Sieq vs Shibari Bunny

Sieq had been travelling for what can only be described as an extremely annoying amount of time. The distance between the village where his last job took place and the next city he was headed to was vastly understated by the map he had been given. Finally arriving at the city gate around evening, Sieq decided that his first priorities should be food and a place to sleep for the night.
Unfortunately, the half-dragon was not exactly sitting on a hoard of gems and most of the nicer inns and hotels were out of his price range. He would normally not object to a cheaper hostel but he found that every cheap saloon that offered room and board was completely booked! From what he gathered, there was some sort of festival that would be taking place for the following few days and travelers from near and far had gotten the jump on most of the available rooms days ago.
After walking around for what felt like ages, Sieq feels a tug on his shirt from behind.

"Um, excuse me! I couldn't help but notice you were having trouble finding a place to stay" A small fuzzy white-furred rabbit girl with long black hair wearing a kimono and wooden sandals looks up at him, her long ears standing erect.

Sieq was both hungry and exhausted, he only had a small supply of emergency snacks left on him. So much walking, and the sun was too hot for him, which was strange as his scales definitely preferred the heat. He was thankful to have finally made it at last, only to realize all of the inns were out of his price range! He should've packed more jewels and less food like the dragons in fairy tales did. The festival sounded nice, but it wouldn't be easy to enjoy if he had to sleep under a tree or a box. His thoughts were interrupted by the tug on his shirt.

"Huh?" He turned back to see nothing, but he heard the rabbit woman's voice and took a couple seconds to realize he had to look down. "Well, you're right on the mark, I'm trying to find a place to stay, but every inn is either out of my price range or booked wall to wall." Sieq admitted to her, wondering what angle she was playing at.

The bunny girl clapped her hands together and grinned.
"Well then you're in luck! We are having a special deal at the Moon Inn for the festival season! Our prices are unmatched especially for the quality of your stay. Food, drink, and bath are all included too! Our innkeeper is a wonderful hostess who enjoys having dinner with the guests and just LOVES hearing stories from travelers! And I hear if she really likes you, she throws in a special discount on top! Won't you come stay with us?" She asks, looking up with pleading eyes and flopped ears

Sieq listened carefully to her offer, realizing she was probably an employee sent to fetch potential customers. Of course, she had a very good sales pitch despite how obvious it was. "Now, now, put away the begging face, you've made your case. This Moon Inn doesn't sound half bad, I guess I'll have to check it out. Lead the way, you may have just found yourself a guest." He replied to her, not really in a position to say no to such a generous and fortuitous sign. Of course, the half-dragon knew it sounded too good to be true, but it couldn't hurt to at least check, right?

"Perfect!" the inn worker explains as jumps up excitedly.
"Come on, it's right this way!"
Taking hold of Sieq's hand, she pulls him through the crowded streets as her sandals clacked against the stone pathways. Finally, they arrive at an out-of-place looking building in the city's backstreets. While most of the surrounding buildings stone with flat roofs, this particular inn appeared to be made of mostly wood and tatami with sliding doors. Leading the half-dragon through the yard, the pair go through a sliding door, and arrive at the front desk where another bunny girl greets them.
"Oh! Welcome back Yukako, and I see you have a guest! May I have your name and duration of your stay?" She says, looking at Sieq.

Sieq chuckled at her enthusiasm, and noted how different both her clothes and her inn were from the rest of the surrounding city. "My name is Sieq, and I think I'll be staying for three nights. Maybe longer if your inn and the festival are better than I give them credit for." He answered with a smile and a nod, trying to mind his manners and be a good, casual customer.

"Great! We have room with a great view of the festival, you'll love it!"
The receptionist bunny began scrawling information in a guest book while Yukako began leading him upstairs. Arriving at the top floor, the bunny girl slid a door and showed Sieq the room where he would be staying. A cozy tatami room with little more than a bed, desk, chair, and window.
"So! Dinner is in a few minutes, feel free to get settled as you see fit. The innkeeper will be dining with us, so please feel free to make conversation. Also..." Her ears twitched as she fidgeted a little.
"Do watch your manners. The innkeeper is an amazing hostess but she can be a little...testy."

Sieq was pleased that it was all going smoothly so far, his guard lowering little by little as he spoke with the polite employees and was lead to his room. The room wasn't too large but it was perfect for a good night's sleep so he was getting what he paid for. The half-dragon was excited for dinner, kicking off his shoes and leaving his pouch behind in his room to lighten his load. He didn't pay the warning much mind, assuming he would be okay if he just acted politely and didn't cause a fuss. "Thank you very much. Looking forward to both dinner and a chat with the innkeeper. And, thanks for catching me on the street, I'd rather be here than wherever else I'd end up." Sieq said to Yukako with a happy smile.

"Oh no, it was my pleasure" She responded. Oddly enough, Yukako covered her mouth and seemed to giggle under her breath as she left the room. Now left to his own devices, Sieq pondered what to do next. Dinner was only a few minutes away and he knew a meal would do him some good. Plus that discount was almost even more enticing. But Yukako's odd behavior just then and the strangeness of the Moon Inn might lead one to believe that there is more than meets the eye. Could he forgo Yukako's warning? What would the adventurer do?

Her laughter made Sieq a little uneasy, it was definitely like she knew something that he didn't. But, there was something much more important than that happening. Dinner. He was starving, and no amount of suspicion would keep him from enjoying a good meal. If it was anything better than poisoned, he'd scarf down every bite. The Moon Inn's newest guest went down to the dining room and looked forward to his dinner, wondering what kinds of dishes they served here.

Sieq arrived just as the last plate was being set by yet another bunny girl, this one with brown fur.
"Ah, perfect timing. you must be the new guest. Come sit, sit."
The dining room was a spacious place with one large table that was very low to the ground, with soft cushions on the floor surrounding it.
The rabbit showed Sieq to a cushion near the end of the low table, gently nudging him as he sat down. The plates consisted of steamed vegetables (to be expected in a rabbit ran establishment), with a small bowl of rice next to each place. Soon after, bunny girls all dressed in kimonos began to file into the dining room and knelt on each cushion around the table. Lastly, a particular bunny girl entered. This one also had white fur like Yukako, but her hair was done up in a large half-peach bun with what appeared to be two small sticks sticking out. Bigger and more endowed than the rest, she carries an air of mature confidence.
She kneels down next to Sieq at the end of the table, with the half dragon right around the corner.

Sieq nodded to the brown bunny who welcomed him and smiled. "Thank you for the meal." He said as he knelt down for his food. There were.... a lot of rabbits here, both guests and employees he presumed. He was a touch disappointed that there was no meat in the meal, but that didn't mean he didn't appreciate the vegetables and rice. He was about to dig in before that mature rabbit took a spot next to him. The guest took an educated guess and presumed that she was the hostess. He was told to mind his manners, and manners included a greeting, didn't they? "Hello there, my name is Sieq." The adventurer introduced himself with a soft smile.

Sieq's educated guess proved to be on the mark. The hostess turned tuned to him and returned the soft smile.
"Good evening Sieq. I am Kozue, the innkeeper here at the Moon Inn" The hostess replied. "I do hope our hospitality is to your liking." Kozue then daintily began eating her rice and carrots in small bites.
"You must be wondering about the lack of guests" She said, seemingly reading his reaction to her employees' entrance. "We have a few others checked in but I suspect they are attending the first day of the festival. Or are perhaps preoccupied in their rooms"
"Hehe, yeah real preoccupied" One of the bunnies said giggling. Kozue shot her a glare in response to this, making the small bunny seemingly sink down into her cushion.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kozue, and I'm enjoying your inn so far. I'm lucky Yukako found me and recommended me this place, or else I don't think I'd find a good place to stay while I'm in town." Sieq said to the innkeeper before he also started eating. He wanted to eat more quickly as he was hungry, but he restrained himself to eat his meal at a slow and steady pace like his hostess. He almost chuckled in response to the preoccupied comment, but the mature bunny's reaction to it snipped that impulse on the bud. "Could you tell me more about the festival? I don't know anything about it besides it being the reason why most inns in town are packed, since I just drifted into town this evening." He asked Kozue, curious about what he could look forward to in the morning.

"The moon festival!" Another bunny chimed in.
"Correct" said Kozue calmly. "There's a tradition in this city wherein a five day festival is held in honor of the phases of the moon." She looked back up at Sieq who towered over her. "Beginning with the full moon and ending with the waning crescent, the celebration takes place every night until the moon is no longer visible. It is what this inn is named after."

"Ooooh! That sounds wonderful! I suppose I'll be missing the full moon tonight, I'm too tired after my travels to enjoy it. But, I'll be sure to check out the rest of the phases while I'm here." Sieq showed great interest in this festival, the idea of it seemed so simple but so wonderful. The perfect stuff to make a celebration of, he felt. The half-dragon kept eating his vegetables and kept wearing his soft smile. The innkeeper was really short now that he noticed, but something about her aura made her seem larger.

"Oh, I'm sure you will enjoy yourself to the fullest during your stay" said yet another bunny across the table.
After an extended silence, just about everyone at the table had finished eating.
"Now then..." Kozue said, wiping her mouth as she finished the last of her vegetable platter. "I've told you about this town. You tell me about your travels. I can tell from your body that you have lived a life of action, and I want to know more."

Sieq nodded to the bunny's encouragement, her words making him just a bit more excited. He faced Kozue as he heard her request. "I'd be delighted to. I travel as a wanderer, maybe something of a mercenary. I make a living doing muscle work, bodyguard, escort, bounties, arenas. I often run into Midara, and I have plenty of stories about the Midara I've met and the places I've visited." He said, framing a general picture of what his adventures were like for the innkeeper. He predicted that if she was interested in any part of it, she'd inquire further and he'd go more specific based on that.

"Oh? Tell me more about these encounters with Midara" Kozue rested her elbows on the table and placed her chin on the back of her hands, interlocking her fingers and raising an eyebrow. One of her floppy ears twitched ever so slightly.

"I've had so many of them, sometimes I win, sometimes I lose. And.... I have to admit that I've had some really memorable losses. It's too many to count, I wouldn't know where to begin." Sieq started to feel a bit shy, although he wasn't surprised that Kozue was interested in the Midara part. He initially showed hesitation, but he definitely looked like he could be persuaded to reveal more.

Kozue turned her body to face Sieq, now resting only one elbow on the edge of the table. With her free hand, she produces a small ornate smoking pipe from inside her robe. Not lighting it, she merely holds it between her furry fingers.
"Hmph. Memorable losses? And how, pray tell, would a Midara force a loss on someone with so much experience?" The bunny hostess asked, her gaze now locked on the half-dragon. Sieq noticed that the rest of the bunnies around the table had begun whispering to each other in quick hushed tone.

Sieq could sense something shift, like the atmosphere suddenly changed. But even considering that, he couldn't back out of this now. "I may have a lot of experience, but Midara can be as tricky, relentless, and devastating as they are alluring. For example, one time I fought in an arena against a woman who seemed perfectly normal except for her large and soft lips. Next thing I knew, she had put on some really glossy neon-pink lipstick and smooched me right on the lips, and the lipstick caused the sensation of that kiss to repeat as long as it stuck to me. By the end of the fight, I was covered in kiss marks and unable to do anything but get pleasured by her lips." He shared, his blush growing hotter as he recalled the story. "I appreciate that you think I'd be above losing to Midara, but my record with them isn't as positive as I would like it to be sometimes." The half-dragon was honest and humble about his experiences.

The entire dining room fell silent at Sieq's tale. A few of the bunnies cover their mouths and blush with embarrassment. Kozue's eyes remained trained on the adventurer as a smile begins to creep across her muzzle, her full lips curling into a smirk as she squints her eyes. Then, with a flick of her wrist, her pipe is suddenly lit. She brings it to her lips, inhales, and puffs out a cloud of pink smoke. At this, every single bunny stands up in unison with their hands clasped in front of their thighs. They then walk out of the room in a single file line, the last to leave being Yukako, who steals a quick glance back before scurrying out and closing the sliding door behind her.
"Well now, that is simply unacceptable, no? A gentleman of your caliber falling to the wiles of some lady's mere kisses? Absolutely unacceptable." Kozue reaches into her kimono once more, this time pulling out a thick bundle of rope. "Seems to me that you need discipline, dear guest." She does not move just yet, seemingly interested in how Sieq will react.

Kozue: 30
Sieq: 30

Sieq wondered what was going on, only knowing that his tale was the trigger of it. Although, he had a good idea of what was happening from Kozue's dire yet seductive expression and how all of her employees excused themselves. He was rather intimidated by how the innkeeper presented it all, especially when she brandished that rope at him. Sieq had minded his manners, but it seems he should have kept his history a secret.

Admittedly, she had a point about him needing some discipline, even if he didn't really consider himself a gentleman. "You know, in all honesty, Kozue, I'm flattered that you think so highly of me, because I don't feel like a gentleman most of the time. And, perhaps you're right, I could learn to exercise more discipline when it comes to Midara." The adventurer made it sound like he was meeting her halfway on the matter, even as he concentrated and steeled himself.

Dragon Barrier

Dragon Barrier: 4 (success)
Lovely Plume: 67 (fail)

Kozue blows another puff of smoke as she sighs. "Oh but you are a gentleman. Yukako told me how you conducted yourself so well when you two met, I even think she has a little crush on you. And you were immaculate at the dinner table." She stands up from her cushion, rope in hand. "The kind lady that I am, I cannot bare to hear about such a gentleman being so easily dominated by a midara. So Sieq" She says, uncoiling the rope a little. "Time to train my dragon."

Kozue: 30
Sieq: 30 (Barrier 2 turns left)