<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

Yugi was concocting a very full plan against the Shincho Guild. That group would undoubtedly be encountered one day, when the Players inevitably gained notoriety. Dealing with that situation would be far more effective if they could remove the randomness of it. That did require using Ai as bait, but she didn't seem opposed to being utilized in such a way. "Fuck a hornets' nest. You know what hornets are weak to? Magpies!" he exclaimed. "Make that guild a controlled variable, forcing that rich bitch's attention toward us through a method of our choosing. By this method, they'll hit one frustration after another. They'll still get to us eventually, but that buys some guaranteed time that we can also keep track of. By the time they solve the puzzle, we'll be National-level," he rambled mostly for his own sake, but also as general explanation of the plan.

When Miko arrived however, topics shifted. She had some audacity to enter with an outfit like that ─ especially as one who'd allegedly taken a supportive role here. According to the girl herself, she intended to both cook and clean. The latter, in detail, was about cleaning the plates of 'ingrates' she chose to befriend. "Hmm, right. Not opposed to that at all, but it's not worth talking much shit about when the plate is an entire serving tray," he said. Regarding the 'homemade dressing' he spoke of, Miko continued her audacious behavior by referencing the actual selections she'd brought along. Yugi huffed. "So we're just gonna pretend the slutty maid thing doesn't have an obvious outcome? And what the fuck do you mean 'sous chef?' Are you making fucking Igris be your spatula guy?" he questioned, aghast. "Shame! There goes part of your plate, missy!"

[Apollymi]

Yugi's plan was indeed one that Ai was willing to agree to, protecting her friends was her primary goal and objective. The Players both of them now counted as such, she'd be spending a lot of time with them and as such she'd help them protect themselves as well. "Uh-huh~ Not that into animals but I think I get what you mean~" Ai said. The lads overall plan was to stir the pot with the Shincho build and leave them looking for Players and hopefully distract them from the bigger movements. And in the same time, they'd continue to amass their own personal strength until they couldn't just be strong armed by someone like Ishigami Daisuke. "When you get that far it'll be fairer for you. I get it. In all honesty I don't need the money or benefits when the ones presented to me in this case are better. Though I don't imagine she's been told no too often..." Ai mentioned.

At Miko's arrival Ai observed her playing, blissfully unaware. She wasn't lying per se but she was definitely acting as if she didn't know what that outfit of hers was doing. "Sure it is... I could finish the tray♪~" Miko chirped with pouty indignation. The audacity of this roleplay was not being accepted, even though Miko tried... "In fairness I thought the slutty maid thing looked cuter in the window. I didn't expect it to fit this way, but... after the bunny thing I thought it'd be bad to waste it♪~" Miko asserted about the choice. "First of all, Iggy is way more than the spatula guy... I've never seen any knife work like that... and he wanted to help. He practically pouted when I didn't let him make the garlic butter. There's an amount of clever going on in there I can't say no to," Miko explained of the situation surrounding Igris and his place as a kitchen assistant. "If you've determined that I deserve punishment for using things available to me, I suppose I'll have to accept it, Go♪~shu♪~jin♪~sa♪~ma♪~" Miko asserted. "Do you agree O♪~jou♪~sa♪~ma♪~" she asked of Ai, making that one's brows raise and those crazy eyes shift. "Mi-tan really is a monster... I owe Kaya-tan an apology~ It's cute but slutty and you should definitely have that homemade dressing, we all know you want to mix it up yourself anyway~ Maybe don't be too hard on her Kage-tan or be extra~" Ai wondered playfully looking at Yugi. Mixing up a dressing for the girl could be relatively easy, so that she could head back to the kitchen these two could technically make room for dinner and have their first course.

[Bloodedge]

"Sou. Guess it's good I didn't waste the badger joke then," Yugi decided, only slightly disappointed in his inability to reference another creature. Moving on though, he was quite excited by the idea of putting Ashikaga Kimiko's guild on a road he determined the speed limit and turnpikes of. Ai alone had the ability to pave that road, and it seemed she was fine with the plan as well. Of course, she also realized the girl touted as 'Japan's Cruel Princess' was rarely rejected for any purpose. That was what Yugi was hoping for; it fit right into his plan. "Exactly. When you're busy freaking out about something, your thought processes are affected. There's a small chance of some rash behavior leading to earlier discovery, but the reward is worth that risk and then some."

Miko could finish the tray. Yugi knew this, her Bondmates knew this, and her remaining friend group probably had more than enough room to assume it as well. The way things were going now, it seemed she was setting herself up to clear a 'plate' without any intended involvement from the start. Either her intentions changed, or happenstance took control. Whatever the case, they'd have reason to address that matter again after a tale of how useful Igris was in a kitchen. "Of course he's got knife skills and a brain! Do you not remember the ass-whopping he handed us?!" Yugi questioned with a huff. As for an apparent 'punishment' as it was being called, Yugi seemed much more interested in the way he was addressed at the end. Ai herself would surely be able to tell as well, given his physical reaction beneath her. "Hm. Add one to the list," he said simply. Ai thought he should go ahead with the 'homemade dressing' they were discussing, and at this point, he agreed. "Not a bad idea. Wanna help mix it? You're already here and all~"