Talking with Chloe and inducting Kate.

Chapter 5 – Lake House Vacation (continued)

Jason described the events in the shower with Lena as succinctly as he could, and though Chloe pushed for details, he had to tell her he wasn’t comfortable getting too graphic when Lena didn’t know about their relationship yet, so he thought he should keep those details private for now.

“I guess.” She said with a sigh, “But I’m still super happy for you.”

“Want to see her profile?” He asked, and Chloe nodded emphatically.

Helena Kelly

Relationship: Brother, Confidante

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Affection 93, Love 81, Protectiveness 78, Trust 70, Playfulness 69, Indulgence 64 (+1), Loyalty 62, Admiration 57, Friendship 55, Dominance 5 (+1), Lust 3 (+3, Awakened)

Special Traits: Mothering Affection, Sexual Indulgence

Temporary Traits: Outraged Heartbreak

“Holy monkeys, she’s got a lust trait now. Oooh, and sexual indulgence. Check that!” She pointed to the screen with her finger.

He clicked on the info icon and read aloud, “This person wants to satisfy your sexual desires as a way to show love and appreciation despite not being in a romantic relationship or desiring to be in a romantic relationship with you.”

“That’s interesting, and kinky.”

“It is.” He agreed. “I hadn’t even really been thinking of her as a potential partner for any of this. Do you want me to reveal our relationship to her when I have a good opportunity for it?”

“You can. But only if you think you’re going to build a relationship with her. If you’re just going to do the odd sexual encounter and not try to date her the way you’re sort of dating Alex then she probably doesn’t need to know about all the rest of this.”

Jason nodded, “Alright, that sounds reasonable.” Then he backed out of Lena’s profile, and tapped on Chloe’s.

Chloe Yazzie

Relationship: Boyfriend, Co-Conspirator, Gaming Buddy

Prominent Attitudes (out of 100): Loyalty 91 (+1), Friendship 74, Affection 71, Trust 68 (+1), Lust 64, Love 54 (+1), Playfulness 47, Protectiveness 42

Special Traits: Confidante, Partner in Crime

Hidden Traits*: Deeply Rooted Trauma, Self Loathing

Active Effects: Reveal hidden traits and details, Unravel Enchantment secretly on Taboo Geass.

“I love seeing my numbers go up. Kinda wish I could make them go up just by willing it.”

“I could always buy some amplifiers for you.” Jason suggested.

“Maybe.” She examined the profile for a moment. “I think my lust is rising naturally pretty well, and I expect it will continue now that you’ve unraveled my geass. I’d like for my trust to go up, but it might be weird to accelerate it.”

“What about a new attitude to amplify, like dominance or submissiveness?”

“It’s an interesting idea in theory. But you’ve already said you don’t want me to dom you, and artificially giving me submissiveness might mess me up considering my other issues.”

“Well… maybe rather than adding or amplifying an attitude, what if I suppressed your trauma or self-loathing traits?”

Chloe blinked at him, “Shit! Why didn’t I think of that?”

“We were somewhat preoccupied saving up to unravel your geass.” Jason offered.

“Yeah, well, how much would it cost to…” She paused when the doorknob jiggled then a knock came at the door.

“Jason?” It was Kate’s voice.

“We’ll pick this up later.” Jason told Chloe, kissing her on the corner of her mouth before getting up and unlocking the door to find Kate dressed in khaki pants and hiking boots, a long-sleeved t-shirt under a short-sleeved button up with a small backpack over her shoulders. “Hey Kate. Did you have breakfast already? Helena and Heather made pancakes.”

She made a face, and he raised an eyebrow at her, “I’m not a big fan of pancakes.” She muttered, “But I did have some eggs, and some granola.”

He nodded, “So did you need something?”

“Want to go on a hike with me?” She asked, and her face started turning red.

He glanced at Chloe, and she nodded. She seemed to understand this was more than just an invitation to go hiking. So he turned back to Kate, “I’d love to. Just let me throw my boots on.”

Chloe waved Kate to enter the room, and the redhead hesitated for just a moment before stepping inside and closing the door. “Jason told you about us?” The Navajo girl gestured between them.

“The two of you are dating,” Kate acknowledged, “But… you’re okay with him and me being together?”

Chloe smiled, and nodded enthusiastically, “Yeah, I’ve… I’ve got some trauma I’ve never been able to talk about, but I’m finally starting to work through it. And I like encouraging Jason to have fun when and where he can.”

“How much has he done?” Kate asked, glancing back at Jason.

“A few things. Haven’t gone all the way with anyone yet, obviously, but I’ve played around a bit here and there. Had an encounter with a girl who worked at my favorite restaurant who apparently has a bit of a crush on me. And uh…”

“We’d prefer to keep a lot of the details private. Is that okay with you, Kate?” Chloe asked. “You fine keeping some secrets with us?”

Kate frowned, but then nodded, “I guess so. It’s a bit of an odd relationship, but…” She met Jason’s eyes, “I’m in, if it means we can be closer.”

“Well, I’m basically encouraging Jason to form a harem of sorts.”

“A harem? Like in anime and fan fiction?”

“Just having romantic and physical relationships with multiple girls.” Jason clarified. “Right now it’s Chloe and you. And we’re also kinda trying to work on Heather a bit. Though she’s not in the loop yet.”

“What about Stephani? I know you said she was catfishing you, but you also said you have plans for her. How far do those plans go?”

Jason sighed, and sat down on his bed, “I’m not going to lie, there’s a chance I might try to extract some kind of ‘favors’ from Stephani as a sort of recompense, but I have no intention of trying to inflict real harm, mostly some embarrassment and such. Maybe a little sexual gratification on my end.”

Kate worried her lip as she moved to take a seat next to Chloe. “I guess I can live with that. Anyone else?”

“Lynn’s on the radar.” Chloe announced, causing the Kate to turn her green eyes on her.

“Your own sister?”

Chloe smiled and shrugged, “I guess I’m a bit kinkier than even I knew a few weeks ago. Not sure we’ll go through with all these ideas, but discussing them tends to turn me on.”

“I see.” Kate looked thoughtful. “Who else have you ‘discussed’?”

“Aside from a few celebrity hypotheticals, Lilly was mentioned.” Jason offered.

“Who’s Lilly?”

“One of Jason’s classmates, she flirts with him and draws anthro art.”

“You mean Lillian Jackson?”

“Yeah, that’s her.”

Kate nodded again. “Okay.”

“And there’s Allison.” Chloe continued.

“Which Allison? Your boss from work?” Kate turned to regard Jason, and when he nodded she continued, “That’s crazy risky, isn’t it?”

“She’s flirted with me, and we’re pretty sure she gets off on sneaking around behind her boyfriend’s back. But don’t worry, I’m not going to do anything with her unless I’m sure I can control the situation.”

“Still sounds risky.”

“There’s one more.” Chloe began, “But again I have to stress that you need to keep an open mind, and promise to keep it secret.”

“Should I be worried?” Kate frowned at them.

Jason sighed, “We mentioned Lynn.” He explained, “Chloe’s okay with it, even though it’s her sister.”

“Oh no… you don’t mean…” Kate covered her mouth with one hand, but both Chloe and Jason just regarded her curiously. She looked back and forth between them for a moment, and when neither of them volunteered a name, she continued, “Alex?”

Chloe blushed, and Jason looked down, feeling somewhat guilty and embarrassed.

“There’s a bit of an interesting story behind that…” Chloe admitted.

Kate sighed, and leaned forward, her head in her hand, “I thought it was just a crush like mine. I can’t believe she would have…”

“I called her out on it, and gave her the choice to move forward or just pretend nothing happened.” Jason explained.

“But you haven’t like done it all the way yet. You said you’re still a virgin.”

“I am. And I don’t know if we’ll ever go that far.” Jason reiterated. “So far it’s just been some… erotic cuddling, I think is a good way to describe it. A bit of touching, and looking at each other while dressing or undressing.”

“That sounds tamer than I’d initially imagined. It’s still **** though. Not to judge, but that’s a sin in the Bible.”

“So is sex before marriage.” Jason pointed out, “I never claimed to be a saint.”

“I know. And I’m a hypocrite for bringing it up, considering what we have planned. Maimeo and Daideo would be very disappointed in me.”

“No, you have a point. Alex is very insistent that if we do end up wanting to go further we need to be really extra careful. Like multiple layers of protection careful.”

“Alright. It sounds like you’ve thought this through, and I hope you will continue to be careful. And it might take some time for me to wrap my head around it, but I still want to be with you, and I’ll keep your secrets.” Kate said at last.

“And don’t worry, we’ll keep your secrets too.” Jason assured her as he got back to his feet, his boots now tied securely. He grabbed his own hiking backpack and offered his hand to Kate. “Shall we go on that hike?”