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"Aesthetics are important, and suits are associated with being refined. It reflects on the person, see?"

" What's so great about suits? "

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"There's nothing more beautiful than women in suits"

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Something I really like about Yunara and the Darkin War touching Ionia, is that it highlights just how much the concept of 'Oh everything was fine before Noxus' was a lie. Like, obviously the invasion didn't help, it's what most of the champions from Ionia were influenced and are responding to...but there was no paradise lost.

Jhin's murder streak began the invasion, Hwei's creativity was stiffled in the temple which was meant to uplift him, Syndra was imprisoned because people were afraid of her, Sett suffered discrimination for being a half-vastayan and a half-noxian (even before the invasion).

And that's what Yunara's voicelines sound like, she sounds like a boomer, she questions why people have pushed away traditions and never considers if those traditions were good in the first place.

There was no 'Good Ionia' before the invasion, there was an Ionia which hid away anything that strayed from what they believed, good or bad. And after the invasion, those voices (good or bad) won't be silenced anymore.

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Yunara actually reminds me a lot of Makoto from third strike? Mainly in her disposition and how she carries herself, and her animations being so snappy too, just a tiny ball of fury.

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//Honestly the confirmation with Yunara's launch skin that Ahri's hot spring skin is real...that's the most glaring 'Oh we are actually in dire financial problems' I've seen from Riot nksadhbjkasdh

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She remained quiet for a few minutes, simply staring at August as if she was studying, thinking about how much this could mean to her...but also how wrong it could go, even if it was tested first. And if things did go wrong, and she was the one to give them the materials, then she'd be just as responsible...could she really trust someone like her with that? Someone who she knew and cared for, but the type to do anything she can for her goal, even if it's dangerous?

...a kind of person like her....

Sighing, she gave a smile and a nod. "Very well. I'll procure those items and have them sent to you by tomorrow. You won't owe me anything, before you start, and I expect to be kept informed of the situation." Standing up she put a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Besides, you'd get the materials one way or another, this way I can at least make sure they are high quality"

Caitlyn walked by and grabbed the note, going to sit on the nearby table, a cold ice tea already there for her from before the guest arrived. She read the research carefuly and listened to August speak, before she slowly closed the note and grabbed her cup, humming to herself as she pondered the issue, eyes still on the girl on the floor.

"I can easily acquire those items for you, I'll have them by tomorrow if need be...however, while I adore Noelle she tends to be reckless on occasions specially in matters like this, and I promised a friend once that hextech would be used properly, NOT in any damaging way...so..." She leaned back and crossed her arms. "Can you give me your assurences that nothing wrong will happen? Even with a small test tatoo?"

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My friends telling me I'm the reason why they made their muses poly in some verses fills me with such a weird level of pride and happyness, spreading the poly agenda--

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Caitlyn walked by and grabbed the note, going to sit on the nearby table, a cold ice tea already there for her from before the guest arrived. She read the research carefuly and listened to August speak, before she slowly closed the note and grabbed her cup, humming to herself as she pondered the issue, eyes still on the girl on the floor.

"I can easily acquire those items for you, I'll have them by tomorrow if need be...however, while I adore Noelle she tends to be reckless on occasions specially in matters like this, and I promised a friend once that hextech would be used properly, NOT in any damaging way...so..." She leaned back and crossed her arms. "Can you give me your assurences that nothing wrong will happen? Even with a small test tatoo?"

Quick to take a drink, she set the glass on the floor beside her, basking in the moving air for a second. "Thank you, that's so nice..." Adjusting her position to better look... Way up at the already tall detective, her grin turned a bit sheepish. It's not a surprise visit if I tell you ahead of time," she chuckled.

"But... I stopped by to ask a favor." Holding up the note in hand, she waited for Caitlyn to look it over. A copy of the current research she had done with Noelle on the tattoo to help retain her memories. No finalized design, but the material list was expensive, mostly in the cost of powdered gold, and more importantly... "I stopped by to ask if it would be possible to get a little bit of powdered hex gem. I know they're... Well, important, but we think it would make a powerful base for this. The test should be simple, but if it works... A full back tattoo probably needs a decent bit."

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Seeing Sky turning around first she followed suit, her mind imagining all manner of strange individuals that might be the ones following them, and she found herself both dissapointed and relieved at how mundane they were. It was a group of five, the usual rough and tough look to them that many criminals shared...hell, if they wore more leather and brass, they might had passed for some of the gangs back home.

"I would listen to her, friends" When she spoke her accent was gone, her ionian sounding rather indistinct, maybe a bit unrefined but nothing to show she was a foreigner. The display from Sky was enough to frighten some of them, but though the group spoke between themselves in hushed whispers, they were still approaching slowly. Fear was good, it was an efficent deterrent, but they still needed another push.

Suddenly the first of the thugs, the most foolish or brave stepped on the trap. He could only afford a confused milisecond of confusion before he was enveloped by a net, and pushed down into the ground hard. The rest of the group, already tense and unsure what it was, fell back and run away, one tripping to the ground before getting back up, ignoring the pleas of their confused and scared comrade in the net.

She couldn't help but share a small smile with the mercenary. "Well now, I think we should continue on our travels..." She turned around and began walking again. "They might come back and free him...but the net will also release after a few minutes, enough for us to be long gone by then....excelent job by the way, you are were very terrifying"

The blonde gave a small nod, glad the Detective had alternatives at the ready. In reality, these 'goons' were probably those who had just lost their way, going after travellers just to get by. It didn't make what they doing right by any means...but it's why she said what she did.

Organised groups wouldn't be stupid enough to trail them in plain view, giving them time to prepare. If they were smart, they would have jumped them while on the road, forcing them to play at a disadvantage...at least, from her experience that would have been the case.

Hearing the *click*, she was careful not to step on the Detective's trap, instead focusing on the rabble that had been following them. Ionia had many different dialects, and while she recognised most of them, she wasn't fluent in all of them. There were murmurs in languages unknown to her, but she chose to address them in the island's common tongue, one she expected them to know.

'Surely you have better places to be instead going after a couple of travellers, ne?' The woman turned to the thugs with a smirk, her hand going to draw her blade and resting it across her shoulder.

'Run along, or I assure you you'll regret it.' With that, the blade crackled, the area around her beginning to feel...heavier.

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When the detective came back she had the lemonade in one hand, and a small fan on the other, giving the first directly into the girl's hands, and the second leaving it a few feet away from her.

"So, to what do I owe this nice visit from you?" She connected the fan and turned it on, aiming it her direction. "If I had known I'd have prepared a more fitting welcome for you"

While she's come to the manor to ask a serious question to Caitlyn, once inside, she's kind of just laying on the floor, sprawled out. The cool air and stone are a blessing she'd hardly thought about until today.

Seems even the smith has an upper tolerance for heat...

Caitlyn was leaning down and smiling at August, shaking her head playfully. "Aye, the big manor has a lot of heat resistance in how it was built, not to mention the AC and such" She kisses her forehead and walks off.

"You stay there, I'll be right back with something cold. Lemonade good?"

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While she's come to the manor to ask a serious question to Caitlyn, once inside, she's kind of just laying on the floor, sprawled out. The cool air and stone are a blessing she'd hardly thought about until today.

Seems even the smith has an upper tolerance for heat...

Caitlyn was leaning down and smiling at August, shaking her head playfully. "Aye, the big manor has a lot of heat resistance in how it was built, not to mention the AC and such" She kisses her forehead and walks off.

"You stay there, I'll be right back with something cold. Lemonade good?"

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there's a starman waiting in the sky he told us not the blow it because he knows it's all worthwhile!

an attempt to make a painting without lineart - I think it went rather well! If only because the dark colours make it harder to notice errors lol.

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//Man I forgot how much fun it is to write a sex scene where something is an actual hinderance to work around and try to figure out--

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Women with jackets that have shoulder pauldron decorations.

Thats it that's the post.

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"Sounds like a plan. I am not letting go of you though, my little songbird can shoot while still in my arms~" Kisses her head again. "Then I'm cooking your favorite, we are playing the piano and we shall cuddle all night"

Caitlyn hugs her from behind, kissing the top of her head and swaying her side to side. "I can get you a nice robo toe. It'll be very 'cool' and gold, hex-toe even. Maybe even add an anti-grav function to it"

She was worried about the pact, but knew enough of Hava and trusted Noelle more than enough. And so, gentle jokes to comfort her.

She'd totally get her the hex-toe if she asked though.

"Cait...it's fine. It's already grown back, like Hava said." Although there was a little scar there now.

She didn't seem in a mood for jokes...but did seem appreciative that Cait wasn't yelling at her.

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"..." She gently scoops her up, almost covering her with her coat as if it were some sort of wing, and carries her off. "Do you want understanding and letting you vent? Or should I play devils advocate and try and convince you this is how your friends show they care?"

"Or we could grab some of the guns and unload or anger onto targets, that's how I do it sometimes"

Caitlyn hugs her from behind, kissing the top of her head and swaying her side to side. "I can get you a nice robo toe. It'll be very 'cool' and gold, hex-toe even. Maybe even add an anti-grav function to it"

She was worried about the pact, but knew enough of Hava and trusted Noelle more than enough. And so, gentle jokes to comfort her.

She'd totally get her the hex-toe if she asked though.

"Cait...it's fine. It's already grown back, like Hava said." Although there was a little scar there now.

She didn't seem in a mood for jokes...but did seem appreciative that Cait wasn't yelling at her.

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Your Muse Sees Mine Being Flirted/Harassed And Mine Obviously Doesn't Like It, How Does Your Muse Respond?