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4-Word Sentence Prompts

An assortment of prompts and/or starters using only four words. Adjust as necessary to fit pronoun and/or descriptor. Reblog, please do not repost or add.

“ I don't need you. ”

“ Celebrate while you can. ”

“ It was too much. ”

“ I'm so, so sorry. ”

“ Let me love you. ”

“ Where have you been? ”

“ Why am I here? ”

“ I would love to. ”

“ I tried but failed. ”

“ You'll never forgive me. ”

“ I want to confess. ”

“ I will protect you. ”

“ You don't deserve me. ”

“ I don't deserve you. ”

“ You are safe here. ”

“ You choose your fate. ”

“ I have lost control. ”

“ I don't recognize myself. ”

“ You are to blame. ”

“ You lack the skills. ”

“ Be still, don't move. ”

“ Yet again you lie. ”

“ You are so beautiful. ”

“ Take it off. Now. ”

“ Look at you now. ”

“ Shoot before it escapes! ”

“ You can't do this! ”

“ Please don't leave me. ”

“ Please leave me along. ”

“ Worship me or die. ”

“ Bow before me, peasant. ”

“ Did you make this? ”

“ I can't believe this! ”

“ You are my villain. ”

“ You are my hero. ”

“ I don't take sides. ”

“ Run, don't look back. ”

“ My life is perfect. ”

“ Don't lie to me. ”

“ When is it over? ”

“ What is this madness? ”

“ Cut loose, have fun! ”

“ I hate you all. ”

“ I love you, dear. ”

“ You drive me crazy. ”

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❒⟿ @fangedstories asked: ⬳❒

❒⟿ "Hello Shades. Tell me...do you feel Pain?" ⬳❒

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Who was this kid? Where had he even come from? And what was with this line of questioning? It felt like a threat, or maybe he had done something to offend and this child somehow couldn't believe he had a heart or any feelings. But he honestly had no idea who this even was, so...

"I'm sorry... I feel like I should at least get an introduction or something if you... Hm. No, that doesn't exactly sound very professional does it? I do feel pain. Not for a while now, but I haven't exactly been trying to get myself hurt, if that makes sense. Why do you ask, young man? Who are you? Did I do something to elicit such a response?"

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{I finally have an interest checker, y'all! Please, if you know right out of the gate who you most wanna interact with, by all means fill it out so when I start posting calls and memes and stuff I can get us rolling quicker~! And if there's folks you don't know, all of these people should have wiki pages (even though a lot of them are empty), so you can at least get a sense of who you're looking at.}

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Name: MKN (Mikan) Age: 21 Gender/Pronouns: F|She/her Orientation: Homoromantic Homosexual Height: [UNKNOWN] Notable Physical Features: N/A Trigger Warnings: Dark themes, nsfw/nsft, criminal acts, Likes: Street art, her grandmother, the color orange, freedom, individuality, urban culture, fruity snacks, bold personalities Dislikes: The government, The culture around formality, bitter foods, loud people, meek personalities, consumerism

Appearance:

TLDR: MKN is a street artist who has a close relationship with her grandmother and very strong political opinions. While soft-spoken in person she creates a bold and loud presence both on online platforms and through her graffiti. She makes friends easily online, but doesn’t feel strongly about meeting anyone in person.

Background: MKN, or just Mikan, is a young woman who was born to a normal, middle-class family on the outskirts of Shibuya. She grew up wild and free most of her life, listening to stories her grandmother told her of her own wild youth. While a relatively soft-spoken child, Mikan had a large and bold spirit, and even from a young age she was making her spark of creative and progressive thinking be known. Her father was often trying to support her since his own childhood creativity seemed to spark something in his mother, but as she got older and bolder both he and his wife grew more apart from her. Mikan became a loudspeaker for political debate, and while she was never found on any actual soapboxes, she was always looking for new ways to make herself be heard. The answer later came in the form of a spray can her grandmother gave her, and she went out immediately to start testing her abilities with street art. Her love of the art form grew more and more from that point, and as she grew up and into social media, she began spreading her bold ideals to the rest of the world. She’ll paint over anything she feels is uninspired or spreads a bad message. She’s currently enjoying her domination of the Shibuya space, but a part of her fears the day CAT ever comes out of hiatus… Almost as much as she’s excited over that fateful encounter.

Abilities: Mikan is just a regular RG citizen with no particular ability to see the UG or notice anything that is happening among it. She has a strong ability with graffiti and her grandmother is trying (and failing) to teach her some business sense, but she’s not completely ignoring it. She knows how to pay attention to the world around her, and she has a good way of assessing how it runs. She’s not as great with people, but having a digital platform mitigates that lack of ability.

Personality: Despite her loud opinions, Mikan is not a loud person. In person she is quiet and only really speaks to others when necessary. She isn’t necessarily antisocial, but she’s definitely a not one to start up conversations or bring attention to herself. The best way to get her to open up is through social media. She loves her fans and she comes out a lot when she gets to have a conversation online. Sometimes she even gets into arguments, but she’s not going to waste her time if she feels like she’s working with a lost cause. She’s not quick to make friends in person, but does so almost immediately online and can even work herself up to meeting some of her online friends in person. She tends to remain soft-spoken in person, even around those she feels comfortable with.

Relationships: Mikan has a distant but friendly relationship with her parents, but she has a very close and loving relationship with her grandmother. Even though she really doesn’t care very much for her grandmother’s attitude towards her dad’s old designs or her attitude about tourism and business, she can’t help but love and admire her grandmother’s in-your-face attitude and rebellious nature. Even though she would prefer to leave consumerism out of it, Mikan still looks to model herself after her grandmother and hopefully become someone similar in the future. When it comes to friendships, as mentioned before, most of them are online with people she’s never met in person, and that’s where most of her social life happens. She doesn’t mind making friends, but meeting people face-to-face makes her a little nervous. As much as she would like to live in an idyllic world where nothing bad ever happens, she knows she can’t really rely on that right now, and that she must be careful when taking actions like that. When it comes to romance, she hasn’t quite found herself connecting with someone on that level yet, but she doesn’t consider it completely off the table for herself, either. She definitely doesn’t want her romance to be like some boring rom-com, though, so she’s not particularly looking to change her relationship status.

Hobbies: Mikan’s main hobby is to go out and paint graffiti. She’s even made a name for herself using her bold pieces and her aesthetics to draw others in. And while she wouldn’t consider it a big hobby, she also really enjoys planning and pulling off new coords with her all-orange look (especially if she can do so through small business and local artists!). Even though this particular trademark was something that came up by coincidence (she just really liked the color orange), she has since learned to cultivate it into something that makes her day just a little more enjoyable. Her final major hobby is to post online on various social media sites and curate a digital presence. There’s just something about connecting with the world whenever and wherever she likes.

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{This is an announcement to say that I finally FINALLY completed MKN's profile. Now, it's basically 98% headcanon right now and maybe for quite a while yet because I just. I can't find any information about NEO like, hardly at all. I just can't! Sorry, that does really suck. I am replying NEO, though, so maybe I'll start writing down all the dialogue for her and other characters I have on this list and keeping all their information in a book or something as I uncover it because holy smokes. I can't find anything out there. And that's why these are taking so long.}

{I do not have icons for her yet, but that probably won't take me long to get at least semi-fixed because, ya know, I have a lot of stuff figured out for that already. I'll get around to it, ya know.}

{Now, I'm going to make her profile post for the carrd next and have it all fixed out for you. I'm just... So glad I'm finally done with her. OTL Looks like Shinta Iwata is next on the list. God. Surely I can find more info for the OG game...}

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Kitaniji took a step back, appalled at the way his Composer was treating him. His crime? What crime? What had he done that had caused all this? His brain was starting to spiral up into a panic, but washing the words through is mind one more time made him take pause.

"Your crime against Shibuya and the Composer. . ."

The Composer. Not myself. Not even us. The Composer.

And his diction was all off. The Composer could certainly be formal when he wanted to be, but this one sounded almost archaic. Whoever this imposter was, it wasn't his Composer...

Kitaniji furrowed his brow and shielded himself against the oncoming figure, eyes sharp behind the darkness of his glasses, "I have not committed any crime against Shibuya or the Composer. You are not my Composer... Who are you? On what authority do you have to come here and interrupt my work? I would never betray Shibuya's mighty Composer, so you have no case against me. You are a fraud!"

The Angel drew his blade and walked slowly forward, death in his eyes "Your crime against Shibuya and the Composer are non-redeemable. You have been given permission to beg and plead. Unless you provide me with evidence that Shibuya needs one such as you, my sword will find its mark. You have ten minutes."

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❒⟿ @fangedstories asked: ⬳❒

❒⟿ "Megumi Kitaniji. By order of the High Council, you have been selected for termination. Make your peace."

(Unenlightened Joshael to Kitaniji) ⬳❒

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Kitaniji stood in shocked silence for a moment, at first having nothing at all to say. He couldn't quite believe it, really. He'd been working so hard, and he had such great respect for the Composer and the city. He had curated only the best souls to return to the RG and carry out the will of the Composer. Why, then, was he being terminated? What had he done to make the Composer (High Council? What was that?) decide that he was no longer worthy of his position? Where had he failed?

Finally he found some space to breathe, and his brows furrowed lightly as he swallowed hard to keep his composure, "But Composer, I don't understand. Did I breach some law? Was I failing in some way? Do I not receive some explanation for why I am being terminated? No way to redeem myself?"

His frame was shaking, ever so subtly. He was more upset than he had been in quite some time, but be didn't want to believe this was beyond saving. If he had upset his Composer somehow, he wanted to believe that he could find some way to change his mind, to prove he was worthy of his seat.

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Wataru kept a placid expression as he continued to count the coins, "Thank you, sir... Your consideration is appreciated..."

But in his head he couldn't help but silently curse this. Counting each one was easier? Did he not know how to do basic math? Was that the problem? How had he gotten all this money when he couldn't even do basic math? Was he someone's very rich and very neglected son? If that was the case, he supposed he should pity the poor man, but still...

Still...

It didn't seem to be a pointed attack, at least, so Wataru supposed he couldn't be angry at Hazuki for that. But... That didn't mean he had any capacity to be okay with it at all...

He slowly worked his way through the money, making small towers and then scooting them off into their own sections. For all of his inter dialogue, Wataru was dutifully keeping track of the total amount and counting quickly to ensure this took as little time as possible for both of their sakes.

"Why of course - patience is a virtue, as they say. Take as long as you must, for I have nothing important on today."

Hazuki slipped his jacket back on in one, smooth motion, and transfered his phone back into his pocket before adjusting the clothing item. The jacket pockets don't even look that big, considering the outline of his phone is somewhat seeable, so how he had managed to fit so many coins in there is truly a Mystery. Though one should never underestimate pockets! Especially on jackets!

"This is quite silly, but admittedly I was struggling to count the pieces, thus I got many converted into 1 yen coins, so Counting became much easier. I sure do hope it's easier for you, as well. Think smarter, not harder and all."

Though he entirely believes he had make it easier for Poor Wataru. Hazuki's tone was too genuine, which was occupied with a proud smile! Hazuki truly means no harm or headache. He even took a small step back, as if giving Wataru space, as well as to avoid knocking the piles off.

Nonetheless, he stood there proudly as he watched as Wataru counted and piled the money. He would offer to help, but thought against it as he didn't want to intervene when Wataru seems like he has everything under control. From what Hazuki can assume, anyway.

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The joy painted across Wataru's face turned to confusion when Hazuki removed his Jacket and tipped it over. That expression continued to melt to a strange mixture of shock and horror as the coins continued to flow out of his pockets and onto the countertop, splaying over the sturdy glass with a raucous noise. Some piled haphazardly on the top, some bounced along the counter and rolled down the length, some slid off into the floor and created a smaller pool by Wataru's feet. He stood in complete silence as the metallic sands came pouring in waves down onto the weeping countertops until the very last one fell and dropped like a pin on the very top of the pile.

He hadn't even had time to ask if he was paying with cash or credit. Hadn't even had time to work out the final total. Hadn't even had time to get everything rung up on the cash register. It was there, bold and brilliant like a pirate's lost treasure all piled on top of his countertop space. And there was only one thought that could make any space through Wataru's mind.

'No. No. It's... It's one of them!'

God, he'd never seen a case this bad. All of the horror stories he'd been told! Had he done something wrong? had he offended this man somehow? Did he do something deserving of this hell!?

Wataru swallowed hard and adjusted his glasses, "Ah... P-please have some patience with me, sir. I... I'll have to count this to ensure I have the right amount. I wouldn't want to take more than you've been charged, after all..."

And that was all he said before he started dutifully piling the coins in little towers as he counted them one by one.

And Hazuki happily followed along, his eyes sparkling with joy. Just the fact that Wataru appeared to know what to do is intriguing to see. If Hazuki wasn't content to be in this store, he sure is now! And the fact Wataru set it on such a pillow, dramatically contrasting the piece of Jewelry...It was beautiful! If not needing to listen for the price, he would have been lost in his own little world.

Hazuki had no idea how these prices were, but 250,000 yen sounds like a bargain to him! Though he paid even closer attention when Wataru began talking about Insurance and such. All Hazuki could understand is the Insurance basically keeps it safe. Although he'd usually be offended, this is the first time he'll be purchasing something! He'd hate to waste money, so...

"Oh yes yes. I'd love to pay an extra 2,000 yen! I do believe I picked up enough of my money after all!~"

Hazuki was quick to pull his phone out of his jacket pocket, slipping it against his waist and the waist band of his pants as if to keep it safe. This proved to be it as he took off his jacket and...Casually held it upside down. Multitudes of 1 yen coins flooded out. At least...In a Controlled way. Somehow. Though it was obvious there was enough 1 yen coins, perhaps even more then enough!

All the while Hazuki genuinely looks so proud of himself, unable to see how this...Wasn't particularly the best. Very reminiscent of a little kid being able to buy their First Video Game all by themself.

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As expected, once Wataru took the chain from the glass with a hand wrapped in a soft cloth he moved over to the cash register, guiding Hazuki to follow him with an outstretched hand. He made a grand show of taking down an expensive looking box and opening it to carefully arrange the necklace within, setting it in place on a dark, velvet pillow.

"Now, this piece is going to be 250,000 yen. If you'd like, you can pay an extra 2,000 yen to get a year of insurance on the piece? That means should something happen to it like it breaks or falls into some place unsavory and needs to be fixed or replaced we'll do it for free for a year. This doesn't include the maintenance fee, but for any major accidents we'll repair or even replace the piece. Would you like to add the insurance fee? It's entirely optional."

"Yes." Hazuki nodded.

"My mind is set on the chain currently."

Hazuki patted his jacket pockets, checking to see nothing fell out, humming briefly upon noticing that yes - nothing fell out. Wonderful!! Ooh he is rather thrilled. Now, should he go over to the paying area? He understands in stores that there's a designated area for the act of exchanging of money for the goods. He's just...Unsure about how that area looks. But he's sure that when Wataru will lead him to that area after retrieving the piece, if there is one.

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{Alrighty, I finally have some icons made up for Wataru's crossdressing form. In case you are curious, the FC I'm using is Caterina Sforza from Trinity Blood. I'm still working on anime scs, but I went ahead and used some of the official art that's just floating out there to make some icons.}

{I think this is also a great time to go ahead and post an hc about how Wataru sounds when he is cosplaying or crossdressing. He does change his voice, and the result is a husky lower feminine voice. I'll find a vc for him soon enough. But just imagine that sort of voice when I'm writing with him with these icons.}

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Wataru covered his mouth with a delicately decorated hand and laughed softly, "Why, yes, I did! I have an online shop, too, if you'd prefer to take a card. I make these in my spare time and bring my extras to conventions like this. My, but you must have an excellent eye for jewelry. I might not be associated with any company, but I make sure to use only the best materials for my wor-- Oh! Ah- pardon me, I was rambling."

Actually, it was a sales pitch, but he suddenly realized he couldn't quite use that here. If she really was so close to figuring out who he was, surely his carefully practiced sales pitch would give him away immediately. Again he tried to turn the conversation away, instead thinking to focus on the individual pieces themselves.

"In any case, you can see I have a wide array of franchises here. And if there's something you don't see but would like a piece from, I can take custom orders and get you a quote. And I can even replicate pieces you see in those series, too~"

Her arms cross and she frowns as she stares down at the other, her eyes narrowed as she swore she knew this person....But where?

It was the face that had caught her attention, something about the other was striking a chord in her that she had run into them somewhere. But where?

Emi couldn't recall, but the longer she studied the other....It had to be the face. However something was throwing her off that finally she sighed, closing her eyes and relaxing her posture before shaking her head.

"Sorry...I really thought I knew you, sorry if the staring bothered you," Emi finally spoke up with a weak smile, "I try to remember people I speak to a lot...Part of my job." Socializing with clients was so normal for her....Perhaps she just met the other in passing? Either way even with her 'sharp' eyes, Emi knew the limit of how long a simple glance to a full on stare was rude. Instead she glanced at the display of jewelry, taking in each piece before speaking up again.

"Actually I'm here with a friend...She begged me to accompany her and I'm trying to broaden my horizons in doing other activities aside from just work and staying home. Also I'm here on a bit of an errand for a someone my son knows. I was asked to find something she liked," Emi offered a soft chuckle, "If it's not too much trouble to ask, did you make all of these? If so you're very talented."

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"Of course, sir, that's perfectly fine," Wataru nodded and went behind the case to open up the lock and retrieve the piece in question. "In that case, what shall you be buying today? Will it be that chain you were talking about earlier?"

Damn. But no bother. If nothing else, he seemed to have an impact on Hazuki at the very least. Maybe he wasn't going to buy the rest now, but he might come in in the future and do so. Maybe after giving it some thought, or maybe Wataru could convince him to buy a new piece when he came in to have the plating readjusted on the necklace. Whatever the case, he was almost sure Hazuki would be a repeat customer after this.

It really was turning out to be a better day than he thought it would be.

"Hm...I see.."

Well...He certainly has no issue with a fee - Wataru is so right with that! After all, to keep something so gorgeous maintained? He has no issues with that! Plus, with how much cash he has gotten, all of which he never spent, he doesn't see a reason to have an issue.

"..Just one of the pieces for now. However I will admit to you, to buy a full set is very tempting, yet I must control myself."

He's rather proud of controlling himself currently too, considering he's surrounded by beautiful things. Everything has caught his eye in one way or another. But over all, he knows he shouldn't by much at once, hence opting to just buy one piece of this Gorgeous White Gold Jewelry. After all, where's the fun in buying too much at a time? Besides, what if that's considered rude? He'd hate to be rude to this Being, who has been entirely polite!

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{I finally have an interest checker, y'all! Please, if you know right out of the gate who you most wanna interact with, by all means fill it out so when I start posting calls and memes and stuff I can get us rolling quicker~! And if there's folks you don't know, all of these people should have wiki pages (even though a lot of them are empty), so you can at least get a sense of who you're looking at.}

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❒⟿ @insightful-mother asked: ⬳❒ ❒⟿ ' have we met? ' (open to anyone you want Emi to interact with!) ⬳❒

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"O-oh...! Uh, n-no, I don't think so..."

God, of all the times to be caught like this...! Yes, he remembered her, though thank god it was only a brief meeting. Miss... Sakuraba, if he remembered correctly. Il Cavallo had hired her to create some promotional material for their brand, and since his store was going to be the site of the promotion, he had been put in charge of handling everything. He'd met with her, had several lunches with her while the two of them worked on the designs for the promotional ads and which pieces would be at the forefront, had shown her around the shop and the products she would be promoting. God, he had spent an ample amount of time with her during those meetings, and his spine was frozen from the thought of it.

But that had been in his usual attire, perfectly presentable and well within what the public would expect of him. He never would have thought he would have found her here of all places, in the middle of a convention at a booth where he was selling his homemade jewelry based on a number of different series he was watching and new the public enjoyed. And... dressed as a woman... How embarrassing. How mortifying if there was even a slight chance that she might recognize him. How absolutely awful! He'd be ruined! Why was she here!? Was this a job? Was she an otaku or something!?

But he tried to have faith in his own abilities. Because while he hadn't pitched his voice up to a ridiculous extent, he certainly didn't sound like he normally would in the shop, and his makeup was absolutely impeccable, and judging from the compliments he'd been receiving all day he'd done a good job of portraying the woman he had decided to cosplay as.

God. Oh god, he prayed he didn't get recognized...

"B-but since you're here," he perked up and tried to turn her attention away from himself and more to his wear, "what do you think about buying some jewelry? It's just the kind of subtle merch you would be able to wear out in public spaces. Er, if you're trying to hide it from your family anyway."

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Wataru gave him a small bow, "Yes, of course. It's not uncommon to be curious about these details. The materials and labor involved does mean that we have a small service fee for re-plating, but I'm sure a man of your caliber would have no issue with that. And really, if you're keeping up with all of your accessories the way one should, you'll be paying a jeweler a service fee for maintenance on anything you wear. And while Il Cavallo del Re's luxury is often reflected in it's price, you will find that our maintenance fees are much more reasonable than other companies who take most of their revenue from it. We have no need for that since our revenue is based on our top-line product. Were you looking on buying anything today? We have full sets, so you could get a variety of accessories for one total sum. Or, if you prefer, I can sell you just one of our pieces so you can get a feel of it before you fully commit to the line."

It was time to go in for the kill. If he did his job well enough he could send this young man home with a new collection of expensive jewelry, or at the very least he could have one more sell on his record. He would have added in flattery, but he doubted that would have worked without having seen the pieces one his person at all. Besides, there was plenty of time for that if he was being flimsy about the purchase. Nothing like a little buttering up to get someone to dip into their pockets.

"My, you're truly well informed in this area. But I expect nothing less."

Hazuki smiled as he observed the white gold, intrigued by it's mere existence. Even if it's just plated in...That. He didn't understand half the things Wataru said, but Hazuki just pretended to understand. It's easier that way. His attention was quick to shift to the white gold neck pieces, his eyes sparking up. These truly did look like silver and platinum!~

"I suppose the re-plating costs money, yes? Not like I'd mind, with how gorgeous it appears. I'd just like to ask. Certainly you've been asked this by others."

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Wataru nodded and led him to the case with their white gold jewelry, "Indeed. When it comes to looks white gold does greatly resemble silver and platinum, but it is different in many ways that count. For example, were you to have an engraving done on silver, the result would be questionable at best. Silver doesn't take engravings well, and fine details especially can be troublesome for this metal. White gold, however, is a fine material to use for even the tiniest of details, so you can get very beautiful and complex engravings on them. Platinum can handle the engraving process just fine, but it is a much heavier metal and will feel rather weighted while wearing it. Some customers prefer the weighty feel of platinum, but if you prefer a lighter, less taxing piece to wear, you'll want to use white gold. Furthermore, both platinum and silver tarnish and patina quite easily. If you prefer a duller look to your jewelry this is of course no issue, but over time it will become more and more difficult to maintain them. White gold, on the other hand, is simply a yellow gold and nickel composite plated in rhodium. While frequent wear will wear down the piece and give it a yellowish hue, it's very simple to return to us to have it re-plated. It makes maintenance a lot easier than other metals."

It was also their most expensive material, and it would look a lot better on him to be able to sell white gold over silver. If he could convince Hazuki to get a higher karat piece, he would make even more as well. But he did a good job of making the material look good, and even if it didn't work, he could only imagine that Hazuki might prefer platinum over the white gold, which wasn't a total loss.

Tacky? Hazuki...Supposes he understands that. Plus it could risk the two pieces tangling together, and overall being an Annoyance. Though no doubt that's why Wataru mentioned different Lengths and Sizes...Or did he mention it purely for the Aesthetic purposes? He didn't particularly care.

"White Gold?" Hazuki looked back at Wataru, like a Confused kid when you call their name. He even tilted his head, as if emphasizing Confusion!

"Ooh I've never heard of such thing! Colour me Intrigued. But what Separates Silver from White Gold? I've never seen White Gold I believe, so just going off the name Alone, I envision it to look too much like Silver...Or Platinum."