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She definitely hadn't been expecting that. Summer's primary worry had been to make sure that Vanilla was okay, to try and scare off her insecurities even just the tiniest bit, put a crack in the loathing that she could work on widening. She was not prepared for what Vanilla had decided to do. As the smaller woman started to move, Summer thought she was just ending the hug and slowly started to release her arms. Then softness and warmth hit her like a brick made of clouds.
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It took a second for Summer's mind to fully kick in and realise that she'd just been kissed! On purpose! She'd been hoping for something like this for ages and now it was happening all of a sudden?! None of her training had prepared her for this! Luckily she had at least a few instincts to fall back on. Her eyes slid closed and one arm tightened around Vanilla as she leaned into the kiss, enjoying the feeling of the other girl pressed against her. Her free hand came up and plucked off Nilla's glasses, holding them off to the side so they didn't fall and get broken. Summer could tell her own cheeks were also burning a furious pink and her heart sounded like a jackhammer in her chest.
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When the kiss broke, Summer spent a moment with her eyes shut, taking in a deep, shaky breath before blinking and biting her lip gently. "I think about you too. I want to spend time with you, I want to cuddle you but sometimes I think I'm a bit of a mess and it becomes really hard to invite someone... Especially if it's just the two of us, my motives become a little obvious at that point." She laughed quietly and reached over to put Vanilla's glasses back on and shuffled a little closer, one hand reaching out to rest on the other woman's side.
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"You don't need to worry so much. If you want to find out things about me, about yourself, about all of this then..." She paused for a second and her blush burned deeper. "...We can find them out together? At whatever pace you like. There's a lot weirder in this world than lesbians, Vanilla, I'm sure people will have other things to focus on... Like not being eaten by monsters." She grinned brightly and gave the other girl a wink and then leaned back on her other hand, letting Vanilla have a few moments to pull herself together.
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As much as she wanted to continue her flirting, she needed to help her friend out far more, though perhaps there was a way to do both. Now that she had sunscreen on most of her body she was already feeling a lot better. Summer made sure to watch Vanilla as she done anything, doing her best to make sure that the woman wasn't uncomfortable, just flustered. She really did appreciate the help and with her last words it was obvious that there was something a bit more unpleasant going on Vanilla's mind, perhaps she would be able to help with that however.
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Thus, as Vanilla started to remove her hoodie, Summer shifted around and moved closer, sliding her hands under Vanilla's arms and lifting upwards to quickly pull the offending article of clothing off and then gently placing it aside. Her hands, holding a soft warmth that had more to do with her subclass and her natural temperature than the sun around them, then came to rest on Vanilla's cheeks and she leaned in closer, her voice dropping low. "There's no such thing as normal, not in this new world nor in the one before it. Beauty and normality is in what you accept for yourself and the understanding that you are unique. The existence of life is beautiful and once you begin to accept the inherent wonder in seeing the oddities of life; a strange looking leaf, an albino animal, a woman who happens to be pocket-sized, then things get easier."
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Her eyes half lidded and she leaned forwards further, resting her forehead against Vanilla's, looking straight into her eyes, a soft golden glow forming in Summer's own. "If it helps, I think you are gorgeous and I wouldn't flirt with you so aggressively if I didn't find you attractive. My words can't change your outlook in a single day but I can fight against your insecurities the same way I would fight against monsters for you, with all of my heart and every fiber of my being." She smiled softly and slid her hands back, wrapping her arms around Vanilla's head and pulling her in for a tight hug, nuzzling into the top of her head. "I'm the Squire of Hearts, I've got more than enough love to go around." She murmured.
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Hopefully this wouldn't overwhelm Vanilla but there was entirely a chance that would happen, she'd also need to make sure to get some sunscreen on the other woman so she didn't burn to a crisp either.
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Her plan was working dang near flawlessly! This was exactly the sort of sappy romance situation she had been trying to put herself in for ages now. Seeing the myriad of expressions run across Vanilla's face and the intense deepening of her blush sent a thrill of delight through Summer's core, there was a slight amount of guilt to round it out but maybe Vanilla needed a nudge out of her comfort zone. So it was that Summer shifted over slightly and swung one hand up, sweeping her hair across and off of her shoulder before letting herself lean into Vanilla's touch and the soft cold of the sunscreen against her skin.
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Summer let out a quiet note of delight, her eyes falling half shut as she bit her lip for a moment before tilting her head and opening her eyes to take in Vanilla and what she just said. Her own cheeks burned pink and her smile widened. "Don't apologise, if I didn't like it I'd say to you, yeah? You're doing fine, just focus on the here and now." She pitched her voice down and moved a little closer again. She knew there was a chance she was pushing it too far but she wanted it fairly obvious that she was available in more ways than just as a tank and everyone needed a little comfort and warmth in life, especially when death lurked around every corner and one wrong move could mean lights out, game over.
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"Though I dare say you're pretty..." She paused and let the word hang for a few moments, "...Hot yourself. Wearing a hoodie on the beach and all that. You could take it off and I'll make sure you don't burn after you're done." Summer leaned in suddenly, planting a quick smooch on Vanilla's cheek before leaning back and turning around, splitting her hair to give the other woman access to her back. "Only seems fair, I can't be having all the fun here after all." She let out a laugh and glanced over at Spring who was doing their best to just stare into the middle distance and pretend they weren't deeply amused by the sappy shenanigans going on a short distance away.
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"Oh, of course! If you need someone to help you with clothes shopping you can always send me a message, 'Nilla, I'd love to help you out on that front! There are plenty of places to search through for clothes of all sorts, I think there's even a few people with just general sewing skills that are selling normal clothes so you could even get something custom made if you wanted?" She said, stretching her legs out in front of her and studiously not looking at her friend to give her a moment to recover and also so that Summer herself wouldn't get too flustered.
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The moment Summer learned that a sunny beach had been opened up by the system she was out the door within half an hour. She had made sure to pack everything she needed into her inventory and then hopped onto Spring before setting off. It had been so long since she had actually had a lovely day at the beach, the closest she had gotten in recent memory was getting dumped into the waters of Ender Island and fighting horrible sea creatures as Auriel splashed her in the face with seawater. She grumbled quietly even now at the memory before shaking the bad away.
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"I'm so excited! I'm going to play in the water and sunbathe and just enjoy myself! It's going to be so relaxing! I am named after this stuff, do you realise how miserable I've been not being able to go to the beach?" She nattered on to Spring, the massive deer just giving her a raised eyebrow over its shoulder, showing that it didn't really believe her at all before going back to looking at the path causing Summer to huff loudly at it. "Okay maybe not miserable but I would definitely have been happier with a beach!"
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At that moment Spring turned the corner and the beach was laid out before her. The waters were a strange colour and the sun blazed on the horizon giving a deep, comfortable warmth across the golden sands. She squealed and hopped down, diving onto the sand before dancing around happily for a moment. It was still pretty quiet here and that meant she could grab some prime real estate and the moment she did she stabbed down a parasol and threw down a towel before pulling her picnic box out of her inventory before sitting down to just calm herself and get ready.
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She hadn't worn her puffer jacket today but still had on her pendant and her hair pin, causing soft petals to fall around her. She was wearing a deep red form-fitting swimsuit and an open rose-print black and red shirt over the top and a pair of shades that she nudged up to rest on the top of her head. Now that she was here what she really needed was a friend to join her...
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A pop up quest was always an interesting thing to get! She had just been in Gothica, as depressing as it was, to have a bit of a wander around what used to be a bunch of English countryside. The place was gloomy as heck but at least the scenery was nice and none of the wandering monsters could really do much to her nor did they seem to want to. Maybe her level was causing issues with them or something like that? She wasn't sure but as she had been wandering through the streets a notification window appeared in front of her.[break][break]
It told her about a low rank mission she could join and that the other person was already waiting for her! So with a quick, firm nod she accepted the quest and summoned her shield onto her left arm, holding out her right hand as the countdown began. This was going to be such a good way to make a new friend! Completely unbidden she realised she would be forced to hold someone's hand for the entirety of the mission, that could lead to unintended romance! She had read so many stories that had this exact sort of thing happen and immediately a bright pink blush burned on her cheeks. Could she actually find love in the Evil City? Would it be a Vampire love?[break][break]
As the countdown lowered, Summer realised she could already feel a hand in her own and it was quite cold. Maybe it was a vampire! She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and shook herself out, taking a moment to check her outfit. It was a bit colder here so she'd went with a pair of black jeans with red vines crawling up the thighs and a black t-shirt with a large red rose emblazoned on the side and hip. Her puffer jacket, in a deep red, went over that alongside her hairpin and her pendant to give her some good items to work with.
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The countdown hit zero and she found herself in a different place, clutching another girl's hand. Summer immediately spun on her, pink hair whirling. "Hi there! I'm Summer, it's really nice to meet you, you're really pretty, I love your umbrella!" She babbled out immediately, a massive smile on her face. "Are you a Vampire or just pale? I mean either way is pretty cute, just wanted to know uh..." She stopped and took a look around at the massive chamber they stood in, looking quite like a gothic church. "...Well what's your name? We can work out where we are after that!"
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Summer's eyes widened as even more maids appeared! Good heavens it was going to be difficult to try and keep track of all of them, they were all pretty cute though. Summer chewed at her lip for a second before shaking her head. She was here to meet with her friends and dating in the workplace was generally frowned upon wasn't it? Also it seemed like they were more like summons than people and she wasn't sure about how that would work. The pink-haired girl took a deep breath and let out a sigh before grinning again and putting her hands on her hips.
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"I've got some stuff to hand over to you as well in return for the lovely help you're giving me! I think I left one of the things I need to give you at home though so I'll send it to you the next time I get the chance!" She laughed quietly and rubbed the back of her head before opening up another trade window and sending some items over to Hana. It was stuff that she wasn't really going to use and she'd just gotten pretty unlucky with what the system was giving her but waste not want not and all that.
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Now she just had to wait for Jonas to be done so they could get onto the really fun bit! Though now that she thought about it, seeing a bunch of cat maids fighting over who was the best was actually pretty amusing. Summer thought about stepping in to try and help but she honestly had no idea what she'd do and she didn't have a laser pointer or any yarn to try and distract them. She did have a floating shield and she might've used it if they were dog maids but... Cats weren't exactly known for playing fetch. So instead she just sat watching with a bright smile on her face.

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[attr="class","summertag"]sylvia Jonas Afton Hana Sakuyuki

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Another fun day out with her friends was just what she needed! The moment she had gotten an invite from Hana a bright smile burst onto Summer's face and she made sure to get ready so she could look cute as possible. Apparently Jonas was going to be there too and he was pretty cute as well. She puffed out her cheeks for a second at that thought and shook her head, slapping her cheeks for a moment to chase them away faster. She really needed to try and get some romance into her life here in this new world, thirsting after every cute boy and girl just wasn't helping!
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With that done she made sure to pull on a pair of black skinny jeans with rose thorns curling around her thighs, a nice black and silver belt and then a loose, red t-shirt covered in black hearts that showed off one shoulder. With that done she pulled on black boots and her puffer jacket, changing its colour to black with red accents to go with the rest of her outfit. She checked the time and nearly choked, she had spent so long lost in her thoughts she was almost late! She grabbed a bottle of water and hoofed it out the door to make it to the meet up point in time.
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Those points she had put into her vitality had definitely helped, she wasn't very fast but she didn't get tired any more, not really. So she made good time to the meeting. Once she was closer though she came across some puddles and decided she'd rather not soak herself by running through them. So instead she summoned her buckler and hopped up onto it, floating along like a little flying saucer towards Hana. She raised a hand in a wave and then started to slowly rotate as she made her way closer, spinning around in a few circles before stopping in front of the other girl.
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"Hey hey!~ Looking good as always, Hana!" She declared with a bright smile before turning to Sylvia and giving her a wink. "Though that seems to be a running theme in this guild." Summer hopped down off her shield and let it float onto her back before putting her hands on the back of her head, cocking her hips slightly. "So we getting straight down to business or do you have something else planned first, oh wonderful leader of ours?"

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[attr="class","summertag"]sylvia Jonas Afton Hana Sakuyuki