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[thinkoutsidethebox]

Captcha is the eternal enemy.

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[rusemaster]

[just letting her clothes drop to the floor as she takes them off. humming a little as she works on the buttons of her blouse—as it opens up, the elaborate tattoo that was hidden by her clothes may be a point of interest]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[she does take an obvious interest in that]

That's unique. I assume it's not just a fashion statement.

[heirbrained]

—Ah.

[he pauses in the middle of unbuttoning his own shirt, taken by surprise, but since Erika already asked about it he'll just wait for the explanation]

[rusemaster]

Haha, family tradition? I'm self-conscious about it, really.

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Is that so...?

[looks her over more deliberately]

[heirbrained]

Your supposed self-consciousness didn't seem to prevent you from accepting this proposal without hesitation...

[dryly. SKEPTICAL]

[rusemaster]

Sometimes we have to make tough choices!

[does not really look especially self-conscious, no]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[giggles]

Well, that's true. I hope you don't mind if we pay it some attention.

[heirbrained]

Do you actually hope that?

[EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE SAYING SOME INCREDIBLE THINGS TODAY.]

[rusemaster]

Thanks for your concern~. I'll try not to let it get to me.

[sliding off her skirt]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[mostly to Togami]

I was being polite. I don't mind if it makes her uncomfortable, of course. But I do hope it doesn't put her off so much she'll want to quit this early in the game.

[heirbrained]

Well, that would be anticlimactic.

[...unbuttoning his shirt the rest of the way, then, tossing that on the bed as well]

[rusemaster]

Haha, that would look pretty pathetic! I site hope it doesn't come to that.

[the stockings are coming off last]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Then, we can see how far you'll go.

[heirbrained]

[well now I need to catch up because I got distracted. undoing his belt and slipping out of his trousers, though leaving his underwear on for now]

[rusemaster]

Guess I'll see what your idea of "far" is, too.

[thinkoutsidethebox]

To start with, why don't you come over here and give me a better look?

[heirbrained]

[I'm not going to win the competition if I don't participate at all...

but for now observation is okay. he sits on the bed next to Erika though, crossing his arms and legs]

[rusemaster]

After I just said I was shy about it... You're kind of a bully, Erika-san.

[coming over, though, placing both of her hands on either side of where Erika's sitting, leaning close]

Like this?

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Hmm... Yes, that's fine.

[leans in closer, tracing her fingers over a line of the tattoo on her shoulder curiously]

If you don't like being bullied, you may have a problem here.

[heirbrained]

[h... hey. glaring at her a little]

As long as you can at least tolerate it it's fine.

[rusemaster]

[she doesn't show much of a reaction to that, and neither does the tattoo. it looks and feels like a pretty normal tattoo, except for how elaborate it is, though i guess it might have vague magical pings or something possibly.]

You're protesting too much over there, mister...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[like I could tell if it had magical pings]

Togami, why don't you pay her some attention too?

[heirbrained]

[I DELIBERATELY PROTESTED LESS THAN I COULD HAVE!!]

Hmph...

[but he uncrosses his arms to run a hand up Nio's arm, also feeling out her tattoo. hm. just a tattoo]

[rusemaster]

You can pay it attention as you like, but I dunno if you'll find much interesting about it...