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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 27, 2018 1:22:59 GMT -5
Riley blushed a bit as he thought back to the fight with the titans and their trip through that castle, remembering how much of a coward he was being back then. "Yeah, sorry about almost leading them back to the city." He giggled a bit, which he hadn't done in a long time. "I had no idea they were so focused on me then." He then smiled at her. "Of course I wouldn't treat you any differently, we have have stuff from our past that hurt us and changed us in some way. I'm just really happy you and Jason were able to get through that and start to move on from it. You know if I was awake I would have helped in anyway I could, but I had so much energy drained from me I passed out."
He then looked at her as she reminded him of what he did in her second memory, with that most likely what made her see him as more than a friend. He rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah.. I kind of went overboard... but I just couldn't help it. Seeing what they tried to do to you... I just lost it." He blushed a little as she admitted how she fell in love with him. "That's kind of how I fell for you. I first heard about you when Lucia asked if I wanted to send Elizabeth to you after I first found her chained in that castle. I would have, but she only listened to me back then, plus I knew she would prove to be a big help on that adventure. At least now from what I see she's warmed up to you know, she'll probably accept you once she finds out about all this."
He gave her a grin as he put a finger to his cheek. "I already kind of liked you after seeing how strong your Aspect was when you can Jason took out the prince, but I didn't think about it much then. When you were helping me chase down Rxokni I started to like you in that way, you didn't give up on me no matter how many times I wanted to run away back then. It was such a great feeling, going on that adventure with you. Even with all the other emotions going through my head I still had a crush on you during all that. To tell you the truth it probably formed into love once you helped me come back to my senses after the memory of Ren destroying Old Yuio, and even more after you helped me again after the fight with Rxokni." He shook his head, trying to forget how he was during that fight. " I would have told you how I felt back then, but I didn't think you would have liked a coward like me. We didn't see each other in four years, so I didn't really think about it until I saw you again in Sugar Rush. I tried hinting it when we rode together but you ignored my advance~" he stuck his tongue out at her playfully.
His blush got brighter as she kissed his cheek. He then looked down in shame as she brought up how he acted after Rxokni. It was four years ago but he still didn't like how he reacted to what she revealed to him. He looked up as she squeezed his hand. He gave her a small smile at her words. " I'm so sorry you had to see me that way. I'm glad you think so, but I doubt I can. Those eyes are the mark of my family on my dad's side." He looked away for a bit before he looked back at her. She was going to find out about it eventually, she might as well hear it from him. "I don't know how it effected my ancestors, but I was told the story of how it effected my father and grandfather."
He put his other hand on top of hers. " Old Yuio as a world of almost nonstop wars, with only a few ears of peace in between it all. Though each era of war was worst than the last. My grandfather and grandmother were a child soldiers who were trained from the age of seven to be emotionless killing machines. Thanks to the mark of my family my grandfather didn't feel any regret for all the battlefields he left covered in piles of ripped up bodies. He earned the name Jack the Ripper from the state he left people in with his sword. He was the reason for one of the eras of peace, because of how good he was at killing the other armies. Although he and my grandmother left that life behind, they still became warlords afterwards. My father even ended up working for one of their old teammates. My father ended up on the same team as Iris' father, and together with the rest of their team they cleared out countless worlds for the warlord for them to either build their empire on or sell to other people. My father couldn't control the mark back then, but it always came to him during tough fights and made him become the number one killer like his father before him. He went berserk after he found out his girlfriend at the time was killed because of her connection to him, and went on a genocidal rampage through the world of the people responsible for her death." He looked into her eyes. "I may have learned how to control Red Riley, she was very much like the mark, but I sill feel her inside my heart. That plus my mark makes me afraid of what I might do once we have to face the seven. Rxokni is involved with them for some reason, and the woman at keyblade graveyard somehow knew so much about me. If something happens like what happened at Castle Oblivion..." He didn't finish his sentence, he didn't want to think about what he might end up doing.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 27, 2018 1:50:15 GMT -5
Jennifer wouldn't have let him finish even if he had wanted to. Her other hand came up to cup his cheek as she quickly made a decision she never had before. "Riley, do you know why I'm so impulsive and direct all the time? It's not because that's who I am, not really. It's because if I stop to think about things too long I can't keep up with my thoughts." She hesitated for just a moment, gathering the courage to continue as an odd sensation pulled at her heart. Thinking it was just the nervousness, she ignored it.
"I'm terrified of making mistakes, of misjudging people, of damn near everything if I'm really being honest. I overthink every little situation and get so anxious that I just shut down. So, I don't think. All those 'what ifs' do is make me a nervous wreck, so I break it down to the basics. 'Did this happen?' 'Do I feel this way?' Those are things I can answer and act on." She gave him a sad smile as the facade broke down for the first time ever around someone else, eyes wet with tears. "I chose to do that so I could live in a Realm that is way too uncertain for me to function otherwise. Maybe you could too. And if Lucia could get rid of Darkside, who..." She trailed off, realizing that she was about to reveal her sister's deepest secret without permission.
"What was that about me getting rid of Darkside?" Suddenly Jennifer heard her sister's voice, clear as if she were right next to her. Confused, she sat up again and looked around, only to see her nowhere. In fact, she couldn't even sense her! "Yeah, I'm still in my room. I figured out how to do something cool though, and this is part of it. Hang on, let's see if we can make this a conference call... Riley, you there? I'm talking from inside your heart, kinda."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 27, 2018 2:13:53 GMT -5
Riley looked at Jennifer as she cupped his cheek suddenly. He didn't believe what he was hearing, he had never seen this side of her before. He didn't want to upset her like this, but he knew it was going to happen soon so he had to get it out of the way. When she had tears on her face he touched her hand that was on his cheek. "Jennifer I didn't mean for you to-" He stopped as as looked around. Riley had no idea what was going on and thought she had sensed something. He looked around to try to find what she was looking for.
Riley sighed when he heard Lucia, he hated when people suddenly started talking to him telepathically. His mother did it so much he started to wonder why she even bothered talking to him in person sometimes. "Yeah I here ya," He said in his mind to Lucia. He already knew the drill with these kind of things, but he didn't expect her to be inside his heart. "My heart?" He thought for a bit, remembering what Nazo did with Shade during their adventure on some sleeping world. "I guess it makes sense you would be on my platform... What is this about?"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 27, 2018 2:40:04 GMT -5
Lucia's voice seemed a bit sheepish as it answered. "It's not really about anything. I just accidentally figured out how to Dive to my heart on command, and can apparently talk to anyone on my platform from here. I did overhear you talking about your thoughts Jen, nice coping trick by the way. Always wondered why you acted so different once we met up again."
There was a pause before she continued, her tone shifting to become more serious. "So, since I learned a bit there, it's only fair that I finish what Jen was saying about Darkside. Why she brought it up I have no idea, but it's probably to help you out. Way back before I learned how to make Twilight I was only myself when either the Light was stronger or perfectly balanced with Darkness. Anytime Darkness got stronger, that bastard came out. Darkside was a sadistic freak that wanted to watch the world burn as slowly as possible, and then move on to another. Personality splits like that are common among the few Dualities that lived long enough, but I'm the only one that ever fixed mine."
Even only hearing her voice Jennifer could tell that talking about this was still painful to Lucia, but she let her speak. "I was terrified of using any Darkness, since it came with the risk of losing control and letting that thing come out. Even after I could use Twilight it could happen if I got too angry or was around too much Darkness. What finally happened was that I realized that it was a part of me, not something out of my control like a curse. Those parts of myself that I was afraid of losing control over were out of control because I was afraid and locked them away, instead of learning about them and accepting them. We all have parts of ourselves we're afraid of, but if we let that fear hide them away then they can consume and control us, rather then be a part of us."
She paused for a moment before her tone shifted back to her usual happy briskness. "Anyhow, I was just seeing what I could do with this. I'm sure you two want to have some fun, so I'll go see how Jason and my boyfriend are doing. Bye!" The odd pulling sensation left Jennifer's heart a moment later, making her realize that had been Lucia's ability. "Well, that was... odd. She has a point though, and it was why I brought it up to begin with. Even now Darkside pops up occasionally, like what happened on Agrabah last week, but it hasn't ever attacked anyone she didn't want to since she accepted it and tried to work with it."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 27, 2018 15:06:44 GMT -5
Riley listened as Lucia explained her Darkside, sounding a lot like Red Riley. Riley actually wasn't sure what Red Riley actually is, seeing how she and the other ones only appeared after he was cursed. Though the more he thought about it the more it seemed they were the extreme versions of his personality traits. Riley wasn't going to admit it, but he was worried about him giving in fully to his demon side and following in his family foot steps. Red Riley had a taste for blood, and ever since Riley got the crest eyes he was starting to get one too. Would he change for the worst during the fight against the seven? Only time would tell.
After Lucia left him and Jennifer to be alone he felt his heart, wondering just how many more people would be able to do something like that. He then looked back at Jennifer. "I've kind of done the same with Red Riley," he told her. "But I think it's more that she's sealed away in my heart rather than us coming to terms with each other." He then sighed as he remembered something. "They haven't really done anything, but back in keyblade graveyard I felt her awaken again once I saw Rxokni again. I'm not sure if Lucia ever told you the whole story about that mess with the sword four years ago, but I lost to Rxokni twice back then. Our first duel Red Riley got loose and could have killed her if I didn't fight for control, and the second time I tried fighting her without Red Riley and lost. I think Red Riley wanted to fight her again, so if we do end up facing her again I don't know if I can keep her under wraps again."
He remembered what happened in Sugar Rush after Lucia used up most of her power, and he got an idea. He then touched her hand again. "Do you think you could.. help me learn how to control my crest eyes? Maybe your light could help me be under control when I get into that state. I still can't transform right not after what Xiyrel and my Heartless did, so we won't have to worry about me transforming while in that state if it happens."
He then looked into her eyes. She revealed something her sister didn't even know about until now, and it was because of how bad he felt about what he could turn into. Even though they were together, he would never forgive himself if he didn't return the favor. "You told me your secret that you've been keeping even from Lucia, so I'll share with you something I never told anyone." He hesitated for a bit taking a deep breathe. "Maple is my first wife, but she wasn't the first girl I dated. My past relationships.. didn't last long. My longest relationship before Maple was six months. For one reason or another it never worked out in the long run, but it would always be out of nowhere when everything seemed fine. I've never actually broken up with anyone, they always break up with me or just left and found someone else so fast. I fall in love pretty fast, faster than most people even by Old Yuio standards. I wasn't always like this, I would have a relationship for a few months, and then for twice as long if not longer than that I would suffer heartbreak. I don't know what it is about me, but sometimes the pain in my heart is real pain. It hurt a lot, being in love with someone for a while and thinking your going to make it, only for them fall out of love with you out of nowhere and not tell you until it's too late. They always did so much better without me that I started to wonder if I was a burden to people."
He felt his heart for a minute before he went on. "Before meeting Maple and even after, I have a fear of abandonment. I'm scared of ending up alone with no one remembering me. I ended up with Winda because of memory lost, but I am happy to be with her, and all of them. I'm even so happy that you love me back. But I still worry sometimes that my fate is to end up alone. You probably wondered but never wanted to ask, but Iris is my fifth wife even though only her, Maple, Winda, and Merlina are around. My fourth wive... left me. I don't know when exactly it happened, but she already made arrangements with someone else at one point. Then one day I woke up to her not being there with me, but outside leaving to go to some other world with another. I tried to talk to her about it, but she had already made up her mind. She said I wasn't good enough,she never really wanted to be with me, and that she already found someone better before she left me alone in the rain. I don't know if she actually meant it, sometimes I still wonder if she ever cared about me despite the moments we shared together. I thought I had moved on from her, but a few months later I saw her again, and had to leave and hold it all in before I could lock myself away and break down." He looked down as tears streamed along his face.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 27, 2018 15:19:42 GMT -5
Jennifer's heart melted at the sight of Riley breaking down. Rather than try to comfort him from across the table she got up and went around it, sitting right next to him and pulling him into a tight embrace. "That must have been awful. I'm so sorry that happened to you Riley. But I'm not going anywhere, no matter what. Even if everyone else leaves, I'll be here for you, and I'll kick their asses to boot."
She kissed him on the forehead, trying her best to comfort him. "And of course I'll help with your eyes! We might want to have Lucia help with that too, since she's got the aura eye thing, but we'll definitely figure it out."
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 27, 2018 17:21:36 GMT -5
Riley returned Jennifer's embrace after a while, blushing a bit after she kissed his forehead. He wrapped her arms around her before he put her face on her stomach. He was kind of embarrassed about her seeing him like this, but it didn't matter right now. All that mattered was what had happened between him and his now ex fourth wife was in the past, and him being with Jennifer was in the present and future. "Thank you," he said after a while drying his eyes. "I really don't like talking about that day, or that relationship, but I had to tell you after you told me how you get by everyday."
He let go of her to look up into her eyes taking her hands. "I won't ever leave you either, and I won't ever fall for another girl after you. I'll always be here for you too, even if we are worlds apart." He thought about what she said about being overwhelmed. "I'm sorry if anything I asked you or said recently overwhelmed you, I never meant to. I was just so excited that you felt the same I got carried away." He smiled at her as he realized he never actually said the words out loud. "I love you Jennifer." He pulled her in for a deep kiss wrapping his arm around her.
Some time during their kiss the baker left their meal on the table in front of them. It was Italian styled stuffed meat and cheese bread, one of Riley's favorite dishes. The meat was beef however and it had three cheeses in it. some of the bread was already cut into slices for them. The scent was strong as it was fresh out of the oven.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 27, 2018 17:38:20 GMT -5
Once Riley let go Jennifer also dried her eyes before giving him a more genuine smile and a shake of her head. "You're one of the few people I don't have to worry about my thoughts with. When I'm with you I can just be." Her smile grew as Riley finally told her straight up what she had hoped to hear. "I love you too Riley. Moore than I could ever say."
She couldn't say whether the kiss of the sight of the food was more enjoyable, though she certainly knew which one she preferred. The stuffed bread reminded her of calzones, odd folded pizzas they often sold in schools back on Celderat. As she ate she found herself talking about some of her life back then, how happy they had been and the hi-jinks she, Lucia, and Jason had gotten up to. For the first time since she woke up in pajamas on Olympus her cheerfulness was not partially an act. She was genuinely, truly happy.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 27, 2018 19:37:57 GMT -5
Riley's smiled turned into a big grin as Jennifer returned his I love you. "Oh stop you,"He giggled and blushed a bit. "You're making me blush~" He always got extremely happy in times like this. If they were around the others he would have been embarrassed about his giggle and blush, but if it was just with Jennifer he could be his usual self without fear.
Riley licked his lips as he noticed the food, and wasted no time digging into his share. Though he then remembered this was a date and slowed down. He blushed a little more before he kept eating. It had been a long time since he sat down and ate like this, he had been busy over the past few years. Between taking his Mark of Mastery exam, finding out Ren was on New Yuio, and world hopping with Seamus he barely had any free time at all. The only free time he had was spent going to Sugar Rush with Nazo and Shade, and even then that usually got interrupted by something.
It was a nice change of pace for him to just be able to sit down and not worry about anything, even if it wan't going to last more than a few weeks. He wanted to spend as much time as he could with Jennifer, not wanting to rush things and seeing where they would go as time moves on. He then remembered something and turned to smile at Jen. "You remember how you reacted to seeing me like this the first time?" He asked her. "I don't mind if you give me hugs like that, it will just take some time for me to get used to it. I did actually enjoy it, it's just that it reminded me of when I first met Shade. If it's from you I don't mind at all~" He then poked her leg. "Be honest with me... did you enjoy last night? Like compared to the past you think I did alright?" He blushed a bit.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 27, 2018 20:19:48 GMT -5
Jennifer was delighted to see what she recognized as Riley's natural self as they ate and chatted idly. Everyone had been at least a little on edge ever since the mess on Agrabah started this all off, and with more to come moments like this would be rare. "That makes me feel a lot better about that then! I was afraid you thought I saw you as a kid or a toy or something. I'll try not to glomp you though; I might end up doing more harm than good if I did." She giggled at the thought.
Once the topic drifted back to last night, her smile grew a bit more as her eyes narrowed suggestively. "Oh, are you afraid you didn't match up?" She managed to keep a straight face for about two seconds before laughing again, her tone returning to normal. "Don't worry, you're hands down the best guy I've even been with. You'd even rank in the top three people period, as of right now. Girls know girls best, after all." She gave him a naught grin again as she leaned close. "If that spell ever wears off I could show you a few things that'll be sure to get you to number one. I can promise~ it'll be fun♥"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 27, 2018 22:46:10 GMT -5
"Oh?" He turned to her. "You never know Jenny, different people are into different things. What's harm to one person is good to another~ Some toys like being a bit broken every now and then~" He stuck his tongue out at her.
Riley blushed brightly at Jennifer's first comment, only to breathe a sigh of relief after her second. He wasn't about to admit it to her without some push, but he actually was a little worried. He never had a girl out last him before, so he was a little worried if he disappointed Jen. As she leaned in and told him she would be teaching him some things once he turned back into his female form his entire face was bright red, and he nearly fell over at what she said. He then giggled as he could somehow feel how red his face was getting. "You're making me blush again Jenny~"
He then looked at her. "Do you like that? Being called Jenny? I can come up with another nickname for you if you don't." He then poked her nose and smiled. "Since you're going to help me with my crest eyes, I can help you learn some more magic if you want. I've been thinking, since that battle in keyblade graveyard, you could use some new armor. If you had anything in mind you could draw it for me so I can make it for you. I've been thinking about getting a new weapon in case my keyblade ever breaks like Lucia's did." He leaned in and poked her cheek. "Though now I have the greatest weapon of all~" He giggled a bit more.
"So I guess you prefer the way I look back in my new cursed body. I knew you were staring at me during Sugar Rush." He put his hand to his face. "Though from your reaction to how I've always looked as a boy it's a good thing we found that spell. If my curse ever gets cured I'll be sure to find a way to switch between bodies at will for you~"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 27, 2018 23:25:05 GMT -5
Jennifer filed away Riley's comment about pain for another day, when they'd have a bit more privacy. His new nickname for her caught her off guard at first, but by the time he asked her about it she had already decided on it. "You're actually the first one to call me that. I like it!"
She giggled as he poked her nose, before giving his next ideas some serious thought. "I've actually been designing a new set of armor since we got here for both myself and Jason. Mine just doesn't protect me enough. Not after what happened in that last fight..." She shivered as she remembered the feeling of that moment. If Lucia hadn't unlocked Requiem when she did...
She realized she had trailed off a second later, laughing nervously as she moved on. "A-anyhow, Lucia's the one to talk to about weapons. As for learning magic, it's super hard for us Celderatians to learn any magic that doesn't use our Element. I barely managed to learn Fire before the Heartless came, and I'm sure Lucia's told you about how little control I had of it," her cheeks puffed as she pouted cutely, "since she always tells people. I'd be willing, but just be prepared for a lot of mishaps."
Finally the conversation circled back to her teasing, an area she was far more comfortable in, and her grin came back. "Actually, I don't have a preference. I'm the one that introduced Lucia to the concept of being pansexual after all, though she actually prefers guys a touch more. I like you equally in both forms. Still," She trailed a finger slowly down Riley's shirt till it rested just below his waist, "as much fun as it is when you've got this, sometimes a change livens things up some more~"
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 28, 2018 2:19:47 GMT -5
Riley smiled as Jennifer approved of his nickname for her. It was just something that came to him as he thought about her and he liked the sound of it. "Then Jenny shall be your nickname~"
He grinned at her as she revealed she had already been working on the designs of new armor."Well that's great," He told her. Riley paused for a moment as he remembered what Nazo told him about what happened while he was stuck fighting his heartless and Xiyrel. His eyes started to turn into the crest eyes, but he shook his head and reminded it doesn't matter what happened in that fight, he wouldn't be useless next time. Jennifer was alright now and there was no need for him to be angry at himself now. His eyes turned back to their normal bright green as they were in his male mode before he smiled at Jennifer. "Maybe you could even design some armor for me, I already have keyblade armor but armor made by you would be so dear to me. If you don't want to maybe you could make me a good luck charm?"
Riley made a mental note to talk to Lucia about his new weapon, He already had one in mind, and it would be handy in making sure nothing too bad would happen if he lost control. He then gave her a grin as she told him teaching her magic would be a trail and error thing. "It shouldn't be too hard, you're now in the hands of Master Riley now. You'll be helping me finally control the other side of me so it's the least I can do. Besides if anything happens to me I'm sure you'll find a way to make it up to me~" He poked her playfully. He did giggle a bit at her pout.
Riley blushed a bit as Jennifer explained she was pansexual, and that blush only got worse as she trailed her finger down his shirt. Riley's face was a brighter shade of red than it had ever been, and it was only getting worse. He swayed from side to side for a bit before he looked a Jennifer. He didn't want to admit defeat, the score was already one to one with him winning their little singing contest and her winning the challenge. He looked down as he blush got worse and worse. "J-Jenny..." He then thought of something to get back at her. He looked up at her and gave her a big grin. "I'm only into girls but," He leaned in and whispered in her ear. "If you ever end up like me I'll let you to be the first and only male to be with and get with me~"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 28, 2018 2:35:14 GMT -5
Jennifer laughed as he seemed to brush off just how hard it was for her to control any magic. "Just make sure whatever your teaching me wont destroy wherever we are. It took me years to stop accidentally setting things on fire every time I made a simple fireball. I even melted one of Jason's shoes after the keys incident where we first met! I'm surprised you don't remember." That one had been thanks to being drunk, but it made her point well enough just the same.
His next attempt at one-upping her flirting was admittedly touching, but only served to give her a perfect set up for her comeback. Leaning in even closer than he had, she softly purred into his ear. "Oh Riley, I don't need a curse to do that. All I need is a toy and a harness, and you'd be screaming my name by the end. Sounds fun, right?" She finished with a low giggle and a gentle nibble of his earlobe before leaning back again, flushed yet amused at the same time.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 28, 2018 4:21:47 GMT -5
Riley blinked when Jennifer told him she melted Jason's shoes back when they first met. He should have remembered something like that, he was there so why didn't he remember that? He thought about it and remembered how Winda and Maple pulled him away from everyone after his joke. "Oh that's right," He said. "I wasn't there to see it because Maple and Winda pulled me outside for a bit after one of my jokes. I guess I'll have to train you in the data center or something then. Whatever I figure out I'm sure you will be able to use more magic. I believe in you, it took me four tries to become a Master so I don't care how many tires it takes I won't give up on you."
Riley thought he would get Jennifer with that, but it only proved to have backfired on him. His blush somehow turned even more red, and Jennifer's nibble made him let out a soft moan that only made him even more embarrassed than he already was. Jennifer most likely had no idea, but Riley actually really liked that idea. He always liked that idea but never wanted to admit it. His face kept getting more red as he looked at Jen. "Y-You win.." He looked down as he couldn't look at her for what he said next. "I've actually..thought about wanting to try that. Even while I'm uncursed like this. If you're willing to I'll let you do that, but please please don't tell anyone about this, not even the other wives. I could never live it down." He cover his face with both hands in embarrassment. Admitting that plus how she trailed her finger made his face as red as it could possibly be.
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Post by Ziya on Aug 28, 2018 11:05:55 GMT -5
Jennifer was surprised enough at Riley's blunt admission of defeat, and what came after that she felt off-balance for a moment.She had been mostly serious with her words of course -she wouldn't be that cruel to him- but she had been expecting to get a rise out of him, not this.
Gently she touched his hands with her own in an attempt to get him to uncover his face, clasping them as she looked into his eyes again with all traces of teasing replaced by open honesty. "I won't say a word. If you really do want to try that then we can; I'd just have to get some things from Radiant Garden first." She had an impressive collection there, enough so that Lucia refused to put her clothes away on laundry day usually.
By now the food was long gone, having been eaten in between talks and teases at some point, and so Jennifer looked over at the empty plates and back at her eventual husband with an amused smile. "But if we stay here talking about it we're just gonna end up running back to my room. C'mon, let's get to exploring again!" Her usual energy had returned, but not to the nearly excessive levels she forced it to before. She had resolved to be truer to herself from now on.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 28, 2018 23:52:05 GMT -5
Riley looked at Jennifer as she took his hands, and he blinked at her as she was honest with him. "You really mean that?" His frown turned into a big smile. "Alright then, I'll be looking forward to it~" He giggled and blush again as he returned to his normal self again. He poked Jennifer's nose again and smiled at her to let her know he was feeling better.
"Oh? You say that like it would be a bad thing to do that~" He then appeared standing on the other side of her. "Despite how you've gotten me I should keep my promise to you. Besides wouldn't want the others to come back to hearing us~" He stuck his tongue out at her playfully. He gently took her hand. "The marketplace it is then, then after that we can go to the theater and catch a play, then I can show you the rest of the castle." After all they had talked about he had forgotten about the changes he needed to make to the script before they saw the play.
He waved at the baker before he took Jennifer back into the town. He didn't notice it at first, but he was so happy about showing Jennifer around he was actually skipping along. When he finally noticed he stopped and rubbed the back of his head with his free hand. "I do that sometimes," he explained with a half embarrassed smile.
After a few minutes they were more towards the front of the Kingdom where the marketplace was. There were several merchants with stands selling all sorts of things. From weapons to armor to food they were selling it all. Riley just looked ahead before he ran off like a kid in a toy store, it had been a while since he had visited the marketplace. He went from stand to stand looking at all the new things he hadn't got a chance to see before. There was a stand with different sets of armor, a stand with blankets, and right by that one were a set of stands with may different kinds of jewelry. Riley stopped and looked at the mall, looking at the different emeralds and necklaces they had. He then looked back at Jennifer as he thought about something. He had given his other wives something as a token of love to remember him by no matter how many worlds apart they are. He had no idea what Jennifer would be into, so he decided today would be a good day to figure out what to get or make for her. He then ran to Jennifer and looked up at her with his eyes almost glowing. "Do you see anything you like Jenny?" he asked her. "There's so many different stands that they added since I've last been here I don't know everything that's here yet. But we can find out together~"
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Post by Ziya on Aug 29, 2018 0:35:18 GMT -5
Jennifer giggled with Riley as he poked her nose again, the act making her think of a song she listened to often. Her eyes widened in surprise as he suddenly appeared on the other side of her before taking her hand. She'd have to ask him how he did that later, since it didn't seem to be teleportation like Seamus did.
She couldn't help but giggle again at Riley skipping along beside her, though she at least attempted to cover it with her hand before he realized it himself. "Well I think it's cute." He seemed to be much more cheerful than she had ever seen him, at least without it being a mask, and the fact that he was comfortable enough around her to act that way warmed her heart even more.
Once they arrived at the marketplace Jennifer gasped as she looked around at the numerous stands and stalls, each selling something different. It seemed that if it could be made it was sold here. She nodded excitedly at his suggestion of looking around at everything, starting her own little tour by the armor stand. It all seemed interesting, but she had to admit that Lucia did a better job, even if only just. As she turned to check the stand next to it a flash of blue and red caught her eye from the jeweler's stall across the path. She turned to look closer, only to have her breath catch once she realized what she was looking at.
The flashes belonged to a beautiful opal with a sky blue base and bright red and green opalescence as the light shifted, giving the illusion of a dancing flame within the gem. But what shocked her was not the superior quality of the opal; it was what it was set in. To anyone else the silver and gold woven choker would still be beautiful, but she knew it far better...
"Kumihimo... How could this..." She was so shocked that words escaped her for a moment. The particular method of creating that weave had been a tightly guarded secret of the Earth Clan on Celderat for centuries, and she had never seen it reproduced on another world, even ones with similar cultures like the Land of Dragons. "Excuse me, where did you get this?" Either someone had coincidentally recreated the complicated and horrendously difficult weaving method, or this was an authentic piece of her former world. She had to know.
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Post by Lord S-Sha (CTG) on Aug 29, 2018 2:04:23 GMT -5
Riley blushed a bit as Jennifer called his skipping cute. He couldn't help but giggle a bit once he realized how long it has been since he had been this comfortable around someone. He didn't think he would act this way around someone after all he went through, but being around Jennifer just made him so happy he couldn't help but be his true self. He trusted her with seeing this side of him anyway, after all they had been through together, especially what they had confessed and done the previous night, there was no reason not to.
When Jennifer asked the jeweler where the necklace was from he looked at it, as if trying to remember. He looked closely at it before he looked back up at it. "Now I remember," he said. "It was brought here by Derio, King Riley's father. As for where he got it I can't say, he claims to have found it during one of his treasure hunts. He goes on them a lot with Queen Iris' father and some of their friends a lot. From what I've heard Derio, the Queen's father, and their group have been going on them for decades since they were teenagers. They somehow always find maps of lost worlds or famous treasure and weapons people have left behind in near impossible to find locations. If you really want to know where it's from I'm sure Derio will tell you which hunt got him this from."
Riley listened to what the jeweler told Jennifer, and saw her reaction to seeing it. He didn't say anything though, he just looked at the different emeralds that were there. He did make a mental note to ask his father where he got that necklace from, it seemed to really get Jennifer's interest for a reason he couldn't tell. Depending on if it kept her interest or not he would get it for her, maybe even surprise her with it if he could. Knowing Jennifer if he did surprise her with it he would have to prepare to get used to her bear hugs sooner than he thought.
Riley then went over next to Jennifer, still just looking at what else the jeweler had so Jennifer wouldn't know what he was up to. He did notice the lack of charms there, much to his disappointment. He had been looking for a replacement good luck charm since he had to throw away his old one to truly begin the healing process. He looked up at the jeweler. "Do you have any charms?" He asked him. "Like a small charm I could wear as a necklace or on my waist? I've been looking for a new good luck charm to replace the one I got rid of after... she who shall not be named left."
"Sorry your majesty, but haven't gotten any charms in a good while. If any new ones come in I'll be sure to let you know."
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Post by Ziya on Aug 29, 2018 2:39:37 GMT -5
The jeweler's answer only created even more questions for her, though these could not be answered by the man before her. "Thanks for being honest. I'll have to ask him about that." She was tempted to buy the piece then and there, but she would prefer to know for sure before she did.
Reluctantly turning away from the choker she happened to catch Riley asking about a charm for his... waist? She hadn't heard of someone wearing a charm at their waist before, but it seemed like something he'd do. After he mentioned what she was fairly sure was his fourth wife leaving and getting rid of his old one she decided not to ask him about it, but it did give her an idea. "Hey Riley, what's that armor over there made of?"
In the small amount of time he was distracted she used a skill she hadn't even thought about for years to link herself to the jeweler's mind. "Pleease don't panic. I want this to be a surprise for him. I need eight smaller green opals and I'll pay you with this." She softly placed a two inch wide flawless star sapphire on the table, easily worth enough to cover the opals.
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