I kissed him! [ she's ignoring them as her arms go up like she can't believe it either ] And it-- the circumstances were kind of bad, my other soul was acting up so I just wanted some company and he ended up in my room and--
[ deft fingers tracing lines from her neck to her shoulder, nearly a ghost of a brush down to her hand, the goosebumps nearly rise again at the thought. her temperature sure does though, and malkuth flops backwards on her bed, bringing the syntrofos with her as she curls up. ]
We didn't do anything beyond that and it won't affect us professionally. [ just so they know. she's still glum regardless. ] But I... I miss talking to him, and every time I think to try I chicken out. So I thought a movie would be fine. Since we don't need to look at each other or even talk really.
Good. There should be boundaries in the work place, right? Or something like that.
( says takasugi. )
Anyway, uhm... kissing him is pretty serious. So is missing his voice. Are you sure he's interested? He once mentioned how easy it would be to take advantage of me. I get the feeling he says things like this a lot.
So long as work gets done, I don't really care about whether you got relationships in the workplace or not, [says Rinne.] but Raffy does say shit like that.
You sure he's not playin' ya?
[He's gonna hold off on revealing other things he knows until later. Or maybe never.]
He's pretty popular, that guy. I proposed to him twiceβ
[There is a lot of irony here and Niki knows it, but he's been pretending he doesn't know what Takasugi's been up to, so... He's just going to ignore all of the really suspicious things he's saying right now!]
It does sound like he's tried to seduce half the people here.
[ so that's a them problem??? niki included?????? bro ]
Anyway, I don't... know if he's interested. Probably not. I mean, it's just me, and-- and Rafayel's just-- a nice guy when he isn't being a stupid, whiny, annoying brat of a grown man that can't wait ten minutes for someone he invited to show up to a party! [ that's her friend. ] I'm sure anything he's done with or for me he's done with and for anyone else in some way, so I'm trying not to take it too seriously.
[ any of it. her own cocktail of emotions included. ]
It was probably just. You know, soul stuff and imprinting and whatever.
( thank you, niki, for never mentioning the many violations of code in a public forum...
anyway, )
It's not really common for a woman to make the first move in the time I'm from. I thought he would be the one putting in the effort is all. That's on me. But also, why're you giving in so easily to the implication that it might just be the imprint? I didn't hire a manager this weak-willed.
No comment. [ that's comment enough??? ] And we're-- just friends.
[ just friends. though there's a thoughtful pause and she'll move away from the device to bring over some partially folded paper flowers. softer: ]
I said I'd never gotten flowers before, so he made me some. And I told him I'd never gone to a fancy party before, so he bought me a dress, fixed it up, and took me to one. When I asked him to come over, I don't think he hesitated to stop swimming and sat at my door until I made the mistake of opening it, and he walked around Karteria with me just because I wanted to explore it some... Friends.
[ right? who the fuck knows what friends do here, normally. ]
We hang out a lot, but there's nothing else to it. At least, I don't think so.
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Date: 2025-10-05 04:51 am (UTC)Wait, are we supposed to be surprised? You guys made it sound like he did that to everyone.
[Isn't this terrible in a different way?!]
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:10 am (UTC)I kissed him! [ she's ignoring them as her arms go up like she can't believe it either ] And it-- the circumstances were kind of bad, my other soul was acting up so I just wanted some company and he ended up in my room and--
[ deft fingers tracing lines from her neck to her shoulder, nearly a ghost of a brush down to her hand, the goosebumps nearly rise again at the thought. her temperature sure does though, and malkuth flops backwards on her bed, bringing the syntrofos with her as she curls up. ]
We didn't do anything beyond that and it won't affect us professionally. [ just so they know. she's still glum regardless. ] But I... I miss talking to him, and every time I think to try I chicken out. So I thought a movie would be fine. Since we don't need to look at each other or even talk really.
[ she's only a girl your honor ]
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:22 am (UTC)( says takasugi. )
Anyway, uhm... kissing him is pretty serious. So is missing his voice. Are you sure he's interested? He once mentioned how easy it would be to take advantage of me. I get the feeling he says things like this a lot.
( SAYS TAKASUGI. )
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:33 am (UTC)You sure he's not playin' ya?
[He's gonna hold off on revealing other things he knows until later. Or maybe never.]
He's pretty popular, that guy. I proposed to him twiceβ
[Niki, please take the floor]
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:33 am (UTC)It does sound like he's tried to seduce half the people here.
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:35 am (UTC)Isn't that a you problem?
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-10-05 05:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-10-05 05:48 am (UTC)You mean he seduced me, too?!
[HE HAD NO IDEA...?]
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:51 am (UTC)[ so that's a them problem??? niki included?????? bro ]
Anyway, I don't... know if he's interested. Probably not. I mean, it's just me, and-- and Rafayel's just-- a nice guy when he isn't being a stupid, whiny, annoying brat of a grown man that can't wait ten minutes for someone he invited to show up to a party! [ that's her friend. ] I'm sure anything he's done with or for me he's done with and for anyone else in some way, so I'm trying not to take it too seriously.
[ any of it. her own cocktail of emotions included. ]
It was probably just. You know, soul stuff and imprinting and whatever.
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Date: 2025-10-05 06:04 am (UTC)anyway, )
It's not really common for a woman to make the first move in the time I'm from. I thought he would be the one putting in the effort is all. That's on me. But also, why're you giving in so easily to the implication that it might just be the imprint? I didn't hire a manager this weak-willed.
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Date: 2025-10-05 06:06 am (UTC)[... Well. Don't ask how he knows.]
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Date: 2025-10-05 06:17 am (UTC)[ just a bit exasperated. fine. she's pleased to have another, even if she's suffering right now too. ]
And it was... sort of a time of weakness anyway, so whatever. I didn't call any of you over for a reason.
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Date: 2025-10-05 09:53 am (UTC)But...]
This is starting to feel like way too much information. Please apologize to my dinner right now.
[It's whatever is sizzling on the stove. Don't taint it...!!]
Anyway, I don't really care about gender roles or whatever, but I agree. Shouldn't he be trying harder here?
[Now he's judging Rafayel, too?!]
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Date: 2025-10-05 02:17 pm (UTC)( says guy least likely to ask for help. )
So if he isn't the one pursuing you, then are we meant to help you figure out how to pursue him?
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Date: 2025-10-05 02:21 pm (UTC)-- wait. malkuth's new ears are pinning back. ]
Hold on. Who says I want to pursue him? Quit assuming things, all of you, I just wanted an idea of what movies he might like.
[ but
she does kind of want to ]
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Date: 2025-10-05 02:29 pm (UTC)[duh]
Lessee... If I were an idiot, I'd go up to him and say, "Hey, Raffy! Watch a movie with me!" Then you give him the agony of choice.
Well, that's a genius move when I think about it. He should be the one makin' the decisions, right?
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Date: 2025-10-05 03:20 pm (UTC)He's like a jellyfish, so there's no way he...
[ ...
how are her ears doing that. they'll basically blending into her hair now. ignore her face. it's red as two people's hair here. ]
I guess he can take control of a situation, sometimes.
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Date: 2025-10-05 03:26 pm (UTC)Oh? Remembering something? Like being in his strong, manly arms, maybe?
What kind of relationship do you two have, anyway? He keeps walking away before I can, so it's hard to get a read on him.
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Date: 2025-10-05 03:40 pm (UTC)[ just friends. though there's a thoughtful pause and she'll move away from the device to bring over some partially folded paper flowers. softer: ]
I said I'd never gotten flowers before, so he made me some. And I told him I'd never gone to a fancy party before, so he bought me a dress, fixed it up, and took me to one. When I asked him to come over, I don't think he hesitated to stop swimming and sat at my door until I made the mistake of opening it, and he walked around Karteria with me just because I wanted to explore it some... Friends.
[ right? who the fuck knows what friends do here, normally. ]
We hang out a lot, but there's nothing else to it. At least, I don't think so.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:01 am (UTC)( a pause, his face completely blank. )
Someone I want to date. Obviously.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:09 am (UTC)[Casually! Completely casually!!]
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:11 am (UTC)So true. Let's date then, Shiina-kun.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-10-06 02:21 am (UTC)[Niki's just playing, of course. But...]
Prez might be right, though. That sounds like kind of a lot for friends.
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