Chapter 168: Cracked My Knuckles And Stretched My Fingers

I walked into the mess hall with Kadita on my arm, but she broke away before anyone noticed us. It wasn't needed, but I understood why. Regardless of that, my attention was turned to the situation in front of me.

"HEY!"

Carly froze mid-swing at Alexander, while Tsu sat quietly eating, but now smiling. I was momentarily distracted by Tsu's smile and just narrowly dodged the same tray that was aimed at Alex before my attention had slipped, god I was stupid.

"GRAH! AHHH, you men are all the same! Like a bunch of squirrels when there is more than one pretty smile to look at!"

Carly was balling her fists and she started to stalk towards me. I had a moment when I really thought I was going to get one right in the kisser, but she grabbed my arm roughly and dragged me out the door. I could hear Mom laugh softly before I heard her speak.

'You are improving, Dave! This time you don't have to chase her and she isn't crying! If she wasn't so mad, I would almost call it a win, hehe!' -Tequila.

Oh, you're right full of the jokes, aren't you Mom? 

Carly was dragging me behind her, but I think I have had enough of this little tart's attitude. I was pretty sure Star Strider had felt the same because nothing tried to stop me from scooping Carly off her feet. I stopped and waited for her to stop hitting me, and squirming, but I was surprised to find that once the struggling had stopped, she was asleep.

Silly girl was exhausted, and not a sparkling personality, to begin with, was a bad combo. I guess I was overreacting because I was about to put her over my knee and I had a sudden memory of Iona with Miss Grace over her knee and smiled. Well, I would just take this one to her room and test her later when she has had some rest. Space life was hard to get used to where there was no day or night. 

After laying Carly down, and putting a thin blanket over her, I headed back to the mess hall to grab Alex, then I would take Tsu. 

When I got back to the mess hall Alex was there alone, and he looked at me with surprise.

"Back so soon?"

"Overtired."

"Ah, that's why she has been on edge, well sorry, I instigated that."

"Try to not pester her, she is a good person, and prime, like all of you. We are all rough around the edge, and this isn't going to be easy for some. This mission does not have an exact end date; stepping from the realm of the immortals is catching at first, but you will be custodians."

"We all know that and we agreed, but I do see what you mean, I am just more like Milo I guess, you know."

"Let's go, I get it."

Soon I was once again standing in the control room watching the monitor, watching Alex's reading, and making sure Cittidal synced properly. The readings all hit stable, so I placed my hand on the receiver and then I was inside the VR.

Alexander stood in front of me with a spinning disc on his back of a platinum color, but flat, with no shine. We were on the sand of Prime, and Alex grinned at me.

"Wanna Fight?"

"I was waiting for you to get your panties on straight first!"

I jump back a spear slammed into the sand where I stood before, so I materialize a long staff. I was barely in time to start spinning the long staff around me in a hurricane of speed, this Star Strider was good! I let the body do the work and let my body feel the motions, hoping it might help at another time. 

The spears soon stopped and Alex rushed me, but I had already materialized a great sword. I threw the staff at him, catching Alex off guard, and connected with his side with the flat side of the massive great sword, sending him flying. I watched Alex tumble across the sand and chuckled to myself about having to run him through some drills tomorrow. 

I dropped us out of VR and I walked out and waited for Alex to get out. He came out with a big smile and clapped my shoulder.

"I was close!"

"Mmm, no."

"WHAT?!"

"I didn't move once, but you still rushed me when I was using no ranged attacks."

"What was I supposed to do? You were doing that hurricane defense thing with the staff!"

"You underestimate Cittidal's power, make bigger spears, make me move so you can catch me off guard. We will work on more tactics in the next month. Let's head back, I have one more test today."

"Yeah, you do!"

"Don't be a child."

"Oh, cause the great Star Strider is so mature, haha!"

"Go get some sleep, Prime."

"Hehe, sure thing, Boss!"

I watched Alex jog down the hall and I smiled, okay he wasn't wrong I was excited about this meeting, but I had to act like I was a trainer and not some sex deviant, but Tsu was hot enough to boil water. I started to walk to her room when I saw a message come up. Ay Caramba!

//Special New Harem Member Mission: Resist sexual intercourse with [Tsu] for 5 minutes without making her stop trying to advance on you for the duration to add [Tsu] as a HM and gain 1 HMSP and 1 SP

Son of a bean basket blower! What was this nonsense! Mom! What the hell does this mean?

'You can not enter her with your penis for five minutes, but she has to still want to have sexual intercourse after the timer is up.' -Tequila.

'That's all?'

'Yes?' -Tequila.

Alright, crisis averted, this was more then fine; I cracked my knuckles and stretched my fingers out and got them loosened up. So, no Snu Snu for five minutes, but I had to keep her wanting more for five minutes? What if I went past the timer, would I get a bonus?