EnsTren: (*pets poor paranoid sheseto*)
Edmondia: (she needs hugs)
EnsTren: (she is paranoid of them)
Edmondia: (yes)
Edmondia: (but she still needs them)
EnsTren: (*nudges Mai*)
EnsTren: (Mai is a self assured lady, feminine and strong)
EnsTren: (and I bet she used to be a tomboy)
Edmondia: (yes, she is. <3 Mai)
EnsTren: (she could understand sheseto)
Edmondia: (yes, but how to get them to be pals?)
Edmondia: (...Jounouchi-kun! ^_^)
EnsTren: (she already works for him too)
Edmondia: (that's true)
Edmondia: (hee hee, girltalk!)
EnsTren: (but how to get seto to tell her?)
EnsTren: (...Mokuba-kun!)
Edmondia: (Mokuba?)
EnsTren: (Mokuba knows oniisama is oneesama but pretends he doesn't)
Edmondia: (and he tells Mai?)
EnsTren: (no, he tells Seto to talk to Mai)

EnsTren: (true, but I don'tknow how the horomonal treatment would have affected her down there)
EnsTren: (I suppose it's entirely possible that she isn't matured there enough to have sex normally)
EnsTren: (because it's been long term and straight though puberty)
Edmondia: (and if Seth manages to convince her to go the magic route?)
EnsTren: (I wonder how she would deal with sudden tits and hips)
Edmondia: (she'd still be very slender)
Edmondia: (but... quiet surprise, mostly)
EnsTren: (yeah, because magic can't do everything)
EnsTren: (and the horomones fucked her over)
EnsTren: (I think the first time she'd want to be alone, to imprint on her memory what she's supposed to be)
Edmondia: (yeah)
EnsTren: (indulging in thoughts like "Am I pretty?")
Edmondia: (examining herself in the mirror)
EnsTren: (crying but not knowing why)
Edmondia: (wondering if she would have looked like this otherwise)
EnsTren: (messing up her hair into a something that would look more on a girl than on a man)
Edmondia: (doing little-girl twirls)
EnsTren: (just because she can)
EnsTren: (deciding she doesn't like being girly, her personality is too imprinted)
EnsTren: (but putting on a girl's uniform from her school--and deciding she hates pink)
Edmondia: (taking that off and trying on other things)
EnsTren: (deciding she likes pants best but dresses can be fun)
EnsTren: (thinking a little bit about makeup and then sneering)
Edmondia: (preening in the mirror)
EnsTren: (definetly not liking skirts though)
EnsTren: ("sexually provocative")
Edmondia: (I don't see her dressing like Mai or Anzu)
Edmondia: (no hooker boots)
EnsTren: (boots though, senseable stuff)
EnsTren: (wishes she could have long hair though)
Edmondia: (wondering what Mokuba would think)
EnsTren: (hehe, reason why Mokuba has long hair: parents and others were exasperated at Seto's tomboyishness so Mokuba got to have his hair long to make up for it.)
EnsTren: (I wonder how Mai would react to being turned into a confidante)
Edmondia: (surprise, slight bemusement, and older-sister stance)
EnsTren: (and when she finds out how she was put into this position)
Edmondia: (righteous rage)
EnsTren: (horror, maybe?)
Edmondia: (That too)
EnsTren: (*pets Seto*)
Edmondia: (*hugs Seto*)
Edmondia: (I love Mai ^_^)
EnsTren: (*watches Mai hug Seto*)
Edmondia: (so does she let Seth see her?)
EnsTren: (no)
EnsTren: (she hasn't seen herself yet)
Edmondia: (even after her preening?)
EnsTren: (maybe)
EnsTren: (I can see Mai and Seto doing a minor minor makeover party)
Edmondia: (Mai fussing over her)
EnsTren: (beautiful thick hair, bemoaning the fact that she can't have it long)
Edmondia: (teasing her with a present of racy underthings)
EnsTren: (Seto turning red and squeaking)
Edmondia: (Mai laughing and telling her that she didn't have to wear them)
EnsTren: (Seto glaring and pouting and smiling just a little)
Edmondia: (Mai going on to list many other sorts of racy underthings that she should try)
EnsTren: (Seto covering her ears and whining slightly)
Edmondia: (Mai giggling and telling her to relax and that she's just teasing)
Edmondia: (then wondering aloud if she'd like flirting lessons)
EnsTren: (Seto loudly protesting that she's not intrested in anyone that way)
Edmondia: (Mai smirking at her)

EnsTren: (why am I seeing Seto getting long hair via magic and going out on shopping with Mai?)
Edmondia: (uh... 'cause you're weird?)
EnsTren: (but you like the image though, don't you?)
Edmondia: (I hate shopping with my friends, so...)
EnsTren: (ditto.)
Edmondia: (and most of them look terribly out-of-place in my favorite stores)
EnsTren: (but still, clothing shopping for Seto to wear when she's in girl shape)
EnsTren: (I'm thinking mall trawling)
Edmondia: (I can see that)
Edmondia: (but yes, lots of dress-up)
Edmondia: (and army boots)
EnsTren: (steel toed boots)
EnsTren: (bras)
Edmondia: (comfy ones)
EnsTren: (yeah, no underwire crap)
EnsTren: (Seto's a pretty girl)
Edmondia: (yush)
EnsTren: (gah, what if she meets Yugi and co?)
Edmondia: (the usual, 'Hi, this is the gang, don't mind the infighting and random death threats.')
Edmondia: (Yugi and Atemu a wee bit suspicious)
EnsTren: ("Who are you?")
Edmondia: (Insert 'oh crap' here)
EnsTren: (Blink, "I'm Siren, I work in KaibaCorp as an intern.)
Edmondia: ("Hi!" "Hello!" "Nice to meet you!" "Hey.")
EnsTren: (Twitches and bites her tongue to keep back the dog insults. Instead she forced herself to take a step back closer to Mai.)
Edmondia: (Anzu beamed at her. "Are you new in town?")
EnsTren: ("Something like that, yes.")
Edmondia: ("You related to Mai?")
EnsTren: ("We're friends. ...My luggage was lost on the plane so we're shopping.")
Edmondia: (Anzu grinned. "Really, where are you heading? I've got these three lovely gentlemen around to act as package-bearers, want me to lend you one?")
Edmondia: (Yugi, Jounouchi, and Honda sweatdropped and took a discreet step backwards.)
EnsTren: She snorted, lovely? "No, I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."
Edmondia: Anzu's grin gew a bit more evil. "Aren't we all? But they do make good slave labor."
EnsTren: She considered it and smirked evilly. "Sounds acceptable, but they aren't touching my underwear."
Edmondia: "Of course," Anzu agreed, an equally evil glint in her eye. "Boys?"
Edmondia: They cowered.
EnsTren: "What do you think, Mai?"
Edmondia: "Sounds like a plan," she purred, eyes on Jounouchi.
EnsTren: Ick. She crossed her arms under her breasts and unconsiously flipped her hair behind her shoulder. "Where to next then, Mai?"
Edmondia: She grinned. "Shoe shopping!"
Edmondia: The boys let out simultaneous groans.
EnsTren: "Sensible shoes only, and maybe, maaaybe a pair of those strappy torture devices."
Edmondia: Anzu shook her head chidingly. "Tsk, platforms are the way to go."
EnsTren: "I don't need to be any taller."
Edmondia: "That's not the point! It's the principle of the thing!"
Edmondia: Mai blinked. "There's a principle for platform shoes?"
Edmondia: "...well, there should be."
EnsTren: She pressed two fingers to the middle of her forehead and rubbed.
EnsTren: "Boots. Steel toed boots perhaps. I can etch them in the lab."
Edmondia: Mai grinned. "Sounds like an excellent idea."
EnsTren: She smiled, simple smile, not a smirk--it was... nice to smile that way. "To the shoe stores then."
Edmondia: Mai grinned and grabbed Jounouchi by the collar. "Let's go!"
Edmondia: The boys let out identical groans of protest, but meekly followed. Or, in Jounouchi's case, was dragged.
EnsTren: Siren was quite happy.
Edmondia: This was an aspect of femininity that she hadn't quite expected.
EnsTren: There was an aspect of power in it she had not expected.
EnsTren: She was, however, not happy being cajoled into many pairs of "strappy torture devices." The two other females cited she had the ankles for it.
Edmondia: Yugi, Honda, and Jounouchi were snoozing on a low bench. Lucky bastards.
EnsTren: Anzu came out with these thigh high platform boots. "Hell no!"
Edmondia: "You've got the legs for them..."
EnsTren: "Hell no!"
Edmondia: She snapped her fingers. "Well, darn. Guess that means I'll just have to buy them."
EnsTren: Mai patted her soothingly on the shoulder.
EnsTren: And muttered into her ear that she was sure she could cause some bloody noses if she did pose with them on.
Edmondia: "Oh, guys~" Anzu singsonged, leaning against their pile of packages, "Time to wake up~"
Edmondia: The boys bolted up, looking around with wide, terrified eyes, which got even wider when they landed on the mountain of packages.
EnsTren: Set-Siren, sniggered.
Edmondia: Yugi sighed and started humming a funeral dirge as Anzu started to stack packages in his arms.
EnsTren: And Mai ushed her friend into the changing rooms with the evil boots.
Edmondia: "Trying them on won't hurt you."
EnsTren: And so she tried them on, frowning at how they creeked and clung but... in the very bitter end, admitted they looked good on her.
Edmondia: "See? Not so bad, is it?"
EnsTren: "I don't enjoy... the connotation this has on my character."
Edmondia: "That you're sexy?"
EnsTren: "That I'm out for sex and might be easy."
Edmondia: "Wear 'em for yourself. Or if you find that one guy..."
EnsTren: "I'm not interested in having sex--ever."
EnsTren: But she did walk out to look at herself in the mirrors.
Edmondia: And, surprisingly, the boys were polite and didn't stare. Much.
EnsTren: "It feels like they should be pants."
Edmondia: "That is why you wear very little shorts or a skirt with them."
EnsTren: She pulled up her skirt a little to see how it looked.
Edmondia: Mai grinned. "See?"
EnsTren: She turned and twisted a bit, "I suppose. But I don't have anyone to wear them for. And wearing them around the house seems a bit pointless."
EnsTren: And she varied the length of her skirt to below the tops of the boots to above them so there was a strip of skin showing.
Edmondia: "It's a good look on you, though," Anzu pointed out.
EnsTren: "So?"
Edmondia: "So wear 'em for yourself. That's what I do."
EnsTren: "But then I'll get drool on them," she pointed at the boys. Yugi was especially drooling because of his leather fetish.
Edmondia: Anzu sighed. "...I wish I'd gotten him to look at me like that..."
EnsTren: "Why? I don't want anyone looking at me like that."
Edmondia: Anzu set her jaw and looked away. "...I... had a really big crush on him for a long time, and when I finally got the guts to act on it, it was too late. Silly, huh?"
EnsTren: "Maybe. If he's gay... no, wait, he's looking at me like that so he can't be gay."
Edmondia: "He's bi," she said flatly, "And I had a chance with him and I completely missed it."
EnsTren: "Are you quite sure," she said, sounding a touch like her masculine persona, "you had a chance?"
Edmondia: Anzu chuckled ruefully. "Actually, I know I did. Pathetic, isn't it?"
EnsTren: "Very."
Edmondia: "And the next thing I knew he was stolen away," she sighed, and a hint of tears glittered in her eyes. "Just goes to show you the reward for cowardice."
EnsTren: Seto really had no idea what to say.
Edmondia: Mai slung an arm around the younger girl's shoulders and squeezed her gently. "Sometimes that's just the way relationships happen," she murmured, "Or that's the way they don't. You have to go for them, not just wait for them to come to you."
EnsTren: So she took a guess. "I'm sorry."
Edmondia: Anzu gave her a watery smile. "Just do me a favor, okay? If you meet a guy that sweet and wonderful that's interested in you, don't be afraid to go for him."
EnsTren: "But what if I don't want him?"
Edmondia: Her eyes were sad. "They make wonderful friends, even if not lovers."
EnsTren: She plucked on the rings Mai insisted she wear. "Even if I hate him?"
Edmondia: "...sometimes that's how it starts," Mai murmured, "Then the bastard gets under your skin and won't get out of your head... and the worst thing is that he's being absolutely sincere."
Edmondia: "Speaking from experience, Mai?" Anzu drawled, wiping the wetness from her eyes.
EnsTren: Seto cast a glance at the mutt.
Edmondia: He was standing quietly, arms full of Mai's purchases, a small smile on his face, talking with Yugi and Honda. He glanced her way for a moment, but his eyes were for Mai, and his little smile grew in size before he looked away again.
Edmondia: Mai smirked. "Isn't it obvious?"
EnsTren: "The m-blond one, right?"
Edmondia: "Yeah, the blond" she affirmed quietly, casting him an affectionate glance. "The idiot made me think about myself and my life in ways I'd never done before. And..." she hugged herself gently, a giddy little smile on her lips, "He likes me for me, not for what I look like. Me." There was an expression of quiet wonder in her eyes.
EnsTren: "I'm too paranoid to trust anyone to like me for that reason. I just hope that doesn't leave me with spiked head."
Edmondia: "Surprisingly, not all men are scum," Anzu sighed, "Just the majority. And no worries, Honda's in love with Jounouchi's sister."
EnsTren: "Ah... And the tri-color... Is he the bi one? Because I don't trust people with such obvious fetishes."
Edmondia: Anzu grinned. "But it looks good on him, doesn't it? And yeah, that's him - looks are deceiving, and Yugi's the sweetest and most trustworthy guy it's ever been my pleasure to meet. He's wonderful," she murmured, and her eyes were tender.
EnsTren: Seto forced a slight smile onto her face.
Edmondia: Anzu chuckled a little. "They're the most wonderful guys I know, and they're all involved with someone else. Men really are like parking spaces."
EnsTren: "Makes me glad I don't want one."
Edmondia: Anzu giggled. "Yeah, but aren't they fun to play with?"
EnsTren: "I wouldn't know."
Edmondia: Anzu reached over and patted her consolingly on the arm. "You'll learn."
EnsTren: "I learned that men grow up to be lechers."
Edmondia: "Not all of them."
Edmondia: "And they're pretty when they're young," Mai pointed out.
Edmondia: Anzu shot her a dirty look. "Yeah, you had to grab one of the hottest guys in school, didn't you?"
Edmondia: Mai's smile dimmed a bit. "Can we not emphasize the age issue, please?"
EnsTren: Seto giggled a little and was surprised that she did.
Edmondia: Anzu giggled too, sketching an apologetic bow. "Sorry, Mai, but it's the truth!"
Edmondia: She rolled her eyes good-humoredly. "Whatever, Mazaki."
Edmondia: Anzu blew her a raspberry.
Edmondia: She returned it.
EnsTren: Seto grinned.
Edmondia: Mai took both of their arms and tugged them towards the exit. "Let's get going before the guys die of boredom."
EnsTren: And they went--Seto in the damn boots, which she did pay for.
Edmondia: "They look good on you!"
EnsTren: Seto only blushed.
Edmondia: Anzu laughed and squeezed her arm. "You're going to fit in just fine around here."
EnsTren: She snerked.
Edmondia: "As long as you don't mind the occasional death threats and lunatics trying to take over the world, we're a pretty normal bunch," she grinned.
EnsTren: "I work at KaibaCorp, I'm used to that."
Edmondia: She laughed. "Kaiba-kun's not all that bad."
EnsTren: Seto was rather surprised that she stood up for "him." "I never said Kaiba-san was."
EnsTren: "But working is cut-throat."
Edmondia: Anzu giggled. "I imagine it would have to be."
EnsTren: "And as I understand it the higher up you go the worse it gets."
Edmondia: "Understandable," she shrugged, "Kaiba-kun does a lot of his work personally, and he's not one to tolerate fools."
Edmondia: "You seem to know a lot about him, Anzu," Mai purred.
Edmondia: She rolled her eyes. "Oh please. He might be cute, but I'm not interested."
EnsTren: She shivered and used this speaking as a third person psychological couseling. "I bet she doesn't know why he wears those coats."
Edmondia: "'Cause they make him look cool?" Anzu tried, pouncing on the most likely answer.
EnsTren: "That and the fact it keeps people from grabbing his ass. I saw this ugly old man try. Five people got fired that day."
Edmondia: Anzu made a face. "Eeew. Poor guy."
Edmondia: "Perverted old men need to shrivel up and die," Mai agreed with a nod.
EnsTren: "He has to deal with it a lot."
Edmondia: Anzu shivered. "Ew. Remind me to hug him sometime."
EnsTren: "He won't like that at all."
Edmondia: "...think I could hug Mokuba instead?"
EnsTren: "That could work."
Edmondia: Mai cocked an eyebrow. "How is that going to make him feel better?"
Edmondia: Anzu shrugged. "Make Mokuba happy, and you make Kaiba happy."
EnsTren: "That's very true."
Edmondia: She pursed her lips. "I can't say I really know the kid, but I'll be sure to hug him the next time I see him."
EnsTren: "Make sure he doesn't have a camera on him when you do. Kaiba-san was aggravated yesterday because he managed to hack though the protections he programed and got to the porn sites."
Edmondia: Anzu whistled. "Kid starts early."
EnsTren: "I think he does it because he's not supposed to."
Edmondia: "Ah, the joys of childhood," Mai sighed, then paused, an irked expression on her face. "Great, now I feel old."
EnsTren: There were giggles from her younger companions.
Edmondia: Mai poked both of them. "Laugh it up, children. You too will grow old enough to drink and go to gay bars where no creepy men will hit on you."
EnsTren: "Gah! Kaiba-san in a gay bar, he'd get hit on by the guys and stared at by the girls."
Edmondia: Anzu started giggling. "Bet Yugi and his boyfriend would invite him."
Edmondia: "Anzu!" Mai scolded, "Pure, innocent Yugi in a bar?"
EnsTren: She twitched. "No one pure and innocent should be wearing that much leather, chains, and a collar."
Edmondia: Anzu grinned. "He's naieve, not inexperienced. And let's face it, he does look hot like that."
EnsTren: "I almost feel like a pedophile looking at him."
Edmondia: Anzu grinned a bit lecherously. "Oh believe me, he's plenty grown up."
EnsTren: "So long as his pubes don't look like the hair on his head," Did she just say that?! Seto flushed brightly.
Edmondia: Anzu and Mai promptly burst out laughing.
Edmondia: All three boys paused mid-step to stare at them curiously. It just made them laugh harder.
EnsTren: And she laughed a little with them, still blushing bright.
Edmondia: Anzu wiped a tear away from her eye, still giggling. "Oh God, I've never even thought about that!"
Edmondia: Mai suddenly sniggered. "So your look wasn't all that complete?"
EnsTren: Giggles answered her, "Guess I think too hard."
Edmondia: "You do!" Mai snickered, "But it's so amusing!"
EnsTren: "Could be worse, Honda's..."
EnsTren: And her blue eyes drifted slowly over to the pointed headed one.
Edmondia: Anzu clamped both hands over her mouth in order to keep herself from laughing hysterically.
Edmondia: Mai choked, then laughed. "Oh my God! That would mean it's natural!"
EnsTren: Hard laughter.
Edmondia: "My sides hurt!" Anzu wheezed, clutching her ribs.
EnsTren: "Mai has the sense then to go for the normal haired blond... Unless he quashes it and dyes it."
Edmondia: "It's natural," she grinned, "I checked his roots."
EnsTren: "Which ones?"
EnsTren: And there were howls of laughter again.
Edmondia: They took no notice of the boys, who had stopped walking and were instead staring blankly at them.
EnsTren: They staggered over to a bench near a fountain to continue laughing without falling over.
Edmondia: "I think I broke a rib!" Anzu declared, still giggling madly.
EnsTren: "We have an extra one anyways."
EnsTren: Then they leaned forward and breathed deep.
Edmondia: Mai snickered and stretched out, arching her back, lifting her chin, and stretching her arms behind her head.
Edmondia: Jounouchi almost dropped her packages.
EnsTren: Seto arched her back, sliding her arms out along the back of the bench and pointed her toes.
Edmondia: Honda blushed, Yugi grinned, and Jounouchi was still staring at Mai.
EnsTren: Anzu twisted around to realign her spine.
Edmondia: The blush and grin deepened.
EnsTren: They cycled, each one doing each stretch.
Edmondia: The stares that they received ranged from open appreciation to outright jealousy to amusement.
EnsTren: They smiled.
Edmondia: "Like putty in our fingers," Mai purred, and tossed Jounouchi a wink.
Edmondia: He promptly turned red.
EnsTren: Seto blushed. And looked though her bags. "Let's see. Clothing, inner and outer, shoes, accessories. All that's left is makeup and undergarments."
Edmondia: Anzu grinned wickedly. "Ah, the joys of dragging helpless men into lingerie shops..."
EnsTren: Seto turned scarlet. "Nooooo..."
Edmondia: Mai snickered. "We can spare them the humiliation and let them wait outside."
EnsTren: "None of the... stuff."
EnsTren: "Nada. No. Iie!"
EnsTren: Eventually she was convinced to do it.
Edmondia: "It's only underwear, it doesn't bite."
EnsTren: "Underwear is underwear, but lingerie is something else."
Edmondia: "Every girl needs a sexy nightie," Anzu declared, "It's vitally important, even if no guy ever sees it."
EnsTren: "...You two are more experienced. What's crueler, dragging them in or making them wait outside?"
Edmondia: "Dragging them in," they chimed in gleeful unison.
EnsTren: "But doesn't that imply we're "with" them?"
Edmondia: "No, that's when they go there on their own and promptly attempt to melt into the floor."
EnsTren: She sniggered. "All right, makeup first, and then... that stuff."
Edmondia: "Excellent!" Mai declared, and pulled them to their feet. "Off to buy cosmetics!"
EnsTren: And they were all draged with her.
EnsTren: And in they went and all sat pretty.
Edmondia: Seto found herself facing a vast array of strangely-colored liquids, gummy things, other things in bottles and even stranger pencilled things, and bit her lip. How was she supposed to know how any of this stuff worked?
EnsTren: "I don't do the makeup alot," she murmured. And she was frightened when Anzu and Mai started whispering to each other.
Edmondia: Even more so when Anzu bounced off down the aisle and returned with her arms full of... things. "Okay! I got a little bit of everything, so we can try out what looks good on you!"
EnsTren: She whimpered.
Edmondia: Mai slung an arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry, it doesn't hurt."
EnsTren: "What about the... eyeliner stuff..."
Edmondia: "That takes practice," Anzu grinned, and slid into her personal space, lifting her chin and examining her face with a critical eye. "Hmn... your skin's so pale, you won't need any foundation, just a bit of powder..."
EnsTren: "That's a good thing right?"
Edmondia: "Yes, it's a good thing. Powder to take the shine off, and maybe lip gloss, but you don't really need it. You're fine like this for everyday wear."
EnsTren: "Thank you--I think."
Edmondia: "You're pretty," she said simply, "In a way that doesn't require any ornamentation. But if you wanna get dressed up, you need a little bit more."
EnsTren: She blushed brightly.
Edmondia: Anzu and Mai smiled gently at her. "No big deal, hon," Mai said softly, "She's just being honest."
EnsTren: "Thanks, I guess."
Edmondia: Anzu shrugged, leaning forward to examine her eyes more closely. "Hmn... yep, definitely need to accent these, they're your most striking feature."
EnsTren: "Thank you."
Edmondia: Mai leaned over shoulder and rearranged her bangs so they fell farther from her eyes. "Just a little liner and shadow, I think - you've got nice full lashes, so you don't need mascara."
EnsTren: "Uhn."
EnsTren: And they fussed and flurried and she was made over.
Edmondia: And when they finally showed her herself in the mirror, she blinked at her reflection.
EnsTren: "That's me?"
Edmondia: "That's you."
EnsTren: "Hot damn."
Edmondia: She tilted her head thoughtfully, examining the girl in the mirror.
EnsTren: She... looked like a girl, not boyish, at least not as boyish.
Edmondia: She didn't look all that different... but her eyes seemed wider and more intense, and her lips were a bit redder and fuller than usual.
Edmondia: Mai smiled at her. "So what do you think?"
EnsTren: "I think I like it."
Edmondia: Anzu grinned and hugged her arm. "Toldja you were pretty."
EnsTren: "Yeah. Now to drag them to a lingerie store."
Edmondia: Mai and Anzu grinned evilly. "Let's go."
EnsTren: And Seto found herself joining them in an evil grin.
Edmondia: And they paid for her new makeup and sashayed out to their waiting slaves... er, friends.
EnsTren: And dragged them to the lingerie store.
Edmondia: They all turned extremely red and balked at the door.
EnsTren: And they sashayed in and started looking though the racks.
Edmondia: Mai took care of finding the right size for Seto, and Anzu went to pick out styles and colors.
EnsTren: Seto outright said no to the one that was three triangles and lace.
Edmondia: "No problem, lace is itchy. How do you feel about satin?"
EnsTren: "Uh... I don't know."
Edmondia: Mai patted her shoulder consolingly. "Maybe we should start out with cotton and go from there?"
EnsTren: "Yes. Sounds sensible. Where did the slaves go? We can't torture them if they aren't here."
Edmondia: "They're cowering by the nightgowns and trying not to look at the bras and negligees."
EnsTren: Anzu thought about it for a bit, glancing at them past Seto. "Maybe we should model for them? As a reward for being good slaves."
Edmondia: Mai grinned evilly and snagged a snazzy violet nightie that consisted of a thong and see-through top. "I'm game."
EnsTren: Seto laughed and blushed and sputtered.
EnsTren: "I-I-I BUT!"
Edmondia: "You don't have to try on anything revealing," Anzu giggled, going over to the rack of nightgowns and flipping through them. "Ah, here we go!"
Edmondia: And she triumphantly presented the short blue nightdress to Seto.
EnsTren: She blushed and took it a bit roughly.
EnsTren: And then made a comment, "If you really want to get Yugi's attention you need to pose with stuff from a fetish store."
Edmondia: She laughed. "I swear he and his boyfriend practically buy out the goth store a few blocks from his house."
EnsTren: "We're not going there!"
Edmondia: Mai laughed. "Leather and buckles not your style?"
EnsTren: "I don't like collars."
Edmondia: "So no chokers for you. How would you feel about a thin chain?"
Edmondia: Anzu looked at her appraisingly. "Silver, I think."
EnsTren: "I-I don't know," she rubbed her neck.
Edmondia: "Well, no need to worry about this yet. ...hey, garters!"
EnsTren: She relaxed and had fun.
Edmondia: And they held up ridiculous underthings, and Mai threw leather panties at Yugi. Honda and Jounouchi fell over, and he just giggled.
EnsTren: Seto pulled up a midnight blue bra with translucent patterning and silver threading.
Edmondia: "Cute!"
Edmondia: "Very cute!"
Edmondia: "Get it!"
EnsTren: She grinned and giggled, "Mai-chan, I found one for you too so we can match," She held up a lavender and purple one that matched the first one.
Edmondia: "It's gorgeous!" she grinned, and took it as though receiving the crown jewels of England.
EnsTren: "Now we need to find matching bottoms," she grinned, "And one for Anzu-chan."
Edmondia: Anzu rummaged through the bras, coming up with a pink one. "Aha! Got it!"
EnsTren: "Anzu-chan, come and look."
Edmondia: She came and looked.
Edmondia: "What'd you find?"
EnsTren: They held up the trio of bras. "Bobsey twinsu!"
Edmondia: Anzu giggled.
Edmondia: "Now, to find matching panties!"
Edmondia: "And stockings!"
EnsTren: "Garters!"
Edmondia: Anzu went to find the panties, Mai the stockings, and Seto was left with finding the garters.
EnsTren: Which were right by the sla-er-boys.
EnsTren: So she rummaged and bent over and pushed them out of the way.
Edmondia: They turned interesting shades of red when they realized what she was looking for.
EnsTren: She was cruel and and held up two pairs of garters and the bra. "I think this one is a shade off, what do you think?"
Edmondia: They squeaked.
Edmondia: Honda seemed to be twitching, Yugi's face was completely red, and Jounouchi managed to collect himself enough to splutter, "Yeah - needs to be darker -" before choking and staring at the floor.
EnsTren: And so she hung them up and crouched down to look for darker ones.
Edmondia: Which made them gurgle.
EnsTren: Espcially since she still squatted like a man, knees out.
EnsTren: And was wearing a skirt and those boots.
Edmondia: But they politely turned their eyes away. After a good long oogle.
EnsTren: She popped up and held the bra to the light, "Perfect!" And she made Honda hold it.
Edmondia: He held it as though it were a poisonous snake.
EnsTren: And the next two went into Yugi's and Jou's hands respectively.
Edmondia: They seemed a bit more comfortable, although both blushed a deep crimson.
EnsTren: And she held up the bras in front of their faces and made sure the color fit perfectly.
Edmondia: It did.
EnsTren: So she snatched them and went to find her girlfriends.
Edmondia: They met her with matching stockings and panties.
EnsTren: And they went into the changing rooms, Mai giving them a hint to put the panties on the outside of their garters.
Edmondia: And they tried them on, and Mai peeked into their stalls and helped them adjust which things went where.
EnsTren: And then the slaves heard Gabriel's horn.
EnsTren: "Oh boys..."
Edmondia: They came. They saw. They drooled.
EnsTren: Seto tried a hip wiggle.
Edmondia: It worked.
EnsTren: She grinned.
Edmondia: They made little squeaking noises.
EnsTren: They winked.
EnsTren: "Do you like it?" they asked.
Edmondia: The dazed smiles were all that the boys could give them, as they were currently incapable of speech.
EnsTren: They patted them on the head.
Edmondia: They gave them dazed smiles and turned interesting shades of red.
EnsTren: "Did you boys see anything else that might look good on us?"
Edmondia: Jounouchi grinned lewdly. "Nothing."
EnsTren: "Oh? What do you think Honda? And stop playing with the leather panties, Yugi."
Edmondia: He dropped them with a sheepish grin. "Sorry. Will you get mad if I tell you you'd look good in them, though?"
EnsTren: "It's kind of obvious you think that, dear."
Edmondia: He shrugged and grinned. "I only speak the truth."
Edmondia: "So Honda? Your answer?"
EnsTren: He wiped the trickle of blood from his nose. "Uh, you ladies look great in anything!"
Edmondia: They preened.
Edmondia: "Why yes, we do," Mai declared, posing.
EnsTren: Seto wasn't quite confident enough to do that.
EnsTren: But she did blush and smile.
Edmondia: Anzu grinned and elbowed her. "Not so bad, is it?"
EnsTren: "I guess..."
Edmondia: She smiled. "You're not very comfortable with yourself, are you?"
EnsTren: "Iie."
Edmondia: "There's nothing wrong with that - not everyone's quite as bold as Mai."
EnsTren: She laughed a little at that.
Edmondia: Anzu grinned and tugged on her elbow. "C'mon, let's get dressed. I'm getting a little bit cold!"
EnsTren: And they went back into the dressing rooms, Seto out loud pondering if she would look good like this and with the boots as well.
Edmondia: "Maybe, but with stockings and garters you wanna go with heels," Mai instructed with a wink.
EnsTren: "If I was in a little set up with the leather panties though."
Edmondia: "Oh, definitely. And a leather bustier."
Edmondia: They changed, giggling, and carefully placed their chosen outfits together, careful not to lose any part.
EnsTren: And double checking to just be sure.
Edmondia: And they came out, items in hand, and grinned at one another.
EnsTren: "I enjoyed this."
Edmondia: Anzu and Mai beamed at her. "That was the idea."
EnsTren: And she smiled.
Edmondia: Mai gestured towards the cashiers and the boys. "Shall we?"
EnsTren: "Indeed."
Edmondia: They went, they bought, and they piled the boys down with more packages.
EnsTren: The boys didn't mind these packages.
Edmondia: In fact, they grinned very stupidly when presented with them.
EnsTren: And were pat on the head again.
Edmondia: Mai yawned, stretched, and looked around. "Our shopping is done, ladies. Who's up for a fruit smoothie?"
EnsTren: "Give me chocolate!"
Edmondia: "Chocolate shake?"
EnsTren: "Hell yeah, I know this place that makes super chocolate shakes and also fruit parfaits."
Edmondia: "We're going!"
EnsTren: Seto gave the address to Mai. "They do deliveries to KaibaCorp."
Edmondia: "Excellent. And the guys will just have to carry Anzu's stuff back for her."
EnsTren: "Heehee."
Edmondia: She slung an arm around her shoulders. "Off to get smoothies, darlings!"
EnsTren: And they all piled into Mai's car. Seto made a note to make a fake ID for herself and maybe an apartment.
Edmondia: And they went and had shakes and parfaits.
EnsTren: And the chocolate shakes were chunky and yummy and with chips and bits of Reeses cups.
Edmondia: And the girls sat together and giggled while the boys flopped in their chairs and snoozed on the table.
EnsTren: And also enjoyed the shakes.
Edmondia: And she felt comfortable and happy.
EnsTren: And realized that the sudden shift in horomones was getting to her. She could curse herself later when she got back to "normal."
Edmondia: For now, however, she was content to sip her shake and sit and giggle with Mai and Anzu.
EnsTren: And feed each other chilled fruit.
Edmondia: It was... nice.
EnsTren: Comfortable--except for the lies between them.
Edmondia: They were so open, so accepting... it was a difference.
EnsTren: Was it because she was being obviously a woman?
Edmondia: Or was it because they were always nice to new people who weren't openly hostile to them?
EnsTren: She was uncomfortable.
EnsTren: "Ne... Anzu-chan. You seem to know quite a bit about Kaiba-san, I had the impression that your group and he were... if not enemies, rivals?"
Edmondia: She blinked at her. "Of course not! He's our friend!"
EnsTren: "Oh?"
Edmondia: Then she reconsidered. "Well, he does have a bit of a rivalry with Yugi-kun, and he and Jounouchi fight a lot, but I'd like to think of us as friends. We've been through a lot together."
EnsTren: "There seems... a great deal to separate you though. His attitude, socioeconomic standing and rather scary intellect..."
Edmondia: She swirled her shake and looked thoughtful. "That may be so... but Kaiba-kun's also human, and we know that part of him, too. And... our lives seem to keep wrapping around each other."
EnsTren: "Despite how he acts," she hedged, spying and gossip mongering.
Edmondia: Anzu grinned. "Despite how he acts, Kaiba's a good guy, and his brother's a total darling."
EnsTren: "You think he brought him up well?" A tone of blandness, keeping out the pleading from her tone.
Edmondia: "Surprisingly well, considering the circumstances," she scowled into her shake. "His adoptive father was a total jackass."
EnsTren: "I've heard. A lot of people in higher positions in the company want to go back to making weapons like under Gozaburo. There are also mentions of how he would "put that brat back into his place,"" she mimiced scornfully and with real heat.
Edmondia: Anzu's lips twisted with disgust. "Bastards."
EnsTren: "Filth."
Edmondia: "Assholes."
EnsTren: And they all fell into a growling sulk that was nearly to PMS standards.
Edmondia: "...Yugi's boyfriend should set them on fire."
EnsTren: Seto caught herself and acted as if shocked, "Erk?"
Edmondia: Mai sweatdropped and elbowed Anzu.
Edmondia: Anzu looked trapped. "Er! Not that he does! It would just be... nice if he did!"
EnsTren: "Ah... okay, I guess..."
Edmondia: "Ehehehehe..." Anzu then focused on her shake with all the enthusiasm of someone who had just stuffed their foot in their mouth.
EnsTren: Seto shrugged and attacked hers as well.
Edmondia: Mai shrugged as well and finished hers off.
EnsTren: And then they nibbled on fruit.
Edmondia: And watched the boys stare at them.
EnsTren: And smirking hand fed slices of apples to each other.
Edmondia: And watched the boys turn red.
EnsTren: Espically when their lips touched finger tips.
Edmondia: Then they were practically drooling.
EnsTren: This was very odd. She had expected to feel more objectified and weak with this sort of sexual power.
Edmondia: Instead... it was almost a weapon.
EnsTren: Though she was still very much aware of how easy it would be for someone to rape her or treat her badly or pay her less and a hundred other things.
Edmondia: But this... this sort of attention from boys who would never hurt her...
EnsTren: Though she didn't completely trust that assumption. But it was... nice, and powerful, very heady.
Edmondia: And they weren't really interested in her, and that was even better.
EnsTren: Though she was confused why she almost wanted them to be.
Edmondia: It was a very strange feeling.
EnsTren: She didn't like it, it made her feel weak--needy.
Edmondia: But she liked the attention.
EnsTren: And it wasn't perverted attention--well, not completely perverted. How to phrase this? It was the diffrence between healthy admiration of her physical charms and old men trying to grab a young "boy's" ass.
Edmondia: And they were all her age.
EnsTren: There was another aspect that she just noticed. The fear had lessened. With the perverts she had to worry about them finding out he was a she, but here... nothing to hide but her identity.
Edmondia: And... they were nice to her.
EnsTren: Only because they didn't know.
Edmondia: But... she'd never tried to get along with them before.
EnsTren: Well, she could get on with Yugi, but his naievite put her off. Forget the Mutt. Honda... She didn't know anything about him. And Anzu--well, she had just found out she had another side to her besides friendship blather.
Edmondia: ...maybe they weren't so bad?
EnsTren: They weren't. But what if they found out?
Edmondia: What would they think?
EnsTren: It was obvious they would be ten times worse.
Edmondia: ...but maybe Anzu and Yugi wouldn't be so bad?
EnsTren: She knew with Mai she had hit the girl power button. It might work with Anzu but she didn't trust her to keep her mouth shut, as the "Yugi's boyfriend" comment so demonstrated.
Edmondia: ...what would Yugi think?
EnsTren: Yugi was a pervert, the other Yugi... could hurt her--who knew what crazy Egyptians thought about defying ones own gender/sex?
Edmondia: ...but he was sleeping with Yugi, didn't that count for something?
EnsTren: There was a diffrerance between being a gay man and being a man who grows breasts and shrinks his dick and goes though life as a woman.
Edmondia: But she wasn't a man.
EnsTren: She was a woman, for now. A woman who goes though the motions of being a man, who pisses standing up and refuses to spread her legs.
EnsTren: And she was--as near as she could figure--straight.
Edmondia: "You okay?" Mai inquired gently, laying a hand on her arm.
EnsTren: She twitched, startled. "'M fine."
Edmondia: "You looked a little lost in thought," Anzu said softly, "Everything all right?"
EnsTren: "As right as it ever gets."
Edmondia: Anzu grinned. "That sounds about right."
EnsTren: She smiled tiredly and chuckled, "You have no idea."
Edmondia: She reached over and patted her hand. "Want my cell number?"
EnsTren: "That's... All right, I'll be fine--I think too much."
Edmondia: Mai smiled and patted her other hand. "We all do that sometimes."
EnsTren: "Yeah, I guess."
Edmondia: They smiled at her.
EnsTren: She fiddled with her straw and she offered a weak smile back.
Edmondia: Anzu leaned over and gave her a one-armed hug.
EnsTren: She hugged back and ignored the burning in her eyes.
Edmondia: Mai threw her arm around her other shoulder and gently squeezed her between them.
EnsTren: "Thanks..."
Edmondia: "No problem," Mai murmured.
Edmondia: Anzu just smiled gently. "Don't worry about it."
EnsTren: A sniff, "Well then, I think it's all time for us to be heading home, right?"
Edmondia: "Yeah, guess so. Better round up the boys."
EnsTren: And so they did, and bullied them into helping Anzu while she and Mai rode away.
Edmondia: Mai sighed and yawned, stretching from the tips of her toes to her fingertips. "That was nice."
EnsTren: "I guess. Yes it was, but then I went and upset myself."
Edmondia: She tilted her head. "Why?"
EnsTren: "Because I'm afraid of what will happen if anyone else finds out."
Edmondia: She looked at her thoughtfully. "You don't give them enough credit, I think."
EnsTren: "Yugi's other frightens me--I think Yugi would be accepting, but him?"
Edmondia: "...I don't mean to be insulting, but why would he even care?"
EnsTren: "I have no idea how an ancient Egyptian would feel about this, and forgive me about being paranoid about powerful men who are older than me."
Edmondia: Mai grinned. "He's shorter than you."
EnsTren: "He's also pulverized my soul into countless pieces."
Edmondia: She fell silent for a moment. "...I still don't think your gender is going to matter much to him."
EnsTren: "If it gets public it will."
Edmondia: "I sincerely doubt it'll get public, Seto."
EnsTren: "Forgive me for being paranoid."
Edmondia: "Forgiven."
EnsTren: She raked a hand though her hair. "I don't even know what I'm supposed to be anymore."
Edmondia: "Yourself."
EnsTren: "Male or female."
Edmondia: "Either or both, it's up to you."
EnsTren: She sighed.
Edmondia: "Did you have a good time today?"
EnsTren: "Yes."
Edmondia: She smiled. "I'm glad."
EnsTren: "Which me is real, Mai?"
Edmondia: "You."
EnsTren: "Snarky me or this me?"
Edmondia: "Just you."
EnsTren: She grumbled, "Yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi."
Edmondia: Mai grinned. "You know you love me."
EnsTren: "Hai, hai."
EnsTren: (nainai)