Auratail Mermay 2022

"Oh!! Pearls~'' Ryoko pulls the necklace from its box. "Aren't you darling?" She uses the tip of her foot to lift her groveling guest's chin, "Look at me when I am talking to you. I asked you a question." 

Her guest eagerly kisses the sole of her shoe. "You're pathetic I see. Well I suppose you can't do everything right. What am I to do with you?" They mutter something about how she could do whatever she wanted to them and she scoffs. "You would like that wouldn't you but I'm bored. How about you go and find me a larger pearl to add to this collection and then come back? We can see what I want to do with you then, hm?" 

The guest leaps up, nearly knocking her over. "You! be careful where you’re throwing yourself!" She snaps and they gather their coat to hurry off to do her bidding. She glares at the door as it slams behind the leaving guest. It is honestly almost too easy getting things from her guests like this. It's a wonder any of them have the funds to continue to come see her at all and it’s frankly pathetic. But ultimately, It is not any of her concern if they wish to go broke to win her favor. Why should she care? It's all their own choices to spend money on her after all. 

She plays with the string of pearls watching how the colors shift on each nearly perfect shining orb. She shakes her head. So much fuss for a dirty piece of sand that got caught in an oyster's mouth. Her eye twitches at the route her brain nearly took her. She has no time for such self reflection, her next guest should be arriving soon, after all. She puts the necklace back in its box and tidies up some in anticipation.