Even if tomorrow never comes, let's go to the edge of this world

[hanamane]

⭐ Who: Amane and YOU!!
⭐ When: Throughout January (with a backdated thread in December)
⭐ Where: Mostly the Dream Sphere but also Yumemigaoka, possibly
⭐ What: January catch-all!! Mostly Excursions/Hunts but there's an open prompt too

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Fish Mode Date-- I mean Excursion | Mid January | closed to Nene

[hanamane]

So we should be good right... about... here.

[Hanako stops at the edge of one of the train platforms heading out of Slumbering City, hovering above the expanse of ocean that covers the tracks below. The water was just dipping past the shallow point, undoubtedly getting deeper and more expansive the further out they got. He didn't exactly want to repeat the same endless wandering that Zeke and the others went through before they were all pushed under, so this seemed like a safe enough place to start... for now.

Admittedly, he had his reservations about this-- considering the Everything that happened in Slumbering City during that time, there really was no telling what they'd find out there. But... Nene had been wanting to pull her weight more as a Dreamer, and as her Mentor, he could only encourage that. Plus, her abilities could actually come in handy here for once, too...

He turns to grin at her, his face filled with not-so-innocent mischief.]

Okay! Ready to do some ex~plor~ation together then, Yashiro~?

[HANAKO...... you wonder why Nene labels you a pervert when you phrase things like that...... (but also, did he really have to say "exploration" in bad English for emphasis?? Who are you now, Nikki???)]

[daikonic]

[ For once, Nene was... actually kind of eager to help! At the very least, it's a stark contrast from when she had to be dragged practically kicking and screaming everywhere. Plus! Any chance where Nene's powers can actually be helpful is something she should be jumping at, right!?

With that said, an innuendo nets him a very deserved pinching of his cheek. ]

Stop that. I'm turning around if you don't.

[ She'll do it! Don't think she won't! ]

[hanamane]

Ow ow owwww-- alright, alright, sorry!

[He'd rather not have her leave after he finally got her all the way out here, after all! He pouts as he rubs the spot where she pinched him, looking only a little chastised. Well, there goes half of his fun.]

... you are okay with this though, right? The whole "me co-piloting you" thing? [He could have very well fell back on his old innuendos for that one, but he didn't want to get pinched again!!] We don't hafta do this if you're having second thoughts about it.

[An oddly considerate gesture, coming from him, but after his whole experience getting possessed in Hibiki's Disturbance, he's become a little bit more mindful about this sort of thing. As bad as he was with Nene's other boundaries, he could at least try to respect this one...! Which is more than can be said about his canon self, anyway]

[daikonic]

...

[ She stares at him for a moment... with an expression that's clearly judgemental and very apprehensive. Sure, he may not have used any innuendos that time, but actually letting him inside her (GOD DAMN IT) is a whole other thing. ]

...Truth be told I'm having third, fourth, and fifth thoughts about this. But...

[ She fidgets. ]

I... trust you, Hanako-kun.

[ Even though she really shouldn't... though on that note— ]

If you DO try anything funny while you're in my body, though, I'll kick your sorry butt up and down the nearest hill in the real world.

[ Listen. When dealing with a pervy catboy, there are times when you've just gotta put your foot down as hard as you can. ]

"Scary."
"Up and down."
"Record it, record it."

[ The nearby Mokke provide colorful commentary as per usual. Who knows if they'll even be able to follow them down there... ]

[hanamane]

[There goes his plan to seduce all the girls in Nene's body-- I MEAN]

G-Got it.

[But man.... Nene sure was intimidating when she wanted to be, huh...? Hanako could probably endure a butt kicking on her end here, but Amane? Nope, nuh-uh, he would like to keep his hospital visits to a minimum, thank you very much!!

He raises his hands in what he hopes is a placating gesture, pointedly ignoring the Mokke's remarks in the meantime.]

I mean... if it helps, the whole reason why I'm going in-- [WAIT, NO, WRONG TERM] er, possessing you is to make sure you're safe, y'know? We don't really know what's down there, and it'd be dangerous for you to go alone. At least this way I'll be able to protect you if we wind up in a pinch!

[WHICH... HOPEFULLY WILL NOT HAPPEN... but it was good to be prepared in case it did! And he'd feel a lot better being by her side if worse really did come to worse...

He lowers his hands, offering them out for Nene to hold. Not that he needed physical contact to possess anyone, but it was the gesture that counted, right? (And it's not like he'd pass up an opportunity to hold hands with her, anyway--)]

So... we good to go?

[daikonic]

[ Hanako would be too effective at seducing girls in Nene's body, so maybe this is for the best.

With that out of the way, the dark glower in Nene's expression disappears in an instant as if it were never there. ]

Good. And don't think I won't notice. It's my body, you know.

[ She says, having let him get away with plenty before... but like, she has her limits! And this is it! Not that there's much for him to mess around with when she's a fish...

...Hm, maybe she is overreacting a bit. ]

...I know, and I appreciate it. But still, this is a girl's body, you know! It's precious!

[ That and the amount of mischief he could get up to in her body is... terrifying to think about. Still, her eyes drift down to his hands, and... well, a flash of nervousness flickers across her face again. Possession is an easy enough concept to grasp, but it's hard to imagine what it'll actually be like. Will she feel anything? Will it be uncomfortable? What'll happen to her while he's piloting her?

But ultimately... she reaches out her hands and takes his. ]

[hanamane]

[Once she takes hold of his hands, he shoots her cheerfully impish smile, before chirping:]

Oh, I know! You're not the first girl I've gotten inside, after all ☆!

[HANAKO.... THE FUCK DID SHE JUST TELL YOU ABOUT THE INNUENDO, BRO??

But then the next moment he's gone, blinked out of existence as if he was abruptly booted out of the Dream Sphere for his horny crimes without warning. It would almost seem like the punchline to a bad joke, after all of this build-up and talk about possession to result in nothing at all...

That is, until a voice pops up in the back of Nene's mind, blithely casual as if he didn't just drop that awful line just a few moments earlier.]

Okay, so... how do we go about activating Fish Mode? Can you do it on command, or is it a fail safe sorta thing like what Tynuki has?

[Not that he's gonna do it for her without her permission, of course-- despite the innuendo earlier, he's still gonna respect her wishes and let her mostly take the reins for this investigation!! He was just gonna be the metaphorical extra pair of hands (or maybe fins??) in case things get dicey!]

[daikonic]

HANAKO-KU—

[ She's about to smack him silly for that until suddenly he slips inside her (UGH) and, with that... comes the weirdest feeling EVER. Suddenly it's like she's an outsider in her own body, and more than that... ]

OI!! NO FAIR!! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT RIGHT BEFORE POSSESSING ME!! YOU'RE THE WORST!!

[ Ack, and not only that, but she can hear him talking in her own voice... and it's SO weird. She sounds so cheeky... ]

...Hmph! As if I'm telling you now! Figure it out yourself! Hmph!

[ Ah, she's being difficult now... ]