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Event #3: Can't Defeat the Temple

Can't Defeat the Temple
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Game Start

Part 1

A new message appears on everyone's smartphones. There's been a change in the Temple of Life: the door has finally opened! No one knows how or why, but the sensors left by quest goers alerted them to it suddenly being open. Preparations are made in each guild to finally explore what's inside it.

Those interested in helping are greeted by researchers in the guilds that will provide everyone with one single use item: Escape Rope: an item they found out about while investigating the temple. Should the Temple really prove to be a place "no one can return from" they should be able to use this rope to escape. It should teleport the person using it (just one) outside of the place they're in (can only be used indoors). Of course the rope can be saved for later use if it becomes unnecessary. Everyone also gets basic climbing and survival items, just in case. They have no idea what to expect inside, but better safe than sorry, right?

The new Teleport Crystal system will get you to the Temple of Life in a minute, but no one is forbidden to use a longer route if they want to travel rather than take the easy route. Once they get to the Temple (the teleport stones take them to the surroundings of the fountain in the courtyard) they will notice a lot of natives collecting various tropical fruits as the area is safe and the fruit are nice and nutritious. Anyone eating a fruit will notice a boost in stamina, too.

All that's left now is to climb the stairs and enter the Temple of Life.

Part 2

Inside the Temple of Life is a "lobby". It's actually just an empty room made with the same stone as the temple, but it has four different doors, each with a different symbol: lightning strike, snowflake, fire and a hurricane of sand.

Characters inside will notice that the door they walked in from is now gone (of course) and they may feel different as the temple has stripped them off of all their powers, including Seasonal ones. Instead they may feel like they're lighter (their jumping ability has increased to triple their normal one) and that they have three holographic hearts on top of their heads.

There's a holographic display near the doors and a shelf for laser guns. The display says the following:

This is the Gigaman simulator. Welcome, players. Each of you have been given three extra lives. Once all of your total of four lives have been used inside the levels you will get a Game Over. For native participants this unfortunately means you Die.

However, otherworlders! You are in luck. If you die four times inside the simulator you will be thrown out of the simulator, into the courtyard of the temple and you can try again! Dying is painless. Getting hit, unfortunately, is not. You have ten regular hits before you lose a life. Your lives are indicated by the hearts on top of your heads.

Things that will instantly kill you include: lava, falling into an endless pit and spikes.

Please take a laser gun and enter the level. You may bring any other items as well, but your powers will be gone and so will the special effects of the items. Except for the legendary "Escape Rope". That is something that can bypass our system. Keep the rope at hand if you get scared. If you lose your other items inside the levels, do not worry, they will appear outside. However, if you lose your laser gun it will reappear next to you.

Oh and you may keep the laser gun afterwards.

The question is: cAN yOu deFEAt [redacted]?

Well, the choice is yours. Do you enter one of the doors or use the escape rope to get out of the temple?

Part 3

All of the levels start with a normal room of just the environment of the level. But there, in the starting point of the place, there are natives of Ellipsa sitting around with a look of defeat and desperation on their faces. They're physically fine as the simulator grants you the ability to just ignore hunger and other basic needs, but they're also stuck here. It seems the simulator is just too hard for them to get past. Most of them have no holographic hearts over their head or just one: they're close to dying and don't want to take the risk.

Escape ropes are their only hope of getting out of the place and they promise anything if you give them the item and help them escape.

If you give away your Escape Rope, the only way to leave is to either Game Over or Finish the Level. Good luck, players.

(There are also some natives in various other parts of the game, too scared to go further or go back. They can also be saved by taking them with you to the end and defeating the boss monster together but if they die, they die, so there is a risk in that method.)

The Levels [ Click to Expand ]

All basic monsters and boss monsters are weak to the laser gun. Some can even be jumped on to decrease their health.

Electricity
Design: A factory with plenty of platforms and conveyor belts over bottomless pits (or spikes) that change directions occasionally. The main hazard of the level is the beams of electricity that will damage players. They can be switched around with buttons, but deactivating one beam will activate another.
Instant Deaths: Bottomless Pits, Spikes

Basic Monsters: Ufo Catcher (a claw with googly eyes that will try to drop characters into a pit or spikes), Small Robot (small robots that throw wrenches at players), Slinky (slinkys with googly eyes that won't stop for anything)

Final Boss: Squirmle: A slinky minion mass-producing machine (looks like one of those Worms on String with googly eyes, but mechanical). Occasionally fires electric shocks that stun players for 5 seconds while the minions attack them. Weak to Smokescreen as the sand jams its machinery and makes it temporarily lose the ability to produce minions.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Electric Shock (damages and has a chance to stun the opponent)

Snowflake
Design: A snowy mountain cave with active waterfalls. The ground is slippery (ice physics!) and some of the platforms have a limit as to how many times you can jump/walk on them (they reappear after a time). Occasionally, while on a normal platform, a strong stream of water will fall on it, intending to push players into a bottomless pit (it can be predicted by a few drops of water before it).
Instant Deaths: Bottomless pits

Basic Monsters: Snowmen (throw very sharp carrots at players), Skeletal Fish (fish that appear from the waterfalls and spit out lasers), Yeti (a monster that will try to stomp on players)

Final Boss: Frosty: A bipedal monster made of spiky ice (doesn't have a distinct form to refer to, just looks like a giant block of animated ice) that breathes a frosty breathe that both damages and makes players go slower. Tries to stomp players by jumping high in the air. Weak to Fire Bullets, as they will melt it little by little.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Ice Beam (damages and has a chance to slow down an opponent)

Flame
Design: Inside of a volcano where all bottomless pits are lava pits. Platforms are mostly normal, until a notorious section where the only way to get over a lava pit is to jump on disappearing blocks. Learn the pattern and follow it. Occasionally lava rocks will fall from the ceiling (but luckily not during the disappearing block section).
Instant Deaths: Lava

Basic Monsters: Demonic Fireballs (fireballs that jump around from spot a to spot b and hurt a lot when they hit), Lava Bomb (occasional lava rock with googly eyes that can move towards players like a homing missile), Fireman robot (a robot that will try to douse fires with scorching hot water).

Final Boss: Lavadoom: A volcano headed monster (a volcano with eyes, mouth, arms and legs) that shoots fire bullets and lava rocks at players. Occasionally makes part of the floor be literal lava that burns players health little by little. Weak to Electric Shock as it will stun the monster for long enough to turn off the volcano on its head and then you can jump on it.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Fire Bullets (damages and has a chance to cause burn damage over time)

Sandstorm
Design: A desert area full of bottomless pits and rocks with spikes. The floor is mostly quicksand that can only be crossed if you stay constantly in movement. Late in the level massive sandstorms will block players' view and push them towards the pits and spiked rocks, making movement during it very dangerous.
Instant Deaths: Bottomless Pits, Spikes

Basic Monsters: Walking Cacti (cactus that shoot spikes at players), Angry Missiles (ride the sandstorms and try to hit players), Sandworms (appear from the sand and try to bite the player)

Final Boss: Hurrisand: A bipedal sand monster (looks a bit like a it could be a human, but at the same time has animal features, not to be mixed with a certain Looney Tunes character) that will turn into a literal sandy hurricane that makes it hard to see anything and makes bullets miss. Weak to Ice Beam because it slows it down so that it can't turn into a hurricane.
Boss Loot: Laser Gun Upgrade: Smokescreen (enables easier escape from situations)

You're free to challenge all of the levels and gain all of the upgrades to the laser gun, which you can then use outside the temple as a weapon. Even after all of the natives are rescued or all of the levels have been beaten, you can re-enter the levels and do them again. You won't get the boss loot again, however.

When Your Heart's Not Open

Part 1

Back in the city, the weather is strangely cold in every district (except the central one that's safe due to the artificial weather there). Even the hottest of them, Solarpeak, is advising people to wear long-sleeved shirts, just in case, even if the temperature only drops to +10 Celsius/50 degrees Fahrenheit at worst.

The reason for the unexpectedly cold weather is simple: a cold breeze travels through the whole city. Sometimes the wind even appears white, as if it's laced with snow and ice. It's easy to tell that this is not a normal sort of wind, but a very magical one.

The wind indeed has a special effect: there's a chance of the wind freezing someone's heart. This doesn't instantly kill anyone, but instead it starts to freeze people from inside out. This effect especially targets people who either have secrets or have feelings that they hide. The freezing is a slow and painful process, taking two weeks to completely encase someone in ice. Once that happen they will end up breaking into pieces and die.

Somehow this wind doesn't affect the plant life or animals at all.

Part 2

Scientists are quick at work to work on a cure. They have found that there are certain ingredients in all four of the Segments that when mixed together into a potion will undo a frozen heart. So, to help those affected, there are some options that you can do.

Stay in the City to take care of the affected. The key to healing a frozen heart is not only the potion that they will make but also affection. So those brave enough to touch someone who feels cold as ice to touch are encouraged to hug and cuddle, tell them positive things about them and making sure they're comfortable. This will ease the pain and slow the spreading down.

Head to one of the Segments to find the ingredients. The guilds are helping with the preparations to go outside and providing anyone interested clear instructions and maps on where to find them:

• Winter Segment: Bottom of the Unfrozen Lake, a coral that can survive in cold temperatures
• Spring Segment: Breeze Hills, the eggs of a monstrous Firebird (a bird that has wings made of fire that spits out fireballs, not to be confused with a phoenix)
• Summer Segment: Deserter's Desert, a special cactus flower that only blooms during a sandstorm
• Autumn Segment: Mushroom Sanctuary, a special mushroom that only grows on top of the mushrooms that are a size of a house

Once all the necessary ingredients have been found and delivered, people can also participate in potion making. The more people helping with making potions, the quicker everyone affected can get their potions and be cured. The potion is successful if it smell like a warm fireplace during a winter night.

The Towering Jenga Heights

Part 1

The VR Arcade of the Underground is holding a special event: they have managed to come up with a technology where you can minimize yourself and enter board games! They're looking for volunteers to test this new way of gaming.

For example, there are games like Jenga, Monopoly, Chess, Hungry Hungry Hippo, Checkers, Scrabble and many, many more! The games are made to fit the tiny people, but are also very realistic. Oh and Monopoly has an actual jail, but the money is as fake as can be.

It seems Jenga in particular is at its regular size and people will have to climb to push pieces out. That definitely seems like a fun challenge? Everyone gets a safety rope that's attached to poles around the Jenga towers, that will act as sort of a safety bungee jump rope.

Usually the minimized effect wears off once you end the game and leave the game board, but occasionally the technology glitches and leaves players small. The unexpected side effect wears off between 2 to 12 hours.

Anyone who did participate in the experiment will either get a month of free VR gaming time or a handheld gaming console with classic 8-bit games like Tetris.

Part 2

Those stuck in a tiny form longer than expected may discover jumping platforms to the fairy mall. It's located in the ceiling of the Underground Mall and is fit for small people like fairies. Here the fairies are all visible as they go about shopping and relaxing. They're all friendly and will make sure you have a lovely time relaxing in this small fairy oasis. Be warned, however, that the food here is strictly for fairies so if you eat it, you might end up sprouting fairy wings for a week. And not necessarily on your back.

Don't worry, you can't turn back to your regular size in the middle of the fairy mall. The magic there prevents that for the duration. Once you return by jumping onto one of the cushions left below the mall, you will return to regular size.

For souvenirs, why not buy a little bit of fairy dust? It's useful for potions, as it gives them stronger magical capabilities but used as is will make anyone be able to fly for 24 hours. The problem is you cannot use it on yourself or else it will horribly backfire and turn you into a talking frog for 24 hours.

OOC TIPS

• Ask event related questions here.

• Smut is not allowed on the event post, so if your thread is heading that way, please move it to a private entry of your own (your own entry or a new locked post on the comms).

• Remember to content and spoiler warn as necessary!

• All of the prompts happen around the same time but you can get affected by the frozen wind after visiting the Temple of Life or the other way around.

• All natives will be rescued by the end of the month, but the Temple can be accessed later just for fun.

• The frozen hearts potion will be done by the end of the month as well.

Temple of Life
• More Escape ropes can be picked up from the guilds to save more natives, but there's no way to tell there's someone trapped inside until someone goes in, so they'd have to get back after the first visit.
• Smartphones do not work inside the Temple of Life.
• You are very much allowed to work together inside the temple.
• The boss door will only open once the previous group of players has defeated it and have been transported out of the Temple. Then the boss will respawn.
• No one will have basic human needs inside the temple. It's basically a simulator so it doesn't matter how long you spend in there. Once you get out you might need to refuel on touch energy and food as soon as possible, but other than that all one needs to worry is surviving the temple.
• We admit the inspiration for this came from "I can't defeat Airman" without shame.

Frozen Hearts
• The event can affect anyone, not just those with secrets and hidden feelings.
• At the same time, the event can completely miss people as well.
• Samples of the wind can be collected and analyzed but it will turn out as a classic "it's magic" explanation.

• Reminder that this month is Activity Check-in month and check-in ends on July 31st, at 23:59 PST.

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Either you ask me for successfully pulling it, or you're right...

[ It feels...awkward. Not discussing intimate matters; that was something he got over some time ago with her. But the location? They were very small...and their voices even moreso. And it's not like they were being actively watched. ...right?

... ]

(Hell with it.)

[ But if it means that they can keep going? Best to get it done with! ]

So.

[ /// ]

S-Sensitive spots...turn ons?

[ Baby steps, you two. Cloud, you're about to get it worse. ]

[ When they started talking about their kinks and what they wanted to try, it was in ~~his~~ the guest room in the Kamisato Estate, and they agreed to talk about it. Here and now, and as a game, she finds herself feeling shy.

Not that she wasn't shy then, but. . . she most certainly hopes no on else is listening!!! ]

M- My hands and my wrists, [ Even just holding her hands, lacing her fingers with his gets her all warm and fuzzy already. And it most certainly keeps her going. ] And... when you would whisper in my ear. . .

[ See, she would have more general turn-ons, but she also doesn't have any other partners?! ]

Your hand on my lower back... [ A heavy sigh. She's thinking about it now, and it's making her face as pink as the ribbons in her hair. u_u Her eyes flicker over to meet his gaze, to see just how much she's being judged by him, or if he's embarrassed too. Only for a moment, because she can't maintain eye contact for long. ]

Is that enough?

Edited 2023-07-18 06:56 (UTC)

[ Thankfully for Ayaka, Cloud was the last person to judge her. Not after what he'd come to fess to her in turn. Especially after their various scandalous rendezvous in the land of Nippon. ... None of which he regrets as far as the time he's spent with her. Yet the point still stands. She speaks of her hands...her wrists. And he can tell right away exactly what she means by that. It's a comforting sensation, having her hands enlaced with his. Even without the implications or anything else they may do behind closed doors. Her hand is one of comfort. Of solace. Yet another reason he wouldn't stop fighting for a future where he could see her at the end of his journey. ]

[ "Is that enough?" ]

One way to find out.

[ And that's for Cloud to pick this block back up, with her answer in his heart. And without so much as saying another word, he doesn't even bother to tap into his wind magic the same way he did before. Instead springing himself to take a large leap skyward, only to tap into his Spring magic right at the end to suspend himself at the apex of his jump. Block in his hands, he braces himself before setting the brick down.

And it stays. No magnetism at play here. No repulsion. His breath catches as he realizes that they're getting somewhere. The tower stands strong! ]

Bingo!

[ Cloud allows the bungee strapping to carry him the rest of the way down, until he lands more confidently by Ayaka's side.

It's his turn to retrieve a block, but... For what it's worth? ]

I...like whispering to you.

[ She joins her hands together, fingers poking at the other as she fidgets shyly. She hopes her answers are good enough, especially when Cloud takes off to place the block back up at the top of the tower. Fortunately for them both, he succeeds! And that gets her heart to calm some, a small and content smile on her face once Cloud is back down.

It seems they will have to keep playing in this manner, then. But at least she's with Cloud. He always listens and entertains her when ever she muses out loud. She hopes that she is able to give him the same kind of safety and comfort. It is the least she can do for everything he has given her.

She would turn to him and tell him he did a good job, but he says that, and she finds herself turning away, her heart ready to burst out of her chest. ]

A- Ah... When you whisper words that are just for the two of us, your voice is always so gentle. [ Even when he uses words that are anything but. Now, she could say more about it, but they really should get a move on. Else she'll want him to whisper in her ear now, and she'd much rather do that privately.

She clears her throat, then musters up the courage to look her beau in the eye again. ]

It's your turn, no?

Gentle?

[ Her shyness rubs off on him in turn. And yet...he knows from experience and all the time he's spent with her how much she likes doing what she does with him. Which meant that despite himself, he would always chase her. He would always explore new avenues with her, see what else can make her tick... So before she can muster the courage to look her beau in the eye, he huffs with a smirk, an expression reserved for Ayaka alone. ]

Maybe I'll give you something harder next time.

[ She can interpret that however she may. ... Not that Cloud was about to go calling her dirty names. But, he'd be lying if he said he didn't think of what it'd be like if he spoke what he'd say over the phone, straight into her ear. Within the safety of a soundproofed room while he asks her to let her voice out when he asks her questions. But, hell with it. They're in this deep together now. If it's just the two of them? He may as well go all the way with this game. ]

Right. [ It seemed that the middle was one of the safest spots to go. And preferably not in the same direction Ayaka withdrew a block from either. So as he carefully scouts out around the corner, hands on his hips, he comes up with an idea. ] Think I'll start from the top. Let myself float down slowly and tap blocks till I find one that gives.

[ With the aid of the bungee, it's made easier to do too! He doesn't trust climbing the structure yet. akldjfs The last thing he needs is to put Ayaka in danger by doing something overly reckless. Bracing himself, he exhales to keep composure as he vaults himself into the air, nearly clearing the tower before making his way down the side, feeling up the bricks as he goes until he feels one that's less stuck. By the time he successfully pushes it out and the brick falls a safe distance from Ayaka, he's quick to check up on if there's letters upon this one too.

...

Sure enough. ]

"Preference for Top or Bottom."

[ Oh. /// That's. Pretty direct. Thankfully, he doesn't have the same level of timidness that Ayaka does, which means as he looses a sigh and turns to watch her? ]

Well... [ He doesn't look away when he says, ] You do look really good under me.

Yes, when- [ She just likes listening to her voice, okay!! She can't help but get flustered, that Cloud might disagree with what she thinks... but it is how she feels whenever he does that :( And when he says he'll give her something harder next time, she falls silent, unable to really... say anything to that. Which is why it's best to change the topic!

Up he goes, and she knows nothing bad will happen because he's Cloud! The first question she had to answer was rather odd— since she didn't think that this game would be for adults! But hopefully Cloud's won't be too bad.

Psyche. ]

Eh? [ Wait, why is he saying it like that!! Though now she has a better understanding of his tastes, she cannot help but wonder... ] Then, does it mean you do not enjoy it as much when- when I [ A DEEP BREATH ] ride you?

[ This is a serious conversation because it means she might not be providing Cloud all the pleasure she deserves!!!!!!! She's flustered, yes, but she wants to know! 🥺 ]

[ Luckily for both their sakes, they do move on. ... last thing they need is to take refuge beneath a stack of blocks out of line of sight. Despite the direction that this game is going, Cloud's not so debauched that he'd lose focus on their directive. She could turn him on without so much as trying, but he behaves! ... For real this time! ]

Huh? [ Did he hear her right? Speaking of getting flustered. ] ... !!

N-No, that's not what I...um...that's uh...

[ NO. You two are adults. CONTINUE TALKING LIKE THEM. Clearing his throat, he decides to recompose himself and explain. ]

I actually...like it...when you're on top. Or bottom. [ Biting his lower lip, he sighs through his nose. ] I...still remember the time we went to Kyushu. And after the Springs...

Then... good.

[ She clears her throat, before looking away. They should get on with the game, but she says one more thing, before they move on. ]

Y- You will tell me, won't you? If there is something you do not like.

[ It is always Cloud before herself, after all. She knows that he thinks the other way around and prioritises her above all else, but they have to meet halfway!! Especially when it comes to this.

She offers him a small smile, trusting that he will. ]

We may be able to add the block back to the tower now.

[ Cloud rests a hand upon her shoulder as she asks him whether or not he'd tell her if there was something he disliked. The flustered cheeks yet true little smile say it all. ]

I will. So long as you do the same for me.

[ These two have another round of f-list review to do, it seems. ]

Probably. [ With that, he decides to lean down and pick up the block that's since fallen, the lettering no longer as bold as it was before. A sign that they have fulfilled their deal. The tower was still very stable. So it was just a matter of playing until they either failed to keep it up? Or perhaps decided it was about time to wrap the game up and consider a victor and a loser. ] I got this one.

[ Aaand up he goes! He's back in a jiffy after stacking the block, this time taking the time to make sure it's slotted neatly beside the first one before he's down and back at her side. ]

You're up.

Right. Please leave this one to me.

[ Ayaka isn't as confident in her jumping abilities as Cloud is, so she uses her wind magic yet again to get up. This time, she aims for a block that's in the middle, pushing at it ever so carefully and slowly, ensuring that the tower doesn't start wobbling every time she exerts a bit of effort to it. ]

Almost... Almost— [ Okay! It popped out on the other end, so she makes her way there to just pull it out instead of keep pushing from one side. Once she's back down, she reads the text on the block with Cloud.

"Favorite type, looks and personality wise?" ]

Oh, this is an easy question. [ 'u' She just has to describe her beau, duh!! And she looks at Cloud proudly before she begins. ] Then... he looks very handsome. Has blond hair and lovely eyes that you can get lost in if you stare too long. . . He has very strong arms, stands tall and proud, but does not act with overconfidence.

[ Most of the time. ]

He may come off as standoffish to most, but he is very kind, thoughtful, and gentle. Truly a chivalrous prince, like in the storybooks. [ You can stop her at any time, Cloud. ] He tends to be quiet, preferring to listen, and is quite good at giving advice should you need it. His loyalty and his dedication to his friends is very admirable. I am very proud to call him my hero.

Have at it.

[ Cloud takes a step back to grant Ayaka enough space when she lifts herself up with wind magic once more. To himself, he muses...one of these days he's going to spend some more time training his own magic up to be on par with her. It's actually really impressive how she carries herself. Mindful not to stand right underneath her, he follows her around the tower to ensure he'll be there to catch her in a worst-case scenario. She's far more methodical when it comes to extracting blocks, that's for certain.

She's back down, and they're there to read the prompt together. This...is so tame? He can't help but think about how easy Ayaka was getting it in comparison to him. Then again, it was hard to tell how embarrassed he really was- what with the way he powered through his own blocks and the more risqué nature of it. He already has an idea as to where this is going. ]

Yeah?

[ Yet...he still felt woefully unprepared for just how sincere she was. Or for how long she would go on for in describing her type. Looks. Personality. And this time, it's Cloud whose left watching with a sense of wonder in those 'lovely' eyes of his. This girl... They exchange how they feel with one another often enough. How luck favors one of them so much to have found the other. And yet now, here he stands, miniaturized with his significant other as he can't help but ask himself...

He's dreaming. He's genuinely dreaming. Right? This is like any other dream he carries in his heart when he thinks about her. The ones that don't remanifest as ruinous nightmares, where they watch a star-kissed sky together atop his little Kyoto rooftop. Make wishes for one another. How he counts her as his one and only star. The only one he could or wanted to wish to. He even huffs with a stifled laugh when she talks of his overconfidence. Cloud's been told he's been quite cocky.

And as he came more into his own and out of that role he made of himself as a former SOLDIER, that arrogance was tempered into something harder. More resolute. Confidence unshakeable when it came to protecting what he cares about most. He could stop her. But why would he? Not when he hasn't seen her look so happy in such a long, long time.

Here they are again. Another memory he wishes he could put on repeat. Loop time for this moment, as strong as the first time she ever bade him keep his eyes on her. ]

Ayaka...

[ And so, kept on her they shall stay. His face feels warm, and he only looks down and away for a fleeting moment to recompose himself. Before coolly smiling back. ]

Can't say I blame him. [ With a cadence rarer, reserved for someone he loves, he answers her back. ] He's got a lot of good reasons to keep it up.

[ Ayaka did commit to it before— she does not want to miss a day where she does not show how much she loves him. Whether it's small gestures like preparing him a bento, cuddling up to him, making him tea, or actual discussion about it before they head to bed. The stars are her witness to her dedication to him, and she never wishes to give him any reason to think her feelings for him waver. ]

Ah- [ Okay, she forgot to say something. ] He is also much more handsome when he smiles.

[ 🎀^_^🎀 Just like now!! She bows her head after saying that. ]

Now, if you'll excuse me, my love.

[ She has to bring back the block at the top of the tower! And all these trips up and down has made her get used to it, so she does it with ease. ]

[ There it is. That nets her another blush from her beau, as his composure cracks again and he rubs the back of his neck. She got him again... But that smile doesn't stop, even when she does excuse herself to place the block at the top. The tower is safe still. But a couple more turns from now, and they would need to start getting more selective and careful with their block choices.

...

Speaking of which, ]

💦💦💦

You'll never guess.

[ There he is, a block of his own propped upright beside him as he crosses his arms.

He's sensing a pattern. ... He still doesn't know if it's on purpose or not.

"Get up and shower after or bask in the afterglow all sticky and wet?" ]

Oh my.

[ OKAY, THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH???? Ayaka's face turns as red as the ribbons in her hair, and she doesn't even want Cloud to answer that.

Especially because she prefers to be clean after.

After they're both tired, anyway. However long it may take for them to get there. ]

..........................

We can just...

[ Knock this whole tower over? Call it a day? They can't put it on top without answering and releasing the 'seal' that's on the block making it so magnetic. He looks to her, pausing as he contemplates before taking a deep breath. Deep breath and... ]

Get up and shower after.

[ Hoisting the block over his shoulder, he's suddenly starting to feel really good about himself. If this works? He was telling the truth! Because before he leaps upwards to stack the block and hover with wind, he adds, ]

Eventually.

[ That's Cloud's way of saying, without turning her into a tomato, he likes both. Cloud...would be lying if he said he didn't like the way Ayaka looked after a round or two of being turned into a panting, sweating and yearning mess of a woman. Hand in hand. Fingers laced. Squeezing as they gulp for air and silently nod that, yes. They're not done. They're not done giving each other love yet. No matter how messy or lewd.

Up he goes!! Block stacked. ]

[ Once he's back down, Ayaka doesn't get up right away to start her turn. She's by Cloud's side immediately, as if she missed him for the brief moment he was away. Then she takes his hand and laces their fingers together. The lewdest of all the things Ayaka can do to him.

She wants to be close. It's not even that she wants to lavish him with kisses, touch his chest and let her eyes roam the rest of his body. She wants that at any time. Just... she loves holding his hand so much, even when they weren't even dating yet. ]

I am glad to be playing this with you.

[ It really could have been with anyone else, but. . . they really are lucky. The two of them.

Ayaka takes a deep breath, and gives Cloud's hand another squeeze again. One to boost her confidence before she lets go and goes back up again to grab a block. The tower seems to be slowly giving up, because it shakes after Ayaka's removed a block from its middle region. And, once again, it seems she has a relatively easy question to answer.

"Monogamous? Open relationship? Polyamorous?" ]

I do not know if I am able to give my heart to another. [ She had a conversation with someone in Nippon before about this. While she respects them and the open relationship they have, Ayaka cannot imagine that for herself. ] Nor can I believe that there would be another individual who could make my dreams come true like you do.

[ So to answer the question... ]

Then I am monogamous.

[ She tilts her head as soon as she says that, looking at Cloud as if he would validate her answers so far. But then she realises, she practically just said that she could never love another. ]

Or perhaps... Cloud-amorous?

[ It's as easy as breathing between these two now. Not just taking her hand, but instinctively loosing his fingers for her to weave them between. Only then, does he squeeze her hand back. It...took getting to know Ayaka, before he realized that he was kind of prone to handholding with people too. Mostly out of being protective. But with Ayaka, of course, it was different. So very different and impactful. ]

Mm. [ He nods as he loosens his grip as she does the same, before adding in agreeance, ] I probably would've knocked the tower over by question two with someone else.

[ Or one. It really depended. Cloud had zero interest in playing this type of game with anybody else, unless stakes were dire. The question of monogamy...polygamy... This was Ayaka's answer to tell, but if she ever asked him? He would give it to her straight. Despite the fact that Nippon had otherwise encouraged them to surrender to their desires, at the end of the day, it was always Ayaka he wanted to go back to. Just as Ayaka would come to him. Sharing wishes beneath shooting stars, he promised and wished to stay with her.

And that's exactly where he's going to be. By her side. Monogamously.

...

They both get a pass for Lumine though because 💦 ]

...

[ Did she...really just say that. And she calls him silly from time to time. Rather than pour his own heart out to her in kind (there can be time for that), his smile softens and he cants his head slightly as he watches her at his side. He better make sure he does his best to make sure her devotion is rewarded.

Setting a hand upon her shoulder, he gives it a gentle squeeze, her answer fulfilled. ]

There's always Planet Cloud.

Planet-

[ She'd already forgotten about that silly little planet she made up, only remembering it when Cloud brings it up. Heheh... she can't help but laugh now, covering her mouth with a balled fist, if only because she can't summon her fan right away. ]

Hehe... I suppose. But you would still be the only Cloud for me. I like my Cloud best.

[ ~~Okay but five Clouds against one Ayaya though gasdgdsgs~~ ]

And I only need one Ayaka.

[ ~~...one per hand and hole. ASDFJKLFLADK~~ ]

[ See? This is the kind of sap that Cloud gives her that makes her want to suck his dick later when they get home fDSAGSDGHs ]

I should bring the block back up, now.

[ They should cut it out for now and get back to the game fadsgsd ]

Excuse me.

[ 'u' With a bow, she summons some wind to bring her back up again. ]

[ Cloud holding the bedframe for dear life over here. ]

[ Maybe it's because of their current size...but they don't have as much control over the tower as they would when they were much bigger. So tugging and pushing on blocks only makes the tower even more precarious with time. So when it's Cloud's turn? He takes a piece from near the top, enough weight coming down that it wouldn't rattle everything else so easily. Even if, as he withdraws it and brings it down on his turn, the tower can be seen swaying. If only momentarily.

...

Phew. Okay. They're good. As for what's on his block?

It's his turn. His turn to laugh, albeit a short one as he presents it to Ayaka too.

He's not even going to read it out for her. She can see for herself as he answers rather quickly. ]

Deep and slow then hard and fast NEXT.

[ UP HE ZOOMS. STACKS THE BLOCK. MOVING ON. ]

[ Oh! He's going by this rather quickly, isn't he? As soon as Cloud's placed the block up on the tower, Ayaka doesn't even wait and is already up in the air to get her next one.

It's as she's going back down with her block that she wonders if he's getting impatient. There's nothing she can say about his response when she likes both of those. . . It can go in any order, especially if they haven't seen each other in so long or just if both of them are in the mood and need it now.

May as well get this over with, too.

"Favorite sex position?" ]

Mm... all of them? [ She can't look him in the eye when she says this, goddamn it. ] It feels especially good when you are behind me.

[ Impatient? More like...well, he wouldn't have minded finally getting something tame to be asked for once. But he also didn't want to subject Ayaka to them at the same time, either. This world has done a good job in tempering the debauchery, but sure enough...as a game that's intended for adults only despite the seemingly harmless nature of Jenga, perhaps he should have known better. One little burst was all he needed, on his own way down shaking his head and mentally telling himself to pull himself together.

Play along, answer truthfully, and then they can carry on with their day.

...

If he were being honest? He's curious about taking this game home. Something so simple, and aesthetically it would even fit in around the teahouse. Until they finish though? That's a "food for thought" in his head. ]

When I'm...behind you?

[ It's okay. He only needs a second for it to click, his face reddening once more. Oh don't think he hasn't forgotten railing her against the doorway back in Kyushu. ...or telling her to hold the playground rails tight while her little bunny tail wiggled adjusting to her wolf of a boyfriend. They hit him like a freight train, visuals in his mind's eye and he has to clear his throat. It's not even his turn to answer... ]

It, uh...feels really good for me too.

[ But this time, he'll spare her what's on his mind. She can hear those words from him later. How he'd like to hold her wrists nice and tight to force her to stay upright. ]

— — —

"Favorite..."

[ "Kink." ]

We haven't...done much besides the...

[ Basics? He doesn't say that like it's a bad thing! But still...what else have them done beyond having passionate sex, multiple times? Getting a blowjob from Ayaka, or eating her out in turn... Did he even count the moonless cursed nights? As crazy as it was for both of them, he...thinks he prefers his dick being human instead of all...wolflike. ~~But if it ever happened again... 💦~~ But as he taps his foot and stares at the block's letters, nothing visibly changes on it. His indecisiveness is unsatisfactory.

...

But if Ayaka can tell her beau that she likes it doggystyle, then... Even if it's just until they explore more kinks, he swallows thickly as he somehow finds the courage to keep his eyes on her. ]

You um— [ He almost tells her that she looked hot with his cum roped across her breasts after what they did in the tent earlier. But one thing stands out. ] Looked really good... In that shrine maiden outfit.

[ So costume play. ~~Be his slutty bunny again.~~ ]

[ Guess this is her cue to buy another slutty shrine maiden outfit for him... ]

It would seem that there is a quite a lot you would like to see me put on.

[ Those thigh highs, shrine maiden outfit, the naked apron... By no means is it a bad thing, but it does give her idea for the future. ]

Alright.

[ Wait, alright, what????? ~~get ready for your birthday Cloud~~ She nods as if she just agreed to something, but it's really just her way of saying that she'll try more clothes like those. Just for him!! No one else would be allowed to see. ]

You should put that back up on the tower, now. I'll get the next block.

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