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[ On this lovely day, whatever Steak may be doing, his device will alert him to a message from Ei.

However, attached is just a somewhat provocative looking image taken seemingly on her bed and she's dressed in quite the alluring outfit. Even with the quality, it was still obvious what she was wearing.

She didn't even really know she'd sent this, though... ]

( Well.

Uh. That's. Not what he expected to see when he opened his phone. )

why did you send me this?

( Steak please be better at sexy things. )

Ah! I sent it to someone? My apologies.

I had just purchased this outfit and wished to take a picture of it with it once I had gone home. I did not intend to send it to anyone, but these devices are not something I am entirely used to yet.

Does the picture look bad?

( Well that explains it. But since he's being asked to give his opinion... )

it looks very good. did you have a purpose in mind for it?

( Since apparently his boner was not intentional on her part? )

Thank you!

I did. I wanted to try and be more 'sexy' for my partners and to see if it's something I should make an effort to wear more often.

well, i certainly don't mind it!

( if she, uh, y'know, wanted to do that again. )

you're a very attractive woman, ei.

Oh! Good! That said, if you would like any more pictures? I would give them to you... unless you wished to see me wearing them in person?

[ Totally not a proposition or anything. Nope. Of course not. ]

Thank you, Steak. You are a very aesthetically pleasing man and very considerate, with a good heart.

( does he have to choose one or the other? )

is both out of the question?

( is he greedy? maybe. but who can blame him for wanting memories of that outfit. :x )

Not at all.

[ To show how cool she is with that, it takes a moment but she does send him another photo but this time there's one finger curled around the waistband of her panties, tugging it outward slightly with deep violet eyes looking up at the camera through dark lashes. ]

Will this suffice?? As well... I am at home now if you'd like to come to see me.

[ Maybe Nippon's worn her down a little, but she can't help but be a little bold. She's sent her location to him, a nice little place in itself. At the moment Ei is alone, since the only other person she shared this place with happened to be out for the day. ]

( He clears his throat when he receives the picture, cheeks flushed and a particular problem between his legs growing.

How does one respond to things like this other than honestly? )

I would like to do more than see you. I'd like to fuck you.

( he's trying, okay? At least he isn't at his home in Chubu right now, because it is much easier to get to Ei's place from the city itself. And, soon enough, she'll hear a knock at the door. )

I wouldn't mind that at all.

[ For what it's worth? She's just as honest as him here, and this may be one of those rare times that they would do this without the help of any heats or external factors. This result hadn't been her initial intention but the fact she'd turned him on that much was kind of empowering in a way she couldn't put into words.

Sure enough, it's not long after this that there was a knock on the door and Ei was quick to answer it. While still dressed in that same outfit she'd sent him pictures of, her cheeks lightly flushed pink. ]

Steak. I'm relieved you were able to make it here so quickly.

( Perhaps, just perhaps, this whole thing is better without heats and external factors. Not that it wasn't quite the event, but the whole thing is far less strange when you're not simply the nearest warm body.

He arrives at her place wearing, well, his usual armour. Crop top and everything, because why wouldn't you wear a crop top as armour?

But that's not the important part. )

I wasn't far.

( He's polite enough to step in before his hand reaches out and curls around the narrow of her waist, pulling her close to him in a motion that's almost surprisingly smooth. )

[it's just a simple photoshoot, they'd said, and Olivine had agreed for a myriad of reasons, from promise of pay to just... curiosity. given a time and place to arrive makes it all the more exciting, and it's with that excitement fluttering in his belly that he arrives at the shoot location.

honestly, it's a simple enough place. clean, with various props and seats set up around its area, lights set to create varied and specific atmospheres. the priest can see how high-quality the production is just from that, he thinks, glancing around to spot his partner for this.

they'd not mentioned what the costumes would be, only that they'd wanted to do some sort of unlikely pairing theme. to that end, there's a bunch of options - devils and priests (or is that nuns? maybe both), exotic prisoner and ruler or conqueror, that sort of thing. they're all made to be a certain value of revealing, of course... not that either of these men is actually any good at wearing a goddamn shirt.]

Ah... this is exciting, isn't it? Hehe. [Olivine's voice and expression are both full of warmth when he regards Steak, hands laced together at his waist.] This is certainly a first for me.

( How does he let himself get talked into these things? Steak exhales and skims through the racks of costumes, which are predictably skimpy (though hardly much more exposed than his usual combination of crop top and trousers), pinching the bridge of his nose as he pulls out a devil costume with the flimsiest pair of horns anyone has ever seen. )

Who the hell would wear this?

( Yeah, exciting isn't the word he'd use for it, but the priest's words draw him back to the fact that he's very much not alone and that he's only just found out this guy's name.

Olivine. Got to keep that in mind. )

You missed the last time we were forced to take photos?

( It wasn't forced, but he sounds grumpy enough about it that it's clear Steak wasn't fully comfortable with being entwined with another person in the name of selling garments. He still isn't, but they talked about charity so much and how it's for a good cause that it would have been impolite to turn the request down.

Even Steak has his jerk limits. )

Ah? Well, it's a bit silly, but it looks like it'd look nice... the church outfits seem a little more covering than I expected, though.

[Olivine's view of nice is dictated by the church of Klein, and therefore it's... it's so bad, honestly. Looking over the outfits is set aside then, as Steak speaks.

Steak, he notes, and honestly it's probably good that he's met Red Wine before or the name might give him more confusion or concern.]

Oh... I suppose I did. I've only been here a short while, truthfully. Was that also a charity event...?

[Perhaps he hopes talking about it will help cool the food soul's anger... but mostly, he's just curious. As grumpy as he sounds, it seems shocking that he's here, even for the fact that it's charity.]

If it's troubling you, mister Steak, I could find another partner. [He raises a hand to his own chest, over his heart.] You seem quite uncomfortable, even beyond the costumes. If it's something you would like to talk about, I'm also willing to listen... it's sort of something I do, you see.

[this soft baby.]

( More covering? Does Steak want to know what kind of priesthood this man is accustomed to? Probably not. Nippon is a ridiculous enough place. He doesn't need to think about places more ridiculous than it. )

What makes you think that? ( He's annoyed about this whole thing, sure, but that isn't saying much. He's been annoyed at all sorts of ridiculous jobs before. ) I promised to do this job, so I will.

( Simple as that.

So... not the devil thing. How about this fireman costume? Well. Perhaps fireman costume is being generous, there's nothing safe about the tiny pair of shorts on offer, after all. )

The last shoot was to promote a designer's store.

Oh-- I didn't mean to offend. I only meant that... I feel you shouldn't do something that makes you uncomfortable simply out of a sense of obligation.

[He does just seem imminently concerned with the other man. As to the costumes-- there isn't really a designated partner costume to the fireman one... at least, he doesn't think there's one at first.

It's hard to guess exactly what the inspiration for the strips of red and orange fabric are, at first. They're barely enough to create modesty in the first place, sewn together to create a curvy silhouette of shimmery designs. The priest, in turn, runs fingers over the fabric in consideration, taking it in alongside the half-sheer stockings it comes with. Those evoke the sense of what it is a little more freely, something the directors will cheerfully inform them if asked: a fireman needs a fire to overcome, doesn't he?

There's some amusement in the fact that it's so opposite his normal color scheme - but the photographers don't seem bothered at all. It's convenient complementary framing if they go with that, right?]

A... designer? Ah, so they were clothes designed by the person? Interesting... this place has such a strange collection of events.

But... these, then? [a beat, Olivine glancing down at his chest, then back to the top-most part of the fire costume, hanging down off of a choker fitted with delicate gems.] ... I don't think I'll be able to fully fit the top.

[it'll go over his body in general, but definitely doesn't seem to be made with a person of Olivine's angles in mind. The slimmer lower half, sure. The top, especially with the effort of getting it over his piercings...?

At least the photographers don't seem to have a problem with this fact.]

[A couple minutes after this.]

Hurt my wife's feelings and I'll make sure you'll die in a slow, embarrassing way.

( w h o m s t the hell is this username.

... Wife? Oh. He gets it now. Shame Food Souls are very, very hard to kill. )

i would never consider it.

( Steak is a lot of things but he is not someone who deliberately hurts another's feelings. Accidentally pissing people off, however... Yeah. That happens. )

she'll be safe with me.

Great!

Have fun, use protection, don't stay out too late!

i know what i'm doing!

( Well. On the sexy side of things. Fuck knows if Steak has ever been on a date before... 😔 )

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totally fine!

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