Chaldean Chronicles: Cadence of the Lostgrail - Gorilla Oni and Necromancer ( + Adult Chaperone )

11:12 PM

REEEEEEEEE

11:12 PM

WAIT

Venice, the city of love. The wide canals flowing with crystal-clear azure waters, lanterns illuminating the area with an ethereal glow— what a perfect scene for a date night filled with romance. And standing by the gondola where the two would enjoy their ride à deux would be Tao Dian. Wearing… a mafia-inspired outfit of all things. She had most certainly decided to dress up for this occasion. She turned back when she heard her partner approach then fiddled with her black leather gloves. She wouldn’t lie— it seemed she had been paired with a rather handsome man. That fact made her smile. “Buona sera, signore!” she greeted with a radiant smile, her hand held out for the white haired oni to hold. “Tell me, might you be my dashing date for tonight? Ah, allow me to help you on the gondola!”

11:19 PM

@Thicc|Fie/Ali/Ayu/Miyu/Nag/Mel

"Crap you got here before me, I didn't keep you waiting did I?" The white-haired gorilla Oni approached who was partnered up with for this date tonight. His hair was slick back in a way that made him look a little motivated. He was dressed in a red and back suit for the occasion. Upon seeing Tao's Mafia-inspired outfit, he got the strange mental image of Tao sitting in a mafia boss chair surrounded by what would be assumed to be her Mafia men. What a strange mental image. "That I am, a pleasure to meet you and be your date for tonight. My Name is Nagato, may I learn the name of my charming date?" He took hold of the hand being held out to him and moved on to the Gondola. of course, he made sure to help Tao onto it once he was on.

11:44 PM

@sumanai

”Non c’è problema! You didn’t keep me waiting at all~!” Tao Dian said with a wink. “And a pleasure to meet you, Nagato. My name is Tao Dian. Simply refer to me as Tao Dian, though some people call me Tao!” Once they were seated on the gondola, Tao Dian looked around, looking slightly irked, for some reason. She sighed. “It seems our gondolier hasn’t arrived yet,” she said with a pout. “He even insisted he’d come with… Hmph, what an unreliable Servant.” ”Hermes! Where are you??!!” she called out through their mental link. ”My date and I are waiting for you! Get over here!”

Not a moment afterwards, a ethereal blue ankh appeared briefly for a moment atop the stem of the gondola, before a brilliant golden light flashed downwards from the clouds, a pillar of divine light enveloping the stem of the boat, bathing it in ether. The display lasted but a few brief moments, with a few blinks, the light show had ceased, and what stood in its place… was an impeccably dressed maid(?), curtsying elegantly (?) “My apologies, Master, for my tardiness. I do pray that I have not inconvenienced you too greatly.” As the maid bowed before lifting his head… a smirk was most certainly prevalent on his face. With a snap his fingers, tendrils of mana flew forth from his arm, sprouting into the shape of a pole, and the row of a gondola soon found itself mystically constructed and placed within his hand. He sunk the row into the water, and placed his hands onto the top end of the shaft in wait. “But regardless, shall we begin the evening date, Master?”

12:14 AM

”…” Suffice to say, Hermes’ elegant(?) display left the Master speechless. She blinked in disbelief as she repeatedly eyed her Servant up and down. This couldn’t be real could it? She gave Hermes a strange look. “Ahem!” Tao Dian coughed, before returning to her calm self. “Yes, let us begin!”

What a nice light show but what in the hell was this servant wearing? The gorilla oni master was honestly stunned, he recognized Hermes from the mission in New York where his reality marble killed ~~stole~~ that dragon. Vortigern was its name right? That aside he was confused by the servant's choice in outfit tonight. "Y-yeah, let us begin."

Seeing the strange looks the two masters gave him, Hermes tilted his head, before a sly grin rose to his face. “Ah, apologies, would this appearance be more to your liking?” He snapped his fingers once more, and a pair of cat ears sprouted from his head… they twitched around softly as he looked onwards at the two. “I do believe… what’s the word… ah yes, Neko Maids, are all the rage amongst the humans of these times. I do hope this will be more agreeable to you two. And very well, let us commence the date.” He nodded as he confirmed their decisions, before he soon began the rowing of the boat, humming slightly as if absolutely nothing was out of the ordinary. (edited)

”I…” Tao Dian hid her face in her hands in an attempt to conceal her laughter. She had never expected Hermes, being the straight laced and serious personality he was, to dress up as a cat maid, of all things. Her attempt did not succeed. The Necromancer could be heard wheezing quietly, her face flushed red with amusement. “Pffttt…. What has gotten into you, Hermes…?” It seemed she was too occupied by her trying to hide laughter to converse with Nagato.

"No that just made it worse..." The mental image of Hermes Nagato had was shattered and replaced by this Neko maid Hermes. He'll never look at him the same way ever again but at least it was funny. Plus Tao was finding her servant's antics to be funny so the date wasn't off to a bad start, just a weird one. He soon quelled what laughter he had upon seeing Hermes as Neko maid.

After some time, Tao Dian was able to calm herself. She looked to Nagato and patted his shoulder lightly. “Now, now, let us not mind my Servant’s antics,” Tao Dian said, her voice taking a more serious and charming tone. “The night sky is beautiful, isn’t it? The lanterns suspended in the sky, the faint music in the background, everything is tailored to perfectly to ensure our date to be enjoyable. It’s so romantic that I can even feel myself blush!” She let out a girlish laugh, something rare coming from the boisterous fae herself. She was trying to make an impression, it seemed. Though in a place such as this, who could blame her? Even eccentrics want to look cool at times. “But enough of that. Tell me about yourself, Nagato. As lovely as this setting is, I am more interested my the partner Ruler has matched me with.”

1:05 AM

@Thicc|Fie/Ali/Ayu/Miyu/Nag/Mel

"Yeah, it's really beautiful tonight but I think you have it beaten." He nodded, they really went all out on this simulation, it had to be a simulation though, there was no way all of this was real if it was then that ruler had some amazing powers. His eyes roamed over to a few of the lanterns taking in the sight around them both. If Tao were to look at his eyes at this moment she would see his crystal blue eyes reflecting the lights from the lanterns. He turned his head and looked at Tao, there was a height difference between them that was noticeable when standing up but they were both in a Gondola ride so it wasn't as noticeable right now. "Me huh? Well, let me give you the basics first then ask whatever you'd like." He cleared his throat to add a bit of dramatic effect before speaking. "I'm Nagato, one of the many Master Candidates here at Chaldea. I'm contracted to the Archer class Servant Ishtar ~~if she causes you any trouble I'm sorry and I'll make sure to pay you for it.~~ I'm an Oni that likes to fight, and the owner of the newly opened Devil may cry shop. Alright, that's the basics."

5:02 AM

@sumanai

”Hahaha! Don’t inflate my ego too much, Nagato!” She gave a playful punch on his bicep, looking up to him as he spoke to show that she was paying attention. She thought the reflection of the light on his eyes was beautiful… This was surely a scene she would love to one day paint. “Tell me about your shop. What do you sell there, and what gave you the idea to do such a thing? I never expected someone who loves to fight would also have a shop of their own,” she asked curiously. “~~I’m sure Chaldea is home to quite a few troublesome Servants. Thankfully, the Servants I am contracted to are all well behaved!~~”

9:04 AM

@Thicc|Fie/Ali/Ayu/Miyu/Nag/Mel

Upon hearing the term, ‘Devil May Cry,’ the neko maid looked upwards towards the sky, musing for a while as he rowed the boat onwards. “Mm… ‘Devil May Cry,’ that reminds me, Master, didn’t you have a black shirt with a term similar to such back in your teen years? You were rather peculiar back then, declaring that you ‘shall build an army of the dead the likes of no magus has never seen before,’ dying your hair black after you found your normal ombre too “childish” to be taken seriously, and using bright red highlights, believing people will take you much more seriously afterwards. Not that it worked, of course, your parents only seemed to only look at you fondly regardless, alongside a tinge of embarrassment. It took you two years until out of the blue, you locked everything from that time away in a chest, and spirited it off to the back of the closet, never to see the light of day again.” (edited)

Upon hearing her Servant’s words, Tao Dian coughed. She quickly turned back to him, expressing a glare that radiated immense hatred, yet her cheeks flared a deep red. It was an expression Hermes would never have seen before. “I have no idea what you’re talking about!” she yelled angrily. “I had never had such a phase in my life!”

Hermes responded with silent surprise (?) as his master flared angrily at him. “Why, master, what do you mean? If I remember correctly, in their worry, your parents actually had your entire closets contents mailed to you, the chest including, and paid quite a premium to do as such, though I do believe they were snickering as they handed the magus in charge of bringing, over the chest. If you do so wish, I could teleport back to your closet and bring back the case to jog your memories. I’m sure Nagato would wish to see that he and you once had quite the similar tastes, wouldn’t you?” He turned towards Nagato, with a face of thoughtfulness ~~and the edges of his lips ever so slightly curled in a smirk.~~ (edited)

@Thicc|Fie/Ali/Ayu/Miyu/Nag/Mel

~~In class and in a game, I'll reply when I can~~)

~~ahh gotcha, take your time!~~

”Stop! Stop! There is no need for such a thing!” Tao Dian huffed, her voice almost a yell. “…The scenery here is gorgeous… I- it would be a shame to waste such a….” She relented, burying her face in her hands. The necromancer had no more remarks to defend herself, and opted to silently endure the shame and embarrassment being brought upon her by her sadistic Servant. Her face and ears burned an even deeper shade of red… if such a thing was even possible. “Hermes….” she whispered under her breath. “I- I’ll get you back for this…!”

"Well... That certainly... An image." He didn't know how to respond to this situation, mentioning of shorter Tao Dian with black hair and a shirt that had a term similar to his shop's name on it. It was... Kinda cute if he was being honest but he probably shouldn't mention that for Tao Dian's sake, if their positions were switched he wouldn't want Tao saying his younger self was cute. Maybe that was just him though. "That's not necessary Hermes but thanks...?"

@sumanai @Baka | Olga, Theisoa we continuing this or Nah?)

Shit ill reply tomorrow)

Thicc|Fie/Ali/Ayu/Miyu/Nag/Mel

@sumanai @Baka | Olga, Theisoa we continuing this or Nah?)

Shit sorry lemme hand tao a gift when I come home)