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<<set $triedfancy to false>> /* tried the Aerostatique */ <<set $alley to false>> /* pulled Kim into the alley - requires trying to go to Harry's */ <<set $hastyprep to false>> /* got too wild and impatient in the prep sequence */ <<set $mentioned to false>> /* already attempted to talk about sexy things to wear in the spank bank */ <<set $fantasies to 0>> /* fantasy counter */ <<set $threshold to 2>> /* adjust this as we make more ridiculous options. Player will not get *all* options, but it's good practice to have this be adjustable. */ <<set $undies to "what gender?">> <<set $dynamic to "neutral">> <<set $optionmap to new Map()>> <<set $motorics to ["composure", "hand/eye coordination", "interfacing", "perception", "reaction speed", "savoir faire", "perception (smell)", "perception (sight)", "perception (taste)", "perception (touch)", "perception (hearing)"]>> <<set $intellect to ["conceptualization", "drama", "encyclopedia", "logic", "rhetoric", "visual calculus"]>> <<set $fysique to ["electrochemistry", "endurance", "half light", "pain threshold", "physical instrument", "shivers"]>> <<set $psyche to ["authority", "empathy", "esprit de corps", "inland empire", "suggestion", "volition"]>> <<set $greentext to []>> <<set $paraAppendMode to false>>

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<<SetSpeaker "Jean Vicquemare">> <<AddParagraph "Jean pulls himself upright from the low booth the three of you have been sharing in this bar. Most of the 41st plus Kim had been scattered across this back room, but everyone else had been filtering out over the course of the evening. \"Congrats on finally joining us, Kitsuragi, and welcome to the 41st,\" Jean says with a lazy grin. \"I'll see you at the office on Monday. Make sure Harry gets home in one piece,\" and with that, he leaves.">> <<SecretTaskComplete "Get Kim alone" 25>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Fuckin' //finally//. I love Vic - I love watching that ass leave as much as you do - but let's be real, he was cramping your style.">> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Sight)">> <<AddParagraph "Kim is nearly done with his third drink of the evening. He is sitting across from you, with a mirror behind him; there is a low table between you two, covered in cheap alcohol bottles and ashtrays full of stubs. In the corner of the mirror, a square is etched into the glass; the square is painted purple, with a black spiral shape on it.">> <<PassiveSkill "Encyclopedia" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "The Purple Curve, a symbol of the homo-sexual underground. This is one of the only bars in Jamrock that won't flinch at affection regardless of gender.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de Corps">> <<AddParagraph "There was to be a round for the new colleague, before Captain Pryce's toast. And when Kim tried to demur, tried to just get seltzer, you of course-">> <<AddOption "Pulled rank on him." "PickDrink">>[[|PickDrink]]

Original story by Kawa Twine framework by Pikalex88

A Disco Elysium Fanwork

[["@ampepers on Twitter"|https://twitter.com/ampepers]] [["Repo with the source code"|https://github.com/apepers/DiscoElysiumTwineMacros/]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SkillFailure>> <<SetSpeaker "This is what currency is, lol">> <<AddParagraph "reál">> <<ItemGained "Blue oblong pen">> <<ItemLost "Your dignity">> <<NewTask "Make it up to Kim">> <<ThoughtGained "Stereo-partnership">> <<TaskComplete "Get Kim alone" 5>> <<SecretTaskComplete "Allow multiple tasks completed at once" 15>> <<LevelUp>>

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<<NewTask "Get Kim to drink">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"//Lieutenant// Kitsuragi, you know I do not pull rank often. But //this// is of the utmost importance - a celebration of you joining our team. We cannot leave you out of this toast, and to do so without //some// alcohol - without some fire in your gut - is almost an insult to the tradition!\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Something in his lip twitched at that - some color entered the tips of his ears - and then a lazy smile. \"Well if you'll buy me //any//thing…\"">> <<AddOption "Order an Aerostatique." "Aerostatique">>[[|Aerostatique]] <<AddOption "Order a Grand Couron." "GrandCouron">>[[|GrandCouron]] <<AddOption "These cocktails are crazy, just get cheap wine." "CheapWine">>[[|CheapWine]] <<AddOption "//Do// I know anything besides Potent Pilsner?" "CocktailQuestions">>[[|CocktailQuestions]]

<<set $triedfancy to true>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Formidable" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "An Aerostatique is an extremely complex cocktail - some smoke, some earth, but a strange lightness too, and an electric shade of orange. Goes great with Astras, the cigarettes you know are in Kim's jacket pocket right now.">> <<PassiveSkill "Encyclopedia" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Indeed, there was an advertisement in //Most Able-Bodied Men// June '36 where noted daredevil TipTop driver Jacob Irw extolled the virtues of the pair and gave his personal recipe - 2 oz Le Canard 1 rye whiskey, 1 oz Mundial Gener //apertif//, and a dash of chocolate cocktail bitters.">> <<SecretTaskComplete "Try to order Kim's favorite drink" 15>> <<SetSpeaker "Bored Bartender">> <<AddParagraph "\"Sorry, we just ran out of Gener. You're going to have to order something else.\"">> <<AddOption "Order a Grand Couron." "GrandCouron">>[[|GrandCouron]] <<AddOption "These cocktails are crazy, just get cheap wine." "CheapWine">>[[|CheapWine]]

<<set $drink to "cocktail">> <<PassiveSkill "Encyclopedia" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "The Grand Couron is the kind of cocktail that a dive bar considers fancy and a serious bar considers trivial. Bourbon, vermouth, standard bitters. Nice enough for a rocks glass, nothing any serious cocktail drinker takes too seriously.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You go up to the bar. \"A Grand Couron, please.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Bored Bartender">> <<AddParagraph "\"Sure thing, 5 reál, please.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You grimace and hand over the cash, then bring the drink back to Kim.">> <<TaskComplete "Get Kim to drink" 10>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He looks approvingly at the drink and takes a sip. \"Thank you, detective.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" "Legendary" "Success">> <<if $triedfancy is true>> <<AddParagraph "He appreciates that you knew of and tried your best to get something that aligns with his aesthetic.">> <<else>> <<AddParagraph "He's a little disappointed, but he's not going to show it.">> <<endif>> <<AddOption "The evening passes, and you keep buying his drinks." "Darts">>[[|Darts]]

<<set $drink to "wine">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire">> <<AddParagraph "Why in the world would you get cheap wine?? At least cheap beer is //honest// about its cheapness. Cheap wine is godawful and pretending to be fancy.">> <<SetSpeaker "Bored Bartender">> <<AddParagraph "\"1 reál, please.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Logic">> <<AddParagraph "That's why.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "To your surprise, he downs the drink anyway, rather quickly.">> <<TaskComplete "Get Kim to drink" 10>> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" "Medium" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "You'd thought he'd care more about the drink quality - why doesn't he?">> <<AddOption "The evening passes, and you keep buying his drinks." "Darts">>[[|Darts]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Trivial" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Whatever you get, he'll get drunk regardless. Kim does not strike you as someone who drinks very often.">> <<PassiveSkill "Encyclopedia" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "The difference between an Aerostatique and a Grand Couron are fairly minor - but the Aerostatique uses fancier ingredients.">> <<PassiveSkill "Logic" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "They're also pretty expensive. You should consider something cheaper, for the sake of your wallet.">> <<AddOption "Order an Aerostatique." "Aerostatique">>[[|Aerostatique]] <<AddOption "Order a Grand Couron." "GrandCouron">>[[|GrandCouron]] <<AddOption "These cocktails are crazy, just get cheap wine." "CheapWine">>[[|CheapWine]]

<<PassiveSkill "Logic">> <<AddParagraph "You've been buying cheap beer for yourself this whole time to match him.">> <<PassiveSkill "hand/eye Coordination">> <<AddParagraph "And won three rounds of darts with other members of the 41st to get some shots of cheap liquor in yourself.">> <<AddOption "Back to the present - look at Kim." "HaloImagery1">>[[|HaloImagery1]]

<<if $drink is "cocktail">> <<set _drinkglass to "heavy rocks">> <<set _drinkcolour to "Gorgeous amber">> <<else>> <<set _drinkglass to "cheap wine">> <<set _drinkcolour to "Dark, almost bloody red">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Sight)" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "The lieutenant raises the _drinkglass glass to his lips. _drinkcolour swirls within it, lit up by strobe lights throughout the bar - blue and gold and hazy red. The mirror behind him, lit luridly, blinds you occasionally unless you focus on him in shadow. You watch the liquid disappear. Watch his throat move to swallow, that beautiful line of his neck.">> <<PassiveSkill "Conceptualization" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Light and shadow playing across his skin, across his glasses. A mirage - a miracle - beauty to rival an Innocence.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He puts down the glass slowly -">> <<PassiveSkill "Drama" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "There's //some//thing he wants to play up; a flourish for effect, sire -">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Then licks his lips, and looks at you.">> <<PassiveSkill "Conceptualization" "Trivial" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "A large feline, lithe, hungry, ready to pounce.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Hey, Harry. Remember how you kept asking me for a secret?\"">> <<AddOption "What?! You haven't asked in weeks!" "Secret1">>[[|Secret1]]

<<PassiveSkill "Authority">> <<AddParagraph "Also, it's //never// Harry, it's always //detective// or //officer//, even off the clock, what the hell -">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Would you like to see something I'm //really// good at?\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric" "Impossible" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "Well //that's// a weird question, but damn if you're not curious.">> <<AddOption "Be the bisexual disaster. Flash the finger guns. \"Go for it, Kim.\"" "DisasterSecret">>[[|DisasterSecret]] <<AddOption "\[Authority - Challenging 12\] Force it out. \"//Lieutenant//, I //command// you to show me.\"" "CommandSecret">>[[|CommandSecret]] <<AddOption "\[Pain Threshold - Legendary 14\] Be teasing and dismissive about it. \"Oh, it can't be that big a deal, right?\"" "TeaseSecret">>[[|TeaseSecret]] <<AddOption "Keep drinking, silently, maintaining eye contact. See what he'll do." "StoicSecret">>[[|StoicSecret]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He stares at you for a moment - amused, he finds it slightly funny, but doesn't laugh -">> <<AddParagraph "And then he surprises you.">> <<include FirstKiss>>[[|FirstKiss]]

<<SkillFailure>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He stares at you for a moment - as if considering if he'll quirk an eyebrow at you, then decides not to -">> <<AddParagraph "And then he surprises you.">> <<include FirstKiss>>[[|FirstKiss]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You are expecting a flippant response, when Kim surprises you." >> <<include FirstKiss>>[[|FirstKiss]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He stares at you for a moment - realizes you won't respond -">> <<AddParagraph "And then he takes the initiative and surprises you." >> <<include FirstKiss>>[[|FirstKiss]]

<<if $drink is "cocktail">> <<set _smell to "bourbon, cut through with the bitters and vermouth">> <<set _value to "Worth every goddamn centimo.">> <<else>> <<set _smell to "wine with a strange metallic note">> <<set _value to "">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Suddenly, Kim's leaning over the table, and grabbing your tie to pull you in; his face is close, so close. You can smell the _smell and something more dark and raw. \"You'd think you'd know better by now than to underestimate me, Harry,\" he says, low and rough. Before you can say anything, he's released your tie, and grabbed the back of your neck. It's at this point, as you realize what's happened, that he kisses you, //hard//.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Oh //fuck// this feels //amazing//. _value">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "He's not being gentle. At all. The pull of the tie was a whip second of breathlessness, which he's now fully taken advantage of. He's kissing //hard//, all force; his mouth melts into yours, demanding surrender with every insistent, spit-slicked movement.">> <<AddOption "And what does he taste like?" "Taste">>[[|Taste]]

<<if $drink is "cocktail">> <<set _perception to "Caramel-tinged fire. A blend of spices in counterpoint.">> <<set _conceptualization to "They'd go together brilliantly, though, emphasizing the smell of wood with literal smoke.">> <<else>> <<set _perception to "A strange blend of cherries and metal.">> <<set _conceptualization to "The taste makes you think of blood, honestly - a forbidden thrill, like the Vampyres of trashy romance novels that are a secret erotic thrill for young and old in Revachol.">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Taste)">> <<AddParagraph "_perception No tobacco - he hasn't had his One today.">> <<PassiveSkill "Conceptualization" "Formidable" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "_conceptualization">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You know that if he had the choice, he would have preferred the Aerostatique, be the image of a dashing pilot -">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Trivial" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "But at //this// particular moment, he's enjoying a Harrier, and not complaining one bit.">> <<AddOption "And how does it feel?" "Control">>[[|Control]]

<<PassiveSkill "PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT">> <<AddParagraph "Kim is holding you fiercely - one hand on the back of your neck, the other gripping your shoulder. He's stronger than he looks.">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY">> <<AddParagraph "Did I mention that he's good at this? He's coaxed your mouth open, his tongue curls around yours.">> <<PassiveSkill "AUTHORITY">> <<AddParagraph "He already has remarkable control over you, doesn't he? He already had that control before he was literally using your mouth, but now he's got you helpless. ">> <<PassiveSkill "EMPATHY">> <<AddParagraph "Through the booze, he kisses you with a remarkably focused intention. He's wanted this for a while.">> <<AddOption "You hear someone cough loudly off to the side." "ClosingTime">>[[|ClosingTime]]

/* I like that it took me *months* to realize this was inconsistent before, hahaugh */ <<if $drink is "wine">> <<set _booze to "wine">> <<else>> <<set _booze to "bourbon">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "He pulls away, looking a bit abashed, and turns to the side where you'd heard the cough. \"Khm.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY">> <<AddParagraph "Damnit.">> <<SetSpeaker "BORED BARTENDER">> <<AddParagraph "\"Glad you're enjoying yourselves...\" He looks down in disbelief at the RCM patches on your jackets. \"...Officers... But uh, we're closing up. You've already paid your tabs, but you can't stay.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "The lieutenant's mask of professionalism slides back on neatly, even if his lips are still a bit swollen and slick with _booze and spit. \"Of course. We won't keep you.\"">> <<AddOption "\[Composure - Medium 10\] Let Kim get up by himself. \"After you, Kim.\"" "AfterYou">>[[|AfterYou]] <<AddOption "\[Physical Instrument - Challenging 12\] Get up." "UpYourself">>[[|UpYourself]] <<AddOption "\[Empathy - Formidable 13\] Help Kim up. Offer a hand." "OfferHand">>[[|OfferHand]] <<AddOption "Wait to see what Kim does." "Wait">>[[|Wait]]

<<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "You take it, let him pull you up - ">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "He wasn't quite expecting the fullness of your weight. Now you're up, but crushed against him, bodies pressing together.">> <<AddOption "//Oh.//" "AssGrab">>[[|AssGrab]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "Kim gets up smoothly, holding a hand out to you.">> <<include "LetHim">>[[|LetHim]]

<<SkillFailure>> <<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "You try to get up from the booth, but your legs wobble too much to be trustworthy.">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "Kim is already upright, holding a hand out to you. ">> <<include "LetHim">>[[|LetHim]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "He gets up smoothly, then shifts the weight, turning it into offering //his// hand for //you//.">> <<include "LetHim">>[[|LetHim]]

<<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "Kim gets up smoothly, holding a hand out to you.">> <<include "LetHim">>[[|LetHim]]

<<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY">> <<AddParagraph "Why, //hello// there - ">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "His right hand is still holding yours, now pulled in where your stomachs meet. His left hand is on the small of your back - ">> <<PassiveSkill "PERCEPTION (Touch)">> <<AddParagraph "It's //moving// -">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY">> <<AddParagraph "//Lieutenant. Kitsuragi. Is. Feeling. Up. Your. Ass.//">> <<PassiveSkill "COMPOSURE: He must be //very// drunk.">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "Your body is so distracted by his left hand that you do not even notice his face buried in the crook of your neck, until he starts talking; a warm, wet murmur against sensitive skin. \"My place or yours?\"">> <<AddOption "Holy. Fuck. Did he really just ask that?" "NewApartment">>[[|NewApartment]]

<<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI'S NEW APARTMENT">> <<AddParagraph "Kim moved to Jamrock two weeks ago. The transfer process was so slow - weeks upon weeks of waiting for paperwork to pass between the precincts and the Moralintern - that you were able to spend your evenings helping him move. His place isn't far - certainly closer than his old place, deep in Precinct 57 territory - but yours is closer by a few blocks.">> <<PassiveSkill "ESPRIT DE CORPS">> <<AddParagraph "Jean said to make sure //you// got home, not the other way around. Though you're not sure he realized just how drunk Kim got.">> <<PassiveSkill "COMPOSURE">> <<AddParagraph "Your place is, as always, a bit of a trainwreck compared to his.">> <<AddOption "\"My place, it's closer.\"" "HarryApartment1">>[[|HarryApartment1]] <<AddOption "\"Your place, it's cleaner.\"" "KimApartment1">>[[|KimApartment1]] <<AddOption "\"Which do you want?\"" "IndecisiveAgain">>[[|IndecisiveAgain]]

<<set $apartment to "Harry">> <<NewTask "Take Kim home">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Good idea. It will be a nice walk, won't it?\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Logic" "Easy" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "I guess the lieutenant likes walking in the pouring rain...?">> <<PassiveSkill "Authority" "Legendary" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "That seemed almost too easy, to convince him to come to your filthy hovel. But why?">> <<include "ECKnows">>[[|ECKnows]]

<<set $apartment to "Kim">> <<set $decision to "aggressive">> <<if $drink is "cocktail">> <<set _cash to "Or at least you hope so, since you spent your last centimo on his last round.">> <<else>> <<set _cash to "Which is fine, you should be able to cover it anyway.">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Cab to my place?\"">> <<NewTask "Go to Kim's place">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Avoiding the pouring rain seems like a good idea.">> <<PassiveSkill "Logic" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "If he's suggesting it, he should have the eight reál to cover it. _cash">> <<include "ECKnows">>[[|ECKnows]]

<<set $apartment to "Kim">> <<set $decison to "passive">> <<if $drink is "cocktail">> <<set _cash to "You'd better hope he has the cash, since you spent your last centimo on his last round.">> <<else>> <<set _cash to "Which is fine, you should be able to cover it anyway.">> <<endif>> <<NewTask "Go to Kim's place">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Seems reasonable to me.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Avoiding the pouring rain seems like a good idea.">> <<PassiveSkill "Logic" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "It should be about eight reál to cover it. _cash">> <<include "ECKnows">>[[|ECKnows]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Trivial" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "That hand has not left your ass, by the way.">> <<AddOption "\[Electrochemistry - Trivial 7\] Wiggle your ass a bit." "ButtWiggle">>[[|ButtWiggle]] <<AddOption "\[Pain Threshold - Legendary 14\] Grab //his// ass." "firmlygrasp">>[[|firmlygrasp]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You twist your hips a bit, just enough motion. There's a look of surprise on his face, that quickly morphs into a devilish grin, and -">> <<include "Smack">>[[|Smack]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You reach over and grasp him, a body you have been wanting for so long now but never let yourself hope for. There's a look of surprise on his face, that quickly morphs into a devilish grin, and -">> <<include "Smack">>[[|Smack]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _letsgo to "Let's get that cab.">> <<set _destination to "the bar to use the phone.">> <<else>> <<set _letsgo to "Let's get moving.">> <<set _destination to "the door.">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His hand leaves your ass just quickly enough to - THWACK.">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "A solid sting, that would bloom beautifully into redness on bare skin but even through clothing sends a jolt through you. That was a warning shot. ">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "''_letsgo NOW.''">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He untangles from you, still wearing that grin. \"I hope there will be more of that later,\" he says, and heads to _destination">> <<AddOption "You shuffle behind him, slowly feeling your legs regain sensation." "Taxonomy1">>[[|Taxonomy1]]

<<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric">> <<AddParagraph "Along with Copotypes, there are Drunkotypes. Like Copotypes, they overlap.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "Touchy drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de Corps">> <<AddParagraph "Chatty drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire">> <<AddParagraph "//Cocky// drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "//Horny// drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric" >> <<AddParagraph "And probably many more, that you are thankful Kim is not.">> <<AddOption "Like what?" "Taxonomy2">>[[|Taxonomy2]]

<<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "Angry drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "Endurance">> <<AddParagraph "Mean drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "Half Light">> <<AddParagraph "Anxious drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "Drama">> <<AddParagraph "Sad drunk.">> <<PassiveSkill "RHETORIC">> <<AddParagraph "As many drunks as there are people, really. So what are you, Harry? What kind of drunk are you?">> <<NewTask "Learn the lieutenant's drunkotype">> <<ThoughtGained "Drunkotype Taxonomy">> <<SetSpeaker "Drunkotype Taxonomy">> <<AddParagraph "You once were someone who drank to forget, until you forgot almost everything. You're working on the building of new memories, and haven't stopped drinking, but it's different now - you only drink when socializing, as ritual. Still, somehow, the booze must do something, in the place of amnesia. What is it doing to you, exactly? And relatedly, what exactly does it do for Kim, and why do you care so much to know the answer to that question?">> <<if $apartment is "Harry">> <<AddOption "Let's get out on the street." "WalkSequence1">>[[|WalkSequence1]] <<else>> <<AddOption "The cab arrives quickly enough - a Coupris Mark 40, in sleek black." "CabSequence1">>[[|CabSequence1]] <<endif>>

<<PassiveSkill "INTERFACING" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You see the subtle look of approval on Kim's face - the MC is well maintained.">> <<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "Instinctively, you open the door for him.">> <<PassiveSkill "SUGGESTION">> <<AddParagraph "You learned to do that for //dates//, for //paramours//. ">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "He flashes you a grin, bemused. With no teetering, despite all the drinks gone past those lips and down that gorgeous throat, the lieutenant slides into the cab. \"98 //et demi//, rue Dephoure, please.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "SAVOIR FAIRE">> <<AddParagraph "Ridiculously, //devastatingly// cool, even while drunk. How?">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "He settles in the back seat, perfectly framed by the dark inside the motor carriage. He looks back at you, eyes half-lidded, and something playing at the corner of his lip. Getting into the empty seat next to him is suddenly the most vital thing in the world.">> <<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "You careen into the cab; your left hip shoves into Kim's right, the force recoiling through you. The end of your coat almost gets stuck in the cab door as you slam it quickly behind you.">> <<AddOption "The cab driver does not look amused." "CabSequence2">>[[|CabSequence2]]

<<SetSpeaker "UNAMUSED CAB DRIVER">> <<AddParagraph "The driver was //not// expecting two //RCM officers// to leave this particular bar, but is attempting to be nonplussed about it. Regardless of the bar's underground affiliation, they're still expecting what normally happens when a pair of cops leave a dive bar late on a Friday - banter, insults, railing complaints about the city and its ungrateful citizenry. They grimace and begin to drive. ">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "Kim's still wearing that grin - ">> <<PassiveSkill "COMPOSURE">> <<AddParagraph "It's not going anywhere until the exact moment it cannot stay - ">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "- and a hand brushes gently along the top of your right thigh. Slow strokes; Down, then up.">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY">> <<AddParagraph "His hand is //centimeters// away from where it should be, and then just. Leaves. The fucking tease.">> <<AddOption "Kim's chin is on your shoulder; he's whispering in your ear." "Secret2">>[[|Secret2]]

<<if $drink is "cocktail">> <<set _queer to "queer">> <<set _teeth to "bright teeth">> <<else>> <<set _queer to "Other">> <<set _teeth to "sharp teeth">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Touch)" "Trivial" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "It's a cold, raining night in Jamrock. Your patrol cloak was the right thing to wear tonight, the heavy layer shielding you from the worst of it. Still, the rain soaks through your hair, raising goosebumps on your skin - everywhere except your right bicep, which Kim is holding tightly with his left arm.">> <<PassiveSkill "Half Light" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "To be _queer on the streets of Jamrock is to paint a target on your backs as obvious as your halogen patches. There is no way this is safe. You must protect Kim from his drunken impulse.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Kim, aren't you worried - ?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He cuts you off before you can finish the sentence. \"No, because ''no one'' fucks with Kim Kitsuragi.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You look down at his grin, _teeth flashing in the light of the streetlamps.">> <<PassiveSkill "Half Light" "Formidable" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "I stand corrected. The city should be afraid of him, not the other way around.">> <<AddOption "Kim's chin is on your shoulder; he's whispering in your ear." "Secret2">>[[|Secret2]]

<<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "\"It's interesting, isn't it? When we met, one of the first things you asked me for is a secret, and I didn't budge. You ask a few times during THE HANGED MAN; I never give. But in all these weeks since, helping me move furniture across Revachol and get through the local bureaucracy, you don't even think to ask. What changed? Why did you stop asking?\"">> <<PassiveSkill "CONCEPTUALIZATION" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "//You// know what changed. The Homo-Sexual Underground thought you had gotten during the case - had solved just before taking off in a particular small boat - had split, then morphed. One side of the thought was a cavalcade of colors and images, shining and lurid, masculine and feminine and simply human, a kaleidoscope, multitudes layered on multitudes. The other had settled, very cleanly and insistently, on the brightness you swear you always see behind Kim's frankly beautiful face.">> <<PassiveSkill "EMPATHY">> <<AddParagraph "You wanted to respect Kim though, crush aside. You wanted Kim to be your colleague and a friend, as much as you wanted other things. So you dropped what seemed to bother him, helped him with what he needed. Of //course// you want to know a secret - who wouldn't? - but you knew it wouldn't come from asking.">> <<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "\"I figured you would tell me when you were ready, I guess. What changed for //you//? Why are you offering your secret now?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<AddParagraph "His lips brush behind your ear, just for a moment. \"So I'm the one can you won't open without permission? That's very interesting. As for me...\" You cannot see it, but the grin has spread to his eyes. \"I wanted a chance to show you, instead of telling. And I needed pretext, for that.\"">> <<AddOption "\[Empathy - Formidable 13\] Ask for permission." "AskPermission">>[[|AskPermission]] <<AddOption "\[Rhetoric - Godly 16\] Ask for his secret." "AskDirectly">>[[|AskDirectly]] <<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<AddOption "\[Electrochemistry - Trivial 7\] Ask him to put his hand somewhere else." "Handsy">>[[|Handsy]] <<else>> <<AddOption "\[Electrochemistry - Trivial 7\] Just kiss him already!" "Dip?">>[[|Dip?]] <<endif>>

<<set $position to "dip">> <<SkillSuccess>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Sight)">> <<AddParagraph "You look down at him; you see that his bomber jacket is just open enough to let rain soak some of the white v-neck shirt he's wearing; the thin fabric clings to his chest and collarbones.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "You try to tilt him down in a dramatic swoop -">> <<PassiveSkill "Reaction Speed" "Medium" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "Oh fuck, the concrete is slick, you're going to fuck this up and not catch him - ">> <<PassiveSkill "Visual Calculus" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Wait, one moment before you fuck this up completely. Tilt your pelvis down three degrees and move your arm just so and - //there!//">> <<include "KimLaughter">>[[|KimLaughter]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set $position to "sit">> <<else>> <<set $position to "stand">> <<endif>> <<SkillFailure>> <<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "The words come out of your mouth before you can even think about what they are. \"So does that mean I can open your can, Kim?\"">> <<include "KimLaughter">>[[|KimLaughter]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set $position to "sit">> <<else>> <<set $position to "stand">> <<endif>> <<SkillFailure>> <<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "The words come out of your mouth before you can even think about what they are. \"Pleaaaaaaaaaase tell me?? Pretty please??\"">> <<include "KimLaughter">>[[|KimLaughter]]

<<set $position to "sit">> <<set $laughDespiteNoise to true>> <<SkillFailure>> <<SetSpeaker "YOU">> <<AddParagraph "Your body moves without your control, bucking your hips, and you let out an obscene noise.">> <<PassiveSkill "Reaction Speed" "Medium" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "Damn, not cool, dude, what were you thinking? You're gonna freak him out!">> <<include "KimLaughter">>[[|KimLaughter]]

<<PassiveSkill "CONCEPTUALIZATION">> <<if $laughDespiteNoise is true>> <<AddParagraph "And yet, the heavens open -">> <<else>> <<AddParagraph "And at this point, the heavens open -">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "KIM KITSURAGI">> <<if $position is "dip">> <<AddParagraph "Kim is //laughing//. Heartily. You can practically feel his body shaking in your arms as he does. It is only a little at your expense, but still - it is //wonderful//.">> <<else>> <<AddParagraph "Kim is //laughing//. Heartily. Joyfully. It is only a little at your expense, but still - it is //wonderful//.">> <<endif>> <<AddOption "[Electrochemistry - Easy 8\] Take your opportunity - ''NOW!''" "SecondKiss">>[[|SecondKiss]]

<<if $position is "sit">> <<set _youmove to "lean over and thread a hand through his hair">> <<elseif $position is "stand">> <<set _youmove to "turn to face him and thread a hand through his hair">> <<else>> <<set _youmove to "move your free hand to thread through his hair">> <<endif>> <<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You _youmove -">> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Touch)">> <<AddParagraph "How the fuck is it //so soft//, what does he //do// -">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "and tilt his head towards you; you quiet his laughter with a kiss.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "Softer than before, but no less hungry. A fine meal, not a wolfed down treat.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Formidable" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You have not forgotten what you're doing; how to tease, how to play.">> <<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<AddOption "At this point, tragicomically, the cab comes to a full stop." "CabSequence3">>[[|CabSequence3]] <<else>> <<AddOption "You want to make this last forever. No, scratch that - you want to get down and party with Kim, //right now//, here in the middle of the street." "WalkSequence2">>[[|WalkSequence2]] <<endif>>

<<if $decision is "aggressive">> <<set _taking to "asking to take">> <<else>> <<set _taking to "taking">> <<endif>> <<if $drink is "wine">> <<set _pay to "but thanks to your earlier choices, you can in fact pay for it.">> <<set _empath to "He's been so aggressively into this - drinking that shitty wine, _taking you home, literally grabbing at you - but it feels good to pull your own weight too, to make it good for him too.">> <<else>> <<set _pay to "and thanks to your earlier choices, you can't pay for it.">> <<set _empath to "You're grateful he can pay - and he's grateful for the cocktails earlier, too. You're //both// making this happen, both making it good for each other.">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "The halting of the cab makes Kim pull away and don the Professional Mask.">> <<PassiveSkill "Composure" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You'd think with reddened lips and tousled hair it wouldn't work, but apparently more things in this world are capable of miracles than you'd thought.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Thank you. How much do we owe you?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Unamused cab driver">> <<AddParagraph "\"12 reál, please.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Reaction Speed">> <<AddParagraph "More than half a day's pay. For fuck's sake, you're not going to Wheat Town. The fucker charged you...">> <<PassiveSkill "Drama" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "For //discretion//, m'lord.">> <<PassiveSkill "Logic">> <<AddParagraph "It's more than you expected, _pay">> <<if $drink is "wine">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You fumble a bit, but hand over the cash.">> <<else>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He hands over the cash, simple, smooth.">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "_empath Let's hope you can keep this up.">> <<AddOption "Also, 12 reál is the cost for a board game of Suzerainty." "CabSequence4">>[[|CabSequence4]]

<<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "Which is probably the first time you'd really noticed how he //really// is, underneath the professional face. The way he takes on challenges, his competitive streak, that tinge of vanity.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "And the way he handled pieces in his long fingers; plus the shapes of his face, the lines of his throat.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He hops out of the cab, and extends a hand to you - the apartment's on his side of the street.">> <<AddOption "You take his hand, gratefully, and get out as well." "ApartmentEntrance">>[[|ApartmentEntrance]]

<<if $position is "dip">> <<set _hesinto to "He's into">> <<set _asyoudo to "as you hold him up.">> <<else>> <<set _hesinto to "He wants to know">> <<set _asyoudo to "find out if you can take him to trembling pieces like he wants.">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Volition" "Formidable" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Please don't actually party with Kim here in the middle of the street, you horny bastard.">> <<PassiveSkill "Visual Calculus" "Challenging" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You //could// grab him and pull him to that alley, three meters away.">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "No, be a //gentleman// about it - take him home, where you can have some privacy.">> <<PassiveSkill "Endurance" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You'd have to make him let go of your arms first, though. He's holding onto you with a vice-like grip. _hesinto how strong you are, _asyoudo">> <<AddOption "Wait, why am I suddenly wet?" "WalkSequence3">>[[|WalkSequence3]]

<<PassiveSkill "Shivers" "Trivial" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Because just now, a LUM Fevre sped past you, splashing an impressive amount of water over the both of you. La Révacholière wants her cops safely home, come hell or literal high water." <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "The sudden rush of cold water makes Kim pull away. He's now thoroughly soaked.">> <<if $position is "dip">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "You pull him upright, and he shakes his head and arms. Droplets of cold water fly everywhere.">> <<else>> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire">> <<AddParagraph "As he pulls away, he shakes his head and arms, making droplets of water fly everywhere. Yet again, he manages to make every motion he does look //ridiculously// cool, somehow.">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold">> <<AddParagraph "Being that wet cannot be comfortable, it's freezing out. Offer him your jacket.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Thank you.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Even though the disco jacket is a bit form fitting on you, he's practically swimming in it, //that's// how much bigger you are. Think on that for a moment.">> <<PassiveSkill "Reaction Speed">> <<AddParagraph "Ah shit, your keys are in there!">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He shoves one hand in the pocket of the cloak - you hear him find your keys - and offers his other hand to you. \"Shall we get going then?\"">> <<AddOption "PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT [Formidable 13] \"Actually, I have a better idea...\" Pull him into the alley." "Alley1">>[[|Alley1]] <<AddOption "VOLITION [Godly 16] \"Yes, let's get going.\" Go to your apartment." "ApartmentEntrance">>[[|ApartmentEntrance]]

<<set $alley to true>> <<SkillSuccess>> <<PassiveSkill "PAIN THRESHOLD" >> <<AddParagraph "Ow...">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY" >> <<AddParagraph "Ow!!">> <<PassiveSkill "PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT" >> <<AddParagraph "His body, smaller than yours and thinner too is surprisingly strong. All Kim’s movements are so graceful and considered you hadn’t imagined there’d be power there.">> <<PassiveSkill "PERCEPTION (touch)">> <<AddParagraph "His tongue is in your mouth, his glasses bump up on your cheek. It’s amazing that you’re soaking wet in an alley and all Kim’s attention stays glued on you. Not on the dampness of your clothes or the foul smell of the street but you, officer.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim’s painfully precise hands grab your belt, firm, steady, confident.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> /* not sure about this but i think it's okay */ <<AddParagraph "You ready for this, cowboy? To get your dick out here in the rain?">> <<AddOption "Wait, what? Is this really safe?" AlleyShivers>>[[|AlleyShivers]]

<<PassiveSkill "Perception (Touch)">> <<AddParagraph "The metal of your belt buckle briefly brushes against exposed skin -">> <<PassiveSkill "Shivers">> <<AddParagraph "You are suddenly deeply aware of how eerily quiet the world is around you, even though you are literally exposed in public. All around you, while Revachol is alive, it is at a remove from you - people pursuing their own moments of tenderness and debauchery, but away from the two of you, without directly regarding you. One of the lights in a house down the street turns off. A different light turns on in another window, but filtered through heavy curtains. All you hear is wind, rain, and your own pounding heartbeat.">> <<AddParagraph "YOU'VE MADE YOUR CHOICE, MY OFFICERS. YOU KEEP ME SAFE AND LOVE ME - I LOVE YOU AND I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE. BUT IT'S YOUR FUNERAL IF YOU CATCH A COLD FROM YOUR DECADENCE.">> /* this brings it back to the "know my secret" thing. */ <<include "Ready">>[[|Ready]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _now to "now">> <<else>> <<set _now to "once again">> <<endif>> <<if $apartment is "Harry">> <<SkillSuccess>> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You have not had much time to sober up, but you can handle yourself okay - falling-down-drunk you are not, at least not in your current state. A warm, gentle flush is tingling through you, though, as it has been for a while...">> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Touch)">> <<AddParagraph "He's _now looped his arm around yours, to squeeze himself against you, left hand wrapped around your right bicep, as he leads you onward.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "As Kim reaches the doorway to the apartment complex, he suddenly stops and twists a bit, from his core to his shoulders.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument" "Formidable" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "The movement makes you stumble forward; now he's followed through with his gloved hands, shoving you through the doorway. You're going exactly where he wants you, no more, no less.">> <<AddOption "Him pushing you around is hot, yes, but you need more." "Hallway">>[[|Hallway]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _you to "You">> <<else>> <<set _you to "You choke out directions - \"Stairs at the end of the hallway, third floor, apartment J\" - as you">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "Keep touching him - don't let go - nothing matters more than the sensation of body against body.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "_you stumble through, and Kim takes the opportunity to stride confidently ahead of you down the hallway. You practically run to catch up, sliding your hands along his sides once you do.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim gives you a withering look. \"Now now, we've got a bit more to go, don't we? Don't be hasty - and don't make me punish impatience.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Drama" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Another pretense, my liege. If you disobey, he //will// punish you - but only in ways that you crave.">> <<AddOption "\[Volition - Impossible 20\] \"I'm sorry, it won't happen again.\"" "SorryAndHorny">>[[|SorryAndHorny]] <<AddOption "\[Electrochemistry - Trivial 6\] Grin wolfishly. \"//Not// sorry.\"" "ShamelessAndHorny">>[[|ShamelessAndHorny]]

<<SkillFailure>> <<PassiveSkill "Drama" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Kim catches your lie easy as anything.">> <<include "AssGrab2">>[[|AssGrab2]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I bet you're not - you're //shameless//, aren't you?\"">> <<include "AssGrab2">>[[|AssGrab2]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _notworried to "I don't have the kind of neighbors who would care.">> <<else>> <<set _notworried to "I already told you, no one fucks with Kim Kitsuragi.">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold">> <<AddParagraph "Kim slaps your ass again - quick enough to catch you by surprise, loud enough to echo in the hall, hard enough for your eyes to sting just a little.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Easy" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "A lighting spark through your body, pumping pleasure alongside the pain through your nerves.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "Your cheeks flush at the echo. \"Aren't you worried anyone else will hear?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"_notworried\" He bounds up the stairs at that, harboring no further discussion.">> <<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi's New Apartment Building">> <<AddParagraph "In your thorough vetting of apartments, the two of you made sure no children live in this building and the landlord was comfortable with the underground, thanks to some off-the-clock detective work and a radiocomputer operator in the 57th willing to turn a blind eye in exchange for kebabs. The neighbors can handle adults consensually enjoying themselves, within reason, and are particularly lax on Friday nights, when half the building's tenants are out on the town chasing their own moments of debauchery.">> <<else>> <<SetSpeaker "Your apartment building">> <<AddParagraph "Last Friday night, from 9 PM to 2 AM, you were kept awake by the sounds of apartment 3K's semi-regular house party, which features the latest in anodic dance music and quite //possibly// an orgy. No one is actually going to care about the sound of a single ass slap, even if it flusters you a bit to think of your fellow tenants knowing about your tastes in masochism.">> <<endif>> <<AddOption "You scramble up the stairs to catch up." "Keys">>[[|Keys]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _keychain to "The Kineema, two locks for this door, two more you don't immediately recognize - a safe, and maybe a briefcase?">> <<set _justification to "he surrendered his desk and locker keys at the 57th and has yet to get the equivalents at the 41st.">> <<set _composure to "">> <<else>> <<set _keychain to "Three locks for this door. Your desk and locker at the 41st. An old briefcase key, a memento from your mother.">> <<set _justification to "it's not like you could afford other properties or a motor carriage at this point.">> <<set _composure to "Or because it's your keychain, not his?">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "By the time you've gotten to the right landing, he's already at the door. There is a single weak, flickering lamp in this part of the hallway, casting long shadows on you both. ">> <<PassiveSkill "perception (hearing)" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "The sound of metal on metal, but small - fumbling with a keychain.">> <<PassiveSkill "Visual Calculus">> <<AddParagraph "Time freezes, however briefly, as you focus on the keychain. _keychain Not many keys in total, which makes sense; _justification">> <<PassiveSkill "Composure" "Medium" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "Not that many keys, so why is he struggling? Is the alcohol finally catching up to him? _composure">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" "Trivial" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "No, he's //distracted// - you should distract him some more! Look at that neck, so vulnerable; doesn't it look delicious? If you kiss it now, what will he do? What if you //nibble//?">> <<PassiveSkill "Authority">> <<AddParagraph "Regardless, a rare moment: when Lieutenant Kitsuragi isn't restraining you with a professionally raised eyebrow. Nor is he giving you such an arresting look that your body locks obediently and patiently for him, without him ever lifting a finger. ">> <<AddOption "\[Volition - Impossible 20\] Wait for him to open the door." "WaitForDoor">>[[|WaitForDoor]] <<AddOption " \[Electrochemistry - Trivial 6\] Go for the neck." "NeckForDoor">>[[|NeckForDoor]]

<<SkillFailure>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "No way are you going to make me wait. Not this close.">> <<include "Bitey">>[[|Bitey]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Fuck yeah!">> <<include "Bitey">>[[|Bitey]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _home to "Go to Kim's place">> <<else>> <<set _home to "Take Kim home">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You step forward, closing the distance between the shadow of your massive form and the lines of his small, graceful body. You feel him, just for a microsecond, tense. The keys clink in his hand as your body presses against his. When you lean forward, and your hungry mouth brushes against Kim's neck, you can feel the breath hitch inside his throat - an encouragement you take, to bite down.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "The strangled \"Oh, //fuck//\" from him, startled and breathy, is enough to make your cock strain in your trousers, pressing firmly against his ass.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "This is, of course, the moment Kim finally unlocks the door, tumbling through from the force of your body weight on his. Once the two of you are inside the apartment, he slams the door shut and presses your body against the doorframe with his own.">> <<TaskComplete "_home" 25>> <<PassiveSkill "perception (touch)">> <<AddParagraph "The door spreads a chill down your back, and his body sears your front. Kim's lips are so close to yours, it feels like your breath is shared, the air vibrating under the tension. One gloved hand winds in your hair and tugs - hard.">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold">> <<AddParagraph "Delicious, sparkling pinpricks. Your eyes flutter shut and your lips settle into a self-satisfied smirk.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I told you to be patient.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric">> <<AddParagraph "Not that //he's// being patient.">> <<PassiveSkill "Authority">> <<AddParagraph "Indeed, he seems to know exactly what he wants and is getting it -">> <<AddOption "And thank your lucky stars, it's //you//." "ToBedroom">>[[|ToBedroom]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _volition to "so far from the usual precision with which Kim keeps house.">> <<set _conceptualization to "As if instead of cheap vinyl, his floors are white marble, with veins of green and gold. Cold and impersonal, if not for your careless additions to it.">> <<else>> <<set _volition to "another layer on top of old mail and cheap paperbacks scattered across your place already.">> <<set _conceptualization to "It reminds you of the art movement of //pointillism// - distinct, contrasting bits blending into a whole.">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He's all but tearing your clothes off while moving you to the bedroom, occasionally pressing kisses against exposed skin.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "And the occasional deep whiff in your chest hair, you furry bastard.">> <<PassiveSkill "Reaction Speed" "Challenging" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You're //just// steady enough to avoid tripping over yourself along the way.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Are you always this hasty with late night guests?\" you manage to choke out as your shirt goes flying, landing on the radiator across the living room.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Only the ones I really want,\" he snaps back, hands already working on your belt buckle.">> <<PassiveSkill "Volition">> <<AddParagraph "All your clothes are strewn carelessly along the way as the two of you go - _volition">> <<PassiveSkill "Conceptualization">> <<AddParagraph "_conceptualization">> <<AddOption "Which brings us to the bedroom." "Bedroom">>[[|Bedroom]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "You're naked and standing at the foot of the bed - and he's still fully clothed, other than having kicked off his boots near the entrance.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Hey, Kim, do you want to -\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "The smile on Kim's face turns leering, challenging. \"If you want me unclothed so badly, //Detective//, you should //do// something about it.\"">> <<AddOption "\[Physical Instrument - Medium 11\] Take control." "Himbo1">>[[|Himbo1]] <<AddOption "Let Kim take the lead." "Submissive?">>[[|Submissive?]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "You've been wanting him so long - so //hungry// -">> /* Grace, this part is for you! This is the eager/himbo Harry taking the clothes off take. Add whatever you want between this and Himbo2. */ <<PassiveSkill "Half Light">> <<AddParagraph "Nearly tearing his shirt off him, like your life depended on it, depended on the vulnerability of bare skin. The body, taking control. ">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "Your hands move quickly, confidently, undoing his belt and fly, shoving down pants and boxers deftly. ">> <<AddOption "And how is he reacting?" "Himbo2">>[[|Himbo2]]

<<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "A look of surprise in his eyes, turned eager. Ears bright red, a small gasp from his lips. He knew you were capable of this - he saw the destruction at the end of your bender, so long ago now; he's admired your physique from afar enough - but he is still surprised at the way that you are not a pushover now.">> <<include "HotStuff">>[[|HotStuff]]

<<if $drink is "wine">> <<set _control to "thrall">> <<else>> <<set _control to "control">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "You've been wanting him so long - so //hungry// -">> <<PassiveSkill "half light">> <<AddParagraph "He's hungry too; meeting his eyes makes you feel small, desperate, under his _control.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "With a knowing look, the lieutenant slowly raises a gloved hand, presses the tip of his index finger gently against your lips.">> <<AddParagraph "He looks at you. Expectantly.">> <<PassiveSkill "authority" "Godly" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "His confidence that you will do as he wishes is absolute - and correct.">> <<AddOption "[Interfacing - Medium 10] Remove his glove - //sexily//." "GloveSuck">>[[|GloveSuck]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Hearing)">> <<AddParagraph "The scrape of your teeth against the pad of Kim's finger draws out a hitched breath, barely perceptible even in this empty room.">> <<PassiveSkill "interfacing">> <<AddParagraph "With a bit of suction and delicate biting, you get a firm grip on the tip of his glove between your teeth and tilt your head back, shifting it off his hand.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "The lieutenant draws his hand back the rest of the way and his dark eyes follow his glove as it drops from your mouth and to the floor.">> <<AddParagraph "With a surge of hunger he meets your eyes once again the presses the thumb of his other hand forcefully against your mouth, prompting you to repeat your trick.">> /* Grace, this part is for you! This is the submissive Harry taking the clothes off take. I love the sequence above that Pika wrote, but the rest is up to you. Just make sure that at the end you include the "HotStuff" passage, which has the choices that come back. */ <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "And so it follows with the rest of his clothing - occasionally with your hands, but mostly with your mouth.">> <<include "HotStuff">>[[|HotStuff]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "So what are you going to do with him now? Where's this party going, hot stuff?">> <<AddOption "\[Physical Instrument - Heroic 15\] Push him onto the bed." "Pushy">>[[|Pushy]] <<AddOption "\[Electrochemistry - Heroic 15\] Push him down onto his knees." "Pushy">>[[|Pushy]] <<AddOption "\"So what now?\"" "WhatNow">>[[|WhatNow]]

<<SkillFailure>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim locks his knees to resist your pushing.">> <<include "Ready">>[[|Ready]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim puts a hand on your chest - a moment of warmth - and grins.">> <<include "Ready">>[[|Ready]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Wait. Are you ready?\"">> <<AddOption "\"Yes.\"" "SecretYes">>[[|SecretYes]] <<AddOption "\"No.\"" "SecretNoHuh">>[[|SecretNoHuh]] <<AddOption "\"Huh?\"" "SecretNoHuh">>[[|SecretNoHuh]]

<<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric" "Heroic" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "Do you even know what you're agreeing to?">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "//Everything.//">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Fucking his brains out, obviously. GIMME.">> <<include AgreeToEverything>>[[|AgreeToEverything]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "What? You're sure ready to fuck his brain out, and that's what matters here, isn't it?">> <<include AgreeToEverything>>[[|AgreeToEverything]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"You don't even remember, do you?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"I mean, I want to have fuck with you and I'm definitely ready for //that//, if you couldn't tell.\" You roll your hips a bit for effect.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"K-khm. I meant my secret. Unless you don't //want// to know - that'd be just fine with me, if you've decided to drop the subject entirely.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "NO!!! You //must know//.">> <<PassiveSkill "Volition">> <<AddParagraph "Oh for the love of everything, //please// hold back on your own carnal desire until you know.">> <<AddOption "\"Well then by all means, Kim, tell me your secret.\"" "Secret3">>[[|Secret3]]

<<PassiveSkill "perception (hearing)">> <<AddParagraph "A breath, a moment of silence.">> <<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric">> <<AddParagraph "Secret communard?">> <<PassiveSkill "Half Light">> <<AddParagraph "Secret //peone//?">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de Corps">> <<AddParagraph "Secret rap sheet full of gay crimes?">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire">> <<AddParagraph "Secret Moralintern spy?">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "Secretly loves you?">> <<AddOption "For the first time this evening, Kim's eyebrow is raised." "Secret4">>[[|Secret4]]

<<if $alley is true>> <<set _hard to "half-hard">> <<set _unabashed to "exposed">> <<else>> <<set _hard to "hard">> <<set _unabashed to "unabashed">> <<endif>> <<if $drink is "wine">> <<set _control to "thrall">> <<else>> <<set _control to "control">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Authority">> <<AddParagraph "It's different from the usual - the assured control is there, but there's mischief, too.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He leans up, once again close enough for your lips to //almost// touch. \"My finest skill is with my mouth.\"">> <<AddParagraph "And in one smooth motion, he's on his knees with your _hard cock swallowed down.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Who would have ever fucking thought that you'd get to really, truly //party// with fucking Kim Kitsuragi, in the most vulgar and _unabashed way possible? Incredible.">> <<if $alley is true>> <<PassiveSkill "COMPOSURE" >> <<AddParagraph "This is the man who you had to //beg// to play board games or listen to stories about cryptids.">> <<PassiveSkill "AUTHORITY" >> <<AddParagraph "Someone who can pull you into his _control with a single eyebrow.">> <<PassiveSkill "SAVOIR FAIRE" >> <<AddParagraph "Who tailored those trousers, now slick with mud.">> <<AddOption "All in the service of sucking on your cock." "Alley2">>[[|Alley2]] <<else>> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire">> <<AddParagraph "It takes some serious talent to look that good with a mouth full of cock. He's still //devastatingly fucking handsome//. It's practically unfair. You should tell him so.">> <<AddOption "Yes, good idea. I will do exactly that." "NewInnocence">>[[|NewInnocence]] <<endif>>

<<PassiveSkill "CONCEPTUALIZATION" >> <<AddParagraph "Kim’s eyes flutter prettily and he swallows you down in one swift motion. God, he’s gorgeous, lips pursed around you. The neon from the sign across the road shines on the spit coating your cock and his lips. Beautiful; a painting in pinks and blues and dirty gray.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "There’s nothing here for you to brace yourself with so you clutch the back of Kim’s head. ">> <<PassiveSkill "VOLITION" "Legendary" "Failure" >> <<AddParagraph "You’re messing up his hairdo, boss. His hair, once slicked back, is now being tousled by your meaty paws.">> <<PassiveSkill "PAIN THRESHOLD" "Challenging" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Maybe he'll punish you for it later.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He looks up at you, cheeks hollow, eyes burning with lust. And he just feels //so good//, his hot, wet mouth, his clever tongue.">> <<PassiveSkill "ESPRIT DE CORPS" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Kim told himself he wouldn’t do this like this, but here he is. You, human can-opener as you are, have knocked his inhibitions loose. It alarms some part of him, how little he cares about getting caught in this alleyway, about anyone seeing how much this turns him on.">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY" >> <<AddParagraph "Did you forget? That’s //Kim// sucking you off. He’s making pretty noises, too; wet noises. Grunting, too. One hand is wrapped around the base of you, and the other? Why, that one’s snaked down to his crotch.">> <<SetSpeaker "Limbic System">> <<AddParagraph "The thrill of being exposed, the beauty of the man below you, the knowledge you're affecting him - it's too much at once! A sweet fire burns through you, faster than you can control, you can't hold on, can you, Harry-boy?">> <<AddOption "No, I can't hold out. (Cum.)" AlleyPremature>>[[|AlleyPremature]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim licks his lips and looks up at you for the briefest moment. You should help him up; you’re not young men anymore. But he stands without complaint, grabbing your forearms and leverage.">> <<AddParagraph "There is a smug little smile on his face. Then he stretches his jaw and wipes a little excess saliva from his lips.">> <<PassiveSkill "REACTION SPEED" "Formidable" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "\"You're a big boy, Harry,\" the quirk of his eyebrow says.">> <<PassiveSkill "COMPOSURE" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You redo your pants and belt, feeling a little more clearheaded. Tuck a hand into your pocket, casual-like.">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY" >> <<AddParagraph "But even as Kim looks like the image of composure and grace and you regain your own, he's still hard, straining through his pants.">> <<PassiveSkill "VOLITION" >> <<AddParagraph "After that little moment, it'd only be right to help him with that.">> <<AddOption "\[Savoir Faire - Challenging 12\] Undo his belt and pull his cock out with your free hand. Yes, one handed." AlleyPullItOut>>[[|AlleyPullItOut]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim lets out a surprised grunt as he’s pressed into the brick like you were. But when you go for his belt, he doesn’t stop you, but secures his fingers around your lapel. ">> <<AddParagraph "\"Harry -\" You lean in so you feel his breathe hot on your ear. It’s a warning, but that’s the only resistance you’ll get. His cock is hot in your cold hands. He sucks in air through his teeth.">> <<AddParagraph "He’s really hard, tip weeping; this won’t take long.">> <<AddOption "Take it slow anyway." AlleySlow>>[[|AlleySlow]] <<AddOption "No time to waste in this alleyway - give it to him fast." AlleyFast>>[[|AlleyFast]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "But you want it to take long! You want to do this for hours. You never want to stop hearing the little hitches in his breath, watching the way his whole body tenses when you run a thumb slowly over the head of his dick.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "The pace is getting to him; his eyes are screwed shut. In his excitement he’s forgotten where you are right now and can only think about the feeling of your palm. He’s a hair’s width from begging you to speed up.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "You could get addicted to this. You might already be. He grits his teeth and lets out a small strangled noise.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Fuck, I…\" he whispers. \"I’m so close, //please//…\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric" >> <<AddParagraph "Well that is the magic word, Harry!">> <<include Alley3>>[[|Alley3]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "So give him what he wants, Harry boy! It’ll feel good to do exactly what he needs you to.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" >> <<AddParagraph "He might praise you if Kim weren’t Kim, but the rise and fall of his chest, the tension straining his neck, the little hitches of his breath are praise enough for you.">> <<include Alley3>>[[|Alley3]]

<<PassiveSkill "Hand/Eye Coordination">> <<AddParagraph "You increase your speed, just a little.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He grabs on to your tie and tugs. Kim comes, hot threads of cum spraying out on the concrete and on your hand.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph " You lick the cum off your hand with relish and smile smugly back up at Kim.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He’s looking at you, smiling too. His neck is flushed. His breathing starts to slow and then he pulls you in for another kiss.">> <<AddOption "You’re still seeing stars." Alley4>>[[|Alley4]]

<<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You don’t think you could ever get used to this- the novelty of kissing Kim could never wear away.">> <<PassiveSkill "Half Light" "Medium" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "You terrible fool! Now that you've gotten him off, there's no reason for him to come home with you! You'll finish your night in bed alone, after all of this - what the hell were you thinking?">> <<PassiveSkill "Suggestion" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Ask him what he wants to do anyway. There's a chance he will surprise you.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You break the kiss with some reluctance. \"I...I guess we got too eager. Would you... Would you still like to come home with me?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His smile hasn't faded at all. He offers his arm to you. \"That would be nice. At least, get out of the rain, get some water...\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "A bit of pretext, but mostly genuine. This man continues to surprise you.">> <<AddOption "\"Well, let's get going then.\" (Take his arm and start walking.)" AlleyApartment>>[[|AlleyApartment]] /* Gonna put the apartment and onwards segment way futher down the file! */

<<if $drink is "wine">> <<set _thrall to "You have become an utter, utter thrall">> <<else>> <<set _thrall to "You have lost control completely, thanks">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"//Damn//, Kim, you weren't fucking kidding,\" you say in admiration, sliding a hand into his hair. \"Your mouth is a miracle. We should tell the church - we have a new Innocence, of The Perfect Mouth to Fuck.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "You are correct - he's //really fucking good at fellatio//, damn. If sex is a party, Kim Kitsuragi's mouth is the VIP room - an exclusive place where //magic// happens like you wouldn't fucking believe.">> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Touch)">> <<AddParagraph "Those lips tug //perfectly//. That tongue is lapping so amazingly right under the head and it is heat and velvet and just. Incredible.">> <<PassiveSkill "Composure" "Impossible" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "There is nothing for you to hold onto. _thrall to the sensation; your soul is being sucked out of you. Push your hips to thrust into that mouth, let it overtake you completely -">> <<PassiveSkill "Volition" "Impossible" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "Fuck, what if it's too deep, can he really handle this without a warning?">> <<PassiveSkill "Suggestion" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "The challenging look in his eyes and the steady hand on your hip says, \"fucking go for it, //I can take it//\".">> <<AddOption "Thrust into his mouth." MouthFuck>> [[|MouthFuck]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "And oh, can Kim Kitsuragi //take it//. Even as the head of your cock pushes into his throat, even as his jaw stretches wide, he doesn't take his eyes off of you.">> <<PassiveSkill "Suggestion">> <<AddParagraph "Indeed, there's a half second where he very deliberately flutters his eyelashes at you - //showing off//.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "A look of intense lust and vainglorious pride. He //wanted// to see your lack of control and is enjoying every bit of the consequences of it.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "Your hands instinctively tug on his hair as your hips set a frantic, desperate pace.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He's keeping up, drooling around you, glasses shifting askew from the force of your thrusting.">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold" >> <<AddParagraph "If he didn't know what he was doing, he'd be choking for sure.">> <<AddOption "How the hell is he so good at this?" GhostOfHornt1>> [[|GhostOfHornt1]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _this to "this">> <<else>> <<set _this to "his">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "As he said before, he'd been looking for a pretext. He's been wanting this. He'd been //planning// this. He was //ready//.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de Corps">> <<AddParagraph "The night Captain Pryce invited him to the bar, the night he realized which bar it would be, Kim took a late night drive to a deserted part of the harbor and masturbated in his MC, louder than he thinks he can afford to be in _this thin-walled apartment, to exactly the image you are creating now. And more.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "He can take so much more than you're giving. He //wants// more than you're giving.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Let's give him everything. You're so close, and as amazing as finishing in and on that mouth would be -">> <<PassiveSkill "Conceptualization">> <<AddParagraph "Abstract art, the dance of primal filth along flesh and glass -">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "He can take more, can't he? Toss him about a bit.">> <<PassiveSkill "empathy">> <<AddParagraph "Everything leading up to this has been provocation. Goading.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Give him what he really wants. Take what //you// want.">> <<AddOption "\"Fuck, stop, I want to, I can't,\" your mouth a swirling of swear words as you pull his mouth off of your cock with more than a little force." Toss>> [[|Toss]]

<<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Toss him on the bed, before he has time to think about it. Spread those legs wide open, bend them up so his knees touch his shoulders and that glorious ass is exposed to you.">> <<PassiveSkill "Reaction Speed">> <<AddParagraph "He's beautifully flustered by your movement, eyes wide, then looks quickly to the left.">> <<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Sight)">> <<AddParagraph "There is a pump bottle of lubricant on the nightstand where he's looking.">> <<SetSpeaker "Convenient Lube Bottle">> <<AddParagraph "Kim masturbates almost nightly, slicking himself with the lube from this bottle.">> <<else>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (Sight)">> <<AddParagraph "Your nightstand is covered in detritus: cigarette boxes, empty glasses, chip packets, cheap paperbacks of Dick Mullen novels.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "You know you had a bottle of lube here, you used it yourself just a few days ago. But you're gonna have to dig for it. Somehow, you also know that if you had been in Kim's apartment instead, there'd be one, in easy reach.">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de Corps">> <<AddParagraph "You have featured heavily in his fantasies, lately. Indeed, many of those nights after parting with a chaste hug from an evening of helping him move, he'd come straight to bed, strip the minimum viable amount, lube both hands, and have at it, left fist on his cock, right index finger in his ass, moaning your name the whole time.">> <<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<PassiveSkill "hand/eye Coordination">> <<AddParagraph "You dollop lube generously on your fingers, shooting him a devilish grin as you do so.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"'Prepared for All Possibilities', I see? Didn't realize you were a Pioneer of La Caillou along with everything else.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I don't see you complaining. Now, wasn't there something you were about to do?\"">> <<AddOption "You take that as your cue to push one thick finger inside." Prep1>>[[|Prep1]] <<else>> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "You fumble through the nightstand drawers, shoving aside old laundry tickets and bus stubs, searching for the bottle. \"Sorry, Kim, this'll be just a minute.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"What, not prepared? Not a Pioneer of La Caillou?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Couldn't afford the uniform, but - aha! Got it.\"">> <<AddOption "You dollop lube generously on your fingers, then push one thick finger inside." Prep1>>[[|Prep1]] <<endif>>

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"//Ahhhh//, //Harry//,\" the lieutenant gasps, legs folding even more tightly against his body, offering himself to you.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "It's your name again, for only the second time tonight - and like this, a wonderful breath of longing and desire. Treasure it. ">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold">> <<AddParagraph "Push in, slow but persistent. Feel how hot he is, and tight, yielding under your torturously even pressure; you feel him consciously relax as best he can, welcoming you in. Keep him right on that edge, deep and hard enough to stretch - so close to registering as pain, but careful not to cross that line. Not tonight, at least.">> <<PassiveSkill "Interfacing">> <<AddParagraph "And doesn't he handle like a dream - so responsive to your touch, straining his hips to take more when you tease too slowly, shuddering beautifully as you slip a second slick finger inside. Isn't this satisfying, to experiment with your touch? To be able to crook your fingers just so and be rewarded with an immediate wanton moan, to know that if you want you can make it happen again, and again?">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "The thought comes out of you, a reflex. \"I wonder what handles better, you or the Kineema?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Well you're never finding out, because you will //never// drive my Kineema.\"">> <<AddOption "This is perfect as is, let's linger on this sensation for as long as he can handle it." Linger>>[[|Linger]] <<AddOption "I need more, it's not enough, I want to be inside him too badly." Needy>>[[|Needy]] <<AddOption "I want more, but he's not ready just yet." NotYet>>[[|NotYet]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _comfortable to "perfectly crisp, clean">> <<else>> <<set _comfortable to "cozily rumpled, warm">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception">> <<AddParagraph "He's really, truly incredible like this. Spread out under you, filled with you. His response to your movement is practically an assault to your senses - the heat of his body, the velvet softness and the rosy flush of his skin, the obscene gasps and moans.">> <<PassiveSkill "Inland Empire">> <<AddParagraph "You want to spend your entire life learning every in and out of his body - every nook and cranny of what he enjoys, what he craves, every noise he is capable of making.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "Yes, if you could make this last forever, you would. Two bodies enjoying the primal joy of connection, no outside world to speak of beyond these _comfortable bedsheets.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de Corps">> <<AddParagraph "His desire is almost tangible. He's so close to floating away on a blissful ride of sensation, but also he craves more.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"H-Harry, I - god, this is incredible, but - don't you want...?\" There's some uncertainty to his voice, like he doesn't know what to ask for, or how to ask for it.">> <<AddOption "\[Empathy - Medium 10\] Help him out. \"How badly do you want me inside you?\"" "SoftDom">>[[|SoftDom]] <<AddOption "\[Authority - Medium 10\] Draw it out of him. \"Is there something you want? I think you're going to have to tell me.\"" "UseYourWords">>[[|UseYourWords]]

<<SkillSuccess>> /* fyi i moved the $fantasies and $threshold to StoryInit where they belong, so that coming here from the other branch works as intended. */ <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "As forceful as he is, he's a little embarrassed about dirty talk, and you're not going to push it.">> <<PassiveSkill "Suggestion">> <<AddParagraph "In fact, //you// should push -- to dizzying heights. How many fantasies have you had about him, anyway? List them //all.//">> <<AddOption "Let us consider the Kim Kitsuragi Spank Bank." SB_Start>>[[|SB_Start]] /* Special spank bank widget which lets you add an option that Kim will interrupt if your fantasy count is higher than his patience theshold */

<<nobr>> <<widget "SBOption">> <<set _override to ($fantasies > $threshold)>> <<AddOption $args[0] `_override ? "SB_Interrupt" : $args[1]`>> <</widget>> <</nobr>>

/* oh jeez here we go */ <<if $fantasies == 0>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "The Kim Kitsuragi Spank Bank is extensive. You've wanted to boogie with the man for a long time, and the realms of the //fantasme érotique// are vast.">> <<elseif $fantasies > $threshold>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Ooh, ooh, it looks like he's finally starting to lose his patience! Better make this next one //really// good.">> <<else>> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Hmm... what next?">> <<endif>> /* Really? */ <<AddOption "Isn't this a comedic number of options?" SB_Comedic>>[[|SB_Comedic]] /* Tension and Release, Earlier this fanfic... */ <<if $apartment is "Harry">> <<SBOption "\"I should have just dragged you into that alleyway when I had a chance.\"" SB_Alley>>[[|SB_Alley]] <<else>> <<SBOption "\"I should have just gone down on you in the cab.\"" SB_Cab>> [[|SB_Cab]] /* Exhibitionism fantasies, version 1 */ <<endif>> /* Shameless */ <<SBOption "\"I touched myself you know, in that shack on the coast, thinking about you.\"" SB_Shameless>> [[|SB_Shameless]] /* Exhibitionism fantasies, version 2 */ /* a reward for buying cheapass wine */ <<if $drink is "wine">> <<SBOption "\"Have you ever read the novel //Discussions with Dracul//?\"" SB_Vamp>>[[|SB_Vamp]] <<endif>> /* we sleep under the moon */ <<SBOption "\"I totally would have fucked you that first night in Martinaise, if you'd asked me to.\"" SB_WeSleep>>[[|SB_WeSleep]] /* Live in Salt */ <<SBOption "\"God, Kim, you're just so sexy. You could have //anyone// you wanted.\"" SB_LiveInSalt>>[[|SB_LiveInSalt]] /* Speedfreaks */ <<SBOption "\"You look so sexy when you drive, you know. So confident.\"" SB_Kineema>> [[|SB_Kineema]] /* Valentine's Day Ghost of Hornt <<SBOption "\"I could crawl under your desk at the 41st at some point.\"">> */ /* electrochemistry reigns */ <<SBOption "\"I should have just pulled you into the bar bathroom.\"" SB_ECReigns>>[[|SB_ECReigns]] /* Education of Kim Kitsuragi */ <<SBOption "\"You know, I've even thought about when we were younger, back when I taught gym at JCEC.\"" SB_SchoolAU>>[[|SB_SchoolAU]] /* Apres le mort / Creatures of Play / High Speed Love */ <<SBOption "\"You know, I've thought about what would have happened if I'd pursued my teenage World Games dreams.\"" SB_Athlete>> [[|SB_Athlete]] /* Medicinal Properties of the Pale */ <<SBOption "\"Have you ever used a venik?\"" SB_Venik>> [[|SB_Venik]] /* zis is fashuun */ <<if $apartment is "Harry">> <<set $direction to "I'd get to take you home">> <<else>> <<set $direction to "you'd take me home">> <<endif>> <<SBOption "\"It's a bit of a shame, if I'd known $direction, I would have worn something nicer...\"" SB_Fashion>>[[|SB_Fashion]] /* Stereo feelings */ <<SBOption "\"I wonder if Jean would like to watch...\"" SB_Stereo>>[[|SB_Stereo]] /* Whiskey Dick <<SBOption "\"You remember that pretty smoker on the balcony?\"">> */ /* Thanks, Twitter RPers. */ <<SBOption "\"What are your plans for keeping up with fitness requirements when you join us?\"" SB_Sparring>>[[|SB_Sparring]] /*Meta-notes: you can use x position = 400, y > 600 to "visually store" all the SB entries. They should be short. Honestly, I should probably be stopped before I make too many.*/

/* Kept this disconnected from everything else for you. <3 */ <<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "Pikalex">> <<AddParagraph "Well, now I am the shameless one.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kawa">> <<AddParagraph "Yes you are dear, and I love you for it.">> <<AddOption "CONTROL: Stop being cute at each other and get back to the old men fucking, thanks." SB_Start>>

/* Unlike the others, this shouldn't add to the counter.*/ <<PassiveSkill "logic">> <<AddParagraph "While it's not uncommon to have sexual fantasies about a person even before real sexual contact, the sheer breadth and depth of your \"Kim Kitsuragi Spank Bank\" is indeed excessive compared to the norm.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "You gotta admit, it's a fun exercise to consider all the ways the man could thrash you, or vice versa. You got rid of most of the drugs and booze in your system - what else did you expect me to turn to?">> <<AddOption "Okay, fine. What's in the spank bank?" SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Would you have still sucked my cock then, I wonder? Out on the street, in the rain? Who knows who'd find us, who'd see that brilliant mouth of yours at work?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"You think I'd really get on my knees on a muddy street for you?\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Reaction Speed" >> <<AddParagraph "Ah, but watch, his ears are red and he's having trouble looking at you!">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "He may say he wouldn't, but he's thinking about it thanks to you, how it'd look, how it'd feel - and it excites him more than he wants to admit.">> <<AddOption "Perfect. Let's tell him another fantasy." SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Wouldn't that have been a thrill? Hot and heavy in the back of a motor carriage, not caring what the cab driver thought...they picked us up from an Underground-leaning bar, I'm sure it's nothing they haven't seen before.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I'd hate to make the cab driver clean up your filth, though.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Like I wouldn't try to swallow for you?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He looks flustered at your implications.">> <<AddOption "He's cute like that - let's tell him more." SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"I'd wonder sometimes, especially if it was raining, if you'd walk in, instead of waiting outside. See me stretched out over that bed, watch me stroke myself.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I should have known you'd have no shame...\" His voice trails off, breaking a bit.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" >> <<AddParagraph "Back then, he thought he needed to give you the space...">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "And give //himself// a chance to be a little more unrestrained in his own room in the Whirling.">> <<AddOption "...okay, that's hot, but let's consider something else." SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Khm. The...the vampyre novel everyone loved in '19? Scandalized the isola, accusations that the author was trying to corrupt young ladies' minds? Maybe once, but I didn't find it very exciting, myself.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Yes, exactly! Though I always wondered why Dracul preyed on young women, specifically. I, for one, would have //loved// to have been bitten by an immortal creature. 'Invite me in, Dracul...'\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"A few years later, there was a novel called //Pascal's Journey//. You may find it...enjoyable...if that is your style.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Encyclopedia" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "//Pascal's Journey// is a graphic novel, by Ira P., released in '22. It explored Vampyre themes...and was exclusively sold in homo-sexual underground shops, for reasons that will be obvious to the reader about three pages in.">> <<AddOption "\"Thanks for the book rec, Kim!\" (Tell him more fantasies.)" SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<if $drink is "wine">> <<set _control to "thrall">> <<else>> <<set _control to "control">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"I would have done anything you asked me to. Had bent over a rotting corpse and fingered its brains already, because you said it was necessary. You have no idea how lost I was without you.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Oh, I was becoming increasingly aware. It scared me.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Authority" >> <<AddParagraph "But a part of him liked it. Liked the _control he already had over you, within hours of knowing you.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "Admired your body, despite himself. Large and broad, could overpower him if he let you.">> <<AddOption "You were a mess then, hadn't showered, puked twice that day. Thankfully, it's different now. (Back to more fantasies.)" SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Maybe. But I want //you//.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire" >> <<AddParagraph "There's a million men in Revachol more handsome than you. Younger men. Thinner men. More beautiful, too.">> <<PassiveSkill "Drama" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "And yet as far as I can tell, sire, he's telling the truth.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" >> <<AddParagraph "His desire for you is a gift. Be fucking careful with it.">> <<AddOption "It's Kim. I won't let him drown. (Tell him something else.)" SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"I'd love to see you really let loose in it...I bet you could speed all across the city chasing an MC and come out of it without a scratch.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I'm flattered you think so highly of my driving, but I'm not sure what this has to do with our current situation.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Composure" >> <<AddParagraph "His ability to be absolutely deadpan while being finger fucked is a surprise.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Handle me half as well as you handle your MC and I'm sure I'll only make a mess exactly where you want me to. Here, or in the Kineema, whenever you want.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"You already got water on my seats once. I'm not going to let you cause another mess.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" >> <<AddParagraph "But his brain is figuring out how to make sure you don't spill a drop as you suck his cock in the back seat.">> <<AddOption "Sounds delicious. Let's tell him another." SB_Start>> /* 1100: under the desk */

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Shoulda sucked your dick right there on the floor. Showed you how deep I’ve learned to take it.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His eyes widen a bit at that, then he regains his composure - or as best he can with fingers stretching him open. \"Maybe you should have.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "ESPRIT DE CORPS" >> <<AddParagraph "He wasn't expecting that you were practicing, too.">> <<PassiveSkill "LOGIC" "Medium" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "How could you have possibly known he would be up for it?">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY" >> <<AddParagraph "He kissed you! He fucking //slapped your ass// before leaving the bar!">> <<AddOption "Fine, but I've got him here now. (Tell him another fantasy.)" SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"We had an RCM officer visit every semester, teach a clinic in self defense, try to recruit a kid or two in the academy. Was the same time you were in juvie, it totally could have been you. You, young, with a chip on your shoulder, taking off the standard issue patrol cloak to reveal a tight T-shirt and slacks, using me as a demonstration volunteer, wrestling me to the ground...\"">> <<SetSpeaker "kim kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He hesitates a moment. \"I was...I was a different man back then.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "ESPRIT DE CORPS" >> <<AddParagraph "More impulsive. More prone to lose control.">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY">> <<AddParagraph "More //fun//.">> <<AddOption "Worth wrestling down onto gym mats at some point. But regardless." SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Oh? Track and field, I'm assuming?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Yep. Primarily throwing events - I was killer with shotput - but a little of everything. Reasonable decathlete, even, but never really had the means to pursue professionally after high school.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "He likes the image of you, toned and lean, pushing your body to its limits.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "He'd consider following your career with more than casual interest - reading your profiles and looking at your ads in magazines while on downtime at work, biting his lip to hide his lust...">> <<PassiveSkill "Interfacing" >> <<AddParagraph "The last time he had that level of interest, it was for the late Alfie Deletraz, famously daredevil - and famously homo-sexual - TipTop driver.">> <<if $triedfancy is true>> <<PassiveSkill "Encyclopedia" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Alfie Deletraz's career was tragically cut short by an accident on a circuit that is now known as 'Grinsenring', after the team he was on at the time. The months before that horrible incident featured both thrills on the racetrack and his personal life, as he quickly became the paramour of legendary driver Jacob Irw - yes, the same who had advertised the Aerostatique. Perhaps this explains Kim's fondness for the drink...?">> <<endif>> <<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<AddOption "Oh, that explains the TipTop Fjördhæmmer '35 poster I saw in his living room! Huh. (Tell him more fantasies.)" SB_Start>> <<else>> <<AddOption "...now I wonder if I can find my old racing shorts in the closet here... (Tell him more fantasies.)" SB_Start>> <<endif>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "kim kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I've been to a traditional sauna once or twice, they're quite relaxing. I'm not sure why you'd bring one up now, though.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Every time I have, I've wanted to be hit harder than a venik ever is. And sometimes, I imagine you being the one to do it.\"">> <<AddParagraph "\"And I liked you slapping my ass, earlier. You have the green light to go harder.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Authority" >> <<AddParagraph "He can't hide the mirth on his face.">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold" >> <<AddParagraph "Thank you for being honest.">> <<AddOption "Let's hope that means more time in that particular place later - dark and soft, riding the sensation, following his every word." SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "kim kitsuragi">> <<if $mentioned is false>> <<AddParagraph "\"Something nicer? Like what?\"">> <<else>> <<AddParagraph "\"Oh, something else?\"">> <<endif>> <<AddOption "\"There's a store on Boogie Street, sells really salacious things for men of the underground. I think they call it a banana hammock?\"" SB2_Boogie_m>>[[|SB2_Boogie_m]] <<AddOption "\"There's a store on Boogie Street, sells //really// salacious things for men of the underground, with a good deal of discretion. Frilly, lacy things.\"" SB2_Boogie_f>>[[|SB2_Boogie_f]] <<AddOption "\"There's a store in central Jamrock, that sells nothing but socks and stockings and garter belts...\"" sb2_socks>>[[|sb2_socks]] /* the way macros work means I had to do it this cludgy way instead of setting it at the option itself, but eh, whatever */

<<set $lovely to "hot and exposed">> <<include SB2_Boogie>>[[|SB2_Boogie]]

<<set $lovely to "pretty">> <<include SB2_Boogie>>[[|SB2_Boogie]]

<<set $mentioned to true>> <<SetSpeaker "kim kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Ah, I wasn’t aware you have been doing ... //that// kind of investigating.\" His voice is distracted and he's not quite making eye contact.">> <<PassiveSkill "EMPATHY" "Medium" "Success" >> <<AddParagraph "The vision in his mind’s eye is very specific and //very// appealing. It’s not the first time he’s thought of you wearing a little something $lovely from Boogie Street but it’s different now that he //knows// you’d enjoy it.">> <<AddOption "One day you'll be all $lovely for him. But for now..." SB_Start>>

<<set $mentioned to true>> <<SetSpeaker "kim kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Ah yes, Fantasy Footwears, next to the Pacific Drake, right? It's a good place, I'm quite familiar.\" He grins a bit at the surprised look on your face.">> <<PassiveSkill "PERCEPTION (touch)" "Medium" "Success" >> <<AddParagraph "This whole time, you'd been thinking of yourself in something swishy and soft. To imagine running your hands up //his// legs with that texture, though? Divine.">> <<AddOption "His bare legs feel pretty great in your hands right now, though. (Back to more fantasies.)" SB_Start>>

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<if $drink is "cocktail">> <<set _effort to "spending every centimo on">> <<else>> <<set _effort to "trying to be classy">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"You're really thinking about your goddamn partner right now?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"My //other// goddamn partner. You think you won't be assigned to me when you get to the 41st? I'll have stereo partners, it'll be great. And you gotta admit, he's pretty hot. Look me in the eyes and //tell// me you wouldn't go to town on that ass.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Shivers" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Ten blocks away, the rain beats down on a mural. Painted in bright blue:">> <<BlankSpeaker>> <<AddParagraph "IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW">> <<AddParagraph "YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" >> <<AddParagraph "Satellite Officer Jean Vicquemare looks out his window at the mural, wishing he could sit on the fire escape. Thinking of the night that had passed. It'd been a risk, suggesting the bar to the Captain, but one that - as far as he could tell - had paid off.">> <<SetSpeaker "Jean Vicquemare's Inner Monologue">> <<AddParagraph "You'd have to be blind, lately, to not realize the attraction those two had for each other. Friendship and brotherhood alone does not explain the extent to which Harry had been helping Kim move over the last while, let alone _effort buying the drinks. Plus - the dark looks the two had been giving each other spoke for itself. Good thing you got out before they could get //too// handsy.">> <<AddParagraph "Okay, maybe a piece of you would like a bit of that. Either one. Or ... both. Your terrible but brilliant partner, who could match you effortlessly in the gym or on the case. A new, intriguing addition, full of controlled fire.">> <<AddParagraph "...Yes, both. You should go to bed and... //think about that// for a while. What they're up to. What they could do to you, separately or together.">> <<AddOption "I hope I'm making you proud, Jean! Time to tell Kim more fantasies." SB_Start>> /* 1800: Smoker on the Balcony */

<<set $fantasies += 1>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I mean, I assume there's a small weight room, same as the 57th. Regular sprints in the Parc de Suzerain, on the hills. Why are you asking...?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"I could use a new sparring partner on hand-to-hand drills.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "The last time, you were paired off with Trant, and Jean with Judit. The entire time, as Trant royally whipped your ass, Jean was shooting you daggers with his eyes, even more than usual - and thus was distracted enough to get a solid smack upside the head from the lady who normally pulls her punches a bit when working with colleagues.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "Not gonna lie, there was something //very// disco there, about the mild-mannered Special Consultant thrashing you, and about possibly inciting something a bit possessive in your other partner.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" >> <<AddParagraph "And now, Kim is imagining you, hands wrapped, tank top sticking to your chest with sweat, eyes locked with his as you circle each other, a battle of bodies and wills.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I hope you're ready for me to thrash you, detective. I don't pull my punches in training, even for superior officers.\"">> <<AddOption "\"Honestly, I'm looking forward to it.\" (Tell him another.)" SB_Start>>

<<set $hastyprep to "false">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Okay okay, I get it, enough!\" The mix of exasperation and lust looks good on him. \"We can discuss your...imagination...some other time. Now, please, //fuck me//.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<if $dynamic is "rank">>/* A small reward if you went through both branches. */ <<AddParagraph "\"Good work, lieutenant. I knew I could rely on you.\"">> <<elseif $dynamic is "naughty">> <<AddParagraph "\"That's a good boy.\"">> <<else>> <<AddParagraph "\"I'll hold you to that, you know. There's even more I didn't get to tell you, after all.\"">> <<endif>> <<AddOption "You have the permission you need - line yourself up and thrust into him." KimIsReady>>[[|KimIsReady]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<PassiveSkill "Authority">> <<AddParagraph "As forceful as he is, he's a little embarrassed about dirty talk - but he wants to be pushed into it.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Khm. I, uh. You know...don't you...?\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Authority" >> <<AddParagraph "Of course you know what he wants. But the point is to make him admit it. Force the words to come from his mouth.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "He wants the thrill of filth in his mouth, even more than he got a minute ago. He wants you to make him say it.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" >> <<AddParagraph "Yes, he wants you to //make// him say it.">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Are you going to be honest with me and tell me? Or are you going to deny you want this...\"">> <<AddOption "\"...Lieutenant?\"" RankKink>>[[|RankKink]] <<AddOption "\"...you naughty boy?\"" NaughtyBoy>>[[|NaughtyBoy]] <<AddOption "\"...?\" (Trail off without adding anything.)" WhatDynamic>>[[|WhatDynamic]]

<<set $dynamic to "rank">> <<PassiveSkill "Authority" >> <<AddParagraph "Your grin is sharp in the dark. The kind you've used before, on mouthy reports, just before putting them in their place.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Don't make me pull rank on you a third time, Kim.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "He enjoys that more than he wants to admit, the mixing of brotherhood and partnership, leaning on the trust you have for each other.">> <<include TheTeaseYouDeserve>>[[|TheTeaseYouDeserve]]

<<set $dynamic to "naughty">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold">> <<AddParagraph "Kim winces a bit, then his eyes go wide.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I'm not a child, that's ridiculous -\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Drama" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "A half truth, my liege. He is, yes, a grown man. But you've affected him more than he's willing to show.">> <<include TheTeaseYouDeserve>>[[|TheTeaseYouDeserve]]

<<set $dynamic to "neutral">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" "Legendary" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You don't need an exchange of power. He just needs to be encouraged. You can do that gently.">> <<include TheTeaseYouDeserve>>

<<if $dynamic is "rank">> <<set _dear to "Lieutenant. Or am I going to have to punish you for insubordination?">> <<elseif $dynamic is "naughty">> <<set _dear to "naughty boy. Would hate to have to punish you for being a brat.">> <<else>> /* Shouldn't trigger, but just in case. */ <<set _dear to "Kim. I know you can do it. Take your time, but you've got this.">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Or should I just linger here? You seem to be enjoying yourself well enough. I'll be fine, I assure you.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Harry, no, you can't...I...\" He pauses for a moment.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Use your words, _dear\"">> <<BlankSpeaker>> <<AddParagraph "The silence stretches on.">> <<AddParagraph "Only the sound of his breathing, the feel of his pulse from inside of him.">> <<AddOption "I can't wait anymore. Why don't we start just...telling him what we want? (Consider the Kim Kitsuragi Spank Bank.)" SB_Start>>[[|SB_Start]] <<AddOption "\[Volition - Legendary 14\] - No, give him time. (Wait.)" PatienceRewarded>>[[|PatienceRewarded]]

<<set $hastyprep to "false">> <<if $dynamic is "rank">> <<set _darling to "You have permission to speak your mind, Lieutenant.">> <<elseif $dynamic is "naughty">> <<set _darling to "Be a good boy and tell me what you really want.">> <<else>> /* Shouldn't trigger, but just in case. */ <<set _darling to "But Kim...don't //you// want something else, too?">> <<endif>> <<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You continue stretching him gently, scissoring your fingers, curling them sometimes to listen to him gasp.">> <<AddParagraph "\"_darling\"">> <<BlankSpeaker>> <<AddParagraph "Time stretches for a bit as he collects himself, finds his courage. Breathes deeply, thoughtfully.">> <<PassiveSkill "volition" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Something in the lieutenant breaks.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Ah, fuck it - let me - please, Harry, //fuck me//!\"">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<if $dynamic is "rank">> <<AddParagraph "\"Good work, lieutenant. I knew I could rely on you.\"">> <<elseif $dynamic is "naughty">> <<AddParagraph "\"That's a good boy.\"">> <<else>> <<AddParagraph "\"Of course, Kim. Anything you ask, now that you have.\"">> <<endif>> <<AddOption "As he flushes in reaction to the praise, you withdraw your fingers, align your cock, and slide in with one smooth movement." KimIsReady>>[[|KimIsReady]]

<<PassiveSkill "Composure">> <<AddParagraph "You're absolutely sloppy in your haste, dripping lube down onto your two fingers as you continue to work them in and out. He's practically leaking it out, slick even along his inner thighs, a mess and you haven't even really gotten going.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "He's tight but surely he can take it, you need it now. Lining yourself up you start to push inside - despite the lube, he's incredibly tight. You have to be more forceful than expected, slower. Muscles taut against the head. Willing Kim to open up to you as you drive into him with a steady weight.">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold" "Challenging" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "It's almost a more intense stretch than he can take. He's breathing heavily, trying to force himself to relax - but his own excitement, his craving for the stretch and the effort, is making that difficult for him.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim is gripping the sheets tight, focusing on you with wide eyes, gasping for air, flushed pink with exertion. (You didn't know he could blush, it must only happen when he's truly overwhelmed.)">> <<AddParagraph "\"Fucking hell, Harry, I can't believe -\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Volition" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You pause at that, letting him breathe, feeling the muscles slowly unclench around you.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de corps">> <<AddParagraph "He's trusted you this far - don't make him regret it.">> <<PassiveSkill "Suggestion">> <<AddParagraph "Let him decide when he's ready. He knows his body and he wants this. He knows what he can take.">> <<AddOption "\"Tell me when you're ready for me to move, Kim.\"" "NeedyWait">>[[|NeedyWait]]

<<set $hastyprep to true>> <<PassiveSkill "hand/eye coordination">> <<AddParagraph "His legs shake as he nods, the end points of a subtle tremor of anticipation and strain throughout his body. You support his back and ass against your thighs and settle his left ankle on your right shoulder, angling his other thigh out.">> <<PassiveSkill "Endurance">> <<AddParagraph "An even wider stretch, open and exposed to you. But his body is also supported like this. At your mercy, encouraged to relax and let you hold him where you want him.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His breathing finally levels out, not quite even, but back under his control. His cock is twitching against the plane of your stomach. His eyes, through skewed glasses, lock with yours.">> <<AddParagraph "\"Okay okay, I'm ready. Please.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Given his earlier swearing, you'd better be damn sure.">> <<AddOption "\"Ready for what? I think you're going to have to tell me, I need to know what you want.\"" "KimAreYouSURE">>[[|KimAreYouSURE]]

<<PassiveSkill "Perception (Taste)">> <<AddParagraph "Fingers still carefully stretching Kim further, you lean in and run your tongue along the taut and trembling muscles of his leg, trapped as it is underneath you. A long wet strip, tasting the thin sheen of sweat that highlights the well defined contours of his calves.">> <<PassiveSkill "Endurance">> <<AddParagraph "He's not a marathon runner but he's a sprinter - there's power coiled inside, you can taste it. Push his leg up just a bit further, savor how even as he shakes he can meet your strength. Feel the pressure of two forces in glorious opposition.">> <<PassiveSkill "perception (taste)">> <<AddParagraph "His skin is so perfectly firm as you let your teeth sink into his inner thigh, biting just so, holding him down as he gasps and surges against you. Then you slide up to mouth at his cock, letting your lips drag sloppily over the head, gluttonous in your urge to devour him.">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire">> <<AddParagraph "You're being ridiculously messy, smearing precum and your own drool all over your chin. The facial hair is going to need a real scrubbing after this. It's not smooth - it's outright //debauched// - and Kim's cock twitches every time you make eye contact, so you know just how much he enjoys it.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "The movement of your mouth is no match for his masterful display on you earlier; it's meant to be a distraction - and it worked, exactly as planned. ">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His back is arching at the sensation, his feet kicking up into the air a bit. \"Gods, //fuck// - \"">> <<AddOption "You guide a third finger in, and the tone //changes// - something more ragged, more raw." GhostOfHornt2>> [[|GhostOfHornt2]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"//Goddamn//, what are you - you - haaaaaa-\" He can't finish the sentence, the sensation overloading his ability to form coherent words. ">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit de Corps">> <<AddParagraph "He's realizing just how thick //you// are, if you felt the need to stretch him further. Sure, you just nearly knocked his jaw loose, but the full consequences of that are just dawning on him. ">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold">> <<AddParagraph "Trust me, it was necessary. ">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Trust me, he's not complaining.">> <<PassiveSkill "hand/eye Coordination">> <<AddParagraph "You stretch him open, holding a trembling thigh in your other hand, continuing to lap at his cock. Each movement of your fingers wrenches out another moan, another gasp, another swear. He's barely able to buck against you, with his legs up, but he's trying his best with what little leverage he has.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "After having spent so long under his control, mental or physical, there is something powerful and awe-inspiring about having him pinned down. A thrill, knowing you could do whatever you wanted to him. ">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "This is also a privilege, as confident as he's been up to this point; still a body opening up to you, intimate.">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold">> <<AddParagraph "The sounds he is making are evening out now - less surprised. His muscles are still tight around your fingers, but no longer strained, and you have thoroughly covered every possible bit you could reach in plenty of lube. He's as ready as he's going to be for you. Slide out slowly, carefully - both feel and hear the anguished groan of the temporary loss.">> <<AddOption "Slick up your own cock with more lube." "Ready2">>[[|Ready2]]

<<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "It's sweet and familiar to thrust into your own hand but oh, it's a pale substitute for what's coming next.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "You sit up, sliding your bent knees in under Kim's body, supporting his back and his ass against your thighs. You grab his left ankle and settle it on your right shoulder, then angle his right thigh out, pressing your other hand into the fold where thigh meets hip.">> <<AddParagraph "A shift of your hips, and you're in the right position to enter him at last.">> <<AddOption "\"Are you ready?\"" "CheckReady">>[[|CheckReady]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His breathing is deep and even. His cock is twitching against the plane of your stomach. His eyes, through skewed glasses, lock with yours.">> <<AddParagraph "\"Yes, I'm ready. Please.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "I think it's time for a little revenge for earlier, don't you?">> <<AddOption "\"Oh yeah? Ready for what? I think you're going to have to tell me.\"" "KimAreYouSURE">>[[|KimAreYouSURE]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His chest flushes, along with his face. He looks away, briefly.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "His cock pulses against you, though. He //likes// this.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He looks back up at you, some of the earlier worry undone in exchange for more wanton desire. \"//Please//, Harry. Fuck me.\"">> <<AddOption "That's all the permission you need." "KimIsReady">>[[|KimIsReady]]

<<if $hastyprep is false>> <<PassiveSkill "Perception (touch)">> <<AddParagraph "Pushing inside, the slide is perfect - tight heat, but smooth, delicious. His leg and hip are warm and vibrating slightly in your grip.">> <<PassiveSkill "Pain Threshold" "Difficult" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "It renders as a stretch for him - intense, but welcome. You did well, he's in no pain at all, even as you bury yourself completely in him.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Indeed, the bobbing of his cock against his stomach, the grip of the sheets, the intensity of his eyes screwed shut and the hiss from between his teeth - he wants every bit of this. It is a deep seated, primal craving. Give him what he wants, baby. Fuck his brains out.">> <<endif>> <<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _the to "his">> <<else>> <<set _the to "your">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "You take a breath, then slide your hips back - relishing the gasp that comes out from him.">> <<AddParagraph "then...">> <<AddParagraph "//Snap// your hips back in, rewarded with the sound of a moan that will almost certainly wake _the neighbors, if not the dead.">> <<PassiveSkill "Composure" "Impossible" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "You keep your motions slow at first, steady. You want desire to build. You want to hold on and watch Kim come undone completely.">> <<PassiveSkill "Rhetoric" "Legendary" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "You find yourself babbling, the slick heat undoing any thoughts besides the sheer wonder you feel about your current position">> <<AddOption "\"Fucking hell, Kim, you're perfect, you look amazing, you feel amazing -\"" "FuckKimHarder">>[[|FuckKimHarder]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Gods, fuck, yes, Harry, more, harder, please,\" panting and desperate from him in return.">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy">> <<AddParagraph "And who are you to deny him at this point?">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY" >> <<AddParagraph "Who are you to deny //yourself// at this point? Give in. Wreck him and yourself. Head into oblivion together, Disco Zero, the only place all this can go.">> <<PassiveSkill "PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT" >> <<AddParagraph "You pick up the pace; fast now, hard, with the full force of your weight into them; in time to the kind of music he likes, primal, thrashing, forceful.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "His reactions are exquisite - look at this beautiful mess! Flashes of light bounce chaotically around the room as his glasses get knocked about. He's sweating profusely, the sheen highlighting his musculature just so. A bead of precum at the tip of his hard cock becomes a streak on his stomach with one thrust, joined by more as you go. ">> <<AddParagraph "Listen to him cry out for you, gasping, pleading. \"I'm so close, //please// -\"">> <<AddOption "\[ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Medium 10\] Give him what he wants - grab his cock." VisCalcBestBro>>[[|VisCalcBestBro]]

<<SkillFailure>> <<PassiveSkill "VISUAL CALCULUS" "Impossible" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Wait, one second, before you reach to grab his cock, even as it leaks precum all over the both of you. Tilt your pelvis three degrees up and thrust //as hard as you can.//">> <<SecretTaskComplete "Things you can do without your hands" 70>> <<LevelUp>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Oh //fuck// - how did you even - I'm going to -\" And with that, a look of amazement and disbelief and lust on his face, as he cums all over the both of you, cock pulsing without direct touch.">> <<AddOption "You try to withdraw, give him a break -" DontStop>>[[|DontStop]]

<<SetSpeaker "kim kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "- but he kicks his legs out from your grip and wraps them around you, holding you in. \"Don't //fucking// stop, I want you to cum //inside//,\" he whines, wanton, insistent.">> <<PassiveSkill "DRAMA" "Challenging" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "He is masking some of the impact you are having, but he is being sincere, my lord. He //wants// you to fuck //all// of the composure out of him, so that he can't even do that. ">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "He presses his ankles against your back and you fall forward, pressing your bodies together as you continue to thrust.">> <<AddParagraph "You return to his neck and latch on, kissing and sucking up and down his throat. ">> <<SetSpeaker "kim kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He slides one hand in your hair and another along your neck; his back arches, his chest rises to meet you.">> <<AddParagraph "The friction of your bodies makes him hard again, pressed between the two of you.">> <<AddParagraph "His moans continue, frantic, incoherent.">> <<AddOption "This moment is perfect, overwhelming, and thus it cannot last -" Orgasm>>[[|Orgasm]]

<<PassiveSkill "ENDURANCE">> <<AddParagraph "And now: a point of undoing.">> <<PassiveSkill "VOLITION" >> <<AddParagraph "A collapse of control.">> <<PassiveSkill "RHETORIC">> <<AddParagraph "An unfurling of the tangle of the brain.">> <<PassiveSkill "PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT" >> <<AddParagraph "An uncoiling of the body. Muscles slacken, release their grip.">> <<PassiveSkill "ELECTROCHEMISTRY" >> <<AddParagraph "The best, most delicious head high. Pleasure unparalleled, the most disco of emotional states. You are the light and the disco ball and the dancer all in one - bright and scattered and moved by it, all at once. ">> <<SetSpeaker "Ancient Reptilian Brain">> <<AddParagraph "Here we are, you filthy animal! It's right before you teeter into oblivion, //baby//.">> <<AddParagraph "Go on - mark him, fill him, make him //yours// in the oldest, most primal way possible.">> <<SetSpeaker "Limbic System">> <<AddParagraph "It is not amnesia - you have been there, that terrible uncontrolled wildfire. But it is a different thing, burning clean all your cares for a moment, in exchange for connection to flesh and blood.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "Intimacy and physicality spark a sweeter kind of fire.">> <<AddOption "The world goes white, for just a moment, nothing but feral groans from the both of you and the connection of your bodies. " Aftercare1>>[[|Aftercare1]]

<<PassiveSkill "Perception (Touch)">> <<AddParagraph "Kim's holding your arm tightly as you walk the last few blocks to your apartment. He doesn't let go, even as you go through the hallway to get to the stairs in the back.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "Without the energy of erotic need, and with the alcoholic buzz fading, the touch renders less electric, but still quite pleasant. A warm, safe body near you, holding fast to you.">> <<SetSpeaker "Your apartment building">> <<AddParagraph "As you make your way through the hallway, you once again hear 3K's semi-regular house party, a mix of anodic dance music and something more...fleshy and primal. Given that distraction, no one will notice two older men clinging too closely to be merely drunken friends.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "When Kim gets to the stairwell, he waits for you, and hands you back your keys as you take the lead to the third floor.">> <<AddOption "You bound up the stairs, Kim close behind." AlleyKeys>>[[|AlleyKeys]]

<<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You get to the landing just before him. There is a single weak, flickering lamp in this part of the hallway, casting long shadows on you both.">> <<AddParagraph "As you work your way through your keys - there's not many, but it always does take you a moment to find the right ones - you feel cool hands on your waist.">> <<AddParagraph "Your breath catches, and you freeze for just a moment - just long enough, apparently, for him to get on his tiptoes and kiss where your neck meets your shoulder. The contact to the sensitive skin makes your heart race.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He can feel your pulse under his lips, and likes it - and responds by biting down.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry" >> <<AddParagraph "Oh //fuck//, that's delightful. Not enough to get you hard again, but enough to make you want more contact, more delicious touch.">> <<AddOption "\[Volition - Medium 10\] - Well to do that, you need to get inside. (Open the door.)" Domestic1>>[[|Domestic1]]

<<SkillSuccess>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You manage to open the door and tumble inside, hurried along by the force of his body weight on you. Once you're inside, you firmly shut the door, then press his body against the doorframe for another deep kiss.">> <<TaskComplete "Take Kim home" 25>> <<PassiveSkill "Volition" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "As delicious as it is to keep kissing him, you can feel the cold of rain-slicked skin - you should be a good houseguest and let him dry off.">> <<AddOption "Begrudgingly move away from his lips. \"Bathroom's in the hallway on the right, should have some clean towels for ya. I'll get some water and a shirt for you.\"" Domestic2>>[[|Domestic2]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim nods and heads towards the bathroom. This gives you time to find everything.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You move to the kitchenette and open a cabinet. Instead of glass or porcelain cups, you find a variety of small metal pitchers, the kind that you'd get cream in with coffee at a diner.">> <<PassiveSkill "Half Light" >> <<AddParagraph "You briefly have a terrible memory of smashing cups against your wall in a drugged out, drunken haze. Some were full, leaving coffee stains on your off-white walls.">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" >> <<AddParagraph "Two days after that incident, Patrol Officer Judit Minot was at 'Doyon Després,' a restaurant supply store in the GRIH, picking up a few of the small creamer pitchers. Further south in Jamrock, Special Consultant Trant Heidelstam was doing the same at a //ressourcerie//. Harder to break, they had decided. Trant praised the clever utility, Judit called it 'cute'. Oddly cheap and easy to replace, too.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You fill two pitchers with tap water, then set them down on the coffee table in your living room, knocking a stack of paperbacks to the ground in the process.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "You're going to be boiling hot with another person even in the same apartment - take off everything but your boxer briefs, toss the wet clothes into the laundry.">> <<PassiveSkill "Interfacing">> <<AddParagraph "Grab a spare clean kitchen towel - hey, make do with what you've got while Kim's in the bathroom - and dry off some of that carpet that's your chest.">> <<BlankSpeaker>> <<AddParagraph "Now, where will you get a shirt for Kim?">> <<AddOption "In my gym bag." Shirt_Jersey>>[[|Shirt_Jersey]] <<AddOption "In my closet." Shirt_Disco>>[[|Shirt_Disco]] <<AddOption "In my drawers." Shirt_Hog>>[[|Shirt_Hog]]

<<set $shirt to "sporty">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You find an old track and field jersey.">> <<ItemGained "JCEC Track Jersey">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim leaves the bathroom, hair mussed from towel drying, wearing nothing but blue boxer briefs. You hand him the shirt and he pulls it on. Once it's on, he takes a deep breath - smelling you on it.">> <<ItemLost "JCEC Track Jersey">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Khm. Uh. It's clean, it just has been in my gym bag, it might smell a bit...odd...\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"No-no, it's fine. Smells like you. That's, khm...that's not a bad thing.\" His ears flush slightly pink at it.">> <<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument" >> <<AddParagraph "He likes the image of you working out, hearing you groan as you do another rep, watching you sweat. The smell of it excites him a bit, actually, but he's a bit embarrassed to admit it.">> <<AddOption "Sit on the couch and drink some water." Domestic3>>[[|Domestic3]]

<<set $shirt to "disco">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You find a disco shirt, overlapping abstract shapes in bright primary colors and various animal prints, rayon instead of polyester for softness.">> <<ItemGained "Disco shirt 'Crazed Animal'">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim leaves the bathroom, hair mussed from towel drying, wearing nothing but blue boxer briefs. You hand him the shirt and he slides it onto his shoulders. It's large on him, but looks good.">> <<ItemLost "Disco shirt 'Crazed Animal'">> <<PassiveSkill "Inland Empire" >> <<AddParagraph "You can see him nervously at a discotheque in the '30s, dragged along by acquaintances - not even friends, this really isn't his scene - but catching eyes on the dance floor, asking to buy him a drink...">> <<PassiveSkill "Empathy" >> <<AddParagraph "It would never have happened - as you said, not his scene. Not that it matters. Here, in '51, right now, he is in your apartment, wearing your shirt, having already kissed you a half dozen times. The past is exactly itself - immutable. The future is something else.">> <<AddOption "Sit on the couch and drink some water." Domestic3>>[[|Domestic3]]

<<set $shirt to "hog">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "You find a muscle tee with the phrase \"GUARANTEED TO CONTAIN NOTHING BUT THE PURE SWEET FAT OF THE HOG\" on it.">> <<ItemGained "Muscle shirt 'Pure Sweet Fat of the Hog'">> <<SetSpeaker "Muscle shirt 'Pure Sweet Fat of the Hog'">> <<AddParagraph "A shirt sold by the nearby charcuterie 'Caractère de Cochon'. Best //terrine de Campagne// in Revachol. The fifth time you came in, the shirt was tucked in alongside your order. You did not order it, you did not pay for it, and every attempt since to pay for it has been met with blank stares.">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim leaves the bathroom, hair mussed from towel drying, wearing nothing but blue boxer briefs. You hand him the shirt - and he smirks and hands it right back to you.">> <<AddParagraph "\"Khm. No thanks, I think I'll be fine like this.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Are you sure? Don't want you to get cold...\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Oh, I'm quite sure you'll be warm enough.\" The look on his face makes you incapable of arguing back.">> <<AddOption "Sit on the couch and drink some water." Domestic3>>[[|Domestic3]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "Kim joins you on the couch, snuggling into you. He picks up his mini pitcher and takes a sip, then looks up at the wall. \"Tell me about this mural.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Your work in progress">> <<AddParagraph "An abstract work, directly on your wall - cobbled together from cans of paint, based in part on the shapes those coffee stains had left, but there's so much that you can't really see the coffee anymore. Teal, indigo, crimson, and goldenrod. Kinetic splatters, dancing across your living room. One exception - in stark black on the top left, perfectly crisp lettering - \"NO TRUCE WITH THE FURIES.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "You">> <<AddParagraph "\"Honestly? I just add paint to it when I feel it needs it. I don't know if I can really explain it. Some of it, including the text, was here after I got back from Martinaise, and I've added to it bit by bit ever since. I think one day I'll know what it means, just not now, because it's not done yet.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"I admire that about you. The willingness to not know where it's going. The bravery of committing to incomplete chaos on your wall. The honesty of it being a work in progress.\" He takes another gulp from his pitcher. \"If you do figure it out, though, let me know.\"">> <<NewTask "An artist's statement">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Will do. Anyway, you should get to bed. I'll be here on the couch.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"No. It's your own damn apartment. I'll take the couch.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Drama">> <<AddParagraph "You CANNOT let him get away with that, my lord! Chivalry //cannot// be dead! Let the prince rest in his proper place!">> <<AddOption "\"Fine, if you're going to be like that... ALLEY OOP!\"" "CarryKim">>[[|CarryKim]]

<<PassiveSkill "Physical Instrument">> <<AddParagraph "Grabbing the lieutenant and hefting him up into a carry, you absolutely catch him unaware with your display of masculine strength.">> <<PassiveSkill "Electrochemistry">> <<AddParagraph "He's surprised //and// just a bit horny if that flush is anything to go by - get your sweet ass into the bedroom, stud.">> <<PassiveSkill "Endurance">> <<AddParagraph "Be quick about it - you've got maybe two minutes before you collapse like a load bearing wall made of plaster.">> <<PassiveSkill "Savoir Faire" "Challenging" "Failure">> <<AddParagraph "Well, you make it through the door and get him on the bed - and then trip over a pair of pants, falling on top of him, nearly crushing the poor man.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Ah, fuck, sorry!\" You flush crimson and try to extricate yourself -">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "But his hands latch onto your biceps, holding you in place. \"Stay. Please. I insist.\"">> <<PassiveSkill "Esprit De Corps" "Heroic" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "Even though he offered to take the couch before, the truth is, given the chance, he doesn't want to sleep alone after the wildness of the evening.">> <<AddOption "Your heart aches. You cannot deny him. \"Of course. I'll stay.\"" Aftercare1>>[[|Aftercare1]] /* Kim offers a hand to you. Don't sleep on the couch of your own apartment! */ /* lead into Aftercare1. Edit Aftercare1 to have a version where you didn't fuck here. */

<<SetSpeaker "you">> <<if $alley is false>> <<AddParagraph "Spent, you collapse more fully onto him, caring not a bit for the sticky sensation of bodies against each other. It's even slicker than before - he must have come again when you did. \"That was amazing,\" you murmur into the crook of his neck.">> <<else>> <<AddParagraph "You let yourself relax a bit, pressing yourself against him. \"That was...that was pretty wild, huh.\"">> <<endif>> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"Yes-yes, it was. I didn't know you had it in you.\" You feel his hands move off of you briefly - he's taking his glasses off and stretching to put them on the nightstand.">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"I didn't know //you// did, either,\" you respond, as you slowly slide off his body to settle in next to him. \"I didn't even know you wanted me like this.\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "He smiles at that. \"I've been told I'm a terrible flirt. Alcohol makes it easier though - almost too easy. Maybe one day I'll tell you //that// story.\" And with that, he moves to his side and backs into you; you slot in easily, the proverbial bigger spoon.">> <<PassiveSkill "RHETORIC" >> <<AddParagraph "One day, you will fulfill the task \"Learn the lieutenant's drunkotype\". Today is not that day. ">> <<PassiveSkill "SUGGESTION" >> <<AddParagraph "Pull the covers up around you both. This is the time to be gentle, to be tender, right as you drift off.">> <<AddOption "\"Hey. Kitsy. Are you awake?\"" HiKitsy>>[[|HiKitsy]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"//Kitsy?//\"">> <<PassiveSkill "EMPATHY" "Medium" "Success">> <<AddParagraph "He's surprised by the new nickname, but it's not unwelcome.">> <<PassiveSkill "ESPRIT DE CORPS" >> <<AddParagraph "After years of \"Kimball\", let alone terrible racist epithets said in the name of \"joking\", he's bristled at the idea of being nicknamed again - but he can tell this comes from genuine affection. It'll take him time to get used to it, but he's willing to give you that time. ">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Sorry, don't like it?\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kim Kitsuragi">> <<AddParagraph "\"... I didn't say that.\" He's silent, for just a moment, considering. \"What is it, Harry?\" ">> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"Is your secret //really// cock sucking? I mean, that was incredible, but -\"">> <<SetSpeaker "Kitsy">> <<AddParagraph "\"Khm.\" He sounds affectionate, amused. \"I guess you'll have to keep detecting to find out.\"">> <<SecretTaskComplete "A nickname for your partner" 25>> <<SetSpeaker "you">> <<AddParagraph "\"... tomorrow?\" ">> <<SetSpeaker "Kitsy">> <<AddParagraph "His chuckle is soft and genuine. \"Sure, maybe you'll get it tomorrow. Good night, Harry.\" ">> <<AddOption " \"Good night, Kitsy.\"" FinalShivers>>[[|FinalShivers]]

<<PassiveSkill "Shivers">> <<AddParagraph "At your back is a window left slightly ajar, and a whisper of wind kisses the back of your neck, sending a chill down your spine. It carries to your senses a hint of the sea, a life in salt. Dark depths, stretching on and on, across a city with every possible story to tell. Dots of humanity in motion, drenched in sea spray, peering for signs of life in the dark, dreaming of the kind of warmth and connection you have at hand.">> <<AddParagraph "Coldly uncaring the breeze blows past, skimming the hard and barren planes of vinyl and oak, swirling around the discarded detritus of personal touchstones, dreams of the sparkling lights of disco and the thrilling whirl of aerostatics. The breeze slides through the cracks in the door and into the hallway, down into the street, retracing a path further and further back. To a discrete bar in Jamrock where lonely hearts have lingered. To a dock on the coast of Martinaise, where a woman watches the waves alone. Perhaps even all the way to a small hostel, a balcony that always smells of smoke; through a once shattered window, now cracked open into a room that will never be completely free of a permeated unpleasant odor.">> <<AddParagraph "Warm breath suddenly replaces the chill, as Kim stirs enough to reach out and draw the covers more snugly around you both. The wind carries on its way, but you are no longer carried with it. You're just here, now, with your partner settled back against your chest. Two hearts slowing and syncing into a shared beat.">> <<AddOption "You close your eyes again and allow yourself to drift to sleep, under the moon; you give yourself a chance to dream." FinalIE>>[[|FinalIE]]

<<if $apartment is "Kim">> <<set _coffee to "does not have any on hand">> <<else>> <<set _coffee to "turns down your offered cup">> <<endif>> <<if $alley is true>> <<set _sniffles to "through your cold-induced sniffles">> <<else>> <<set _sniffles to "and maybe a tear in your eye">> <<endif>> <<PassiveSkill "INLAND EMPIRE" >> <<AddParagraph "In the morning, there will be a moment of confusion, as you find the lieutenant does not drink coffee and thus _coffee.">> <<AddParagraph "In a few days, there will be a moment of pride _sniffles, as you introduce Kim formally to the 41st and are assigned your first case with him.">> <<AddParagraph "In a few weeks, there will be a moment of joy, as he invites you back to that bar on a Friday night.">> <<AddParagraph "In a few months? In a few years? Things are hazier, besides the light behind Kim's face. That much will stay, a beacon to guide you onwards. ">> <<BlankSpeaker>> <<AddParagraph "''FIN''">> <<AddOption "Credits" Credits>>[[|Credits]]

<<SetSpeaker "Kawa">> <<AddParagraph "Enormous, enormous thanks to all the following people!">> <<AddParagraph "rulse, best Drunk Cop, whose wonderful art inspired this fic in the first place;">> <<AddParagraph "Alexei/Pikalex, Mistress of Shivers, Keeper of Macros, best collaborator, and general darling of mine;">> <<AddParagraph "Mysterious PartnerBeast, human-shaped Animal of Esteem, a patient and thoughtful editor and anchor;">> <<AddParagraph "coolant6969, for writing assistance in the \"Alley\" fork of the game;">> <<AddParagraph "the entire fan-run Disco Elysium Discord server, sexyposter or not, a wonderful community that I'm proud to call home;">> <<AddParagraph "the art movement of ZA/UM - a continuous inspiration to keep striving to further creative heights, untethered from expectations;">> <<AddParagraph "And you, dear reader, player of games - thanks for coming along for the ride!">>