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[He does show up early, but mostly just so he can show up with the lot of fresh seafood he brought for the party! All 50 pounds of it attached to a basket system on the back of his wheelchair. Himself, he packed in that black polo that Nariko got for him--he almost showed up in something more formal out of habit, but at the last second he decided it'd be better to go a little more casual.]
Oh, hey.
[He grins at her. Not expecting to see her all the way at the start of the dock!]
--You're not planning to do some big introduction for me, are you?
[Please don't force that much attention on him at once.]
Oh, hey.
[He grins at her. Not expecting to see her all the way at the start of the dock!]
--You're not planning to do some big introduction for me, are you?
[Please don't force that much attention on him at once.]
[Maybe he'll even take that shower with her.]
Oof.
[That was a "Hell yeah, it sure was." His gold tentacle flicks against her bottom lip in mutual farewell, but right now that 'farewell' is just to release the hold he had on her and rest it around her idly.]
I feel like...I feel like I needed that more than I realized.
[That quantity alone...yeah, maybe that prostate massage was more than overdue.]
Feel a lot better...somehow. [Less...stuffed up.]
Oof.
[That was a "Hell yeah, it sure was." His gold tentacle flicks against her bottom lip in mutual farewell, but right now that 'farewell' is just to release the hold he had on her and rest it around her idly.]
I feel like...I feel like I needed that more than I realized.
[That quantity alone...yeah, maybe that prostate massage was more than overdue.]
Feel a lot better...somehow. [Less...stuffed up.]
[She snorts a little bit, and then bend to kiss him, short and sweet.]
No, handsome. I just didn't feel like sharing immediately.
[That and she ... Man, she kind of wants him to know what he's getting into. They're too far along to back down now but she knows he's more than a little guarded and her relatives can be nosy at best, outright invasive at their worst.] That, and if I spent another minute in there with everyone asking me what you look like and what you might like to eat first, I might have strangled one of them.
[Family's nice but fuck, they can get on your nerves like no one else.] They're all really excited. [...] All fifty-nine of them!
[She's nervous for him, and it practically vibrates through her body language.]
No, handsome. I just didn't feel like sharing immediately.
[That and she ... Man, she kind of wants him to know what he's getting into. They're too far along to back down now but she knows he's more than a little guarded and her relatives can be nosy at best, outright invasive at their worst.] That, and if I spent another minute in there with everyone asking me what you look like and what you might like to eat first, I might have strangled one of them.
[Family's nice but fuck, they can get on your nerves like no one else.] They're all really excited. [...] All fifty-nine of them!
[She's nervous for him, and it practically vibrates through her body language.]
[The bathroom is nothing but the stench of blood. He loves it. Also something he won't tell her.
He rests his forearm across the edge of the couch, doing a fantastic job of blocking the television as he smooths his hand along her temple and hair and giving her lots of gentle kisses with a soft, positive smile for her to take in.]
You're alright. I promise. [He reaches over to turn the blanket on.] You need anything else?
He rests his forearm across the edge of the couch, doing a fantastic job of blocking the television as he smooths his hand along her temple and hair and giving her lots of gentle kisses with a soft, positive smile for her to take in.]
You're alright. I promise. [He reaches over to turn the blanket on.] You need anything else?
Hm.
[It's probably a bit awkward but she rests her head on him, relaxes into the couch.] How long has it been?
[Now it's no secret that Boxer's had a lot of partners, and it's no big deal that some of them had been around during the same time as Nariko. With all those possibilities she doesn't even think to consider that this might be the first time, after all the only person in New Cloudbank more experienced than herself is Boxer!]
[It's probably a bit awkward but she rests her head on him, relaxes into the couch.] How long has it been?
[Now it's no secret that Boxer's had a lot of partners, and it's no big deal that some of them had been around during the same time as Nariko. With all those possibilities she doesn't even think to consider that this might be the first time, after all the only person in New Cloudbank more experienced than herself is Boxer!]
[Nariko can't purr, but she makes some approximation of the noise when he toys with her hair and kisses her. What a great boyfriend.] Mm ...
[She wants an entire gallon of chocolate (and a cucumber, for whatever reason), but more than that:] Don't you want me to take a nap on you?
[That's what she wants, though laying out on his gorgeous chest isn't going to result in a lot of sleep, but it'll guarantee that she's cuddly and pleased for the rest of the afternoon! She throws in the puppy dog eyes while adding,] The couch is big enough for the both of us.
[And you didn't need your personal space right now, Boxer!]
[She wants an entire gallon of chocolate (and a cucumber, for whatever reason), but more than that:] Don't you want me to take a nap on you?
[That's what she wants, though laying out on his gorgeous chest isn't going to result in a lot of sleep, but it'll guarantee that she's cuddly and pleased for the rest of the afternoon! She throws in the puppy dog eyes while adding,] The couch is big enough for the both of us.
[And you didn't need your personal space right now, Boxer!]
Maybe you'll have to spend some time in mine, then.
[There's no double entendre here. Just some general "I want to spend more time with you" flirting.]
Woah...
[He loves it!]
It's like you've got your own tank!
[Instead of bubbles and sea plants, she's got concrete and glass, and the perfect people-watching spot! And it's not too high up, either--Boxer can feel like he's high up without the anxiety kicking in, which is really awesome.]
You really do have a nice place here, doors aside.
[And a bed he could fit on too!]
I could spend a whole day in here.
[View and vanity and study--gosh, this place is cool]
[There's no double entendre here. Just some general "I want to spend more time with you" flirting.]
Woah...
[He loves it!]
It's like you've got your own tank!
[Instead of bubbles and sea plants, she's got concrete and glass, and the perfect people-watching spot! And it's not too high up, either--Boxer can feel like he's high up without the anxiety kicking in, which is really awesome.]
You really do have a nice place here, doors aside.
[And a bed he could fit on too!]
I could spend a whole day in here.
[View and vanity and study--gosh, this place is cool]
Fifty-nine.
[He lets out a tense sigh, picking up on Nariko's body language. It's a lot of people who are probably going to be vying for his attention in all sorts of ways. But you know what? As long as Nariko's around, he'll be fine. If he can run up to her side when he needs a breath, he'll make it through this. He gives her a nervous but well-meaning smile]
Can't wait to become number sixty.
[No wonder she has a breeding fetish. Runs in the family, apparently.]
[He lets out a tense sigh, picking up on Nariko's body language. It's a lot of people who are probably going to be vying for his attention in all sorts of ways. But you know what? As long as Nariko's around, he'll be fine. If he can run up to her side when he needs a breath, he'll make it through this. He gives her a nervous but well-meaning smile]
Can't wait to become number sixty.
[No wonder she has a breeding fetish. Runs in the family, apparently.]
I'm glad you think so! I'm not sure I could another apartment with a view that's just right, so I haven't been able to let go of this one. [It's kind of old, she's outgrown it in a lot of ways, but it's still too difficult to leave. Who knows, maybe something in the future will push the decision.]
It's relaxing to be so close to it all. [Even when she's alone it doesn't feel like it, and while that could be stifling to some types of people it's a comfort to Nariko. With her cup in hand she plops into her favorite seat, there's more than enough room for Boxer to join if he'd like.]
So, I kind of wanted to ask you before, but I didn't want to seem nosy.
[Or like a jerk.] Did you ever consider doing something else?
[He could have been anything, despite the lack of clear parentage.]
It's relaxing to be so close to it all. [Even when she's alone it doesn't feel like it, and while that could be stifling to some types of people it's a comfort to Nariko. With her cup in hand she plops into her favorite seat, there's more than enough room for Boxer to join if he'd like.]
So, I kind of wanted to ask you before, but I didn't want to seem nosy.
[Or like a jerk.] Did you ever consider doing something else?
[He could have been anything, despite the lack of clear parentage.]
No, when you last ... [Came harder than a freight train twenty minutes off schedule.] I mean, when was the last time someone touched you like this?
[That's probably a little bit clearer.]
[That's probably a little bit clearer.]
[He chuckles.]
Do I want you to nap on me?
[He's suspicious of that juxtaposition!]
Are you gonna be comfortable like that...?
[He's totally down for cuddling under the electric blanket, buuuut he also doesn't want to contribute to her cramps or make it harder for her to get some well-deserved napping in.]
Do I want you to nap on me?
[He's suspicious of that juxtaposition!]
Are you gonna be comfortable like that...?
[He's totally down for cuddling under the electric blanket, buuuut he also doesn't want to contribute to her cramps or make it harder for her to get some well-deserved napping in.]
Mmhm. You're squishy in the right places.
[Lamely his lower half, which isn't exactly a puff of marshmallows, but it's more than good enough. Besides, the couch really is nice but being closer to him is great! She'll be fine. And maybe he'll have the power to finally change the stupid challenge because every time she tries to something dramatic happens and then she forgets again.]
[Lamely his lower half, which isn't exactly a puff of marshmallows, but it's more than good enough. Besides, the couch really is nice but being closer to him is great! She'll be fine. And maybe he'll have the power to finally change the stupid challenge because every time she tries to something dramatic happens and then she forgets again.]
[It's almost like the increased sex drive is a genetic trait, to be honest.]
I'm glad, but don't let them be assholes, Boxer. They can stand to be told when to back off.
[All the same, his reaction has made up her mind - she was going to try and give him space so that he could get to know everyone on his own terms but even extroverted people can be tired out by her family. Leaving Boxer to them without her nearby would be outright malicious.]
That's assuming I don't kick some of their asses myself. Asifa's already tried to figure out if she can wheedle her way to you and I'm about ready to throw her into the bay.
[It's been less than a day and she's already prepared to fight someone.]
I'm glad, but don't let them be assholes, Boxer. They can stand to be told when to back off.
[All the same, his reaction has made up her mind - she was going to try and give him space so that he could get to know everyone on his own terms but even extroverted people can be tired out by her family. Leaving Boxer to them without her nearby would be outright malicious.]
That's assuming I don't kick some of their asses myself. Asifa's already tried to figure out if she can wheedle her way to you and I'm about ready to throw her into the bay.
[It's been less than a day and she's already prepared to fight someone.]
It's very intimate.
[Not sex-intimate, personal-intimate with the city. He's very jealous, but he has the same relationship with New Cloudbank's coast so it's not too bad. And he'll join her on that seat, actually, crawling out of his wheelchair and cuddling up to her and her warm tea.]
Was pretty fond of fighting until I got too big to fit in the ring.
[Figuratively speaking.]
But I've always loved the water, so that's what I stuck with. I know a lot of monsters put in a lot of effort to pursue interests that aren't always convenient for their abilities...so sometimes I feel like I picked the easy way out. Never had to go to school...never had to study...
[He really does have some self-confidence issues here. He doesn't realize that the effort it takes to spend so much time on land when his body wasn't made for it isn't the kind of effort any other sea-dwelling monsterkind are willing to put in, which is why he has the contracts he does in the first place.]
But I still love it and I make a killing off of it.
[Not sex-intimate, personal-intimate with the city. He's very jealous, but he has the same relationship with New Cloudbank's coast so it's not too bad. And he'll join her on that seat, actually, crawling out of his wheelchair and cuddling up to her and her warm tea.]
Was pretty fond of fighting until I got too big to fit in the ring.
[Figuratively speaking.]
But I've always loved the water, so that's what I stuck with. I know a lot of monsters put in a lot of effort to pursue interests that aren't always convenient for their abilities...so sometimes I feel like I picked the easy way out. Never had to go to school...never had to study...
[He really does have some self-confidence issues here. He doesn't realize that the effort it takes to spend so much time on land when his body wasn't made for it isn't the kind of effort any other sea-dwelling monsterkind are willing to put in, which is why he has the contracts he does in the first place.]
But I still love it and I make a killing off of it.
That's not what you said the other night.
[Not really, he's just teasing her. He starts climbing out of his wheelchair so that he can join her. He splays out on the couch, but it's her own responsibility to get out of the way so that can do it properly! But the way he spreads out is juuuust right for her to be as comfortable as possible, as if she traded in the couch for a brand new kraken-bed.]
What are you watching, anyway?
[Not really, he's just teasing her. He starts climbing out of his wheelchair so that he can join her. He splays out on the couch, but it's her own responsibility to get out of the way so that can do it properly! But the way he spreads out is juuuust right for her to be as comfortable as possible, as if she traded in the couch for a brand new kraken-bed.]
What are you watching, anyway?
You were very hard the other night.
[She forces herself up and to one side while he gets settled, but when he's down for good she crawls right on top, dragging the blanket with her. Once it's settled just the right way on her lower back she can lay out on his gorgeous chest, head turned towards the tv.]
'A Deadly Adoption'. It's really dramatic.
[See, she was totally right, he feels just as comfortable as the couch, if not more. She lays a few little kisses around his chest before settling down again.] You can change it, that actor's face is just really weird and I think I'm kind of fascinated by it.
[She forces herself up and to one side while he gets settled, but when he's down for good she crawls right on top, dragging the blanket with her. Once it's settled just the right way on her lower back she can lay out on his gorgeous chest, head turned towards the tv.]
'A Deadly Adoption'. It's really dramatic.
[See, she was totally right, he feels just as comfortable as the couch, if not more. She lays a few little kisses around his chest before settling down again.] You can change it, that actor's face is just really weird and I think I'm kind of fascinated by it.
Huh. [Well, when he puts it that way.]
Then we should do it way more often!
[He's her boyfriend why would she be worried about touching any part of him? ... Except for the breathing hole on his neck and just because she has to remember to be less bitey with Boxer, in general.]
Then we should do it way more often!
[He's her boyfriend why would she be worried about touching any part of him? ... Except for the breathing hole on his neck and just because she has to remember to be less bitey with Boxer, in general.]
No, I'll bite them for you.
[Their relationship in a nutshell. Still, she nods and gets behind his wheelchair, because of course she's going to handle that, in part because it gives her a really good excuse to be very near him. So a hop, skip, and a little bit of a roll later and ... There's an overwhelming cloud of smells just waiting for him, and a buffet table to match it. Behind it are fifteen various family members of varying skin tones, from coffee colored to darker than the night sky, all of them and a few near the pier's entrance all look up in the same general amount of time.
There's a long pause, a lot of confusion as they all very clearly take in his appearance, his size, but it doesn't take long for one girl to break the quiet.
"Mr. Boxer!!!" She sounds so genuinely elated to see him, that overall brightness is apparently something of a family trait.]
That's Eunyce.
[Eunyce, who bounces over with her pear shaped form, who immediately sticks her hand right out to Boxer to introduce herself. There isn't a single ounce of fear in her eyes. It isn't very long before a few more join in on the introductions, though Boxer might note that they're all quite young - around Nariko's age, or outright teenagers. The adults are a little more restrained.]
[Their relationship in a nutshell. Still, she nods and gets behind his wheelchair, because of course she's going to handle that, in part because it gives her a really good excuse to be very near him. So a hop, skip, and a little bit of a roll later and ... There's an overwhelming cloud of smells just waiting for him, and a buffet table to match it. Behind it are fifteen various family members of varying skin tones, from coffee colored to darker than the night sky, all of them and a few near the pier's entrance all look up in the same general amount of time.
There's a long pause, a lot of confusion as they all very clearly take in his appearance, his size, but it doesn't take long for one girl to break the quiet.
"Mr. Boxer!!!" She sounds so genuinely elated to see him, that overall brightness is apparently something of a family trait.]
That's Eunyce.
[Eunyce, who bounces over with her pear shaped form, who immediately sticks her hand right out to Boxer to introduce herself. There isn't a single ounce of fear in her eyes. It isn't very long before a few more join in on the introductions, though Boxer might note that they're all quite young - around Nariko's age, or outright teenagers. The adults are a little more restrained.]
[He gets nice and comfy below her. It's a little too cozy under this warm blanket, but...it's not like she's gonna notice if he pops a little (huge) gold-boner right now, provided it doesn't invade her space. His arm does invite itself to hang over her shoulders, though--just let him know if it's too heavy.]
Maybe we should watch something more brainless. Like reality television.
[Or maybe he's just gonna grab the remote and channel surf for a while.]
Ooh. Wanna watch a documentary on deep sea life?
Maybe we should watch something more brainless. Like reality television.
[Or maybe he's just gonna grab the remote and channel surf for a while.]
Ooh. Wanna watch a documentary on deep sea life?
[She lets him talk, even though, y'know. He's wrong. Completely wrong. But she can't come out and say it like that! she sips her tea and lets herself lean on him a bit, a companionable gesture more than anything else.]
You didn't have to do those things, no, instead you are literally forcing your body to adapt itself to a foreign environment, right? [He's out here with her right now, he's mentioned going into the administrator building, too.] It seems to me that there's a part of your job that plays to your strengths, but there's a really good chunk of it that doesn't, and you've done it for a good while without ever complaining or giving up. And it seems like it played out that way because you do love your job and the city.
[She tilts her gaze to look up at him evenly.] I know you might not believe me, but that's just as valid as the fact that I went to school for five years, Boxer.
[There's a snort, there.] Actually you might be cooler, I got to leave college and I won't go back unless someone forces me.
You didn't have to do those things, no, instead you are literally forcing your body to adapt itself to a foreign environment, right? [He's out here with her right now, he's mentioned going into the administrator building, too.] It seems to me that there's a part of your job that plays to your strengths, but there's a really good chunk of it that doesn't, and you've done it for a good while without ever complaining or giving up. And it seems like it played out that way because you do love your job and the city.
[She tilts her gaze to look up at him evenly.] I know you might not believe me, but that's just as valid as the fact that I went to school for five years, Boxer.
[There's a snort, there.] Actually you might be cooler, I got to leave college and I won't go back unless someone forces me.
[She doesn't, really, other than the fact that her arm is surrounded by tentacles that could eviscerate a man. He could effortlessly pull her arm out of her shoulder socket...you know, if he wanted to. Which he doesn't. He wants it to stay riiiiight there.]
I'm not gonna complain about that plan...
[She still has some cake left on his fingers, though.]
I'm not gonna complain about that plan...
[She still has some cake left on his fingers, though.]
[Right now he's comforting all over, but eventually he might need to shift that arm to her hips or something, and when that time comes she'll speak up! Right now she remains entirely ignorant of his boner (and frankly she'd be kind of surprised that he's turned on to begin with) and closes her eyes. She hadn't planned on taking an actual nap but maybe it's not such a bad idea?]
That sounds nice.
[Well. Sort of. She's busy trying to find which of his hearts had something along the lines of a recognizable-ish pattern. She wants to listen to it.]
That sounds nice.
[Well. Sort of. She's busy trying to find which of his hearts had something along the lines of a recognizable-ish pattern. She wants to listen to it.]
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