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[thinkoutsidethebox]

Captcha is the eternal enemy.

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[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...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

That's hardly the point. You said you were self-conscious about it. I'd like to see if you can actually look uncomfortable.

[she looks straight at her, continuing to trace the lines down her chest]

[heirbrained]

[...glancing between them, brow furrowing, though he keeps moving his hand idly over Nio's skin]

When did you have it done?

[rusemaster]

Ehh, you're really straightforward about that...

[it doesn't appear so thus far, though, as she looks back at her without much of a change in expression—maybe even a bit of a grin?—before addressing Togami]

I wonder! Young enough that I don't remember it so well.

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Well, it would fulfill one of my objectives to trigger something like that, so it would be to your advantage in the challenge. Though, I wonder if I can really count it as you fulfilling it if I'm doing all the work...?

[she digs her nails into her skin a bit, under her collarbone]

[heirbrained]

[the objective was what I was concerned about but now I can't redirect things without being obvious! bleh!!]

Tch... She obviously doesn't actually care. Or if she does it's for some deeper reason beyond the tattoo itself...

[rusemaster]

[her gaze flicks to Togami for a moment with a small smirk after that comment, but she quickly turns her attention back to Erika]

Owowow... I got it, I got it, so the theme is being an S. Well, I dunno if it's in the spirit of that to get help from your victim, either...

[putting her hand over Erika's, applying a little more pressure and dragging her nails a little ways down her skin]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[her eyes glint a little as she doesn't break eye contact at that, taking the invitation to rake her skin harder]

Oh...? You don't mind a little pain either?

[heirbrained]

[no!! this can't be happening!!!

his grip on Nio's arm tightens—with enough force that it's also a little painful, really, although it's incidental—and his eyes narrow, calculating]

[rusemaster]

Just a little, anyway.

[smiling over at Togami, problem????]

[thinkoutsidethebox]

That's to your advantage as well...

[She says, as if making a mental tally, and glances sideways at Togami herself]

[heirbrained]

...

[after a beat, he just puts an arm around Erika's waist, yanking her into his lap, before letting go of Nio and shifting his arms to restrain Erika more fully, covering her mouth with his hand]

Nevertheless, I don't intend to allow you to win the competition.

[rusemaster]

[making a small surprised sound as it happens, before frowning, looking a little put out]

You're awfully rough with your master, Togami-san...

[thinkoutsidethebox]

[she also squeaks a little as she's pulled over, eyes widening, though after she realizes what he's doing she just giggles, muffled into his hand]

[heirbrained]

Perhaps if she wasn't going out of her way to indulge in my competition I wouldn't find it necessary. You can do whatever you want when the time limit expires. So what will you do now...?

[he still isn't relaxing his grip on Erika yet.]

[rusemaster]

... What should I do, indeed...

[after a moment's thought, slipping over the bed towards Togami's bed where he left his clothes, picking his tie from the pile]