Every Rose Has Its Thorns... But Thorns Can Be Enjoyable Too Sometimes

"Ungh... Fuck! That's good!"

"Fuck, yeah," Carrie agreed letting out a breath. "Ooohhh... right there!"

Walt grunted. "Uh... sorry about the language."

"Oh don't be!" Anthy said smiling as she worked oil into his skin, msssaging his back as Utena did the same for Carrie. "Please just relax and be yourselves. Although," she looked at Walt's muscular back and it's fresh scratches. "I do hope the oil doesn't sting much?"

Walt chuckled. "Don't worry about that. It hurts good!"

Carrie was slightly blushing but already being naked, and what they'd obviously already been up to previously, she wasn't nearly as embarrassed as she thought she would be and felt quite relaxed. Besides... the massage felt so good! "Unff... He earned those," she reached over to lightly smack Walters shoulder where he lay face down on the massage table next to her making him chuckle. "And I agree. This is just what we needed! All the previous stress is just melting away!"

Utena smiled working on rubbing in the rose scented oil into Carrie's skin. "That's good to hear. We're so glad you two can relax and enjoy yourselves!"

Anthy lifted one hand to giggle behind. "We can't take too much credit. You were already quite relaxed. Good sex is wonderful like that!"

"Anthy," Utena hissed under her breath in warning. It wasn't proper to discuss guests behind their backs and more so to discuss their "activities" infront of them openly without their permission.

"What?" Anthy asked smiling innocently as she placed both hands on Walters back again. "It's true. After all you're much more relaxed now than you were before, Utena dear!"

Utena flushed pink now at the teasing and Anthy revealing to their guests that they'd just been intimate with each other too. "A-Anthy!" Utena stutteringly exclaimed worried about what else she'd reveal.

But Walt started chuckling and Carrie barked a short laugh before she leaned up and patted Utena's arm. "We don't mind at all... infact we were both discussing how we were happy for you two earlier, so that makes us happy too!" She jerked her thumb at Walter. "Walt here's a romantic in his own way, though he might not look like it!"

Just then the door chimed. "Oh, that must be the dinner you ordered," Anthy said looking back over her shoulder in the doors direction. "They're waiting outside because the "do not disturb" sign is out. Would you please excuse me so I may bring it in?"

"Of course," Walt said. "Please do. Thank you, Anthy!"

That made Utena smile as tension broke and at the kind words and Anthy left to get the food. "I believe you... and thank you. Both of you. Would you like to get dressed for dinner or...?"

Carrie looked at Walt who shrugged his shoulders, smiling. "It's your call. Honestly I don't want to get up at all-" his stomach rumbled followed by hers. "But seems like I'm out voted!" He started to rise. "Robes?"

Carrie smiled and nodded. "Yes, please. I think that would suffice!"

"Oh, I can fetch those for you, if you'd like?" Utena volunteered pausing to look at her oil covered hands. "If you'll excuse me for a few moments time?"

Walt shook his head. "No need. Carrie's enjoying herself and your company so keep doing what you're doing please." He bent and kissed Carrie's cheek. "You enjoy yourself and relax."

Carrie grinned though as Utena blushed. "Speak for yourself big guy!"

Walt blinked and looked down at his erection standing tall, practically saluting the lovely ladies and sighed grabbing a towel to cover up with. "Well that's somewhat embarrassing. Still... always happy to rise to the occasion," he quipped. "Be right back." He padded off barefoot, trying and failing to make the tent go away. "Damn you... always jumping up at every opportunity to embarrass us lately. What the hell happened to our self control?" he chided his hard on.

There was a pause then Carrie started laughing followed by Utena joining in after a moment. "At least he has a sense of humor abput it."

Carrie continued grinning. "Yeah, he's good like that... and if he knew that it would break the tension a bit he'd probably do it on purpose... which he might have."

Utena blinked. "Really? But why go to such lengths?"

Carrie propped her chin in her hand so she could watch Walt moving around. "Because he likes Characters. Doesn't see us as mere things or objects. Treats them like people. I think he actually likes them and trusts them more than most of Primes citizenry. I wouldn't put it past him to do that and embarrass himself just to break the ice and reveal his "fallable" fellow human side to you. That's just how he is."

Utena blinked and slowly smiled joining Carrie in watching. "Is that so?"

Carrie nodded. "It is and I should know having profiled him."

That statement surprised Utena as she eyeballed the batcuffs still dangling from Carrie's wrist. "Really? But... doesn't that put you in a tight spot now?"

Carrie nodded and sighed. "It does and we both acknowledge that this..." she waved said cuffed hand around a moment looking for the proper word before smirking, "..."Entanglement" is a bit crazy but... Well... Here we are. There's nothing rational about it."

Utena smiled and nodded. "I see... and isn't the word you're looking for "love"?"

Carrie paused then laughed, blushing. "Hahah! It is, isn't it? Yeah... I know that. We've only just started calling it that so it's still... embarrassing. But he loves me... and you're right! I love him." She turned over and sat up naked taking Utena's hand. "Thank you, Utena."

"You're very welcome," she said as Walt came back with the complimentary fluffy robes for guests blushing and trying not to be obvious about checking out her "guests"... though they were both attractive people, inside and out, in her opinion. She was really starting to like them, as people and as guests.

Walt helped Carrie into her robe. "I wonder where Anthy got to with the food?"

Utena sighed touching her forehead after wiping of the oil from her hands. "Knowing Anthy she's up to some-"

"Apologies for the delay!" Anthy declared wheeling in a large tiered food cart full of cloche covered dishes on every level and buckets of ice with champagne bottles and flutes. A variety of delightful and mouth watering smells wafted on the air. "There seems to have been a slight mistake and they sent far too much food!"

Walt grinned and shook his head. "Nope! No mistake. I am a big eater myself and I hope I ordered enough for all of us. We were hoping to ask you two to join us. I do hope that's alright?"

"Oh!" Utena exclaimed in surprise. "That wasn't necessary and is far to generous and we wouldn't want to intrude!"

But Carrie waved a hand dismissively. "Nonsense. Please eat with us... besides knowing how this one's high metabolism is, I'm sure he'll happily bat cleanup on any leftovers and possibly order more!"

Walt rubbed the back of his neck. "Heh, guilty!"

"We'd be delighted to accept!" Anthy said smiling at Utena. "Wouldn't we?"

Utena sighed, lifting her hands in defeat but woth a smile. "Fine! Thank you very much for the meal!" She said with a smile. "Would you like to be dressed for dinner or...?"

Carrie looked at Walt who shrugged and she nodded. "No need! We're fine as is! Let's eat!"

The meal was a fine one indeed. Rather than sit at the suites big dining table they instead opted to sit around a low table on the floor in Japanese fashion. Salad, oysters, fine cuts of beef rose colored and artfully arranged to resemble a rose in bloom and the same for a rose themed apple tart. The food was just as delicious as it smelled and looked However...

(("Boss-"))

Walt sniffed. "Hush. I know," he said.

"Know what?" Carrie asked smiling leaning against him happily after swallowing her food and picking up an oyster to feed to Walt. "Try this! Good for your "stamina"... not that you need it!" She said eyeing him up flirtatiously and boldly.

"Is there something wrong?" Anthy asked with a smile.

"No. It's nothing," he said eating the delicacy. "Delicious," he said after swallowing and then feed Carrie some steak who made sensual appreciative spunds as she leaned happily against her lover in a flirtatiously bold and even more open manner.

Utena looked at the two of them and the flirty and unreserved and... Besotted? Drunk?? Drugged?! Carrie who was acting a bit oddly unreserved... then back at Anthy again and then the food before facepalming with a sigh. "Oh no, Anthy... not again?!"

"Why whatever could be the matter, Utena dear?" Anthy asked sweetly and innocently.

Utena frowned not buying it at all. "You know well "what"! Your bad habit again!" She accused before turning to Walter. "I am so sorry! Don't eat anymore! I'll send for another-"

Walt smiled and ate another mouthful. "No need. This is fine. I take it this isn't the first time she's done this?"

Utena shook her head and muttered lowly. "She always "poisons" the ones she likes. Not dangerously and I'm used to it but most guests are understandably upset. Management is already upset with us!" She grabbed Anthy by the shoulders. "What did you do this time?"

Anthy smiled holding up a small crystal phial. "It was just a little something to make the food taste better... and everyone enjoy themselves more! A few drops here, a few drops there. Nothing to be concerned about."

Utena sighed. "Why are you always like this? This is why I have do all of our cooking so you don't slip something strange in! I'm so sorry-"

Walt held up his glass swirling the liquid within. "I said it's fine. You said Anthy only does this to people that she likes, correct? Then we're very flattered! To your very good health," he toasted and drank it all down.

"Woo! Bottoms up!" Carrie cheered and clapped. "I don't get what's going on but great idea! More for me please!" She requested holding out her glass with one hand and plucking at her robe with the other flashing some tantalizing glimpses of her creamy bosoms and hard pink peaks of her nipples. "Is it just me... or is it warm in here?" She asked looking flushed.

Utena couldn't help but laugh at the look on her lover's face. "Well there you have it. You finally found some Weirdo that called you on your shenanigans... wait." She peered at Anthy's face and saw her blushing. "Don't tell me you're getting off on this?! No..." Utena's eyes got wide as she saw Anthy also flushing as she drank more too and she also began to feel warm and... "You drugged our food too?!"

Anthy nodded smiling sweetly but her eyes weren't innocent at all. "But of course I did. It'd be wrong to only tamper with the guests food. It's just a harmless "love potion" after all."

Walt finished refilling Carrie's glass for her. "Friday, status update?" He inquired.

(("As I gleaned you intended I'm actively working to inhibit your immunities... Still your natural resistances are suppressing and nullifying the effect."))

He grunted. "I figured as much. Try to maximize results please." He held out his open hand to Anthy. "I'm afraid I'll require a straight dose, if you don't mind?"

Anthy smiled almost shyly and placed the vial in his hand. "As you like, dear guest."

"What? Don't!" Utena said but it was too late as Walt unstoppered the phial and downed the liquid within in a single go.

(("Lowering chemical and poison resistance abilities as much as possible. Enabling benifical Chemist, Alchemist, Assassin and like traits, skills, perks and feats to our purposes to maximize effectiveness. Application... successful. Heighted arousal, successful. Libido boost, successful. Lustful state, achieved. Attempting to fail save versus charmed state... failed. Reinitializing and repeating attempt... Failed. Reinitializing and repeating attempt... Failed. Reinitializing and repeating attempt... Failed. Reinitializing and repeating attempt..."))

Walt sighed as Friday continued to repeat the attempt. "Of course it wouldn't be that easy. Oh well."

"What's wrong?" Carrie asked turning his head to look at her.

Their eyes met and Walt swallowed as he felt warm. His heartbeat sped up staring into her eyes that he could get lost in. His mouth felt dry as he looked at her luscious lips that made him want to kiss and taste her as-

("... Successfully failed. You are now charmed. Successfully failed. You are now enthralled. Successfully failed. You are now Smitten. Successfully failed. You are now-"))

Walt pulled Carrie into a kiss as Friday rattled of a "successful" series of "failures" and various status effects, buffs and the like some of which she added to from his own long list of aquired abilities but seemed peculiar such as "auto-revive", "berserk", "lucky", "potency", "More/Better Criticals" and others being applied... but he didn't pay them any mind. He trusted in Friday to figure it all out and maximize for the optimal results as usual. Besides... He couldn't think about anything else but Carrie just now. Her scent, her taste, her voice, her touch, her warmth and more. She was all he could think about as their kisses deepened hungrily. All he wanted to think about.

"Oh my," Utena said feeling warm as she watched. This was starting to get her excited again and if they were drugged too then... "We should... go? Mmmph!" Anthy had siezed her face and begun kissing her too. Her tongue parting her lips to dance upon hers. "Wha-?"

"Please? Mhmmm..." Anthy asked her kissing her again as she undid her top button.

"Haaah... What am I gonna do wit' you- oooh," Utena mumbled thickly as she gave in and surrendered to her partners desire.

"Ah! Walt! Heheheh- Ahhh," Carrie giggled then moaned as he nibbled her ear then trailed kisses down her neck as he opened her robe. "Wait what about- oh!" She saw Utena and Anthy making out and getting progressively more intense. It made her think about their previous discussion and- "That's kinda hot! Mmmm... Whoa!" She'd moaned as he suckled her breast not paying attention to whatever else was going on and reached down to slip his robe open. Her hand had grasped his dick and- "Are you even bigger?! Hey... why'd you stop?"

Walt had completely frozen in place. "You said "whoa"."

She touched his cheek but her eyes lit up playful excitement. "Aww... Are you letting me be the one to take charge this time?"

He kissed her wrist. "If that's what makes you happy I don't mind at all."

She grinned as she grabbed the key to the cuffs. "Hold out your hands," she told him as she undid them from her wrist and put them on him when he complied. "Good boy! No escaping this time... at least not until I tell you too!" She leered lasciviously. "And when I say, I expect you go all out without holding back!"

He nodded. "Yes, Mistress!"

"Oh yes," she pushed him back so she could straddle him. "Let's make this a night to remember, my love!" She told him as the two couples engaged in pleasing their partners... and exciting the other couples with their passionate performances.

[Walter Stark - Penny Polendina - F.R.I.D.A.Y - Neopolitan - Pyrrha Nikos - Nora Valkyrie - Yang Xiao Long - Blake Belladonna - Kali Belladonna - Sienna Khan - Willow Schnee - Glynda Goodwitch - Zwei - Ahnassi - Lifts-Her-Tail - Senko - Sayoko Shinozaki - Roberta Cisneros - Haruna - Sasha Blouse - Ilulu - Rachel "Raven" Roth - Manami "La Brava" Aiba - Tsuyu "Froppy" Asui - Haruhime Sanjouno - Anastasia "Baroness" Cisarovna/DeCobray - Demona - Raven "Mystique" Darkhölme - Pirotess - Lydia - Aela the Huntress - Serana - Mission Vao - Curie - Ada - PAM - KL-E-O - Merida - Gwen "Gwenom" Stacy - Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee - Jennifer "She-Hulk" Walters - Linda T. Duck - Shocket Raccoon - Lady Loki - Elizabeth "Betty" Brant - Gloria "Glory" Grant - Mary Jane "MJ" Watson - Emma Frost and Virginia "Pepper" Potts with Carrie Kelley and special guest appearances

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