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[tetherbell]

Go on. Think about it. Consider the... ~possibilities~.

[Fine. Another refill for you. But it's slow, and seductive, if pouring a drink can be such a thing.]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I really don't want to think about you naked!!

[He huffs and downs that drink as soon as it's topped off.]

[tetherbell]

But why nooooooooot?

[Is she always this whiny?]

It's not like I'm going to hurt you! I'm giving you a free pass, here!

[forgeabettertomorrow]

FREE PASS TO WHAT?!

[tetherbell]

To a world of fantasy and delight.

Just close your eyes...

[forgeabettertomorrow]

...w-what are you going to do...?

[tetherbell]

Whatever you want me to. Just picture it...

[She says as she goes to chill on the other end of the bar and helps herself to some more alcohol. If the key is trying to let his imagination run wild, doing anything is just going to get in the way, isn't it?]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

[Darin just falls kind of silent and stares at his glass. Maybe it's the alcohol kicking in, but he closes his eyes.]

[And starts getting redder and redder. His eyes shoot open.]

TH-THAT'S OKAY

[tetherbell]

Just "okay"? I deserve at least a "good", if not a "great"!

[forgeabettertomorrow]

N-No, I mean...I don't need to imagine anything!! I saw enough!!

[tetherbell]

Darin, why are you being so stupid about this? Let your dreams run wild and free, to make up for your timid, awkward reality.

[She says to a naked man.]

[powertotearer]

"Okay. That might be a good idea."

It's a good enough excuse to get him to take a break, and he actually does sit down first before canceling his transformation. Because the moment he does, all of the strength goes right out of him again, and he flails awkwardly for a second trying to keep himself from falling over.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Why is this so important to you?

Why do I have to imagine anything?? I mean, if you want me to see that bad, just make your clothes vanish!

[He's probably not even aware of what he said. Thanks to alcohol.]

[tetherbell]

[OH, SHE REALLY COULD, BUT...]

That's not the point here. I'm helping you, Darin. You're such a wreck over even such simple, natural desires -- your desires! Like a child who still believes in cooties.

You may think this rejection is giving you control over those feelings, but quite the opposite -- it is making you their plaything. Grow strong, and face them like a man, and maybe you will stand the faintest chance against your demon.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

...So, picturing you naked is going to make me strong enough to control Diomuhr?

...That makes no sense.

In fact, I bet picturing you naked will do the opposite when it comes to control.

[Should you really be encouraging a naked man to do this, Muzet?]

[tetherbell]

It makes perfect sense and shut up.

Face it, Darin. It's the same problem, isn't it? You think ignoring something is the same thing as controlling it.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I'm pretty sure fantasizing about you is totally different!

L-Look...wouldn't it bother you if I did?

Because it's hard not to think about after having seen it...

[tetherbell]

Darin, at least half the men who walk through this district are likely to fantasize me. Why would one more bother me?

[It's actually kind of rude that you're not!!]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Because we're friends?

And I actually like you?

[tetherbell]

... ... ...

[For a moment, her cool attitude seems to slip.]

You... really like me?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

[Maybe it's the alcohol, but Darin's being a lot more open than usual.]

Yeah...I mean, I'm not used to you being so clingy, but I don't really mind it as much as I say do...

I just don't know how to react. It's not often a hot girl is hanging all over me.

[tetherbell]

[Oh, really? Well, then! Muzét's going to sidle back up the bar -- man, she has really been up and down and all over this thing, the stop motion video would be a heck of a thing to watch -- and start pouring him another drink or five.]

You're not doing yourself any favors by flinching away from them, though. You have to allow yourself to get comfortable about it, which means you have to suck it up until you can see it's not as scary as you think it is.

Just, you know. Be your natural self.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

It's not scary.

I actually kinda like it.

[Well, if she's going to keep pouring, he's going to keep drinking.]

It's just...y'know. Impolite to stare.

Because I would.

[tetherbell]

Unwanted attention is impolite, Darin. Wanted attention is a compliment.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

So...you want me to stare?

Like...now?

I dunno...