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[babbylon]

[Though more than a bit impish in "encouraging" Hakuno, he settles down to a docile state once she actually starts touching him. He's a handsome man, this they both know, with even more tattoo work than before—a golden lion on his shoulder, and some spiraling design invoking a dragon that dips down between his legs. Thankfully, he doesn't make a point of showing off, just relaxing under her care instead.]

So there was no time for this? Back at the Moon Cell?

[How unfortunate that they couldn't even spare a moment for basic indulgences. To live life, constantly embattled... he wonders how his other self handled it.]

Or even for lazy afternoons, lounging and drinking wine? Your world sounds more and more hellish by the day.

[sealeted]

No. Well, I mean, he certainly had his share of lounging and wine-drinking, back in our room, but we were in a pretty major race against a... fairly broken, insane clock.

[Her mouth pulls into a slight grimace, even as she gently rubs over the lion and down the corded length of his arm, sweeping upwards to mirror the motion on his other arm as she briefly drifts in memories more bitter than sweet.]

I've said it before in some way or another, I'm sure; leaving the Moon Cell was the best thing to ever happen to me.

[babbylon]

But if not for it, we would never have met.

[He tips her chin up, just a little.]

Does that not make it worth the sacrifice and the strife in the end?

[sealeted]

Well, if you're going to play that card, then I suppose I should be grateful the Moon Cell created me at all.

[She laughs, just a small heave of her shoulders.]

...does that make me a bad child rebelling against a strict parent, I wonder?

[babbylon]

It makes you a brat.

[Have a kiss, Hakuno. Light yet lingering.]

Exactly the sort I like, in fact.

[sealeted]

The creation of a divine entity, rebelling against the role they were born into and that parent?

[She wrinkles her nose at him, biting back a grin with middling success.]

Well, obviously that's your sort. That's your sort in every sense of the term.

[babbylon]

Don't get too familiar. I dislike it.

[Sometimes, it's hard to tell when he's teasing...]

[sealeted]

Fine, fine. I'll save my familiarity for less vaunted Servants.

[babbylon]

D... don't get familiar with them, either...!

[sealeted]

...

[She bites her lip and glances away, carefully running the sponge over his belly before handing it back to him and scooting backwards, so they each have a tub-end to lean against. Their feet and ankles are a bit tangled, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.]

[babbylon]

[Maybe not, but Gilgamesh definitely looks huffy about something now, sinking into the water until it's up to his shoulders.]

You know I am prone to... certain expressions of jealousy. It is unwise to tempt that wrath within me, Hakuno.

[sealeted]

It's not like I'm getting familiar with them in ways that I should only be with you. I haven't... made contracts, or anything.

[One hand drifts up to the side of her neck consciously, her cheeks gaining a bit more color.]

You're still my one and only Servant here. I'm just trying to... m-make friends, I suppose.

[babbylon]

Was that mark also a matter of "making friends"?

[Uh-oh.]

[sealeted]

...maybe a bit more than friends, with that one. I mean, Rin-san has kissed me a couple times, but that was for mana. And...

[She stares at the water, her cheeks heating.]

I think, when somebody calls you beautiful, at that point it's a little more than platonic. ...well, maybe not for somebody like you, exactly. But for other people.

[babbylon]

You keep very troublesome company.

[But he doesn't sound as put out as might be expected by it. If anything, he's amused, slightly.]

However, I would go against my own principles to scold you for exploring the many pleasures of the body. Do it safely; that is all I ask.

[sealeted]

Yes. It's—he's always been very nice to me. He's... probably the first person to ever really call me beautiful, yeah, but it's... beyond that, he's been nice. A bit of a smooth-talker, but nice.

[The words are coming in short jolts, as she tries to get her thoughts in order. He's brought up his own notched belt himself, so she takes it as permission to use him as a sounding board for her own jumbled feelings.]

I think I want to get to know him better, and I enjoyed kissing him. Beyond that, I'm not sure yet.

[babbylon]

[That earns her a splash in the face. Permission denied, apparently.]

"Do it safely" did not entail "give me an in-depth description of your forays with other men", for the record.

[sealeted]

Consider it payback for that time I stumbled in and say you having your way with a man on stage.

[She pulls a face but very maturely does not splash him back. Mostly because she's too tired.]

What would you like me to talk about, then?

[babbylon]

How you regret your choice in previous partners and have now decided to settle monogamously with none other than myself.

[Gilgamesh, that's super unfair on like fifty different levels.]

[sealeted]

...pff...

[He's joking, right? Gotta be.]

—ahahahaha! I-If I ever start talking like that, d-definitely check me for some s-sort of spell!

[Give her a moment to compose herself, you big old joker, you.]

...where did that come from?

[babbylon]

[It's true. He follows all that nonsense up with a clever wink.]

I was assessing if you were prepared to lead the life of a true polygamist. Or, as modern terms go, a "player".

[sealeted]

I really don't know. I can't exactly picture going off and marrying Kojirou or anything super-serious, and I still plan to date around and get to know other people. I'm... what's the phrase? 'Keeping my options open'?

[babbylon]

Building a harem...?

[sealeted]

Harem? Doesn't that imply that they'd all be devoted to me, only? ...I don't think I have it in me to demand something like that, without full reciprocation. If I'm not limited, I wouldn't want to limit anyone else. And if I'm committed, I'd want a partner with the same feelings.

[babbylon]

[Oh... that kind of answer was...]

Cute.

[Why are you all the way over there, Hakuno, let him love you up close. Maybe if he reaches with his arms, hopefully...!]