<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

Audacity? Yugi was quite the audacious individual, and he wouldn't try to conceal that fact. "What? I didn't say I hated it. Could be better, could definitely be worse. Vibes, man, vibes!" he chattered. Upon checking Maki's response on a little display, there was a succinct 'no' as an answer. She didn't fancy the idea of twerking on Kenta's corpse either, but that was to be expected. That one... was part of another setup. "No dice, huh? How about my lap as a substitute?" he asked with a bit of cheek. Whatever the case, Sato Kenta had fallen. The moment his ribcage shattered, his heart and lungs exploded within. By the time his body slammed into a tree and bounced to the ground, the Players could see/hear twice more: [LEVEL UP!]

Aki thought there was no way Kenta survived that beatdown. All things considered, he could say it felt pretty good to be part of it. His shoulders gained some slack as he reached for another cigarette to light ─ all while Hayashi proved to be the more vocal male in the moment. "Did we do it? I survived?" he asked. "Probably never ask that question, but yeah... he's dead. Let's fuckin' go!" Yugi announced. He'd first be meeting Miko's hand with a slap from his own. Something that would surprise another version of Yugi at the time was his follow-up attempt to offer Maki, then Aki, then Hayashi the same celebratory gesture ─ one the males would be accepting. "Good game, good game! Now let's..." Yugi had to pause there. Why? The System had something for its Players...

〔SYSTEM NOTICE — SKILL UNLOCKED〕

Bloodlust
Status Update Detected.

The vessel's hunger awakens.
Fear becomes your weapon.

Bloodlust (Active)

Description:
Bloodlust allows its users to magically intimidate a target into a state of submission by inducing intense fear into their minds. It also has the bonus effect of reducing all of the target's stats by 50%.
While the fear-based effect of this skill only lasts a minute before it wears off, it can be used on multiple targets at once.
Mana Cost: 100

Effect:

• Induces intense fear, forcing submission
• Reduces all target stats by 50% for 1 minute
• Multi-target capable

System Remark:
The shadows hunger.
Let them taste fear first.
Use it wisely, vessels.

The System's notifications were becoming more and more ominous, but Yugi was more excited by the Skill acquisition than anything. After the previous pop-up, he wasn't actually expecting a reward from that quest. [LEVEL UP!] even appeared a third time for the quest completion. Meanwhile, Gojo Satoru was descending upon the group. "Not too bad. Especially you, Zen'in~" he said with a cheeky grin, those glowing eyes on full display. Satoru extended a hand with the intention of recovering his blindfold from Yugi. While waiting for it, phone still in hand, he shared Makima's most recent order. "Debriefing time! Everyone ready?"

[Apollymi]

Yugi was audacious and if no one else here knew that, Miko did. No matter the man chose clairfying statements. He didn't discredit the actions taken, but he did think they could be better, while knowing they could be worse. It was about vibes apparently. "Right..." Miko said rolling her eyes. Of course, now that it was making his point, it was about vibes. Meanwhile, Maki was stating that she wouldn't be dancing on a corpse and had Yugi follow up with an offer of his lap instead. Her face flushed immediately and she in turn pushed her glasses up on her nose. "Can you not?!" she asked of him immediately. Miko found that funny, perhaps a bit later, she'd explain that the man simply couldn't help himself. But for now she was hearing that sweet voice telling her of levels she'd received. "Oh..." Miko said softly. She expected to feel something more about having a direct hand to play in the death of a person.

Still as the moment settled for everyone, it would seem that Aki just finally wanted to hit that cigarette. Miko watched as his shoulders slumped and he seemed to reach some amount of relaxation. Hayashi spoke of having survived and Miko smiled at him, nodding her head emphatically to what Yugi had to say about his choice in words. "He's right ya' know, that screams doom flag but we made it♪!~" Miko chirped happily. After that high five with Yugi, she watched him offer something similar to the others, she was inwardly shocked. She couldn't have imagined him doing that when she met him the previous day. No matter, Miko offered a high five as well, knowing her time wouldn't have been nearly as easy without this group. Maki took the high five as well, seemingly pleased by it. "GG and taking this..." Maki said going to pick up that axe she'd removed from the other man's hands. Trophy was hers she'd earned it.

Meanwhile, a System notification had Miko listening intently her brows furrowing slightly. "Ominous. Need that though, want to test it, but not on nice people..." Miko said casually given the company, and not knowing if she wanted to deal with the extra complexity of the explanation. Meanwhile, Maki was hearing her surname be called as if she wanted to answer to it and she turned away from Gojo after he spoke it. "I introduced myself as Maki," was all she said to him about it. She knew it wasn't worth it, he was too much a person who liked to annoy others. Apparently, Gojo was going to be taking them for debriefing. "Should I prepare sick bags?" Miko wondered looking at the group. "2 maybe three?" Miko decided in the moment but she held her hands up in front of her looking like a lost kitten ready to be carried off.

[Bloodedge]

"The amount of bitching that just happened in your head. I can hear it," Yugi said while shifting his gaze toward Miko again. He didn't bother her any further, but he apparently hadn't stopped bugging Maki just yet. Well, so long as she wouldn't stop being flustered, he wouldn't stop making her such. "A solid 'yes' or 'no' would solve so many of your problems. Cute reactions like that are just making it easier~" he flirted shamelessly, even while passing high fives around the group. "You could try ignoring it if it bugs you. Those types usually stop when they get bored," Aki advised. Before anything else could be said, an immediate scoff came from Yugi. "You wish you had enough of a brain to accurately categorize me," he snipped. Aki glared in the other male's direction, and Yugi briefly considered making use of his new Skill right then and there... but lo, it seemed Hayashi was good for cutting tension before it thickened. "So... guys? I probably have the least room to talk here, but does anyone want to go out and celebrate... maybe unwind a little?" he asked of the group.

Maki decided she was keeping Kenta's battle axe before Satoru descended. Yugi didn't think much of it, so he shrugged. "No skin off my dick. I'm more of a swords guy. If nobody else wants it, I'll keep the shield for later," he said. Yugi intended a response to Hayashi, as did Aki... but neither got the chance due to Satoru's sudden arrival. His most direct interaction after appearing was with Maki, who insisted upon the way she'd introduced herself. "Mhm! Zen'in Maki, second-brokest of the Zen'in family. Though I guess Maki avoids the confusion... but you two don't look that much alike, right?" he asked, leaning toward the girl, placing a hand under his own chin and tilting his head in observation. Eventually, Satoru had that blindfold in hand again. He could slip it into place while preparing to usher the group off to HQ. Regarding the need for sick bags, everyone had seen how Satoru arrived with the E-ranks. Hayashi slowly raised his hand to share his need of one. Aki, however, scoffed. "Can't say I'm excited to travel like that. Wanna grow me another arm instead?"

[Apollymi]

Meanwhile, a quiet mental tirade Miko had in her own head was apparently heard by Yugi. She looked up at him completely unfazed by his antics and his apparent intrusion and had but one thing to say, "Inside voices are inside for a reason... if you peek it is on you♪~" she asserted. If she'd wanted him to hear her tirade she would have said it, but she didn't meaning it was private, if he peeked and was upset by what he found that was all on him. At the same time, Yugi told Maki that her lack of firmness in answering him was the thing causing her problems. Of course, Aki also had advice and she would have found it reasonable for someone more normal than Yugi himself. And before Maki could even speak on anything there was a bit of hostility shown between Yugi and Aki, she looked at Miko who shrugged. "Guys are weird, they'll work it out..." Miko asserted calmly. Though admittedly she'd prefer if they got along. She would never get a happy two man threesome if Yugi couldn't get along with other guys. As for Hayashi and his words Miko chuckled looking at him fondly. "Iia, you were in it like the rest of us, and your opinion is definitely valid. It'd be nice to unwind after something like that but... I doubt we'll be allowed immediately," Miko mused. "Sure breakfast would be nice too... this counts as my morning workout," Maki claimed almost casually willing to skip past everything else.

As they progressed though, it would seem that Maki was keeping the axe she'd won off the A-Rank Tanker. It was apparently fine with the group at large, but Yugi was the one to speak most actively. Too bad she couldn't escape being annoyed today, no... because Gojo Satoru couldn't help himself. She looked at him just her left brow twitching slightly, "Do you just enjoy pissing people off who can't retaliate against you?" Maki asked with the most sarcasm she'd been seen with. She was also very specifically avoiding the topic, which Miko noticed but was willing to leave her alone about. She knew reasons for avoidance and from context clues she'd been picking up all day, there was technically every reason to believe her family was shitty to her at best. But while Miko asked about sick bags and movements, it appeared that Aki had a problem with the idea of being carried around. And just like that... common ground between men was found based solely on something Yugi had said to her earlier. "I have fresh mana, and if you really don't want to I can't exactly turn down the practice of re-growing limbs. Is everyone else really that opposed to it?" she wondered aloud. Mentally preparing herself to begin regrowing his arm, with... those two crystal swords appearing in her hands to help speed the process along.

[Bloodedge]

"You know, you're totally right. Except, if your neighbors find out about the big ass TV you didn't intend for anybody to know about, it's your fault for leaving your damn curtains open," Yugi argued. Despite there being a few near-disputes among the group, Satoru observed an overall camaraderie that didn't often exist. Whether chemistry or the Players' leadership was to be blamed, he didn't know... but the truth was probably both, as even the weakest of the bunch served a purpose by buffering some animosity. The girls seemed to like the idea of everyone going out to unwind, even if Miko didn't think it would be possible right away. The guys, however, hadn't said anything immediately ─ until Aki did between inhaling and exhaling smoke. "I could eat," he said.

When Satoru intervened, the antagonizing of Maki led to her asking if he enjoyed aggravating people who couldn't retaliate. He was already slipping that blindfold into place, confidence radiating. "Show me someone who can retaliate and we'll find out, won't we?" he offered. Most members of the group seemed opposed to Satoru's travel method. He knew Yugi had issues, and now Aki was very clear about his. Even Hayashi assumed his own sickness. He doubted Maki had much interest in being carried as such either, but... Satoru wasn't waiting around for them all to make a decision. "I object. Too long; didn't wait. Everybody get in the car," he ordered. His arm extended, hand out to bring an SUV from the nearest street to the group's location. Satoru's magic would even open the doors and fling everyone one-by-one into it. Yugi and Maki were tossed atop each other in front, while the back featured Hayashi, then Miko, then Aki, all in two provocative piles. With that, Satoru would be moving the entire vehicle of teens to the Hunters Association.

[Apollymi]

"Or, and hear me out about this novel idea... you could mind your own business and not stare into someone else's house. Personal accountability, where? Especially when you already know you can read everyone's mind not just mine!" Miko asserted. Such an argument was childish, but also kind of normal for them over the past few days. They argued semantics with each other... and words and choices, and deferred over things they knew the other to have the more legitimate knowledge of, a partnership in truth. In a moment like this, Maki would have thought they were related if they looked more alike... at the very least she was certain of their friendship. Meanwhile, it seemed like there was a consensus that a group outing would be nice, with even Aki claiming he could eat. Miko's eyes shifted just a tad and she smiled.a

Maki questioned Gojo about his use of others to quell his boredom. And apparently she was to find him someone who could retaliate and he'd find out. "Uh-huh... I don't have that kind of access. Deal with your own boredom and leave me out of it," Maki said that was true. Apparently, Miko was fine for being carried about like a stray kitten but Maki also shook her head to the girl's question. Miko would have taken the time to think about it, but rather suddenly she and the rest of the group were being tossed into an SUV. She was on top of a new male with one behind her, "Box it!♪~" Miko uttered, while looking down into Hayashi's face. 'Oh, he's really cute!~' Miko thought her head leaning to the side as she squirmed herself into a position that put her bottom against the man at her rear. All the while, Maki was tossed inside the car on top of Yugi which she immediately tried to back away from. "I hate that guy." she said of Gojo, as she aimed to remove herself from Yugi's body.

[Bloodedge]

"If I could read minds, I'd end the world and then myself because of stupidity overload," was Yugi's only reply before they were all flung into a vehicle Satoru definitely didn't own. They would be raised with the SUV into the air, a pile of two in front and a pile of three in the back. Yugi had Maki land atop him, with an immediate attempt to separate. He saw an opportunity instead. Maki would find a hand settled on her lower back, aimed to keep the pair of them horizontal. "He's neither the best nor the worst I've ever dealt with. Might as well take advantage though, right? Remember that warning you wanted?" he asked not to receive a literal answer, but instead to make an implication of his intentions.

At the same time, the trio in the back were rather occupied as well. Hayashi had the weight of Miko and Aki atop him, oddly with Miko's softness pressing directly into his fore. "Gah! Gomen gomen!" he said as if any of it was his fault. A reddened face was looking up into Miko's while she squirmed for reasons not entirely known. Of course, that squirming also caused her rear to wiggle right against Aki's lap as he propped himself up over the other two with both arms ─ one on the seat and one on the seat's back. "Hrm," was his singular utterance. A man couldn't complain about a soft, plump ass rubbing against his crotch. There was nothing he could do but settle into it. Obviously there was no point in much resistance when the vehicle they were all in was being flung to and fro across the sky.