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@fausteen
17 / male / interested in: men / 6♠

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My Self-Summary

Prior to arriving here, I was a new demon applying myself to learn everything I could about Hell and its rules as well as demons and the games that they play among one another. Prior to that, I was human—a student in school.

Anything else you want to know about me, you will have to ask me yourself.

My Future Plans

Regardless of whether I’m here or in Hell, my goal is the same: I want to learn everything I can about this place and its people, and then I want to utilize the rules and rewards of the Game to best benefit myself. I want to discover what it means to become “powerful” in this place, and I plan on collecting cards and climbing ranks in order to do so—and on my own terms.

My Talents

Determination and adaptability.

Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and Food

I’m interested in anything thrilling, frightening, or mysterious. Beyond that, I’m willing to try any number of new things, though I typically tend to focus on whatever is capturing my interest at the time. As for food, I would say that my sweet tooth is comparatively underdeveloped—I tend to prefer savory food, though I would be happy to share sweets with another.

My Ideal Partner

What’s most important to me is that it’s someone who accepts me and loves me for everything that I am.

…Though, if he’s attractive, that would certainly be a bonus.

Height 5’5” / 165 cm Body Type SLENDER Smokes INFREQUENTLY Drinks INFREQUENTLY Drugs NO Sign Libra Education PARTIAL HIGH SCHOOL, TUTORED, PRACTICAL Occupation None Presently Income None Presently Children NO Pets NO Hobbies Learning new things

01. WINE OR BEER

Wine

.02 CLOWNS OR MIMES

…Neither

.03 SHOWER OR BATH

Bath

.04 PIRATES OR NINJAS

Seriously? Neither. This is kind of childish…

.05 TITS OR ASS

Depends

.06 COFFEE OR TEA

Either

.07 SPICY OR SWEET

Spicy

.08 SUMMER OR WINTER

Winter

.09 LEATHER OR LACE

Lace

10. ROUGH SEX OR GENTLE SEX

Both have their place, I think…

Personality Type
INTJ-T

ENERGY

91%

introverted

MIND

62%

intuitive

NATURE

73%

thinking

TACTICS

56%

judging

IDENTITY

85%

turbulent

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Comments

[belheir]

No ulterior motives here. I mean, unless you count playing by the rules.

That sucks, though. I think more people should tell you that.

[extramortem]

( were they speaking in person, makoto would give a single, harsh-edged laugh. but not an ingenuine one. )

You're still too nice for a demon, you know.

( a brief pause before, a little more playfully: )

Why, Minegishi-san, exactly what rules are you playing by with me?

[belheir]

I'm fine with that.

And it's the kind of rules that lets me swipe cards from unsuspecting people. Or maybe suspecting. Who knows?

[He's not actually expecting anything, though! He can read the playful tone, at the very least.

If only because he doubts that Makoto would have called him by his name so respectfully otherwise.]

[extramortem]

It might take me some time to get used to it.

( truth be told, makoto wrote his name like that in a sort of playful faux-formality. of course, he might pick up soon enough that that's probably not the best sort of thing to fall back on with someone like kazuya... it had worked well enough when he had worked for datenshou, but his clients had largely been puffed-up nobles who loved basking in others admiring their titles.

maybe makoto should have gone with "king of bel" instead? though, perhaps it's his own fault for still seeing the other young man so much as human (for the aforementioned reason). )

If you're swiping them, it doesn't seem very much like you're playing by the rules at all.

[belheir]

I promise I've only given out checkmarks so far! So that's still playing by the rules, you know.

Well, I guess I gave one X, but that was as a joke, since we've already slept together.

[extramortem]

And that only makes you sound undiscerning...

( kazuya pls )

Really?
You move quickly. Did you even get a card for it?

( though, given how some of my test drive threads go, makoto might have already done the same? who can say? )

[belheir]

Really? I thought I was being nice.

I've got three cards so far, actually. If I get a 3 and a 4, I think I'll have a straight? If I'm understanding the rules right.

Maybe I am moving fast.

cw: underage prostitution mention

[extramortem]

"Nice" to you might seem that way to others.

( ONLY IF YOU'RE A FREAK LIKE MAKOTO WHO DOESN'T EXPERIENCE NORMAL HUMAN EMOTION IN A NORMAL WAY don't listen to him )

Maybe. But if you're interested in playing the game, that's not a bad thing.

( there's a pause. makoto is well aware he's already mentioned he has a four, but... well, maybe he finds it dreadfully awkward to offer it. there's no need to ask for anything in return, as he'd get a card, and it was just as valuable as the one he offered kazuya (except perhaps less so, considering how close he is to a straight). that, and it's a little odd to extort someone who considers you a friend?

but also... maybe it's a little strange to preposition your friends for sex in such a gain-based way. his perception on this is very skewed, considering he'd already been fucked by fjord before he'd asked for permission for the other demon to be his friend, but even with that having been the case, he wouldn't exactly approach him for the same out of the blue...

it's just strange. it feels like it shouldn't be. working in a brothel for a few months has already done much to detach sex and emotion, but this is enough of a new, strange wrinkle in that that it gives him weird pause. ultimately, he just puts it out there: )

I've already told you I have a 4.

[belheir]

[Oh! That's right. Makoto is a 4, isn't he? Then that means theoretically, if they had sex, Kazuya himself would be one card closer to that straight.

The response to that comes at an incredible delay. Before he'd just been teasing, maybe slightly flirty, but now it's a little weirder.]

Honestly, I just want to get a better room, even if I'm bunking with someone else for the moment. Who knows what the future holds?

And I know you're a 4. I'm not sure if that's you making an offer, but I don't mind.

[Maybe it'd be a way for Kazuya to help Makoto, in a way? An odd way to look at it, considering, but this whole thing is weird, and this whole place is as well.]

Could I maybe take you out on a date first? It seems pretty... I'm not sure how to explain, but really transactional otherwise? And I don't want it to seem like I'm just after your card, or anything. I mean, I am, but not to the expense of our friendship?

[extramortem]

( well, it's a natural assumption to make after having given makoto a checkmark and mentioning needing a four, right?? (not necessarily, but perhaps to makoto it is.)

his reply is also delayed, considering there's a lot to think his way through in kazuya's response. including the fact that he wants a better room, but isn't even staying in his current one? wow.

he feels like he has to say it. it will only become more strange, the longer he doesn't in any way. )

Kazuya, something like this being transactional isn't an issue for me.
Likewise, I don't think it would damage our friendship. Unless, for whatever reason, it did so for you.

But...
If you wanted to take me out first, that would be fine as well.

[belheir]

Maybe it's not an issue for you, and I definitely respect that, but it still feels wrong for me to not go through, or at least attempt the proper steps?

I guess I just have it stuck in my head that I should at least take someone out on a date before committing to something like that. But if it's awkwars for you to do that, then we can also just move past it as well?

Whatever you'd be most comfortable with.

[extramortem]

( a brief pause. )

I suppose I'm just not very familiar with what would be considered "the proper steps."

But I don't have any problem with trying.

( sure, he'd played at "dates" with clients, fabricating a sort of faux relationship to suit whatever fantasy they wanted, but, well... this would be the first real one he'd ever been taken on. that does make him a little apprehensive, but isn't it crazy to be more worried about the date than the sex? )

[belheir]

Well... why don't we try a date first, then? And if it's not your thing, we can just stop it?

[ Either to move on to the next step or call it quits entirely. ]

Honestly, before coming here I wasn't even really concerned with sex as a whole.

But I guess my life just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

[extramortem]

Sure. What kind of date would you propose, then?

I suppose all of the fighting with angels and demons wouldn't leave a lot of time for something like that.

( makoto's interactions with demons had gone in a very different direction... )

[belheir]

Dinner and a movie, maybe? Though I don't know if the kinds of movies here are going to be any good, honestly.

[ He has a feeling it's going to mostly be gratuitous porn. ]

[extramortem]

( that's probably true, tbh... )

How traditional of you.

( he hasn't texted enough to know how tone doesn't always translate, but he does mean this in an amused way, for the most part. )

Okay, then. Would you want to find a more casual kind of restaurant, or a nicer one? And if there is a decent selection of movies, what would you want to watch?

[belheir]

I've been getting that a lot when I suggest a date before sex.

[ At least he has a good sense of humour about it. ]

Maybe something more casual? I don't know how I feel about getting all dressed up only to end up taking everything off after. Or worse, dropping food on my nice clothes.

[extramortem]

( kind of infuriating that a king of demons can be so wholesome, tbh?

though................... god. kazuya... )

For some people, that's a part of it, you know.
The taking the clothes off part, that is. Not the spilling food on them part.

( all the demons in hell where he's from are weirdly victorian in their dress and mannerisms!! and, yes, while some just saw disrobing as a waste of time and preferred to bypass it as quickly as possible... there were others that did quite enjoy the process. foreplay comes in as many shapes and sizes as demons could, it seems?? )

Well, assuming we don't really want to go to the food court, there was that other restaurant, Red Cardinal? It didn't seem too fancy.

( unlike the other one, which absolutely did. makoto isn't even sure if his meagre funds would afford it. )

[belheir]

I guess that's true. Taking off clothes can be part of the fun, but it also feels a little bad if nice clothes end up on the floor instead of put away properly? And who's gonna take the time to do that in the middle of foreplay.

[It's him. He would.

And has.]

The Red Cardinal works for me. You got a time preference? Earlier or later on?

[extramortem]

( oh my god kazuya the clothes would be FINE )

Whenever is fine. It's not like I have much of a schedule to keep in here.
So, perhaps we can meet there in a few hours?

( insert time here, which would be a decent enough time for a slightly early dinner. )

[belheir]

[Weiss would yell at him if he tossed one of her dresses to the floor :(]

Sure, an early dinner works for me. I'll see you there, then?

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[extramortem]

Yes, I'll see you there.

( and kazuya would, even if he was a bit early—makoto is punctual by nature, but a sudden wave of nerves that he couldn't even begin to classify, let alone define, had caused him to set out and end up in the area of red cardinal even earlier than he might have normally. he is loitering around outside the bar and restaurant, looking at something on his Watch's face. even with the freedom to dress himself (for perhaps the first time in his life?), he still defaults to basics that feel most "safe"—he wears simple, black slacks that, unbeknownst to him, the retailers had made sure would highlight his slender limbs, and a nice white shirt which at the very least avoids all of the lace and ruffles that J is so aggravatingly fond of.

he occasionally glances up when someone passes by, often going to enter the restaurant; upon the instance that he glances up to see kazuya, he stops what he's doing, lowering his arm to put the Watch away. )

Kazuya, hi.

[belheir]

[Honestly, Kazuya has a bit of nerves too. Though it's likely far removed from the sort that Makoto feels, and more of a hope that he makes a good impression? Second impression? He's not wearing anything overly classy, but the pants and shirt he wears are far removed from the hot pink and black setup he'd normally go for. If anything, he's definitely a little above casual, black slacks and a nice fitting dark blue shirt.

And incredibly delighted to see that Makoto is there as he arrives.]

Hey...! [He's definitely smiling as Makoto calls out to him, and he's clearly enthused he even showed up at all.] You're looking nice.

[extramortem]

( kazuya likely worries too much. there’s almost nothing that he could say or do that would unsettle makoto to the point of ruining the date (or their friendship, or whatever), except for, perhaps, realizing too much about the truth of him, sinking into deep and gut-churning revulsion, and then calling him a freak. you know, something along those very specific lines would probably be pretty psychically damaging. but anything other than that would likely end up seen as “not as bad as expected.”

he does think he looks nice. he at the very least can tell that he’s dressed differently than he usually prefers to, indicating he’s put in some thought and effort. that’s appreciated.

he smiles, though it’s a bit like a rabbit, nervous and quick to dart away. ) Thanks. You too.

( he glances to the front of the restaurant, gesturing. ) I got here a little early, so I went ahead and told them that we would like a table. The host said that they were going to get something ready. So, um… should we?

( oh god he suddenly hopes they didn’t go to any Special Lengths for them… he would die )

[belheir]

Lets.

[As far as he's concerned, they'd both agreed that if this wasn't their thing, then they'd just move on. It's what's keeping most of his nerves in check, the fact that this is the lowest stakes a date could possibly be, even if he does hope that Makoto enjoys himself. Still, if this isn't the kind of thing for him, than Kazuya isn't going to push it, and at the very least, they'll hopefully be able to look at it as just a dinner between two friends.

Also, he's very much hoping that there's nothing Special about this dinner date... That'd be awkward, but only insofar as he'd still very much like things to be more normal.

Kazuya offers his arm to Makoto like a gentleman, though judging by the way his lip quirks he's clearly teasing a little bit. If Makoto takes it, then he'll absolutely lead them to their table.]