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Post by Sophie on May 22, 2022 4:22:10 GMT -5
Atsuko noticed her boyfriend's tail and couldn't help but giggle a little at just how happy he was to receive a set of clothing. "We'll let you go and get some rest now. Thank you again." She smiled and waved goodbye before leading Apollo out of the store. "So um..." Atsuko again felt embarrassed as she remembered an essential fact about the bathhouse. "The- the bathhouse... isn't separated by gender." She spoke, and her blush flared with maximum force. "i-if you want, I can go in later, a-after you've finished." She grasped the end of her shirt tightly against her body.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 22, 2022 4:25:57 GMT -5
Apollo would look at her, then at the bathhouse, before he'd shrug.
"I see no reason why we cannot go inside together." He'd say. "I don't mind being bare around you."
He'd step a bit closer. "After all, you'll end up seeing it all eventually anyway, right?" He'd chuckle.
"It's your choice. I'm fine with going in together, but if you'd rather not, then we can go one after the other."
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Post by Sophie on May 22, 2022 4:37:27 GMT -5
Despite her bright red face, Atsuko managed to speak. "W-we can go in together." Her awkwardness was as clear as the sky. After all, she hadn't been completely nude around anyone since she was a child. She always went out of her way to go to the bathhouse at hours no one else would be there. "I- I don't mind being bare around you either." She tried to sound confident, but still, her voice shook.
The bathhouse was relatively small, the building only large enough for two, thankfully for Atsuko separated, locker rooms. She quickly undressed and placed her satchel, shirt-dress, and underwear in a locker. The building had towels provided, and she promptly took one and wrapped it around herself to cover both her breasts and genitals. She quickly walked out the back door to the open-air bath to find absolutely no one else present. For that, she said a quick prayer of thanks.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 22, 2022 4:44:13 GMT -5
Apollo would place his clothing in the same locker as her, just under her clothing so taht she'd be able to dress first.
He'd be bare, only a towel used to cover his 'shame' as they called it, leaving the rest of him fully on display past his knees and above his waist.
She'd be able to see, as he made his way into the room after her, then doing-away with the towel when no one was present so that he could get to cleaning himself up. He could actually smell himself, and when he could do that there was a problem.
She'd be able to see now that Apollo had a fair number of tattoos, or rather really 'furmarks', permanently changed pigments in his skin in intricate shapes, including a tribal symbol that'd been deliberately miscolored and 'scribbled' over around the back of his neck. Several of the others were present along his back, mostly looking to be tribal markings of less significance, and finally a coat of arms belonging to what was probably his former unit rested on his chest, over where his hearts were.
He'd as well have some scars, though none that looked too terrible or severe.
Apollo would find himself a spot to start on scrubbing, and scrub away, wasting no time trying to free himself of the smell of sea-salt and body odor.
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Post by Sophie on May 22, 2022 4:58:41 GMT -5
Atsuko removed her towel as she entered the water and set it aside. She couldn't help but cover up her breasts and genitalia. Though she did relax a bit more, feeling the warm water completely envelop her exoskeleton and body. In her eyes, her body was nothing special. Her breasts weren't especially large, and her stomach wasn't exactly flat. Though she had no scarring to speak of, she did have a small tattoo just under her left breast. It was of the name 'Mari.'
As she saw Apollo too focused on cleaning himself, she managed to relax even more. She stopped covering herself up and began washing her body in the water. Her long dark black hair spread out like a drop of food coloring in the water, and when she resurfaced, it clung to her slightly tanned skin. She laughed to herself a little since her hair completely covered her face and all the way past her chest. She had to part her hair to take a look at her adorable red-furred boyfriend still washing in the hot water.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 22, 2022 5:06:55 GMT -5
He'd gotten deeper into the water to clean himself as best as he could, taking his time - he really didn't have much of a choice in that regard. Festria were densely furred mountain dwellers, their coats were meant to retain heat and thus they were thick by their nature - and so it took a great deal of work to scrub out even one of his armpits, nonetheless the rest of himself. He'd turn in the water, closing his eyes as he would work over the underside of one of his arms, inadvertently having turned his front to face Sone as he absent mindedly scrubbed and enjoyed the feeling of finally being a little clean after a week without a shower or bath.
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Post by Sophie on May 22, 2022 5:13:33 GMT -5
When Atsuko saw Apollo's front, she lingered for just a moment and then turned away in the water. Her large body shifted a significant mass of water. Thankfully for her at least now she could write off any blush as a result of the heat in the water. She continued washing herself for a couple more minutes before the heat began to make her feel dizzy. She walked out of the water and turned back to Apollo. "I'm going to go dry off and get changed. I'll wait for you just outside okay?"
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 22, 2022 5:18:09 GMT -5
He would nod his head, water still running down from his hair which now covered his closed eyes. "I'll be out in just a little bit. Need to scrub off the rest of the gunk." He'd tell her.
And that'd be what he did, paying special attention to his tail and then to his hair before finally, he focused on his waist, crotch and below, finishing up. Finally he'd get out of the water and make his way inside, taking his towel to dry himself off as he went, and then a extra towel because the Festria had a fair lot of fur that needed to be towel-dried. Once he had been dried off, he would take his clothing out of the locker, put it on, and check himself out in a mirror before he would make his way out of the bathhouse, a smile on his face as he would gently brush a lock of his curly hair to the side, and slide a hand into his pocket, the other at his side as he made his way over to Atsuko.
"I feel fresher than ever. Just what I needed."
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Post by Sophie on May 22, 2022 5:27:00 GMT -5
Atsuko had changed into a proper kimono and greeted Apollo with a smile. The kimono was a deep black with a red floral pattern. "I'm very happy it was!" She giggled, "You look very very cute in that outfit." She brushed his hair a little with her hands and let them trail down until they were holding his. "We still have quite a while before your checkup, would you like to join me in some shopping?" Her satchel fell slightly to the side and she quickly clutched it in her hands. All eight of her feet were happily tapping against the dirt road as she gazed into her boyfriend's eyes.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 22, 2022 6:02:37 GMT -5
As she'd call him cute, he'd nod his head, smile widening into a full on grin. "I'll say, cute and downright handsome." He'd reply.
"Of course, darling." He'd reply, smiling back at her with that gentle pink glow to his eyes. He looked at her for a moment longer, and then leaned in, gently pulling her down again to give her a loving kiss on the lips, and then the nose, before he pulled back and would say, "I think you know the way better than I do, sweetheart."
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Post by Sophie on May 23, 2022 2:01:34 GMT -5
Atsuko was overjoyed to share in another kiss with Apollo, and didn't even bother to care for the fact that they were in public. A giggle rose from her stomach when he kissed her nose and she took his hand and began walking off. The General store wasn't fare, neither was anything really once you were in town. It was a quaint little store, one of the only that was fully electrified to support the store's refrigeration units. The primary proprietor of the general store was present and stocking something in the non-perishable area. "Yamagata-sen! Good morning!" Atsuko cheered out.
The brown haired Spindly Spider Kumo stood and turned to face her customers. "Oh! Good morning Atsuko-sen! And you must be, Apollo, right?" She smiled holding back a small giggle. "The rumor mill has been flying wild about the two of you ever since you got back home Atsy." This time the woman did laugh and hugged her friend closely for a moment before giving her a light slap. "How dare you not come see me right away?!"
"I'm really sorry! I was incredibly exhausted after pulling this guy out of the ocean and getting him here." Atsuko was happy to engage in the play fight with her friend. "And didn't I tell you not to call me Atsy anymore?"
Yamagata turned her head with a defiant pout. "If I don't get to see Atsy, I get to call her Atsy."
Atsuko shook her head with a smile and sighed. "Fine fine. You win Yamagata-sen." The two engaged in another hug.
Her friend broke the hug and began to closely circle Apollo, checking him out up and down. "So you're the famous lost Festrian huh?" She spoke with a jokey tone yet it was clear that her words had weight as she began her inspection. "What are your intentions with my best-friend, Apollo-kan?"
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 23, 2022 12:25:21 GMT -5
"It'd so seem, miss."He'd say. He wouldn't really use the word 'famous', more like 'I stand out so hard a sniper could have hit me 30 times over'.
Of course he would not say that, instead opting to leave it where it was and just focus on her getting in close and invading his personal space.
Apollo would tilt his head back a little as they would circle him, keeping her in his line of sight while he would smile, and rest his hands behind his back, letting her inspect him.
As they'd ask him what his intentions with Sone were, he'd reply with, "To make her the happiest woman in the world."
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Post by Sophie on May 23, 2022 14:28:29 GMT -5
"Aww!" Yamagata cried out, holding her hand to her chest. "You're so sweet!" She hugged the Festrian from the side as tight as she could. "Atsy! You really held out for a good one!" After she let go, she patted him on the head. "I approve of this boy." She nodded towards Atsuko, who was blushing heavily.
"I'm glad you do, Yamagata-sen." Though Yamagata's approval wasn't something Atsuko was overly concerned about. Ever since they were kids in high school Yamagata had tried to set her up with multiple different people, including her sister. When Atsuko hadn't shown interest in anyone Yamagata had given up and said 'I don't care if it's a Kumo, a human, or a fish. But you need a boyfriend.' "It was his birthday a few days ago, do you have anything special to make a cake with?"
"I do!" She replied cheerily. "I actually just got some strawberries in from Elenria, do you still have your mom's shortcake recipe?" She began walking over to one of her refrigerators and pulled out a cardboard container of strawberries and handed them over to her friend.
Atsuko was rather surprised by the berries, "Oh wow! We haven't had these in a while. Things must be going well over there." She took the box and handed it to Apollo. "My dear, if you see anything you'd like to eat go ahead and pick it out." She smiled and began following Yamagata around picking out everything she would need for her mother's shortcake recipe.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 23, 2022 14:48:19 GMT -5
Apollo would let out a strangled exhale from his chest as she would hug him, making the man briefly cast doubt on just how strong he actually was and if he could compete with a Kumo in hand-to-hand, but more over making him a little winded until she had let go and he could take in some air. He'd nod his head in thanks, smiling at her as what looked like a faint blush would be noticeable in the fur of his cheeks, actually changing the color of his cheek fur for a brief moment to a darker hue.
Apollo, given what was basically a free hand to explore, would do jsut that, beginning to browse the isle behind them and then eventually breaking off to go and look more generally, curious as to what the store had.
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Post by Sophie on May 23, 2022 15:25:40 GMT -5
The store was fairly well stocked with several fresh portions of meat and vegetables. Several large sacks of rice were stacked on the floor along with sacks of beans and plenty of other food. Several products from cities including chips, cookies, and several other snacks. Being a general store it also had tools, nails, and other hardware. Atsuko's arms were quickly filling up with flour, butter, milk, and everything else she would need to bake Apollo's cake. She brought them all up to the front and called back out to Apollo. "Pick something up for breakfast and lunch!"
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