There are many notes to be taken regarding the harness-and-bunny experiment. One of the big ones was that straps and buckles can catch fur when the person being suspended is naked. Also, pendulum effects need to be accounted for.. and making sure the rig is set to hold the weight of two people. Having a spotter might help, but would probably kill the mood. And there are also times when you don't want to be swinging around free. Even though nothing actually got sprained or snapped off.
Once Parsley has staggered off to tend to her other errands (insisting she was just 'a little' dizzy), Zahn is left to.. well, clean up. At least the Lapi's rubber apron protected the engine blueprints from being disturbed.
And kadies only have two methods of living; asleep or full speed. So, Zahn is scurrying around the shop and cleaning like mad. Straps are away, things are swept up, and plans a re double checked for damage. "Stupid bunnies have mind control or something," he mutters as he zips about.
"Depends on which brain you're thinking with, doesn't it?" Amelia says from the doorway. She sniffs the air, noting, "Smells like the cabin.. so Parsley was here?"
"Yes! She comes to drive me crazy, I think," Zahnrad says as he's continuing to zip about. There's also a point where he's hopping on one foot while sweeping with the other ... while his hands are putting stuff back on shelves.
"Do I drive you crazy?" Amy asks, entering and flicking her tail about.
"Sometimes," Zahn claims as he pirouettes around Amelia, cleaning. He also somehow manages to pinch her butt as he passes by.
The Kadie girl squeaks at the pinch. "Hey, I'm still a bit sensitive.. er.. from training," she notes. "What's your day been like?"
"Weird. How can your butt be sensitive from training? Lots of squats?" Zahn has to ask. It's now his turn to skid to a halt and sniff. "Are you wearing perfume?" he asks.
"It's not mine," Amelia claims. "And I was learning magic," she says proudly. "And taming demons!"
"Learning magic involves perfume? Who's perfume?" Zahnrad has to ask. He's back to standing on one leg while his arms and free foot and organizing a worktable.
"Lili's in this case," Amelia says, and rubs the back of her head. "Part of the demon taming stuff!"
"But why would you smell like her perfume?" Zahn asks as he looks over his shoulder. A moment later he gets a horrified look on his face and falls over! "You didn't snog her did you?!?"
"Why?" Amelia asks. "Would that upset you?"
"No! She might teach you all sorts of bad stuff! That Eeee does anything," Zahn says in horror.
"What sort of bad stuff?" Amy asks curiously, hopping in front of Zahn and wrapping her tail around his back.
"Just, just," Zahnrad flails, "She likes girls. You know. In that way! She might seduce you and I would lose you."
"No way," Amy says. "She'd just have to get in line behind Parsley! Or you'd have to get a bigger bed. You've got nothing to worry about!" Then she grins, "Well, nothing to worry about from that anyway. Want to see what I've learned?"
Zahnrad looks, well, a little placated for the time being. "Sure!" he agrees, apparently happy to no longer be thinking bad thoughts about Amelia and an Eeee. "Uhm, it won't break anything in here will ie?"
it?"
"I'm sure you made things sturdy enough by now," Amelia says, then takes a deep breath and cups her hands. Okay, demon time! Again! she thinks, calling up her 'other' self.
Once Amy has gone all 'red and pointy', she focuses on forming that little spirit flame in her hands. How hard could it be?
"I wanna kill him! No, ravish him! No, both!" Amelia's helpful inner voice tells her as it comes forward. Poor Zahn's eyes are huge.
"No killing my boyfriend," Amelia growls. "Focus!"
"Can I main him a little? You could keep him in a crate and just pull him out to sooth our savage loins," the demon suggests to Amelia.
There might be a flicker of light in the bowl of the Kadie's hands. Flicker, flicker, flash.. then a tiny spirit light glows. It's not much. "Stop distracting me," Amelia grumbles to herself. "We can ravish him in a moment.."
With a very pointy-toothed grin, Amy looks up to see what Zahn thinks of her new skill!
"Hey! Handy. Replaces the need for a match," Zahnrad claims as he leans in far closer to demonic clawed hands than he probably should. It shows the level of trust, he has for Amelia, really. "I kind of did something similar once when I spilled the alcohol gel on my hand. Granted that hurt and I had to be bandaged up..."
"Well.. it's not really a flame, so I don't think I can start a fire with it," Amelia admits, then stretches her neck out so she can lick Zahn's nose. "It's a start!"
"It's a great start," Zahn has to agree as he looks cross-eyed at his belicked nose. "Things that look simple aren't, I should know. The fact you can do that already is ... I dunno how to really say it." He rubs his neck himself now, "I don't feel like I'm good enough for you. I'm just the town weirdo that people lob mail bombs at."
The flame goes out as Amelia asks, "Mail bombs?"
"Yeah, do you remember the Titanians that visited way back?" Zahn asks, "They threw some sort of bomb thing into town from an airship. They want me to come to Rephidim and bring the results of my research."
"They bombed the town?" Amelia squeaks in alarm.
"Well, it wasn't an exploding thing! It just delivered a letter," Zahnrad claims and holds up his hands. "Isolde is mad at me about it, though."
"Of course she would be.. it was a bomb!" Amy says. After a moment she asks, "Wait.. Rephidim?"
"Yeah, the fancy floating city," Zahnrad says and points upward. "It will be passing over soon...ish."
"You're going to Rephidim?" Amelia asks with wide eyes. "I'm going with you then! You need protection! And.. to make sure you come home.."
"I can take care of myself! And I would come home! Why would I want to stay there?" Zahn has to ask. Well, outside of nice stuff and neat machines...
"Because they might kidnap you or chain you to a workbench or something," Amelia chitters. "And because don't you want me to be with you?"
"I want you with me all the time," Zahnrad claims, "But it makes it hard to work. I mean, even right now looking at you make me feel all funny."
"Funny?" Amelia says, leaning in closer. "Funny how? Do you feel warm? Did Parsley wear you out?" She's almost purring.. even it does technically sound like a growl.
"It's ... you're all red and scary," Zahnrad claims as he leans back a little. "And it is exciting me! I don't know why! I keep having all sorts of weird thoughts!"
"Weird? Describe them to me," Amy says, as she starts to play with Zahn's shirt buttons. It's tricky, because her claws are longer and it's hard not to just tear them off.
"I don't even know how I'm having weird thoughts about being your ... pet," Zahnrad squeaks, "And worshipping you. It's like I want to be a demon's servant or something!" Poor Zahn's tail is quivering like mad!
"/Eehehhe, I can have that effect on males," the voice inside Amelia's head claims. "/Especially if they already like the normal form./
"OOooo!" Amelia growls. "We should indulge that," she says. "You can start by undressing me and.. brushing my tail!" She resists the urge to cackle though.
"Maybe we could even make him like us someday," the voice suggests. "There are ... ways ..."
Poor Zahn is practically vibrating. And yet ... his rather skilled hands are undoing Amelia's clothing! His skill at untying knots is amazing. "You really are pretty, Amelia," the kadie squeaks. "I ... I ... I don't know how I uhm, got this lucky."
"Maybe.. err.. if he wants, I mean," Amelia thinks back, trying not to get too lost in the demon. "When do we need to leave for Rephidim? I guess we have to go to the capitol first.. we should ask Dr. Pike," she notes.
"Oh, you deserve me," Amelia claims with a grin.
"Not a powerful demon like us, of course. A proper servant," the voice coos inside Amelia's head, "Wouldn't he look cute in a nice studded collar?"
"We'll need to go shopping while we're there," Amy notes, not saying what she wants to go shopping for.
Zahnrad steps away from Amelia now ... but only so he can find a brush! He does keep one in here to deal with mess in his tail after all. "Shopping? For what?" Zahn naturally asks as he returns. He uses his foot to pull a stool over. Soon he's sitting in it, then he pulls the Bloodfur demon down into his lap!
Amelia wiggles about and cackles a little bit. "Oh.. stuff!" she claims. "Jewelry, clothes.. things we can't get here. Souvenirs."
"I didn't know you even liked jewelry," Zahnrad claims as he reaches around, tugs Amelia's tail along with his hands, then starts brushing the tail out!
"You could just notch his ears with your teeth too to mark him," the demon coos in Amelia's mind. "I do like him..."
"I don't need to mark him," Amelia thinks back. "It's not like I'm going to have a harem or something.. just him!"
Of course Amy drapes her tail over Zahn's shoulder as he brushes, twitching the tip.
"Well.. I've never had any jewelry.. I'd like to see some is all," she claims.
"But you could have more! And he would look cute with ear notches," the voice claims, cackling. Zahnrad, blissful in his ignorance at the disturbing conversation is brushing away! He also nips the tail playfully.
Amelia giggles at the nip. "Would you want jewelry?" she asks. "Like.. an earring or something?"
"Maybe? I haven't ever thought about it," Zahnrad says, flicking his ears absently. Brush, brush, brush!
"What else should we bring?" Amy asks, leaning back a bit more.
"Well, the plans, the engine prototype, and chains to keep Gunther under control," Zahnrad says, sounding completely serious. "Uhm ... oh! You know what we might be able to sell maybe? I was thinking of diagramming Stephan's big light machine he made. If it was built outside of this ... place it would kind of be like him living on, right? Making a mark? Sharing what he did with what short time he had."
"The sky-projector?" Amy asks, surprised at the thought. "Do you think you could do it without messing anything up?"
"Should be able to. I wouldn't take it apart or anything," Zahnrad says as he brushes. There's a bit of very red fur in the brush now. "I wonder if we could sell demon fur..." he muses.
Amelia looks at the fur in the brush.. waiting to see if it stays red or fades back to black. "I bet wizards and stuff use it.."
Seems to be staying red so far!
"So, uhm ... what is it like to have horns?" Zahnrad asks oddly. He also resumes brushing! "Are they heavy? Do they feel weird?"
Reaching up, Amy rubs her horns. "Huh, I can still feel touch on them," she notes. "I don't think they're real really, so they don't feel heavy.."
"They're real! Some day this will be you all the time! the voice cackles manically.
"Not a chance! This is just for special occasions!" Amelia claims back at the demon.
"But he likes it! the voice claims. "They look neat! And you can hang things on them. Extra tool holders. I'm jealous!" Zahn claims.
"Hang things on them?" Amelia asks, turning to look at Zahn. "That's just silly. They'd be hitting my head then!" A moment later she asks, "Rub them?"
That gets a rather odd look from Zahn! He sticks the brush to his own chest, then reaches up to rub the horns tentatively?
Amelia makes pleased sounds. "Not as nice as when you rub my chest.. but interesting," she notes.
Zahnrad ... well, one hand stays on the horns ... and the other is so on her chest. the poor kadie looks so confused, too! "I feel all weird again," he admits.
"Nice weird?" Amy asks, leaning her head back on Zahn's shoulder.
"Yeah. It's just ... I can't define how I feel! It follows no equations!" Zahn complains.
"I bet he tastes good. Bite his shoulder..." Amelia's friendly voice suggests.
"The demon is affecting you," Amelia notes. "There's only one solution!"
"There are lots of solutions. Any time something dissolves completely it is a solution. If it can be settled out it is just a suspension," Zahnrad babbles.
"No, I mean.. a solution for the demon affecting you like this," Amelia says, nosing Zahn's throat now.
"Uhm, will it hurt?" Zahnrad whimpers.
"It sure can ... " the voice growls in Amelia's head.
"No... you just need to.." Amy starts to say, then whispers the rest: "tie me up and ravish me to show you're in control." How do you like them apples, demon.
"That's no fun at all! You're supposed to tie him up! the voice complains!
Zahnrad blinks repeatedly. "What is it with girls and being tied up?" the kadie has to ask, "Parsley wanted that too."
"I don't want him to just be a slave," Amelia notes. "I want him to keep me in check too.."
"Really?" Amy asks. "Did you enjoy it?"
"I learned the motion dynamics of a slightly solid mass in pendular movement!" Zahnrad claims. Ah, engineering romance.
"Fine, then you're going to be wearing a spiked collar," the voice grouses in Amelia's head.
"I'd look good in one!" Amy counters.
"That sounds like you had her up in the air!" Amy notes.
"Well, duh! You're a demon," the voice says.
"Yeah, I had a quintuple-strapped multi-axis harness-mount hooked to the upper support truss," Zahnrad babbles. "Four axis movement! I almost broke myself."
"Maybe you could just tie to me to a post or the floor or a table or something solid?" Amelia suggests. "Unlike a bunny, I have a tail that will be whipping all over the place and making me swing.."
"Ah, uhm, hm," Zahnrad ponders. "Aha! I know! I can use the locking bench. I use it to hold things down while working on it. It can counter hundreds of pounds of force!"
"That might be strong enough," Amelia concedes with a giggle.
"Once I had Gunther strapped to it. I oiled his toes," Zahn admits.
"Were they squeaking?" Amy has to ask. "Carry me to it?"
"No, he was being annoying," Zahnrad claims as he gets up. He doesn't always seem like much, but he does manage to pick up Amelia without any difficulty. "Okay, so he's somewhat strong," the voice grouses.
"Of course he's strong," Amelia says. "Think we can get him use his full strength on us?"
Across the workshop they go! Amelia is deposited on her back on the worktable. It does have thick strapping and Zahnrad uses it on her wrists and ankles! "I don't like this! This is how demons are sacrificed!" the inner voice complains.
"Who would you sacrifice a demon to, though?" Amelia thinks back, and actually enjoys that the demon is a bit squirmy now!
"More demons! Worse ones! Ones that are not fun," the voice claims. Poor Amelia is, well, rather vulnerable at the moment. Quite exposed, in fact. "So, uhm, now that you're strapped down and all ... I have some work to get done ..." Zahn says.
"Wait.. what?" Amy asks, and tries to wrap her tail around Zahn's head! "What could be more important than this? It's not like we're leaving tomorrow.."
Zahn is really good at dodging that tail! "Yeah, lots to do. The bunny already distracted me," the kadie claims as he steps away. "I couldn't work on what I wanted to..."
"Ooooo, you'll be sorry!" Amelia promises. "You'll have to make it up to me! I should have listened to the demon and just jumped on you.."
Zahnrad keeps his distance! He's also quick, because Amelia is blindfolded next! "I was working on how to surprise you," he whispers into her ear. She can hear him move more ... then feel him climb on the table and loom over her. "Hey! This one is sneaky," the voice complains, "He tricked us!"
"As long as it doesn't involve either of your parents walking in on us.." Amy says.
"The door is locked," Zahnrad claims. Amelia finds herself being kissed. It's gentle, and so is that she can feel him lay down gently on top of her. "Uhm, one question," the kadie soon asks after the kiss, though.
"Mmmm?" Amy replies, licking her lips after the kiss. "What?"
"Uhm, you're not in season or anything, right?" Zahn asks nervously.
"No, not for a while yet.." Amy notes. She's good at keeping track of these things.
"Good, because I think your dad would kill me if something happened," Zahnrad admits.
"I might be able to speed up your cycle if you want..." Amelia's inner voice offers.
"I'm not ready for that yet, so.. after the wedding," Amy tells her naughtier half.
"And your mom would kill me," Amy points out with a giggle.
"Are you suuuure? It would ensure he was yours," the voice points out.
"I'm already pretty certain of that," Amy notes to the voice.
"After she killed me," Zahnrad admits. Still, having settled that little worry, Amelia discovers what it is like to be explored while blindfolded. "Yes, but those does conspire against you," the voice notes.
"Lapi don't count," Amelia says, annoyed at the voice's distraction now, and squirming a bit. "Just relax and enjoy the moment!"
"Heeee should be tied down, not meeeee!" the voice whines.
"Next time, if you behave," Amelia thinks. "You need to be broken in a bit anyway."
"Besides, I may want Parsley's help when it's time to tie Zahn down," Amy thinks, a bit evilly.
"No! I ... ooooh!" the voice suddenly cuts off. Amelia knows why because she felt it too. Zahn's exploring her again; and with techniques not that different from those Liliana used. Apparently the lapi have been teaching him.
"Do I.. taste different when I'm all red?" Amy has to ask.
Amelia feels a nip! "Spicier," Zahnrad concludes. He's nibbling his way back up now, too.
"Hot spice?" the girl asks with a laugh.
"This is not very becoming of a demon. You're letting him has his way!" the voice complains.
"You're supposed to pillage! You're supposed ..." the voice cuts out again, " ... maybe later." Zahn's kissing her again, right when his body becomes part of hers; it feels ... very very nice. "You've made me all normal," Zahn now complains, "I think often about, uhm, well ... this."
"Yes, because I trust him and love him," Amelia notes to herself. "You probably can't understand that."
Amelia wiggles as much as she can. "Is that so bad?" she asks coyly. "You made me normal too."
"Pththtbt on love. Take what you need!/" the voice insists, "/Pillage! Pi ... it never felt like this before. It's all weird!/"
"You had better not be comparing me to my ancestor at lovemaking!" Amelia warns the demon, and rubs up against Zahn as much as possible.
"It ... I ... he better keep doing what he's doing or I'll bite it off!" the voice threatens. Thankfully, Zahn does. He's methodical, big shock there. And there is something to being, well, helpless ... with someone you trust. It has a thrill without the worry. "I hope you don't have to be anywhere soon," Zahnrad whispers sweetly in her ear. "I ... uhm, lost the strap wrench. I can't loosen them..." Ahh ... no matter how well you train them; still a Kettenrad.
"I'm not going anywhere," Amy purrs. "Together we're going to tame this demon.."