Chapter 564: Switchblades? [1/2]
The girls and I left the hotel around 10 in the morning. We all ate at KFC and stocked up on food for lunch. Our trip to the camping store, hardware store, and lingerie boutique ended around 3 pm.
Our group split into seven couples. Experiencing seven dates at once was almost as good as having sex with seven bodies. Luckily, Lilly had prepared six extension soul cards for my soul avatars. Otherwise, only Sunday would be able to pay for shit.
When I created soul avatars with {Day by Day}, what was replicated was only the clothes on my back. My GRI, soul card, and {Never Alone} didn't. The six soul card extensions were usually given to a Reaper {Kindred} or {Vassals}.
It basically allowed the extensions to use the souls from the main Reaper account. With it, I was able to lavish my entire harem with presents and gifts.
What they asked for in terms of gifts was really quite different.
And while other people would see my spending as burying money for useless things, I couldn't care less. Not that I gave a shit what people said in the first place.
The more I earned, the more it seemed silly to keep saving it. Living in the moment was just as important as saving for the future.
And the time I had with my harem was priceless. Rather than save money in the bank, I would rather spend it all on them. I may not have liked spending money on myself, but my wallet was extremely loose for those I loved.
While others worked to have money to spend on themselves, it was different for me. I found joy in giving gifts to the people I cherished. Seeing their reactions to my purchases was worth more than the money I spent on them.
At first, the girls all had independent personalities. They were not used to being pampered. Because of their difficult upbringing, they were all reluctant. It took some effort to convince them, but the joy the girls expressed afterwards made it worthwhile.
Liv asked for a butcher's shops worth of meat and 100 cows. At first she was ashamed of her request, but my words convinced her that I wanted to spoil her rotten. She ended up asking for 100 bulls to go with the cows. And an additional 50 pairs of pigs.
Lilly was overjoyed to get a roomful of dolls and stuffed animals. After I told her that we could buy toys for our future daughters, she went on a toy shopping spree. She even went beyond that and bought things for boys for the same reason.
Robyn decided on an army of Mastiffs. Four dozen to be exact, which she wanted to give to each member of Rhiannon's Hellcats. We had to contact several pet stores to find enough puppies. All the while, Robyn was starry-eyed as she played with the puppies.
Jo's gift was a neighborhood's worth of power tools. From gas and electric chainsaws to rotary hammer drills to industrial impact wrenches. I also got her three stores' worth of butane and propane tanks of various sizes. Jo was smiling from ear to ear the whole time.
Bella ended up having five top of the line PCs built for her. This was after I bought her a powerful gaming laptop. Dissatisfied, we also ended up ordering several high-end mainframe servers. Even though I knew nothing about computers, Bella's ecstatic reactions made it all well worth it.
Jas wanted a top-of-the-line sound system.
But Her eyes kept wandering to musical instruments as we paid for her gift. Taking that as my cue, I took her to a music store.
Inside, Jas was thrilled to pick out signature violins in three different sizes and a baby grand piano.
Aki could not hide her excitement at the huge, beautiful aquarium. I bought her a dozen Koi fish, but I also noticed that she seemed interested in other breeds. Despite her hesitation, I also bought a dozen Masked and Peppermint versions of Angelfish and a dozen Wrought Iron Butterflyfish.
Although I probably spent more than a million dollars on their gifts, I thought it was worth every penny. Biltmore Fashion Park probably made enough money for a month just from my spending.
Everyone finished shopping around 6 p.m. Timidly, the girls all asked if we could eat without the others.
"Sure. I would love that," I told them all.
We ate at seven different restaurants, just the two of us. The girls and I teased each other, chatted, and just enjoyed each other's company. Of course, I never forgot to shower each of them with words of affection and kisses.
After our hearty dinner, the girls all bought some gifts for each member of the Simmons family before we reunited around 7:30 pm.
It was kind of awkward that all seven of them wouldn't let go of my hands. If I didn't know better, I'd think they were trying to outdo each other and using me as a means to do so.
They clung to my sides as if they were afraid I would disappear. While I enjoyed it very much, I knew I had to accept the quirks the Sirens had due to needing to share me with each other.
They were all a little sad when I unsummoned the other six John Smiths. But when I went around doing affection maintenance, they all cheered up.
Satisfied with our brief tryst, everyone piled into Esca as we rode to my adoptive parents' house. The girls gave me some of the souvenirs they got for my parents.
After chatting with them for a bit, we said our goodbyes and told them we would be gone for a while.
"Just make sure you stay safe and protect each other, okay? Dipshit, if one of my daughters has even a scratch on her, I will beat you to next Sunday. Capiche?" Said my violent mother.
Meanwhile, Earl said something similar. "John. Protect my daughters with your life. Do what you have to do."
"Johnny, are you doing your job? Don't let my sisters-in-law get hurt or I'll make you regret it!"
"UN. Protect or else..."
Even my sisters were more worried about the Sirens than me.
'Aren't I the one you consider family?' I complained in my mind.
But before I left Earl, Noelle, Alana and Bless all hugged me tightly as they whispered the same thing.
"Stay safe. Come back alive."
I returned the hug and said hello to Angela and Santiago. The odd couple were the ones on house-sitting duty.
"Bye, white boy! Don't worry, I kick bad guy's ass!"
"Relax Hefe, we got this."
Vincent and Lucrecia were also present and waiting outside the house.
They had the list of people I had asked for. I took a look at it and was pleased with the results. If all went well, these people would become part of our power in the future.
"I will be away for a few days, so prepare for my return. We will proceed with your enlistment as soon as I do. So spend the next few days finishing all your business before you ascend."
"YES! MY LORD!" x2
After we finished packing our things, the girls went into the woods and presented me with the other halves of their couple arms.
Liv gifted me a Milkor M32 MGL and a Blueridge Tomahawk ballistic shield.
Lilly handed me an M134D and its accessories.
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Robyn gave me a pair of Atchisson AA-12 shotguns.
Jo excitedly presented an FN SCAR-H with an FN40GL complete with SCAR-H rated accessories.
Jas had a smug smile as she showed me my very own M107 Barrett .50 cal anti-material sniper rifle.
Aki loved my reaction when she showed me the Faxon Sentinel AR10 in 8.6 Blackout.
Like the gun geek that I was, I squealed like a little bitch and jumped up and down with joy. I went around hugging and kissing my girls in bliss. But the gifts didn't stop there.