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- !event,
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- anastasia romanova,
- azula,
- black raisin cookie,
- demyx,
- ei,
- erichthonios,
- eustace,
- g'raha tia,
- gina lestrade,
- helga pataki,
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- ira,
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- joshua rosfield,
- kaoru akashi,
- leo valdez,
- maedhros,
- martel yggdrasill,
- nahida,
- naminé,
- pauline bonheur,
- percy jackson,
- prompto argentum,
- riku,
- senku ishigami,
- shealtiel,
- shikanoin heizou,
- sora,
- trahearne,
- vanitas,
- venti,
- yato,
- zack fair,
- zelda (botw),
- zelda (ss),
- zhongli
{ a bit leafy }
A BIT LEAFY
I. LEAF STORM
During the first week of November, a storm of leaves will pass through town. It starts innocuous enough, with just a bluster of leaves carried in the wind that looks normal for the changing of the season. But as the days progress, there are large bursts even downpours of leaves that just fall all over town. And with this storm come strange things…
A. Leaf Monsters. As the leaves pile up and people attempt to rake and blow them away, there will be some strange movement...until it's revealed that oddly shifting pile of leaves suddenly rises up to try and attack, blasting sharp leaves and even trying to "engulf" the unexpecting, trapping them in piles of leaves. Time to deal with this sudden leaf invasion! (Note: the leaf monsters will be most active during the first week of the month and then taper off by the end of the second week. By mid-month, only a few will pop up here and there.)
🔥 Burn Burn Burn! Using any kind of wind will only disperse the leaf monster and make them split into more. They need to be destroyed completely, and the best way is through fire. Dreamotion fire especially.
🪤 Trapped. But be careful with that fire! There may be those trapped within the leaf monster itself, and burning it may hurt those inside. This is the one time using wind to disperse the leaves may be warranted, but maybe a "controlled blast" will help to keep the monster from spreading.
🐌 Animal Aid. While fire is the most effective, there are other methods—mainly through certain critters. The chickens around that statue from the Dream Board could probably help scratch and break them apart. Finding some special rainbow snails from the lake just south of town will also help as their glittery slime will not only trap the leaves, but also break them down quickly.
B. Leafever. The strange leaf storm and the leaf monsters are also bringing a strange cold-like disease, likely spread through the pollen or spores attached to the leaves. Those who get caught by the leaf monsters are most likely to catch it. Fortunately the effects are mild and only last a few days, week at most, but can be caught multiple times. There is also a cure, but it requires the same leaves that brought it.
🤧 Achoo! While having the leafever overall feels no different than a bad cold, some of the symptoms and side effects are a lot more…unusual with little consistency between individuals. Some may find themselves sneezing bubbles, others secreting slime as they sweat, and all dreamotion effects going haywire.
♨ Incense Burner. One way to help ease and lessen the effects of the leafever is to burn the leaves in a special incense burner infused with special dreamotion focused on healing and soothing emotions. A special stone must also be used, and it can only be found in the hot spring caves in Dragefjell, Dragon Island.
🍂 Leaf Sap. For the actual remedy, sap must be collected from the leaf monsters. How? Well—that's for everyone else to figure out, good luck. Maybe try squeezing the leaves? Or cook them?
C. Dryad. The most severe side effect of the leafever is the individual slowly turning more tree-like, some becoming similar to dryads. There are no serious side effects and will only last for about a day or two. In fact, those who "turn dryad" will feel healthier and livelier than usual. But it may be an interesting experience regardless.
🌲 A bit stiff. As the skin turns more bark-like and limbs become a bit more "wooden," those affected may find their movements a bit more limited at first. A bit of exercise and a gallon of water dumped on them will help loosen them up.
🌷 In tune to nature. While in this state, there will be an increased sense of awareness regarding all things plant. This includes the leaf monsters, allowing them to sense and pinpoint any that may be hiding or lurking around. There will also be a brief time where they can even control and call upon plants to do their bidding.
🍃 Big shed. When the symptom finally ends, all the leaves, branches, and bark will just fall completely off the individual and they will return completely normal without a single blemish. …And clothes. Hope this isn't happening out in public, ahem.
II. INFESTATIONS
With the changing of the seasons, all kinds of critters are either passing through on their migratory route…or burrowing in to start hibernation. Usually it's not a problem, but perhaps due to all the strange dreamotion energy flux over the past year, the creatures are behaving a little differently and getting in the way more than usual. The storm of leaves isn't helping matters, aiding in some of them to travel through. While some will appear during it, the majority will cause problems from around the second week onward.
A. Bugged Trees. Those living in treehouses are going to have a bit of a time as a number of insects will be looking to find a new place to chill during winter. Specifically, their home. Those who are under the dryad effect may want to be careful of any bugs that may be attracted to them.
🪲 Giant Beetles. Some may remember these fellows from previous years. The beetles are quite friendly, but they are quite large, large enough to ride on. They can also cause some rough damage on gardens and yards, their massive size creating large holes as they burrow into the ground. However, some are really useful with their pincers, capable of pruning unwanted branches. If not chasing them away, perhaps one could use them instead? (Especially against leaf monsters.)
🐞 Ladybugs. These ladybugs are average sized (thank goodness), but they have quite the attitude. Preferring colorful and well tended flowers, they will speak their mind should they find any that are wilting. They will also drop critiques on anyone with poor etiquette and living poorly. Those who have well kept homes will have an easier time with them…and also suffer large groups coming in hosting parties in the branches.
🦗 Crickets. The crickets are of the musical sort, ready to put on a performance to try and endear themselves to receive temporary lodging. Just for a few days! Their range of music is wide, from classical to punk rock to country to jazz to even rap. And while they try to be polite, well… Sometimes music jams happen whether they should or not. Like late at night. Crickets are nocturnal after all.
B. Migration Migraines. As if dealing with bugs wasn't enough, other critters are either migrating or looking to hibernate around town. One would think the Wildlands would have plenty to offer, but some may find the easy access to food in town a bit more enjoyable.
🦡 Honeycomb Badgers. These interesting looking badgers have a honeycomb for a back. While they will dig up gardens in search of tasty flowers, they need to "shed" their honeycomb and are deliberately going to people to offer it. They are not harmed and will just reveal normal fur beneath before a new honeycomb forms.
🦒 Flying Giraffes. A flock of large winged giraffes will be flying in and roosting on various tall buildings. They act a lot like Canadian geese, so…beware.
🐻 Cotton Bears. These cute little bears look like they could be living teddy bears with how small and plush they appear. And for winter, they are looking to sleep somewhere nice, soft, and warm. Like a bed. Now they don't really care if they are occupied or not, so maybe it would be better if some dens and beds could be made for them instead.
C. Field Foes. The farms situated around the outskirts of town are preparing to harvest their fields, but there's trouble. Unless it gets sorted quick, food might be harder to come by for the winter!
🌾 Scarecrow Rebellion. Something is wrong with the scarecrows, but no one is sure what. They're either sitting in the fields not trying to shoo away the numerous wildlife that have decided to come through, or actively waving their pitchforks at the very gardeners and farmers they're supposed to help. Perhaps they feel a bit underappreciated so some word of thanks could help them get back to work. In the meantime, some help clearing out the fields of unwanted visitors, especially the crows, will be needed.
🍄 Hopped Up Hares. Among the unwanted "vermin" are some hares that have somehow gotten into some…strange green mushrooms that have made them behave a bit erratic. They're digging up tunnels, wearing carrots on their heads, and stare blankly out into the distance. Catch them and drive them away! And maybe feed them some special pellets that will help cure them of their, uh, "ailment." It's not recommended to eat the mushrooms should they be found, but if one does…well, enjoy the same dizzying, heightened experience the hares did.
🍆 Oversized Veggies. Some young "genius" thought creating a special formula mixed with dreamotion would help the crops grow larger and faster. However, it only caused the vegetables to overgrow to as large as an adult person and are now rolling dangerously through the fields. Some even get into town! Pumpkins, carrots, lettuce, corn, potatoes, cabbages—all manner of vegetables are rolling around, so stop them before they cause too much destruction.
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Heh, so I did. Let's see if I can do better than that next time.
[He tries again, focusing harder on it with tongue sticking partially out... Only for not much of anything to happen.]
Damn. Oh well, let's see you give it a go.
[He watches excitedly, ears perked forward as the light grows enough to reveal both their faces and shoulders. They're doing it...! They're really doing it--! They're-- ...not having much luck, huh.
Reaching out, he pats her head a couple times. No being discouraged here. It's still progress!]
Try to think of it as grasping your emotions and channeling it into your hand. Focus on a particular feeling so you can draw it out. When I use my swords I think about the rush I getting from fighting. Here-- let's try it again, okay?
[Picking an emotion, he turns his gaze on the weak ball of light and focuses again, brows furrowed in concentration. It begins to grow, glowing steadily brighter until their entire fronts are bathed in brightness.]
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grasping emotions and channeling them into her hand, he says. there needs to be a feeling she needs to focus on. easier said than done. how does she channel anything? is it as simple as imagining those nonphysical emotions in her palm. ugh. okay, something that inspires light. ever the good student, hiyori nods her head. ] Yeah. I think I get it. I'll give it another shot. [ she exhales sharply, preparing herself.
so what could inspire that light? one thing DOES come to mind, but she's... unbearably embarrassed to think about it. it's... fine!! it's not like people can read her thoughts. haha, right? haha?? NAHIDA, DON'T LOOK.
when hiyori imagines light it is the ethereal glow of a god waiting for her with open arms. back when everyone was turning their back on her (or so she thought). when she was to blame for the tragedy of the hospital being attacked by ayakashi (or so she thought). she had been more ayakashi herself, then, but that comfort was everything to her. it brought her back.
it's that light, that comfort, she focuses on now. the ball of illuminance continues to grow brighter and brighter and hiyori's eyelids, which had closed in concentration, turn red from the intensity of that light. she peeks one eye open and gasps. it brightens the entire room. this-- this must be how yukine felt the first time he drew HIS line!! ] I'm doing it... [ wait, can she draw a line too?!
no, concentrate.
piles are clothes are EVERYWHERE and there's a SCUFFLING sound. little squeaks soon to follow. ]
Did you hear that?
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So he relies on Hiyori's purity, her goodness, her kind heart to guide them and light their way. And it seems that she's managing it...! The faint orb begins to pulsate more strongly, growing in both size and intensity the longer she concentrates. It's a warm, comforting brilliance that makes him feel touched inside for some reason, like he's getting to experience a part of Hiyori he's never felt before.]
You're doing great, Hiyori! We'll be able to explore this way!
[Scanning the area around them, he gapes at the sheer volume of clothes in one space, hackles raising at the sound that follows. Seems the creatures in here aren't fond of the light.]
Yeah, I did. Wonder if it's our culprits or just fellow boarders.
[He glances back toward Hiyori and immediately colors, red spreading over his cheeks.] Uh... H-Hiyori? Your shirt... [It's gone missing, leaving her bra exposed for all the world to see. Even if that world consists only of Yato. What he doesn't notice is that his pants have also disappeared, revealing his favorite capyper boxers.]
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and it all started with yato's small marble of a light.
the downside is that their blushes are much more visible in this light. why is yato blushing...? ] My shirt? [ she looks down.
. . . those are her boobs. in her bra. ]
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[ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA quick!! she needs to cover her chest RIGHT NOW. whatever piece of clothing is closest, she's grabbing that and using it to cover herself. it's a jersey top because of COURSE IT IS.
wait. something is off about yato, too. something is missing... ]
WHERE DID YOUR PANTS GO?!
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He tries desperately to look anywhere but there, at the valley between her peaks, yet it seems like his eyes refuse to go anywhere else. It's like a train wreck, a beautiful, milky, lacy train wreck-- NOPE. NOT DOING THIS. He casts his eyes skyward, silently begging something higher than himself for strength.]
I-I dunno! It just suddenly wasn't there...! I didn't touch it, I promise!
[He feels the need to clarify even though his hands have been in plain sight the entire time, holding onto their marble of light. Although when she points out that he's missing an article of clothing too, he abruptly drops the light in order to cover himself, plunging them into darkness again.]
SHIIIIIIT! WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?!
[Groping around in the dark, he snags the first fabric thing he can and ties it around his waist before attempting to summon the light back. This time it flickers into existence quicker, though it's still small. Only enough for them to really see each other and their lack of clothes. He's now got a floral ladies' shirt guarding his lower quarters.]
O-Okay, we gotta calm down and think this through! These things are robbing us blind without us even feeling a thing. That's not normal. So it must be some kind of magic, right?
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is the most perverted, gentlemanly (??), and shy god ever. thank you for looking away, yatogami. you got there in the end.
meanwhile, hiyori: ]
I know you didn't!! B-because I would've felt it if you touched me! And I've been watching your hands this entire time! Someone else touched me!
[ those sure are emotions. she winces with his yell. when the light comes back, her eyes are instantly drawn to that feminine pattern around his waist. it looks like a skirt.
alright, well, it's not the first time she's caught yato in a skirt. at least it's not HERS. moreover, he's right. calm down and think. calm down, breathe, think. DON'T think of capyper boxers. god, he has capyper everything! ]
Y... yeah! That makes sense. Maybe they're extremely stealthy thieves that have an invisibility cloak. [ like that wizard book. ] In that case!!
[ reaching down and gathering a heaping armful of clothes, she starts throwing them haphazardly about the room so maybe it'll HIT SOMETHING. it hits nothing.
she's just throwing clothes around. ]
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While keeping his eyes everywhere but Hiyori, he thinks he spots something and tries to direct the light there only for it to seemingly disappear again. What in the world...]
I don't think it's someone so much as something. I get the feeling we're not dealing with people here, Hiyori.
[It sounds kind of ominous when he says it like that, but it's mostly because he's still blushing but now he's getting angry. Stripping Hiyori down...! What he won't do to these bastards, human or otherwise!!
Standing up carefully among the piles of clothes, he focuses on his anger, getting the light bright enough to illuminate the surrounding area. It's still not enough to touch the far reaches of the cavernous room but it'll do. He's doing it...! Pity he's too preoccupied to really appreciate it.]
That still doesn't explain how they're getting stuff off us without needing to go past our arms or legs though.
[He can't help laughing lightly at Hiyori's idea of chucking clothes around, though he thinks it's not such a bad thought. It's only a pity she doesn't seem to hit anything. Maybe they got scared off by the light?]
Let's try going in deeper, okay? Maybe we'll get to the heart of the matter by doing so. [He transfers the ball of light to one hand, offering the other out to her. Without looking, thank you!]
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That sounds terrifying. [ don't scare her like that. she's already on edge from missing her shirt!? that's another mystery. how did that disappear without her noticing??? this whole thing IS A MYSTERY. when throwing clothes isn't doing a whole lot of good and her arms are empty, she narrows her eyes at the room around them.
it does seem like they got scared off or they're being incredibly quiet. if they're stealing clothes, is there some way they can lay a trap? yato's hand appears in her peripheral while she's trying to plot something out so she doesn't understand his intention.
does he want something? ]
Did you... want me to find you a pair of pants and hand them over? You're wearing a shirt as a skirt, you know.
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That thought sends his face red as a boiled lobster and he pointedly avoids looking at Hiyori. And of course she'd totally misinterpret his intention. Drawing his hand back, he shakes his head.]
N-No, this should suffice for now. It might just disappear on me, anyway. C'mon, let's see what we've got this way.
[Trudging on ahead, he makes his way between the piles of clothes, trying not to trip on any loose fabric as he goes. He still waits for her periodically, though, stealing a glance back now and then to check on her without turning his gaze completely on her bared chest.]
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[ another creature, in any case. there have already been LEAF MONSTERS. not to mention the candy corn golem! don't forget about him!!
apparently, hiyori's train of thought is going in the complete OPPOSITE direction of yato's. though, fortunately, he looks away from her so she can't see him going hiyori shades of red.
as he marches on forward, she glances down at the shirt... that totally only covers the front of his boxers and not the back so she's LOOKING AWAY JUST AS QUICKLY. she jumps more nimbly over the piles of clothes now to get ahead with their little light to guide the way.
they should name it yukine. ]
Come to think of it, earlier it seemed like your new ears were more sensitive than usual. Why don't we use that to our advantage?
[ as hiyori jumps over another pile, spinning mid-jump like she does on powerlines, her tail brushes his and she nearly topples over in surprise. ]
Hiih!?
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[What he wouldn't give for it to just be a normal old ayakashi!! Though as long as it's not something like that damn golem, they can probably handle it fine. Probably. He hopes.
Okay, so maybe he didn't think his impromptu cover through very well. At least they are boxers and not something more form-fitting? It covers up plenty of his legs and his ass, that's for sure.
With Hiyori leading the way it's much easier going, so he stumbles less on all the clothes, thankfully. He's tired of fighting a bunch of damn fabric just to move forward.
Y-Yukine, though... That's so sweet.]
Huh, good idea. I should be able to pick up on more subtle sounds since it's fairly quiet in here. If we just--
[He doesn't get any further than that idea, as Hiyori's tail slides over his and startles him into freezing in place.]
Shi-- [His tail poofs out, making it harder for her cord to avoid and creating a kind of feedback loop where he just puffs up more in turn and leaves him breathing hard.] H-Hiyori...!
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[ blushing to her (human) ears, she scrambles to grab her cord and hide it behind her back where it can't touch his tail again. she's short of breath herself as they stand there with only the sound of their labored breathing filling the space.
what
was
THAT? ]
... Sorry. [ she whispers, unable to think of anything else to say in the moment. he rubbed his cheek and grabbed it earlier, too. ] I-I'll wrap it around my waist so it doesn't happen again.
[ and she does just that, making sure there's no way their tails will come near each other. when she's done she lifts her hands in front of her and her tail stays. ]
There, see! Put away properly! No more accidents, haha...
[ her bottoms are missing. ]
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[Maybe if he keeps telling himself that, it'll be true. Though the problem is that he really... really enjoyed the way it felt. It was like brushing up against the softest fur imaginable. He doesn't want her hiding it away, he wants her to do it again.
Which is all the more reason for her to not. Face flushed, he hugs his own tail to himself, absently stroking the fur in an attempt to get it to lay flat without much success. It at least calms him somewhat, turning his labored breathing into more steady, deep inhales.]
That's... alright. You don't have to apologize. [His voice is small when it comes out, and he tries to offer a smile.] Just be careful so it doesn't get hurt, okay? That's the important part.
[He follows her hands with his eyes, smile widening until it registers that something else has gone astray. At which point his mouth hangs open and he sputters, face turning a lovely crimson color.]
P...P...Pink stripes...
[The color of her panties. It's all he can focus on now. He can't stop staring. He's gonna get hit but he can't tear his eyes away.]
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Y-yeah. Okay. You're right. [ getting her cord hurt is bad. she's not about to do experiments on whether she can die in this world or not. there have been enough near-death scares already. she doesn't want to die.
she doesn't.
a small smile lifts her mouth briefly. ]
What? Pink stripes? What are you... [ hiyori realizes what is pink and what has stripes almost too belatedly. yato's gaze gave it away, though.
he doesn't get hit. there is a strangled squeaking sound and then hiyori grabs the hem of the jersey she's wearing and pulls it down to cover as much of her underwear as possible. ]
DON'T ANNOUNCE IT OUT LOUD!!
[ even if they're supposedly the only two in the vicinity. she's still embarrassed if the high color on her cheeks, visible with the light now, didn't give her away as much as yato's attention span zeroed in on delicates. ]
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S-Sorry! It just came out!
[He's so grateful that there's no impact on his head or other body parts for this violation of privacy. Since it's not like he wants to see her unmentionables. Though perhaps it'd be more believable if he would quit staring, huh...]
This place, man... Something is seriously fucked up with it! [A chirruping noise is what eventually gets him to tear his eyes away from Hiyori's lower half as he whirls around, following the direction his ears swivel in.
They're not alone anymore - a pair of yellow eyes peers out at them from the edge of the darkness, wide and unblinking. He slowly edges towards her, trying to nudge her with an elbow.]
...psst. Hey, Hiyori! Look over there.
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STOP STARING.
if hiyori were a little more depraved, she would agree that something is indeed fucked up. she's so busy stretching out this jersey that she doesn't catch the chirrup that yato does. nor does she have godcat ears, though.
with humiliated tears in her ears, she looks up and over yato's shoulder at the glowing eyes and forgets about her half-naked problems. ]
Ah! There it is! [ that has to be what's stealing her clothes!!
SHE'S MARCHING OVER. pink stripe panty-clad ass hanging out. ]
HEY. Stop stealing all our clothes, you thief!!
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HE'S TRYING, REALLY HE IS.
His ears flick at her shout and he tries to reach out to catch her but misses by inches, stumbling over another pile of clothes. What she's greeted with once close enough is one of the most innocent-looking, cute hybrid creatures they've yet seen in Songerein: the dreaded catfish. Its whiskers twitch as light shines upon it, and it chirrups again, flippers aiding it in backing up a few paces at Hiyori's angry approach. It fixes her with a gaze of big old round eyes.]
Ah-- Hiyori! Be careful! You don't know what it's capable of...!
[His warning comes just a tad too late as the catfish turns its cute eyes on her and... spits a stream of water at her!]
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I'll just teach it a lesson with this new move I've wanted to try out for a long time, Jungle Cra--!!
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THIS is what has been causing all the trouble? this adorable, strange creature? no way! reverein is really just full of these pokemon sorts of animals, huh! it's like she's in real-life pokemon-- ]
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AABBFFGH?!
[ it nails her right in the face, making her sputter and stumble back in shock. her heel catches on some wayward clothes and she falls backward.
right into yato. ]
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In fact, his eyes are still sort trained on them when the catfish lets loose with its stream of water, sending Hiyori staggering backwards over the pile of clothes. Though even with his gaze where it doesn't belong, he's instantly diving to try and catch her, leading to them crashing into one another and stumbling backwards in a heap.
They tip over yet another pile, practically going ass over teacup. But for whatever it's worth, he gets a solid hold on her around the waist, keeping her from taking the brunt of the impact as his back hits the cavern floor with a loud grunted swear word.
At least his landing was sorta padded...]
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sprawling over him, hands planted on the ground to lift her face, hiyori decides that this is absolutely NOT what she signed up for when yato asked her for help today. another shot of water misses just shy of her ear and she yelps, ducking her head, before glaring over her shoulder at the creature. cute or not, she's beginning to get annoyed. ]
Quit it!! I don't want to knock some sense into you, but I will!
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Had anyone stumbled upon them in this instant, it'd quite look like a scene out of a romance story, with Hiyori pinning him to the floor in a compromising position. Thankfully their only spectator is fuzzy and more concerned with repelling the invaders than the hijinks they're getting up to.
Squirming a bit to try wriggling out from beneath her, gives up after a moment and lets his head hit the fabric beneath them.]
I don't think it understands us, Hiyori...
[The catfish innocently blows a bubble before taking another potshot at them, this time nailing him in the bare legs, sending him flailing.]
Yeegh! Cold!!
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