Intermission- Meanwhile The Others...

"Whoa - Whoa - Whoa!" Kim Pines said making a 'T' with her hands. "Time out!"

Knives Chau blinked her eyes going big, round and empty. She and Saya had decided to gather with the other new ladies and have a 'getting to know each other' chat while Roman and Risty were busy... well while Roman and Risty were 'getting busy', anyway. They were currently sitting outside. "Huh? Uh sure. What's up, Kim?"

"What's up?" Kim asked incredulously then pointed towards her. "Don't give me that. What's up with you?"

Knives not only had visible confusion on her face but a question mark briefly appeared over her head. "Me?" She asked pointing towards herself. "Nothing, I think?"

Saya Takagi sighed at Kim's exasperated expression. "I get it. She means you're not freaking out."

"Thanks," Kim said. "That's exactly what I mean. Saya Takagi, right? Wait you're from Japan? Should it be Takagi first?"

Say nodded adjusting her glasses. "That's correct, Kim Pines of Canada," she said confirming the information and her knowledge of Kim. She turned towards the other new girl with the unusual Gothic aesthetic, grey skin and pink horn like hair and pink cat-like eyes. "And you're Jinx, correct? Or should we use your real name?"

Jinx frowned and shook her head. "Jinx IS my real name... What?" She asked seeing skeptical looks from both Saya & Kim. "Well it is!"

"If Jinxy says her name is Jinx, then that's what it is!" Knives said nodding her head.

"J-Jinxy?!" Jinx sputtered. "Where do you get off giving me a cutesy nickname? You don't see us calling you little miss Knifey-wifey or-"

Knives ignored her outburst except for the end bit claping her hands to her cheeks happily smiling. "Kinfey-Wifey! Oh please tell Roman to call me that! And why would I be freaking out? There's nothing to freak out over."

"That's what Kim means right there," Saya said exasperated. "Roman!"

"Haaaaah... Roman," Knives said with a happy smile and a dreamy expression. "I wonder how things are going between him and Risty by now?"

Saya groaned and facepalmed but Kim snapped her fingers in front of Knives face. "Hello? Earth to Knives? Come in Knives. That's what I'm asking about. Why aren't you freaking out about the guy you like being with another girl? You went a bit crazy when Scott did it." Kim shrugged. "Understandably... Scott has that effect on people and women in particular," she muttered. "I was Scott's Ex-girlfriend before Envy Adam's and you. He likes to think he's the salt of the earth type but he's more like 'scum' than 'salt'."

"Whoa! Hold up!" Saya asked. "You too? Geez! I thought you said you were in a band together? Like friends?!"

Kim sipped from her cup of tea in front of her that Subaru had thoughtfully made for them. "Yeah, I am... or was, I guess," she said quietly. "Just because someone's kind of a mess, and a shitty boyfriend, doesn't make them a horrible person... well, not exactly. Scott is like our version of 'the Evil Ex'... but more like a loveable loser than actually 'evil'. Sometimes... you have to experience a few of those to grow as a person. You know?" She asked crossing her arms. Even with the tracksuit top on covering them the action highlighted her ample bosom.

Saya opened her mouth to argue... and then shut it after pausing and thinking about the guys she'd known from her setting. She sighed crossing her arms under her own ample breasts. "Yeah... I think I know how that is." She and Kim's eyes met and they nodded in agreement. It was possible for guys to be insufferable losers and 'duds'... yet still have their redeemable qualities. Maybe. Just a few.

Knives nodded too. "Exactly! I don't hate Scott Pilgrim. He was a bad boyfriend..." she paused seeing Kim look at her raising an eyebrow questioningly. "Alright, he was a terrible boyfriend. But I know what that looks like now... And Roman? He's a 'bad boy' but am awesome boyfriend! I know he loves me, unlike Scott. He didn't ditch me or disregard my feelings like Scott... and I'm the one who pushed him to accept Risty's and Saya's feelings after all! That's why I'm good with it. No! Better! I'm great with them finally sleeping with Roman and I'm so happy for them! Sex with Roman is the best!"

"Wait! What?" Kim said staring at her and then Saya. "You too?!"

Saya blushed bright red. "Geez! T.M.I.! Over share much!" She snapped then looking away trying to avoid eye contact. "I... Well... Yeah, I... you know!" She whispered. "I uh... love him too, I guess."

"Wow," Jinx said. It was a bit of an odd revelation... but it was also impressive in it's own way. Three girls... and judging by the looks and smiles these two shared they were more than amicable about it. They had a... friendly, support vibe going on. She had already been interested in Roman. He'd quite literally swept her off her feet multiple times in a short period of time already. But seeing the women around him being so... happy... with him and each other too, didn't diminish her curiosity at all. Infact it made it grow even more.

"You can say that again. Wow," Kim said thinking similarly then stared at Knives for awhile before smiling ever so slightly. She could tell Knives wasn't just head over heels for Roman... but genuinely happy too. And that made her happy as her friend. "So you finally did it? And with a guy who you love. Setting aside that it's a kind of a weird love square thing for a moment... I'm happy for you. That's-"

"Completely degenerate," Meiko Shiraki said slaming her cup down. She'd been quiet for awhile now but the current subject- "Sicking! Such depraved behavior is exactly what you can expect from these 'Primes'! So he... he... 'seduced' you three instead of **** you into submission? So what! That doesn't make him any less contemptible, the letch! And-"

"Shut up!" Knives said slapping the table top and pointing her finger at Meiko in a rare display of anger from the usually calm and cheerful young woman. "What do you know? Have you ever been in love? Truly? Had anyone love you back? Willing to do whatever you asked of them? Roman promised me that I would be the only one! A promise that was important to him to keep! All for my benefit! That's who he is!" She slapped her own chest over her heart. "I'm the one who asked him to break that! Me! And he did! His word is important to him! He's a trickster and dishonest sometimes... but his word is always good! I know! It's important to him! Yet he broke that for me! Promised to make room in his heart for others who also care for him! To grow as a person because I wanted to grow too! So tell me," she lowered her raised voice but it was still full of passion. "How is that wrong? How is that a bad thing? Because if it is, then I'm the villain here, not him, and he's my victim."

Saya nodded. "She's right, you know. I'm not saying he's perfect, far from it," she said giving a little amused snort but smiled genuinely. "I thought similarly before so I understand how you might suspect that and that's only natural. But hear this. We, and all of you now, are his property. He can do whatever he wants with us. Fact. But you know what? I've observed him a long while now. Roman has no interest in that. It's not who he is. More over it wouldn't fit his weird ideal of sporting 'play'. An opponent against whom is a guaranteed 'win'? I guarantee that's as distasteful to him as a shit sandwich. He has no interest in playing that 'game'. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. It's simply not how or who he is in the slightest. But you want to know who he is? He's someone who values others. Including Characters. And he will take care of you now because he sees you as his responsibility. So you might as well know now that, that's what you are getting. An owner who will always value you. Treasure you and appreciate you for you. Because that's who he is." She smirked. "And he's greedy! He'll never willingly part with his treasures. No matter if you like him or not. And if he does? It'll only be to put you with an owner who'll treasure you more than he will! And you can bank on that!"

Meiko paused, taken aback by both Knives passionate rebuttal and Saya's informative observations. She hated the Primes, especially the men, who'd degraded and abused them all. The settlement here had been a nightmare. Even someone strong like her had no chance, ****, but to endure the hellish nightmare existence. And yet...

She pulled Roman's coat that she was still wearing a little bit tighter around her. The one he had placed around her upon defeating her. Her new 'owner' that some of her fellows now insisted with words wasn't that bad. Words that matched his actions. While some of these Primes might not be much better perhaps some... or one in particular... just might be?

Meiko adjusted her glasses with her hand in front of her face to hide her expression. It was foolish to smile at just a little hope... but she was relieved too. It meant she hadn't yet given into despair. As for Roman? Well anybody who inspired such loyalty couldn't be all bad... and she'd thoughtlessly hurt someone with her words. Someone who had stood up to her with gentle strength. She could admire that. After all once upon a time she...

Meiko shook her head and **** herself to adopt her usual severe expression. "Fine. I shall retract my statement... for now. Until I can see the evidence for myself. But I won't apologize for what I've said and I still reserve the right to make my own judgements later. But I do apologize for how my words may have made you feel Miss Chau. That was not my intent."

"Bleh," Jinx said dismissively. "Suit yourself. What interests me is the gap between 'dishonest' and 'honest' you mentioned."

"Sure!" Knives said cheerfully. "What do you want clarified?"

"Well..." Jinx tapped her fingertips together. "Like... for instance... how often does Roman engage in meaningless flirting?"

Meiko looked interested in that question as did Kim who nodded. "Good question. I mean it must be often-"

"Never," Knives and Saya said together.

"Oh!" Jinx said her normal pink cheeks on her grey skin growing much brighter. Thinking of how Roman kept calling her beautiful. According to the girls that was something he totally meant. "Oh-kay... Good to know!"

"I see," Meiko said adjusting her glasses yet again to hide her face. Roman had definitely been flirty with her as well. Even acted chivalrous in someways... after the pervy situation where he'd defeated her. But he hadn't taken advantage of her in anyway. He'd even praised her bodies strength and not it's... voluptuousness that usually drew males attention. Curses! Why did that have to make her a tiny bit happy?!

"Is that really so?" Kim asked thinking of her own interaction with Roman. Infact she'd kind of reciprocated it in the moment! She'd given him her lap for a pillow for goodness sake! Why had she done that?! So embarrassing... and yet... he HAD come rushing to her rescue just like that other fool Scott had... only for real. It was... just a little... endearing... dammit all...

Knives grinned, nodding. "Yup! Totally!" She had witnessed Kim giving him a lap pillow. "You like him, right? You felt it! A 'spark', right?!" She said grabbing her friends hands. She felt it too. A spark between her and Kim. "We can totally share him if you want to! I'd like that! It wouldn't be the first thing we've shared! Remember that night we got drunk and-"

"Sh-Shut up!" Kim said blushing looking away from Knives big sparkly eyes... and everyone else's sudden intense stares. "That was..." she was going to say 'a mistake', but the words wouldn't come out of her mouth. "... that only happened once."

"Wanna do it again?" Knives asked. "It's OK. I do! Infact it's thanks to you I discovered I like guys and girls! And Roman's OK with it! Infact Roman, Saya and I had sex together right after her first time with Roman and- Owch!"

Saya clenched the hand she'd just smacked the back of Knives head into a fist as her eyebrow twitched and a vein on her forehead popped. "I-Idiot! Stop oversharing dummy," she said her cute fang flashing as she blushed bright red. "It's... personal business... and embaressing!"

Knives let go of one of Kim's hands to rub her head but her other one held tightly. "Whoops! Sorry Saya! Hmmmm... 'Personal business'?" She paused a second then said it again in a sing-song voice, "Personal business! Too much for others to witness! "

"Stop," Kim said groaning.

Knives shrugged making a note to write that down later on. For some reason it felt like a song. "Anyway it shouldn't be a big deal, Saya. They'd find out later on at camp anyway. And you are going to join me in joining with Risty and Roman after they've had some private time, right? Risty is open to girls too and you two have chemistry. That's why you play argue all the time!"

"I-... Wha-... You..." Saya couldn't hardly form or find the words to either retort or deny as her blush got even deeper red and seemed like it was covering her whole body. She sat back in her chair completely at a loss for words.

"Whoa! Ehehehe," Jinx giggled. "Meltdown! You know... you lot are pretty entertaining! Heh!"

"What a beautiful friendship between women," Meiko said actually smiling. In her opinion women were much better than men... well, mostly. There were... possibly... exceptions... like maybe, Roman... but it was too early for her to tell just yet and highly unlikely... wasn't it?

Kim blushed... but she didn't pull away from Knives hold of her hand or out right dismiss her offer. She was right. She had felt a 'spark'... both with Knives and her interaction with Roman too. But... "A 'spark' isn't a guarantee, you know?" She said shaking her head. "You know that. Whatever we had between us and Scott never worked out after all..." she turned her hand over to hold Knives hand so they were holding each others hands properly. "It takes more than just compatibility. Trust, understanding, passion and compassion and..."

"Love," Knives breathed out when Kim paused, while squeezing her hand. "I know. I learned what not-real love looks like and that helped me to recognize and learn what real love is. I found that for myself."

Kim smiled slightly surrounded by Knives sparkly pink love cloud. "Heh... I guess you did. You know... You're pretty amazing."

"You can too, you know?" Knives told her. "I want that. I want that for you."

Kim blushed. "Yeah? OK, whatever." She said dismissively but she was still smiling ever so slightly and hunched down into her Sports jacket to conceal it in the collar. But she started tapping her toe and the fingertips of her free hand on the table. Drumming... and not her usual angsty rage fueled beat, but a happy beat.

And Knives started humming along a little improvised happy but calm melody. The spark was there. They still had it. Shared it. Together.

And more. The other girls even if they didn't join in they were nodding their heads and smiling along with the wordless little improvised jam. A pleasant atmosphere washed over the group for a moment. A moment they shared. Like a living, breathing thing.

"What's this meow?" Felix asked as she and Subaru approached the table the others were gathered around.

"Apologies if we're intruding, ladies," Subaru said carrying a pot. "More tea?"

"Ahem," Meiko cleared her throat, tge magic spell-like moment broken... but not forgotten. It left behind a lingering pleasant atmosphere. "Please do."

"Yes," Jinx added. "More tea would be lovely, thank you."

"You didn't tell me you guys were in a band together," Saya said now recovered and changing the subject.

"We're not," Knives said shaking her head. "Kim is, or was, in the same band as Scott. Not me, though I do like Sex Bob-Omb! They're awesome and my favorite band... after The Clash at Demonhead of course!"

Kim scratched her chin though with her free hand. "That was pretty good though. You've got some kind of musical talent. Maybe... we can jam again sometime? Whenever we get outta here that is."

"Eh?" Knives smiled. "You really think so? Yeah! Let's do that! Maybe I picked up something by watching so many Sex Bob-Omb practices? Roman says I have knack for picking up skills quickly! Ooooo!" She said excitedly. "Maybe we all could form a band while we're here?!"

Saya rolled her eyes but was smiling. "We have exactly zero instruments, aside from Kim's drumsticks."

Kim smiled too but nodded in agreement. "Right. And they're just sticks. I didn't come with my drumset or anything. It's not like we can just make our... own?" She paused thoughtfully. "Well... I suppose it is possible... A drum is technically a very old instrument. Just a stretched skin over a head... hmmm... it definitely wouldn't be easy but it is possible," she said happy at the thought of playing her favorite instrument again somehow.

Knives smiled as the ladies devolved into small talk amongst each other. It was a start. This group... They could work. Together. It may take time... but it was possible. She knew it... After all...

She had a good feeling about it!

"Anyway. Changing the subject," Subaru said with a smile and pointed towards one of the smaller nearby huts to the large one occupied by the former leader. "Seeing Master Roman's seeming... **** to claim ownership of this residence-"

"Unyanstandable," Felix interjected after sipping his own tea. "Even if he was into that sort of thing, using and taking ownership of someone else's 'sex dungeon' is a bit icky."

Subaru nodded. "True. Some stains can't be simply scrubbed away. Anyway, taking that into consideration, I suggest taking ownership of that one. It's not as big as the main hall but still quite spacious and as it was where Simone formerly kept their slaves they weren't currently... 'using'... quarters. It is now quite empty."

"Ooooo! I think that'll work work out quite nicely for us," Knives said looking at the large hut. It wasn't as big as the former leaders but it still looked quite- "Spacious!" She said... then tilted her head. "Maybe too Spacious?"

Saya shook her head. "I mean it'll be good to have some room if we're all going to going to be staying there together. In that regard it's not really that spacious when you think about it."

"Huh?" Knives blinked. "What do you-"

She stopped as they all heard Risty being quite... passionately vocal and expressive about Roman's current performance. "Oh... that..."

Kim blushed to but ducked her face down into the collar of her tracksuit jacket to hide a smirk. "Yeah. That. It's not going to be like that all of the time is it?"

"Oh... noooo... not, you know, 'all of the time'," Knives said unconvincingly.

"She means 'yes, most of the time'," Saya said also blushing but with a shrug. "Might as well be honest about it while we're all sharing and being open and stuff."

"Eheheheh," Knives chuckled with a grin. "She's probably right. Roman does his best to keep us all satisfied and, like Risty, we won't be holding back... Sorry in advance for all the disturbances!"

"Oh that's just great," Kim sarcastically sighed. "Intermitent pornographic surround sound."

"That's going to be tough on beauty sleep," Jinx said blushing. "Earplugs, maybe?"

"Oh dear," Subaru said covering her mouth.

"Nya-haha!" Felix laughed. "Romanyan has his work cut out for him! Hope he doesn't die of dehydration, nyah!"

"Disgusting degenerate swine," Meiko muttered.

[Roman Stark - Knives Chau - Saya Takagi - Risty - Kim Pine - Jinx and Meiko Shiraki featuring extra guest appearances by Subaru Konoe and Felix Argyle

Will Return In

Rejoining Roman & Risty

Coming Soon]