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"You're very welcome." A part of them was a little unsettled by Hinata's realization but they weren't upset with her. This has happened more often than Atieno tends to comment on, figuring that it was just their lot to not ... be asked about too much. It comes with the territory, it's the responsibility they have for not weighing too much on those they are around.

Still, Hinata wants to make amends. Ati figures they might as well allow that too.

"Anything.. Hm. Well, one of the things I do in my travels is visit a lot of ruins on different planets. There's something about going back to places that I had been before .. having seen civilizations develop rise and fall over many years that's been a really fascinating process for me to follow all this time. And reading tones, letters about the history of such places does peak my interest, especially if I .. to remember some of the people mentioned or even those who wrote these older books in the first place."

It was a good starting point in terms of something worth knowing about them. They chuckle a bit at her overreaction.

"I mean.. yes, you might have been a bit .. more worried than you needed to be but I do appreciate you being willing to at least look after it."

Atieno’s words pierce Hinata’s heart like arrows, though none of the hurt is their fault.  Whilst they said they were unbothered that Hinata’s own thoughts and ambitions had taken precedence over deepening her understanding of Atieno, it all bothered Hinata. Friendship was a two-way street and, thus far, Hinata felt she’d left Atieno on the road alone. 

Hinata shakes her head as she begins to replace what was left of the medical gauze back into her first-aid kit.  “I. . Thank you, for not being upset with me.” The apology was sincere as were the words that followed.  “But I’d— I’d like to make amends anyway.  Umm, if I can.” 

Hinata closes the metal box and pushes it aside before folding her hands on her lap and giving Atieno her undivided attention.  There’s an earnest look in her eyes. “I want to— I want you to tell me something.  About you.  Any—Anything you’d like.  A favorite book, a favorite planet. . “ 

Hinata’s eyes trail over the wrist she’d just bandaged and a sheepish grin crosses her face. “. . That I was probably overreacting to your injury.” 

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Normally, Atieno would refrain their demand of someone to beg for more extreme situations. Where someone's life was on the line and they had to be convinced to let them get away with just an injury versus outright killing them.

The stakes were nowhere near this high in this situation, they just found it deeply absurd to be greeted as such for a kissing booth for someone they were barely familiar with in the first place. They figured well, let's just see how committed to the bit he might be. Either he shows some self-respect and they will actually apologize to him - or they see someone actually try to make a case for a kiss.

It seems like the latter is the case. It's interesting how he actually does put on the waterworks and everything, Atieno's dark eyes widen a little bit - a bit surprised that he even bothers to go through with it - nevertheless with such detailed descriptions.

"Well James, you have done well in terms of really making your apparent desire for such a gesture. Tell me will you be discreet about it if I do decide to kiss you?"

They might be inclined towards humoring him if only because his display had been oddly fascinating to witness.

There might have been a time in his life where James might have considered himself above begging. He might have looked at someone who told him to beg for their entertainment, for their affections, for their attention, with a blank look and asked them why, why should he do that? He might have simply walked away, confused. He might have queried further. He might have even been a little bit offended, thinking how dare someone think he should stoop so low as to sell his dignity for a little bit of validation.

Whenever that time in James's life might have been passed a long time ago, and whatever version of James that might have been died alongside that time passing, because James... is certainly neither above nor below begging now. He is perfectly fine with it from all sides. In fact, he relishes in it. Finds it amusing. And in some cases, even gets off on it.

In this case, however, he is more amused by it than anything else. Maybe a little bit desperate, because he really does want to get at least one kiss out of this little charade, but mostly, it's amusement.

"Very well, Mx., who am I to deny you a little begging?" There's a half beat before James turns on the waterworks, eyes glistening as he turns back to Atieno with a full-on puppy dog look on his face. "Please do me the honor of letting me taste your lips. Just one time. Just for one brief moment. Your eyes are such that they remind me of the night sky. Your face is such that it reminds me of the golden sun rising upon them. Your lips are the..... other celestial objects drawing my gaze there, and it is there I wish to rest. Oh please, oh please, won't you let me kiss you. It won't even be for free, not for me, it'll cost my soul...... My name is James, by the way."

There's definitely a little smile there at the end because he just can't help himself

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"That's very kind of you. Thanks. And a Merry Christmas to you as well." They supposed it was that time of year where such gestures were possible.

"Not visiting family. I had a few friends I wanted to see but otherwise, just kind of exploring the area for myself."

He nodded, handing the cake back to the workers for them to divide it. “Don’t worry about paying me for it. Consider it a present. Merry Christmas.”

Gold eyes stared at them. “Visiting family for the holidays?” They didn’t look Japanese to him, but you never knew. Maybe they were simply on vacation instead.

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Atieno can't help the tinge of something they felt when they heard it would have to be another day. "Ah, well. I suppose you only do it when it seems right for you to do. The surprise would probably still be okay.."

━━   ❝   𝐈𝐭'𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭' 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.   ❞  He spoke tucking his hands into his pockets. “As much as I’d like t’ put my food where my mouth is..can’t exactly do that upfront right now. It’d be in bad taste and I really want it t’ surprise ya. We’ve known each other for awhile so I’m guessin’ the surprise would still find ya at a good place.”

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Atieno accompanies Queenie to the room, they made a point to go sit by the drawn curtains, figuring being close to there would be effective to really spreading their darkness.

"I think it would help for you to get as comfortable as possible."

Her room was an old place in the castle. There were curtain drawn but even with those there was plenty of light. It was clear how a vampire couldn't sleep if she was sensitive to light. She went to her bed. "I wonder if like... I slept under the blankets it would be comfier."

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@the-haunted-office

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Atieno is just staring at this man. Usually, they might be a little bit inclined to humor a kissing booth just for the sheer affection of it all. But this.. this makes them feel strange in ways that they aren't even sure how to process.

"Maybe if you did beg, that would make ..entertaining this whole thing more of a possibility to say the least."

No guarantees - but if they had to deal with his nonsense they might as well get an entertaining display out of all this.

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𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐀 ;   𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 .    (   a  series  of  kiss  prompts .   some  nsfw  material  present .   )

❛  01 .   a  kiss  to  say  hello . ❛  02 .   a  kiss  for  the  first  time . ❛  03 .   a  kiss  after  a  long  time  apart . ❛  04 .   a  kiss  to  apologize . ❛  05 .   a  kiss  to  forgive . ❛  06 .   a  kiss  during  a  fight . ❛  07 .   a  kiss  to  say  what  you  can’t  say  aloud . ❛  08 .   a  kiss  in  secret  /  a  forbidden  kiss . ❛  09 .   a  kiss  to  prove  a  point . ❛  10 .   a  kiss  against  a  wall . ❛  11 .   a  kiss  on  a  rooftop . ❛  12 .   a  kiss  that  seals  a  marriage . ❛  13 .   a  kiss  before  one  goes  away . ❛  14 .   a  kiss  in  the  shower . ❛  15 .   a  kiss  that  comes  out  of  nowhere . ❛  16 .   a  kiss  first  thing  in  the  morning . ❛  17 .   a  kiss  last  thing  at  night . ❛  18 .   a  kiss  during  combat . ❛  19 .   a  kiss  during  a  fake  relationship . ❛  20 .   a  kiss  out  of  desperation . ❛  21 .   a  kiss  on  the  cheek . ❛  22 .   a  kiss  on  the  forehead . ❛  23 .   a  kiss  on  the  back  of  the  hand . ❛  24 .   a  kiss  on  the  neck . ❛  25 .   a  kiss  on  the  fingertips . ❛  26 .   a  kiss  on  the  stomach . ❛  27 .   a  kiss  to  end  the  sexual  tension . ❛  28 .   a  kiss  over  a  scar . ❛  29 .   a  kiss  over  a  wound . ❛  30 .   a  kiss  to  say  goodbye .

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Galaxy in a Cosmic Dance by NASA Hubble Space Telescope

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[ BATH ]

spending time with ekko made for an interesting experience. atieno was glad to see so much more, learn so much more just from accompanying him on some of the things that he did for his people, for his surroundings. no matter there were days he would be tired out and exhausted after everything he experiences on a day to day basis.

so the chance to share a bath with him was something that atieno actively welcomed. they helped in drawing the water and getting everything set up.

by the time that they were undressed, they were settling into the water with ekko, sighing at the feeling of the water against their skin. they hummed at the feeling and settled into being close to ekko.

"this feels really nice.." they have a soft tone to their voice, as they sitting a little bit more into bath.

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SPENDING TIME TOGETHER! sweet and domestic prompts for couples or platonic pairings alike. as always, feel free to tweak these as needed, take care, and have fun!

Sentences:

‘there’s nowhere else i’d rather be.’

‘it can wait.’

‘you’re the most important thing, today.’

‘you can come with me if you want.’

‘i’ll just come and wait in the car.’

‘i just like spending time with you.’

‘you can just sit there looking pretty; i’ll do the rest.’

‘don’t get up yet.’

‘do you want some company?’

‘i’m just running errands, you don’t have to come.’

‘you’ll get bored!’

‘come with me anyway? just for fun?’

‘do you want to play something?’

‘i’m so hungry.’

‘you shouldn’t have to go alone.’

‘you should probably have someone with you.’

‘i can be moral support!’

‘can we get coffee if i come?’

‘you’ll never guess what just happened in my book.’

‘you just have to hold the controller for a minute, and try not to die.’

‘i’ve never been there! it’ll be fun.’

‘just as long as you don’t get in the way.’

‘hey, i can do that for you.’

Actions:

[ BED ] for our muses to have a lie in 

[ SHOP ] for our muses to go grocery shopping

[ SHOW ] for our muses to watch something

[ TRIP ] for our muses to take a road trip 

[ COOK ] for our muses to cook a meal 

[ DIY ] for our muses to fix something around the house

[ GAME ] for our muses to play a video game

[ LIFT ] for one muse to pick the other up after work

[ HELP ] for one muse to accompany the other to an appointment

[ LOST ] for our muses to go to ikea

[ RUN ] for our muses to run some errands

[ GYM ] for our muses to work out 

[ FOOD ] for our muses to grab something to eat

[ CHILL ] for our muses to just do nothing

[ READ ] for our muses to read separately, together

[ KISS ] for our muses to just kiss for a while

[ BRAID ] for one muse to do the other muses hair

[ BATH ] for our muses to bathe together

[ SAFE ] for one muse to supervise the other 

[ DANCE ] for our muses to dance together

[ BOARD ] for our muses to play a board game

[ PIECE ] for our muses to do a puzzle 

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Send Smash or Pass + a name and my muse will say if they would smash or pass on that person.

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voodoo , witchcraft and the rpc

or  why you should think before including voodoo in your roleplay . ( this will contain discussions of slavery and racism , for my own comfort i will not be going into true detail of these and the other dark topics surrounded with the stereotypes )

now , i would like to preface this by saying i am not a practitioner or follower of the voodoo ( vodou but for the sake of this post we'll use voodoo ) religion , however i am black ( caribbean specifically ) and after seeing an uptick of voodoo in the rpc lately , it's occurred to me that this puts me in the position to say something . so lets get into it .

witches and magic have been a staple of both the horror and supernatural genres for years and voodoo has worked its way into the entertainment industry alongside this but lets get into what vodoo actually is : a religion with its own spiritual hierarchies , ritual ceremonies, customs and practises .

a closed religion at that .

unless you are invited into it , you can not and should not practise it . it was developed by african slaves - it's entire foundation incorporates blended religions , cultures and sufferings of african slaves . it's commonly known that enslaved people were separated from their religious and spiritual identities , the only way that this knowledge and religion still exists is from being passed down from generation to generation .

'what if my muse was invited into it?' in my opinion , you as a mun who has not been invited into this religion who does not practise it , can not fully understand the weight , traditions and complexities of it . even with research , you will be missing pieces of the information .

closed religion aside , lets now talk about the stereotypes surrounding voodoo and magic .

the term black magic was often used in regards to african spirituality and in media it's not uncommon to see voodoo be used and misrepresented as something backwards , perverse and downright evil . where does this come from ? well as simple as i can make it , it's racism . voodoo and hoodoo were used to further demonise black people , it gave us the reputation that we could enslave you , that we would take away your will and autonomy and force good innocent white people into doing things they didn't want to do ( ironic isn't it ) think of media such as ahs or even princess and the frog for modern examples of how this stereotype continues .

when portraying black witches who dabble in the stereotyped portrayal of 'voodoo' , or white characters with 'voodoo' superpowers it's important to be aware of the history and of the image you will be projecting with your character .

this is not to say you can't play black characters as witches or other magical species , but you can do so in a way that doesn't enforce damaging stereotypes and tropes . ( bonnie bennet from tvd is a witch the same as her many white counterparts , the most recent reboot of charmed features black female leads as powerful witches - although both of these are not perfect depictions )

tldr : this is no where as detailed as i wanted it to be as im saving my energy and i can't tell you what to do but voodoo is a closed religion that should not be used in roleplays as a source of magic or witchcraft . please respect it and it's roots . if you want to play a black character with magic , do so the same way you would their white counterparts but be aware of stereotypes ( particularly the magical n*gro stereotype )

as always im open to questions and comments on this . my knowledge is not absolute so i'm happy to amend things in this post . keep discussions civil and polite pretty please and remember that people of colour do not owe you education , especially at their own expense so be patient and listen .

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"I certainly understand it being difficult to talk about yourself more.. If you ever need a willing listener, I'd be glad to do so."

"Guess I ain't as much of an open book as I thought I was!~ Maybe I should start talkin' about myself more~"

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Atieno couldn't help but grimace when Bulma admits to feeling like its an obligation. They take another sip from their hot chocolate. "It's certainly not right for you to do so much for others when it feels more like an obligation than anything else. I kind of hate that you're experiencing that feeling." It's probably one reason why they get why people might have more of an ambivalent feeling towards this time of year.

They give an amused tsk. "I suppose for these subjects I do. You never know what I might be more disagreeable about." And it might take some time before Ati is willing to reveal all that much.. especially if it's not relevant to the conversation.

As for the imagery of them riding motorcycles, they hummed a bit. "I mean.. I have done that before in a few different locations. So it's not.. an inaccurate depiction really. " When the truth of their being from outer space finally hits Bulma, Atieno smiles a bit more.

"I'm not a Saiyan.. I'm .. I'm from the deep, deep reaches of outer space. If anything, this form I take right now isn't really how I look. I tend to be a lot bigger and more .. vast in nature. Cause I embody the dark matter within the universe more than anything else. " Nevermind them still casually sipping on their drink as if this is all very matter of fact information.

“Well, Christmas is supposed to be for family and friends, but all it feels like right now is an obligation.” Not to mention a chore. Maybe it would be different if Vegeta was here, but he wasn’t so she had to shoulder it alone. Sipping at the hot chocolate, Bulma is only too happy for them to take over, once again, keeping an ear out in case anything new is spared. 

“You seem to have an agreement for everything,” Bulma pointed out, although not unkindly. She was rather grateful to have such an attentive listener! “A hermit, eh? I wasn’t expecting that, to be honest. I don’t think you’re dangerous, but I kinda imagine you’d ride a motorcycle and cruise along the cities without a care in the world.”

Oh, if only she could do that! Nowadays, she had way too many obligations to truly travel, it wasn’t like she couldn’t afford such luxuries, but her work at the lab was finally getting underway after a year's hiatus.

“I’m kind of envious.” She chuckled, then her eyes widened in surprise, her mouth quirted into an o’. “From outer space, like an alien? Ooh, are you another Saiyan? Please say you are! I’d love to see my Trunks get another friend!” She’s pleading now, her hands clasped together, momentarily forgetting about her drink. “So, which planet are you from? Is it far?” 

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Touch my muse. Be descriptive or simple, tender or violent, fond or hateful - anything goes.

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@everglow-synth

"Do you ever take some time to just.. wind down from everything that you've got to catch up with? I'm just genuinely curious about what works for you there.."

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the least i could do was rob him. (have thief- yamcha >:) )

There's something in Atieno that always can appreciate a mischievous streak in others. Or even.. a criminal aspect depending on who the target actually is.

So the admission of this individual just robbing some guy is.. interesting to them.

"Bold of you to just tell me.. but I guess you know I don't judge about that sort of thing. Especially if you know he can take the loss? That's just the risk he runs in this system for real."