Bamboozled and Bewitched

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**Bamboozled and Bewitched** was the 13th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around August 10, 2021. In part one, Guy, Lynt, and Rio were available at the start of the event. Part two was released around August 15, 2021. Fenn, Toa and Roy were available at the start of part two. This was the 5th event to feature 2 endings. The normal ending could be unlocked with crowns; upon completion, players received the event path prize for that consort. Players could alternatively unlock the the premium ending with gems. The premium ending would grant players a CG and the event path prize for that consort upon completion.

A cloud of mystery smoke evinces magical change. No matter what form you take, your feelings remain the same. How can puckish whims bring about true love? A bewitching experience awaits unique to the magical realm.

## Prologue

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The headmaster gathers the princes and the MC in his office, congratulating them for keeping the current anomalies in check. While being happy about this, Rio laments that there will be no festival commemorating Vane's Day. MC asks what Vane's Day is about, so Roy explains that it's a celebration of the creation of Saligia, a festival to honor the creator, Vane.

MC shows interest and asks about what is done during this time. While Lynt replies that there is nothing in particular to do, Toa points out that every kingdom has it's own way of marking the occasion.

The headmaster then reveals that he is planning a more subtle gathering in place of Vane's Day this year and asks all of them to gather in the grand hall that afternoon.

The grand hall is decorated and there are many dishes at the tables, causing MCs familiar Robin to rejoice. Tino explains that the valets brought forth dishes from all the kingdoms, while Violet offers some blue wine to the MC.

The MC then is introduced to various delicacies and all are talking excitedly about the food, Rio even tries to offer some volerian bread to Guy, who refuses.

The headmaster makes a belated appearance, putting a stop to the chatter. He asks MC if she is enjoying herself. She affirms that she is. To thank all the people present for their efforts in upholding peace and honor at the academy, the headmaster offers them boxes to take. However, MC notices the headmaster's smile which indicates that he is up to something. Before she can figure out what it is, the headmaster hands a box to Robin as well.

Robin, being happy and curious, opens the box before MC can stop him and a cloud of white smoke envelops her familiar with a popping sound. After the smoke diffuses, Robin it is revealed that Robin has been reverted to his former cat form. He mews, letting his head droop sadly. MC is concerned that he can't speak anymore while Roy points out that the headmaster is gone.

The princes realizes that this is one of the headmasters tricks, but while talking about it, Robin suddenly turns back into a familiar. Relieved that the spell was only temporary, the tension leaves the princes and MC. They are unwilling to open their own boxes, though, and decide to just leave them be.

Later, MC and Robin are in their room, musing about what to do with MCs box as they are afraid that something bad will happen if they open it. Even though MC is determined to not even touch the box, it starts to emit a white smoke nonetheless, opening of it's own accord and enveloping MC in it's mists. After being visible again, MC realizes that she is alive and able to speak, but Robin stares at her puzzled. Then, there is a knock at her door ...

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## Routes

### Guy Avari

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After the smoke disappeares, MC finds herself in the form of a kid. She scrambles to open the door, but trips over the hem of her now too large dress. Jasper, who has been knocking at the door, enters and finds her with tears in her eyes and a bruised knee. He comforts her and asks about the whereabout of MC. She tells him that it is her, but Jasper dosn't believe her, thinking it to be a joke. Only after Robin speaks up, too, Jasper realizes this to be one of the headmasters pranks and he comforts MC who started crying.

He then carries her to Guys quarters. The prince angrily confronts Jasper as to why he didn't bring MC like he was asked to and brought a child instead. MC, who not only in body reverted to a younger self, but in mind, too, is scared by Guys attitude. Jasper, who feels her discomfort, advises Guy not to frighten the child because she will resent him for this, which leaves Guy temporarily speechless. After enjoying the prince's confusion for a moment, Jasper finally tells him about the headmasters prank and the outcome. Guy is irritated. MC asks Guy if he can do something about the situation, but he can't as this is a spell cast by the headmaster. But he at least alters MC's dress using magic in order for it to fit her current size.

Jasper sets her on the sofa and tells her that he will bring her something to drink, then he leaves her and Guy alone.

Guy accuses her of being careless, falling for that stupid prank. MC is intimidated by him. Part of her is wondering why, as she normally enjoys his dominant demeanor. She starts fantasizing about him taking the lead in bed and how she loves that. MC tries to remember that underneath his frosty shell he is actually quite caring and loving. At the moment, however, Guy is in a sour mood and MC can't stop the tears rolling down her cheeks.

Jasper comes back with tea and coffee, resolving some of the tension in the room. Sipping from her cup, MC frowns, finding the tea way too bitter for her liking. Jasper apologizes and leaves again to get juice instead, while Guy comments that even her palate reversed to that of a child and asks if she at least knows when the spell will be broken. To that, MC answers no. As Jasper comes back he not only brings juice, but sweets as well, which brightens MCs mood greatly.

Guy then orders his valet to take care of MC and keep her out of his sight as long as she is a child. Even though MC struggles with her fear of being near him, being rejected like this hurts her even more.

Jasper says he will keep MC company, to that Guy replies to not let her out of his quarters. MC asks herself if she would be more understanding of his situation if their roles where reversed, but isn't so sure about that. She and Jasper go to another room, where he asks what she wants to do. She doesn't tell him that she wants to turn back to normal the most, so Jasper suggests they draw something. Her kid-self is thrilled.

Bringing wax crayons and paper, both start to draw. MC asks Jasper what he is going for, to which he answers that he will probably draw the princess in front of him. Feeling both flattered and embarrassed, the child in MC decides that Jasper is her hero.

After finishing their drawings, MC is marvelling at the portrait Jasper made for her. Thanking him from the bottom of her heart, suddenly a white smoke surrounds her, turning her into her normal self again. Jasper reacts quickly by covering her with a bed sheet, then both of them return to Guy with MC no longer being intimidated by him. After turning the bed sheet into another dress, Guy sents Jasper away. MC and he start talking, MC apologizes for the situation earlier and tells him that a part of her was intimidated by him.

Guy admits that he shouldn't have said some of the things he did, then he tells her why he originally summoned her. For students who are unable to go home on Vane's Day, the academy is holding an event. Guy asks if MC owns a suitable gown and then tells her that he is willing to accompany her, even though he thinks it's tedious. MC answers that she thinks that it's okay to feel excited sometimes, and conveys through those lines that being on a holiday together with him would be very exciting for her. They lean in on each other and Guy kisses her, confessing that he is happy about her not being a child anymore. However, as soon as he starts to tug at her dress, the white smoke pops up once more. Guy is as exasperated as MC has returned to being a child once more. MC asks if he could get Jasper for her, but Guy decides that it's time to confront the headmaster.

However, the headmaster isn't in his office. Nix informs them that he left a while ago, being amused about something. MC begs Nix that it is important that they see the headmaster at once. The bird eyes her and realizes that she is MC. He sympathizes with her, telling them that the headmaster is hiding somewhere on academy grounds.

Guy starts striding alond the academy halls, followed by a desperate MC who can't keep up with his tempo, begging him to wait for her. Guy ignores her.

As they finally reach the lounge, Guy demands to know if any of the other princes did see the headmaster. Toa replies that he takes issues with Guy's manners, but Guy ignores him, repeating his question. Everyone in the lounge replies that they haven't seen the headmaster due to being busy with party preparations. Then, Roy spots MC and the others follow his gaze. Sherry is puzzled as to why there is a child at the academy. The others are surprised as well, Lynt even asks if the girl is Guy's daughter. Sherry worries about whether MC knows about this scandal yet. Guy then shoves MC in front of everyone, telling them to look closely. Finally, they realize that they are looking at MC.

As soon as the secret is out, Violet starts cuddling MC, being happy about how tiny and easy to carry she is, just to be told by Sherry that she would like to cuddle MC too. Being the center of attention, MC does have the time of her life. This feeling is short-lived, however, as Guy tells everyone that he intends on getting rid of this nuisance that's been shoved onto his lap. Roy tries tries to smooth things over by assuming that people not used to children sometimes react in an inappropriate manner. Fenn then casts a spell to turn sheet-dress MC is still wearing into a cute dress and Tino feeds her cookies.

But feeling Guy's glare, MC starts to cry again. Toa reprimands Guy for bullying a child, while Knight tries to comfort her.

While everyone else is fussing about MC, Lynt suggests that Guy should just have a nap with her to calm down, which leads to Guy storming out of the lounge, leaving MC in the care of the others. Violet, Sherry, and Fenn have fun doing MC's hair and trying several dresses on her, while the others magically add small details to her outfit, like ribbons and flowers. But even though MC is lavished with attention, she misses Guy, who still isn't back, even though it's getting dark outside. Her worry shows and as Sherry asks her what's wrong, she starts to cry again. Roy tries to comfort her, but her longing for Guy can't be sated. Unable to talk about her heartache, Lynt finally figures out why she is sad. He reassures her that all will be well and Guy will return because he loves MC very much.

Guy returns, not having found the headmaster. MC is happy to see him and wants him to show him her new dress, but as their eyes meet she freezes up again. Fenn, Roy, and Lynt explain that they all worked together to create the outfit so MC will be able to attend the party. Guy tells them that it's no use to attend as long as MC is in this condition, which makes MC flee the room.

She finds herself lost in a corridor, her child-self having trouble with orientation. Lance finds her, asking her why she's in the academy, not realizing that she is MC.

Meanwhile, the others berate Guy for being insensitive, then realizing that MC is gone, they all start to search for her, Guy taking the lead. They find her in the company of Lance, Guy only grabs her and takes her away, leaving a puzzled Lance behind.

Together, they attend the party and Guy takes MC on his arm, dancing with her this way. She is happy and again the white smoke engulfs her, turning her back into her normal form. Guy again changes her dress and is happy too. The headmaster then appears, explaining that in order to break the spell, MC's heart as a child must be satisfied, while any attempt to engage in erotic banter would turn her back into a child. But he assures them that now the spell is broken for good and Guy explains to MC that it was hard for him seeing her being afraid of him so he kept his distance in order to not upset her more. He assures her that he loves her in any form because she is his paramour which makes MC happy.

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### Rio Voleri

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As soon as the box opens, Rio enters the room, him and MC being enveloped by the white smoke. A few heartbeats later, the smoke dissipates, revealing Rio with dog ears, while MC's head sports rabbit ears. Realizing it as one of the headmasters pranks, Rio laughs it off, however being a bit disappointed that they didn't turn the whole way. MC then discovers that she has a rabbits tail while Rio has a dogs tail.

Suddenly, Rio draws very near, claiming that something smells delicious. Sniffing at MC as he discovers the scent coming from her. He grabs and tosses her onto the bed and climbs in as well. Looking up, MC notices a light in Rios eyes she's never seen before. It reminds her of a predator eyeing it's prey. Even though she is in love with Rio, this discovery makes her shudder. Her rabbit instincts threaten to take over, making her want to make a run for it.

Rio asks if he can eat her up and starts kissing her in an enticing way. MC starts to panic, then the flapping of wings reminds her of Robin still being in the room. She shouts at Rio to stop because they are not alone. This breaks him from his temporary trance. Scrambling backwards, he apologizes, then flees the room.

After thinking about the whole incident, MC decides to follow after him, asking Robin to stay in the room in case that Rio comes back.

While wandering the hallways she encounters Fenn, who seems shocked, but not too surprised to see her with rabbit ears. He soon reverts back into his teasing demeanor, however, telling her how fetching she looks with rabbit ears. MC asks him who told him about the ears and Fenn replies that he met Rio a moment ago. He then tells her that Rio left him with a message to pass along to her, stating that they can not see each other for a while.

MC reacts surprised and upset hearing this. Musing about the situation she concludes that it must have to do with the strange instincts that came with the spell. Suddenly Fenn touches her ears and is delighted about how sensitive they are. He throughoutly rubs and strokes them, making MC jump and letting her tail quiver. She tells Fenn to stop his inspection unless he knows of a way to remove the ears. Fenn suggests MC go look for the headmaster as it is his spell to begin with.

But even with Fenn's help, Lou is nowhere to be found.

They then decide to rest in the S-rank Lounge. The other princes stare at MC and her new accessory. MC asks them if they have seen Rio somewhere. Toa supplies the information that her paramour is in the anterior courtyard, while Roy chips in saying that she will be able to see him from a certain window.

In the courtyard, Rio walks around with Thoma at his heels, sniffing the air.

Thoma asks him if he really is able to smell the headmaster. Rio confirms this, but soon loses the scent. Cursing that the headmaster is the only one able to undo the spell, he tugs at his hair. Thoma wonders why this situation is so unsettling for Rio. Rio tells him that it is because he is afraid of scaring or even hurting MC in his dog form.

As evening falls, MC knocks at Rio's door, hoping to have a talk with him. He is not inside. However, as she is about to leave, he walks down the hallway in her direction. Noticing her, he stops and stares. As MC is about to close the distance between them, he tells her to stay away from him. While she notices him being under pressure, his blunt rejection hurts her.

The next morning, Robin is sad to see MC heartbroken and red eyed. He talks to her, telling her that she has to talk with Rio about her feelings.

MC decides to have a talk with Thome beforehand and asks Robin to fetch him for her. Meeting in the courtyard, Thoma tells her that Rio did meet the headmaster before running into her. MC asks Thoma what Rio learned and after hearing the details plots her course of action.

Her next step leads her to Fenn's room. She begs him to teach her how to magically open locks. Fenn asks her why she needs to know and she replies that she needs to sneak into Rio's room at night. Fenn jokes that it sounds like she was planning to have a tryst at night with Rio and is shocked as she confirms that she plans to do exactly that.

Fenn admires her proactiveness, but wonders if Rio wouldn't eventually come to her. MC confesses that the spell will wear off at midnight the day after tomorrow, but she wants to be with him before that, to face the struggle together.

Fenn helps her levitate to Rio's window at night, she slips inside and crawls under the covers of his bed, snuggling up to his sleeping form. MC tells Rio how much she loves him, which causes him to turn toward her, still sleeping. Mumbling that something smells good, he embraces her and nuzzles her neck. MC gets hold of his arm, a touch that wakes him.

Awake, he is shocked about finding her in his bed and asks her once more to leave. At first disheartened, MC remembers her pep talk with Robin, who advised her to tell Rio how she feels. She starts by telling him how she missed him and that she wants to understand what's troubling him. Rio, realizing that rejecting her hurts her even more, opens up and explains that his dog instincts made him to touch her in a more rough way and he was afraid that it would frighten her.

Thinking back to their first encounter as a dog and rabbit, MC recalls herself trembling from his actions, but she reassures Rio that this was merely due to her rabbit instincts kicking in than her being frightened of him.

After they both make their feelings clear, they are finally able to stay together and spent the night.

The next morning, Rio shows MC a secluded spot by a lake that he found while chasing the headmaster in his dog form. They lie down and cuddle. Rio says that the ears will be gone soon and MC asks if he would prefer not to have his dog ears. Rio thinks about this and finally answers that it doesn't matter to him anymore because he realized that their love for each other wouldn't be affected by having animal ears and instincts.

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### Toa Qelsum

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MC wakes up and starts floating off the floor when she tries to get out of bed. Sherry walks in asking if MC wants to try some cookies that she and Grayson made. When she sees that MC is floating and a bit transparent, she offers to call her brother and the other S-Ranks. MC declines in favor of figuring out how to get around while in the state she's in. She chases her cat for a while before deciding to go talk to the headmaster. She bumps into Toa in the hall. He asks her what's going on, so she explains the situation. He accompanies her to the headmaster's office, but Lou isn't there. Toa decides he should investigate this himself and grabs MC's wrist before heading to the music room. He asks her to jump and weighs her on a scale. Knight walks in to talk about something Toa wanted to order for one of his lectures. He's surprised by how little MC weighs and wishes he could float around too. Toa leaves to deal with the issue relating to his lecture and tells MC to wait for him in the S-Rank Lounge. He tells her the other S-Ranks should be able to help her if anything goes wrong, but she should be cautious and avoid doing anything he wouldn't do. Knight goes with MC.

On their way to the lounge, Knight tells MC about a nest of baby birds he saw the other days. It's weird for birds to hatch this time of year, and he's concerned about the nest due to the amount of wind and rain they've been getting lately. He can't ask Toa for help because Toa always insists that they not disturb nature. MC wants to help, but she promised Toa she would stay inside and not be reckless. When she enters the lounge, the four other S-Ranks are present. Fenn notices immediately that MC is floating and Guy accurately guesses that it's the headmaster's doing. Fenn picks her up since she's so light. Because she's also a bit see-through, Lynt lightly pokes her and Roy comments about her clothes. Toa returns and pulls MC away from the other princes and moves her behind him. He tells Knight that he negotiated the price of the medicinal herbs with the merchant. Toa then instructs Knight to pay the merchant and look for Lou before Toa takes MC to the library to research her condition. MC wonders if Toa was jealous of the other princes since he pulled her away so quickly and is holding her hand. Knight joins up with them in the library when he finishes his tasks. He says he was unable the find the headmaster, but offers to help them since he's good at researching. At one point, Knight needs a book from the top of the bookshelf. MC doesn't think Knight can move the ladder to where he needs it, so she floats up and grabs the book for him. When she hands it to him, Knight's face is red. MC doesn't understand why until Toa points out that she's wearing a skirt. Hours pass and they aren't able to find anything useful. Toa concludes that they're just going to have to find the headmaster and have him break the spell. Toa escorts MC back to her room. She thinks about the baby birds and asks Toa if she could go outside. He says no because it's too dangerous. Just before they separate Toa pulls her in a hug and says she should spend the night in his chambers in case something happens. He starts pulling her towards his room before she can respond, but she's on board for spending the night with her paramour.

Once in Toa's room, Toa puts his hand on MC's chin, tilting her head up. He unties the ribbon on her shirt before noting that it seems like her clothes become transparent when someone's touching her. Knight walks in and gives MC pajamas to change in to. He also brings her cat. Wanting to give Toa and MC some privacy, Knight bribes her cat with some candy. When the two leave, MC goes in the bathroom to change. She finishes and tells Toa she feels heavier. He weighs her and finds she's gained a little weight back. When they climb into bed, Toa kisses her. As his magical power increases, he notes that it seems she's retained her power. MC is disappointed that everything Toa's been doing so far are tests and not something done out of affection. He asks if she's upset. She denies it and tells him she's just tired. When MC wakes up the next morning, she sees Toa staring at her. She's comments that he's up early, to which he responds that he didn't sleep. Toa weighs her again. She's gained enough of her weight back that Toa thinks she'll be okay to walk around inside by herself. He tells her he's going to teach a class and that she should stay inside. They part ways and MC goes looking for the headmaster. During her search, she bumps into Knight. He's holding a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest. This type of bird can't retain its own heat when its that young, so Knight wants to get it back in its nest before it freezes to death. He's looking for Toa, but MC offers to help instead; it would be hard to find Toa once his class is over. Knight agrees and they head to the roof. MC takes the bird in her hands and as she jumps in the air to return the bird to its nest, a breeze flings her off course. On the ground, Toa sees MC flailing and rushes to help.

Once on the roof, Toa creates an ice throne for MC to stand on. She returns the baby bird to its nest and the mother bird returns to warm the chicks. Knight apologizes to Toa, since MC wouldn't have been outside if he hadn't asked for her help. MC notes that helping him was her decision, so he can't take all the blame. Rather than get mad, Toa apologizes for putting so many restrictions on her. He says he did it because he was worried about her, but should have offered to support her instead. He holds his arms out and tells her to jump down; he'll catch her. MC floats down to him gracefully and Toa's in awe of her. Then all of her weight suddenly returns and she crashes into him. Both of them are fine and Toa creates an ice ladder for Knight so he can keep an eye on the bird's nest. As MC and Toa leave the roof, they bump into the headmaster. Toa's still annoyed by Lou's prank, but the headmaster is happy to see that MC had some fun with it. When MC and Toa return to his room, he picks up MC. She's worried that she's too heavy for him to lift now, but he's relieved that she's back to normal. He tells her that the night before he was afraid he might hurt her if he touched her and was unable to sleep because he was worried something might happen to her. He starts kissing her. MC says it's making her feel dizzy and light again. Toa mistakes her comment to mean that the spell was lingering and making her feel strange. MC doesn't bother correcting him, and opts instead to enjoy his kisses.

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### Roy Invidia

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When the smoke clears, MC notices that everything looks really big. it doesn't take her long for her to realize that things haven't grown; rather, she shrunk. MC's cat thinks she disappeared and when Roy knocks on the door, her cat lets him in immediately. Roy's startled to hear that she's vanished and starts looking around. He notices tiny MC. He creates tiny clothes for her to wear since now her normal clothes are too big. He also makes a tiny rose broch for her. MC isn't happy about being six inches tall, but Roy suggests she look at it as an opportunity to explore the world from her new vantage point. She spends her day doing things like riding her cat, but is still small when the sun starts to set. Roy creates a little bed for her right next to his pillow. She climbs in it, but turns back to her normal size. Now that her new clothes are too small, she's laying in Roy's bed naked. She screeches and rolls off. Grayson knocks asking if everything's alight. Roy lies and says he stubbed his toe. He gives her some of his clothes to wear and makes sure she's 100% back to normal with some kisses and teasing touches. She stays the night with him and he holds her. She wakes up the next morning tiny and naked again.

Roy gives MC the dress he made for her the day before. She's surprised it didn't rip when she got bigger the previous night, but Roy thinks that might be part of the prank. Roy suggests they look for the headmaster since it seems the spell hasn't actually worn off. He calls Grayson in and explains the situation. Grayson is determined to help, and MC remembers thinking a while ago that Grayson seemed awkward. Now she sees his kindness. The three of them plus MC's cat go looking for the headmaster. Roy puts MC in a pocket he created on his uniform to keep her close and safe. Roy and MC check Lou's office, but the headmaster isn't there. As they leave, Roy is bombarded by fan girls asking for help with their studies. MC knows this is a common occurrence, but still feels jealous. One of the girls bumps into Roy, and the sudden movement makes MC dizzy. Roy quickly excuses himself and retreats to the rooftop garden. He asks MC if she's okay. She is. Roy apologizes and says he could have left her in his room, but would've been worried about her the whole time if they were apart. MC, however, is still worried that the spell may never wear off and Roy won't look at her as his paramour anymore. She remembers promising to make him a scarf on a previous date, but doesn't think she'll be able to make it at the size she is now. As MC and Roy resume their search for Lou, her broach falls off and a bird picks it up. Neither of them notice.

They are unable to find Lou and return to Roy's room at the end of the day. He makes her tiny bed again. However, like the night before, she turns back to her normal size. Luckily, she had some of her own clothes this time. Roy notes that the spell appears to be on some sort of timer (she's small during the day, but big at night). He suggests she spend the night with him again, but MC declines. She returns to her room for the night and notices that the door's open a little. Her cat says he left it ajar for her so she could get back in in case she was small again. He remembers her doing something similar for him when she would leave the window open when he would play in the garden. MC tries making the scarf she promised Roy. She falls asleep and finishes it the next morning while she's small. Roy is able to watch MC because her door is open a crack. He realizes he's been enjoying the time they've been spending together. Instead of disturb her, Roy leaves. Meanwhile, MC and her cat realize her broach is missing and decide to look for it.

MC and her familiar retrace MC's steps from the day before. She deduces that her brooch must have become loose and fell off some time after Roy got jostled by the fan girl. So, they go to the roof to look. They find a crow has it and they battle it to get it back. As this is happening, Roy returns to MC's room to check on her. She's not there, and he worries that someone or something has done something to her since she couldn't get very far on her own. He finds her on the roof after she got her brooch back. She explains what happened, and Roy tells her he would've made her another one. She insists that the one he gave her is special because he gave it to her to make her feel better; it can't be replaced. They reaffirm their love for each other before returning to MC's room. She gives him the scarf she made and he likes it. Then she turns back to her normal size. He wraps her comforter around her as her got used to the sudden transformation. He asks if he can stay with her. She says yes and the two start to kiss and get intimate.

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