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[negativegate]

[There’s no visual, but as you open this feed the first thing that can be heard is a low moan of a woman, obviously sounding relaxed, but also very pleasured.]

…Please, do that again.

So that was good? Do you want it a bit harder?

Yes, just a little bit harder, Rita…Maybe a little faster as well…

All right. Tell me if it's too much, okay? Now...how's...this? [There's a little grunt now.]

[Nothing is said, instead a squeak as she hits the right spot.] Yes, that’s wonderful. [Her voice is laced in pleasure, another low moan follows. ] Just a little more…!

[Rita sounds a bit breathless for her part.] Okay. Right here. Does that feel good?

Ah, yes! [A cry rings out, lingering on before Estelle sounds rather breathless as well…] That felt amazing. Should we switch now? [A creak of a bed can be heard.]

Yeah- [Rita sounds pretty eager! There's some more creaking, the rustling of sheets...] I mean, you were really into it...And you've done this way more than I have.

Well, I got a lot of practice back at the hot springs, so I think I’m rather good at it now. [She sure sounds proud of herself, and now the creaking ceases.]

I bet you'll be amazing, Estelle. [She makes a comfortable sigh.] Here, I'm ready for you.

[...and then audio shuts off]

[ooc: Just two friends giving each other back massages. :|b Red is Rita and pink is Estelle.]

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[negativegate]

[Something doesn't feel right about this, but Rita can't figure it out. Her voice softens a bit.]

So it's kind of spoiled now, huh...But we can still do it sometime--if you want.

[blackshadow]

[ If she could see him again, his face would have reddened all over. Even if he's a little hurt, he hates hearing that tone in her voice. She couldn't have meant for this to be bad. ]

You...don't have to. [ Does he even want to say he'd like that? He doesn't even know if he does. This is too weird. ] If you want to do it enough to...practice together, then...

[ He plays with the buttons of his device, but not roughly enough to actually activate any of them. ]

[negativegate]

[She thinks Tyr sounds really uncomfortable. Maybe he doesn't like massages...but that doesn't seem quite right to her, either...Still, maybe she should try explaining--they've gotten pretty good at talking things out, right?]

If you don't really want to--I just thought you might like it, and Estelle had a book so I could give it a try. She offered to let me test on her, too.

[blackshadow]

[ Why is he going to be permanently confused? He really doesn't want her to think he doesn't want to do anything with her, so...he has to correct her. ]

I didn't think she liked those kinds of books... [ Given how she reacted to that last curse. But now that he's calmed down a little, it's easier to explain. ]

She told me that it's normal for people in your world to do things like that casually, though, so...it's fine that you two tried it out. [ And biting the bullet- ] But I want it to just be the two of us next time. Sometime, anyway...

[negativegate]

You mean it's different in your world?

[That...actually doesn't seem too far-fetched, and now she feels like she understands why this conversation seems so awkward.]

S-sorry. I mean, I didn't know, but--I didn't mean anything weird...

So, uh...what do massages mean for you?

[blackshadow]

It's fine...

[ Now that they have a sort of understanding, he feels better about the whole thing. She didn't mean anything "weird" and it was just a misunderstanding.

...But that couldn't have just been a message. There's no way. Right? But... ]

I...guess that depends on what kind of massages they are...

[negativegate]

[She'd never really thought about just how different their cultures could possibly be until now...She does sort of feel like that's her error.

Though that gets to pause for a second before she replies.]

...A back massage.

[blackshadow]

[ It wouldn't even have been that much of an issue for Tyr if their relationship hadn't just changed. He definitely thinks they have a pretty different culture if things are that casual... ]

Just a back massage?

[ He sounds a little suspicious. ]

Back massages are fine... They're just something that...

[ You could give to your friends or your teammates if they need it.

... ]

I like them.

[ Yes. ]

[negativegate]

[And even Rita wouldn't give a massage to just about anyone--there's very few people she would, really.

...She is so confused.]

Huh? Are you sure everything's all right?

[blackshadow]

[ Tyr would feel pretty special if he knew...and didn't just have this misunderstanding. He tries to be as casual as possible. ]

Yeah, I'm sure. As long as it's just a back massage, it's fine. It's just other things-- I wanted to be the only one.

[negativegate]

[Tyr is the most special...And Rita is still a little unsure, but she should probably try to clarify. His saying that he wants to be the only one makes her feel a bit warm.]

Okay...So...what other things?

[And now it occurs to her to ask, since the post was audio only-]

Did you know it was a massage the whole time?

[blackshadow]

[ He really, really likes her... And Estelle is his friend, too! Which is why he feels the need to be coy. ]

I- Before I thought...it was a different kind of massage. From the way it sounded...

[ But Rita must still be really good with her hands... ]

I guess I was surprised twice.

[ Tee...hee........ ]

[negativegate]

[She really likes Tyr, too. ;v; Though she's still so confused.]

Huh? What kind of massage?

[What are you even thinking of, Tyr?]

[blackshadow]

[ At the moment, Tyr likes her to be confused. Amd smooth as he is (much like gravel), he comes up with- ]

A...full body massage. It sounded like that.

[ Times he wishes Rita didn't have a key to his apartment; 1 ]

[negativegate]

[Totally smooth, Tyr. Rita still sounds very confused as she repeats-]

Full body...?

[Massaging Estelle everywhere? That doesn't so--wait. Haaaang on.]

...Hey. Are you--y-you're sure you're just thinking of massages?

[blackshadow]

[ He coughs like he has something caught in his throat. ]

I-it's not important...

[negativegate]

You were!

[She blurts it out immediately. If the video was on, her face would be so, so red.]

You--you thought we--that-

[She can't even make a coherent sentence right now at the thought. No wonder Tyr sounded so awkward the whole time, but--he really thought that!]

[blackshadow]

[ Tyr only wants to jump off a cliff now. Since he can't do that yet, his voice comes out muffled from his free hand covering his face. Which would also be red if Rita could see him. ]

You would too if you heard that! It sounded... [ No, he isn't going to describe how it sounded! ]

[negativegate]

W-what? I would not-!

[Actually, she doesn't want to hear his description or listen to it. It's already awkward enough just realizing what he's been thinking about this entire time.]

Look, I...I-I wouldn't--I mean, Estelle's my friend, but we don't--not like that! I'm...just with you...

[Er. Maybe that's kind of awkward, too, what with this misundstanding.]

[blackshadow]

[ He doesn't really want to hear anything about him now that he knows they weren't actually doing anything--or planning to for that matter. ]

R...right. [ Just with him... Why... ]

I just thought...things were different in your world, and...

[ How does he even respond to that?! ]

[negativegate]

Not like that!

[Rita would never be that casual about it! She hopes Tyr understands that now; she doesn't want him to think she's some kind of weirdo or pervert...]

W-why don't we just forget this whole thing?

[Because it's totally that easy...somehow...But she'd really like to try not thinking about how this all must have sounded to him, especially when she said she was practicing for him--nevermind, maybe she'll just die of embarrassment.]

[blackshadow]

I'll try...

[ This is so humiliating... Practicing for him, thinking he'd like it... He wants to crawl into a hole and never show himself again. Part of him thinks he should have never thought that--Estelle didn't seem to be comfortable with the thought before, and Rita...

Well, he doesn't know about Rita, but Estelle should have been enough. He still doesn't think she's a weirdo or a pervert, though...even if he was right, he was starting to accept it!

He clears his throat and tries to...move on. ]

I...still want to try having a massage with you... Not in the way I thought, but-- [ Unless she wants to!? Wait, no, why is he still thinking that? ] --a normal one.

[negativegate]

[She would be horrified if Tyr accepted she'd be casual about sex!

--And she makes a bit of a choked noise when he has to clarify that it's a normal one. Of course he doesn't want a different one...! Or...no, she is definitely not thinking about that.]

R-right...A back massage--you said you liked those.

[blackshadow]

[ He would really, really rather she wasn't casual about sex, for what it's worth... It doesn't suit her to be casual about sex when kissing her was a big deal!

Oh, maybe he shouldn't have bothered to clarify when she makes that sort of noise. ]

Yeah. I do... [ And it sounded like Estelle did, too. ...Nopenopenope, pushing that thought away. Hastily, he adds: ] And I can try giving you one, too. I'm not as good as Estelle, but I can try.

[ Of course, he's not referring to an oil massage. He didn't even think of the massage part far enough to realise that's how they were doing it. ]

[negativegate]

[Rita will be forever tsun about it! He doesn't have to worry.

This is so awkward...But then again, clarification isn't really...a bad thing, considering all of this...]

O-okay...Yeah. I'd like to try it out with you. If you want to.

[She wonders if they can manage it without thinking of this.]