Erosona (IC)

[Lorielle]

"M-miss Okuda? Oh i believe you're referring to my sister, i found this business card on her desk after her... umm i was just curious as to why my sister would have it heh. Umm i suppose i could listen to your latest products." Naomi leaves and gets into her car starting it up as she looked up the address of the shop and made her way there.

[Mark3000]

Aoi Kohana

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"Nothing in particular. A friendly visit should be enough. I can't send any of the male staff since most are under suspicion by the police. We need to show Emiko-cho that Fūzoku Academy cares for it's students." He says in a very proud manner. As he walks away, Mr. Hariyama turns back to you. "Could you send me those pictures? I would like to confirm if they're real myself." He asks

Once school is finished, you make your way to the hospital. One of the nurses guides you to Kaoru's Room. "It's always good to have visitors for patients in Ichihara's condition. A familiar face usually rouses something to the surface." She says trying to make ideal chatter.

You finally reach the room to see Kaoru in bed staring out the window. Her eyes had a blankness to them that made he look more like a doll. Their are flowers and get well cards all around the room. There is also an open stool beside the hospital bed.

Reina Takahata

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"We have and it's squeaky clean. No prior offences, Bankruptcy or even a parking ticket. From what we've figured out, she's of Russian decent and immigrated here two years ago. Her shop opened about the same time this attacks started to happen so there has to be some connection." Ryuji says as he sips his tea.

You open the folder the detective gave you and see the images for yourself. The first is of a blond woman being violently gangbanged by a group of men? You would assume but they seemed too muscular to be human. An their dicks seemed ginormous. This must of been Anastasiya Artamonova, the first victim. You move to the next picture to see a brown haired, middle age woman in an idol costume singing on stage. But off to the corners you could see a line of cocks spraying her with semen. This woman was identified as Chitako Okuda. The third set featured a student being assaulted by tentacles in every orifice. This must of been Kaoru Ichihara. The final set of pictures seemed to have been taken on a farm. In it you see your long time friend Megumi Akamatsu being raped by animals. She's being mounted by dogs, horses and even bulls. Her expression in the pictures seems like ones of excitement.

Sarah Boswell

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(I was wondering whether or not to pull back on the masturbation question but it was worth it)

Sora let out a loud laugh as she got exactly the reaction she wanted. "What's a little sex talk between friends. Not having a guy doesn't mean you can't have a bit of fun in the mean time. This place has some toys you wouldn't believe." Sora says with a gleam. "I'm just saying it's worth checking out." Out of the corner of the barn door, you could see the sun stream through the barn door. "Why don't we head inside and grab something to eat. It's way past lunchtime"

Naomi Okuda

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"Oh Miss Okuda is one of our regulars. It was a shame to hear about the attacks. She had just placed an order that had just arrived. Plus I had a gift for her loyal patronage. If you wouldn't mind picking them up." the woman says.

When the nurse arrives, you leave for downtown. Parking was relatively cheap, so you start walking and find the Velvet Room tucked away in a small back alley. You enter and are greeted by an elderly woman with long silver hair and a cane. The store was lined with dildos fleshlights, bondage gear and even costumes. You could even find magazines and dvds. Everything was spaced out and the shop looked bigger then it appeared from the outside.

"Would you happen to be Miss Okuda's sister?" The woman asked. "My name is Inga and welcome to the Velvet Room" She says as she approaches yo to shake your hand. You suddenly feel a small spark of energy rattle through your body. Though it feels like it's just static. "Here, let me give you your sister's order." She says handing you a box. From the weight, you can tell that clothing is inside. "And since this is your first time hear, a gift" Inga gives you a key and a locked case. "Use this key on any door to open the way to your desires. But It will only work at midnight" The old woman says with a giggle.

[exalted]

Oh my god, why wont she stop? Thought Sarah as her face blushed red and was happy a couple tons of steel and cast iron blocked her from view of Sora.

Tightening the last hose clamp, she rolled out from under the car as Sora mentioned food, but realised the amount of grease and grime that covered her face chest and arms.

"Sounds like a plan," She smiled, trying to ignore how her tank top stuck to her skin all clammy from sweat and grease, and that her nipples were hard and visibly tenting out the fabric from Sora's conversation, "I should wash up before we eat, mind if I borrow your shower?"

[CondorBoH]

"I'm afraid I've already erased them from my phone. They were quite foul."
A lie, a simple one. Aoi both didn't want him to see and wanted to keep them to herself to... study later.

Aoi remained silent most of the way through the hospital, only speaking when she needed to. She was too worried about the condition of the poor girl, and the image that was in her likeness. Asking her about it would be... ill timed.
She took the seat next to the girl's bed. Poor thing.
"Ichihara? It's your teacher, Ms. Kohana. Can you tell me how you are feeling?"

[FragranceofMtDew]

Reina nods at the information that Inga has no prior record, jotting that down as she contemplates. Either she really was clean or she just hadn't been caught before. Of course she could still be unrelated to this case, but it seemed unlikely that all of the victims had gone to her shop by happenstance. Putting that aside for now, Reina moves on to the photos, glancing around to make sure no one besides the detectives are watching before she slides them out of the file and thumbs through them. She can feel her face began to flush a steadily deeper shade of red with each picture she sees until the photos of Megumi joyfully bring taken by animals stuns her into silence. "W-well... I don't think I can publish these... But they might be useful so I'll hold onto them all the same." The writer stammers out, fumbling to gulp down some tea in hopes of calming her down somewhat.

"This has all been very helpful. Thank you very much for sharing this with me and I'll be sure to let you know what I find." Reina tells the pair and if they had nothing else to tell her, she would pay for her meal and head over to investigate the Velvet Room next.

[Mark3000]

Sarah Boswell

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"Yea no problem, it's just upstairs. Second Door on the left. I should have some spare cloths you can borrow in my room." Sora said as she started to pack away some of her tools. As you pass you see her trying to suppress a smile after seeing how hard your nipples had gotten.

You move upstairs to see steam coming from where the bathroom was the door was cracked open and you could hear the shower running. But the only people here were you, Sora and ... Hoshi. The shower was running so loud that he probably hasn't noticed you're their.

Aoi Kohana

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You don't get an answer from Kaoru. She merely continues to look out the window with the same blank expression. Her mouth was slightly agape as a bit of drool rolled down her chin. It's truly a tragedy. You remember Kaoru being such a smart, quick-witted girl. So much so that she had an internship with one of the big office companies in the city, Tezuka Incorporated. You could see the basket of flowers they had sent along with the other gifts. The girl sure was loved, There were so many get well cards that some had even fallen on the floor. One even had a present attached to it. As you pick it up you read the card. "To my favourite new customer. Signed Inga."

Reina Takahata

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"Don't worry Everyone was shocked the first time they saw those" Ryuji said as he finished his lunch. "Well I have to get back to work. If you do find something just give me a call." With that he pays the bill and walks out. Momoko follows behind and gives the two of you a polite bow.

You find the Velvet Room hidden away in on of the city's few back alleys. Once you enter, you find the store to be larger on the inside then the outside with the walls covered in sex toys and AVs. There were also a wide array of sexy costumes strung around the store.

You also saw an elderly woman talking with a customer and she handed her a few boxes. They still seemed to be discussing something but if their business was over, you might be able to bump in. Though for now you were free to explore the store.

[Lorielle]

Seeing the adult store Naomi is somewhat taken aback by it all. Her sister was married to...to Koji! why would she visit a sorta place like this... but she tried not to think any lower of her sister who may have come here because of Koji, but now she had this key from this old woman. "Why only midnight?' She asks the old woman hefting the locked case. "And whats in this locked case?" Naomi looks around a bit more her eyes lingering on the larger dildos, sorta reminding her that she hasnt had sex in a number of years.

[CondorBoH]

Aoi's optimism fell. Whatever was done to the poor girl had all but broken her. Recovery was an option, but it was so far away. It would take so long to see such a bright young girl smile again.
She remained by the student's side and continued to talk, making jokes and telling her about how the school was, and how...
Aoi laid the present next to Ishihara.
"Someone has sent you a gift, do you want to see what is inside? I suppose I'd best leave the opening of it to you or your family. This Inga person seems quite happy that you shopped at their store and... hm."

She would try to tell what exactly was inside, also trying to see if there was anything else on the card saying where it came from.

[exalted]

Sarah kicked her grimy boots and socks off and left them by the front door before she padded silently into the house and up the stairs. Her skin crawled from the grease and oil that slicked her arms and chest and she was tempted to start slipping out of her clothes before reaching Sora's room or the shower, but thought better of it. She knew Sora was still down in the barn but Hoshi could be anywhere and it would be just awkward for him to round the corner and see her in the buff.

It was as she thought that, that she heard the shower going and realised it must be Hoshi through the cracked open door in the shower. Initially she felt irritated that she would have to wait to get cleaned up but her mind soon wondered. She realised the situation had reversed from what was in her mind a moment ago, it was Hoshi in the buff and she the person rounding the corner and that sent a flash up excitement down her spine to her nethers.

Sarah found herself paused outside the door without realising it. She stayed still for a moment, hoping to catch a glimpse of something inside the room. She stood side on, body still facing down the corridor so that if Hoshi saw her she could make it she was just walking by and hadn't seen anything.

[Mark3000]

Naomi Okuda & Reina Takahata

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"Because that's when the magic happens" Inga said with a giggle. "At any other time of day the key won't work. But at Midnight you can use the key anywhere." She then pats the case. "The case should open when you need it most." She says as the elderly woman walks to the newest customer. "Now feel to browse the store, I have to attend to some of the other customers."

When she finishes with Naomi, Inga walks to greet Reina and her assistant. "Welcome to the Velvet Room. How my I help you?"

Aoi Kohana

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As you examine the present, you can tell it's a manga anthology of some sort. The corner of the wrapping was already removed and you could make out what looked like tentacles wrapped around someone's arm. If this was a Inga's shop, could it be .....

"Sorry miss but visiting hours are almost over" You turn to see the nurse from before knocking on the door.

Sarah Boswell

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As you pause you catch a glimpse of Hoshi's muscular silhouette. The bathroom is foggy but you shower curtains are very transparent. You can see his muscular frame not to mention he was hung like a horse. But at the same time, he had a soft, gentle look to him. You soon hear the shower stop as he reaches out to grab a towel.

[Lorielle]

There was still a face of heavy confusion on Naomi's face, but she sorta resigned to idea that if her sister had been doing this then maybe there was some sorta merit to it. Feeling like she at least got some answers today she decided to head back home and check on her sister, though...not before she bought herself a rather large silicone dick for herself.

Once back at home she stashes her toy away and heads upstairs greeting the nurse if she was still there, but ultimately wanting to just confirm her sister was still okay. Hopefully she was even recovering more completely. From there it was probably a good time relax for a bit then maybe even head to school to see if she could get any catch up work since she's missed so many days.

[FragranceofMtDew]

Reina and Tatsuya rise to return Momoko's bow as the detective leaves. "Thanks again for all the info!" She tells them as they head out, before leaving money for their lunch, stowing the file of pictures in her bag and exiting the restaurant as well. Finding the Velvet Room is a little tricky since they aren't familiar with the area at all and it seems to be tucked away in a back alley but eventually they manage to find it. "Right, get a few pictures of the outside Tatsuya but don't take any of the interior until we talk to Inga and get permission." Reina instructs, letting the photographer do his work before she heads inside.

Two women were already talking inside so Reina decides to browse the store and look for anything out of the ordinary. She hadn't visited many sex shops though and so it's hard to tell what should or shouldn't be there. She lingers a bit once she makes it to the lingerie and costumes which is where the elderly woman finds her. "Ah, you must be Inga I presume? I'm Reina Takahata with Ayakashi Monthly." Reina introduces herself with a bow before handing the woman her business card. "I'm investigating the serial rape case that's going on here and I've come to look into rumors that the victims all frequented this establishment. Would you mind if I asked you some questions?"

[CondorBoH]

Aoi jumps slightly and puts the present down.
"Ah, I hadn't realized the time. Goodbye, Miss Ichihara. Please, get well soon."
She left the room, and the hospital, checking her watch as she went. So perhaps the girl was into... the tentacles sort of thing. Which made the photoshopped pictures make more sense, but was still in bad taste.

Aoi checked the card she had been given and sighed. Fine, she might as well check out this 'Velvet Room' tonight.

[exalted]

Sarag felt her throat tighten as she gulped visibly, eyes roving all over the distorted form of Hoshi behind the shower curtain. Her skin flushed, she gasped as he reached out for a towel and quickly beat feet down the corridor before he could spot her.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid," She pounded the side of her head with her palm once she was safe in Sora's room.

Hoshi was her boss, you didn't sleep with the boss. She was not going to end like like Sue back home, who was probably still having to suck off the manager beneath his desk as the burger joint even now.

Trying to distract herself she stamped over to Sora's dresser to look for some clothes.

[Mark3000]

Friday September 23 20XX, Late Afternoon

Naomi Okuda

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You greet the nurse and your sister. Chitako is still in a vegetative state but the nurse has helped her get a bit more comfortable. The nurse commends you on how well you've taken care of her and proceeds to check her medical equipment.

When you head to the school you see the sun begin to see the sun begin to fall. You go to your homeroom and see that classes are already finished for the day, you can't even find your teacher, Ms. Kohana. You do run into the school principal Mr. Hariyama. "Ms. Okuda, I was just doing my last rounds for the day, what can I help you with ?" He said, his large statue causing him to look down at you and your noticeable cleavage. For your part, you started to notice the wedding ring on his finger

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Reina Takahata & Aoi Kohana

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Tatsuya waits outside taking a few pictures as you enter to talk with Inga. " Oh! I love the Ayakashi Monthly. The last issue was amazing. 'The Supernatural Call Girls of Kyoto' . It's good to here there are still people interested in the spiritual side of the world. I'd be happy to answer a few of your questions. She says as the old woman leads Reina to a small room in the back. "Helga, would you mind handling the store while I'm in the back?" She asks after clapping her hands . The reporter doesn't see anyone come but it seems someone is coming.

Both Inga and Reina sit at a small table inside what looks like a mini kitchenette. Like the store itself, the room was plush and gave a velvet hue. " Yes it is true that all four victims were some of my best customers. I had come to think of them as my sisters. They supported me even when the town tried to shut my humble store down. So to see them like this is heart breaking. But if you intend to investigate this case you'll need these." With that Inga hands you a strange skeleton key and a locked case.

When Aoi Kohana enters the sex shop, she is greeted with what you would expect from a sex shop. Dildos, vibrators, lube and porn. The place was filled to the brim buy there was no store keep. That was until you saw a woman descend from the upper floors. She was tall with short white hair in a pixie cut. The woman looked to be of Russian descent and in her early 30's. "Welcome to the Velvet Room, the mas ... I meant Ms. Inga is away at the moment. How my I help you?"

Sarah Boswell

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You find an assortment of tanktops, jeans and t-shirts in Sora's dresserg. But the only ones that fit well are a set of worn jeans and a T-shirt that says "Wild Card" on the back. You also find a strange case under all the clothin. In the hallway, you hear heavy foot steps , most likely from Hoshi. Though it doesn't seem like he noticed you peeking. With a new change of clothing and a towel, you hop into the shower. The water is so relaxing that you stay in their longer then you expected to.

When you step out you see Sora at the table while Hoshi works away in the kitchen. He comes back out with a tray of beef and turkey sandwiches for the three of you. Sora immediately starts to dig in while Hoshi makes some tea. "So Sarah, do you have any other plans for the day?" Hoshi asks.

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Sarah picked up the clothes but ignored the strange looking case. It wasn't her place to pry on her bosses and she guessed from her chat with Sora, it was, in all likelihood, Sora's dildo collection; and that was something Sarah definitely did not want to see close up.

Shaking her head to clear her thoughts from the image of kinds of toys Sora might use she strolled back to shower, using her leg to give the door a shove closed after she entered. Dumping the clothes on a sink she started to roll up her tank top when she realised she hadn't heard the door snib shut.

Looking over she saw that it door hadn't closed properly, cracked open just like with Hoshi. She paused for a moment, tank top poised just under the swell of her breasts, knowing she should walk the short distance to close the door; but her hands started to move on their own and soon her clothing was in a messy pile on the floor.

She half closed the shower curtain as she stepped in, glancing back to the door again and left the curtain as it was, giving her clear sight lines to the door, and vice versa.

The water felt great on her skin and she sighed as she felt her body be liberated from the grime. Soaping up her hands she started to wash, but paused as she hands brushed her nipples and soft electric shot ran down her legs. Moaning lightly, she bit her lips as she leant back against the cold tiles and suds her hands again to massage and toy with her breasts, her hands running in soft circles around her flesh before pinching and tugging on her hard nipples.

Hearing the front door close, she snapped out of her malaise and realised Sora must be done and food would be served soon, so she hurriedly finished up washing; annoyed she now had to deal with mess running down her leg.

Drying off, she grumbled to herself as she realised the oil the soaked through her top and into her sports bra. The thought of pulling on something greasy again made her skin crawl so she left it rolled up with her other clothes. Pulling on the borrowed t-shirt she realised her hard nipples were now even more obvious and blushed as she quickly pulled on her black lacy panties and jeans to head down to lunch.

"I'll take your beef... I mean the beef," She stammered as she sat opposite Sora, eyes boring into the table so she didn't have to make eye contact after saying that.

"I'll probably just head home and crash," She mumbled a reply to Hoshi's question around a faceful of sandwich, "I mean, that is, if you don't need me for anything here?"

[Lorielle]

Naomi was fairly quick in and out of the house, but did stop to greet the nurse and thank her for all of her hard work. If she had to take care of her sister 24/7 that may have been too much on the college student, but regardless she knew she would need to at least put in some leg work.

The sun was already beginning to set on school and that made her twinge with regret. "Another missed day.." She says as she tries to hold back the creeping dread of failing her classes. But she still needed to at least make an effort to stay on top of things.

Seeing the principal though made her heart jump a bit. "O-oh! Sorry sir.. i was just seeing if my homeroom teacher was still around. I just want some work sheets or something so i can catch up on work.." She says as she looks up at him, then down to the wedding ring a small pang of disappointment struck deep inside of her and reminded her of Koji. "Umm.. well.. Could you help me? Maybe Ms. Kohana has something in her office?"

[FragranceofMtDew]

Reina is pleasantly surprised to find that Inga has not only heard of her magazine, but is also an avid reader by the sound of it. Sure, the article she was talking about wasn't one that Reina had worked on, but she was just glad that she hadn't been laughed out of the store by now. "I'm glad to hear you enjoy our work. If all goes well, I'm sure this article will be a big feature in the next issue." Reina says as she follows the older woman to the back of the store, curious as to who this Helga was though unable to see her. Even this back room seemed as elegant as the actually store, the thought crossed her mind as she took a seat at the table with Inga, jotting down a few notes in her notepad as they conversed.

"Since you were so close with the victims, did any of them seem strange or mention anything like a stalker before they disappeared? Have you seen the pictures of them that were posted online? The police can't find evidence that they're faked, but they seem a little.... extreme I suppose." The journalist asks a few questions to start with, prepared to share the pictures she had received with Inga to get any possible insight from her. Then she turns her attention to the box and key that Inga has given her, the statement that she'll need them to investigate seeming as she knew more than she was saying at the moment. Or perhaps as a fan of the occult, this was some sort of charm she was sharing. "Oh, thank you... But, what are these exactly?" Reina inquires curiously, examining the locked box and key curiously.

[CondorBoH]

Aoi was in the middle of inspecting a rather... expansive dildo when the attendant arrived. She straightened up quickly. It wasn't her first time in a sex shop but that didn't mean she was experienced with it.
Oh, so Igna was the store owner of this place. That made sense.
"I've just come to browse, for now. A friend of mine recommended the place and she's right in that I need to unwind. Also, it appears you've hosted one of my students who has fallen victim to the assaulter. I saw the gift Ms. Igna sent her, and I would like to thank her for the kindness you've shown her.

[Mark3000]

Sarah Boswell

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In the shower, you hear footsteps walk past the restroom. Just as you turn to see who it was, they're gone.

Downstairs, Hoshi doesn't react when you ask for his beef. But it seems as though Sora can barely contain herself as she covers her mouth. When you mention your plans for the rest of the day, the twins take a moment to think about it. "No I think that should be it for today. Unless Sora ..." before Hoshi can finish, Sora cuts him off. "Actually, it you're heading home, could you make an extra stop by one of the 'specialty stores' to pick up an order." she asked giving you the address and a small envelop. "You can bring it when you come in tomorrow"

Naomi Okuda

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"I sure she has some study notes you can use. I'll take you to the facility office" Mr. Hariyama says as you follow him to the surprisingly large room. There were only one or two teachers left. On Ms. Kohana's desk you see a few stacks of worksheet. There was a pile with your name on them as well as two more for two other students.

"Ms. Okuda, how has your sister been fairing." The principal asks as he hands you the work sheets.

Reina Takahata

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Inga kept smiling as you asked her question after question. Once you were finished, she responded. "At the time I didn't notice anything strange about the four women. In fact, this was a place meant to let people indulge in their own strangeness. Though I do remember the reporter, Megumi saying she was having some problems with her cameraman. I think his name was Hiroshi. It seemed like he was starting to get a little grabby, if you know what I mean." She says pausing for a moment. "As for the photographs, Helga brought them to my attention. They my seem a bit extreme but I doubt they're fake. With this key you should be able to find the truth."

When the chain of questions turns to the key and box, Inga closes her eyes. "Like all keys, it opens a door to a whole new world. A Sensual World if you will when sexual desires manifest. Or that's what the stories say. Though these pictures seem like they could only originate from such a place. This box will open when the time is right. But remember, these only work at midnight. If you want to learn more about them, I suggest investigating the shrine. Though it is getting late."

Aoi Kohana

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"Ms Inga sent the poor girl something lewd didn't she?" Helga said with a deadpan expression. "She can be rather ... forward at times. I will be sure to pass on your thanks now ..." Just as she finishes speaking, the store clerk steps forward until there is barely any room between you. Examining your body from head to toe, Helga lets out a small hmph. "I guess you would do as well" she seemed to whisper to herself. Helga then walked back upstairs only to return shortly with a locked box and a strange skeleton key. " If you truly want to unwind, use this key to open a door to a new world. Ms. Inga would tell you that it only works at midnight. But in truth the key can be used at anytime on any door. The reason she says that is to keep people from using it to often. The key does pose certain... risks"