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As Machi, he sought his retainer, in whatever manner Nikki's character could be counted as such. The announcer's call brought forth the grand reveal of... a sheet ghost? No, that couldn't have been the character, right? The series Naruto did have its fair share of weirdos, but there was no way they would have this... right? No matter; there were roles to play; his retainer was offering her response. "Not important! I'm here, and I'm not meant to be working. What's it take to properly retire around here?" he questioned. With that, there was something Ozzy simply... couldn't truly deal with. True, the sheet covering Nikki was a mere cover for the true visage of her character. The grand unveiling of Okazaki Kouto occurred in a single moment, but for poor Oliver, it spanned somewhere around a few hours.

Legs. There was so much of just... legs. No, the poor lad couldn't be let off that easily. He was allowed to think her legs were fully exposed for a moment, before essentially the rest of Nikki was on display as well. Why had he never seen this much of the woman's skin before? If he had, maybe he would have been more well-equipped to handle that damned dripping sensation in his nostril as he stared, and stared... and stared. "Bloody hell," he spoke at nearly a whisper. This was dangerous. Did he really have to sit at this panel with her, like this, all day? 'That'd be brilliant, but... bloody hell!' he thought. Never did he imagine he'd see that girl from cold, cold Manchester in anything resembling a bikini... and this was somehow far more incredible to look at with all of its added flavor.

There were indeed roles to play, but it was pretty obvious, that Ozzy was surprised. The series Naruto had some weird things in it, but the sheet ghost gag was one which was uniquely part of Nikki, thus it became part of the character personality of this retainer of the Kazekage. Of course, she'd been mentioned in the series several times, and was on a long mission during a certain major event, so coming back and finding the Nidaime was a point of tension, besides they had some sort of history but the Aeons weren't too specific about it. "Whatever you say, but... if you really wanted to properly retire you would have remained unseen. You know she's just getting payback now for having to pick up for you so haphazardly~" she chimed, another reference to that main character both of theirs had numerous interactions with. "Don't worry though... I'll take care of the paperwork~" she said offering a wink. She'd then take her seat and ending the little reveal. Of course, with this the announcer would go on to explain a bit of the background of this character in preapproved blurbs. While the crowd cheered for an upcoming character. She could almost bet that sales for the next manga edition to be released as well as their gacha game would skyrocket with such a reveal. Besides all that it'd been a massive bit of fun.

All the while Nikki was amused. She rarely got the opportunity to wear bikinis or even design them. She'd had a ball making this one, and wearing it didn't suit her half bad either. She wouldn't mind moving to a place with a warmer climate where she could get away with a bit more varied attire than normal. Obviously Ozzy was from Blackpool a bit of a resort town, she wondered if he'd also enjoy some warm climate constant bikini weather type of place? Hm, she should probably be more worried about her inclusion of him in her thoughts of moving... but they were both smitten, even if one of them was much more obvious about it than the other. "Should I take by the staring that you're really surprised and enjoy the design?" she asked the man with her quietly while teasing him for his rather obvious show of interest. "Oh and you have a full anime protag nosebleed going~" she chimed softly.

What to do, what to do? They were having an exchange while behaving as their characters, but Ozzy couldn't get over what he was seeing. Damn, this was going to be one hell of a failure! Wait... maybe not. When Nikki brought her speech to an end, she mentioned taking care of the paperwork, and took her seat. Yes, an opportunity! Ozzy didn't have to stammer his way through roleplay; he could simply turn away from her for a moment to address the crowd! "Wicked character, innit?" was all he managed, yet the cheers were aplenty regardless. Such was the way things seemed to go whenever the Aeons released new material─ especially desirable characters... and if Nikki was one thing, it was a desirable character sitting right here in a rec center around a congregation of nerds.

Ozzy took his seat beside Nikki, trying - yet failing - to look at her too much. As if things weren't bad enough, all that exposed flesh was doing him in without a doubt. Worse yet, she'd noticed; how couldn't she? He was surprised, and of course he enjoyed the design... but what was he to say in response to that? Oh, and then there was the nosebleed; he'd completely ignored the sensation during all the hullabaloo in his head. "Piss!" he exclaimed, covering his nose and mouth while looking for a napkin. "Well. Uh... listen, I'll be completely frank here when I say... I've got no idea how to not talk right now without sounding like the guy who just wants a shag. But... I literally can't think of anything else if you're wearing that. Seriously, I might go mental while we're just sat here on a job─"

Alright, it seemed that the end of that roleplay had gone over pretty well. But it seemed that Ozzy was suffering from his fan obsession in addition to the reveal of her new character. As politely as she could she slid the man a napkin and heard out his explanation of his like or dislike of her new attire. How interesting this was. She couldn't help her initial reaction which was to laugh because it was so obvious he was trying to hold himself together. "Brilliant mate, points for honesty as always... pretty flattering overall I'd say, given the context." she mentioned as the announcer went on and on about this panel, asking questions and approaches etc. Their crowd was already lining up and trying to organize to spend a few seconds asking questions and the like. "Besides, it'd be a bit weird... if the thought didn't cross your mind once or twice. Then it might actually be worth it to join the convent~" she teased just a little. Whatever the case, they could easily move on to taking pictures and doing their regular booth thing. Obviously, Nikki was completely unbothered by the idea that he liked her newest design in a manner which would have been a bit gross without his current level of interest in her being obvious. But she also wasn't so unworldly as to think it unreasonable for a guy to want to shag at some point. It was sort of one of the things relationships were made for after all. Regardless, poor Ozzy would have to figure out how to get through today's panel without dying of a heart attack or brain hemorrhage, or whatever else was going on with him at present.

For whatever reason, Ozzy's honesty was praised. Strange. He was quite literally trying his best to avoid outright admitting to his horniness, yet admitting to having such a feeling was... positive? Stranger still. As he took hold of the napkin so kindly offered, Ozzy performed a double, even triple take on Nikki's person. "Right. No clue how that works out, but I'm glad it does. Thanks," he said while ruffling the napkin to shove it into his bleeding nostril. Damn, this entire thing was embarrassing. Nikki was right, though; it should be considered necessity for one to be sexually attracted to the object of their affection, lest things become dysfunctional down the line. "Nothing to worry about then, eh? Been having all sorts of ploughing cross my mind for the past year or so. That character of yours is giving me a serious case of Down Bad Syndrome, to be frank."

A sigh escaped Ozzy, but he kept a stiff upper lip for the sake of the panel. He could do this; he knew he could. Maybe it would be easier if no one this day came looking for a photograph with him, unlikely as that was. Oh, he dreaded that moment in the near future. Standing may have been a simple thing, easily enough done... but he was suffering flashbacks to puberty, and being unable to reach the chalkboard in high school due to certain decisions of his cursed male anatomy. . .

Nikki went on dates like every normal girl her age, and she always found men very surprising. She understood though to some extent that some really might not understand that in general women were just as confused as them. That being said there was no outward appearance for that sort of confusion. Girls occasionally saw men they just wanted to sleep with, some were even brave enough to do just that. Many would rather settle into a relationship first and be assured of a certain amount of chemistry but most were fine with a bit of attention. They were after all, raised in general to accept in so long as it didn't make them feel uncomfortable. "Because everyone's a bit complicated and no one more so than girls, no worries~" she stated in the most ambiguous way. She believed that to a certain extent. It seemed that Ozzy was content to share a bit more, claiming that he'd had such things on his mind for over a year now, so such a thing wouldn't be a problem for them potentially in the long run. That was interesting information considering she'd only become a presence on social media within such a time frame. Beyond that he was apparently feeling a bit down because of this character and the desires it presented him with. "Chin up, mate. That just means there's something to look forward to," she stated with a chuckle. "Also I'm totally not forgetting that you basically just admitted that you've been my biggest fan for a year or more..." she teased just a tad. She wondered if he was suffering at this time, she supposed she'd find out soon enough. As people began walking up to the pair to ask questions about their characters and get pictures with them. They were approached by a wide variety of people many just wanting a quick picture of them or to ask a question.

"You know what? Fair. That... is fair enough," Ozzy surmised. The complexity of women was something he was no stranger to; that was yet another fact learned during his grade school years. Of course, Nikki remained a bit different from the others, just as she always did in his eyes. He definitely wouldn't fret over something beneficial to him, either way. He couldn't keep himself from pausing yet again when she mentioned having something to look forward to. She did call him attractive earlier; did that put her mind on the same track as his own? It wasn't worth delving into just now, lest things go in the very same weird direction he was trying to avoid. As for how long he'd been Nikki's biggest fan, well... he may have been one of her first fans in general. "Of course I have been! I'd just gotten deep into streaming one day when you popped up. One of the lads in chat remembered me carrying on about the perfect woman, so the whole chat wound up spamming the link to your channel. Half two in the morning, I'm cream crackered playing Soul Ignition, and I'm being shown my dream girl. What else was I gonna end up being?" He spoke so casually, with nothing short of truth as he regurgitated memories from that first sighting.

At last, the hour of reckoning was upon poor Oliver. Several questions had been answered, and just as many autographs were signed. Things were looking up, bar the fact that the occasional glance at Nikki saw to the return of his inability to stand. Just when he was forgetting the possibility of it, there was a particularly excited fan stepping up─ he was one of Ozzy's own followers. Excited was this strangely feminine lad (wearing a flowing white dress by Blue Lotus to boot) to see these two together in any fashion, and of course, he wanted a picture of them both, signed by both as well. It also happened to be the case that this was the very same chat member who sent Ozzy the link to Nikki's YouTube channel. "Speak of the devil. Ferri, mate... I'm glad you could make it and all, but please don't make me stand up for a photo right now─" he found himself saying to one of the last people he should have sought a cop-out from. The brown-haired, brown-eyed lad flashed a very feline grin, his eyes shifting between the pair. "No picture for one of your mods, King? For shame! I guess you streamed yourself walking here, so your legs must be tired. Can't you two just get really close from there?" he pleaded, sparkling eyes sending his request Nikki's way.

A smile crossed Nikki's face, his response was amusing. He had to know how confusing and potentially confused girls could be. She was pretty happy he understood what she meant. And she hadn't been dishonest at all. After her deep dive on his social media, she'd found herself, staring at his pictures wondering if a guy like him could actually be real. Moving on from this moment, it seemed that there was a story behind how he managed to discover her lesser known existence. According to him a member of his chat had given him her YouTube link after remembering him carrying on about what he was looking for in a woman. Really? That story was absolutely outrageous! "Really?! Of all the ways you could have found out about me... brilliant!~" she smiled pretty wide while signing an autograph but after that person stepped away, another was stepping up. "Soul Ignition didn't have character creation... I was going to give it a try... but the trees. The trees were frightening. I didn't think I could put that kind of time in at the time," she mused of her own issues with that particular game. Still it looked fun, and she considered that she would eventually get around to it.

Ah who was this new person approaching. Well someone that she recognized as wearing one of her dresses. So that in and of itself was rather impressive. Even with him being a male he carried himself well and looked absolutely adorable. "Blimey never thought I'd see someone at a con actually wearing that one..." she said of the dress. "Still looks great on you mate!~" she chimed, complimenting the lad and feeling proud of her own work. He was apparently also the one who'd linked him to her channel and what was this... the name was familiar as well. "Oh? Wait... Ferri-chan? Didn't you win a pair of limited editions this morning? You follow both of us?" she asked of him, pretty sure she'd listed that name on her twitter along with a few others. Still Nikki wasn't one to deny a fan something in reason, so she leaned in a bit closer to get in frame for the picture, scooting her chair cheekily close.

"Yeah, they were a bunch of nutters when they made that thing. It's good fun as a grind though; the tree is more rewarding and less intimidating than it looks," Ozzy explained, as if to sell her the game despite its lack of character customization. "You're probably better off giving Brave Souls a shot though, if you want to customize. There's a console port just came out, you get your own custom character to start, from whatever faction you like. Gacha warning for that one, though. Seems like everything wants the wallet of late."

The male addressed as Ferrichan was clearly a fan and follower not only of Ozzy, but of Nikki as well. When complimented for pulling off the dress, he took hold of it for a curtsy. "Thank you~♥ This one's my favorite of yours; I couldn't not wear it coming to your panel~" he spoke. It was mostly truth, but in fact, he probably would have worn the dress without Nikki even being present. Ah, there was mention of him winning those limited edition bunny ears earlier this day. He seemed surprised to hear this, truly having no idea he was one of the winners. "Really?! I haven't had time to check Twitter since watching King's stream on the way here. I didn't even get to see if I was in the first ten! Lucky me~♥" he said excitedly. Now, Nikki was scooching closer and closer to Ozzy, whom 'Ferri' watched nearly have a mental breakdown. What was he to do? At least two people in this exchange knew there was an erection he wouldn't dare let the public see, but... Ferri had a secret. He'd seen these two chatting, and in that, he saw progress. As such, he formed a box with his thumbs and forefingers while watching the two so close, seeming to mimic a camera in portrait view. "Hmm. No, that won't work. I want a long one! Blue, could you sit in the same chair as King?" he requested. He knew there was only enough space in those chairs for such a thing to work if she sat in his lap, and Ozzy knew this as well. Ozzy looked into his chat moderator's eyes, seeing deviance, and thinking... this was the reason Ferris existed as one of his channel's top members. 'Bruv, you're getting so much clout for this if you pull it off!'

Talking to Ozzy was quite pleasant in general. He wouldn't know this for quite a while, but Nikki appreciated that aspect of him a bit more than most other things... the sound of his voice, those bits of commentary that came without judgement or order. Yeah, actually he was much more her type than she realized even after seeing him. "It's still on the list... I just didn't have time for it while I was finishing my graduation show," she mentioned. Her life at the release of Soul Ignition was rather busy. But it'd calmed down a bit by now, she could play a bit more at Ozzy's suggestion. Oh but there was something else? Brave Souls had more customization but was also a gacha? "Eh? Well, I might have to try that out. As long as I can customize I like to play a bit. I'm not worried about a Gacha, I'd give up long before I went broke and pout about it afterwards~" she said of her own luck, which wasn't inherently good until it was.

At the speech of Ferri, Nikki managed to look a bit sheepish. "Brilliant!~" Nikki managed. She'd not really been thinking about whether a man or woman would be wearing this little dress but it was a great look on Ferri regardless. What was more, apparently this one hadn't had time to check Twitter and didn't know he'd been one of her winners. "Yeah, I remember that name, it definitely showed up second. Don't forget to sent your info so I can make sure you get them," she said of the ears. "At this point I wouldn't really be surprised if there were some others from your stream that ended up there~" she said to Ozzy. Nikki had slid in a bit close, but it seemed Ferri wouldn't be satisfied by a landscape picture of the pair. His question made Nikki chuckle, "I get it from a design perspective, rule of thirds and all that. I don't mind squeezing in for such a picture, you'd have to scoot over a bit Ozzy... unless Ferri here has a different layout in mind for his picture~" she said about the desire to have a portrait instead of a landscape, she aimed to move a bit more while waiting for the lad to have the picture he so desired.