Silver Fang lay back on the roof of his dojo, enjoying a rare day of quiet. He didn't have any classes to teach, there hadn't been any monster or criminal activity that had required his attention, and there weren't any Hero Association events or assignments that involved him. As a result, he could just lay back and take it easy…
At least until he was forced to lift a hand to catch the beer can that had somehow propelled itself at his head under its own power. He frowned, but didn't bother opening his eyes. "Hello, Tatsumaki," he growled, his voice somewhere between irritated and respectful. "I don't suppose knocking would have been an acceptable alternative?"
"You weren't inside, so I was knocking," the green-haired hero replied flatly, her voice somewhere between irritated and...nervous? Silver Fang had never heard that tone in her voice before.
Sighing, Silver Fang set the can aside. It was still full, after all. "So what do you want from me?" he asked calmly, still not bothering to sit up. While Tatsumaki wasn't overly fond of him, she respected him as a fellow hero and so at worst would lecture him over not paying attention, since an actual scuffle between them would be problematic for whoever started it.
"I need some advice, and you seem the most qualified person to ask."
Silver Fang opened his eyes in surprise. That was the last thing he expected her to say. ...okay, maybe not quite the last, but it was certainly down there. "Oh-"
"And if you tell anyone I asked you for advice, or about what, I'll feed you your own testicles before cutting them off you with your own teeth."
That was definitely more familiar territory. "Alright then. What did you want my advice on?"
There was silence for a time, and Silver Fang was on the verge of speaking again… "I want to know how to seduce a man."
Silver Fang quickly sat up, crossing his legs under him as he stared at the tiny floating woman before him. That was definitely even lower on the list of 'things he expected her to say to him'. "Really now?" he inquired, bringing a finger up to stroke his mustache. "I must say, this comes as something of a surprise. What makes you think I'm best qualified to give this advice?"
"Because you're the biggest pervert I know who's interested in women," she replied flatly, her eyes an emerald glare boring into his face.
Silver Fang shrugged. "Fairly stated," he allowed. It was true that Puri Puri Prisoner was...an odd one. "Still, if your goal is seduction, might your sister be-"
"You really think I could employ her tactics?" she demanded coldly, the glow in her eyes the first sign he was close to getting himself embedded in the nearest mountain.
"...no comment," he offered diplomatically, accepting the unsaid words that the last thing a woman wants to do is ask her little sister for romantic advice. "Now, are we talking general or specific?"
"...was it livers or kidneys that humans had two of and could survive with only one?" Tatsumaki demanded coldly, the glow in her eyes intensifying.
"It's a matter of technique," Silver Fang explained quickly. "I'd offer one set of advice if your goal was to vamp and get noticed, but different advice if you were just trying to get a specific guy to see you in a different way. It's two completely different approaches."
The glow dimmed slightly. "...specific, and I'm not telling you anything about him."
"Fair enough, your private life is your concern," Silver Fang allowed calmly. He then grinned playfully. "Besides, I'm pretty sure I could guess-" He froze as he felt a pressure on his eye sockets.
"Try it and you'll need a seeing eye dog."
Sighing, Silver Fang closed his eyes. "Alright, alright," he allowed, relaxing as the pressure ceased. Besides, he'd already narrowed it down to two individuals. Of Tatsumaki's normal social circle - S Class Heroes, her sister, and Saitama - there were only four who weren't objectively terrified of her power. Of those four, one was her sister, one - the number one Hero Blast - didn't socialize, one she was constantly at odds with, and the last she had only one official interaction with. It was easy enough to narrow it down to those last two, and he knew Saitama's tastes were...bigger, as it were. "Now, I will be asking a few questions about how he interacts with you," he continued. "I need to know how he reacts so I know what to focus on with my advice."
Tatsumaki ground her teeth. "...fine…but not too many questions."
"I think I can limit it to three or four," he allowed thoughtfully. "First, has he shown signs of physical attraction to you?" Seeing her eyes light up again, he raised his hand. "Specific signs. Like specific things about you he's complimented."
The glow faded and, to Silver Fang's surprise, Tatsumaki began twiddling her fingers. "Well...he's called me beautiful...said I took his breath away...complimented me on a few of the outfits I've worn…"
"The cute and spunky look?" Silver Fang pressed. When that got a nod in response, he 'hmphed' in thought. "Has he reacted to you physically?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Tatsumaki snapped.
"I'm assuming the two of you have at least held hands or hugged," Silver Fang clarified. "I'm trying to determine his physical awareness of you in regards to your femininity."
"...oh…" She glanced away. "Well, he's...careful about not doing anything...inappropriate. But he doesn't...react much." Her eyes lowered. "Not even when I'm wriggling in his lap…"
Silver Fang struggled not to raise his eyebrow. As far as he was concerned, that was confirmation as far as who the guy in question was...and he was pretty certain what advice he should give now. "Alright, I can say with...70% accuracy what approach you should take if you want him to see you in a new way."
Tatsumaki glanced at him for a time. "Well, that's better than what I was working towards before now…"
"The problem is you're trying too hard to be sexy. You should stop trying that."
Tatsumaki looked at Silver Fang like he was crazy...which aside from her being silent for the moment, wasn't that different from how she normally looked at him. "...what?"
"As you said, he responds well to you going for cute and spunky with him," Silver Fang explained as he got to his feet. He posed himself carefully, giving off a playful and almost innocent demeanor. "That doesn't really work well with sexy." He shifted position into an almost glamour pose, arching his back and running his hand through his hair with his other at his hip. "If you want to build off cute and spunky, you should go for tempting…" He shifted back to the playfully innocent demeanor, throwing a wiggle of his hips and a playful wink. "Alluring…" He ran his hands playfully over his torso. "Tantalizing…" He crossed his arms playfully and fluttered his eyelashes. "Be the forbidden fruit just daring him to reach out and...pluck." As he spoke, he shifted to almost crawl along the roof, licking his lips playfully at 'pluck'.
He struggled to suppress a grin as he saw the blush starting to spread on Tatsumaki's cheeks. "I...see…" she began carefully. "But-" She was distracted by a sudden ding. "One moment."
Silver Fang pulled back as he watched Tatsumaki pull out a digital assistant, having also recognized the sound of the HA's chat program. He carefully watched the play of emotions on her face as she chatted. It shifted from happy to playful, then turned to worried, then relaxed, then back to playful...then a little mischeivous. Then her expression turned pensive for a while before lighting up, a slow smile crossing her face. Then her expression became panicked, before turning to mischievous...and then her entire face bloomed like a tomato.
"S-so," Tatsumaki spoke up carefully. "I...d-don't suppose you have practical-"
"Just keep doing what you're doing, but be a bit more free with touching him where he shows bare skin," Silver Fang explained calmly. "An affectionate caress to his cheek, pulling his hand close against you, burrowing against him...and for when you're ready to actually seduce him, get a translucent body stocking in a color he likes that looks good on you, bunched at wrists and ankles with a thin zipper down the front to just below your bust line with folds over your nethers that can be shifted aside and a slit just above your rear. It'll hide everything, give the impression of full exposure, and give easy access to everywhere once you get him wanting to explore."
Tatsumaki blinked in surprise. "Uh...right…well…"
"I've got a catalogue you can borrow to place the order, full confidentiality preserved at all points." Reaching under his cooler, he pulled the magazine out.
"Right." Taking the magazine in her aura, Tatsumaki quickly zipped off.
Chuckling to himself, Silver Fang lay back down. The fallout from this was going to be fun to watch...from a safe distance. He hoped Luigi appreciated his efforts.
