Wait For It...

As tempting as it is to peak on the dreams of your various acquaintances again, it seems your best course of action is to let your "date" come to you.

You sit down cross-legged on the pathway, tempted to make a show of checking your watch that you do not actually have on. You hear a soft popping sound and look up to see Mana, dressed in a fancy looking orange ballgown with a surprisingly low neckline that puts her modestly sized cleavage on display, standing in front of the ivory door which led to the rather... unique fantasies Selena apparently has in her dreams.

She raises an eyebrow and walks towards you with a speedy smoothness you would not expect from someone wearing such fancy and restrictive attire. When she is only a few inches in front of you, she stops and places her hands on her hips. You get back up to your feet and try to smile politely at her as you ask, "I'm not too early, am I?"

Mana scowls in reply but it seems more thoughtful than angry as she replies, "I was planning to actually drag you in here but it looks like you've 'accidentally' found your way to this realm by yourself."

You cough as you think over what could have been the cause of you winding up here... and the one commonality in both instances that sparked it. "It's true that my coming here is unintentional," you explain, "but I think I figured out what MIGHT be making this happen?"

She gives you a suspicious look as you take a few seconds to consider how to word your theory. "I'm not going to name names," you finally say, "but both last time and tonight I... uhhh... popped a girl's cherry before going to bed."

Mana blinks for a moment and her suspicious look gains an element of confusion to it. "That would mean you were absorbing the Tantric Shock your... partner was giving off."

"Tantric Shock?"

"It's... a thing we're learning in as part of Aura Reading class," she explains, "Short version: When you hit certain physical milestones in your life, the type of energies your body takes in and give off shifts juuust a little bit. And when it happens your body sends out the energies you're not fully compatible with anymore all at once."

"That sounds... harmful," you say in reply, feeling slightly concerned.

"It's usually not!" Mana exclaims, "Most times your magic is unaffected unless you only know spells that are effective with your aura being in a pre-sex condition! And usually the energies given off just dissipate into the general ether once out of the body..."

She gives you another pointed, suspicious look, "... Unless something actively draws it in."

You bite your lower lip, mulling that over as you mutter, "Maybe it's a Void thing. Professor Aspecta did say it wants to draw other energies in."

"You're really going to tell me that you think this is something you did UNCONSCIOUSLY?"

All you can do is shrug in the face of Mana's glare and you both stand there for a few moments before she sighs and unexpectedly reaches out to take you by the hand as she growls, "Come with me."

You yelp as you are pulled along, the weird disconnect of a lack of physical sensations combining with impossibly fast but smooth movement of your body disorienting you as Mana drags you over to the ivory door. Once there, and still holding your hand, Mana turns to you again and says, "If you want to prove your innocence, then don't let go of my hand when we go in. I need to confirm something."

"Hold up a sec," you object before concentrating and your dream clothes shift into a fancy tuxedo, complete with a top hat and even a small cape.

Mana gives you a look that is a combination of confusion and... maybe a sign she likes how you look in the outfit. "I figure if we're going to be together, we may as well match," you explain with a smile.

She rolls her eyes and turns her attention back to the door, pushing it open and walking inside as she pulls you along for the ride. You go along with no resistance and once inside you are surprised to see a wide open, grassy field with a stone castle in the distance. "Oh, good," Mana mutters, "this is one of her more normal dreams."

Before you can ask what she means by that, you suddenly find yourself rushing towards the castle at an impossible speed before passing through the rampart walls to be standing in an impressively colorful garden, a pool of water glittering in the moonlight. "Nice place," you say with a whistle.

Mana looks around for several seconds as you spot something interesting on your own. It is a man in fancy looking black and silver armor. He looks only a few years older than you and cuts quite the dashing figure despite the fact his chiseled jaw face and sharp blue eyes are full of worried concern. "Selena?" he calls out as he looks around as well, "Where are you, my love?"

You blink and look over at Mana, who is now staring at a tall rose bush. You whisper to her, "Uhhh... is this just a fantasy dream or..."

"Long story," she replies offhandedly as she starts looking between you and the rose bush, "I need to focus for a few seconds so please be quiet."

You close your mouth and simply watch as the armored man continues to call out for Selena before moving on to another part of the garden. Several seconds after that Selena, dressed in a very fancy looking white and pink ball gown and a bejeweled tiara on her forehead, peeks out from behind the rose bush Mana was observing and whispers to herself, "Sorry, my love. I... need something else right now."

She then suddenly darts off in the opposite direction, Mana suddenly dragging you off in pursuit as she heads for... is that a stable?