Shop Visits! (Open post!)

[foundfate]

[Maybe you stumbled upon the front gate to a strange house while walking in your neighborhood. Maybe you found it nestled between skyscrapers in a downtown area. Or maybe you didn't stumble across it at all, and instead fell into the backyard or something. The way you got there matters little. What really counts is that you're there for one reason: a wish.

A want. A desire. Something you can't get on your own. Something you want so badly that you would do anything to get it.

Well, you've come to the right place.

There's plenty to see in the house. The foyer is nice, and the kitchen is well-stocked. There's several other rooms as well: a sitting room, a dining room, a couple bedrooms for the people who wander upstairs to look, and a rather luxurious bathroom too. Several rooms open to the outside as well, so it's easy to come inside by many different paths.

But ultimately, you will end up face-to-face with a screen that opens into a room with a table and two chairs which overlooks the backyard.

And in that room, you will find the shopkeeper.]



[What happens now? Well, that's up to you, isn't it?]

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[exaomori]

Nyaaa~, you think I'm cute~? Don't worry, I'm stronger than I look. I'll just break your wrist if ya get too lascivious.

[So maybe he was a dimension traveling sorcerer. Shura can still fend for herself most days. ]

[foundfate]

I'm more surprised that you think people wouldn't find you cute.

[That answer right there, that's a more genuine one. Definitely a different tone compared to the teasing from moments ago.

And he's going to give her a moment to mull over that as he goes to get some booze from the kitchen. As usual, he's got the Good Shit and a couple glasses for sharing it.]

Drink this one slowly, chugging it will knock you out.

[exaomori]

[The problem was that too many people thought she was cute. A cute face with big tits. The hard part of this dating thing was filtering out the weird guys who seemed okay at the beginning.

She cheers when he returns with a bottle and glasses. This is the best thing she's seen all day.]

Yay~! Ah, but don't tell me that! That's almost a challenge, y'know!

[But she can take small sips... for now.]

[foundfate]

[That's why dating is suffering. 0/10 would not recommend, just let fate throw someone your way or some shit like that.

Watanuki is sure to not pour her full glasses either, to make sure she sips it.]

Not everything has to be a challenge.

[exaomori]

[w o w excuse u, shura doesn't need to be treated like this!!]

But what's the fun in that, nya? Don't tell me you're afraid a lil' thing like me would beat ya ♡

[Let's be honest, though. Shura's tolerance is pretty low.]

[foundfate]

It's a contest nobody would win. Even if I outdrank you, I wouldn't last too much longer than you would.

[Look. At 117, he knows his limits.]

Besides, how can you enjoy the taste if you're chugging it?

[exaomori]

Drinkin' for the taste? I ain't that kinda girl. Drinking something cheap that just goes down easy is just fine for me!

[Though she is obediently sipping from her cup. It didn't hurt to savor on the occasion, after all.]

Heh, but you sound like an old man when ya say that. Are you gonna want to recite poetry after a couple drinks?

[foundfate]

[He frowns, takes a drink, and then:]

She fell without grace
onto the cool, wooden porch,
B.A.C. point one.

[Screw you, he's the best at poetry.]

[exaomori]

[He

He really just bust out a haiku.

He really just did that.

Shura breaks into a peal of laughter, because this is probably the funniest thing she's seen in months. It's unexpected and almost charming, even if she might be the subject of the ditty. She reaches up to cover her mouth with her free hand, unable to take a drink between her gasps.]

You--haha, I can't believe ya really did that!

[She's just about to start crying from her laughter.]

[foundfate]

Of course I did. I have many talents, after all.

[sip sip siiiip

He might just look a little smug, though. Even if Shura is laughing her ass off, she's laughing because of the joke-poem he made. That's something to be proud of in his mind.]

[exaomori]

[She's not drunk enough to be laughing this hard. It must be the stress and worry she's let build up. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea to take this guy up on his invitation.]

Nyaha, you know lots of tricks for that mouth of yours, huh?

[She almost asks for another poem, but then she might have to reciprocate. Going with something lewd is easier.]

[foundfate]

Sure, plenty.

[You lewd creature you. He's going to take it in an un-lewd direction to begin with.]

But usually I'm praised for my speaking skills. It's not easy to run a wish shop, you know. Half the people who come in here are in complete denial of what they actually need in the first place. I have to lead them to that realization without seeming pushy. That's not an easy task!

[And then...]

Anything else is for my partner to know, and no-one else.

[exaomori]

Oho! You got shy again!

[She'll just ignore the part where he admits to being in magical wish sales, leaning in with a leer.]

Holdin' out on me like that~ It ain't nice to tease a girl.

[He said don't chug, but my that's an awfully big drink she just took.]

now he's the one being lewd

[foundfate]

You think I'm teasing you, huh?

[It's probably good that Watanuki already has some alcohol in him. He wouldn't be able to do this without the help of some liquid courage.

he casually reaches over to the bottle of booze, dipping one of his long fingers into it. He swirls it around a couple times, and then he pulls it out, coated in alcohol. He holds it up, considering it for a moment.

Then, whole looking directly at Shura, he sticks that finger in his mouth and sucks on it. Suggestively.

How's that for teasing?]

[exaomori]

[My,, that's a show to be certain. It draws another guffaw from Shura, who watches the scene play out with an amused grin.]

I see how ya get all the men! Usually, you hafta pay to see that kind of thing.

[If she was tipsier, she might try to do something stupid in response, as if this really was a competition. But for now, she's just starting to feel that wooziness sink into her muscles. Give her another few minutes before she gets careless.]

[foundfate]

[With his point made, he pulls his finger out of his mouth with a wet 'pop'. Then he'll wipe it on the edge of his kimono like a hethan because he doesn't have a towel on hand.]

Men are easy to figure out. Women are the tricky ones.

[exaomori]

[Unfortunately for both of them, cool and strong heathens are her type.]

You think? Ahh, don't tell me ya haven't figured out where that is.

[foundfate]

[And crude people are his type too. A match made in...well, not heaven, probably.]

No, I know where that is, don't be ridiculous. Women are more complicated. They have more to them, their souls contain more. Men are painfully easy to figure out- and yes, I know I am a man too, so I'm no exception to that- but being a woman in general is more complicated, so it's not surprising that women would be more complicated too.

Not that it's bad to be complicated. It just is.

[exaomori]

Aaah, you're puttin' me to sleep with your talkin' like that!

[What, was he talking metaphorically or metaphysically? Either way, too much! Dhe needed more booze in her, so she'll take another gulp of her drink and then a small sip as if she suddenly remembered that he wanted her to enjoy the taste.]

Women ain't that hard, ya just gotta listen with your ears and not your dick. Simple!

[foundfate]

I'm not listening with my dick!

[And here he had some thoughts on how women tend to think more about their words before they speak and how they're generally more prone to considering their actions, but Shura ruined it. And now Watanuki is a little grumpy.]

Just who do you think I am? I know I'm a guy, but my sex drive isn't that high that I can't think about anything else.

[exaomori]

[Someone should have warned him about the dangers of Shura's company. Nothing was sacred in her presence, not even someone trying to be nice and thoughtful.

But it does have her leaning to the side as she tries to hold in her laughter, which may or may not be a good thing for him. ]

You're a funny guy, y'know~!

[That's probably a compliment. ]