[User]
Sora chuckled, only now aware that Satsumi was most probably way stronger than him. If they were to compete in something, he would need to choose something where his smarts could make up for the difference in strength between the two.

"Well, we can just leave the dishes in the dishwasher and then I can show you the rest of the house. There's still the bathroom and our bedrooms." He said after finishing the last bite of his pizza. Standing up he collected both plates and cups and placed them inside the washer, turning it on. "Shall we?" He asked smiling while gesturing to the hallway.

Leading the way he stopped at the first door which was the bathroom. Not much to show here, there was a shower and a nice sized bathtub. "It's great to lay in there after a long day." He commented before continuing. He stopped at the next door. "Here is your room" he said opening the door

[Assistant]
The bathtub was large enough to accommodate Satsumi, and for Sora it was large enough to act as a hot tub and then some. The white haired woman gave a slight whistle. "Wow, you humans really are advanced. This'll be lots of fun." As she peeked over him while he played tour guide, she began to follow him once he started to lead her to the next room. Given she was a large woman, it was only natural that she had a large room. It was easily the size of the living room with height enough to fit her comfortably within. Every amenity was designed for a woman of her size, from a bed fit for a harem to a walk in closet for her outfits and clothing. "This is nice. It's a lot better than my home back in the monster world." She took a step inside, looking around as she stretched her arms above her head. Given that she was now in front of him, and with her back arching somewhat the hem of her top was lifted, revealing her more curved hips and the roundness of her rear---which was rather nicely full, she was soft where it counted for sure.

"So, are you going yo show me your too?" She asked as she turned around, giving a slight wink of her crimson hued eye.

[User]
"I'm glad you liked it." He smiled and stood close to the door as Satsumi looked around her new room. Sora and his mother agreed with the organization to remodel this room as to fit her and make sure she would live comfortably during the exchange program. As the Oni stretched her arms above her head, Sora couldn't help but admire her curves and noticed now she had a pretty nice and round ass. He was initially focusing on her breasts, being as that was the first thing he saw when she arrived, but her butt was also very pretty.

When she turned back to him he did his best to not blush, but the wink she gave him after her question didn't make it any easier to disguise the slight redness in his cheeks. "Sure, it's the door right next to yours." He turned back and took her to his own room. It was clearly smaller than hers, but they had the ceiling heightened up so she wouldn't have to bend down if ever needed to enter his room. It had a rather big single bed in the corner, almost the size of a double bed. A desk with his computer in front of it next to the window and a big wardrobe built into the wall close to the door. An ordinary room to be honest.

[Assistant]
While the face that her rear was almost level with his face as she stretched to her tip toes might have been a coincidence, the fact that she did so more or less right in his face may not have been. "Sorry. You're just a little cute when you're embarrassed." She spoke, her tone a little apologetic but honest at the same time. "Lead the way, Sora!" Changing the subject and adding more enthusiasm to her voice, she let him lead the way to his room. "Ah, it's pretty nice. Are you comfortable in it?" She asked, poking her head softly in it as she looked about. She could fit in it, but she would be a little cramped, so it was best to appreciate it from the outside.

"So, human houses are pretty nice, aren't they? They must have gone all out in making sure we'd both be living well." As she withdrew her head from the room, she once again stood outside properly. "Being here... is pretty nice. But, is there anywhere you go outside of here? I've heard the city has lovely parks and a number of other places, it would be nice to explore them with you and just the city in general some time. I'm sure there's a lot I'm missing out on!"

[User] As Sora thought, she could fit inside his room, but as it was only a third the size of her room she would feel a bit cramped in it. Either way, after she was done looking at it, he went back out to the corridor with her. "I'm glad you liked the house. We wanted to make sure it would be comfortable for you." He smiled and led her back to the living room. Looking through the window he saw the sun was about to start setting, a pity because of what she just asked him. "Sure, there's a lot of places we can go together. Parks, the mall. Unfortunately the sun is already setting and the park is way nicer during the day. We can go tomorrow if you'd like." He suggested and caught himself admiring her face again. He cleared his throat trying to keep his cool.

[Assistant]
"Fantastic! I look forward to tomorrow. Tonight... What should we do? I would love to get to know you more." She spoke, being honest once again. "However you'd prefer to do so. We could watch a movie, or just talk, or anything you'd like." At this point, she wished she had a card game or something they could plat together---but, it was a little unusual for an Oni to be so friendly with humans until lately! She had to admit, Oni did not have the most... positive relationship with humans until Monsters were more accepted among human kind with their worlds more merged. But in the end he didn't seem to mind, so perhaps that was a good thing!

"Also, if you don't mind, I could actually use a bit to shower and freshen up just a bit. I've been walking most of the day and I don't want to well, trouble you over that. So if you have something you wanted to do, perhaps you could set it up while I showered and cleaned myself up?" She asked, tilting her head in a very slight manner, looking at him with a warm expression on her face.

[User]
Again, Sora blushed at the Oni's words to him. He wasn't used to having someone being so friendly like that towards him. Especially such a pretty girl like Satsumi. He took a deep breath and stayed calm trying not to think of tomorrow as a date. "We'll we could watch a movie, though I don't think I have anything really interesting to watch right now." He thought for a bit. She wanted to get to know him and seemed to really like games and competitions. "How about we play a game then? I have some cards and board games." An idea than came to his mind when he thought of the cards. "We could play something fun. Ever heard of truth or dare? In it, each player chooses to answer honestly another players question or to complete a dare. We can play some card games, and each time one of us loses, we have to choose a truth or dare from the winner." He smiled, thinking she would like his idea and gestured towards the hallway again.

"You can take your shower then while I look for my deck of cards. No need to hurry, I know taking a long shower is always refreshing." He said, stopping in front of the door to the bathroom.

[Assistant] "Truth or dare...?" She pondered the name and the explanation for a moment before nodding her head quickly. "Oh! That sounds delightful. I'm in." Satsumi replied, heading back towards her room as she moved to get some fresh clothing. "I'll be out in just a little while!" She had no intention of lingering that long while getting herself all washed up. She moved into the bathroom after a moment and closed the door with an audible click of the door being shut. It only took her around ten or so minutes to properly wash up, but as she left the bathroom, she was dressed in something a little more casual. A cream colored sweater that while a little thick, still hugged her body and provided an excellent outline of her figure, and a pair of black pants, meant more for relaxation or light exercise rather than anything too intense. "Okay, we're doing this in the living room, right?" She asked, heading in that direction.

[User]
Sora smiled as Satsumi seemed excited about his idea for them to play. "Great, I'll just go look for the cards then." He said, heading back to his room as he heard the bathroom door click with her inside. Opening a few drawers, he quickly found the deck and took them back to the living room, hearing the shower on as he passed by the bathroom. Not wanting to just idly wait for Satsumi, he got a bowl in the kitchen and filled it with some chips he had in the cabinet so they could snack on them while playing.

He soon heard the Oni coming out of the shower and saw her coming his way. Without thinking he looked her up and down, admiring her beauty once more before turning his attentions to the cards he was starting to shuffle. "Yeah, here, have a seat. What card games are you familiar with?"

[Assistant] "The card game I'm familiar with most..." She spoke, trailing off as she seemed lost in thought. "Is probably Hanafuda." She spoke, giving a quiet nod. "I've played it a fair amount before, so I know the rules well enough." As she spoke she made herself comfortable in the chair, which included a bit of wiggling to get herself properly comfortable. "Are you familiar with the rules as well? If not I'm happy to teach them you know." She said, keeping an eager smile on her face. "And while we play, depending on who wins, they ask a truth or dare question, yes? Is that how this works?" She was already excited,things were playing out exactly as she had hoped!

[User] "It's a bit embarrassing to admit but I've never played Hanafuda before." Sora confessed with a chuckle. "If you don't mind teaching me then we can play it." He said, handing over to her the deck of cards already shuffled. "Yes, whoever loses chooses to answer a question honestly, or complete a dare. The winner makes the question or dare." He confirmed to her, he couldn't keep a smile out of his face. He was very happy to see that he and Satsumi were getting along easily.

[Assistant] "Alright! Well, I'm happy to teach, but I do warn you I play a pretty mean game of Hanafuda." As she spoke, she looked over the cards and began to hum out, shuffling the deck and preparing to teach him the rules. They were a little complicated but not impossible to learn---but it was clear she had the edge, and after the first match or so ended in her victory, she clasped her hands together, thinking for a moment. "Hrm... How about we start with Truth. What's one thing you'd never admit to your mother, but you would to a friend?" As she asked her eyes regarded him warmly, they had only just met, but she certainly counted him as a friend all the same, and wanted to know at least one secret about him.

[User]
After a few instructions from Satsumi, Sora had learned the basics about the game. Though he was still at the disadvantage. He lost the first round and chuckled as Satsumi celebrated smiling. "Actually, I was supposed to choose Truth or Dare before you asked me." He explained to her. "But I was going to choose truth anyway so no harm done."

He though for a while about her question before answering. "Well, I'm pretty much an open book with my mother. There's not really any secret between us." He admitted. "But... I guess anything... sexual. I would feel pretty embarrassed to talk about with her." He blushed quite a bit after answering.

[Assistant] "O-oh, you pick the type of question. That's how it works! My apologies, I guess we're both teaching one another." As she then got the question she gave him answered, she gave a knowing smile, but feigned it as something more innocent. 'I see, that makes sense... Well then, are you ready for round two?" When he was, it would begin---and it took only a bad hand or two for Satsumi to be the one losing this time around, there ws always the element of luck, which she didn't have on her side this time around. 'Well, that means I am the loser and have to pick... Right? If so, I suppose I pick Dare, then." She said, a little sheepishly. She wasn't supposed to lose! But yet she wouldn't object to having the opportunity to do something fun.

[User]
Sora smiled happily at his luck during the second round. His hand was simply perfect and Satsumi quickly lost. "A dare huh?" He thought for a while. He's seen many times in TV shows and movies. Teenagers playing truth or dare, they would use this as a chance to have some fun with each other. Kiss and... even more. But Sora wouldn't do that to her. They had just met after all. He even blushed a bit at the thought.

"OK. Then. I dare you... to dance." He chuckled after seeing her reaction to his dare. "Dance, seductively." He added just wanting to joke a bit with her

[Assistant]
Dance seductively? Now that might be an issue, Satsumi had never really danced like that before for someone. But she had lost, and she had picked dare, so she would do as dared. Smiling and standing up, she smoothed down her sweater which only made it hug her curves even more. Taking a moment to think, she then began to approach him slowly, her eyes looking into his before she approached his chair. Moving to rest her arms on his shoulders, though with a surprising gentleness as she moved to straddle him, her thick thighs pressed to either side of his legs.

"I know you said dance seductively but I think I can give you something a little better than that." Leaning into him and lowering herself against him, she was mindful of her size, but her chest was all but eye level with him as her hips began to grind and gyrate against his lap, the rest of her body swaying slightly as she began to give him a lapdance, her lips curling into a small smile as one hand remained on his shoulder, the other running against his chest.

[User] Sora smiled thinking his request wasn't too much and that Satsumi took it as just him playing with her. But when she approached him and started giving him a lap dance, his face went completely red and he lost the ability to speak. Her body was really close to his and he could feel her thighs against his leg and her hand slowly traced down his chest. "Ahm... that... that certainly... is better than a... a dance." He stutters nervous as he had never been this close and intimate with someone before.

[Assistant] She continued to grind against his lap for a few moments, ginger with her size, but letting her thighs squeeze a little more intimately against Sora's before she eventually stopped, breathing out a little heavily given she'd  been moving for quite a bit. With her hair somewhat messily framing her face, Satsumi soon began to wiggle off of him and back on to her feet. "Is that so? Well, I'm glad I went above and beyond then." She spoke with a light sigh---one of contentment rather than anything else. "But get your game face on, Sora." She spoke, taking the cards and beginning to shuffle them once more. "Time for round three, and I don't intend on losing this time!"

[User] Unfortunately, the dance soon had to come to an end. Even though Sora was extremely nervous with it, it felt and looked really nice. Still blushing, he did his best to recover his composure and grabbed his new hand of cards. "Yeah. If course. I don't intend on losing as well." He chuckled nervously, slowly recovering. They played one more round. This third one lasted quite longer than the last two but in the end Sora came out the loser. "I still need to get a bit more of the hang of this game." He chuckled putting down his losing hand of cards. "I'm gonna go with dare this time." He told her.

[Assistant] "Dare, hrmmm..." The third game lasted a lot longer, so he was getting better but Satsumi still had her skill pulling her the victory in the end. "I dare you to give me a shoulder massage for the next five minutes. Then we'll play the last round. How does that sound?" She moved to sit on the floor instead of the couch so he could reach her shoulders, giving him a quaint smile as she did so. "And I want you to go nice and slow."

[User]
A shoulder massage? That shouldn't be too hard, Sora thought to himself as Satsumi gave him a soft smile and sat in front of him, her back turned to him. Suddenly the boy got nervous. He gulped without noise and placed his hands on her shoulder. Taking a deep breath he calmed himself and got to work.

Sora never gave anyone a massage but he knew at least a bit from watching TV. He went nice and slow just as she asked, being careful not to do anything too hard but also making sure it felt nice for her. All the time he kept looking away for a second or two, nervous.

[Assistant]
As her shoulders were soon massaged, it was clear that she was a little tense in some spots, but his hands had a way of easing her. Giving a small and quiet moan of relaxed pleasure, her lips remained parted during his work, letting Sora take his time for the next few minutes to ease up her tension. And from the angle he'd be working at, it was easy to see her body up close once again, and to feel the surprising warmth coming from her. Closing her eyes as they slowly lilted, he was doing wonders for her already.

"Okay..." She trailed off, her voice pleased sounding. "Ready for one more match?"


[User]
"You want to work as an advocate for relationships between humans and mythical kind? Where would you start?" He asked her, taking a gulp of his drink. "You already have us all gathered here, and some of us barely got in as it is. What are you planning on doing to make everything so harmonious?"

The Accords had been authored by both sides, and for the mythical creatures they had largely retained the Fae and the Sidhe to work with the human legislators on its contents. Unfortunately Fae tend to stick to the spirit of the law and not the word. Meanwhile humans stuck to the word, but not the spirit. This incompatibility had created a set of agreements that could often be circumvented and looped around without ever violating them, allowing discrimination that was entirely legally sound and encouraged by humanity. Of course the fae gave as good as they got, but the fae were far more organized than most other creatures. They had their own courts and queens and kings.

Other creatures had more fluid forms of self governance, most of which had to find a way to shoehorn themselves in on mortal government when the accords were signed just so they could maintain a bit of autonomy without the threat of implied mass genocide by way of mortal weapons. Oh yes, mythical creatures were powerful but mankind had perfected the art of taking down mammoths and lions with only stone tools. Now with a modern understanding of atomic theory they could find a way to kill damn near anything, mortal or (allegedly) immortal. They hid because humanity scared them. And now they had been offered a peace branch from a poisoned tree. And only in the last twenty or so years had people begun to cut out the rotten roots to try make room for a fairer society.

[Assistant] "Well, I would start with the children. Foster care and adoption agencies already have no problem with denying rights for adoption or fostering to same-sex couples of their own race, so they absolutely don't have a problem with denying adoption or fostering rights for supernatural beings. I want to help change that. Changes won't happen right away, and I'm sure there will be plenty of set-backs but steps in the right direction should still be taken, regardless if it's an unpopular opinion among the masses." Olivia took another drink of her water, watching humans and monsters alike mingle on the grass. She was sure there were plenty of parents that had refused to allow their children to attend this school solely because it accepted monsters, but she had hope that the young generations would step out from the biases forced on them by their parents, which is why she believed that supernatural races being allowed to foster or adopt outside of their own race was so important.

[User]
"Well, it's a start. This place is going to lead of a whole bunch of little half-breeds running around..." Hassun said, then thought for a moment. "I don't even know if that's possible. You'd think we'd have more of them if it is, but I bet no one likes to talk about it."

He pulled out a packet of chips he'd taken from the food table and munched on a few as he watched. "Of course, some of us don't get to be born to parents. We just pop into existence. Or we're born from something else. So some of us don't even get to have parents before we realize that we're alive and able to think."

[Assistant]
"Probably not the intent the school had when they opened this place, but you're also probably not wrong, especially since they have literally forced people into being near each other for a whole semester." Olivia said with a shrug. "Sometimes the parents you're born to don't turn out that great either."

Setting her water onto the bench, she stood and stretched, eyeing the snack table that seemed like it would just be in the range of the cuffs. If not she would find out pretty quickly, so she headed across the grass to grab a snack.

[User]
Hassun got up and followed her. The cuffs would keep them tethered but he could grab snacks anyway. He picked up a handful of the brownies that were on one of the plates and began to munch away at them.

"I guess you're gonna see a lot of people from this place once you're done. Coming to you about legal problems and all that." He said. "Probably gonna deal with the first generation of their kids too."

He looked to his right and saw a couple, at least they might be a couple, making out while holding their drinks. It was a mixed couple, of course, a shapeshifter and a young human guy who looked to be way too into it. He rolled his eyes. "Fuck, I hope these kids had sex ed when they were younger. I'll bet some of them didn't even get to go to proper schools. This place is going to have a lot of people screwing and then they'll have to deal with the pregnancies that come up..."

[Assistant] Grabbing a bag of Cheetos from the mound of chips on the table, Olivia turned to follow Hassun's gaze to the couple that were making out like there wasn't a crowd of other people milling about around them. "I hope they did too, otherwise they'll be in for a surprise that neither of them are ready to handle." She said, a small flicker of sadness clouding her gaze before she pushed it away and opened her bag of chips, munching on them as she directed her gaze to other parts of the lawn. "Did you want to return to the bench or wander around the space?"

[User]
"Let's take a walk." he said, finishing off his bottle of beer before grabbing another, and another handful of brownies to go with it.

He walked with her, in no particular direction, meandering around the party and the people. People tended to part for him when he walked past, letting him quickly. Most of the students seemed to be wary of him, or downright afraid. A lot of them moved out of his way without even thinking why, they just felt that something around him was wrong.

he only ones who didn't were a few of the vampiric and lycanthropic kinds, who viewed him with a mix of wariness and contempt. The closest thing that came to someone not avoiding him at all was one of the Yaoguai, in the human form of a Chinese girl with mixed European features. She was about the closest thing to him here, in the spiritual sense of the word

[Assistant] Popping open her bag of chips. Olivia munched on them as she followed after Hassun, wandering through the throngs of people that parted for them as they passed by. One good thing about walking with Hassun is she didn't have to fight her way through a crowd since people instinctively got out of the tall mans way as she walked by. She didn't know if they could innately sense he was dangerous or if it was because his human guise was pretty intimidating as well. She could feel eyes on her as well, people no doubt wondering why such a weak human girl was walking side by side with such a monster. "So, aside from bars and dance clubs, what else do you like to do for fun?"

[User]
Hassan was caught off guard by the question. Not because it was surprising, but because he could not find an answer. His life had been spent mostly in a cycle of feeding, wandering, traveling, and training. If anything the gym was one of the few things he had that he could call a hobby, and that was because he felt naturally drawn to being something that was strong.

"...I don't really have anything else." He admitted. "I've never been to a place like this, with... Everything they have to do. I just sort of traveled a lot and walked around and found things to see. There aren't many places I can't go, the kind of places most people are scared of. So... I just never really found anything."

[Assistant] Glancing upwards at him in thought, Olivia recalled everything she had read in the packet of information all the new students had been given. "Well, I remember reading in the packet they had given us earlier today that in the next few days the clubs are going to be hosting a fair of sorts where new students can look at the different booths set up that detail what clubs do what. We can attend and see if something catches your eye if you want?" She offered, tossing her empty chip bag into a nearby trashcan.

[User]
Hassun gave it a thought, and then nodded. "Why not? I'm not that social. But at least it'll give us something to distract ourselves from this all the time." He said, holding up the arm with the cuff link tethering them. "And I doubt any of this lot is going to want to talk to me anyway."

He shot a glare at a small group of the students looking at him, flaring out an aura of fear over their minds that made them quickly turn away and find somewhere else to be. "The feeling is mutual..."

[Assistant] "And who knows, you might find something that you like." Olivia said as they continued down the sidewalk. She caught Hassun glaring at something to her right but when she glanced over, she couldn't tell who it had been as everyone in that area were avoiding looking in their direction. "Did you want to stay at the party longer or did you want to start heading back to our dorm?"

[User] "Let's go back. There's not much to really see here." Hassun said, finishing his bottle of beer and throwing it in a trash can nearby. He started to lead them away from the party, through the darkened campus and towards the dormitories. With how hard it was now there was hardly anyone around, and only the sidewalk lights illuminated the empty paths. "You think we'll be pulling some late nights with the assignments this semester?" He asked her.

[Assistant] Following him down the darkened pathways, Olivia made sure to keep her eyes on her feet since all they really had for lights were the smalls ones on either side of the path; the last thing she needed was to trip on a rock or a raised piece of concrete. "I'm not sure. It's hard to say since I haven't gone to any of my classes or seen the syllabus yet, but it's likely, especially since we have the mandatory project on top of our other work-load." She said, wiggling the wrist that was cuffed.

[User] "Yeah... apart from sharing a bed, being cuffed together, and forced to share in most private things we have in life, what do we even do again?" Hassun asked as they approached the dorm. He hadn't yet bothered to read most of the details, and he hasn't had a choice in the project anyway. "Do we need to write a report or something? Or do some weekly thing?"

[Assistant] Humming in thought, Olivia cast her mind back to the speech the Dean had made as well as the information found in their handbook. "From what I recall, we have a final project due at the end of the term. It can be in any format that we want, the only requirement is we have to include any details we learned from our partner over the course of the semester. It can't be stuff we can just look up on the internet or in books, we have to show that we made at effort to get to know our partner." She explained as their dorm came into sight, some of the lit up windows casting shadows onto the lawn.

[User]
"I guess I'll have to think about what I present. You were raised by mythicals, right? Huh. Maybe something on that..." Hassun considered as they crossed into the light of the dorm entryway. In reality the project had largely been at the back of his mind. He'd not thought they'd find anyone who would actually take him as a partner for it.

Once inside the dorm Hassun actually found the motivation to begin unpacking his bag. He hadn't brought much, and his desk only held a laptop and a few notebooks once he was done. His clothing consisted largely of plain shirts, jeans, trackpants, and a hoodie or two. He was lucky that when he transformed his clothing was pulled into the veil around his new form, unlike lycanthropes who often had to content with the awkward tearing off of their clothing, and so often wore something loose that could be stripped out of before the transformation, and then put back on quickly. His own natural form came with enough fur and hanging hair that clothing wasn't a concern, most of the time.

[Assistant]
"Yeah, I was taken from my biological family when I was younger and then adopted a few years later by two mythical beings. It's one of the main reasons I want to go into the field I'm studying, because I want to help other mythical families that are having difficulties adopting children." Olivia answered as she followed him into their shared room. As he began to unpack his bag, she made sure she had all the books set out that she would need when their classes started.

As she wandered if she should take a shower, their earlier conversation came back to her and she turned towards him. "Were you planning on going to the gym tonight?" She asked, recalling how he had said he went every evening and she was wondering if she should go ahead and take her shower now or wait until they got back if he did want to head to the gym tonight.


[User]
While Tessa sipped from the cup, Carter took a few steps back to allow her plenty of space. She seemed to really like it and gulped it down in seconds. At the shelter, they probably only gave their Lycans water and very little luxuries like juice. Life would be a lot different here than there, and he just hoped Tessa could take the change well. It was a large change all of a sudden and he would be extremely stressed if in her shoes.

"Of course, you can have more," he replied to Tessa's uncertainty. Carter returned to the fridge and pulled out the bottle of juice once more, this time filling her cup up all the way this time before returning it to the fridge. "Are you still hungry? All of the burgers are frozen so you can have something else if you want, like chips. Or I can make you another burger but it's going to take a while to thaw and cook."

While he was speaking, Carter had returned to his plate at the table. He didn't sit yet, in case there was something else she wanted, but he still took a bite from his burger anyhow. He was almost done and wouldn't mind making Tessa more food if she wanted. He had bought some extra food when he went grocery shopping, but he was afraid he had bought maybe a little too much. Other than living with his two brothers, Carter hadn't lived with anyone before. And three men could eat a lot of food, so he wasn't sure what one man and a Lycan would need.

[Assistant]
Was she still hungry? It had been awhile since she'd been given the opportunity to actually fill her belly, and at the mention of more food her eyes went wide. Did she want to wait that long for more meat to be done, or did she try this other food he was speaking of? She knew what chips were, had seen workers at the shelter eating them on their breaks or even sometimes on the clock, but she couldn't remember actually trying any herself. Half of the foods she'd been lucky enough to try while in the wild had been stolen from stores or humans camping that had left their belongings there for the taking, and even those she couldn't remember the names of. An entire new world had been opened up to her here, sending her brain into overdrive as she tried to formulate a proper response. He'd refilled her drink readily and without complaint, but what would he think if she showed a ravenous appetite and devoured so much of his food in one sitting? Would he regret adopting her? Would he think her too expensive and troublesome to take care of?

"I... have never had chips." Her brow furrowed as she tried to think through her words carefully. "I do not think I have ever had them. I am hungry." She picked the cup back up and sipped at it carefully, shuffling awkwardly in place before she dared a glance at him, only to immediately turn and stare down at the floor. "I would like more food, please."

[User]
While Tessa took a moment to seemingly think, Carter waited for her response patiently. She was still hungry she said and had never tried chips. So, Carter decided that now would be a good time as any to try some chips. He reached up into one of the cabinets above the counter and pulled down an unopened bag of chips. They were just plain chips, which was probably the best for her to try first. Something extravagant like the odd types of sweet or spicy flavors they had out there would probably be too much. Besides, he rather liked just plain, original chips.

After opening the bag, Carter dumped a little bit onto her plate, then pushed it back to her. "Go ahead and try them. These are my favorite kind. They are kind of bland but salty. They make a lot of different flavors of chips so if you like these, maybe we can try another flavor next time I go to the store."

He reached into the bag and took out a chip and popped it into his mouth. "If you don't like them, I have some other stuff we can look at trying or I can just make you more burgers."

[Assistant]
The bag he pulled out was so loud that it startled Tessa, her ears twitching before she took a large step back and stared at it cautiously. How was such a simple thing making so much noise? Had they always been that noisy even in the shelter, or were they quieter because they were smaller there? She watched him shake some out of the bag onto her plate and nudge it toward her before she grabbed it, almost spilling some of the food on it before she retreated a few steps back and took a tiny bite of one.

"I like them." She paused and chewed it a bit more while thinking. "I think." She understood what he meant by bland, now, other than the salt there didn't seem to be much flavor to it, but it was still better than plain bread or cold meat.

"Very salty." Tessa spoke in between words as she quickly devoured the chips, looking between him and the empty plate before licking her lips and setting it down on the counter. Did she leave it on the counter or put it in the sink? Was she supposed to do anything specific was it, or did it not matter? Having options was weird, and after a brief moment of contemplation, she slunk out of the kitchen and began to nose around the living room, periodically looking back at him to see where he was at.

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Carter continued to crunch away at a couple more while Tessa ate the chips he had placed on her plate. She seemed a little unsure about them but said she liked them. Maybe they were a little too bland for her but he'd look at what the store had and pick something else out. Maybe a cheese flavor. She took the plate in a way that showed him there was still no trust between them, but he understood. It was still the first day and he wasn't sure he trusted her yet, either. He hadn't seen her act aggressive, but he was a little afraid to find out what she was like upset.

When she was done, she placed her plate on the counter and wandered off to the living room. He had pretty much put everything up so there wasn't much for her to get into, so he wasn't worried about it and focused on cleaning up the kitchen a little. Carter put away the chips and washed their plates. Once everything was clean and in the drying rack, he left the kitchen to see where Tessa was and what she was doing.

"Have you ever been in a house before?" he asked as he walked out of the kitchen and back into the living room, looking to see where the Lycan woman had gone.

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Everything inside smelled so clean but so different than the shelter, and while it was a welcome change, Tessa wasn't sure how to feel about it. It smelled like cleaning products, meat, chips, juice, and then of course, her new owner. There were so many smells at all once that she found herself overwhelmed for a moment as she sniffed around the room, poking and prodding at anything that was within her reach, and even attempting to poke at things she needed to stretch up for.

Either the human was light on his feet, or she had been caught up in exploring, because the sound of his voice caused her to turn with a small growl and narrowed eyes before she realized what it was. How could she have forgotten so quickly the source of the other voice? She at least had the grace to look slightly embarrassed by the growl as her ears drooped slightly, although she kept to the far side of the room and shook her head slowly.

"Not one like this. Never this many things. Beds small, few covers. Mostly slept together for warmth. Never this," She gestured around the room with a perplexed expression. "Never with human, with... Chips. Or this," She motioned to the television with a confused expression. "Only seen those at shelter when they watch us on them. Made sure we couldn't leave cages."

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The growl that came from Tessa surprised Carter, but it seemed like it was an accident since he had spooked her, not something malicious. That was a relief since he wasn't sure how to handle her if she were to turn aggressive on him. He had the remote for the collar, sure, but he wasn't sure he'd be able to think fast enough to grab it if she were to actually try and harm him. But she seemed even maybe a little embarrassed that she had growled.

"A life without chips sounds awful," he said with a small smile, trying to be friendly and make nice conversation. "But that's a television, but sometimes we call them TVs. Maybe we can watch something fun on it someday. There are some nature documentaries we can watch. People go out and record animals in nature, then we can learn about them on the TV." He liked those, but he preferred things with more action and even preferred animated shows on the occasion. But he wasn't sure Tessa understood that things on the TV weren't real. But maybe she did, he wasn't sure. Carter didn't know if she would be like the cat he had once and tried to look for the shapes that appeared on the TV behind it.

"This house is better than the shelter, or I'm at least going to try and make it better. I think it seems mean that they keep you in cages like wild animals." Carter's expression turned more serious and was paired with a small frown as he spoke honestly. They were like dogs at a kennel or, in some cases, like tigers at a circus, used for amusement. It just didn't seem right when they had thoughts and feelings!

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"Something fun?" She looked uncertainly between him and the television. The only thing she remembered seeing when being forced past those rooms had been cameras showing the different areas of the shelter. There had never been anything fun when she'd been around, although she vaguely remembered some of the workers talking about spending nights zoned out to their shows and movies.

"We are animals." She gave him another confused look and began to move around the room again, inspecting the television a bit closer before reaching out to poke at the screen gently. "Or we would be if they didn't force us to keep that part of us away." She tapped at the collar with a bit of a frown before plopping down in front of the TV, looking at the different cases and assorted things he had around or under it. "Wild animals are bad. They want us nice because we are bad as animals, they say."

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"Not all wild animals are bad," Carter said after taking a moment to think. Of course, at the shelter, he assumed they wanted to keep them as humans to make them more manageable. Animals that were too aggressive and left their keepers unable to work with them were often euthanized and he had a feeling it was the same for Lycans. He had never looked into it because he was afraid he already knew what the answer was, which was disturbing to him. They were different from regular humans, sure, but they were still able to think and feel in the same way.

"Humans are afraid of things they don't understand and can't control. I think a  lot of people are afraid of Lycans because we do not understand them. You are like us but different and people don't know how to handle that. I don't even really know how to handle that, but I thought I could learn by bringing you here. I don't want to keep that collar on you forever, but I want to keep it on you until I know we can trust each other. Then I can take it off and you can be the animal you want to be." Carter was honest as he explained and he hoped Tessa was accepting of the explanation for his reasoning. It was clear she didn't like being trapped in this human form permanently by the presence of the collar, but he was afraid of what might happen if he let her free of it before they knew each other. "I think people say wild animals are bad because they don't act the way humans want them to."

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"You brought me here to learn?" Tessa twisted to look at him over her shoulder but made no immediate move to distance herself from investigating around the television. "Collar off." Her tone was mainly bland with a hint of anger to it as she shrugged and went back to poking at things and even picking up one of the cases. He spoke of taking the collar off one day, of learning about her and getting to know her so they could trust each other and he could release her from the silver band that held her captive in her human form.

"The animal I want to be." Tessa frowned slightly and set down the case she had been absently looking at before rifling through the others with a sigh. "What happens when you're not here?" She'd heard stories of Lycans being adopted and locked up during the day while their owners were away, only to get restless and wreck the house as a result of improperly being cooped up into a small space. That had resulted in many, many returns to the facility, many depressed wolves that had thought they'd finally escaped the shelter but had found themselves back in a cell once more.


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Alex Was definitely aware of what it felt like to be a bit different. Half Japanese and half American, he was certainly something of a slight oddity in Japan, so it was little surprise that when the cultural exchange program between Monsters and Humans started, that he thought about signing up. Of course, he never really suspected that he'd be selected to have a monster roommate, but it was something of a fun 'what if' idea and if he could show a bit of support to the program and even help someone feel acclimated? Then that was pretty awesome in his opinion. Of course, as of about three weeks ago, it was no longer a 'what if'.

Reading the letter he received in the mail a few weeks ago carefully, he then looked over the living room, a finger against his chin. His guest was suppose to be here a bit later today, so he wanted to make sure that it looked pretty nice and everything was in order. He knew it didn't have to be 'perfect', and it wasn't---but it was no longer a bachelor pad in appearance. Things were clean, clothes were neatly folded or put in a laundry bin, and he even had the place smelling lightly of citrus thanks to a candle that he lit. Not that he was some sort of slob beforehand, but he wasn't really use to making sure the house really looked guest ready. Dressed in a casual long sleeved shirt and pants of a matching dark color, he rose to briefly look outside the window, almost as if he were expecting a package to be delivered to his door. A hint of excitement washed over him, and he mused to himself. his house was close to the beach here, and the city was known as something of a sea side resort, so they were probably going to have a sort of aquatic monster dorming with him for the foreseeable future.

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Serana walked through the docks as the gentle ocean breeze washed her face. Her long light purple hair swayed behind her as her tentacles moved her forward following the boats. She had just gotten out of the boat that brought her here and was given directions to the place she would be staying. A man from the exchange program offered her a lift on a fancy car but she refused. She wanted to take in as much of the surface world as she could and already things were incredible.

The docks weren't filled with people so she didn't get to see any other humans besides the ones that brought her. But the sky above her, the seagulls, seeing the waves from above, all of that was amazing. Not wanting to be late she picked up the pace and in just a few minutes found herself in front of the house she was directed to. Knocking lightly on the door with one of her tentacles, she waited a bit with her small luggage in hand until a pretty looking boy opened the door. "Hello, my name is Serana. I believe you are the human I'll be staying with during the program?" She greeted herself and slightly bowed in a royal manner while giving him a gentle smile. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

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Alex heard the knock on the door, it was a little softer than he anticipated, but as he moved from where he was  to open the door, a sense of excitement and light anxiety washed over him. What if they didn't click, or what if there was something wrong? There was really only one way to find out, and as he looked over the light skinned and violet haired woman, he stood silent for just a moment. he was right in that she looked aquatic, what with the tentacles and all... But still, he didn't stare for long.

"Afternoon, Serana! My name is Alex and yeah, I'm your new roommate." Taking a step back, he allowed her to come inside. Curious to see how she moved, his smile was still a genuine one as he took a moment to collect his thoughts. Bowing in return to her bow as well, the brown haired man began to head back into the living room. "Sorry if it's not to your liking, we can always change the furniture around so you can be comfortable here." Alex wasn't quite sure where to start despite rehearsing this stuff in his head, so while he spoke, it was also a way to buy some time so he could get a properly coherent thought out of the excitement rushing through him. "Do you need help getting your luggage into your room?" Not knowing how much she brought with him, the least he could do was get her comfortable, first.

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It seemed Serana was at the right place. The boy introduced himself as Alex and greeted her just as nicely as she did him. As he stepped aside she entered the house, her tentacles staying close to her body as to avoid bumping into anything. The place was quite spacious though, plenty of room for her to move around. The organization must have taken this in mind when choosing her home for the exchange program.

"This place looks lovely." She assured him, a quick sniff made her smell something new she couldn't quite recognize. "What is this pleasant scent I smell?" She asked curious. "As for my luggage, I only brought with me this bag." She showed him the big traveling bag in her hands. "Thank you for taking me in. I hope we can get along."

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"Thank you!" Alex noticed she was careful about where and how she moved, and he would make a mental note to make sure that she'd have plenty of space in the living room and her room if necessary. If her tentacles were anything like his own limbs, surely she'd risk getting cramps or sore in them, right?

"I do try my best to make sure the place looks nice. but for the scent... It's a fruit based candle, it's Citrus. like oranges and lemons and grapefruit." he spoke, wondering if she was even familiar with those. "I have some of the real stuff, if you'd like to see? Grapefruit can be pretty delicious. Still, I am glad to be your host, I know there must be a lot that's new to you."

[Assistant] "Citrus." Serana repeated the word after he explained the scent to her. "I must admit I've never heard of it before. I would like to try some if you have it." She said, some curiosity in her tone. She smiled and looked around a bit more. The place looked nothing like the homes back where she lived. "It's a bit embarrassing to say this, but I have very little knowledge about your human world. I'm eager to learn as much from you as I can." She lightly bowed towards him in respect, and without noticing gave him a nice view of her breasts covered by her clothes.

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"Well." There was a brief smile. "Allow me to act as your teacher for the human world. There's a lot to learn, but I do think you'll learn to appreciate it all." As he spoke, he lead her through the house a little, starting with the dining room and kitchen. "What sort of food do you like? I enjoy prepping meals in advance so knowing what you go for would make that a lot easier. If you're not great at cooking, leave it to me!" He spoke, keeping with a determined but friendly tone. "It's a joy to cook for others I've found... Especially when I get to introduce them to amazing food." The kitchen was large enough to fit them both and have a bit of spare space, but it was by no means a grand space in the home. "We'll also have to go grocery shopping together soon, I admit I'm running a little sparse on stuff and I wanna make sure we have food for two from now on."

Taking a moment, he turned back to her. "Follow me, I'll show you the rest of the house. They assured me that it was made to make sure you were as comfortable as possible, or so I was told."

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"I'm in your hands then, sensei." Serana said with a chuckle after the last word. "That's how you call teachers here right?" She asked, afraid she mistook the word for something else and embarrassed herself. She followed him through the living room and into the kitchen, everything was very spacious which made her glad, moving her tentacles too close to her body was a bit tiring after a while. "To be honest, most of my diet had always consisted in various types of seafood." She told him. "Fish, seaweed, crabs, shrimps. I'm actually looking forward to eating new things so please, no fish." She giggled.

She followed him as he showed her the rest of the house, a curious thought then came to her mind. "Ahm, I don't know how you humans sleep, but I would like to assure you my tentacles won't be a problem for you. I've heard you lay in something called a bed right? I'm sure we can find a way we can both sleep comfortably." She told him, trying to be polite but not realizing they would probably have separate rooms.

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"Sensei, yep!" Alex replied back, giving a small smile once again. "Sensei or even 'teach' if you're friends with them. But you don't have to call me either if you don't like." It made sense that seafood would be more of her diet, so he wasn't surprised. "Okay, I'll make sure to stock up on plenty. We're next to the ocean, so the fish we get is really nice around here. But I'll make sure to introduce you to some other food as well." Gently at first, he didn't want to upset her stomach or make her sick in his eagerness.

There was however some surprise when she mentioned or at least insinuated that they'd be in the same bed. "Ahh... Haha. D-don't worry about that." he quickly tried to explain as he opened the door to her room. "This is your room, I admit I haven't looked in it, I didn't want to intrude on your privacy and stuff. But we have separate bedrooms. They also told me that if you were unhappy about the living situation or how your room was built, let the government know and they'll work on it. I think they wanted to make absolutely sure you'd be comfortable here."

[Assistant] Serana's face blushed a bit as she realized her mistake. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know we would have different rooms." She apologized and once again, bowed her head a bit in his direction. "Back home we don't really have rooms like here. Our houses are actually really different from this one so I didn't know. Is it... not normal for humans to sleep together?" She asked him, not knowing that the way she phrased her questions suggested something a bit more than just sleeping.

[User] "It's alright." Alex replied back to her, there was no offense and he did find it rather charming. Still, he had to admit that his mind went to perhaps not the most chaste of places when she said something about sleeping together. Segueing swiftly away from those thoughts, he tried to focus on something else before she asked if humans didn't normally sleep together. "Well... Some do, when they're in a relationship. Like a husband and wife." he explained, hoping that made sense to her. "Or even boyfriend and girlfriend. For the most part though, unless we're doing something like that, it's just that we share separate beds." That did make him curious about how how her kind slept, but was it rude to ask? "What's it like back home?" He asked her once he began to lead her from her room towards the next, the bathroom wasn't anything snazzy but he assumed she'd be spending a fair amount of time within it.

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Serana looked around her room as Alex explained to her about how humans slept together. Her room was quite big, with a soft king sized bed in the middle of the room against one of the walls and a pretty vanity table in front of it with a mirror above on the wall. On the other side of the bed, away from the door, was what seemed to be a small pool of water built directly in the floor and in a way that the water wouldn't splash onto the rest of the room's floor. Most likely it was there so she could keep her body cool and wet. She turned back to him as he finished explaining. "I know what a husband and a wife are. But what are boyfriend and girlfriend?" She asked curious. Every question Alex answered her about humans seemed to make her think of three other questions to ask. She was getting more and more excited about living here with him and learning more about humans.

"Well, back home we don't have things like that bed." She explained to him as they headed to his own room. "I mean, we're always floating in water and so we just lay wherever we find won't bother whoever may be at home and then sleep." She explained as if it was the most simple and obvious thing in the world for her.

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The built in waterpool was something Alex hadn't seen before, and he did look at it with a hint of interest. They did mention something about making sure her room would have fresh water pumped into it, but he hadn't been expecting an actual pool. "Wow, they really went all out with yours. Looks lovely, or I hope it does to you." Alex spoke, his tone soft but rather appreciative of the effort put into her. he was just about to turn around when she asked what a boyfriend and girlfriend were. "Hrm? Well..." A slight blush rose across his cheeks, thinking for a moment. "It's like husband and wife, but not 'officially' yet. Two people who are very close together, you know? but not quite... Tied the knot just yet. But they're still in love. Does that help explain matters?" To him it sounded like her kind had something of a communal lifestyle, so he was rather intrigued by that.

His room was nowhere near as lavish, but was nice. A king sized bet at one end of the room, a television and computer relatively close to it, and a suite of other touchings. A dresser, mirror, an empty desk, and a small closet all arranged in a more open fashion. "And this is my room. If you ever need something and my door is closed, just knock! Usually though I'll keep it open for you."

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Serana chuckled seeing Alex blush a bit. She wasn't sure what was it that she said that made him blush, but she rather liked seeing him like that. He looked cute. "I think I understand..." She said slowly, not really fully getting it, but pretty sure she would eventually understand as she learned more about humans. "You room is cute." She commented, looking around. "I'll be sure to come over whenever I need you." She smiled and playfully gave his nose a soft poke with her finger.

"So, what do we do know?" She asked, not sure what to do now that the tour was done.

[User] "Thank you, it's nice and homey to me, I didn't want anything extravagant myself." She certainly had the fancier room, but she needed it as he assumed she'd need the water for living reasons being aquatic and all. "Well, that's a good question on what to do next. What do your people tend to do for fun? I have some stuff we could do or try out, or we could take a walk around town, but really I'd love to know more about your people and yourself." he said with a smile, there was nothing wrong with being honest, was there? "Later I'll head to the store and make find us some food. I'll make sure it's something special for your first night!"

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Serana slightly blushed when Alex said he wanted to know more about her but she smiled happily. "Of course. I also want to know as much about you as I can." She admitted with a soft giggle. "Well, I'll admit there's not much we do for fun at the bottom of the ocean. Our species is purely made out of females, so most of us enjoy going to the surface to meet human males." She giggled. "Though that has been happening pretty less frequently after the government found out about us and we joined their exchange program. Myself for example, I have never been to the surface until just a few days ago when they told me I would be living here with you." She blushed a bit again and slightly looked to the side avoiding eye contact. "You're the first male I ever met to be honest..."

Just like any other Scylla, Serana had the need deep in her to find a male human to act as her partner, and now realizing Alex is the first man she ever met, she couldn't avoid getting a bit nervous now that the thought came to her mind. She tried shaking it off though and smiled back at him. "Sorry, maybe I spoke too much." She giggled a bit nervous trying to change the subject.

[User] "I'd like to think I'm something of an open book." he mused, though that might not have been entirely true. Every man did have his secrets, and he was lost in thought as she heard her giggling quietly. "So... There's not even a man of your species? That must be... different." He tried to imagine if humans were all men or all women, but it was just so far fetched an idea... yet monsters were not the same as humans, so obviously there would be key differences. "First male you've met? Well, that just makes me all the more special then, doesn't it?" he asked, his tone a little playful but still slightly excited by the thought. "Okay! So, I think it might be a good idea if we went shopping together, how does that sound to you? We can pick out things that you like or look interesting that you'd like to try out. I just felt it might be a better way to make you more comfortable."

[Assistant] "Of course. Sounds like a lovely idea." She agreed and smiled. "We could go right away if you want. I'm comfortable with these clothes." She looked through the window and saw the sun was still up. They probably still had a while until sunset. Seeing as much of this new world was something she looked forward to a lot while coming over to her new house.

[User] "Great! Let me just slip my shoes on, and we'll be good to go." Moving to do exactly that, Alex returned a few moments later, heading to the living room with her. The store was a short walk and he didn't need a ton of groceries, so there was no point in driving today. Plus, it'd nice to walk with her he thought. Keeping a steady pace as he left the house,a light breeze awaited the two as they left. "It's a nice day outside, so if nothing else we'll get some good exercise on a pleasant day, too."


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Some time was spent reading over all the paperwork, but once he was done, Carter returned to the kitchen to get himself a second cup of coffee. With a warm mug in one hand and folder in the other, he went to his office, which was across the hallway from Tessa's new room. There was a desk with two monitors on it, as well as a drawing tablet lying next to the keyboard. Being a digital artist, he was able to do most of his work at home and only had to report to the office downtown every now and then for complicated commissions or meetings. The folder was placed in the top drawer of the old wooden desk and he sat at it to look through some of his emails. He wasn't scheduled for anything today and didn't have any commissions to work on at the moment, so it meant he was free to plan things out with his new roommate. He'd have tomorrow off as well, then he would have to return to work the following day. Luckily, he could do so right here. He was hoping his presence would help Tessa adjust a little better to him as well as the house, but he would also have to lock her in her room if he had to leave somewhere. It was safer for her to keep her in her room than let her roam the house filled with potential dangers or means of escape.

Carter stayed in his office for a good while, though he wasn't sure how much time had passed. He only realized he had been in there for some time when his stomach rumbled, telling him it was definitely time for some lunch. He got out of his seat with his now empty coffee mug and walked across the hall to Tessa's room. He tried to open the door, but it seemed like she had pushed something against it to keep the door from opening. He sighed and knocked loudly to get her attention. He had thought about the lock and switched it to the outside, but he didn't think about her doing something like this. "Tessa. Are you ready to eat?"

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Tessa hadn't even realized she'd fallen asleep until there was the sound of someone trying the knob, followed by a moment of silence and then a loud knock. She had cozied up in the nest of bedding she'd created as soon as she knew the door was blocked off and she hadn't budged since. What reason would she have had to move up until now? He was asking about food, and the noise coming from her stomach told her she was definitely hungry now that the sedative had worn off and she'd gotten a nap in. In fact, it was the best nap she'd had in some time considering the quality of her area in the shelter, and she hadn't even slept in the actual bed!

"Food?" She pulled herself groggily from the nest and stumbled over to the door, fussing over the nightstand before moving it to the side and opening the door just enough to look out at him. "What food you mean?"

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The sound of the object blocking the door was soon followed by the door being opened slightly and Tessa's question. "I have options. What do you like to eat?" asked Carter in return. "I can make sandwiches. Or put a pizza in the oven. Or make hamburgers. Do you even know what pizza is?" Pizza didn't seem like something they would serve in the shelter setting. He didn't know a lot about shelters, especially the one Tessa was from, but some of the pictures he saw of them online were awfully sad-looking. Some shelters had actual rooms for their Lycans, fit with beds and tables and chairs as if they were guests. Others he had seen were concrete cells with metal bars for doors and nothing but a thin cot within, resembling more like a prison cell than a temporary home for individuals.

"What did you eat while you were at the shelter?" Maybe that was a better question to be asking. From what he had gathered online, it seemed like Lycans could eat mostly the same as humans but had clear preferences for meat. But maybe that wasn't the case for Tessa. He had also learned that every Lycan was unique in their tastes.

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Tessa stared blankly at him. What the hell was a pizza? She knew that burgers were meat, and that sandwiches could be a number of different things, but she didn't have the first clue what pizza was. The fact that he was asking her what her preference on food was strange enough, but then he went on to question what she had been fed at the shelter.

"..Meat, sometimes." It wasn't that they had starved her there, but she certainly hadn't been fed the best quality of food during her stay. It hadn't been the best cuts of meat, or always the freshest, but they had at least made sure not to put her on death's door because they assumed that her 'pretty face' would help to adopt her out sooner rather than later. Either they had been onto something, or she had just been one of the lucky ones to escape the hellhole they called a 'shelter.' "We can have meat?"

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From the look he received, Carter was quick to learn that Tessa didn't know what a pizza was. He loved pizza so he'd teach Tessa the deliciousness of a pizza soon. "We can have meat," he agreed. "Why don't you come with me to the kitchen and we can make some meat." Carter motioned for Tessa to follow him as he started to walk down the hall.

"I'm going to make some Hamburgers, I think. Did the shelter only feed you meat on a plate?" When she answered with just "meat, sometimes, " he wasn't sure what that meant. Did they just get meat shoved at them? Was it cooked? Raw? With vegetables  and other food groups? He wondered if she would eat a Hamburger if he made it with a bun and such.

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The door opened a little more at his agreement they could have meat, just enough she could stick her entire head out and sniff at the air. She didn't smell any meat yet, but he had agreed and then named what he was going to make. Burgers. She definitely knew that burgers meant meat, and it was enough for her to cautiously open the door once he was halfway down the hall and then step out slowly.

"Type of plate." It was more of a metal tray than a proper plate, shoved through an opening in the door, or if the particular worker was brave enough, brought through the large door of their room and set down beside the bed. "Some made it tasty, others left it cold and just shoved it through the hole in the bars." She shrugged, trekking along down the hall from several feet behind him. When they neared the kitchen she paused, watching him go in first and hovering near the edge of it uncertainly while rubbing her eyes. "How you make your meat?"

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It was clear in the distance between them that Tessa still wasn't comfortable here or around him after her nap. He wasn't going to rush her, though. It would take time to get to this new place and with him, who was a total stranger to her at the moment. She hadn't shown any aggression towards him thus far, which was a relief to Carter. He hadn't really done anything to earn an aggressive response, either, though.

Once he was in the kitchen, Carter opened up the fridge and took out four pre-made burger patties. He had thought about making them today anyhow, so yesterday he took them from the freezer to the fridge to thaw. The next item he grabbed was a pan from a cabinet under the counter. "I put it in this pan and I fry them on the stove. I don't have a grill, but if I did have one, we could make them outside."

Carter plopped a small bit of butter onto the pan to keep the meat from sticking and turned the stove on. With a click, a small flame was lit under the pan and started to melt the butter. Once it was melted and smeared around the bottom, he placed the patties on the pan. "What did the burgers taste like when they made them tasty?" he asked, wondering if they seasoned them or if she preferred just plain meat.

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That was a bit more meat than she had expected, and there was no chance to hide the hunger in her gaze as she eyeballed it. Even if it was an even split that meant there were two for her, which would be a good snack to curb the hunger until her next meal. She watched everything he did with growing interest, from the way that he fetched the pan to how he put the butter in before he finally added the patties. It seemed so fancy for just needing to cook the meat, but what did she know about cooking like a human? Raw or over a fire had always served her well enough.

"Warm and still bleeding." She'd taken a single step into the kitchen as he began to cook, sniffing at the air as she heard the meat begin to sizzle. The sound had made one pointed ear twitch as she took another step into the room, and then a third before she stopped and located herself across the room from him near the small dining table.

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By warm and still bleeding, Carter took it that the meat was probably just warmed up before it was given to her. He'd make her burgers a little more red in the middle and less well done than how he would make them for another human. And when he went to add some seasonings, he barely put any on Tessa's. He wasn't sure if she would like it, so he thought he would just try a little and see what she thought.

It didn't take long for the meat to be done, and he piled her two on a plate. They were still awfully red in the middle, so he hoped that was how she wanted them. His took another minute or so but were soon piled onto a second plate. "I have bread and ketchup and stuff if you want to try them. Or you can just eat them on the plate." As he spoke, he pulled out the buns and condiments, dressed his burgers up with them, and left everything on the counter if she wanted to try it.

Carter then sat down at the table. He had left her plate on the counter near the condiments. It was obvious that she didn't want to be too close to him, so he left them over there to give space between them. When she was ready, he was sure they could eat together at the table. But for now, he was fine with her eating wherever she wanted.

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Tessa had no idea what to expect from the food he was making, but she was very grateful it didn't take too long to make. As it stood she was nearly salivating from where she hovered, her stomach making ungodly noises to declare its hunger as she focused intensely on the stove. So intently that when he straightened out to move the patties to a plate she jerked upright to watch him move, yellow eyes flickering between him and the plates as he pulled out all sorts of condiments she wasn't familiar with. Why did someone need so many things just to eat meat? It seemed so silly, but he added a handful of items to his own and had even put it on bread! Why would she sully the taste of meat with bread?

She crept toward the counter as he came and sat down at the table, looking back every few steps until she reached where he'd left her food. It was otherwise untouched on the plate, cooked enough to heat it up but with some rather lovely looking juice pooling underneath as she snatched up the plate and took a seat on the floor. She hadn't stopped to think about how messy eating with her hands was going to be, as per usual, but did it really matter? He couldn't possibly expect her to wear the same clothes for days at a time like the shelter had... Right?

Maybe he would. She hadn't looked through any of the room once she'd made her nest and barricaded herself in, and now she was too busy shoveling the burger into her mouth with quiet growls and periodical glances at him.

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Carter wasn't sure if Tessa had any table manners, but he wasn't expecting much. They probably didn't eat at tables, from what it sounded like. So he wasn't surprised when she took the plate and sat on the floor and used her hands to shovel meat into her mouth. It was a little messy, but nothing a wet towel couldn't fix. Plus, he had some clothes for her to change into. Not a lot. But enough for now. He'd have to go to the store with her to try on some clothes eventually because he was just going off the vague sizes the shelter gave him. Medium this, small that, large this. Wasn't very helpful.

"Do you like it? Is it better than what the shelter gave you or pretty much the same?" Carter asked, looking at her curiously from where he sat at the table. He knew he wasn't an excellent cook or anywhere near an expert, but he also knew he wasn't bad. He could cook better than his brothers, at least.

"Do you want some water? I also have some orange juice and apple juice. Have you have tried those?" Carter wasn't a fan of water. It was just too bland! So he always kept alternatives in the fridge.

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Did she like it? Tessa paused midbite, realizing that she probably looked every bit of the beast as people proclaimed her kind to be. The realization made her slow down slightly but didn't stop her from eating, and she eyed him from the floor as she swallowed and nodded her head.

"Better." Whatever he'd added to it, however minor, had made all the difference in the world. In the shelter, even when they'd heated up the food it had just been long enough to make sure the wolves would eat them and nothing more. He'd decorated him with all the extra things that were still sitting on the counter and she eyed them curiously, debating if she wanted to pick at them and see if anything there was as good as the meat. Could anything truly be as good as meat, though?

"Never had juice." In the end, she decided to continue to ignore the condiments and toppings that were on the counter, picking up the second piece of meat and trying to be a tiny bit more polite about how she ate it. Just because she was an animal didn't mean she needed to eat like one when he'd gone to the effort of trying to give her a nice meal.

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The man smiled when Tessa informed him that she thought the meat here was better. The next step would be to get her to enjoy pizza. Maybe that's what he will make for dinner. And if she didn't like it, then there were more burgers in the freezer he could thaw out and cook again.

"Juice is very good," he replied. Carter stood up and walked to the cabinet. He made sure to leave room between the two of them so she wouldn't feel uncomfortable. Once at the cabinet, he removed two cups and sat them on the counter. Then, he took the apple juice bottle out of the fridge and filled one cup all the way and one half way. The full one was placed on the table near his plate.

"You can have more if you like this." Carter then approached Tessa and knelt down in front of her, holding out the half-filled cup.

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Tessa watched his every move with growing curiosity, a piece of the meat still in her hand as he retrieved the cups and then the bottle from the fridge. There was so much back and forth between everything that for a moment she almost got lost in it all, slowly chewing the food and scenting the air as he poured the drinks. She knew what apples, and many other foods that grew in the wild were, but she had never had apple juice, or really any other juice that she could remember.

Things like that were a rarity in the homes she had grown up in, secluded from the human world and sometimes even without electricity at times. Cabins hidden away in the woods close to a source of water, surrounded by trees that could be used both for shelter and for kindling in the colder months of the year. Meat had almost always been a constant even when it was in small amounts, they had taken turns hunting and catching whatever wildlife would feed the younger wolves before the older.

"More?" She hadn't even taken the cup from him yet and he was reassuring her she would be allowed more if she desired. It left her looking at him with a stunned expression before she slowly took the cup and pulled her arm back, sniffing it and then taking a tiny sip.

"Oh." If she'd thought apples were good, then she had no idea how to react to apple juice. It was completely different than her normal diet of just water at the shelter, and even in the wild, and she had gulped down the entire cup before she realized what she was doing. The last of the meat was shoved in her mouth before she stood, moving uncertainly toward the counter to set down the dishes before she began licking at her fingers. "I can really have more?"


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After a while Sora managed to keep calm as he massaged Satsumi's shoulders. She seemed to be liking it as she closed her eyes and let out a very soft moan. Whatever Sora was doing, he was doing it right so he didn't stop until the five minutes were up.

"Another match. Yeah, sure. I gotta win this time right?" He chuckled as they got back to the cards. The round started and time passed as Sora was pretty sure he was winning. He bluffed here and there and was pretty sure Satsumi believed him, but at the end he was wrong. Satsumi's hand was way better than his. Did she catch onto his bluff? "Oh well" he sigh with a chuckle. "Guess I'll choose a dare again? Keep things interesting?" He smiled a bit nervous as to what she would tell him to do this time. Maybe he should have chosen truth.

[Assistant] "Another dare, hrm?" Satsumi leaned back, her eyes clearly lost in thought for a moment before she snapped her fingers, an idea clearly resonating with her. "Oh, I know. Kiss me like you would your girlfriend. You know, a real kiss." She spoke, trying to hide any eagerness in her words, To say she was interested in seeing how well he kissed was something of a slight understatement. And she figured this was definitely one way the two could get... closer. yes, definitely closer.

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"A-A kiss?!" Sora couldn't help but exclaim and blush. He for sure wasn't expecting something like that, even though it was pretty common when playing truth or dare. "B-but why?? I mean... not like I don't want to, you're a very pretty girl and any guy would love to kiss you"

And there he went. When nervous Sora would sometimes have the tendency of talking too much and non stop, he shut up though and gulped, looking at Satsumi. She was pretty close, and he was still a bit excited from the lap dance she gave him before.

Throwing caution to the wind, he summoned all his determination and leaned into her, kissing her right on the lips. He had kissed girls before, not too many, but enough to know how to. They told him he was a fantastic kisser, but Sora's low self esteem refused to let him believe that. Maybe if Satsumi liked his kiss he would start believing he kissed well.

His eyes closed, he felt her lips touching his and kissed her again, softly. With one hand, he reached for her cheek and held it gently, caressing it with his thumb. The boy wasn't thinking, he just let his body do what felt natural. Very lightly, he touched her lips with his tongue to see if she would allow entrance.

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"A kiss, yep! simple, ordinary kiss. Nothing fancy, just something you'd give your girlfriend." Satsumi spoke, hands on her lap as she nearly bounced in excitement. She wanted to see just how good of a kisser he was, and soon enough she'd be getting her wish. She leaned forward just a bit, her lips looking more soft as she waited for him to approach. And once he did, it seemed he didn't disappoint. Their lips connected, and Satsumi didn't exactly take the lead, but she was a strong encourager as one of her hands brushed against his back, her lips crushing back into his as she gave a tender but intimate kiss, moaning softly into it. This close, she smelled slightly of something sweet, perhaps a hint of mango or even passion fruit as a few of her bangs brushed against his cheek.

She let the embrace linger for a good ten or fifteen seconds before she kissed him once again, feeling his hand against her warm and soft cheek. To say she was certainly enjoying herself seemed to be a stark understatement.

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Sora kept the kiss going, he felt the soft warmth of Satsumi's body lightly pressed against his and the sweet scent of her hair brushing on his cheek. After the first kiss she let out a soft moan into his mouth, which Sora took as a sign to keep going. He stroke her cheek with his thumb and with his other hand on her back, gently pulled her closer to him. Right now he had completely forgotten about the dare. He simply wanted to enjoy their kiss and make sure she was enjoying it too.

Feeling eager to move forward, Sora pressed his lips a little bit harder against her own and started using his tongue, seeking entrance to her mouth and finding little resistance. He let their tongues play together.

[Assistant] By all accounts, the soft sounds and more demure noises coming from Satsumi were definitely those of enjoyment. She was larger than Sora was, but she didn't let that height work against her, as she instead moved to help rest Sorta onto her lap as her full breasts pressed softly into his upper chest during the embrace. She even used her tongue against his, moaning out into the embrace a little more loudly as one hand moved for the back of Sora's shoulder, leaning him into the embrace. This kiss lasted for nearly a minute,, perhaps even longer before Satsumi pulled back, her face flush and a small smile spreading across her lips. "...There, I think that's definitely how you'd kiss your girlfriend, right? Does that make me your girlfriend then?" She asked, her tone a little amused, but still with a hint of arousal in her melodic tone.

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Sora was almost hypnotized by the kiss he was sharing with Satsumi. He felt her large soft breasts pressed against his chest. Her tongue playing along with his. Her soft moans of delight.

Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and she pulled back from him. Looking into her eyes, he blushed a bit and didn't know what to say until she asked him that question. "Well... I... I don't know... I mean... would you? Like to be my girlfriend?" He asked back. "We only just met but..." Sora shook his head and threw his insecurity away. He was tired of being the shy boy, of losing opportunities because of that. It was about time that he change. "I would like it very much... if you were my girlfriend" he admitted to her.

[Assistant] "My boyfriend, hrm?" She asked, her tone a little wistful and even somewhat playful. "You know, I think I'd like that very much." Oni were usually a little loose and free with the concept of love, but right now the idea of being with him sounded positively delightful. She had never been with another of her kind, and found humans far more preferable as it was---something about them was so... cute, earnest, enjoyable. "Yes, I'd like to be your girlfriend." Satsumi added, her tone sounding a little more certain but just as playful. Sora certainly hit all her buttons and then some, so she was just happy to find someone she cared for. "But, you'll have to tell me what you think a boyfriend and girlfriend should be doing tonight."

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For a second Sora immediately regretted asking her that question. How stupid was he? Why in the world would she say yes to a simple human like him? But... he was mistaken. She did say yes. And he looked at her for a moment surprised. She said she would like it. "You really want to be my girlfriend?" He asked again, a bit in shock but a smile forming on his face. She confirmed again.

He smiled, happy. She liked him. She really liked him. Before he could say anything else though, she asked him something that left him a bit puzzled. "What a boyfriend and girlfriend should be doing tonight?" He repeated her question and then it came to him. "You... you couldn't mean..." He looked at her, then at the hallway leading to the rooms. "You and me should..." He pointed at them then at the bedrooms. Heck. They could do it on the couch for all that mattered. If that is what she was talking about.

[Assistant] "You're a pretty bold guy asking out an Oni to be his girlfriend and all. But I like bold men, and didn't really expect that from a human. Plus you are pretty cute." She said the last part with a wistful tone---many Oni weren't always the best looking people, but humans seemed to be a bit more attractive in her eyes. "I could mean that, or I could just mean cuddling up for the night and just taking it easy. You'll find I'm pretty flexible in spite of my size."

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Sora couldn't believe what was happening right now. In a moment he was playing a nice game of cards with his new roommate. The next, he's asking her to be his girlfriend. And she says YES! A complete mixture of confusion with happiness. That's what he was right now. But he wasn't going to stop now. A lot of confidence was running through his body now, ans he didn't intend to let it go anywhere.

"Sure. I guess, we can start with that and... see where it goes from there?" He suggested. A suggestive smile on his face. Taking Satsumi by the hand he guided her towards the bedrooms. Realizing his room would probably be a bit too small for them, he opened the door to her room instead. Closing it behind them as the got inside.

[Assistant] Satsumi allowed herself to be led by the hand---this was fun! She hadn't really been in a relationship before, but most assumed she'd be the one doing the courting for the most part. So to her the chance to play at being a little more... demure suited her just fine. it was an interesting dynamic to her, letting the smaller and even more 'weak' human lead the way, and she saw him as an equal rather than anything else. Once they were in her room, she closed the door behind the two as she sauntered over to the bed, soon sitting on it and leaning back as one of her hands rested behind her, propping her up as she beckoned him closer with a smile on her face.

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Gulping, just slightly nervous, Sora looked at the gorgeous woman laying in the bed before him, beckoning him to join her. He took a deep breath and approached her, smiling as best as he could. He laid next to her, their bodies slightly touching, he looked in her eyes. This was no time to back out. Be a man Sora, don't make her take the first move.

He slowly approached her face with his own and pressed his lips against hers again. Her soft lips against his were nice and satisfied him lots. Her smell was sweet and with his hand he held her arm softly, caressing her. Sora kissed the Oni girl next to him without hesitating, just like her kissed her just moments ago in the living room.

[Assistant] If Satsumi was anxious over anything that was happening at all, she had the best poker face in the world.  Halfway laying against the bed, she could see back into his eyes, yet did not find him wanting. With her lips soon against his as their bodies touched, she was taller than him---but surprisingly gentle as one of her hands moved to scoot him a little closer. "Mmmph~" Humming out quietly into the kiss, she let his hands go where they pleased as she made no attempt to stop him, and instead encouraged it as she used her free hand to begin lifting her sweater off herself, gripping the hem of the top and steadily beginning to expose her curvy though toned stomach.

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Sora couldn't express just how relieved he was that Satsumi didn't push him back or hesitate with the kissing. No. Quite the contrary, she hummed satisfied and kissed him back, one of her hands softly pulling him closer. She was being serious. She really wants to be his girlfriend. Then he should act accordingly in this situation.

His hands slowly started tracing the Oni's larger body. He started at her thighs, slowly moving up to her stomach and then, hesitating as little as possible, he gently grabbed one of her breasts. It felt really soft in his hand, even through the sweater she had on. He kept kissing her all the while until he noticed she was starting to pull her sweater up. Not wasting any time, he moved his hand from her breast to her exposed stomach, feeling it gently. Moving his fingers over her well toned stomach and smiling.

[Assistant] Satsumi by all accounts seemed fairly happy with what was going on, her kiss leaving the woman a little breathy and husky in nature as her hair became slightly disheveled around her. Breathing out a little firmly, her cheeks remained a slight flush in tone, and her eyes held more than a glint of lust within them. With him feeling against her body, she seemed to be soft in all the right places even if she was strong---her breast full against his fingers and just the grope through her sweater caused her to shiver faintly, that shivering only becoming more pronounced as he began to run his hand against her now exposed stomach. There was a hint of firmness beneath her more cushy body, but it wasn't overly muscular either.

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Satsumi seemed to be enjoying Sora's touches. That made him glad and a bit more bold. He moved his hand a bit higher on her stomach, stopping right beneath her breasts. Without removing her sweater, his hand was now under it and he could only feel without seeing. With no hesitation, he moved his hand even further and softly groped her breast. It filled his hand easily, firm but soft as well. He massaged it and squeezed gently, feeling it and teasing her.

His lips never left hers while he played with her body. She had a sweet taste that only made him want more. His body was shivering very slightly, nervous and excited at the same time. He didn't want to screw this up. And remembering he was smaller than her only made him worry more if he would be able to satisfy her. Under his clothes, his cock was already getting hard and eager to be set free.

[Assistant] Satsumi may have been large, but she had simple desires. Affection was a big thing for her, and already she felt wanted. Leaning back in to his embrace, she made sure more of her ample breast filled his hand, and she could already feel her heart racing at the mere thought of going all the way with him. After a moment she broke the kiss, leaning back as her hands moved for her sweater to take it off. Lifting the hem of it off her body and starting to reveal her toned but curved stomach, it wasn't much longer before she was nearly naked up top except for her bra---the article of clothing straining against her large cup size. With a small giggle, she began to move her hands to the back to undo it, soon enough freeing her breasts completely and revealing her hardening, pink nipples as she did so.

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Sora stopped kissing Satsumi for a moment as she removed her sweater. Leaving her top completely exposed, except for her bra though that also didn't take long to go away. The Oni lifted herself a bit and opened the bra behind her back, taking it off and putting it aside. Her gorgeous breasts were now completely exposed for Sora's pleasure.

Not wasting time, his hands softly groped her again as he kissed her lovely lips again. Her boobs filled his hands easily and he massaged them with pleasure, eager to see Satsumi reacting, be it with a soft moan or something louder. He moved from her lips to her chin, then kissed her cheek, finally going down and reaching her neck, which he filled with soft kisses.

[Assistant] Just from the size and heft of her breasts, it was clear she was a few cups above the average woman. rather than seem shy or even worried over it however, she seemed to embrace her more unique nature as she gave out a small hum. "Mm..." She also couldn't help but moan as she felt his hands running across her slightly more sensitive breasts, her nipples hardening to a peak fairly quickly. Craning her neck when his lips were going in that directions he breathed out slowly, every inhalation and exhalation vibrating softly against his lips as her hand moved for the nape of his neck, the other beginning to run slowly down his body, fingertips brushing over him delicately.

[User] All of Satsumi's reactions only served to make Sora more bold and eager to keep going. She seemed to like his kisses and the way he was groping her breast. His cock by now was completely rock hard and ready to go but he wanted to see if she was ready too. His hand left her breasts and slowly traced it's way down her stomach until her reached her hips. He opened the button of her pants and slid his hand inside, feeling her panties, which he slowly lifted and reached with his fingers for her flower.

[Assistant] Satsumi seemed to relish in the way that Sora was touching her. She was delightfully sensitive in all the right spots, and as she felt his hand tracing its way down her stomach it rose and fell with every breath she took, and her eyes soon looked to him through her hair. "Mmmm~" Soon beginning to wiggle her hips as he started to remove her pants, she was soon in just a pair of panties, a soft lilac in tone and even those were soon lowered. She was without hair below, and her thighs soon spread open even more, her gaze remaining focused solely on him. "Ah..." She gasped out a bit more audibly when she felt herself being touched, leaning back to as to make it easier for him to do so.