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TDM #4
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The Lobby.
- When you open your eyes, there is quite a lot of beige to take in. The unassuming walls of the room you've found yourself in are barren save for a single motivational poster directly in your line of sight. An illuminated sign above an open door on the far wall reads 'lobby exit.'
"Welcome," chimes a polite, synthesized voice. "I'm happy you're here." A moment later comes the clarity of the situation: you have died and so has the world you came from. "This is Amani, your new reality," continues The Peacekeeper. "Everything will be fine."
At least you aren't the only one here, you'll soon find out, as others who are just as confused and concerned as you are mingling on the main hub's first floor. Hopefully, you find a familiar face among the crowd. If not, that's all right. You'll get to know quite a few people very well soon enough.
- If you're one of the unlucky few whose death required a bit more intensive re-coding to maintain stability in the simulation, you'll instead awaken on a bed in the infirmary. Everything is strikingly white save for the occasional string of vines with lavender growing in bursts to help keep people calm. Whether or not it works seems to be on a case-by-case basis.
While there is no active medical staff, the voice of The Peacekeeper is there to explain the situation in a more delicate manner to these individuals. It's already stressful enough having to have gone through such a violent death, after all!
If characters want more questions answered, they'll need to speak to The Peacekeeper directly. But first, it will encourage socialization in the main hub and hopefully, you'll find someone you recognize to make taking things in a little easier.
WHAT
The fourth Amani TDM!
WHEN
April 21st, 2022
KINKS OF THE MONTH
★ Tickling
★ Facials
★ School Uniforms
★ Sharing
★ Hurt/Comfort
★ Facials
★ School Uniforms
★ Sharing
★ Hurt/Comfort
WELCOME
Throughout the main hub where everyone congregates, a light chiming echoes through the first floor. "Hello, everyone," comes the synthetic voice from when you first arrived. "Please, watch your step since there's quite a few puddles around. If you'd like, there is cake, some refreshments, and some eggs for you in these trying times. If they feel warmer than usual, that's because they're going to hatch soon!"
While the Peacekeeper doesn't elaborate, as usual, simulation inhabitants are free to notice the eggs that either they gathered or are still littering the simulation are now warm to the touch, give off a faint glow, and may even move subtly now and again if watched.
Dark, ominous clouds begin to gather over every piece of sky in the simulation and before long blot out the sun. Sheets of rain begin to pour down almost without warning. Hopefully, you've managed to fix those leaks in your house! Or maybe you're finding new ones...
Lightning splits the sky with a dramatic crackle and thunder booms not long after it. The wind howls and the worst of the storm won't relent for a few hours at the least. Even after, the rain will linger for days on and off to varying degrees of severity.
While the weather has taken a turn for the gloomy, that doesn't mean that simulation inhabitants have to be! In fact, it may feel somewhat refreshing as if the rain is washing away any negativity lingering after The Overseer's masquerade. Whether by her design or not, she - nor The Peacekeeper - will say but it does seem that she wants to keep relations as peaceful between the simulation inhabitants and creators as she can.
Of course, your buckets might not just be catching water. With the rising water levels, the fish that inhabit the simulation's waters are just as confused as anyone else. Even more confusing is the glitch causing them to transform once they find themselves on solid (mostly) ground.
Thankfully, they don't change into anything harmful. Well, maybe to your teeth since an abundance of sweet treats is bound to cause a cavity or two... Not to mention the other odd effects that food here is known to have.
If the party and its cake don't appeal to you, that's perfectly fine. This is the perfect time to configure your Digitized Technical Friend or your DTF status. A DTF is similar to a dæmon from His Dark Materials in that it is connected to and a reflection of a character's soul. These DTFs take shape accordingly and are projections similar to the NPCs. Think of them as your own personal Clippy except less annoying. Hopefully.
Once that's set-up, there are other locations of the main hub to investigate! You can still find an (off-key) instrument to play in the music lounge or check out the (algae-ridden) pool.
You can even visit The Peacekeeper themselves on the second floor. They're always happy to have visitors! They're also conveniently where you might place a complaint about that status of the main hub and its amenities.
While the Peacekeeper doesn't elaborate, as usual, simulation inhabitants are free to notice the eggs that either they gathered or are still littering the simulation are now warm to the touch, give off a faint glow, and may even move subtly now and again if watched.
APRIL SHOWERS
Granted, there are bigger things to worry about such as the storm that's rolling in.Dark, ominous clouds begin to gather over every piece of sky in the simulation and before long blot out the sun. Sheets of rain begin to pour down almost without warning. Hopefully, you've managed to fix those leaks in your house! Or maybe you're finding new ones...
Lightning splits the sky with a dramatic crackle and thunder booms not long after it. The wind howls and the worst of the storm won't relent for a few hours at the least. Even after, the rain will linger for days on and off to varying degrees of severity.
While the weather has taken a turn for the gloomy, that doesn't mean that simulation inhabitants have to be! In fact, it may feel somewhat refreshing as if the rain is washing away any negativity lingering after The Overseer's masquerade. Whether by her design or not, she - nor The Peacekeeper - will say but it does seem that she wants to keep relations as peaceful between the simulation inhabitants and creators as she can.
ONE FISH, TWO FISH...
The constant rain brings water levels of the rivers and eddies up at an alarming rate. Flooding is inevitable and, hopefully, the place you've claimed as your own isn't in the way. If it is, you might want to get the buckets ready or consider a relocation!Of course, your buckets might not just be catching water. With the rising water levels, the fish that inhabit the simulation's waters are just as confused as anyone else. Even more confusing is the glitch causing them to transform once they find themselves on solid (mostly) ground.
Thankfully, they don't change into anything harmful. Well, maybe to your teeth since an abundance of sweet treats is bound to cause a cavity or two... Not to mention the other odd effects that food here is known to have.
- ★ Taiyaki » Despite having just jumped out of the chilly waters, these tasty treats will be warm to the touch and generate steam. After biting into one, you'll radiate warmth no matter what for a brief period of time. Being a walking furnace sure is nice with this damp, cold atmosphere... Maybe you'll find a friend or two to huddle up with and keep warm.
★ Swedish Fish » Eating one of these stretchy, gummy candies will increase your flexibility. Literally and metaphorically! It might be easier to be convinced to do something you wouldn't have before and now you can bend just the right way to make it extra fun.
★ Hard Fish Candy » These tart candies will render someone unable to speak until it completely dissolves. This can take a while, too, since they seem to be persistantly stuck to the roof of your mouth! Yet, don't underestimate the power of body language to speak your mind.
★ Chocolate Sardines » Eating one of these rich bite-sized treats will make you sweeter. No, really! Candy kisses isn't just an expression after eating these fish. You taste delicious. Maybe too delicious... Be careful! Once someone gets a taste of you, they might not want to stop anytime soon.
WHAT'S YOUR DTF STATUS?
If the party and its cake don't appeal to you, that's perfectly fine. This is the perfect time to configure your Digitized Technical Friend or your DTF status. A DTF is similar to a dæmon from His Dark Materials in that it is connected to and a reflection of a character's soul. These DTFs take shape accordingly and are projections similar to the NPCs. Think of them as your own personal Clippy except less annoying. Hopefully.
Once that's set-up, there are other locations of the main hub to investigate! You can still find an (off-key) instrument to play in the music lounge or check out the (algae-ridden) pool.
You can even visit The Peacekeeper themselves on the second floor. They're always happy to have visitors! They're also conveniently where you might place a complaint about that status of the main hub and its amenities.
RAINING CATS AND DOGS
While the fishy foods are odd enough as is, another glitch appears to be occurring throughout the simulation but this time originates not from the rain but The Peacekeeper's humble musings. "Did you know," speaks the resident AI, "that there is an expression called 'raining cats and dogs'? I think that's such a curious saying! It made me wonder what it might actually look like..."
Following the strange, unexpected 'announcement,' inhabitants may begin to notice large globs of water falling periodically from the sky now amidst the regular rain. When they hit the ground with a large splash, nothing is there... at first. The water will burst apart only to reassemble into a canine or feline friend. Well, it's shaped like a dog or a cat.
Due to the sudden nature of their spawning though, some things aren't quite right. Perhaps that cat has only three legs instead of four; a dog may be missing an eye, an ear, or even its tail. And those are the more tame oddities! While the unique animals aren't overly abundant there are still a good number that spawn across the days of rain. Don't be surprised if a dog takes up shelter from the storm on your porch or you come home to a cat you don't own having climbed through a loose window.
While this might be exactly the addition to your home that you wanted, it doesn't change the leaky roof or broken window in your new place. Or, unfortunately, the fact that there's no extra space for a pet yet. No, unfortunately that will still need to be fixed the peaceful way. If you'd like more lighting or even cozier clothes, simulation inhabitants are reminded that 'peaceful interactions' are very important!
It might be a good idea to stick close to someone you know, for now, since even the smallest amounts of intimacy might see subtle changes occurring where they're staying. Perhaps that broken window is now fixed, the grime and dust seem a little less, or the floor doesn't creak quite as loud.
Larger changes, however, will only come after demonstrating the more powerful peaceful interactions. If you want new hardwood floors or a fresh coat of paint on the walls, you're going to have to demonstrate how well you 'get along' with others against them first.
Following the strange, unexpected 'announcement,' inhabitants may begin to notice large globs of water falling periodically from the sky now amidst the regular rain. When they hit the ground with a large splash, nothing is there... at first. The water will burst apart only to reassemble into a canine or feline friend. Well, it's shaped like a dog or a cat.
Due to the sudden nature of their spawning though, some things aren't quite right. Perhaps that cat has only three legs instead of four; a dog may be missing an eye, an ear, or even its tail. And those are the more tame oddities! While the unique animals aren't overly abundant there are still a good number that spawn across the days of rain. Don't be surprised if a dog takes up shelter from the storm on your porch or you come home to a cat you don't own having climbed through a loose window.
While this might be exactly the addition to your home that you wanted, it doesn't change the leaky roof or broken window in your new place. Or, unfortunately, the fact that there's no extra space for a pet yet. No, unfortunately that will still need to be fixed the peaceful way. If you'd like more lighting or even cozier clothes, simulation inhabitants are reminded that 'peaceful interactions' are very important!
It might be a good idea to stick close to someone you know, for now, since even the smallest amounts of intimacy might see subtle changes occurring where they're staying. Perhaps that broken window is now fixed, the grime and dust seem a little less, or the floor doesn't creak quite as loud.
Larger changes, however, will only come after demonstrating the more powerful peaceful interactions. If you want new hardwood floors or a fresh coat of paint on the walls, you're going to have to demonstrate how well you 'get along' with others against them first.
SEEING PINK
ear the end of the week, the rain finally relents and temperatures continue to gradually increase. Those May flowers can't quite seem to wait though since several of the trees lining the edge of the forest bloom brilliant pink blossoms that a DTF will be able to identify as love blossoms. While the blooms won't last very long, they certainly are using all the time they have to take over.
The pollen is one thing. It may start out as just a tickle in your nose or stuffy head but eventually turns into something much more lovely. You're tickled pink about almost everything, it seems, and want to share that happiness with others. And who needs rose-colored glasses when almost everywhere one looks there's a string of love blossoms blooming?
These invasive flowers are in your garden, along the vines in the city, and even sprawling through the main hub! It actually seems almost impossible to avoid them. The Peacekeeper assures inhabitants that it isn't purposeful and just the natural cycle of the love blossoms.
Enjoy the mood-lifting and groin-tingling effects while they last! The love blossoms will only linger for a few days, at most, before receding back to the forest line and eventually falling dormant again until next spring.
The pollen is one thing. It may start out as just a tickle in your nose or stuffy head but eventually turns into something much more lovely. You're tickled pink about almost everything, it seems, and want to share that happiness with others. And who needs rose-colored glasses when almost everywhere one looks there's a string of love blossoms blooming?
These invasive flowers are in your garden, along the vines in the city, and even sprawling through the main hub! It actually seems almost impossible to avoid them. The Peacekeeper assures inhabitants that it isn't purposeful and just the natural cycle of the love blossoms.
Enjoy the mood-lifting and groin-tingling effects while they last! The love blossoms will only linger for a few days, at most, before receding back to the forest line and eventually falling dormant again until next spring.
SEXY STAMP CARD
If you're wondering about these 'peaceful interactions' that keep being mentioned or what the kinks of the month are for... Here's your answer! Upon arrival, all characters will receive a digital copy of their very own sexy stamp card.
Completing peaceful interactions (i.e. kinks) will reward characters with stamps that they can turn in for re-gains and many other things! While the example one here is the standard issued card by The Peacekeeper, players are more than welcome to customize it how they see fit. Have fun with it!NOTES
Completing peaceful interactions (i.e. kinks) will reward characters with stamps that they can turn in for re-gains and many other things! While the example one here is the standard issued card by The Peacekeeper, players are more than welcome to customize it how they see fit. Have fun with it!
★ The kinks of the month have changed! Be sure to check this post for what the new ones are. Also, give a congratulations to Corrin (
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fatefulprince) as the as the new leader of the sexy leaderboard! 🎉★ The effects of the strange fish candies can, as always, be as heavy or light as you'd like! It can be chalked up to differences in resistance, non-humanity or not, etc. etc. Also, they can mixed-and-matched! Have fun with that.
★ The flora and fauna page will be updated. It's also still open for player suggestions! All you need to do now is link your check-in (or player claim) comment to make a submission!
★ Make sure to dunk your questions/feedback in the thread below!
NAVIGATION
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"You know how often I'm with you," he says against Genesis' neck, lips curving in a way Genesis can feel against his skin. "Even if I had no one but you, I'd hardly be pent up. That was...encouraged." Very much a product of what he'd had to eat and drink at the bar. "We were supposed to be spending time away from each other, weren't we." This is said with distinct amusement; if anything, all this has only highlighted how little they want to be away from each other.
He kisses the nape of Genesis' neck, tenderly. (It's not as though it isn't obvious how bitten and bruised it is right now.) "I'm glad...you came to find me when you did." No one else could have given him so much, fit him so well, been able to take everything Sephiroth dished out.
Genesis' idle musing earns a low rumble of possessive pleasure from Sephiroth. The only thing better than claiming Genesis this thoroughly is Genesis being as into it as he is. "You like it, then...just how long do you want to stay like this?"
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"I suppose we were... but if I'm to be honest, I didn't want that at all. I thought perhaps it was sensible, reasonable. Maybe I even convinced myself of 'absence makes the heart fonder' for a bit. Yet all my mind could circle back to was how badly I wished to be in your arms. I couldn't stay away a moment longer. I think even if I had resisted the thoughts, the immeasurable gravity my heart feels to orbit you would have brought me back anyway." Genesis shifts just enough to twist his upper half around, and steals a lopsided kiss from his mate.
"Would you find it unreasonable if I said forever?" Genesis teases, a little hum of contentment in the back of his throat. "Perhaps not quite this messy, but if you wanted me claimed at all times, you'd find no objection here. At the very least, I'd always prefer some mark of you on me whenever we need be apart."
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Under other circumstances, Sephiroth likely wouldn't say this. But he's worn himself out so thoroughly that there's not much filter between his brain and mouth left. His words aren't self-pitying; if anything, they're slow and a touch sleepy as the exhaustion creeps up on him. If they're weighty, significant things for him to say or think about, he doesn't seem to really be processing them as such in the moment.
The hum in Genesis' throat gets Sephiroth's lips pressed to his neck again, as though he's trying to feel the vibrations through him better. "What does claimed mean in this context...? But I don't mind marking you whenever you want..."
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"You don't stifle me like this, in the same way you never stifled me when we were younger. No part of you is stagnant or smothering, you are simply you, and I have always enjoyed that. I can't foresee myself ever not enjoying being able to mean so much to you. And likewise, you trusting in Angeal and I always brought us an immeasurable joy. You gave us plenty, just by being yourself." Genesis reaches back to smooth his hand along any part of Sephiroth he can reach, content to feel the warmth under his palm. He hopes, perhaps, that it soothes Sephiroth to hear the immediate and honest answer from Genesis. This is where he's happiest, beside the people he loves, and always so. There aren't many out there that can understand him, see him, like Sephiroth can. It means more to Genesis than even his honeyed words can express. They're just too ephemeral for the depth Genesis means his feelings towards the silver.
Tired as he is, Genesis doesn't quite have the energy to keep himself turned, and ends up back down to the pillows again. It doesn't help that Sephiroth's warm breath ever-so gentle against his neck is a lulling sensation.
"I was considering wearing a stud to match yours. Something a little easier to maintain. As much as I would simply adore having my throat bit and bruised at all times, our regenerative powers make that less than practical. Or, of course, there is this method." He glances down himself to where, even now, Sephiroth is pressed into his heat.
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"A stud?" He noses at the back of Genesis' neck. "Another earring...? As long as you don't get rid of the one you have." Sephiroth's always loved Genesis' large earring, how it perfectly accentuates him somehow. He can't help chuckling at Genesis' reference to Sephiroth still being inside him. "As for this...this isn't really something you can take with you when I'm not around."
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"And I beg to differ," Genesis purrs. "Perhaps not you, but your seed, certainly."
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At the mention of his seed, Sephiroth's eyes - which had slipped shut - open again. "Mm...you like being full of that?" He sounds thoughtful, and a little pleased. "Keeping it in you when you're out doing something else would be difficult...and messy."
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"O' ye of little faith," he drawls, a lazy smirk curling his lips. "I was with Angeal for many years, and have a trick or two for such messy situations. You just worry about claiming me, I'll take care of the rest."
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Interesting, how he finds that thought strangely provocative. A recently fucked Genesis, with Angeal's seed still inside him, making an active effort to seem normal and composed in front of him while he'd known nothing...he wonders what he'd have done if he had known.
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"Mm, on more than one occasion actually." Genesis very nearly purrs the answer, loving the warm touch along his belly. "Almost always before major company functions. Made them slightly more bearable, and I think it put Angeal at ease to have such a claim over me around so many unsavory types. Truth be told, I wouldn't have minded yours either."
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At least Genesis is explicitly clear that he'd have loved to attend those formal functions in front of all those ShinRa executives they hated with Sephiroth's seed inside him. That's an attractive thought, and one of the few ways Sephiroth can think of that those functions could have been made actually enticing. Although, honestly, thinking and knowing how Genesis was strutting around, claimed by him and glorying in it...Sephiroth doesn't know how long they'd actually spend at such an event before he'd be dragging Genesis off somewhere. How had Angeal managed it?
(Granted, it occurs to him that Genesis and Angeal had often bowed out of those functions earlier than himself - something he'd never thought much of beyond their being more easily able to get away with it, not being SOLDIER's poster child, and not liking the functions much - and so Angeal probably hadn't managed it very well at all.)
"I would have liked that," he murmured. "Though claiming you around unsavory types like that...would be more because we enjoyed it than marking territory. None of them would have a chance in hell with you anyway." He can't even get himself possessive thinking about it, and he doesn't need much excuse. But he can't even pretend to perceive anyone who would attend a ShinRa formal function as even theoretical competition for Genesis.
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"Would you have liked it to be explicitly for you?" Genesis drawls, only half-meaning it is an actual question, because a moment later, he smirks over his shoulder at Sephiroth. "You would have, no?"
Genesis feels a pleased purr in his chest, and lays his hand over Sephiroth's on his belly. Idly, he traces meaningless patterns over the back of his palm.
"That's a rather alluring thought. Wanting to mark what's yours, but why exactly wanting Angeal's claim to tempt you? Or is the temptation from anyone?
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"I do wonder... will you be so possessive every time I come back from another? I might like that you know," he drawls, letting his imagination run wild with the idea that Sephiroth desires him like that. That his mate would be driven wild into marking him again if he caught the scent of another on Genesis. "After all, shouldn't you always be the last thing my body remembers, craves so primal?
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"Good boy," he drawls, voice heady and exhausted. He's struggling not chase his words with a yawn. "I'd never want to forget, could never imagine it so. I'll look forward to your every reminder, my mate."
This time though, the yawn escapes, and Genesis settles himself down. He lays a hand over Sephiroth's on his belly, loosely twining their fingers to relax to. It's not long before his breathing becomes slow and even, falling asleep perfectly content that way.
Morning... or mid afternoon, Genesis realizes upon glancing at the alarm clock on the nightstand, comes far too soon. There's a bone deep exhaustion that weighs him down, and makes the bed, and Sephiroth, far too temping. But quite a few hours of sleep have let much of their mess get rather uncomfortable. Genesis grimaces feeling the tacky mess between his legs, and the general grime of a night's worth of rough sex in a bar, alley, and then their home, tends to build up.
Genesis huffs as he tries to move, but a twinge of pain runs down his lower back and hips, and seems to settle deeper. Goddess be damned, he's sore. Sephiroth really did quite the job fucking him near boneless last night. Genesis has 0 complaints, really. But it does prove getting out of bed to run the shower a bit troublesome.
What he manages is a small feat, wiggling just enough to get his wing free without smacking the silver, and then letting a few powerful beats help him up. Because sitting up is not an option at all right now. He gets to the bathroom by keeping his steps light, and letting the wing do most of the work until he can lean over on the vanity. When he glances up though, the sight that greets him is-
His eyes- they're tinted green. Not just any green, either. Genesis immediately recognizes the distinctive shade they're transitioning towards, and swallows hard.
"Seph! You have to come here- quickly!
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For most of Sephiroth's life, urgency has usually meant alarm, crisis. He'd spent over half his life in open war, after all. So when Genesis yells for him, needs him quickly, and Sephiroth's mind snaps awake to it - he doesn't process context clues, or tone. He doesn't process where they are or what's likely to be happening. All that his still-in-the-process-of-waking mind needs to know is that his mate needs him, right now, and that usually in Sephiroth's life, things go terribly wrong and he loses the people he loves.
It doesn't matter how sore he is, how exhausted he is, how little his legs want to work. Sephiroth goes from mostly asleep (he'd stirred a bit when Genesis had risen, but the smell and warmth of mate had kept him soothed enough to recognize there was nothing to be concerned about and so he'd never fully woken) to almost crashing into the bathroom, arms and wing wrapped protectively around Genesis as his still-bleary eyes scan for a threat, any threat, in roughly two seconds. His adrenaline is through the roof.
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Genesis blinks at the unexpected reaction before it fully dawns on him what's happened here.
"Oh, Seph," he coos, and wiggles an arm free to reach up to gingerly touch Sephiroth's cheek. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to startle you so." There's a gentle laugh that chases his words as he caresses along his jaw with the back of his knuckles. "Easy now, my brave slipstream, it's alright. It's just us, there's no threat here."
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"What was the rush?" he asks eventually, once he's properly awake enough to remember that even if everything is fine, Genesis had still wanted him for something.
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"Notice something?" He purrs, leaning nearly nose to nose with his mate. The redhead looks far too smug for his own good. "We've always had vastly different eyes, haven't we? Well, seems that can be adjusted."
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And Genesis will see the moment the explanation hits Sephiroth, too. It's not that hard to put two and two together. And Sephiroth actually turns faintly red. "I...didn't know that was something that could happen."
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"Angeal and I's eye color was too similar to see a difference, I suspect. But yours are an entirely different hue. This is a delightful side effect I have every intent of recreating. I do wonder just how close we can get them to your exact color."
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Though, in truth, Sephiroth hadn't come as often as he might have - definitely not as much as Genesis. He'd been anything but restrained, certainly, but he'd focused quite a bit on Genesis' pleasure, taking his own almost as an afterthought. What results Genesis might achieve if he flips those tables...
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"Well, the right answer is 'an exact match,' and I have every intent to get there." A brief pause, and he arches a brow. "Or is there some protest to that?"
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