ He can't help himself but laugh. It's cruel, it's disgusting -- he's robbed that poor woman of everything, but he's at least somewhat aware that she plans to do the same. ]
Any kind of committed relationship here would be pretty rough, I'd imagine.
It wasn't like your traditional honeymoon. [ No one would ever consider a man kidnapping a woman after impersonating as her dead fiancé and locking her in his home as a honeymoon. ] She's not here and we're totally going to have an annulment. So I'm still living that bachelor life.
[ He can't help himself but laugh. It's cruel, it's disgusting -- he's robbed that poor woman of everything, but he's at least somewhat aware that she plans to do the same. ]
Any kind of committed relationship here would be pretty rough, I'd imagine.
[ She's so cute. He has to restrain himself from reaching out to cradle her cheeks in the palm of his hands, interested in feeling her skin grow hot under his touch. ]
Haha, what makes you think that? [ He doesn't touch her, but he does lean closer. The corners of his mouth pulled into a warm smile. ] I grew up in the middle of the ocean without any parents, just taken care of by a total stranger with a few others.
Haha, what makes you think that? [ He doesn't touch her, but he does lean closer. The corners of his mouth pulled into a warm smile. ] I grew up in the middle of the ocean without any parents, just taken care of by a total stranger with a few others.
[Um.]
You never made it to your honeymoon, but you were already planning to get an annulment? [A pause. And then he chirps:] Commoners are so fascinating. You all have such colorful lifestyles! ♪
[He'll just assume this wasn't a serious relationship and spare himself the headache of thinking too hard about it. Ah, but speaking of serious relationships...]
Yep!
[His voice is a chirp again, but it comes out sounding forced this time.]
You could say that, alright. But there's no going back for me, I'm afraid, since now we have a "red string" that binds us.
You never made it to your honeymoon, but you were already planning to get an annulment? [A pause. And then he chirps:] Commoners are so fascinating. You all have such colorful lifestyles! ♪
[He'll just assume this wasn't a serious relationship and spare himself the headache of thinking too hard about it. Ah, but speaking of serious relationships...]
Yep!
[His voice is a chirp again, but it comes out sounding forced this time.]
You could say that, alright. But there's no going back for me, I'm afraid, since now we have a "red string" that binds us.
[ oh thank god he didn't have a figaro moment there. she inwardly exhales in relief, but outwardly leans back a little from him. personal space, dude... ]
Really? Sorry, I just assumed that you'd also killed some people, and...
[ rapidly shakes her head. anyway! ]
You also came from the ocean, huh. I lived near the sea too, but fortunate enough to have parents, I guess. [ shrugs. for someone who's thankful, she sure sounds disinterested by it. ]
Really? Sorry, I just assumed that you'd also killed some people, and...
[ rapidly shakes her head. anyway! ]
You also came from the ocean, huh. I lived near the sea too, but fortunate enough to have parents, I guess. [ shrugs. for someone who's thankful, she sure sounds disinterested by it. ]
[A quiet chuckle bubbles from the other side.]
Fortunately, we receive plenty of legitimate requests so that we don't need to lower ourselves to such things. Which isn't to say that such scam artists do not exist, but it behooves our.. community to ensure that they are dealt with.
Bad publicity spoils the whole industry, you know.
[Sure sounds more like a gangster than any kind of priest, doesn't it. Exactly the sort of human who rules with power. Matoba, who as part of his skillset was excellent at reading reactions, senses the aggravation on the other side. He struck a nerve there somewhere; now he just needs to keep picking at it.]
How fortunate we are, I suppose, that most of your kind are so slow to adapt to the innovations of man, [Sarcastically.] But if you are the sort that seeks to protect humans, I am sure we will have no problems at all. Did you manage to learn such things here in the resort, or had you already begun to adapt to the world of man?
Fortunately, we receive plenty of legitimate requests so that we don't need to lower ourselves to such things. Which isn't to say that such scam artists do not exist, but it behooves our.. community to ensure that they are dealt with.
Bad publicity spoils the whole industry, you know.
[Sure sounds more like a gangster than any kind of priest, doesn't it. Exactly the sort of human who rules with power. Matoba, who as part of his skillset was excellent at reading reactions, senses the aggravation on the other side. He struck a nerve there somewhere; now he just needs to keep picking at it.]
How fortunate we are, I suppose, that most of your kind are so slow to adapt to the innovations of man, [Sarcastically.] But if you are the sort that seeks to protect humans, I am sure we will have no problems at all. Did you manage to learn such things here in the resort, or had you already begun to adapt to the world of man?
[ While it's done in silence, Obikawa compares the transformation to an eldritch beast. It's a bit too familiar of previous companions that have fallen somewhere between the sea and the land of humans, but does not spark any emotion; it's all curiosity, to think of what that singular being would have done if they were put in the situation where their tentacle dick would be put to good use.
(Good being objective.)
A ball forms in his throat, embarrassment flushed across the back of his neck as he admits: ] I'm curious. [ And just as quickly does he clear his throat, regaining his mellow tone. ] It'd be fun, yeah -- 'cause it's different. And I might as well be as adventurous as I can, considering it's encouraged.
[ Still -- ]
So does yours look normal?
[ Yes he's talking about his dick. ]
(Good being objective.)
A ball forms in his throat, embarrassment flushed across the back of his neck as he admits: ] I'm curious. [ And just as quickly does he clear his throat, regaining his mellow tone. ] It'd be fun, yeah -- 'cause it's different. And I might as well be as adventurous as I can, considering it's encouraged.
[ Still -- ]
So does yours look normal?
[ Yes he's talking about his dick. ]
[ The way he talks about this—it is strange. Familiar with the subject, but flippant. This man is clearly around drugs plenty, maybe even—administers them? Yet he asks basic questions, too.
He sighs, smoothing his tone back over to something more impassive. ]
What are you, some sort of test subject...
[ He straightens up, back cracking lightly. ]
Anyway, it just sounds like you're attached. It happens. [ Sometimes people occupy your thoughts, no matter what you do. Dryly, ] Maybe you're in love.
He sighs, smoothing his tone back over to something more impassive. ]
What are you, some sort of test subject...
[ He straightens up, back cracking lightly. ]
Anyway, it just sounds like you're attached. It happens. [ Sometimes people occupy your thoughts, no matter what you do. Dryly, ] Maybe you're in love.
[Since they were being pretty chatty, Aak is fine to let a few moments of silent thought elapse. No one he'd talked to had actually gotten so shitfaced on Mating Season wine that they passed out. That would be funny but only in an abstract sense. It'd be pretty boring, he thinks, to be the one on the other side.]
Is that so? [he grins when the pause is broken and his stranger admits their curiosity]
I haven't found another person here who has one just like mine. So, by everyone else's standards it's not normal.
[Things got a little weird when your entire population was made of people with animalistic features. He remembers looking at medical diagrams in his dad's books and after the basic stuff there were the slim handful of pages that detailed species-specific genitalia. He remembers looking before he had ever officially started studying physiology and how delighted his pubescent self was to have so many interesting things to look at. It was a simpler time.]
Is that so? [he grins when the pause is broken and his stranger admits their curiosity]
I haven't found another person here who has one just like mine. So, by everyone else's standards it's not normal.
[Things got a little weird when your entire population was made of people with animalistic features. He remembers looking at medical diagrams in his dad's books and after the basic stuff there were the slim handful of pages that detailed species-specific genitalia. He remembers looking before he had ever officially started studying physiology and how delighted his pubescent self was to have so many interesting things to look at. It was a simpler time.]
Why is that your first assumption? [ He then tilts his goblet towards her, just a small sip of wine left untouched. ] Here. Drink a little, you got yourself all riled up thinking I'm some serial killer who just takes peoples names...
[ Which he isn't. Technically. ]
Did you live on an island?
[ Which he isn't. Technically. ]
Did you live on an island?
I'm just used to meeting people like that, is all.
[ not serial killers per se, but most Fixers in the City have killed for less. including herself here. she leans forward, takes... more than a sip of her wine because she's suddenly thirsty, and lies back down again. ]
And... yes, kind of. I used to live on an artificial island called a portship, all made of steel and metal. But nowadays I've been traveling from one District to another for my work.
[ not serial killers per se, but most Fixers in the City have killed for less. including herself here. she leans forward, takes... more than a sip of her wine because she's suddenly thirsty, and lies back down again. ]
And... yes, kind of. I used to live on an artificial island called a portship, all made of steel and metal. But nowadays I've been traveling from one District to another for my work.
[ He only wishes to poke and prod as the other man does, but his lips still twist into a dissatisfied frown. ]
I wouldn't know. [ All he knows are scientists and theory conspiracists; those that work directly with the innerworkings of the Gods. Maybe they considered working with specialists, but how could they ever know?
It only takes a glance for them to stop. ]
No comment. [ About protecting humans, or the fact that his kin aren't well-adapted. ] I've had a body for a couple years by now, but it's only here that I've bothered with sex -- was never a priority. But are you saying that you're more familiar with perverts?
I wouldn't know. [ All he knows are scientists and theory conspiracists; those that work directly with the innerworkings of the Gods. Maybe they considered working with specialists, but how could they ever know?
It only takes a glance for them to stop. ]
No comment. [ About protecting humans, or the fact that his kin aren't well-adapted. ] I've had a body for a couple years by now, but it's only here that I've bothered with sex -- was never a priority. But are you saying that you're more familiar with perverts?
[ Staring at the screen with a blank expression, Obikawa's clears his throat before asking: ]
Why not let me see yours and then I can just copy that?
[ That might be better than just going off of some bad porn? Even if the the prosthetics look real enough. ]
Why not let me see yours and then I can just copy that?
[ That might be better than just going off of some bad porn? Even if the the prosthetics look real enough. ]
Hm. [ As she speaks his eyes travel south, from her face and to her chest, his attention being dragged away from the conversation completely undisguised. ] Mhm.
[ Though he does at least nod -- if anything, her living conditions remind him of the oil rig that he and his kin destroyed. ]
And would you say that your an ass or boob kinda person?
[ Though he does at least nod -- if anything, her living conditions remind him of the oil rig that he and his kin destroyed. ]
And would you say that your an ass or boob kinda person?
That's just how the way life goes. [ Sometimes the woman you kidnap is not the love of your life. Not even if there's a voice lingering in the back of your head that argues that she is. ]
Oh... huh... [ Obikawa doesn't sound disappointed as much as he does confused, the audible wonder leaving his mouth with a short quip of his head. ] So you can only mess around with the person you bonded with? I swear I've seen this before in something I've read.
[ A pause. ]
And how's that going for you?
Oh... huh... [ Obikawa doesn't sound disappointed as much as he does confused, the audible wonder leaving his mouth with a short quip of his head. ] So you can only mess around with the person you bonded with? I swear I've seen this before in something I've read.
[ A pause. ]
And how's that going for you?
[ she's got schrodinger's boobs because it's kind of hard to tell if they're big or not if she's clothed, but wait till he sees what's under her shirt--
but hello?????? eyes up here, bro. ]
Uh, boobs, maybe? I don't think I care that much for asses...
[ she looks down on her own chest now. hmmmm. ]
I'm guessing you're the latter too...?
but hello?????? eyes up here, bro. ]
Uh, boobs, maybe? I don't think I care that much for asses...
[ she looks down on her own chest now. hmmmm. ]
I'm guessing you're the latter too...?
[ whoa, he's so upfront about it. normally anyone sane would be offended at that, but ishmael does appreciate frankness in a person even if it's something perverted. and since they're already here: ]
Y-Yeah, sure. Why not?
[ she still sounds slightly shook about it though. but she does relent by leaning in, and he'll instantly find out that she's not wearing anything underneath once he gets right to it. ]
Y-Yeah, sure. Why not?
[ she still sounds slightly shook about it though. but she does relent by leaning in, and he'll instantly find out that she's not wearing anything underneath once he gets right to it. ]
[ Obikawa leans over just slightly to place his wine on the table, as if expecting a positive answer before Ishmael has the chance to speak.
And it's the subtle stutter that lures him in excitedly -- more than the fact that she had practically just agreed to letting him fondle her. ]
I'll be gentle, don't worry. [ His dandy tone may give off the impression that he isn't being completely honest, but fortunately Obikawa intends to keep his word. Gently. He brings both hands to the underside of Ishmael's chest, fingers following the curve of her breasts. ] Do you not wear a bra? [ He chuckles before lightly squeezing the flesh against his palms.
I was gonna have him say that's hot but thought of Paris Hilton and how I saw her last year. So I won't. ]
And it's the subtle stutter that lures him in excitedly -- more than the fact that she had practically just agreed to letting him fondle her. ]
I'll be gentle, don't worry. [ His dandy tone may give off the impression that he isn't being completely honest, but fortunately Obikawa intends to keep his word. Gently. He brings both hands to the underside of Ishmael's chest, fingers following the curve of her breasts. ] Do you not wear a bra? [ He chuckles before lightly squeezing the flesh against his palms.
I was gonna have him say that's hot but thought of Paris Hilton and how I saw her last year. So I won't. ]
The string doesn't force that.
[Surely Hua Cheng would have warned them if attaching the string came with some stipulation like that. ... Surely.
But as for how the whole monogamy-within-a-sex-resort is going for them, well...]
I guess it's going the same as ever. I used to worry we'd be punished, or that the House would try tearing us apart, but it doesn't seem that's happening. Just the other week, I spoke to someone who said he and his partner started sleeping with others just so the House wouldn't get mad, but his partner disappeared and turned into a statue anyway. Doing what they want doesn't seem to protect you at all.
[... is that really true, though?
He remembers Jin Mingming and J telling him the opposite, and his stomach knots with uncertainty.]
[Surely Hua Cheng would have warned them if attaching the string came with some stipulation like that. ... Surely.
But as for how the whole monogamy-within-a-sex-resort is going for them, well...]
I guess it's going the same as ever. I used to worry we'd be punished, or that the House would try tearing us apart, but it doesn't seem that's happening. Just the other week, I spoke to someone who said he and his partner started sleeping with others just so the House wouldn't get mad, but his partner disappeared and turned into a statue anyway. Doing what they want doesn't seem to protect you at all.
[... is that really true, though?
He remembers Jin Mingming and J telling him the opposite, and his stomach knots with uncertainty.]
[ don't let paris hilton hold you back from saying your truth?????
she makes a small sound from the back of her throat, brows slightly knitted together as she stares down at his hand covering her breast. it's going to take more than a mere grope to make her act up, but it shouldn't be too hard to achieve with a little friction of fabric here and there. ]
...Just thought that we're all here today for one thing, anyway.
[ she's awfully efficient like that. ]
she makes a small sound from the back of her throat, brows slightly knitted together as she stares down at his hand covering her breast. it's going to take more than a mere grope to make her act up, but it shouldn't be too hard to achieve with a little friction of fabric here and there. ]
...Just thought that we're all here today for one thing, anyway.
[ she's awfully efficient like that. ]
Hm, huuuuuuuuuuuh... [ Well, he's managed to fool enough people that he was human despite struggling to fill a resume. It wouldn't hurt to be just a bit honest. ] Something like that. No better test subject than a man in his late twenties who doesn't smoke and eats well, right?
[ And to his suggestion -- ]
Nah! I'm pretty sure eggs are the only thing I love.
[ And to his suggestion -- ]
Nah! I'm pretty sure eggs are the only thing I love.
[ That sounds like a typical lab rat of a person. A man in his late twenties, who eats well, and loves— ]
...Eggs...
[ He repeats with a little disbelief. There's a pause, more bracing than before, before he sighs. ]
Well, whatever you're out here feeling, it's not so bad to have someone you miss. Why don't you just tell him you're worried about his condition? You won't be able to help what he's feeling unless he feels he can share the root cause of the problem.
[ That's the key with any diagnosis—not just managing the symptoms, but figuring out what's wrong. Also, it's how to be a... friend. It's what he'd want, if he were sick. It's what anyone would want, he thinks. ]
...Eggs...
[ He repeats with a little disbelief. There's a pause, more bracing than before, before he sighs. ]
Well, whatever you're out here feeling, it's not so bad to have someone you miss. Why don't you just tell him you're worried about his condition? You won't be able to help what he's feeling unless he feels he can share the root cause of the problem.
[ That's the key with any diagnosis—not just managing the symptoms, but figuring out what's wrong. Also, it's how to be a... friend. It's what he'd want, if he were sick. It's what anyone would want, he thinks. ]
Some people get real grouchy if you open with, "wanna see my dick?"
[While Aak would say he didn't care that much about finding someone with his own anatomy, he is curious. Really, it just seemed efficient, getting to see this guy's ability to copy and possibly finding an outlet to test some things about how it felt on either side.]
[After all, if the guy was curious, if he wanted to play with the multitude of things the house provided, he could probably coax him into some things.]
You said you needed to see the person cum, right? That's a fair trade for getting to see it, right?
[While Aak would say he didn't care that much about finding someone with his own anatomy, he is curious. Really, it just seemed efficient, getting to see this guy's ability to copy and possibly finding an outlet to test some things about how it felt on either side.]
[After all, if the guy was curious, if he wanted to play with the multitude of things the house provided, he could probably coax him into some things.]
You said you needed to see the person cum, right? That's a fair trade for getting to see it, right?
[ ok ]
That's still hot.
[ Said casually, but he sounds a hint flirtatious. His hands still exploring the shape of her chest, guiding his fingers along the fabric of her shirt. He only stops, briefly, to ask: ] Can I take your shirt off? [ He's at least considerate enough to ask!!! ]
That's still hot.
[ Said casually, but he sounds a hint flirtatious. His hands still exploring the shape of her chest, guiding his fingers along the fabric of her shirt. He only stops, briefly, to ask: ] Can I take your shirt off? [ He's at least considerate enough to ask!!! ]
[ Eggs.
What he says is rational -- something a friend would do, but could Obikawa confidently claim himself anything but another contributor to Tokinaga's trauma? It brings him to pause in thought, the tight pain in his chest from when he last saw him months ago a familiar ache. ]
Are you a therapist?
[ Or he could just ignore it (he's not). ]
What he says is rational -- something a friend would do, but could Obikawa confidently claim himself anything but another contributor to Tokinaga's trauma? It brings him to pause in thought, the tight pain in his chest from when he last saw him months ago a familiar ache. ]
Are you a therapist?
[ Or he could just ignore it (he's not). ]
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