Is this your power, Yagami?
Dining hall
A deathly chill settled over the two Jade women at the table. Francesca herself seemed to tremble in...fury? Fear? Who knew, really. A few seconds of hostility filled silence passed before she released a pent up breath. "Do not. Mention that. Ever again." She said simply, aiming a furious eye at him.
"I am nature's weapon. You are unfit to carry on your species, and I shall ensure that you do not do so!" - Charles Darwin, XCOM Sniper
The Blinder
"I'm sorry, I just want to know what it is." Jack said. "And if World has access to it." He didn't expect that reaction from the women
Good to be back
Hallway
"Jack did what?" Rumbled a voice as footstomps thumped up from somewhere. It was Rufus because of course it was, who else walked and talked like they must think they're a giant?
"How is Jack now?"
Talk with Hope
"Ah…alright.'' Yun said, fighting the urge to rub the back of his neck in nervousness.
Wardrobe
Ai returned her weapons to their holster and started tying her hair up. She stepped forward and kissed Charisse on the lips.
"Not now. Later," she said. "You wanna go show the others how amazing we look right now?"
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Nervous Discussions
"...I know what I've said back after the deed was done." Hope tensed a little, reminding herself of her and Sophie sharing a bed naked, Yun lying just a short distance away and nothing but buzzing filling her head. "But Cyanea's words on that same day made me realize that... I'm gonna have to ask you to review me on what happened. I need to know if we, er..." Not a trace of blush, interestingly, but the gray-hair's voice made it clear that the thought alone was shamefacing her a lot. "...if there was... an intercourse between you and me." She looked away, self-hating wince present.
Big Grah
Yun was quiet for a moment-both to give Hope some time to collect herself, and to recall his own memories-after all, he was the only one to see the footage before Hope asked him to delete it.
"No, there wasn't any actual intercourse between us that night." Yun said quietly. "After You, Sophie and I arrived in ARBI's room…long story short, there was a lot of tongue action going on, in places other than mouths..."
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Wardrobe
"O-Oh..... are those things okay now?" The fox asks, slightly worried.
Bird mom
Hallway
Silvia nodded and confessed. "I don't really know. I just wanted to get out of there."
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
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Slightly Less Nervous
Now it was Hope's turn to calmly stomach the info provided by Yun and, judging by a long relieved sigh, she seemed to take it well despite the increasing blush on her cheeks.
"...alright. Thanks for clarifying." She said, shaking her head off any thoughts that Yun's description would provide her with. And there was a lot of them. "Y-you don't need to go further." She stammered a bit after that. "I mean, I just... it's been nagging at me for a moment now."
Big Grah
"...Not exactly," Lucas responded, letting out a sigh. "But it can wait until after the dance."
Talk
"I understand…believe me, I wouldn't have been so calm that morning if we did it drunk…and without protection." Yun admitted. Potential fatherhood at this stage of their lives was something to be taken very seriously.
"Speaking of which, Rufus asked me to pass something onto You and Sophie." He added.
Hallway
Imuka nodded since she felt the same way, then looked back to Lucas, "I-If you need help you can ask I-I don't mind helping people"
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The Talk
"...yeah, point taken." Hope nodded, sighing a tired sigh. "And let me guess: sex ed?" She added in a drier voice when Yun mentioned Rufus caring for their shenanigans.
"...also, I wanted to ask you something else. About our relationship as a whole."
Big Grah
"Thanks to him, I now know more about intercourse than I ever wanted to know in my life." Yun deadpanned, before nodding at Hope to continue.
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"...I'd like you to be honest, Yun. Do you..." Hope paused briefly, looking away. "Are you really alright with me butting in between you and Sophie? I know what you've said before, but I feel like... I don't know, you were getting more distant to one another because of me. She's been showering me with hugs, kisses and what have you and..." The gray-hair began to tear up, trying her best to mask it with an expressionless face.
Big Grah
Yun stared at Hope for a short while, expression blank
"Hope. In all honesty......you really worry too much."
Crouching down, he grabbed a clean pack of tissues from his jacket and began wiping away the tears running down her cheeks. "Worrying about me…you really are a kind person, you know that?" the marksman spoke with a gentle tone. "Just because Sophie's spending time with you doesn't mean I'm becoming a third wheel. We still have our own moments."
After he finished tending to Hope, Yun stared directly at her, his gaze showing honesty and care. Even his cybernetic eye seemed to be glowing a softer blue. "Hope, know that I have never regretted making that decision. Sophie's been happy that you like her too, and to be honest, you've been more cheerful lately. The current bond between You and I may not be as strong as the bond we both share with Sophie, but I still care for you the way I care for her. You're happier, she's happier, I'm happier. Why would I want to break that?"
Is this your power, Yagami?
Dining
"Jack? Drop it." Ieria warned cautiously as she looked between him and her mother.
"No. He doesn't have it, and don't ever bring it up around me again." Francesca said with a slight snarl. "And if you bothered to listen when I was telling you the uses, then you would know that the Burst will not work on him. Just like it doesn't work on me." She stood up. "There will be no further discussion, boy. Don't try to rush your friends into a death trap when they're trying to relax."
"I am nature's weapon. You are unfit to carry on your species, and I shall ensure that you do not do so!" - Charles Darwin, XCOM Sniper
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For a moment Hope was completely dead silent.
And then she wordlessly pulled Yun close to herself, wrapping her arms around him in a hug. "...you're the one who's kind here." She quietly said, holding back another wave of tears. With this brief doubt gone, she was feeling rather terrible to have doubted in the first place.
And at the same time, this reassurance made her feel happy to counter the previous feeling. "Thank you. Both of you. I... I love you two so much." She was bawling again, but this time, kinda like earlier today, these were joyful tears.
Big Grah
Combat mode, engage
Dining hall
Medus sighed, "Jack for once in your life know when to shut up. Really this discussion isn't earning you any favors with anyone, besides you should have already known he didn't have access. Hell I already figured out he didn't."
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"Love ya too, Hope." Yun murmured back, wrapping his own arms around Hope and simply holding her close.
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There. I fucking said it. Now I just need to say it to Sophie.
...and probably get promptly tacklehugged afterwards.
"...sorry." She muttered once she felt herself calming down. Hugging Yun was definitely different than hugging Sophie. Not that she minded: both were fairly pleasant in their own rights. "Despite being in a better mood I cry a lot more than I used to, don't I?" She chuckled quietly, clinging to her boyfriend.
Big Grah
Yun laughed. "To be fair I wouldn't know. This is the first time I've seen you cry." He said, giving Hope an affectionate kiss on the cheek. "And you don't need to apologize for being happy."
Wardrobe
As he was kissed again Al tried to keep composure, and failed miserably as it was lost, albeit he seemed less flushed than he was during the previous events. He was pretty passive in this french kiss, just like he was in pretty much all the others. Only barely trying to move his tongue himself near the end, which for the split-second that it was, would feel pretty bad for Lexi. It would suffice to say that Alfred was a horrible kisser.
"Damn it! You always take me by surprise with these and every time I can't even do anything and I keep blushing."
The color of his skin soon returned to the teen's face. "Well, now that it's confirmed we're going to the ball together. Let's eh... Get to those clothes, s-shall we?"