Scenario:Hekate - The Goddess's Scheme
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The Goddess's Scheme
As Hekate spends her days working as a crew member, she plots to trap (Captain) in one of her dream worlds. She determines that the captain is lacking experience and education in the birds and the bees, so she hatches a plan to take matters into her own hands.
Hekate, goddess of the night, joins the crew in order to ensnare and become one with (Captain) in her dream world.
For the moment, she spends her days studying the captain while performing her duties as a crew member.
During one sunny afternoon, Hekate stands lost in thought on the Grandcypher's deck.
Hekate: (Based on the information I've gathered, there's only one conclusion: (Captain) is an anomaly.)
Hekate: (This ship is filled to bursting with delectable men and women...)
Hekate: (It should be impossible for someone in the height of adolescence to deny themselves these full-course meals.)
Hekate: This might prove to be more difficult than I initially anticipated...
Black Dogs: Woof, woof!
Hekate: Of course I'm still hard at work.
Hekate: I've already finished scrubbing this area. We'll work on the other side of the deck next—
Lyria: Hekate, what are you doing?
Black Dogs: Woof, woof!
Lyria: Oh! Supo! Cubare!
Lyria: Ahaha, it tickles when you lick my face like that!
Hekate: Good grief... My little darlings have taken quite a shine to you people.
Glancing over at Hekate, (Captain) notices the bucket and brush at her feet.
Choose: Were you cleaning the deck?
Hekate: I was, along with Supo and Cubare. We're about halfway finished.
Vyrn: Thanks a bunch! You're a real busy bee, huh? Doing so much cleaning, shopping, and cooking even when it's not your turn.
Hekate: I said I intend to make a mess of solely (Captain), remember?
Hekate: Unlike mortals, a goddess such as myself always keeps her word.
Lyria: Still... You shouldn't trap anybody in any more dreams.
Vyrn: Not like you'd be able to keep (Captain) in your clutches though.
Vyrn: Rackam and Rosetta are keeping an eye on you. They say you can't be left alone in a room with anyone...
Hekate: ...!
Hekate: (Rackam and Rosetta... Those overprotective adults.)
Hekate: (Could it be... my failures so far are because (Captain) lacks education and experience in intimacy?)
Lyria: Um... Hekate?
Hekate: (In that case, a little real world experience would go a long way!)
Hekate: Drool...
Vyrn: Eww... She's slobbering again.
Lyria: I wonder if she's hungry? It is almost snack time.
Ignoring the others' confused looks, Hekate returns to cleaning the deck.
As she scrubs, her mind churns with the beginnings of a plan.
Hekate divulges the details of her plan to Supo and Cubare upon returning to her room.
Hekate: To summarize: (Captain) needs a lesson on the birds and the bees.
Black Dogs: Woof?
Hekate: One would never dream of pleasure without knowing of it first, yes?
Hekate: Usually, interest and knowledge in matters of intimacy come naturally with age...
Hekate: But being sheltered by surrounding adults, on top of being preoccupied by a perilous journey, left no time for such things.
Hekate: Which is where I come in, putting my body on the line to elicit interest and impart my bountiful wisdom...
Black Dogs: Woof!
Hekate: Exactly! Once (Captain)'s newfound passions reach a breaking point, I will become irresistible.
Hekate: Drool... How will our beloved captain's release taste, I wonder... Oh, the anticipation!
Hekate licks her upturned lips as she pets her furry companions.
Finally, her prize appears to be within reach.
The Goddess's Scheme: Scene 2
Putting her plan into action, Hekate attempts various ways to seduce (Captain), but finds no success. Worried that her powers of temptation have diminished, the goddess of the night heads into town to test herself, trapping all the townspeople in dream worlds. A single soldier resists and almost strikes Hekate with a surprise attack, but (Captain) intervenes in the nick of time. The captain commands Hekate to free the townspeople, and to her own surprise, Hekate obeys without much fuss.
On a day like any other, (Captain) walks through the halls of the Grandcypher.
Hekate: Good morning, (Captain). The weather is lovely today, isn't it?
Black Dogs: Woof!
Hekate: Hehe, my little darlings are also enjoying themselves.
Stooping down to her knees and bending forward, Hekate pets her frolicking companions.
(Captain): ...!
Hekate: (Oh, I can see you looking at my chest! Yes, this angle is perfect for it!)
Hekate: (Since time immemorable, an ample bosom has always held the power to sway all to behold its glory... It is the ultimate symbol of fertility!)
Hekate: (Now feast your eyes, and awaken the beast that lurks inside!)
Hekate makes a show of shaking her shoulders and pushing her chest out, feeling (Captain)'s gaze trained squarely on her.
(Captain): ...!
In a frantic rush, (Captain) sheds their outermost layer.
Hekate: (Oh my... You already can't wait, can you?)
Hekate: (Well, neither can I! I'll whisk you away to my dream world this very instant!)
Right as Hekate prepares to spirit her captain away, a warm weight settles over her shoulders.
Hekate: Hm?
Hekate: Is this... your jacket?
Seeing her shivering, (Captain) is oblivious to Hekate's attempt at seduction.
Hekate: Y-y-you...
With a smile, the captain continues heading for the kitchen.
Hekate: I have never suffered such humiliation in my life!
Over the next few days, Hekate employs a multitude of different strategies.
Hekate: Oh, dearie me! I can't believe I ran into (Captain) in the middle of the hallway!
Hekate: The momentum carried me forward and knocked the both of us to the ground...
Hekate: Ehehe... Now I'm on top of you... I hope you don't mind that I'm all squished up against you.
Choose: I'm just glad you're not hurt.
Hekate: That's the part you're concerned about?
Hekate: Ah! My body is burning up, and my heart is pounding... Could you put your hand on my chest and check if I'm okay?
Hekate: Don't be shy. Touch me right here...
Choose: Hmm. You heart rate does seem fast.
Concerned, (Captain) rushes off to find a crew member more versed in medicine.
Hekate: Wait! That's not... A goddess like me isn't capable of catching a physical illness!
Hekate: Sigh...
Hekate: What is the captain made of?
Hekate: I've tried every manner of deception I can think of. I even slipped into the bath at the same time, but (Captain) easily avoided my advances...
As Hekate clutches her head in her hands, she goes through a list of possibilities.
Hekate: No... It can't be... Could my powers of allurement have weakened?
Black Dogs: Woof?
Hekate: My very dignity as a goddess is on the line. This calls for an experiment.
The next day, Hekate makes a beeline for the nearest town.
In no time at all, Hekate takes control of the townspeople, tearing them from reality and trapping them in their dreams.
Hekate: Well that was disappointingly easy.
Silence falls over the streets, only broken by the occasional laugh or murmur of a dreaming resident.
Hekate: The dreams I've spun are flawless. I am as magnificent as I've always been.
Hekate: Yet why...
Hekate: You should be honored to receive my attention.
Hekate: But you don't even seem to notice it, with the way you treat me as just another crewmate...
Soldier: I have you now!
A single man leaps up from among the sleeping bodies, swinging his blade at Hekate's exposed back.
Hekate: ...!
Absorbed in her thoughts, Hekate realizes all too late that one of her victims had been feigning sleep.
But the man's attack never reaches its mark, as (Captain) swoops in with an expertly timed parry.
Vyrn: You sure picked a heckuva time to space out, Dream Lady!
Hekate: (Captain)? Why are you here?
Soldier: Get out of the way, fools!
Soldier: You're defending the goddess of calamity! If we don't put her down now, we'll all be doomed!
(Captain) refuses with a frown, before bowing to the man.
Soldier: ...!
Hekate: What... are you doing?
Vyrn: Apologizing on your behalf, duh. It's the captain's job to take responsibility for the crew.
Hekate: Apologizing?
Hekate: Excuse me? Was that an order? In what world do you think you can—
(Captain): ...
(Captain) fixes Hekate with an unflinching stare.
Hekate: Fine...
Hekate: (Why... am I obeying?)
Hekate, despite her indignance, finds herself submitting to the captain's order.
Soon the town wakes, its people none the worse for wear.
The Goddess's Scheme: Scene 3
Hekate mulls over the day, feeling conflicted about being protected by and obeying (Captain). She recalls asking the soldier for advice on how to make (Captain) hers, to which the soldier suggested being more direct. Taking this into consideration, Hekate switches to a more mortal approach and finds her first success: getting (Captain) to join her on a shopping date. Now with a working strategy, Hekate excitedly awaits the day she can finally become one with the captain.
Vyrn: You're lucky we happened to be in town and noticed something was wrong!
Hekate: But I'm... I am the goddess of the night... I should be feared...
Vyrn: I don't wanna hear it! Never do that again, or else you're getting the boot!
Hekate: All right...
Observing Hekate's genuine reflection on her misdeed, (Captain) only grounds her to the ship as punishment.
Come bedtime, Hekate continues to reflect on her day as she turns in.
Hekate: To think I would suffer the indignity of obeying a child of man, on top of being shielded by one...
Hekate: ...
Soldier: Truth is, I've run into you one time before.
Soldier: I fell for your tricks, got stuck in one helluva pathetic dream... But somehow, I made it out of there alive.
Hekate: I see... That's how you knew to feign slumber and wait for an opportunity to attack.
Soldier: Yeah... Never expected to find you working with a crew, though.
Hekate: You're telling me...
Hekate: ...
Hekate: Say, do you find me irresistible?
Soldier: Come... again?
Hekate: I should be, and yet (Captain) refuses the call of my dreams.
Soldier: Wow, I didn't think anyone was capable of saying no to you.
Hekate: What should I do? I've never experienced rejection before...
Soldier: Why are you asking me? I don't owe you a thing, especially after all you've done—
Hekate: Even after all those times you and I became one in your dream?
Soldier: Gah!
Hekate: Why not give me a little something, for old times' sake?
Soldier: Y-you... That was...
The flustered soldier takes a moment to clear his throat and gather his wits.
Soldier: The best piece of advice I can give is... When you walk into a sword fight, you don't pull out a dagger.
Hekate: What are you talking about?
Soldier: (Captain) strikes me as a person who's honest, straightforward, and purehearted.
Soldier: For people like that, it's usually best to meet love with love, and romance with romance. Face (Captain)'s feelings head on.
Soldier: Might work best if you took a direct approach like us normal folks, you know? No tricks. No schemes.
Hekate: A direct approach, like a regular mortal...
Hekate: ...
The goddess of the night loses herself in thought, her eyes absently taking in the full moon through her window.
The next day, Hekate appears before (Captain) as the captain heads outside for training.
Hekate: Good morning.
Hekate: I'm sorry for yesterday. After all I boasted about not making a mess of anything but you...
"It's fine, as long as you're willing to make things right," replies (Captain) with a smile.
Thinking their conversation finished, (Captain) tries to bid farewell, but Hekate spreads her arms and bars the way out.
Hekate: U-um...
Hekate: You know, I... I get cold easily, what with my outfit being like this.
Hekate: Besides, being a magnificent goddess doesn't mean that I'm immune to temperature differences.
Hekate: I was thinking I should buy myself a coat or something.
Hekate: Wait, let me rephrase...
Hekate: Would you... accompany me as I shop for one?
Hekate: Drool...
Black Dogs: Woof?
Hekate: I did it! I secured a shopping date with (Captain)!
Hugging her furry familiars, Hekate giggles like a lovestruck teenager.
Hekate: Ehehe...
Hekate: It will be quite some time until we're joined together, but I've made certain progress today.
Hekate: Prepare yourself, (Captain)... I'll make you mine, even without employing my powers!
Hekate has refined her strategy and seen the first signs of success.
But the road ahead will be long, especially once the other adults on the ship catch wind of her change in tactics.