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Post by emiya on Feb 17, 2016 21:19:47 GMT
I continue to walk with the Fox-Woman, carrying her groceries as we make our way back to her apartment. She continued to hang off my arm, making the considerable load of her groceries even more onerous. I didn't really mind, though, it wasn't too bad at all, and there were moments I could delude myself into being relaxed and enjoying the company of my partner. Times when I felt that the fact that she placed a curse on him that could tear him to pieces and hadn't gotten around to removing it yet wasn't such a big deal.
Just when I was getting into another relaxed phase, I felt her shift in my hold, looking up at me in a way that was clearly attempting to portray defenselessness. I stop and listen, it wasn't as if I could avoid humoring her. I sighs, shaking my head. "I am not planning on leaving, Ojou-sama, but I confess it would be more relaxing to be in your company without the weight of a curse over my head." I decide to return her teasing with honesty, if she thought I was in her hand with that, then it'd be an easy thing to get over with. The threat of lethal force hung over my head, and so long as it did, I'd be a fool if I allowed myself to relax.
As she gave me her name, I detect something different, something more real than the rest of her acting. This was something worth pressing on...whether it was a weakness to exploit or something to appeal to her character, either was fine with me. "Tamamo-no-Mae...I've heard of you. I wonder if I could call you Tamamo..." As she gushes, I sigh and shake my head. "Or if I should just continue to call you Ojou-sama."
After this, I felt a peculiar weight on myself. I couldn't identify it, but it felt like I couldn't draw mana from Chaldea quite as efficiently. It wasn't enough to trouble him too badly, but if there was a problem..."Do you feel anything? There is something...heavy...in the air..." She was a Caster, perhaps she could identify if there was anything wrong. Perhaps I should have suspected her...but if her magic was something on the level of the curse he suffered, then something minor like this wasn't even on the same scale.
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Post by Tamamo on Feb 18, 2016 17:26:59 GMT
Just when she thought things couldn't get any better the handsome guy here does something that fuels her amusement even more, this time it was his worry about the curse in his body. No words could clearly explain the joy that she was feeling but her actions were more than enough. It was probably the 3rd or 4th time that they passed by Tamamo's apartment and she was well aware of it, having fun with her cute toy was way more entertaining than ruining the fun by just arriving but even she knew everything had to come to an end.
"We're finally here!" As if it wasn't obvious by any one with good eyesight about what she just did, she plainly acted as she was being careless. "I'm sure you are tired and thirsty, so come in and let me serve you something to drink." Said Tamamo while opening the door to her apartment, not even asking but demanding EMIYA to enter with her "Besides, it's only fair that I treat my guest with kindness, right?" Her acting and evil choice of words would easily give away her intentions, a shameless act that only she could pull off.
The Japanese style decorated room was quite something to stare at for hours. The sweet perfume from her room and escaping through the door that could make any man feel relaxed with it. It was quite the set up for someone like Tamamo, whose improvisations can match her evil plans. The inside of her apartment was also adorned with blank portraits and a small sofa, enough for 2 people. "Just in case, don't mind the portraits... I'm saving them for my future husband" She had to make sure not to scare off her prey.
"Oh and you can feel free to relax in the couch, I'll join.you.soon~" Said Tamamo while giving him a quite daring look. Would he be the first Archer this Fox-girl would hunt?
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Post by emiya on Feb 18, 2016 19:35:40 GMT
I don't know why I expected the appeal to do anything besides fill her with sadistic pleasure, but I supposed it wasn't worth a shot. It was clear that she felt that she had me right where she wanted me...though I wasn't quite sure what her goal was. Was it simply to enjoy my suffering for a while? To have a manservant wait on her? It seemed confusing...though if I could work backwards from the name she gave me, Tamamo-no-Mae, perhaps I could get some understanding of who she was and why she acted the way she did?
For some reason, I couldn't bring myself to distrust that bit of what she said, at least. I was probably getting soft.
As we clearly had reached a place we had been several times before on the looping path Tamamo had guided me on, I can't help but smile at the sheer absurdity of my situation. "Yes, something nice to drink after such a long trip would be appreciated. Thank you, Tamamo." I call her by the name she gave me, since she failed to give me an answer. It was more enjoyable for me, and it was ambiguous enough that I should be able to get away with it. "You have quite the...refined...sense of hospitality. I still regret the circumstances of our meeting, but happy we were able to meet regardless."
Sitting on the sofa as directed, I take in the room as I would a prison cell I needed to escape. One exit. No idea how much direct surveillance I was under as Tamamo was a member of the Caster class. This may be the best time I'm given to attempt to project the dagger of betrayal and either make my escape or try and turn the tables, but the amount of information I lacked made attempts like that too risky. The safer option was just to wait through whatever Tamamo wanted from me...but that had it's own risks. Just because he was willing to play the game with her didn't mean she wasn't going to kill him anyway.
Under the pretense of relaxation, I do take one step to further my own plans. Detaching my shroud, a fold it up and lay it on top of the small couch. While having it in a cloak on my clothes was more efficient in a combat situation, having it in a single cloth was more useful as a direct defense, as I could use it to completely protect me from outside magic, at the cost of reducing my ability to fight with it draped over me as a cloth.
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Post by Tamamo on Feb 19, 2016 18:25:50 GMT
Was he really that careless to enter her territory? Or had he planned this beforehand? His submissive personality although amusing was somehow concerning for her, Would he be hiding something? either way, she had a guest and even if he almost was an enemy before she had no reasons to treat him badly anymore. Well, whatever his reasons she had to make sure to keep him in her dominion without him noticing that the curse placed in him had vanished for a long time now, right at the moment where she used her charm.
"Maybe he is just really that careless and he won't notice at all~"
To avoid lifting up suspicious and/or give him any chance to think things through, she acted quickly. A bottle of Sake that she had stored for "special" occasions was most adequate in this situation. Running towards EMIYA and then jumping quite happily in the free spot next to him she proceeds to fill the cup of her best Sake and give it to him. The moment he holds the cup she closes the gap between them, holding on his arm again and letting her charm (Curse in other people's eyes) do its thing... Even if he realized that there was no curse to worry about then she'd have the chance to weaken him enough to have all the odds in her advantage.
"Here you go, please drink as much as you want~" She exclaimed with a smile on her face, holding on his arm tightly while pressing her chest against the right side of his body leaving him only with his left arm free for the Sake cup. "Enjoy as much as you want and feel free to relax here, there's nothing to be worried about~" Said Tamamo in a more tempting voice, she knew how to use herself to provoke men and EMIYA would just end up being another one of her victims.
"If there's anything else I can assist you with..." She placed her head on his shoulder, re-affirming her grasp on him and cutting off the possible reasons for him to escape her "Just let me know... I'll assist you in every.way.I.can~" And she finished her phrase with a rather suggestive stop to each one of her words. Would EMIYA realize the kind of situation he's getting deeper in?
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Post by emiya on Feb 19, 2016 18:50:19 GMT
Just as I think I might have time to project Rule Breaker, the fox girl returns with a bottle of sake, and the moment I take the cup she's hanging onto my arm once again. It was somewhat frustrating for me...just what was she playing at? I look down at the sake, and reasoning that drinking it couldn't be too bad considering she could throw magic on me whenever she wanted, really, I drink it. It tasted far above the sake I was used to, it was obviously a very fine brew, well beyond my means in life.
I'm about to retort as she beseeches that there's nothing to be worried about as I'm cursed, when my eyes go wide. The curse faded. Either she released it, or it had a time limit, but regardless...she was telling the truth, it seemed. To an extent, I had to revise my opinion of her...maybe my appeal worked? Regardless, now that I didn't feel like I had death hanging over my head, I might even grow to enjoy the situation. While it was clear that she was having fun with it...there wasn't anything bad about that, was there? So long as I didn't completely let my guard down...
As she rests her head on my shoulder, I place a hand on her hair. If she was willing to go that far, the least I could do was humor her, right? "Anything you could assist me with? You're already providing me with a great deal of hospitality, I doubt there is anything more I could ask of you, Tamamo."
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Post by Tamamo on Feb 19, 2016 19:30:38 GMT
Everything was going as planned and Tamamo couldn't be as happy as she was now. She had just the perfect toy in her hands and he wouldn't complain at all. The joy was clearly visible given her tail wagging from side to side but this wouldn't last long, her tail's movement stopped as a strange feeling trembled her body... It was EMIYA's hand. "!!!" Tamamo's face flustered as she jumped off away from him on the other side of the couch, hiding her tail from him. "J-just what does he thinks he's doing?!" She lost her composure for a brief moment, showing some vulnerability as part of her true nature "What gave him the right to touch my tail?!" She then returned to look at him, this time with an angered face... the same face she had when they both met not so long ago.
"Unforgivable, simply unforgivable..." Tamamo's anger had already prepared her to make him pay for his actions, she didn't even gave him time to react as she tackled him down on the floor. In any other circumstances, engaging in close combat with any servant of the Archer class would put her in a high disadvantage but given the distance between them and the effectiveness of her curses it was definitively a risk worth taking. "I don't know what went through your head..." exclaimed Tamamo while stepping on him, luckily for him with no heels due the Japanese tradition of taking off your shoes when inside your house "But whatever thoughts you had, I'll make you pay for it!" Almost yelled the fox-girl, pushing his face down against the floor with her right feet, the pantyhose she was wearing would suffice to avoid direct skin contact between them.
"Now, Shirou Emiya... Say your prayers to whichever god you believe in and prepare to die!" Such words in another time and in another situation wouldn't have been necessary at all, Tamamo is more experienced in actions than talking but she didn't feel like finishing off at all, maybe just scare him a little bit. "But, thinking things through.. I might just forgive you if you apologize to me properly and swear to obey every single one of my commands!" The perfect plan again!, he would have no choice but to accept it and even if he refused to, he was in her grasp to be dealt with any of her curses. Tamamo now stepping on EMIYA would probably give him a feeling of superiority from her at the same time and unaware of it, she was still blushing during all the conflict... Maybe she was enjoying being evil? Or is she just a real pervert?
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Post by emiya on Feb 19, 2016 19:46:17 GMT
As I petted Tamamo's hair, a jolt goes through her body, and my eyes widen. He had a premonition of disaster...did something like this really cause such calamity? I couldn't imagine why, but just as soon as I noticed this, I was suddenly tackled. The sheer absurdity of the situation might have rendered this amusing, but it was dangerous and potentially lethal for him. This situation left me without the protection of my Shroud, so that was a huge miscalculation on my part.
"Ghh...I..." Underneath Tamamo's foot, I don't know what I can do. She was fast...faster than I could have expected. I could likely reverse the situation...she wasn't as strong as he was physically, if he had time, he could project his swords and fight, but as it was, the surprise attack left him vulnerable. "T-Tamamo...heh...you could have warned me you didn't want to be touched...with your hands all over me, how could I have known...?"
Pressed down further against the floor, I regret running my mouth only slightly. He was losing this situation regardless, and a bit more pain to throw a bit of hypocrisy in the face of his attacker wasn't quite a big deal. However, the other option is presented, likely what she wanted anyway. I give up a fair bit of my politeness, as it's clear I was given this option without a choice. It simply was unnecessary
"To be bound to you? How troublesome. Even acting in complete subservience, only attempting to follow the flow of things resulted in me ground beneath your foot. I'll probably be dead within the day anyway." In the end, as I feel my nose reaching the point where it'll break soon, I sigh. "But I suppose if that's the case, I might as well just accept it. I'm sorry, Tamamo. I didn't mean to provoke you in such a way. And I'll listen to your commands." Something like this could only end poorly, but I'd gotten myself out from worse situations than this before.
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Post by Tamamo on Feb 20, 2016 20:06:03 GMT
Again and again every action taken by Tamamo was not followed by any consequence. Would it be that he was enjoying the fact of being toyed around at will? Was he that much of a pervert? What did he exactly do to become a heroic spirit? Tamamo's tail wagged around in amusement while she looked down on him, bowing lightly so her chest wouldn't get her way and reducing the force applied by her foot on his body and face. "So you are going to obey me completely huh?" Said the fox-girl with an amused look on her face, the feet on his face now gently caressing his cheek, yet still imposing her "now dominant" personality. "It almost feels like if I was a master, and you, my loyal servant... How cute, don't you think?" Tamamo couldn't help but giggle as her words left her mouth directed at EMIYA.
"Now..." Said the fox-girl in a yet-again tempting voice towards him "Would you like to get up... or..." As she continued, she held on the robes that slightly covered her chest, her gaze on his eyes just waiting for his reaction "Would you prefer to stay where you are?" A trap no matter how you looked at it, if EMIYA decided to get up then she would pin him down again over and over with her feet and just pretend she doesn't mean to. If he decided to stay where he was, then he'd be labelled as a pervert in her eyes and she would still toy around with him with her feet on his face.
"Besides..." She was now making more stops with her words, choosing them carefully to attack his mind while draining Mana from his body with her foot keeping his attention off the real threat "It's not like I'm that cruel to kill or threaten my handsome servant now, am I?" Tamamo giggled again, leaving EMIYA off to think while teasing his cheek with her feet.
OOC: The evil yet perverted Fox-girl is now showing her true-self.
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Post by emiya on Feb 20, 2016 20:23:16 GMT
Dammit! What was this situation? Why did this even happen? He'd probably gone too far with this woman already, he should have cut and run when he had a better chance, but every time I seem to let my guard down even slightly, it seems I'm put in an even worse situation than before. It was tricky, but I wasn't out of options yet. Honor was something to be thrown out with the garbage, so I could simply go back on my word without trouble since no curse was applied to it. So I just needed to get on my feet and face her down...which was easier said than done in my current situation.
"Obey you completely? I'll listen to your commands, but don't think you're going to have your way forever." I'm needlessly defiant now...trying to work with this woman's lunacy didn't seem to work so far, so I might as well go the other way. I laugh at her next remark. "Believe me, you had it way better when I was simply the 'kind hero' helping you out than your Servant...I seem to make my Masters rather annoyed with me..."
Rolling my eyes, I push up against her foot. "Of course I'd like to get up, don't be stu-" At that moment, I'm pushed against the ground even harder. Well. Why did I expect anything else? "You know, I might have to take back what I said about your hospitality at this rate...Trace on!"
I project my twin swords, and the drain I felt on myself stopped. Clearly it was a magic effect that was affecting me, and all I meant to do it was to help me get up. Well. This was certainly something to think about. Using the leverage from my swords, I roll myself to the side, getting out from underneath the fox girl, and letting my swords disappear. "Well, I'm up. Just like...just like you offered to me..."
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Post by Tamamo on Feb 20, 2016 20:53:32 GMT
Listening to EMIYA was actually something interesting for Tamamo, not his words nor their meaning but just his voice. It was delightful, and the taste of his Mana was great as well... She wanted more, more of him. He somehow managed to slip away from her grasp, still not impressing Tamamo as it was something she would expect from him, what shocked her was the fact that he had yet not tried to escape, he was still in her room. "Could it be that he is indeed a pervert then?... I should be careful... but I also need to find out..." There was only a way to find out...
"So you will obey me right?" Said Tamamo while looking away, her tail still wagging in amusement and her voice reflecting some doubts to his claims. There was no moment to think about it and if she wanted to gain more of him then she would have to risk a lot "Let's see how you react now... Shirou Emiya..." Tamamo returned her gaze at him, this time there was fire and determination in her eyes, she would find out for sure!
"Very well then, let's put your word to test and let's see how much of a man you are by upholding your word!" A nasty way to trap an heroic spirit, not that she cared but she would use everything in her hands to win "My first command to you, Shirou Emiya, will be to obey me no matter what..." That said, she walked towards him letting her head rest on his chest and her hands on his shoulders for a short while, their bodies almost touching while she waiting for him to let his guard down... "Will you be okay with that?" Her tone this time changed, as if she was trying to make herself seem defenseless against someone like him. Would EMIYA fall for her tricks again?...
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