I wake up and shift my hand from its *dangerous place* between my thighs and carefully lick my lips. The taste of the last of the bone broth is still there because, a few hours before, I’d woken up from a dead sleep and... chose to raid the fridge instead of anything else.
Because that damned set of orange eyes attached to that body were in my head. Making me want to do things that I’ve held back from doing in this body so far, to be respectful of the original Helene.
"Other than washing up in the water, which really does not count. The intent behind cleaning oneself is not sexy at all."
Vrika sends impressions of agreement at first, starting to think about grooming each other as a social necessity... until a large white wolf joins its thoughts. It tries to hide its sentiment, but the fact that it quickly pivots toward a feeling that I *should* go groom Kyrie because it is ’no big deal’... says everything.
> Nice try. Ugh. This is exactly the sort of thing I hate. Too much... pressure built up. Damnit, don’t do that! Well, that’s... someone that is going to get a talking to. <
When I close the door and stand there... looking at the four boxes and four trips to the warehouse - actually five, because I have to go free the stash up first... I finally allow myself to look at my phone instead of think about that.
Anise - 4 messages about interview details and styling suggestions for what to wear to it based on what she knows I bought from her. A helpful reminder not to wear ’anything with patterns or logos’ to look more professional.
I save the number she sent as a contact under the provided name... and set alarms to remind me to travel to the downtown photography studio in the afternoon tomorrow.
Claire - 7 messages with even more research links and commentary about my "romantic development" last night. Apparently she can see pictures that are sent to me. Should I warn Kyrie?
As I think so, I get yet a few more.
BK: [Portfolio examples attached - notice the poses that work best for critics of winter formal wear]
BK: [Also found supplier for solar generator systems - can have delivered to warehouse when you pick the design. I have a guy that can affix it all, no questions asked.
BK: [Well, maybe a few asked, like where, when, and how much am I getting paid. But not ’why’!]
"And she can see my search history and decide to help on my own. I should really tell her to stop, she’s starting to become valuable to me."
And of course, 1 single message from that woman that had me thinking I’d better be around food than open and see what it says in full. Because the small part I can see is asking if she can call me again...