The Terminus Systems offered refuge for many. Whether criminal or outcast, adventurer or retiree, one could find one's place among these stars - loosely ruled by an aray of independents whose playing field appeared perpetually frozen in a state of new frontier, seemingly doomed, or perhaps blessed, to never develop beyond that.
All this in mind, it should come as no surprise that people of various deviancies also sought these almost lawless lands. Drugs, weapons, exotic pets, or anything else that might normally face harsh scrutiny of Citadel law flourished on these worlds - and if one had a specific inclining, one had to simply keep looking and, eventually, kindred spirits would materialize.
For many of these souls, their journey would end on Omega. Aria T'Loak remained in power after the Reaper War, persisting by the same means as she'd done before - through a combination of shrewd business acumen, charisma, and a willingness to employ brutal violence without a moment's hesitation. It was particularly that business sense that more often than not made these wanderers want to stay around, Aria's inquisitive mind probing them until they, somehow, had spilled their life stories and more - soon finding themselves voluntarily, if spell-bound, confined to some backroom in the Omega station whilst having their innermost desires finally answered, and their credits steadily siphoned away.
"I had no idea they could be this... big."
Luck factored into all positions of power - maintaining it was about stacking the deck in one's favor and courting reputation through sheer vigilance. As Aria looked at the scene through her video feed though, a small smile curved at her lips, and she allowed herself to sigh in relief.
"We've got a few more in spare, all of em look kinda similar." Bray noted, shifting about in his position by the doorway. Aria nodded, barely acknowledging the comment - Liara's appearance had, truly, been a blessing. The doctor's exhibitionist tendencies and insatiable lust for men was further compounded by her scholarly curiosity for non-asari life, and as Aria had genuinely struggled to find anyone willing to participate in the fantasies of these handful of men, she'd appeared with almost eerie timing.
Like she'd somehow known about the ordeal beforehand.
Regardless, Aria wasn't about to stare a gift from the goddess in the mouth - particularly not when she didn't even have to pay for the matter. Liara's singular request had been a high quality recording of her own performance, ostensibly for study, though she had not specified that Aria wasn't allowed to use it for her own ends - something that Aria, somehow, felt was on purpose.
"Oh..." She heard herself let out a low gasp, and quickly straightened up, Bray bristling in the corner of her eye. Having shifted the view to the floor camera, she noted how the husk's jewels came to a halt beneath Liara's obscenely large behind, and heard over the feed how the two of them immediately moaned out a cacophony of approval. Her hips moved, ever so slightly, forward in her chair and she found herself clearing her throat, cheeks heating up ever so slightly.
"... how many more of those did we have, did you say?"
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Angle 1:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/afraiddarkmagentabrocketdeer
Angle 2:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/goldtwinappaloosa
Angle 3:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/unevenfamiliarterrier
Angle 4:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/dutifulnaturaljenny
Angle 5:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/delectableoccasionalweasel
Angle 6:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/coarsesparklingsparrow
Angle 7:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/remorsefulpowerlessindianpangolin
Angle 8:
https://v3.redgifs.com/watch/faintlivekawala
Downloads:
EDIT (sound, small file size, sony vegas edited)
Compilation (compilation of EDIT angles)
RAW (no sound, large file size, raw render)
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First Monday Loop of the year, and we have to start it off with everyone's favorite blueberry, Liara - I had to get it out of my system either way, and it was a good opportunity to showcase some of her slight modifications. While it's nothing extremely complex, I needed to start off with something less demanding either way, so I hope you enjoy it :)
Redgifs seem to have gotten some kind of re-design as well, so if the links behave weirdly please do tell me. The page appears more stable, particularly for uploads, but I'm not sure how it'll perform on the viewer side of things.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support and for all of your kind words. The new year's starting off kind of gently this time around, and my schedule is looking way less brutal than last year, so I hope to be able to more consistently work on my larger projects this time around. Weather keeps dipping between a few minuses up into the plus, back and forth, which means we're surrounded by horrid slush up here - truly the cryptonite of scandinavians. I hope you're faring better, wherever you might be!
Take care of yourselves, and each other!
/DH
Honaka
2023-01-10 21:19:24 +0000 UTCZanment
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