1st Arcana Shift [accidental voice]

[notsogrimreaper]

[The voice feed buzzes to life suddenly in the middle of a sentence.]

-doing it right?

[A slightly younger teenage voice is heard, shaky with nerves. Only strained panting fills the silence afterwards, and then when the boy speaks, it’s a little more firm, as he forces himself to stay calm. He’s determined to see whatever is happening through until the end.]

How do you feel?

[An unsteady exhale is released, and after drawing in a somewhat shrill breath, Akihiko finally replies, sounding mildly strained.]

Y-Yeah, just… slow down a little. It feels kinda… weird. Give me a-

[He gasps quietly right then, his body reflexively turning rigid when jostled. Akihiko takes a moment to will his rigid muscles to relax, well-disciplined from years of training.]

All right, my body’s ready now. Keep going… You’ve gotta get better at doing this, Ryoji.

Right. I know you’re challenging me, but don’t fight too much. Now…

[Ryoji’s breathing slows, but it starts getting more ragged with the strain.]

Just… give in… You’re so stubborn, aren’t you?

[He lets out a breathy laugh, then grunts with exertion.]

C’mon, man… You’re gonna have to work harder. Don’t worry about me; I can take it.

[Sudden shifting noises can be picked up, as the boxer’s tense form moves across the earth, back and forth, back and forth… In spite of that, he still resists against the flow of the rhythmic motion, intent on pushing Ryoji even further.]

Quit holding back, damn it. I’m not made out of glass. Give me everything you’ve got, or I’m taking over. We don’t have all night.

[Ryoji’s voice sounds a bit lower, frustrated.]

Fine. I should have known you could handle it all. I guess you like a bit more force…

[He calls upon the last reserves of energy. If Akihiko wanted to be pushed to the limit, Ryoji would oblige. He was the one who agreed to this, after all.]

Come!

Huh-! Nngh...

[Emitting a low growl, Akihiko is forced to let go of his defiance when his muscles finally give into Ryoji’s determined demands. His breathing remains uneven for a few minutes, as he struggles to regain his composure.]

Sh-Shit...

[After that curt mutter, the boxer quips brashly.]

Heh… not bad, Ryoji. Especially at the end there. Though if you want me down on my hands and knees more often, I’m gonna make you earn it.

[The smirk is almost audible in Ryoji’s response.]

Don’t worry, I plan to.

[And then, cheerfully and casually:]

So! Same time tomorrow, or are you going to be too sore to manage?

((Akihiko and Ryoji (will both be answering to any responses, once they realize their mistake.))

Comments

[tipsygnostalgia]

Yo you two wanna get a room?

[That sure sounded more like sex talk]

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[When Akihiko answers, he sounds a little out of breath, but mostly like his normal self.]

Hey, Roxy... Nah, no need for that. We're already in his room.

[notsogrimreaper]

Huh? We're in my room already...

How did you see this anyways? D-Did I record something?

[Shoot he still hasn't figured this bracelet out.]

[voice]

[averagemedium]

...you miiiight want to keep an eye on when that thing's recording. Just for future reference.

I'd ask if that was intentional but I don't figure the showoff type generally flubs their entrance, there.

[voice]

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[He looks down at his bracelet. Doesn't look like his went off...]

Oh, sorry about that... We must've accidentally hit the jewel. Honestly, we weren't paying attention to the bracelet.

[voice]

[notsogrimreaper]

Oh! I was recording? Sorry, I didn't notice.

Um, what do you mean by showoff type? I mean, I didn't really want anyone to see this...

[voice]

[themortalhalf]

You might want to try to keep your training sessions more private next time you feel like experimenting.

[Unlike the rest of the people eavesdropping on his post, sex is the last thing that Shinjiro would ever assume. Shinjiro is with that girl though. Shit. He knows what it sounds like. At least maybe there won't be any girls chasing Aki around anymore. Maybe he just did himself a goddamn favor. Not sure about Mochizuki though.]

[voice]

[notsogrimreaper]

Yeah, sorry! I must have knocked my bracelet against something. I didn't mean for you to overhear!

[Oh, Ryoji would be devastated to lose all those girls if he had any idea how that sounded. Right now, he hasn't really noticed anything off, so he's looking pretty innocent.]

[voice]

[emperor_with_no_groove]

Experimenting? Tch. So we hit the damn jewel. Big deal.

We're already doing it in private. It's not like we're outside where everyone could see us.

[Shinji, what the hell are you on, man.]

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[multifacets]

[Whoa whoa wait!!. When did this happen? And why didn't she know about it? Not that she's saying she and Akihiko are particularly close at the moment, but coworkers totally get dibs on the deets (at least in her world).

Shame on you, Akihiko, for holding out on her.]

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[multifacets]

[From what she's gathered, you seem like the private type, so guess what? You've just earned yourself some merciless teasing.]

Whoa, senpai. I never pegged you as the exhibitionist type!

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[optimistical]

[ Man, what a nice day. Even with all the things that have just happened, it's kind of good to see everyone working together to fix things again. That's certainly uplifting and Naegi feels great for that. He's well-rested now, ready to tackle the day, but first! Let's take a listen to what's on the network. ]

[ ... And the first thing Naegi hears is this. WELL, THAT'S... UH, SPECIAL... ]

S-Sorry, but I... I think you've accidentally left your bracelet turn on...!

[ No duh, Naegi... Unless they wanted to show off, then well... ]

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[emperor_with_no_groove]

[WE ARE SO NOT SORRY, NAEGI…]

Yeah… [Akihiko sounds sheepish at this point. He still doesn’t get why people are freaking out, but hey. Maybe the sounds of training disturb them, for some reason.] Sorry about that. We were really into it and didn’t notice.

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[notsogrimreaper]

[Sorry for the wake-up call, Naegi! Ryoji is quick to reassure the other boy.]

Y-Yeah, I know. It's okay! It's not actually what you thought it was. Don't worry!

[voice]

[ex_outofcontrol435]

Oh my god, not on the fucking network.

[voice]

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[Nice choice of words there, Pyro!]

It was an accident, man. We were just training.

[voice]

[notsogrimreaper]

We didn't mean for it to be on here! It's not how it sounds!

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[discrepant]

[Oh, he recognizes one of the voices as the young man that had spoken to him back in the trip to Freyr and Freya's birth home.

Unlike the other responses of shock, discomfort, or sly, Soushi will not feel the least bit uncomfortable as he heard all of those sounds. The other young man did not seem like the type to publicly sleep around with other man nor the type to be interested in that type of behavior. He did notice he was the type that enjoys to fight, so he is certain it was all training than actual intimate actions. At the very least, he finds him quite naive and innocent.]

It would seem as thought your acquaintance has overpowered you. Is he your sparring partner, by any chance? Or are you teaching him self-defense? [Because it sounded like that too.]

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[emperor_with_no_groove]

Hey there!

[Thank you, Soushi, for being one of the few people that don’t think they were screwing around. Akihiko appreciates it very much.]

Tch, I told him he could do it! I didn’t even have to activate my power. He just kept holding back.

Yeah, you could say that. We were training. Gotta make our powers stronger, right? [He remembers their conversation in Vanaheim, with regards to the war.]

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[notsogrimreaper]

[Well, at least one person isn't overreacting to the recording. Ryoji's relieved that someone seems to have caught on this easily. He was getting tired of explaining the same story over and over.]

Akihiko-sempai is training me to use my powers properly. I'm not a boxer like him, so I probably wouldn't have been able to take him on in a regular fight.

[kuramaless]

[The last few days have been pretty traumatic for him. Between trying to patch things up with his friends, and convince himself that he really had no control over what he'd done.

This.

This however, was on a completely different level.

His eyes widened the longer he listened, until eventually, about the time he was sure the entire thing was coming to a 'climax' he shut his eyes, flicked on the reply and started yelling.]

YOU GUYS CAN STOP YOU KNOW?

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[HI NARUTO HOW’S IT GOING]

Huh?!

[Akihiko starts a little at hearing that yell, even though loud noises don’t usually bother him.]

H-Hey, calm down! It’s not what you think!

[foolsvessel]

Um... Ahikiko? ...Ryoji-kun?

It looks like you two are getting along like always! [ She isn't sure what to think though. ]

[emperor_with_no_groove]

Ah... Hey, Minako.

[It's not what you think! Even though the whole thing sounds very... wrong, apparently.]

I'm just... helping him out, that's all!

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[lookingfordragon]

Are you okay?

[He sounded okay when he spoke but...]

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[emperor_with_no_groove]

Huh? Y-Yeah! I’m just gonna… rest up after this.

[A little out of breath and he feels sore, but those are expected effects of exercise.]

Hey… [She’s another one of the people that stayed behind, during the Vanaheim trip.] How are ya?

[tradingsecrets]

Well, I'm happy for you two but I doubt you want to have something like this on the network.

[He just kind of chuckles.]

Though I knew that Ryoji wanted all sorts of experiences, I didn't think he meant those types too. I'm jealous.

[Obviously this is to tease both of them.]

I was laughing a little too hard to respond at first…

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[alkaoiuewhvioaehwoai]

F-Finnick! [Akihiko is torn between running into the nearest wall, or hitting himself in the forehead.] I-It’s not what you think, man! Ryoji’s into girls!

[Yeah, that’s not making it worse or anything. He’s a little too panicked to realize that Finnick is teasing, because seriously? People think Ryoji is… oh god.]