You don't know that for sure. [More gentle pets, like a ruffle.] I wouldn't have minded having you for a son, eh. And since she had another, you must not have been too bad.

Mah...

For fun, eh? Because I love Robin. I want to soak her up like a sponge and roll around in her flower petals and I can't get enough of her.

Because sex is the most intimate way to be connected to another person. There isn't a single day I don't feel lucky that she likes me enough to want to be with me like that. And to explore the different ways to play around with it? That's an adventure like no other. Especially with someone you love.

[He gently tickles under Ikki's chin and strokes down the soft part of the neck, a surefire sign to any phoenix that they are being loved and protected.] Look, as a pirate, certain things are expected. And I've had my share of wild times. Most pirates can't do much more than a one-night stand. And having a steady relationship between people on the go exploring or living in different parts of the world? That's difficult. And some people will be happier just having sex with someone they're attracted to, whether they love them or not.

So the pirate side of me says I should be free and wild, and just live in the moment, and not worry about the future.

But that's not all of who I am. I'm a phoenix too, yoi. So I'm actually glad a little that you feel that way, it means it's not just me. That being a phoenix really has that desire.

I'm happier with just one mate--