[He scrolls through profile after profile, mostly not reading them, occasionally hitting the X when he sees a particularly egregious picture or bio, until he finds the (lion) man he's looking for. Yep, that's the one, he wouldn't mistake those ears anywhere!
But it's not a fun chat he's here for. He sends a direct message, getting right to business.]
About those tattoo things we talked about - first of all, what do the different card suits mean?
Other than the obvious, that is. Are they just assigned at random, or does it matter which one you get?
[A tacit admission that he has one himself now. So much for bragging about having escaped Leona's fate.]
I need to know what they signify, apart from being pawns in that "game." The clover and the spades ones, specifically, though I know that's not what you have.
But we can talk about yours, too, I suppose. What do you mean by "annoying"? Are you talking about the fact it's not removable? Or is there something else you meant?
don't think i've been around either of those lately or if i have, haven't noticed them the suits can be anywhere on someone's body in any kind of design
it's the fact that if you're not actively doing things with others it's going to force you to.
[So he'll have to ask someone else. Well, he was planning to ask around anyway, so that's not too distressing.
The second part is, though.]
So it's like those pills for old men again?
[His heart sinks. He really hadn't thought a tattoo could cause something like that. And also, he hates discussing things like this! It's not idol-like at all! But well, unfortunately he has to ask, so it's time to just come out with it.]
Pardon my language, but isn't that something people can go off and handle by themselves? I assumed that's what all those creepy-looking toys are for. Why would you need to get others involved?
i guess. not an old man and i haven't needed a pill for anything like that, so i can't really compare.
[ hiyori's going to need to adjust his thinking about what an idol can be here. he can simply be a very special kind that appeals to people using more than just his presence. his voice. gotta get more physical~ ]
because the point is to get people to interact with one another, to force them to play this card game. so it makes sense that the suit 'enables' a desire to be with another player. you exchange cards with them. shoving something inside of you isn't going to do anything in the long run.
The thing is, he knows what Leona is means. When you're lonely, being intimate with someone else can stave off that feeling for a bit. He knows because he had a phase like that back before his career took off and he found a makeshift "family" in Eden. Once his emotional needs were met, he no longer cared for fake "love affairs." But before that—
Wait. "Shoving something inside of you?"]
That wasn't about me, you know.
[He was saying the girls here could just use toys! Obviously!!!]
I don't need a~nything like that for myself. Still, thanks for the information, since it's making me feel a bit better. I already interact with people plenty, especially my partner who I always get lots of love from, so I should be fine!
ah. so you got someone you already know here to help take care of you. that's convenient. he a nice guy? born with a silver spoon in his mouth like you were? because i wonder if he'd like to meet a prince?
No, it was rather the opposite. He'd been having a rough time of things. Sort of like a dog in an alleyway who's been forced to live off scraps all its life. But everything greatly improved for him once we met!
[Minus the recent kidnapping and forced tattooing, that is.]
I don't know if he has any interest in princes, but you're welcome to meet him if you want, I suppose. If he's not with me, he's probably in the gym. Or off on some errand, but the gym is your best bet.
Because of my generosity *and* his hard work. I gave him the opportunity to prove himself, so he did! That's pretty much it. Though I'm sure my teachings helped quite a lot too, of course.
And you're right about that. Just one whiff of places like that is enough to knock me out. But that boy's obsessed with muscle training, for reasons I'll ~never~ understand. Plus he likes to keep a routine, and I suppose there's also something about stress relief.
[Given their tense situation, well. It's no wonder he's there all the time.]
there's nothing wrong about being diligent and recognizing the importance of stamina and strength. don't you need that for dancing around and singing and whatever you do?
[ not that leona would know. singing? that'd be pointless. despite how good he'd sound... keito....... ]
also the gym isn't that bad. it's way nicer than you'd expect. you could probably use the pool if you wanted, though that one is more for relaxing and not swimming.
Already have it! I practice diligently at dance rehearsals, so there's absolutely no need to do all that other stuff! Besides, it wouldn't suit my image at *all* to be covered in muscles.
[Perhaps Leona should try it sometime. Shake that tail around and sing a little. In exchange, Hiyori could try shouting "Off with your head!", and Leona's keen lion ears could pick up on the resemblance between him and a certain housewarden.]
That doesn't sound too bad. I wouldn't mind floating around with a refreshing drink in-hand. But I'm afraid I don't have much time for dilly-dallying. They've shown that they mean business with this whole tattoo thing, so I can't possibly take that lying down.
[ don't think anyone wants to see leona bust out in a rendition of i just can't wait to be king or hakuna matata, that's for sure. also, if he hears anything that sounds like rosehearts, he's going to feel more exasperated than anything else. rules this, rules that... ]
don't want to scare you or anything, but you're already covered in muscles
[ just putting that out there. ]
so what are you going to do about it? or trying to do about it?
[What would rule enforcement even look like in this place? "No sex after 9:45 PM except in the missionary position?" "You must gargle with mouthwash two times after oral?"]
Very funny, but that's not at all what I meant!
I'm done talking to staff. They've all proven utterly useless. It's time I talked to someone who has real stakes in this place, so I guess it's back to that trash heap on the 16th floor. I was there last night, but I didn't get to meet with him.
Well, there's a difference between simply being a performer and being as popular as we are. If you're talking about prestige, we have that in spades. And I'd say we have more power than most units, if only because of our producer. He's the sort who's always up to his eyeballs in schemes. What he desires isn't just popularity, but more like world domination!
Which makes the situation even more concerning, really. He has a large information network, and I'm sure he's using up all his resources to track us down. If he hasn't found the place yet, then it truly must be well-hidden.
and you're sure that he hasn't given up and wouldn't give up. and that you're not easily replaced in whatever you're doing?
going to be honest, i never heard of you before coming here. so i don't know how credible you are when it comes to these kinds of matters same could be said about my heritage but i've never banked on it, and i don't want to.
And I've never heard of any lion prince or any "Sunset Savanna," so I'd say that makes us even!
We may not be too close, but we *are* a part of the same family. I'd say I know him better than you do, anyway. And there's someone else I'm sure would never give up on looking me. Someone whose hand I promised never to let go of. I'm sure he knows I wouldn't leave him by choice.
But since I can't rely on the other members to rescue me, I'll just have to rescue myself. First thing's first, though - do you think there's some magic charm keeping this place undetectable? Is that why no one can find it?
exactly we're both even in the sense of neither of us knowing anything about where we both come from. interesting how that works, huh?
anyway. i can't tell if there is magic involved. and if there is, it's not the kind i'm aware of it could be easily be some kind of technology that surpasses our understanding could be a mixture of both i can only make so many assumptions and i'm going to also assume i'm probably wrong, too.
[He's had that thought before. They have something like that at home, actually. He's just never had a turn with it or really paid much attention to that stuff. It sucks to acknowledge, but he's very in over his head here.]
What kinds of magic are there, anyway? Is it light magic versus dark magic? Or is it a "some people use earth magic, some people use wind magic, some people shoot fire, and some control water!" type of deal?
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Date: 2024-03-21 07:07 pm (UTC)But it's not a fun chat he's here for. He sends a direct message, getting right to business.]
About those tattoo things we talked about - first of all, what do the different card suits mean?
Other than the obvious, that is. Are they just assigned at random, or does it matter which one you get?
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Date: 2024-03-22 10:34 pm (UTC)all i know is that mine is very, very annoying
i can only assume they're random
why?
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Date: 2024-03-23 02:46 am (UTC)[A tacit admission that he has one himself now. So much for bragging about having escaped Leona's fate.]
I need to know what they signify, apart from being pawns in that "game." The clover and the spades ones, specifically, though I know that's not what you have.
But we can talk about yours, too, I suppose. What do you mean by "annoying"? Are you talking about the fact it's not removable? Or is there something else you meant?
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Date: 2024-03-23 04:17 pm (UTC)or if i have, haven't noticed them
the suits can be anywhere on someone's body
in any kind of design
it's the fact that if you're not actively doing things with others
it's going to force you to.
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Date: 2024-03-23 06:03 pm (UTC)The second part is, though.]
So it's like those pills for old men again?
[His heart sinks. He really hadn't thought a tattoo could cause something like that. And also, he hates discussing things like this! It's not idol-like at all! But well, unfortunately he has to ask, so it's time to just come out with it.]
Pardon my language, but isn't that something people can go off and handle by themselves? I assumed that's what all those creepy-looking toys are for. Why would you need to get others involved?
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Date: 2024-03-24 04:12 am (UTC)[ hiyori's going to need to adjust his thinking about what an idol can be here. he can simply be a very special kind that appeals to people using more than just his presence. his voice. gotta get more physical~ ]
because the point is to get people to interact with one another, to force them to play this card game. so it makes sense that the suit 'enables' a desire to be with another player. you exchange cards with them. shoving something inside of you isn't going to do anything in the long run.
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Date: 2024-03-24 08:14 pm (UTC)The thing is, he knows what Leona is means. When you're lonely, being intimate with someone else can stave off that feeling for a bit. He knows because he had a phase like that back before his career took off and he found a makeshift "family" in Eden. Once his emotional needs were met, he no longer cared for fake "love affairs." But before that—
Wait. "Shoving something inside of you?"]
That wasn't about me, you know.
[He was saying the girls here could just use toys! Obviously!!!]
I don't need a~nything like that for myself. Still, thanks for the information, since it's making me feel a bit better. I already interact with people plenty, especially my partner who I always get lots of love from, so I should be fine!
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Date: 2024-03-25 04:02 am (UTC)ah. so you got someone you already know here to help take care of you.
that's convenient.
he a nice guy? born with a silver spoon in his mouth like you were?
because i wonder if he'd like to meet a prince?
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Date: 2024-03-25 02:08 pm (UTC)[Minus the recent kidnapping and forced tattooing, that is.]
I don't know if he has any interest in princes, but you're welcome to meet him if you want, I suppose. If he's not with me, he's probably in the gym. Or off on some errand, but the gym is your best bet.
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Date: 2024-03-26 03:55 am (UTC)[ one of those reasons would annoy leona. the other one would... make him less annoyed. but either way, his curiosity has been appropriately piqued. ]
huh. the gym? guess that's one place i'd never catch you.
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Date: 2024-03-26 04:12 am (UTC)And you're right about that. Just one whiff of places like that is enough to knock me out. But that boy's obsessed with muscle training, for reasons I'll ~never~ understand. Plus he likes to keep a routine, and I suppose there's also something about stress relief.
[Given their tense situation, well. It's no wonder he's there all the time.]
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Date: 2024-03-27 03:23 am (UTC)[ not that leona would know. singing? that'd be pointless.
despite how good he'd sound... keito.......]also the gym isn't that bad. it's way nicer than you'd expect. you could probably use the pool if you wanted, though that one is more for relaxing and not swimming.
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Date: 2024-03-27 11:39 pm (UTC)[Perhaps Leona should try it sometime. Shake that tail around and sing a little. In exchange, Hiyori could try shouting "Off with your head!", and Leona's keen lion ears could pick up on the resemblance between him and a certain housewarden.]
That doesn't sound too bad. I wouldn't mind floating around with a refreshing drink in-hand. But I'm afraid I don't have much time for dilly-dallying. They've shown that they mean business with this whole tattoo thing, so I can't possibly take that lying down.
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Date: 2024-03-28 03:38 am (UTC)don't want to scare you or anything, but you're already covered in muscles
[ just putting that out there. ]
so what are you going to do about it? or trying to do about it?
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Date: 2024-03-29 01:07 am (UTC)Very funny, but that's not at all what I meant!
I'm done talking to staff. They've all proven utterly useless. It's time I talked to someone who has real stakes in this place, so I guess it's back to that trash heap on the 16th floor. I was there last night, but I didn't get to meet with him.
With "J," that is.
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Date: 2024-03-29 11:10 pm (UTC)oh. yeah. up there? really? you think he's going to want to meet with you?
what do you have to offer that others don't around here?
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Date: 2024-03-30 03:58 am (UTC)[This is, unfortunately, a serious question.]
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Date: 2024-03-30 05:08 pm (UTC)well.
you know, that's a great question.
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Date: 2024-03-30 08:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-31 04:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-31 06:46 pm (UTC)Which makes the situation even more concerning, really. He has a large information network, and I'm sure he's using up all his resources to track us down. If he hasn't found the place yet, then it truly must be well-hidden.
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Date: 2024-04-01 07:17 pm (UTC)and that you're not easily replaced in whatever you're doing?
going to be honest, i never heard of you before coming here.
so i don't know how credible you are when it comes to these kinds of matters
same could be said about my heritage
but i've never banked on it, and i don't want to.
can you risk doing the same?
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Date: 2024-04-02 12:51 am (UTC)We may not be too close, but we *are* a part of the same family. I'd say I know him better than you do, anyway. And there's someone else I'm sure would never give up on looking me. Someone whose hand I promised never to let go of. I'm sure he knows I wouldn't leave him by choice.
But since I can't rely on the other members to rescue me, I'll just have to rescue myself. First thing's first, though - do you think there's some magic charm keeping this place undetectable? Is that why no one can find it?
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Date: 2024-04-02 10:11 pm (UTC)we're both even in the sense of neither of us knowing anything about where we both come from.
interesting how that works, huh?
anyway.
i can't tell if there is magic involved.
and if there is, it's not the kind i'm aware of
it could be easily be some kind of technology that surpasses our understanding
could be a mixture of both
i can only make so many assumptions and i'm going to also assume i'm probably wrong, too.
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Date: 2024-04-03 03:59 am (UTC)[He's had that thought before. They have something like that at home, actually. He's just never had a turn with it or really paid much attention to that stuff. It sucks to acknowledge, but he's very in over his head here.]
What kinds of magic are there, anyway? Is it light magic versus dark magic? Or is it a "some people use earth magic, some people use wind magic, some people shoot fire, and some control water!" type of deal?
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