The root of so much naughtiness isn't it?
And what eldritch horror story could even exist? Without those desiring to look beyond the veil.
Yes. That's it. It almost sounds silly when you put it like that. It almost sounds too simple.
But still, as you put things in perspective, you can see it clearly now.
Maybe this is your talent, the thing you have always been meant to do.
Maybe this is your sin, and you are planting seeds that future ponies will hate you for.
But most of all, deep down you are very… very…
Curious.
And you realize all of this because, right now, you are feeling a very peculiar kind of satisfaction.
Right now, as you have done so many times before, you have just sated your curiosity.
Ah, Velvet getting a frank look at her own desires I see. Well self knowledge is (usually) a win.
[Velvet Covers is now under the effect of "An Incarnadescence"]
And We Will Be Radiant.
You spend this time at your home, enjoying your newfound perception of the world. The wafting scent of the flowers in your garden, as they bloom anew each time you pass them by. The clumsily hidden gazes of adoration and befuddlement from your servants, as they throw themselves over each other to fulfil your every whim. The childish confusion of your daughters, as they stare at you wide-eyed unable to comprehend what exactly changed in you, when you still look exactly the same.
The more things change the more things stay the same.
Also this sounds noticeable as
fuck. Pardon my language.
Besides, you realize the two "friends" Jade Whistle has been living with have not been having many moments of privacy, ever since the quiet mare moved in with them. So, what better way to repay them for their kindness? How else to extend them your gratitude if not by giving them that sweet time, by having Jade stay a while at your home?
Is this just us being cunning or does this mean we can tell when people want to bone
from across the town @BirdBodhisattva 🤔
If we can I wonder if that means Comet got a similar conflict sense?
You say out loud, as you look at yourself in the mirror, wearing the still incomplete dress that Rarity brought for you to try on.
And the mare, whose reflection you can see right behind you, by the far corner of the room, mutely nods back at you in agreement.
Although you can see that she is not looking at the dress. She agrees with what you say, but she has not thought about the dress for a long time now. Still, you pretend you don't realize it.
Oof. A little painful.
But she also told you, through the furtive glances and suppressed sighs that you can see so clearly now, that as of late she has been lacking… inspiration.
And you immediately knew what she wanted. You immediately knew what she needed, even if the mare herself did not know it.
Lacking in the Grail department. Just a touch. For now.
You then look back at the mirror, this time looking straight at Rarity's reflected eyes. Seeing how the mare is all but pressing her back against the wall, as if desperately trying to restrain herself from…
From what, you wonder?
You turn around to face her.
"But you simply have to tell me, dear… what is your inspiration to do something like this?"
Getting a little predatory there Velvet.
You walk up to the mare, feeling as something inside of her desperately thrashes against its bindings, yearning for release, even as she musters all of her will to keep herself frozen solid. Her forelegs pushing her back towards the corner of the room, where she is now helplessly trapped, as they desperately
Getting a LOT predatory there Velvet.
"I… V-velvet darl-ling, I really d-don't-"
No means no Velvet.
"… that is natural."
You bite down the word "talent". You are sure she understands exactly what you mean.
...sure she did. Much like you aren't fooling yourself.
You say that, and then you bring your face closer to hers. Your cool sigh hugging her warm breath only for a moment, before the fur on your cheeks brush and she finally realizes, with agonizing confusion and conflict, that you were just moving closer so you could whisper on her ear.
But the tickling words that you say, right after that, hit the last vestiges of the barriers she has in her mind like a battering ram.
"And what can we do… what do you want to do… to make that happen... Rarity dear?"
I suppose. It seems. That Velvet is currently not feeling any sexual desire towards Rarity.
She might not even be wired for it at the moment
What she wants is for Rarities desires to come out and be nurtured much bigly. Which is to say get Rarity to admit wanting to bone and then jumping her immediately.
Still wonder why the sex part isn't obvious to Velvet. Though we are Velvet, and it's obvious to us.
You say those words, and then you wonder. You wonder if Rarity will move to adjust the tiara that you have on your head, and continue to work on the dress… or if she will do something else.
*gulp*
[] "So the seeds . . . were planted, though for long years [they will be] nothing but an unfulfilled ache."
-Rarity will temporarily become a Minion
-Rarity will stop being a Minion as soon as her Grail level becomes equal/greater than yours, AND An Incarnadescence ends (both conditions must be met)
-Rarity will RETURN to being a Minion, should her Grail level ever become lower than yours, OR if you come under the effect of An Incarnadescence again (either condition being met will be eno
Kind of rough on Rarity, she would have a lot of progress to make. Just to stop being our lovestruck Minion.
And unless we get her Grail equal to hers it is basically stringing her along. Which is... super not cool.
But not all flowers bloom, and not all flowers are meant to bloom, and not all flowers
should bloom.
As lovely as the garden would be. Surely not horrifying?
[] "The real Hours don't meet the Gods-from-Nowhere, but the Ring-Yew meets the Mare-in-the-Tree in where the Wood grows lush. Their couplings are forbidden, and forbidden things have power, and this is the story of their coupling."
-Rarity will permanently become a Minion.
-Rarity will be upgraded to a Disciple (Grail 3, Forge 1)
-Rarity will ???
The ??? Worries me and should worry you. Grail is not the nicest lore. And the couplings of hours would surely be a horror beyond reckoning.
If I thought there was even a remote chance of us cheating on Stormchaser.
Velvet Covers is currently under the effects of "An Incarnadescence". QM will purposefully decline from answering any questions of "what does Velvet think about this."
Interpret this, all of this, however you will. I will not comment on anything that isn't explicitly written.
Tease.
Look, do you want to be the one to tell the Alicorn of Love that we seduced her boyfriend?
inaccurate.
Shining armor is hot.
Cadence is hot.
However our greatest desire for them is probably to stop wasting time and elope already.
Something I have no doubt we would graciously assist in.
I'm really not sure it would have helped. If anything it would just make Velvet get up to even more, uh… things.
The really sad thing is that, if it weren't for the whole minion thing and that Stormchaser isn't here to give his permission—though I honestly doubt Velvet wouldn't be able to smooth it all over the moment he gets home next—I would one hundred percent be on board with this development.
At least, I'm fairly certain this is just a natural progression of everything we've done with Rarity already, simply brought to the fore. And I really wouldn't mind if Velvet and Stormchaser came to an understanding.
If he was I BET Stormchaser would have helped us with Rarity ; )
As I said. Not all Flowers are meant to bloom. Or should bloom. Fair as they might be.
Though we control Velvet. To an extent. If your dead set you have the means to follow your desire.
Logically your best bet is to vote to teach Rarity next turn. Stormchaser will be there, and equipped with some lore knowledge.
Then we... help her get in touch with her desires.
Also, I'll note, that we have, quite definitively, ensured that Rarity is interested. Both she and Velvet may control themselves for now, when everything is in a rather poor place to even consider it, but there's nothing stopping us from… broaching the subject, with Stormchaser some time in the future, When we're not high on Grail. Well, except for maybe Bird.
This would indeed be the part where bird says. "Respectable married mare."
And while the 1st and 3rd parts might be lost to the Mansus, Velvet truly hopes the 2nd stays.
Question marks. They might represent something much less pleasant.
Yes. Like cannibalism.
It's probably just sex though.
Chances are we're actually going to run into Ezeem in the Church. And, funnily enough, we brought our own maximum Influence, which usually only drops there in canon.
What I'm trying to say is, Ezeem is going to love us.
"And you even brought your own outfit! So thoughtful!"
"It seems like your having a good time down there, so how about you slip me an invite the next time you need a plus 1? Or two. Or three! Who knows how many we'll get."
