A ripple of laughter came from the booth as Lynna sipped at her hot chocolate across the table from Braende. "That's priceless. I can totally see her doing that," Lynna said. "Honestly...I have to thank you. I know I like her, but I don't....know her, if you know what I mean?"
Braende nodded slightly, smiling at her somewhat. "I suppose I do. I had the benefit of being her friend for some time before I made my move..."
"Still....I guess...I'm hoping that this doesn't turn into a competition," Lynna said, looking serious for a moment. "I....well, I really like V...but if you get hurt by this, it's going to hurt her and..."
The two of them looked uncomfortable for a moment, before Lynna broke the silence, going for a lame joke. "I don't want to hurt her, so I guess you have to stick around, whether you like it or not."
Braende looked up at that, mildly surprised but not really letting it show. "So I guess I'll be seeing a lot more of you then?"
Lynna chuckled. "Are we talking frequency, or skin surface percentage?" she teased.
"Well, I should hope both," Braende returned, finding herself warming to the girl's challenge. "It'd be a pity to only see you naked once."
"I feel like I owe it to you, given the current situation," she laughed, looking at the still somewhat sopping wet white dress from her stumble into a pool near the sidewalk earlier, that did little to hide Braende's natural features at all. "Fair's fair, after all." Leaning back, she chuckeld. "See, I like this. V usually just blushes whenever I tease her. You fight back."
"I try not to be an easy target," the blaster noted, rewarming her drink slightly. "And I imagine it's your lucky day."
"I'll say....unfortunately, my tastes in clothes are a bit darker, so we'd have to shower together if I was to return the favor."
"Well, we do have a shower big enough in our apartment, if you wanted," she smirked.
Lynna considered. "I'd bunk on your couch to get out of the crapsack that is my current place, but that'd be a little awkward, as much as I'd enjoy the better views."
"Especially in the mornings," Brae smiled thinly, which got a laugh from her companion. "Still, there are a few empty ones in the building..."
"Yeah, but then I'd..." Lynna stopped as a small lightswitch clicked in her brain.
"You'd what?"
"...well, if my shower were to develop an awful...clog one morning...."
Braende raised an eyebrow, curious where this was going.
Lynna smiled slyly at her. "Really awful clog. I just couldn't clear it out, but I'd need my morning shower....perhaps I could borrow yours."
"Well, as long as you don't hog all the hot water...it'd be the only neighborly thing we could do..."
"Well, you'd be around to make sure I didn't," she smiled. "If it was sufficiently early enough..."
"...ah. I see...." Brae noted, amused at the concept. "We'd have to explain ourselves..."
"Oh, I'm sure we could find suitable...explanation."
"I think I like the way you think..."
***
7:45 buzzed Valles' alarm clock as the young woman groggily made a couple misses at the alarm clock, not exactly wanting to exit a rather fascinating dream before she finally pulled herself out of bed. Hearing the shower running, she perked up somewhat, heading for the bathroom. If Brae was already in there...
All in all, however, the view that came to her eyes as she wandered in was possibly the last thing she'd expected....namely, her two significant others currently doing their best to lather and rinse each other in the shower. Lynna looked up, smiling at her. "Oh, hey, V. I hope you don't mind. My shower developed this awful clog, and well...you know how it is." Her commentary was somewhat enhanced by various rubbing of the soap in various areas.
Valles looked at the situation for a second, considered the size of the shower, and shrugged. "Okay. Just make sure Brae keeps the water hot after you're done," she said, grabbing her toothbrush and heading over to the sink. The two girls were promptly pretty much ignored as V brushed her teeth, flossed, brushed her hair out, and then went out of the bathroom, presumably for breakfast.
Lynna looked at the door, then at Braende, then down slightly. "....y'know, if I were the insecure type, I'd be considering a little...adjustment, y'know?" she said to Brae, who snickered.
***
Outside, V waited until the door closed behind her and the sounds of showering were once more heard before walking into the little kitchenette on the other side of the apartment...and then let her face break into a wide grin. "They're getting along! Yes!" she whispered to herself, indulging a little happy dance. "They like each other! They really like each oth-oof!" At which point the rug under her foot decided to slide on its own, dropping her ungracefully to the floor.
"...ow...."
***
Editor's note: The conversation between B and Lynna is almost verabatim from in game. The almost primarily comes from editing the conversation for content and considerable amounts of not-very-subtle subtext.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
Braende nodded slightly, smiling at her somewhat. "I suppose I do. I had the benefit of being her friend for some time before I made my move..."
"Still....I guess...I'm hoping that this doesn't turn into a competition," Lynna said, looking serious for a moment. "I....well, I really like V...but if you get hurt by this, it's going to hurt her and..."
The two of them looked uncomfortable for a moment, before Lynna broke the silence, going for a lame joke. "I don't want to hurt her, so I guess you have to stick around, whether you like it or not."
Braende looked up at that, mildly surprised but not really letting it show. "So I guess I'll be seeing a lot more of you then?"
Lynna chuckled. "Are we talking frequency, or skin surface percentage?" she teased.
"Well, I should hope both," Braende returned, finding herself warming to the girl's challenge. "It'd be a pity to only see you naked once."
"I feel like I owe it to you, given the current situation," she laughed, looking at the still somewhat sopping wet white dress from her stumble into a pool near the sidewalk earlier, that did little to hide Braende's natural features at all. "Fair's fair, after all." Leaning back, she chuckeld. "See, I like this. V usually just blushes whenever I tease her. You fight back."
"I try not to be an easy target," the blaster noted, rewarming her drink slightly. "And I imagine it's your lucky day."
"I'll say....unfortunately, my tastes in clothes are a bit darker, so we'd have to shower together if I was to return the favor."
"Well, we do have a shower big enough in our apartment, if you wanted," she smirked.
Lynna considered. "I'd bunk on your couch to get out of the crapsack that is my current place, but that'd be a little awkward, as much as I'd enjoy the better views."
"Especially in the mornings," Brae smiled thinly, which got a laugh from her companion. "Still, there are a few empty ones in the building..."
"Yeah, but then I'd..." Lynna stopped as a small lightswitch clicked in her brain.
"You'd what?"
"...well, if my shower were to develop an awful...clog one morning...."
Braende raised an eyebrow, curious where this was going.
Lynna smiled slyly at her. "Really awful clog. I just couldn't clear it out, but I'd need my morning shower....perhaps I could borrow yours."
"Well, as long as you don't hog all the hot water...it'd be the only neighborly thing we could do..."
"Well, you'd be around to make sure I didn't," she smiled. "If it was sufficiently early enough..."
"...ah. I see...." Brae noted, amused at the concept. "We'd have to explain ourselves..."
"Oh, I'm sure we could find suitable...explanation."
"I think I like the way you think..."
***
7:45 buzzed Valles' alarm clock as the young woman groggily made a couple misses at the alarm clock, not exactly wanting to exit a rather fascinating dream before she finally pulled herself out of bed. Hearing the shower running, she perked up somewhat, heading for the bathroom. If Brae was already in there...
All in all, however, the view that came to her eyes as she wandered in was possibly the last thing she'd expected....namely, her two significant others currently doing their best to lather and rinse each other in the shower. Lynna looked up, smiling at her. "Oh, hey, V. I hope you don't mind. My shower developed this awful clog, and well...you know how it is." Her commentary was somewhat enhanced by various rubbing of the soap in various areas.
Valles looked at the situation for a second, considered the size of the shower, and shrugged. "Okay. Just make sure Brae keeps the water hot after you're done," she said, grabbing her toothbrush and heading over to the sink. The two girls were promptly pretty much ignored as V brushed her teeth, flossed, brushed her hair out, and then went out of the bathroom, presumably for breakfast.
Lynna looked at the door, then at Braende, then down slightly. "....y'know, if I were the insecure type, I'd be considering a little...adjustment, y'know?" she said to Brae, who snickered.
***
Outside, V waited until the door closed behind her and the sounds of showering were once more heard before walking into the little kitchenette on the other side of the apartment...and then let her face break into a wide grin. "They're getting along! Yes!" she whispered to herself, indulging a little happy dance. "They like each other! They really like each oth-oof!" At which point the rug under her foot decided to slide on its own, dropping her ungracefully to the floor.
"...ow...."
***
Editor's note: The conversation between B and Lynna is almost verabatim from in game. The almost primarily comes from editing the conversation for content and considerable amounts of not-very-subtle subtext.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."