[Nexus]Nothing & Nightmares II [Altplot thread]

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana follows as well, seeming happier than she's been in a while.

[The Bushranger]

And Dani leads the way down some stairs to a small, remarkably ornate room with a warm-looking pool in the middle. It's cozy for three, but not too much.

"Um, we have some swimsuits if you want them. I usually skinny-dip though...with nobody around and all that!"

[Beans]

Skinny works for me if that's okay.
Carrie shrugs.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana giggles, and nods.

"That sounds good to me too, if you don't mind, Dani..."

[The Bushranger]

"Not at all!" Dani says, completely cheerfully, as she sets about stripping down.

She needs a tan, but clearly takes very good care of herself...

[Beans]

Carrie... well.
She's awfully scrawny, and those scars... she's quite pale as well, seeing as she keeps out of the sun and out of sight so often.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana is at least as thin as Carrie is, and covered in old burns, thin knife cuts, as well as other, less identifiable, scars, and, like the others, she's quite pale, for much the same reasons as Carrie.

[The Bushranger]

Dani makes a mental note to slip healing potions into their orange juice.
As she smiles.
Gives each of her new friends a big hug.
And then dives into the pool!

[Beans]

Carrie slips quietly in, a little nervous.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana hugs back, and then slips in next to Carrie, going put an arm around her.

[The Bushranger]

Dani, meanwhile, seems as if she could have been a mermaid in another life. As she swims expertly.

[Beans]

Carrie spreads out her wings, soaking in the water and enjoying the warmth.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana doesn't swim all that much, partly because she's not used to it, and partly because her range of motion is so limited in some ways, though she does watch Dani appreciatively.

[The Bushranger]

And the short redhead might be showing off, just a bit.

She does eventually surface and swim over to her friends, grinning ear to ear.

[Beans]

Carrie's blood seems to have made an abrupt migration to her cheeks.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana giggles, and grins back at Dani, giving Carrie's hand a reassuring squeeze as she does.

[The Bushranger]

Dani giggles cheerfully.
"What? You look like you're all blushing or something!"

[Beans]

Carrie stammers, but it's a fairly endearing sort of stammer.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana smiles reassuringly at her, gently squeezing her hand again, as she tries to figure out exactly what Carrie is trying to say.

[The Bushranger]

Dani giggles endearingly. And can't resist giving Carrie a hug!

[Beans]

She hugs back, blushing harder.
You're both.
Uh.
P-pretty.
Very.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana seems rather surprised, but in a good way, and goes to hug her as well.
"Thanks. And so are you, Carrie.
Though I admit, I wouldn't necessarily agree with you about myself..."

[The Bushranger]

"Thanks. And you're both very pretty too!" Dani declares emphatically, pulling Karyana into the three-way group hug!

[Beans]

Carrie blushes and nestles a little closer happily.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana blushes a bit as well, not really feeling that she deserves the praise, but happy about it nonetheless, and kisses Carrie's cheek, smiling.

[The Bushranger]

Dani kisses Carrie's cheek. Then Karyana's cheek.
And squeezes tighter!
"This is so great. I'm so glad I met you..."

[Beans]

Carrie just relaxes quietly, giving a little sigh.

[Lady Serpentine]

Karyana nods, kissing Dani's cheek as well, and snuggling against her friends.

"I'm glad I met you both too. This definitely beats hanging out in a hedge all day..."

[The Bushranger]

"Yeah, really. And you can stay here as long as you want," Dani declares, clearly indending to stay in the skinny-dipping snuggle as long as they want too.

[Beans]

Carrie smiles gently, then frowns when she re-sees how Kary's injuries reduce her range of movement.
We do need to get those looked at...