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Kotomine_Rin:
Vega
But something stopped him, or someone rather. He stared incredulously as she grabbed the entire bowl, with shellfish included, and ingested the entire hellish concoction. His mouth gaped open, and for a moment, he stared wide in disbelief.
"Excuse me?"
He was paralyzed for a moment. When he spoke, it was without the usual candor. If Lily was warm and brazen, his tone was cold enough to chill.
"I misjudged you, I apologize. To think you'd be so bold... how putrid." Without caring for her body sitting on his lap, he got up with a disgusted expression and even took a towel to wipe whatever filth would be caught on his hands. "Manners are everything. And whatever power is gained by forfeiting aesthetics is no strength at all, but the brute expression of a mad beast. Mother would never stand for such a thing."
He wiped his hand and shook his head in disapprovel. "I'll have to think on what manner to make you pay for this. But know that vengeance will be mine."
And that's when his expression turned brighter. He looked at her tail, this time with affection. He smiled. "But congratulations on the victory nonetheless. Now, where shall we head?"
Panda:
Nanako
Driven as Nanako was in the competition, even she had a double-take as Lily chose the most direct solution and downed the whole hotpot in one go. The squirrel girl paused with another spoonful of mapo tofu halfway to her mouth for a long moment, then went back to eating. Already, she found herself thinking about what the Elemental might lay out for her stakes on the contest.
The squirrel girl's tail swished lazily behind her as Vega switched from scolding to praise again, and her curiosity was piqued all the same.
"Welp, certainly one way to win," Nanako admitted, "Guess I owe you something too, if ya don't mind me sticking around."
Bern:
Lily
"Ohoho.." Lily haughtiness peaked as she was dropped by her current master, such simple movement couldn't make her fall though and she landed on her feet. More importantly his inexperience was flaring up in a rather worrisome manner and ut fell on her to educate in the ways in which he had gone wrong.
"It seems you still have much to learn master, if you cannot find the ephemeral beauty in the lives of beasts, then can truly claim to be a connoisseur of it?"
The redhead was completely spotless, not a single drop of the hot pot had been spilt not was there even any need for her to clean herself. It was elegance worthy of the finest of families, yet it was displayed in such a shocking manner.
"True strength is knowing how and when to surpass the little box society has placed on us, and in doing so soar free like the birds." Her own tail swisher behind her now that she was no longer seated and it was matching the pace of Nanako's, creating a symphony that told her that she hadn't forgotten about her.
Kotomine_Rin:
Vega
Vega looked at the burning daemon intently and his eyes fluttered for a bit. Were they the words she spoke, or was it the way her elegant form carried herself, uncared and unburdened by her surroundings? For a second, a mere moment, his world was challenged by an outsider. It was naught but a sickening sensation that made him retch to the core.
"I see. I'll... keep your words in mind."
To soar free like a bird, there would be no greater beauty. The man smiled and nodded, even if her point of view had been so contrary to the beliefs he spoke of - the one's mother ingrained into him - he felt like he could be forgiven.
Haha, goodness me. It seems I have much to learn.
He never cared how much he had to dirty his own hands. From assassinations to underhanded jobs, he did everything to survive and thrive. To grow and mature into a more perfect self. There was only one act that still perturbed him at the time, a kill dealt for no reason at all.
And yet, her words resonated with his heart at the time. Like the dear friend he met a month back, it made him feel like everything was alright. For his own sake, anything was alright. Like when Lily talked about her past feats, his expression and manhood showed the closest thing to true, genuine joy he'd ever shown.
"I think hiring you may be the best decision I've made yet." He then turned to the curious beastgirl from then. "But oh my, I must admit I'm curious as well. Since it is my dear girlfriend that turned out victor, even I'm not sure what she'll claim." He then turned his gaze back to Lily, expectantly perhaps. But mostly with curiosity and fascination, and a feeling he couldn't quite describe yet.
Panda:
Nanako
Nanako finished off the last bits of her mapo tofu as Lily said her piece and Vega took it in. It seemed obvious to her, the benefits to living freely, but she supposed she couldn't blame him for not getting it. She'd probably had entirely different experiences from the man, in that regard. Well, it wasn't really her place to tell him to embrace one or the other, he could make that decision for himself watching them.
"Hm, even you don't know? How exciting~" Nanako smirked, popping up out of her seat to join them, tail swishing excitedly behind her before she noticed Lily's tail doing the same. Moving on a whimsical impulse, the squirrel girl's fluffy tail suddenly struck out, tangling up with the little Elemental's new tail as she gave the redhead a curious look, anticipation already building with everything she'd said.
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