Never tied myself down. (Pink Trigger)

I never tied myself down with the ball-and-chain of marriage. I knew love in every port I sailed to, every city I landed in. I was a globe-trotting playboy. Basically, I was vastly overselling my romantic experience (to say nothing of any world travel I could remember).

"Oh, I see!" Jessica muttered, grinning a bit as she seemed to think something to herself. She looked a lot more interested now.

"Ah, I see..." Natsuhi muttered, crossing her arms and shutting her eyes as if contemplating. She looked a lot more pensive now.

"Eheh... not bad, Mr. Player," Jessica said, leaning her elbows on the table. "With a global resume like that, he's definitely well-suited to teach me a thing or two, don'tcha think?"

Ah... I know what you're thinking Jessica. You're thinking you can make your mother reconsider me... And if she does that, you'll be free to do whatever you want again. You're forgetting something, though.

"Yes... more importantly, Mr. Player has been highly recommended by your father. We certainly wouldn't want him to waste his trip. I'll be most interested to see what he can bring to the table." Natsuhi gave me a stern glare, still crossing her arms. "You won't mind if I observe...?"

"Mooom, that's gonna be so embarrassing!" Jessica whined, slumping her head onto her arms.

I needed to think carefully about this. After that story of mine, Natsuhi was definitely on her guard. I had a hard time imagining using my Pink Trigger to let me do as I pleased with her daughter while she was still present...