Hyperdimension Neptunia belongs to Compile Heart, Idea Factory, Sega and whomever else worked on it.

Vert, CPU of Leanbox, looked up as there was a knocking on her door. "Yes? Come in." When the door to her game room opened up and Uni stuck her head in, Vert smiled, pleasantly surprised. "Well, Uni, how are you?" She asked and got up as Uni walked in. "Have you come here to declare me as your big sister?" She asked, half-joking and giggled as Uni's face turned red.

"What?! No!" Uni's hair stood straight up and Vert laughed softly.

"Dear, I was joking." While Vert certainly wouldn't disagree with the idea of Uni being her little sister, she knew that Noire was just as attached to Uni as Neptune was to Nepgear. 'Maybe if I had tried to get Uni before she and Noire really started to bond?' Oh well, no use crying over spilled milk. Besides, she was working on a new plan to get Nepgear to be her younger sister, but that was neither here nor now. "What can I do for you?"

Uni sighed softly and Vert was a little concerned. "Uni, dear, if something's the matter, you can talk to me. I can imagine there are things you feel too embarrassed about to talk to those closest to you."

Uni nodded, blushing softly. "Well... Do you remember that ninja robot? Steamax?"

"The blue ninja that seems rather shy?" Vert asked, remembering Neptune saying something about a blue moody ninja. "Why yes, I do remember him. He was very helpful in our last adventure." Vert crossed her legs and folded her hands over her knees as she smiled at Uni. "I do think that he was quite enamored with you." It was rather amusing to watch as Uni's face turned bright red and she started to stutter. 'My, is this why Neptune's always teasing Noire? If so, I can understand why, it's so cute to watch a Tsundere act like this.'

"Well, um," if anything, the blush on Uni's face increased as she tried to speak, "you know that I, um..."

Vert just smiled as she waited for Uni to work out what she was trying to say. After all, pushing the wrong buttons for a Tsundere led to them getting mad and closing up entirely.

"That is..." Uni fidgeted as she tried to get her jumbled thoughts in order. "Jeez! Why is this so dang hard?!"

"Uni," Vert's voice was soft and inviting, "come here." When Uni walked close to Vert, she was pulled into a hug and found her face on Vert's chest. "Let my breasts absorb all your worries and anxiety so you can think more clearly." It was a little amusing to see Uni not even bother to struggle and actually relax, which was a good thing. It meant that she would be more receptive to advice and not run off. "So is there something about Steamax you wish to tell me?"

"It... Um..." Uni stuttered before taking a deep breath as Vert squeezed her and forced her head into the blonde's large chest. 'This is very relaxing.'

Vert smiled as she felt the rest of Uni's tension slowly bleed out. She could wait for Uni to gather her thoughts and speak clearly. The poor girl obviously had something really bothering her if she was taking this long to properly speak.

It was more than three minutes before Uni finally pushed herself away from Vert, nodding at her.

"Now, Uni, please, what's wrong." Vert had a concerned look on her face. "Did Steamax do something bad to you?" Uni shook her head. "Oh? What's wrong then?"

"...Vert, you play dating sims, right?" Uni asked and Vert's eyes widened as she realized just what Uni was there for.

"Yes, I do. I don't know how well they translate to real life as there's no option box that pops up when we're dating." Vert chuckled at Uni. "Though, if you want option boxes, maybe you should ask E-Sha, she seems to make that happen."

"I... I don't think E-Sha would be too helpful." Uni admitted. "I mean, she's super shy except around you or Nepgear."

"True. So what do you wish to know? I'm not sure what kind of help I can give you with your boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend yet!" Uni's eyes widened and she slapped her hands over her mouth. "I mean..."

Vert chuckled at her. "Dear, my suggestion is to ease him into the idea. Maybe ask him what he thinks of you, ask him if he would like to hang out and do things that you would do on a date together."

"...But what do I do on a date?" Uni asked as she lowered her hands. "...And, there's a bit more that I'm not telling you." She blushed as Vert raised an eyebrow and waited. "...You know that I've been close to Nepgear for a long time."

Vert nodded, the fact that Uni was trying to date Steamax was a shock, after all, Vert had bet on Uni hooking up with Nepgear in the future. Vert mentally sighed as she realized she lost the betting pool on this one. 'Darn, I owe Blanc some of my personal teas now.' Blanc had bet on Nepgear with Neptune for some odd reason. 'Probably a plot for one of her books.' Privately Vert thought that the Nepsisters were really cute together. 'Hmm, maybe I should try for a Nepsister sandwich?'

"Well... Um..." Uni poked her fingers together and blushed really hard. "I, um... I like her... But I... Kind of like Steamax too?" Uni's voice, by the end, was a squeak and barely louder than a whisper.

Vert openly gawked and blinked several times. "Um... Uni, dear... When you say like, you mean... More than friends, right?" Uni nodded and Vert sighed softly. "I cannot give you any specific advice on this scenario." Uni slumped and Vert held up a hand to keep her from speaking. "However, from what I've seen in everything, the best thing you could do, or worst, depending on how they react, is to get Nepgear and Steamax together and talk to them on this. Let them know how you feel and the three of you work this out from there."

"...Do you think that will work?" Uni asked.

Vert gave her a small smile. "Well, at least you won't have to worry about taking a short cruise on a nice boat."

Uni just looked confused, not understanding the reference.

(-)

Hours later, in Lastation...

Uni sighed softly as she paced around her room. 'Okay, Uni, just have them show up, talk to them, let them know that you like them both and that you don't know what to do.' She stopped and she started to tremble. "Oh, but what if they think of me as a slut or something?!" Uni groused and pitched her voice upwards in a mock imitation of Nepgear's voice. "Oh wow, Uni, I didn't know you were so lewd, I can't be with such a lewd girl, I'm going to now." Uni's lips trembled and her eyes watered as she next tried to imitate Steamax's voice. "Lady Uni, please! I cannot be with someone who cannot be loyal to me, surely you know this with how loyal I am to the general. Goodbye, Lady Uni."

Uni sunk to her knees and hung her head as she put her hands on the floor. "Yeah.. That's what will happen, won't it? I should probably..."

"What the goodness?!" Nepgear's voice was heard and Uni looked up to see her and Steamax running over to where Uni was on the ground. "Uni, are you okay?"

"Are you unwell, Lady Uni?" Steamax asked, concern in his voice.

"...Yes." Uni managed to squeak out. She looked between the two of them and started to tear up. "WAAAAAAH!"

"ACK!" Both Nepgear and Steamax started to panic as Uni started to cry.

"I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU TWO BECAUSE I'M A BAD GIRL!" Uni threw her head back and cried, causing both Steamax and Nepgear to look at each other in confusion.

"Um, Uni..." Nepgear patted her on the shoulders. "Please, can you calm down?"

"I agree with Lady Nepgear," Steamax said as he knelt down next to the sobbing CPU Candidate, "if you could explain what's going on, we could help you."

Uni sniffled softly and trembled as she moved to a sitting position and put her knees in front of her face. "I... Um.. I like both of you."

"Awww..." Nepgear smiled and blushed softly. "I like you too, Uni."

"As do I, Lady Uni," Steamax nodded, "I do not see why you have to cry over that."

Uni shook her head, her face turning red. "No... I... Like you two more than just friends." She buried her head into her legs so she couldn't see their rejection of her.

"...W-w-w-w-w-ait!" Steamax suddenly squeaked in surprise. "Did I mishear? You... Like me more than a friend?"

Nepgear looked at Uni in surprise. "...Like how you'd like a girlfriend or boyfriend?" She asked and Uni nodded. "Oh..." She looked at Steamax, who was looking incredibly flustered. "...Hey, Steamax..."

"Yes, Lady Nepgear?"

"Do you want to be our boyfriend?"

"HUH?!" Both Steamax and Uni, who snapped her head up, looked at Nepgear in shock.

Nepgear was giggling and rubbing the back of her head. "Well, it sounds to me like Uni wants to be both of our girlfriend and I certainly wouldn't mind a robot as my boyfriend."

"Bu-bu-bu#&S*!" Steamax was starting to sputter incoheriently.

"I mean..." Nepgear tapped her fingers together, "it might be kind of fun to have a boyfriend and a girlfriend at the same time."

Uni only stared and slowly turned to Steamax. "...Do you want to..?"

"I..." Steamax tried to calm down as he looked between the two girls. "Dating both Lady Uni and Lady Nepgear? I... That... Um... Yes!" He yelped out, his voice pitching up.

"Yay!" Nepgear cheered happily. "That means we can hang out more, do fun stuff together, maybe go on movies and kiss or..." There was a thump and Nepgear blinked as she saw Steamax passed out on the floor. "Goodness, it's a good thing I didn't suggest that he could do lewd things to us in private then."

There was another thump and Nepgear saw Uni passed out on the floor as well, her face red and blood dripping out of her nose.

"...Maybe I should have suggested the lewd things first, that was kind of amusing." Nepgear giggled and blushed softly.

I do like UniGear, but I do like to shake things up from time to time if I ship characters together. Whether it's an OT3 or just a different pairing all together.