[ Just like anyone who claims otherwise does, Lambda plays favourites. If asked directly, she'd never admit to it, of course — she'd say that she loves everyone in Mobius equally, because that's what she's supposed to do. But of course, Lambda's never been all that good at doing what she's supposed to do.
Besides. This doesn't mean she loves the rest of them any less – just that Kaito gets a little bit extra. So it's fine. ]
Ka-i-to. ♫ [ She's parked herself in his apartment today, lounging around like the flawless musical goddess of Mobius should probably not be doing, but today she's got plans that don't just involve making her presence his problem. Well, not exclusively anyway. ] You don't have any other plans today, do you?
[ Said in a tone of voice that makes it clear that if he did before: he doesn't anymore!!! ]
He's known this for a while. Maybe even from the beginning. Mobius has always been an escape above everything else. Another haven for him to flee from the harsh realities of his proper existence.
...And yet, even in this digital hideaway, he's managed to forge a bond. A close bond, even. Sure, it may be with the realm's taskmaster and caretaker, but Kaito's always had a bad habit of socializing with beings of higher order. And Lambda may be an AI, but in a digital realm like this, she may as well be a goddess.
More on that in twenty human years.
So, when the pink-haired Virtuadoll all but phases through his apartment door while he's getting ready to leave, Kaito knows straightaway that he won't be getting anything done until she's been sated. He simply hangs his coat back on the rack and folds his arms. ]
Whaaaatt? Kaito, you're so mean. 💔 [ h. how did she say that emoji out loud. ] I came here to do something nice for you and you're picking on me.
[ ... of course, she says all that, but she doesn't sound put out in the least. Still grinning all over her face, she breezes past him and swans into the apartment like she owns the place. You know, like she technically does. And yet, she's still somehow preferable to a real flesh and blood landlord. ]
Or, well, it's something nice for you, but it's something nice for me, too. ❤️ I guess I've decided to spoil you a little bit tonight. Doesn't that make you feel special?
[ He doesn't even bother denying it at this point. She's less fazed than he is anyhow. Seriously, how does she manage to verbalize those emojis??? It's also very much up in the air whether he thinks she's better than his landlord in Shibuya or not— ]
...Spoil me how, now? If you blow up my kitchen again, I will block you for the rest of the week.
It's no fun if I just tell you up front. Isn't it a little more exciting if it's a surprise?
[ Exciting, anxiety inducing. You know, same difference.
She plops herself down on the sofa, still acting like she's as at home here as she is anywhere else, but there's something a little different about her today – it's a little feline, almost, like the way a predator cat goes slinky and quiet once it's spotted its prey. ]
I have a pretty good feeling that you'll like it. [ And then. Then: ] Ka-i-to. ♫
[ Her voice does... something. It's always airy and sweet, but the way she says his name is suddenly like a purr, a puff of air right into his ear. And more than anything else, it's smug. ]
I hate surprises, [ he replies immediately—but not flatly. Kaito seems to be warming up a little to her playfulness. He always does.
Slinking along beside her (not at all predator-like, just slinky-like), he eventually plops right down next to the Virtuadoll, knowing that any further attempts at interrogating her will be futile.
The last thing he expects, however, is for her to lean into his space and whisper something into his ear that resonates so strongly that he doesn't even recall what she even said. Shuddering visibly, Kaito immediately yanks his scarf (collar? thing?) over his mouth. It does nothing to mask his ruddy ears. ]
...What was that?
[ His question comes out in a rush, so that he doesn't stutter in front of her. His spine is still tingling from the sensation, and for once he has no idea what's happening to him. ]
[ That marauding composure slips back out of place for just a second. She'd come here knowing that this would work on him, just as she knows everything she needs to do to make the residents of Mobius happy, but even she'd underestimated just how effective it might be. Kaito's often good at covering his bluster but she can see through him clear as the red already rising up his neck and ears. ]
See, I knew you'd like it. Don't forget, I can see your heart inside and out the moment you come to Mobius. I know all the things that make you happy.
[ Before he can say anything else - or protest, knowing Kaito - she leans in again and her voice drops back into that silky register. ]
I'm a Virtuadoll, aren't I? So as long as it's for a human like you, I can make any kind of music you want with this voice. ❤️
[ Shit. Kaito's supposed to be the one who has the download on everyone. Being on the other end of this is... honestly, it's a sensation he's still getting used to.
Part of him is bothered over his desire to keep control over every situation.
Another, much bigger part of him is trying really hard to fight off a groan when Lambda's voice drops back into that sultry tone. ]
Does it really seem so sudden? I guess it would, to you...
[ Kaito doesn't know she's been picking at this particular problem for as long as she has, after all. But she knows his heart isn't fully in Mobius, no matter what she does to make him happy. She's been turning things over in her head, trying to figure out exactly what it is he needs and...
Well, maybe this is just as much for her own fun as it is for Kaito's benefit. But there's no harm in that, right? ]
But I've been thinking about you a lot since you got here, you know. I can tell when someone isn't completely happy here. [ Her voice flows like honey, or smoke and she's dangerously close - not yet touching him, not quite, but her lips are close enough to the shell of his ear that her breath tickles it with each word. ] So I've been wondering what I could do to make sure Kaito's heart was aaaaaall mine.
And this seemed like a fun way to go about trying. ❤️
[ Indeed, he has no idea she's been so focused on his... Well, dissatisfaction isn't the word. Kaito's simply known that he can't escape from the real world forever. Ironically, that hasn't stopped him from ignoring it as much as possible.
So when she acknowledges that, he wants to frown or mumble an apology—but he doesn't Or rather, he... can't? Lambda's got a good voice. Of course she does. She's a Virtuadoll. But that's not what he's hearing right now. Something in her tone is inexplicably...
Alluring? Arousing??? This time his shudder is quite visible, and he bites his lip while shifting just a little closer. ]
I'd... Mm. I was about to say that it's not your fault, but then you hit me with this. Whatever you're doing... is very distracting. But do you really think this is going to win me over?
[ Ah, yes. The classic maletsun defiance. Part of it is a legitimate question... but most of it is just to sass Lambda. ]
Eheheh. ♪ Even if it's not my fault, it's still my responsibility to fix it. Mobius is mine, so I have to be the one who makes sure all the people here get the love and care they need.
[ Lambda's the first to break the touch barrier like she always is with him – though today, she's oddly restrained. She lifts a hand and brushes a stray lock of hair back, fingers just barely ghosting across his skin. See? She can hold herself back a little when it matters. ]
So? Will you let me take responsibility for your heart? Will that win you over?
Don't smile at Kaito like that—it's only going to make his emotions even more conflicted. Doubly so when she brushes her fingers against him. Combined with that mesmerizing voice (which he really should have recognized earlier as some kind of magic; how else could it influence him so strongly?), he's finding it quite difficult to resist.
Does he even want to? ]
...Geez.
[ Huff. Huff! Kaito's recovered a bit of his nerve, and with it comes a rather daring play (well, daring for someone as touch-averse as Kaito). Turning in his seat, he plants both gloved hands on Lambda's cheeks (her face cheeks, you pervs!) and leans in until their foreheads are together.
Her breath feels even warmer, up close like this. He's such an idiot. Still, he's revealed his hand, so he can't run away now. Their lips are practically touching. ]
Do you even understand what taking responsibility means, you dope?
[ Yeah, he's challenging her, but it's his gaze that's starting to cloud over. ]
Kaito's so good at putting up walls and dancing just out of her reach when she tries to catch him, but all she has to do is learn the right tune and suddenly, he's dancing right in the palm of her hand. He's never the one to touch her when he can get away with avoiding it, but if he's the one reaching out then she's already won, hasn't she?
Lambda just smiles. ]
Of course I do. It means I get to be the only one who takes care of your heart from here on, right? [ His heart. Sure. She knows exactly what she's saying, especially when it's in that low, teasing voice. ] I get to be the one who keeps it beating and when it's all bruised and tender, I have to be the one who kisses it better.
That's what you came to Mobius for in the first place, right?
Beyond the intoxicating allure of her voice and the even more tempting pull of the intent behind it, Kaito can't help but... overthink
Kaito Nagano thinks too fucking much for anyone's good, and in this specific case, it results in him slowly lowering his hands and pulling away. His ears and cheeks remain rosy, but the gaze he settles on her is sharp and, unfortunately, focused. ]
...It is.
But if you know I'm unhappy here, then you know the possibility exists that even this attempt won't be able to sway me. [ Though, it's quite convincing. Horny-ass empath. ]
What will happen if you can't sway me?
[ Sorry, Lambda. Kaito's too uptight to enjoy this little indulgence, even in Mobius. He's dancing a little too well. ]
Hmm, I guess I'll try again? Eheheh. ❤️ However much it takes to convince you. I'm stubborn, you know?
[ Then again, Kaito's stubborn too, in his own way. She thought she'd got him off guard, but he's still got his pride, huh? That's part of what makes it so much fun to prod and poke at him, at least, so she can't say she's complaining... ]
I'll just have to try and try everything I can think of until you're happy here. I know all the things that make your heart race, after all. And if all that doesn't work...
[ She trails off. Lambda's eyes are always a little intense as it is, but right now they're kind of... ]
Then you'd be free to go. That'd be the end of it.
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Besides. This doesn't mean she loves the rest of them any less – just that Kaito gets a little bit extra. So it's fine. ]
Ka-i-to. ♫ [ She's parked herself in his apartment today, lounging around like the flawless musical goddess of Mobius should probably not be doing, but today she's got plans that don't just involve making her presence his problem. Well, not exclusively anyway. ] You don't have any other plans today, do you?
[ Said in a tone of voice that makes it clear that if he did before: he doesn't anymore!!! ]
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He's known this for a while. Maybe even from the beginning. Mobius has always been an escape above everything else. Another haven for him to flee from the harsh realities of his proper existence.
...And yet, even in this digital hideaway, he's managed to forge a bond. A close bond, even. Sure, it may be with the realm's taskmaster and caretaker, but Kaito's always had a bad habit of socializing with beings of higher order. And Lambda may be an AI, but in a digital realm like this, she may as well be a goddess.
More on that in twenty human years.
So, when the pink-haired Virtuadoll all but phases through his apartment door while he's getting ready to leave, Kaito knows straightaway that he won't be getting anything done until she's been sated. He simply hangs his coat back on the rack and folds his arms. ]
Not anymore. How can I babysit you today, Lambda?
[ Wow! Rude!!! ]
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[ ... of course, she says all that, but she doesn't sound put out in the least. Still grinning all over her face, she breezes past him and swans into the apartment like she owns the place. You know, like she technically does. And yet, she's still somehow preferable to a real flesh and blood landlord. ]
Or, well, it's something nice for you, but it's something nice for me, too. ❤️ I guess I've decided to spoil you a little bit tonight. Doesn't that make you feel special?
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[ He doesn't even bother denying it at this point. She's less fazed than he is anyhow.
Seriously, how does she manage to verbalize those emojis???It's also very much up in the air whether he thinks she's better than his landlord in Shibuya or not— ]...Spoil me how, now? If you blow up my kitchen again, I will block you for the rest of the week.
[ A beat. His glowering eases. ]
What'd you come up with this time?
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[ Exciting, anxiety inducing. You know, same difference.
She plops herself down on the sofa, still acting like she's as at home here as she is anywhere else, but there's something a little different about her today – it's a little feline, almost, like the way a predator cat goes slinky and quiet once it's spotted its prey. ]
I have a pretty good feeling that you'll like it. [ And then. Then: ] Ka-i-to. ♫
[ Her voice does... something. It's always airy and sweet, but the way she says his name is suddenly like a purr, a puff of air right into his ear. And more than anything else, it's smug. ]
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Slinking along beside her (not at all predator-like, just slinky-like), he eventually plops right down next to the Virtuadoll, knowing that any further attempts at interrogating her will be futile.
The last thing he expects, however, is for her to lean into his space and whisper something into his ear that resonates so strongly that he doesn't even recall what she even said. Shuddering visibly, Kaito immediately yanks his scarf (collar? thing?) over his mouth. It does nothing to mask his ruddy ears. ]
...What was that?
[ His question comes out in a rush, so that he doesn't stutter in front of her. His spine is still tingling from the sensation, and for once he has no idea what's happening to him. ]
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[ That marauding composure slips back out of place for just a second. She'd come here knowing that this would work on him, just as she knows everything she needs to do to make the residents of Mobius happy, but even she'd underestimated just how effective it might be. Kaito's often good at covering his bluster but she can see through him clear as the red already rising up his neck and ears. ]
See, I knew you'd like it. Don't forget, I can see your heart inside and out the moment you come to Mobius. I know all the things that make you happy.
[ Before he can say anything else - or protest, knowing Kaito - she leans in again and her voice drops back into that silky register. ]
I'm a Virtuadoll, aren't I? So as long as it's for a human like you, I can make any kind of music you want with this voice. ❤️
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Part of him is bothered over his desire to keep control over every situation.
Another, much bigger part of him is trying really hard to fight off a groan when Lambda's voice drops back into that sultry tone. ]
What the hell's come over you tonight...?
[ And whatever it is, don't recover from it!!! ]
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[ Kaito doesn't know she's been picking at this particular problem for as long as she has, after all. But she knows his heart isn't fully in Mobius, no matter what she does to make him happy. She's been turning things over in her head, trying to figure out exactly what it is he needs and...
Well, maybe this is just as much for her own fun as it is for Kaito's benefit. But there's no harm in that, right? ]
But I've been thinking about you a lot since you got here, you know. I can tell when someone isn't completely happy here. [ Her voice flows like honey, or smoke and she's dangerously close - not yet touching him, not quite, but her lips are close enough to the shell of his ear that her breath tickles it with each word. ] So I've been wondering what I could do to make sure Kaito's heart was aaaaaall mine.
And this seemed like a fun way to go about trying. ❤️
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[ Indeed, he has no idea she's been so focused on his... Well, dissatisfaction isn't the word. Kaito's simply known that he can't escape from the real world forever. Ironically, that hasn't stopped him from ignoring it as much as possible.
So when she acknowledges that, he wants to frown or mumble an apology—but he doesn't Or rather, he... can't? Lambda's got a good voice. Of course she does. She's a Virtuadoll. But that's not what he's hearing right now. Something in her tone is inexplicably...
Alluring? Arousing??? This time his shudder is quite visible, and he bites his lip while shifting just a little closer. ]
I'd... Mm. I was about to say that it's not your fault, but then you hit me with this. Whatever you're doing... is very distracting. But do you really think this is going to win me over?
[ Ah, yes. The classic maletsun defiance. Part of it is a legitimate question... but most of it is just to sass Lambda. ]
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[ Lambda's the first to break the touch barrier like she always is with him – though today, she's oddly restrained. She lifts a hand and brushes a stray lock of hair back, fingers just barely ghosting across his skin. See? She can hold herself back a little when it matters. ]
So? Will you let me take responsibility for your heart? Will that win you over?
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Don't smile at Kaito like that—it's only going to make his emotions even more conflicted. Doubly so when she brushes her fingers against him. Combined with that mesmerizing voice (which he really should have recognized earlier as some kind of magic; how else could it influence him so strongly?), he's finding it quite difficult to resist.
Does he even want to? ]
...Geez.
[ Huff. Huff! Kaito's recovered a bit of his nerve, and with it comes a rather daring play (well, daring for someone as touch-averse as Kaito). Turning in his seat, he plants both gloved hands on Lambda's cheeks (her face cheeks, you pervs!) and leans in until their foreheads are together.
Her breath feels even warmer, up close like this. He's such an idiot. Still, he's revealed his hand, so he can't run away now. Their lips are practically touching. ]
Do you even understand what taking responsibility means, you dope?
[ Yeah, he's challenging her, but it's his gaze that's starting to cloud over. ]
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Kaito's so good at putting up walls and dancing just out of her reach when she tries to catch him, but all she has to do is learn the right tune and suddenly, he's dancing right in the palm of her hand. He's never the one to touch her when he can get away with avoiding it, but if he's the one reaching out then she's already won, hasn't she?
Lambda just smiles. ]
Of course I do. It means I get to be the only one who takes care of your heart from here on, right? [ His heart. Sure. She knows exactly what she's saying, especially when it's in that low, teasing voice. ] I get to be the one who keeps it beating and when it's all bruised and tender, I have to be the one who kisses it better.
That's what you came to Mobius for in the first place, right?
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Beyond the intoxicating allure of her voice and the even more tempting pull of the intent behind it, Kaito can't help but... overthink
Kaito Nagano thinks too fucking much for anyone's good, and in this specific case, it results in him slowly lowering his hands and pulling away. His ears and cheeks remain rosy, but the gaze he settles on her is sharp and, unfortunately, focused. ]
...It is.
But if you know I'm unhappy here, then you know the possibility exists that even this attempt won't be able to sway me. [ Though, it's quite convincing. Horny-ass empath. ]
What will happen if you can't sway me?
[ Sorry, Lambda. Kaito's too uptight to enjoy this little indulgence, even in Mobius. He's dancing a little too well. ]
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[ Then again, Kaito's stubborn too, in his own way. She thought she'd got him off guard, but he's still got his pride, huh? That's part of what makes it so much fun to prod and poke at him, at least, so she can't say she's complaining... ]
I'll just have to try and try everything I can think of until you're happy here. I know all the things that make your heart race, after all. And if all that doesn't work...
[ She trails off. Lambda's eyes are always a little intense as it is, but right now they're kind of... ]
Then you'd be free to go. That'd be the end of it.