Charles Patricius

Since Johanna swore there were no attempts at producing another life through her services, Yugi was content to be serviced while keeping track of the game. Johanna was one he figured was best left to her own devices down there, so he let the initial phases proceed at her pace of choice without interruption, though... a bit of minor hip-pumping was nigh-unavoidable. "Looks like that bet might lean in Mommy's favor after all, folks! Belle decided to go out with a bang, totally, absolutely, unequivocally cheating to get the edge in Wise count now that she's close to the finish line!" he announced solely to tease Belle, though he took less issue with her approach than Wise. "OK, sure, it's not cheating... but I'll be damned if it's not unde─" The Wise speaking at the moment could not finish his statement. Why? Well, as he'd just blown his load on Belle's back, that one was no more. It fell to a Wise approaching Belle from the front to finish the clause. "Underhanded ─ it's underhanded!" he insisted.

All the while, Moon Drinker was being choked with what one could only call divine fury. He thought to speak against Nitocris's mention of silent darkness, but lo... speaking was little more than a gurgle for him at the time. Nevertheless, he seemed pleased beyond all measure. The playful defiance in his eyes was indicative of his disagreement of her last statement, but the two-point flood in the Empty Sky's holes said it didn't matter one way or the other. Meanwhile, the Black Sun Ozymandias silently and pensively watched Zmeya bend over that chalice and present her ass for the taking. It would be ass he took ─ literally as rough hands grasped cheeks in clawlike manner to facilitate a deep dive into her rear hole. Hesitation before a repeated slamming against her backside was nowhere to be found from that moment forward. . .

Now that Hiroshi and Mami had reached an understanding, the time had come for a diversion of sorts. Hayami Saori's unexpected visit had to be addressed. Her arrival had nothing to do with the ramen bowl rising in fame so quickly, and everything to do with the store owner. "Suit yourself. It is good to hear my apprentice managed to make something satisfactory, given local restrictions. Given the theoretical strength of your metabolism, something filling for you must have been quite potent indeed. I'll have to try that dish for myself if it is ever possible," he rambled. When Saori decided to speak on the matter of relapses and hangovers, she questioned the state of his head. What a strange question that was, he thought. Regardless, he'd provide an answer as literally as always. "That is a rather queer thing to ask. I suppose I would say it is no less functional than always, albeit a bit hazy after ingesting some alcoholic beverages last night. It was an interesting experiment nonetheless. Results were... not nearly what I anticipated."

Johanna promised that there would be no babies as a result of her offered act of service, and in return she had her mouth filled. She was left to her own devices as her throat and the gravity within her person worked to hold and massage while her tongue carried a great deal of the work. Just the same, movements of hips and the like weren't anything she frowned upon, if nothing else, she knew the level of enjoyment she could provide this way and was comforted by it. She'd work him to completion with her mouth and throat while he commentated on the match. Belle decided to go out 'Blue Shell' style as she called it. Using a childish plea to gather readied Wises to her form. He called her tactics underhanded and she laughed. "This is a game, the struggle is fun... so is being the underdog, but where's the extra fun if you don't win!~" she concluded, such was her nature in truth. A gamer who aimed to be the best by whatever means in the games she chose to play. Tactics, strategies and true inspiration came in singular moments, like this one. And as she went through Wises her numbers began to climb. "She's so passionate, I like it♥!~" Sakura mused, still, she wasn't one to just bow out. No... she'd push to the limits and make the challenge one worth undertaking. 290, compared to 280... a short while for Belle to catch up.

While the game continued on, Nitocris was busy choking and riding a certain form of Yugi he'd pulled out. There was playful defiance in his eyes, even as he could only try and gurgle responses past the hand on his throat. Still, he acted in defiance, or honesty? Deciding to fill Nitocris on two fronts while the movements of her body created waves of what spilled inside her. "Aaah♥~" such a happy little noise escaped her lips but it wouldn't stop her aggressive ride. There was much fury to be found in her form, and even orgasm wouldn't stop her ride initially. The point of such a mount was to be filled so she'd take her fill. In the meant time, Ozymandias, seemed to have become something much more demanding in the previous moments. He'd given the order to bend over and Zmeya had followed it. Her ass was grabbed on both sides roughly before he simply pushed his way into her rear hole specifically. This form of Ozymandias had less softness to his form, instead of adoration and care, she could bank on being used until there was nothing left. Oddly enough for one like Zmeya, that was fine... "Fuck yesss!~" the snake woman moaned as she took on that widing motion as he repeatedly pummeled her rear hole. Perhaps it was for the best Arthur was no longer present, a moment like this might have been heartbreaking.

Meanwhile, at the store, it would seem that Mami was free enough to move on, but she'd rather spend some time figuring out the nature of the relationship between her boss, owner and this new woman. Weird though it was, knowing what could and couldn't be said or done was for the best in her situation. Women older and younger ones especially had to be handled with care. Such care, didn't seem to be present in Hiroshi, as he had something to say when it was pointed out that Saori had eaten recently enough to not need food. "She's quite the great cook, especially considering she can't see over the stove easily. The ingredients are also super easy so I'm sure she'd make it for you," Saori said while shaking her head gently at the mental image of Miko standing in a chair frying eggs. Though that wasn't the only reason she shook her head... no, that last bit of conversation, observational though it was, could hit the ear wrong, especially given the stifled giggle of Mami, who as soon as Saori's eyes shifted, scurried off to do something else. 'Damn why is she so intimidating. At least it goes somewhere...' Mami thought. Still, this didn't seem like an active relationship given how they spoke to each other. Maybe they were working up to it, and he was already embroiled in something with his boss. That could be called scandalous, more over, that woman's confidence had to be through the roof, given her reply, Mami decided it was best to steer clear of her as much as possible. "You... are going to have a weird time making observations like that. I get it, and I know why you think that, but saying stuff like that to... normal people could have them hyper offended. Commenting on weight and eating habits is especially socially dangerous territory..." she mentioned knowing it wasn't normal at all for the type of being Ailen was to care about such things normally. But if he was going to blend in, without being labeled such things were important. "Is it? Hangovers generally come with headaches, sensitivity to light and sound, upset stomachs and a constant hazy type feeling... which my friends and I call brain fog..." Saori explained. Given what Hiroshi had to say, it would seem he was indeed suffering at least a minor form of a hangover at present. And what of things happening here? "Here, give me a minute I'll be right back, and show you how the 'natives' deal with it~" she claimed of the feelings he spoke of. She'd head out of the store for a few moments. All the while Rita remained in the back, shorting thorugh paperwork and rebalancing the books around her slightly lessened budget. It might take a couple of weeks to fully recover everything... but it should be fine.

And so began the final stretch of a major pre-party game. The greatest war thus far seemed to take place between Belle and Sakura. During this, Yugi watched casually, not robbing Johanna's actions of too much attention. Ah, but speaking of Johanna, something came to mind for Yugi as her throat pulled him in and her tongue lavished his shaft. "Oi, wait a minute! I was supposed to see something awesome from you next time you came my way! I forgot!" he griped. Well, it wasn't as if he'd be changing things now. Already feeling the texture of her throat massage his glans, there was no way he'd stop for a visual tease alone. "Well... keep going, but damnit I'm not forgetting next time!" he stated firmly. All the while, Hiruko was watching the numbers shift about as well. From the looks of things thus far, the bet he'd placed would not be a winning one. Makima's wager was being challenged by Sakura, but Belle seemed to be picking up a mighty head of steam. "Belle, babes, there's no way you're trying to give me a full neg on a wager, right? What did I ever do to you?" he mused, though his spirits didn't seem lowered at all by the current series of events.

Without a doubt, Hiroshi would be making a request of one Iino Miko at his earliest convenience. They hadn't seen much of each other since coming to visit her home world, so there was much catching up to do as well. Perhaps he'd use some of the free time afforded by having another hand at the convenience store to make a return trip; it must have been a day or two by now. For the time being, he had tomorrow's broth to continue preparing while Mami moved to her own station. Something about his observations was odd, Saori alleged. Humans and their social limitations were so very strange, so... limiting. "Why would someone take offense to such a simple observation? Such a regressive species," he muttered under his breath. Whatever the case, it seemed his lightheadedness was a symptom Saori was quite familiar with ─ she even had a name for it among her friend group. While Hiroshi contemplated the further meaning of these symptoms, even those he didn't suffer from presently, he nearly lost track of the woman. What was it she said? Something about how natives dealt with the problem. Well, she wasn't even in speaking range by the time he realized she was gone. There was mention of her eventual return, so he supposed that would come up soon enough.

Yugi seemed to have remembered his initial desire for his next meeting with Johanna long after the offer of head was already in place. She grinned, not pausing her motions as she revered the gravity of her throat forcing him out quite a ways so she could play with her tongue at his tip instead. "Sure remember it for next time..." she claimed, only to immediately turn on the gravity once more and draw him in deeply and constrict without a moments notice. Such was the nature of her kind of oral service. The final stretch of the party was underway. And it seemed that it was coming down to the wire between Sakura and Belle. Those two young women had the closest scores and were steadily increasing. A lucky break had Sakura with five in active rotation. While the call of help had Belle pinging multiples by the time they caught up, Belle had gotten a lucky eight, crossing the threshold into 290 while still being open for more. At the same time, Sakura had pushed up to 306. It almost seemed like it was going to be a lost cause, except Belle would be finding herself with a couple of special multipliers as Sakura caused her last Wise to disappear. A Double, Ribbed, Knot worth a substanial number of points would be found in her bottom holes while her mouth and hands still had a few remaining Wises to keep occupied. "COMBO BREAKER!~" Belle chimed happily. Of course, there was the matter of Hiruko's lost bet, but... "You know what it is to need the win~ We can chat about it later!~" she added, even while knowing he didn't 'need' anything in particular, whether he won or lost, was about even by her own logic.

Meanwhile, Hiroshi had a few gripes about humans as a species. He wanted to know why someone would take offense and Saori could only shrug. She didn't take offense but weaker minded and weak willed people didn't like being confronted with their flaws. She'd perhaps be able to give him a more straightforward answer to that when she returned, especially given the nosey blonde had wandered off to do other work. Whatever the case, it would take Saori only about 7 minutes to return. A few blocks down there was a starbucks, and she put in a order for a few coffees and would be there to pick them up within a couple of minutes of hitting send. There was some obvious surprise by the store clerks, but that sort of thing happened to often. She'd leave the spot with a carrier of coffees and some assorted fixings. A couple specific ones and one for Hiroshi to try and make to his liking. She'd return to the store and smile while setting the cup on the counter in front of him. "Here, you seem like the type who'd want to taste it first and determine your sugar and cream preferences. But it will definitely help with the brain fog..." Saori offered. A comrade-at-arms deserved a bit of care, she thought. At this moment Rita finally looked up from her number crunching and squealed. She'd seen Saori coming in the door and became excited to see her former roommate again. All the while, Mami watched with decided interest. 'She bought him coffee, and Nara-san just squealed like she hasn't seen her friend in years... definitely gong to end in scandal. Though if she ran to that place and back in that amount of time, without breaking a sweat, I'm pretty sure she could dodge anything thrown at her. What is she, tomboy friend, probably would ignore any romantic interests passed her way. Would that mate Nara-san the formerly cute one?' she decided. Still, it would be worth it to see if Hiroshi could actually navigate talking to both women for however long it lasted once Rita made her way back to the front.

Yugi committed one matter to memory. He didn't think it was often that such things were forgotten, but... it was a busy week, and parties were full of chaos. Oh well. If he somehow forgot a second time, he'd probably just revisit the moment later for a do-over. In the meantime, he'd simply keep track of a game that was nearing its end. There were so few Wises remaining relative to the original number; he counted only a few dozen from a glance. All eyes were on the particular race to an intangible finish line. Belle made headway, Sakura took over, Belle took another edge, and so-on. Unless a wildcard appeared with a massive multiplier, it seemed things would certainly go one way or the other. In the midst of that race, Hiruko and Belle had themselves a little exchange about the former's bet. Belle decided it was something to discuss later, and of course... Hiruko had something to say about that. "Oh we will. I'll have a chat with the one who lost my bid too. It'll be a blast♥~" he commented. Even in a losing situation, Hiruko was not one to actually lose a gamble.

Hiroshi went back to work without any issues. For seven minutes, he was free to his craft. In seven minutes, he prepped every necessary topping for the first few hours of business today. The broth for the following day was making decent progress as well, but more important was the acknowledgement of business starting officially. There was no other excuse for Saori's initial entry, after all. How strange. Hiroshi expected a wave of customers the moment those doors were unlocked. One could only figure that wave dissipated upon realizing they were not yet open for business at the time, but there was hope things would work out anyway. Moving on from thoughts of that, Saori did return with a few hot drinks in tow. He viewed the cup placed near him, smelled a very familiar aroma, and seemed... quite surprised. "Oh?! I wasn't aware this existed here! It's coffee, isn't it? Putting aside the shock of it even growing under these conditions, how did you get it so quickly? This smell..." Without another moment of hesitation, Hiroshi had that cup in his hand. He didn't dare touch sugar or whatever the hell 'cream' was, choosing to remove the cup's lid and sniff the heavenly brew. "It's such excellent quality! You couldn't have been gone ten minutes, yet this... this... this is unprecedented work that should take even a renowned master several hours, if not days for a single pint! What sorcery is this?!"

As Yugi was content to receive oral service, Johanna was content to give it without qualm. She was busy with that as the game wound down. The dozens of Wises were quickly dwindling even as multiple people continued to exploit the numbers. Still the battle between Belle and Sakura continued, even as Hiruko was acknowledged with his obviously losing bet. Even right now, Angelica had 250 as her number and was having to converge upon the couch for a chance of snatching up another Wise. Morgan in similar fashion, had found herself in the bathroom, sniping a couple of Wises from Sakura and pushing her own numbers up to 256. By the time this happened, Sakura's bathroom would be made clear and she'd be left with a solid lead of 313. "Ara... I'm going to have to go up and hunt a Wise..." Sakura mentioned as if amused. Of course, Kaguya was still in the race, but had managed only a few more since her last check in, bringing in 222. The few dozen who were left seemed to be steadily converging, whatever happened, Belle seemed to have a decent multiplier, pushing up from 290 to 303. She only needed 10 more points to secure her victory. Ah, but with two holes still occupied would she make it. Miko had barely been paying attention to her score, and found herself at 268 with a Wise within mouth distance of her swing. Might as well finish it off strong... she thought as she grabbed that one.

Meanwhile a mere 7 minutes would change Hiroshi in an odd way. "Yeah it's coffee. I popped over to Starbucks... I can't give you any exact information on growing it, but I know there is a bit spot for it down in Okinawa. It's also mostly imported... Didn't expect a full appraisal, that's fun," Saori said, she wasn't surprised that Hiroshi knew about coffee, he was an alchemist but his response to the cup was some how one of the most exaggerated she'd seen. It was amusing in an odd way to see someone so excited by something she viewed as so simple. "Hehe, that's probably a weird thing huh. But... I ordered this, and picked it up... it also only takes about 10 minutes to brew. I don't consider myself a high tier domestic or anything but even I could make a decent pot of coffee..." Saori mentioned. Just then Rita popped up behind Saori giving her a hug and reaching for the coffee which was obviously picked up for her. "Ri-chan you really are here!~ And you brought coffee, thanks~" Rita seemed pleased beyond all reason. "And you two know each other already~" she mused a devious light playing behind her eyes. "Nice to see you too. Why doesn't your store manager know about coffee machines yet?" she asked of her friend who ran the convience store. "Well, the easy answer is... I hate cleaning coffee pots. So when I was working alone I kind of stopped brewing it... " Rita mentioned. "He had a similar reaction to a slice of cake last night..." she said about the coffee. "You made cake?!" was the only follow up which seemed oddly excited from Saori.

Sakura decided she needed to hunt down a Wise after the more aggressive approach of Morgan stole her bounty. Belle seemed prime to lose a Wise or two by that couch as well, if only due to the sex-crazed Angelica. What would the final result of this last few sets though? Well, one particular Wise yet to be claimed was standing closest to Kaguya. When he became active, nanotech made itself apparent all over his body, resulting in some very familiar tentacles ─ twelve of them total this time. His focus was initially on Kaguya, but no movements were being made just yet. At the same time though, another primed Wise near Belle and Angelica was showing hints of cognitive lapses that were indicative of nanobot influence on the brain. Low as the chances were, two of those 200 point monsters were appearing in a single wave.

Coffee. Saori spoke as if it were such a simple thing to acquire, even assuring that it took only ten minutes to brew. Hiroshi's fist and the counter had a very interesting, slightly aggressive meeting once he heard that information. "Bakana!" was all he could mutter. Whatever this 'Starbucks' was had to be a place of great science! Ah, but what was this? Saori herself claimed the capacity to produce a decent pot of coffee. A... decent... "POT?! How could you possibly?!" Hiroshi questioned. He was aghast, filled with curiosity, lament and a spark of pure ambition. How were humans so capable? The texture, viscosity and aroma of this coffee was beyond mortal comprehension as he knew it. "An entire pot of this quality would take half a day even for me, assuming I could even acquire enough of that elusive plant! To think it is being sold here at some... some market as a commodity!" Hiroshi's tirade would not be ending soon. While he was stuck in his own head over these ludicrous facts, Rita mentioned her own ability to brew coffee ─ though also a lack of interest in cleaning the pots. Immediately, Hiroshi became totally still. 'Cleaning it? Is it such a common thing here that someone would dare clear the pot of residue?' he wondered silently. The first on that countertop was shaking with agitation. "Is this the power of human evolution? Have I been so foolish as to remain ignorant all this time?"

Sakura needed to hunt down a Wise after having a few of hers stolen. She found it easy to slip into the orbit of Miko and keep a few stragglers for herself, while Miko had the one in front of her disappear. Once again she was empty and looking only to look over to Kaguya and see her next bounty. The black haired lass was bent at the waist her ass in the air, but her eyes were swirling. Only the pole against her cheeks kept her upright and she wasn't even aiming to lure in anyone else. Miko was on a swing, she'd launch herself across and land against the Nano-tech Wise aiming to capture herself in his tentacles. "I'm cleaning your plate, Kaya♪!~" she sang happily. At the same time, Belle seemed to have a different one close to her but between her and Angelica. She'd launch herself towards him with open arms aiming to capture it for herself and leaving the other straggling Wises for the sex nuts Angelica to claim. "JACKPOT!~ Sorry Angie, I'm taking the last!~" Belle claimed. Degenerate though it was, she was always accepting of any form of Wise, this wasn't going to be a problem for her. and with this, the most of the points would be occupied and everyone else would be stuck aiming for the scraps.

Meanwhile Hiroshi was emoting in a way that Saori hadn't seen before. As Martha she'd been traveling with this man for the better part of a week. He'd seen a dragon in outrage and had been more concerned with picking blades of grass. He'd spent the most of his time with his main apprentice, the other girl that counted similarly and talking to his own daughter. This level of affect was quite unusual and amusing beyond all reason. "Hehehehahaha!~" a laugh escaped Saori as she was snapping a picture before she could even really think about it. 'Not going to think about where that habit came from...' Saori thought. But somehow she still thought his apprentice might appreciate seeing this reaction. "Yes, a pot. Ehehee~ You really respond like an alien sometimes. Still, I have a machine back there for it. But when I was the only one working here, I couldn't justify the extra work it put on the end of my night..." Rita explained. "Would you like me to show you how it works? I figure since we have a few hands it'd be pretty easy to sell a few cups as well, it'd help with the bottom line at least," she mused. All the while Saori finally got her laughter under control. "Whew, I needed that... sorry, it's just I don't get to be on this side of things normally..." Saori mentioned in a round about way. All the while, Mami was thinking that Hiroshi was indeed just an adult nerd, seeming more like her father than she'd like to admit. 'Hm, do older women really like men like that? Is it because they are innocent?' she wondered while customers began the slow trickle inward. It might be a while yet before a lunch style rush managed anything.

Two of the highest-value Wise variants were present and free to claim. In seeing them, Yugi figured the game would be settled at a moment's notice. If both Belle and Sakura acquired one of those two, Sakura would win. If either one of them made the acquisition, that one would win absolutely; no other combination of points could make the difference now. It seemed initially that Kaguya would have one forced upon her, but Miko came to the rescue... if anyone was ignorant enough to view it as such from her. While she was being wrapped in a series of tentacles, Yugi looked to the other NanoWise to see Belle taking initiative over Angelica. Easily, the game could then be called in her favor. "Oh wow. Two more NanoWises at once, and I guess it's Belle's game unless something really crazy happens. That's gonna be a while though," Yugi commentated as Belle was also assaulted by a series of nanobot tentacles aiming to immediately enter her every orifice.

Though Hiroshi became the cause for a great deal of laughter, there was no laughing matter in sight for him. There was no sense to be made in the way humans were capable of such feats. He was entirely ignorant to the pictures being taken by Saori, but that was also a matter of zero importance. What knowledge had humans found, and how could he acquire it? According to Rita... there was some form of machine capable of coffee production. Struggling to compose himself, Hiroshi righted his glasses, pinched the bridge of his nose, and adjusted his glasses once more. "Ludicrous. Absolutely, positively ludicrous. I am debating whether I am even worthy of drinking this, and you throw even more incomprehensible information at me. It's like I'm a child again, being shown the world by my mentor. You say there's a machine to make coffee? If it has capabilities similar to those of the 'rice cooker' from before, I may need mental and spiritual preparation. I don't even know where to begin. Is it a sizeable device?" he wondered. No matter how hard he tried, Hiroshi couldn't conceptualize the size, design or power of a coffee machine.

Belle managed to get herself one of the NanoWise, while Angelica went on to attack the rest of her previously gathered crowd. At the same time, Miko claimed to be 'cleaning the plate' of Kaguya, which was more or less kill thieving or... grazing. Whatever the case, Sakura was able to poach the rest of Miko's surrounding Wises as well. 313 would be growing to at least 319. In the meantime, Belle was being accosted by tentacles and moaning happily as her orifices were plugged and Miko was doing the same. Admittedly Belle was winning this match bar anything too crazy... she'd win with a score of over 500. While Miko would be ending with something like 469. "Definitely going to be a while..." Kimiko mentioned casually. Both Belle and Miko weren't known for taking it easy and NanoWise was definitely about to be in for some surprises between the pair of them. Whatever the case, it'd be a while yet, and most would be watching as the stragglers and others finished off the remainder of the Wises, until only those two remained barring any issues. At the same time, Johanna was continuing to give lip and mouth service where she stood, seemingly amused enough by the activity and happy for her fellow wives for their showing this day.

Meanwhile, Saori noticed an odd habit she'd apparently picked up, but at least these weren't for her. No, she'd be giving these to someone, knowing that there was much more than her amusement to be found from them. Moving on from that point, it would seem that Rita was fine with the idea of showing Hiroshi how to make coffee. He was so surprised by it, seemingly outraged that it caught Mami's attention. 'Was he a hermit? Did he live on a commune? Ainu or something?' she wondered given his lack of understanding of modern things. Whatever the case, a few of his oddities made more sense if he wasn't used to dealing with people in reality. Rita took several sips of her own coffee, finding it odd that her friend remembered her preference for a specific kind of sweetened coffee. Hiroshi's emotional state was somewhat interesting to see, even with the cake thing from the previous day this was rather amazing. "Well prepare your mind and soul... and drink the coffee, it will help with the brain fog. I don't think it will be so amazing but I'll show you," she walked towards a weird looking counter in the back, which had been cleaned and stocked when he'd reorganized the store. Underneath the cabinet, she pulled out a bag of imported coffee beans vacuum sealed and unopened with an expiration date, years in the future and pointed to the small standing machine on the counter. "A drip coffee maker. It's super easy... you just pull this filter holder down..." she said popping out a plastic piece which seemed like a cup with a handle. "Grab one of these filters from under here... line it..." she said dropping that paper in. "I assume that all makes sense, the water will come from these pipes so that isn't a big deal at all. Now sit it to the side, we have to grind some beans..." she left herself open for any necessary questions and a still giggling Saori sipped her own coffee and felt infinitely better after the morning she'd had.