Battler accepts Rosa's first offer. (Pink Trigger, Stacks -1)

"Ah... Mmm... Okay," Battler finally gave in, although he still appeared apprehensive. "Look, I really don't need any kind of 'naughty birthday dance,' whatever the heck that is, but... s-sure, your argument is persuasive. I mean, Maria's a kid, you're a single mom... It's tough. I get it. I'll be happy to help you out."

"And... the dance?" Rosa looked relieved, but a bit newly apprehensive, as well. "Are you... happy to get that, too?"

"... Um... Take it easy on me, Aunt Rosa. I'm counting on you." The young man gave her an exaggeratedly stiff bow, then raised his head again. When he did, his eyes were turned away as he scratched his chin with a guilty look.

"Of course, Battler. It's a big sum of money you're giving me, though, so I'll make sure I earn it. You just sit back and let me do all the work." I thought Rosa had a pleased smile on her face... The reaction to easily securing a ton of money, or was she actually a little happy at Battler's juvenile reaction? It was up for interpretation. Whatever her motivation, she quickly went about unbuttoning and then removing her gown, revealing her white undershirt tucked into her deep red skirt. That puffy-shouldered outerwear of hers, together with her ornate tie, always seemed to me like an effort to be taken seriously among her older siblings... Without it, it was easy to imagine she wasn't too far in age from the young man she was working to seduce.

It was plain to see that her undershirt was already lightly stained with sweat, allowing a bit of a lacy black bra to show through. As if realizing this and feeling suddenly shy, Rosa turned in place. "If there's anything I can do to make you more comfortable, Battler, just let me know. Here... goes..." From my viewpoint, I could see Rosa gulp and steel herself as I hit the play button on the tape deck I had brought into the room.

Instantly, Rosa launched into a practiced performance, placing her hands on her hips and moving them in time with the music, running them suggestively across her body and pulling the fabric closer to her bottom to reveal her contour. She snaked her body and turned ninety degrees, dipping over for him to get an even better look at her curves. She held her smile towards him, then ran her hands up along her sides. Ultimately, they stopped beneath the swell of her chest. She completed her turn and leaned towards Battler slightly, performing a kind of baroque shoulder shimmy. "You're pretty easy to read. These are what you're interested in, aren't they, Battler?"

That was a question a nephew couldn't possibly answer when asked by his aunt. Battler continued to grin awkwardly and avoid her gaze, but he wasn't denying it.

Rosa smiled inappropriately, then actually jiggled them a bit manually. "... Are these the kind you like? You're awfully red, young man..." She was just as red as him, but she persisted, regardless.

"Okay, this is a little bit ridiculous! That's s-sexy enough for one stack, right?! Shouldn't we call it, here?" Battler cracked and made the offer to Rosa, having lost all of his cool.

"Hmm... You really don't understand the value of money, Battler," Rosa continued to tease him, although she sighed and placed her hands on her hips. "Well, you sound like you're already done, but... just for fun, why don't I give you an idea of how the next round would go? If you were to oh-so-generously give me that second stack, you would be giving it not to Maria, but to me. After all, while I have to admit, I struggle for her... I struggle for me too. There's all kinds of sacrifices I make for our family, and all kinds of comforts I could buy for myself. If you were to help me live a more comfortable life..."

Battler seemed as shocked as I did when she moved to sit on his lap, placing her hands on his shoulders. I could tell he was feeling the curves of her hips against his groin through the fabric of her skirt. "I could make you a little bit more comfortable too. It'd only be fair, right? Heehee... I might be a little bit interested in seeing more of the grown-up side of you, Battler."