(Gossip) Offer to help her with her scheme

You thought you'd put together what she was up to out here on the balcony. You had no personal stake in whether she got away with it or not, so if anything, you might be able to use the moment to your advantage and get in better with her. Having more allies would help you during the roundtable that night, after all, once suspicions started flying.

With a sly smile, you moved towards the balcony, standing right beside her and leaning your arm over.

"Oh, it really is quite unsafe to be on the railing like that! You hear sooo, so many stories of people falling over them!" Yara cautioned you, sweating bullets as she took your arm and pushed it in between her breasts, for the dual purpose of distracting you and trying to desperately pull you away from the balcony.

You told her that you'd already figured out what she was doing.

"W-What I'm doing? Oh, please! Just a little harmless flirting! You've never experienced this before? I find that hard to believe! A big, strapping man like yourself, ho ho ho... Go on, take a better feel~" She grinned and shamelessly shook her tits, trying super hard to get you to stop thinking about what she was doing out on the balcony.

With a smile, you assured her that you appreciated that offer, but what you were really interested in was this masterful plan of hers. You'd put it together when you saw a glint of light reflecting out of the bushes. Yara had probably taken a few of the artifacts, perhaps something like stones from a larger collection that would be hard to notice, and discretely dropped them out of the 2nd floor window into the bushes, with the intention of retrieving them later. By doing this, she'd bolster her own collection.

"Shhhh! Not so loud!" Yara panicked, her clownish bells jingling as her knees knocked together with her own anxiety. "W-What do you want? A cut?"

You shook your head. You didn't need her money, nor did you want to **** her or anything. She and you were friends-- all you wanted to do was let her know that her secret was safe with you. Furthermore, as the detective that would normally be in charge of keeping an eye out for such things, she'd have an ally in you. There were ways you could help, like keeping people out of the area.

Yara's terrified frown slowly morphed into a pleased grin as she picked up what you were putting down. "Oh... oh ho ho ho! Brilliant. I knew I liked you! You're a detective who thinks about the larger picture, not the narrow one! I love that in a man," she cooed, placing one of her gloved hands over your own upon the balcony. "And when I feel love I tend to get... physically affectionate~" She allowed her own fingers to play in between yours, clasping hold from above.

You thought to yourself that many people did tend to get physically affectionate when they fell in love, but kept that thought to yourself. For now, you told Yara that all you wanted her to do was be ready to jump in if somebody else came after your throat during the roundtable.

"Is that all? Please! I wouldn't let them suspect you in the first place. We're such good friends..." she giggled, her gap toothed grin on full display as she pushed her noteworthy bosom up against your shoulder.

You coughed, reminding her that you were here with another girl. You wanted to be close, but there were limits to how much you wanted that showing in front of the others.

You thought you saw legitimate disappointment on her face for a moment, but her smile came back quickly enough. "Hm? Linda Catz? Oh please. You know you're not married to her, right? You wouldn't pick a frumpy bookworm with a twiggy body like hers over a globetrotting, luxurious goddess like myself, would you? I know how to have fun, you know! I could really help you enjoy yourself during the rest of your week here, oh ho ho ho..." She made an O with her mouth and clicked her tongue, now brazenly pumping her hand in front of her open lips to let you know what she had in mind.

It was a pretty tempting offer, but then again, if you wanted random sexual flings, it seemed they were on the table whether she helped or not. Either way, you left, feeling satisfied with the arrangement. Now at least you'd be sure that you'd have her support if you needed it. The two of you spent the rest of the time enjoying the exhibit tour, with her being just a bit too clingy.

-- You've earned someone's affection!--

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