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"I..." Remi rubbed at his forehead as it creased with confusion and the inability to navigate his way through the words he needed to say. Watching as Ronin drained his cup, Remi poured them each another round. "I meant to tell you this, but never got the chance. When we arrived, I was in the temple with Duchess Ayelet. Ahh..Celosia." Correcting himself with a sheepish smile both because Cel didn't like her title but also because they'd already established titles perhaps were not transitioned over with them. "She prayed and this being appeared. It wasn't..." Closing his eyes to try and remember, Remi fumbled for the words. "It looked both like a man and a woman, if that makes any sort of sense. It is rather hard to describe. It took our clothing and bound us. It made us all want each other and told Cel to..." Blushing rather furiously, Remi swallowed, thought better of it, and downed about half of his drink. "It wanted Cel to sleep with the other girl present - Phoebe Steadman. I think I was meant to as well, but.." But it just didn't get that far. Given how Frey had made him feel though, Remi would have. And he might just have liked it. 'Anyways. The being left before anything actually happened." Glancing at Ronin, Remi exhaled a shaky laugh. "I haven't even gotten to the something else bit yet." He warned his friend, fiddling with his glass once again. "I was walking in the woods and a young lady and I came upon a shrine of sorts. That same being appeared and asked us what we wanted. Given my previous experience - and the fact that god was naked on the ground before us - I asked if sex was their currency. I am not sure if I would have gone through with anything, but I did want to know how we might go about gaining more information." His face properly crimson now, rather than looking embarrassed the alchemist merely looked sad and more than a little drunk. "Apparently that was the wrong thing to say." Pausing again, not knowing how to put the rest of the story together, Remi gave his friend a woeful stare. "It said it wanted and passion and love ... and that is what it took from me. I ... I've fallen in love with someone, but it took those feelings. I don't feel anything anymore." he concluded sombrely. "In your shoulder?" Remi hissed and shook his head. "You would bring a souvenir home with you, wouldn't you." R E M I I followed your ashes into outer space