She'll certainly regret THIS in the morning

[zelda_hylia]

Who: Zelda and some unfortunate victims
Where: Kanaya's shop, the library, and then walking back home
When: Lustday
Style: Only brackets can contain this.
Status: Mostly closed, nudge me if there's something you really want to do. Trying to keep this at "embarrassing" instead of "sobbing on Monday because she's no longer a virgin", so!


[When Zelda wakes up on Sunday morning, there's something a little different about her. Not only is she wearing far less than usual (and with no attempt to cover up the slight cleavage resulting! Scandalous!), she just seems more... affectionate. The first thing she does is head out to Kanaya's shop to speak with her about the masquerade. Maybe she'll go to the library after that. The library sounds good.]

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In that library

[radiantwingedone]

[ Duke had gotten up, and before noon, read everything he had written in his ... house.

Which is why he is now in the library at noon, sitting in a corner with a pile of books.

There is reading to be done. ]

[zelda_hylia]

[When she spots Duke, Zelda makes her way over to him fairly quickly. She drapes her arms around his neck from behind, pressing against his back as she looks over his shoulder.]

Reading something interesting?

[radiantwingedone]

...? [ Don't mind him, Zelda, he made it a full page before noticing you were attached to him. ]

.... yes. [ And he pauses long enough to blink at her in distracted confusion....

Before back to reading.

the book may be on otters. ]

[zelda_hylia]

[Duke, don't ignore her like that! Sulking a little, she starts to run one hand through his hair while looking at his book. Surely it's not that fascinating. If he wants to know about otters, he can just ask an otter!]

...it's a book about otters.

[radiantwingedone]

It is.

[ Still very distracted by his book, but he's also getting distracted by that hair playing.

Only rather than his attention being pulled from his book to hair playing, its getting distracted from talking to hair playing. ]

They have some things wrong. And other things partially right. [ But he still reads it..

And picks up a book from next to him. This one is a recipe book. ]

Let's catch you on your way home, hm~

[relinquishing]

[At this point in the week, Guy just hoped the curse would be over. He was getting a bit sick of his own moodswings - it hadn't really done him much good.

Thankfully, today he seemed okay. He hadn't yelled at Luke or started any fights. He was untouched, right?

Sure, he was dressed a little more to catch the eye than anything else. Sure, his eyes were straying on certain people a bit more than normal. His normal honest comments to the ladies at the host club were just a little more outgoing, a bit... sassier. Enough to make a few local girls giggle and blush uncontrollably, at least.

But naaa, there wasn't anything wrong with this. Of course not! He'd totally know it otherwise.

He's left the club early, taking a quick peek into the Welcome Center to grab a couple calculations he had made earlier in the morning before strolling back into the plaza. And intentional or not, there's a smooth swagger to his step.]

[zelda_hylia]

[The princess is just a little pouty since Duke had been so terribly absorbed in his books, but she looks quite happy to see Guy. Even in her cursed state she's smart enough to not hug him in greeting like she had with Duke, instead crossing her arms under her chest and hugging herself a bit in an effort to keep her hands where they belong.]

Good afternoon, Guy.

[relinquishing]

[Ther's a split-second delay in his response, partly because as soon as he turns to greet her, he seems instantly distracted. Yes, partially by the outift she wore (wow she had never shown that much skin), but also because, with her arms wrapped up against her chest, just like that--

Yes, Zelda's not the bustiest woman on the planet. But to Guy, melons are melons, and that is cleavage on a woman he already finds attractive...

...

Oh, right, yes, looking at her face. Ahem.]

...Well hey there. [He smiles warmly.] Someone's sure looking gorgeous tonight.

[zelda_hylia]

[Usually, a statement like that would have her blushing furiously. Today? She just smiles in return, a little coy, a little flirtatious.]

You are looking rather good yourself. Today is a day for a wardrobe change, it seems.

[Her words are fairly tame, but they're accompanied by her looking at him from head to toe rather slowly. She felt his eyes on her, that was clearly an invitation to look back at him in return!]

[relinquishing]

Mmm~?

[For once, he doesn't seem to mind in the least that she's basically stripping him with her gaze. Pardon as his posture relaxes, Zelda - he seems to be enjoying it. His head lowers a bit, grin turning up into something more... amused.]

Nothing wrong with wanting to look your best or anything. Icing on the cake if it catches the eye of someone special, though, you know...?

["Best" being subjective, but who cares about that right now. Certainly not him, nope.]

[library]

[crackpotcrocker]

[Denzel knew something was up. The coral levels where high and his communicator, as he had scanned in the early morning hours, had pictures of shirtless men so decided for the day to turn that off. Whatever the heck was going on was completely awkward. So, making his way to the library to do more research on all of these universes and perhaps Vat, itself. With a pile of books, almost completely hiding him from one side, Crocker sat at a table with his pen and paper out. There was research to be done! Tapping his chin with his pen, he was wondering why this apparent curse, wasn't affecting him... Then scratches his head.] I wonder if the coral is random... If that's the case, would explain why certain people are taken here and certain people disappear. THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE!

[Beat. He quickly sits down] Sorry!

[But could he prove that?]

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda is one of those people behaving oddly today. Even though her own nature mostly ensures that she's only actively pursuing people she had some level of romantic interest in beforehand, her clothing and body language don't change when speaking to Denzel. She smiles and waves off his apology.]

No trouble. Doing a little research?

[crackpotcrocker]

[Fixing his glasses] Yes, I am. Appreciated, last thing I want to happen is be banned from the lib- [He looks up and insant nosebleed due to Zelda's outfit]

[zelda_hylia]

Mr. Crocker?!

[Zelda has no idea what a comical nosebleed is supposed to signify, thankfully. She's just worried about him. The princess attempts a quick healing spell, looking startled.]

[crackpotcrocker]

NO! Don't come any closer! [Squinting his eyes close] And what the heck do you think you're wearing?!

[Zelda's quick healing spell works for now...]

Kanaya's shop

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo is shopping looking around for something a bit more...conservative or something very close to what he's wearing today. Not having much luck, he sighs and begins to leave the store for elsewhere and may or may not bump into Zelda.]

[zelda_hylia]

[Her clothes aren't the only thing different - her shoes are much taller than usual, too. As such, Angelo bumping into her unexpectedly sends her reeling. She doesn't quite fall to the ground, grabbing onto him instead.]

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo, seeing he bumped into the poor lady on accident, then decides to help her balance herself up after grabbing onto him.]

Oh I'm so sorry miss, I wasn't watching where I was going. Are you all right? Here, let me help you.

[zelda_hylia]

Ah, thank you...

[She's mildly embarrassed about having stumbled on him, but she gets a little distracted when she looks up into his eyes. That shade of blue reminds her of Link... Zelda goes ahead and holds on to his shoulder a little longer than she needs to.]

I don't believe we've met before. My name is Zelda.

On the way home

[fistfullofmagic]

[Curse weeks were bound to be strange certainly, but nothing could have prepared Dhaos for the sheer Twilight Zone-esque effect that is seeing the woman he had come to view as a sister in an outfit so different from her usual style. It throws him a bit, to say the least.]

[zelda_hylia]

[At least Dhaos won't be subject to her shameless flirting, then he might really feel unprepared. She smiles and waves when she sees him.]

Hello, Dhaos. Are you heading home as well?

1/2 Sorry about the wait! (Kanaya's shop, naturally)

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[Kanaya is actually in the front room when Zelda walks in, switching outfits on some of the mannequins. She turns around when the door's bell rings.]

Hello~ How are y-

2/2

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[And no more talking from this rainbow drinker. She's a bit stunned at the moment, being fully aware that Zelda would not normally wear something like that. Though to Kanaya's eyes the dress practically qualifies as 'modest', she remembers well the reaction a similarly cut sundress received. Are.. are those heels? Oh my.]

[zelda_hylia]

[Helloooo there Kanaya! Zelda smiles at her, just a little more flirtatiously than she typically would.]

Hello, Kanaya. It has been awhile.

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[Well that's certainly odd. Kanaya's too polite to continue gawking though.]

It certainly has. Too long, perhaps. To what do I owe the pleasure?