"Can we just take a second to stop pushing each other around like children, and pay attention to what's actually important here?"

And, in this moment, it's actually not him-- it's CY-Ren. The sexual aspect of her attraction might be useless on him, but the more subtle kind of draw, the need to serve her... that sinks right in, and it's something Taako, as an individual, has never felt before, not even in the presence of the goddess he does serve back home.

How would Istus feel, seeing him mindlessly moving towards this false god, his gaze planted firmly on her visage, his mind swaying, dark and thoughtless, along with her song?