Chapter 412: Chapter 412 - Pleasant Display
Point-of-View: Argent Stryker
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"My, how interesting...," Mused Frielektra in fascination.
H-hey, come on...
"What a novel sensation...so this is what human male arousal feels like. It’s quite different...hm, I wonder if Satan experienced this with me?"
"Hm? What’s wrong, Argent? You look kinda tense," Remarked Izzy with a concerned tilt of her head.
"Uh, I’m fine, it’s nothing to worry about, just...just give me a sec to sort something out," I replied as I patted her head with a smile.
"Why did you stop? It seemed like you were enjoying it," Responded Frielektra in my head.
Okay, we need to set some boundaries here...you are able to disconnect your consciousness from my senses, right?
"Yes, I believe that should be possible. Why?"
Well, uh...it’s more than a little awkward to have my girlfriend’s mother commentating inside my head while I’m getting...intimidate with her.
"Oh? Why is that?"
It just is, okay? I kinda need some privacy during moments like this, so having you watch and commentate is more than a little embarrassing.
"Hm...I see. I don’t really understand it, if I’m being honest. Sexual intercourse and intimacy are natural acts, are they not? So I don’t see any reason to be embarrassed by it."
I mean, I understand your logic, but with humans, it’s common sense that you need privacy when doing stuff like this. Look, you aren’t going to change my mind about this, all I’m asking for is some privacy for, say, an hour?
"I suppose that’s fine. It seems I can view your past memories, like those ’movies’, I believe they’re called. Alright, then, I shall disconnect from you senses, I can entertain myself with this."
...I’d rather you didn’t, but okay. Just, uh...don’t talk to me about any of my embarrassing memories, especially anything sexual. I’d prefer to pretend that you don’t see them.
"Very well, I shall keep that in mind. Hm...pretending, you say? What if I don’t disconnect from you senses but pretend that I do? If I don’t say anything, you would not be able to tell that I’m still connected, right?"
Uh...yes, I suppose I wouldn’t, but...don’t do that? Please?
"Understood...but, hypothetically speaking, if I were lying right now, you would have no way of knowing, would you?"
I really don’t like what you’re implying here...
"Perhaps you could be more flexible, considering that I did save your life."
Come on, don’t start guilt-tripping me over this.
"Guilt-tripping, you say? Ah, so there’s a term for this kind of emotional manipulation. Fascinating."
I’m starting to realize that what we both consider to be common sense is just fundamentally different. But if we’re going to share a body potentially forever, we need to be able to compromise.
"Yes, that makes sense...I want to see this because I’m rather curious about it, but you want me to disconnect from your senses so that I cannot do so. In which case, the compromise would be...that I just pretend to disconnect and you pretend that I am not pretending."
Crap...think I dug my grave with that one.
"Uh, hello? Argent?" Spoke up Izzy, waving her hand in front of my face.
"Oh, sorry...have I kept you waiting long?" I responded apologetically, as I stroked her hair.
"No, it’s okay...are you okay, though? You look even more tense now than you did before. Are you talking to mother in your head?" She asked me.
"Yeah...I suppose I should tell you. We’re having a bit of a disagreement...she wants to watch us, uh, you know, and I want her to disconnect her consciousness from my senses until we’re done. That about sums it up," I replied with a sigh.
"Oh...okay, yeah, that’s pretty awkward. I didn’t even think of that...," She remarked, looking slightly apprehensive.
Fortunately, Demon culture in this regard isn’t too dissimilar to humans, and a while after I first met Izzy, I noticed that what was common sense to her was steadily getting more closely aligned with what’s common sense to humans the more time she spent with me.
"Any suggestions on a suitable compromise? So far, the only compromise suggested is that she pretends to disconnect and continues to watch while I pretend that she has disconnected," I signed in response.
"Yeah, I can’t think of any other way to compromise on that...but now that I know she’s watching too, I feel pretty awkward myself," Replied Izzy with a wry smile.
"Hm...I see, then she feels the same way that you do. Alright, then, I suppose I have no choice...I shall disconnect from your senses, Argent," Frielektra finally relented, sounding pretty disappointed.
Thanks, I appreciate it. Hm, no response, guess she disconnected. Unless-...no, I’m not gonna overthink it, it’s probably for the best that I just assume that she has and give it no further thought...
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Point-of-View: Frielektra
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My, how fascinating...such passion and affection. I see, this is romantic love...yes, it’s fairly similar to the sensations and emotions I felt with Satan, but also quite different. Perhaps that difference is due to us being different genders.
I do feel a little guilty about lying...but he has no way of knowing that I have, so no harm done. I should be careful not to accidentally speak to him, though...he would likely not be too pleased if he realized that I’ve deceived him in this manner.
This is quite intriguing...Izzy’s skin appears to be a darker shade of red, and her gasps and moans are rather endearing.
Oh, and it seems the purple energy flowing out of her right eye has intensified slightly...her heightened emotions must be the reason for that.
And Argent, he is being so affectionate and tender with her, and his emotions, I can feel them, he truly does care for her immensely. This is so heartwarming, I can’t believe he wanted to exclude me from seeing such a pleasant display...
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