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RESPITE BATHHOUSE - EVENING
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Mirriam steps out of the womens' change room, a towel draped over her arm and a brush in hand, but otherwise unabashedly ready to sink into the water. Her tail swishes a bit as she looks around with a light blush, wondering what's taking Nesseth longer than her to get ready.
Nesseth steps out of the men's changing room a short moment later, his towel wrapped around his waist if only to provide an air of modesty to reassure the attendants that nothing lewd will be happening... in the public baths. He looks around a bit, then smiles and makes his way over to Mirriam once he sees her. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long."
Mirriam grins at Nesseth, turning to him. "Oh not at all, cher! Just can' wait ta sink in, y'know? Need a soak after t'day, with how hot it's gotten. Which tub didja want to settle on?"
Nesseth hums thoughtfully as he glances around, first looking at the public baths, and then the doors leading to private baths. He reaches over and takes hold of Mirriam's hand while he starts to walk between the baths and the doors. "Good question... Let's see..." He hums a bit, thinking, before he leans to the side and asks in an undertone, "Thinking of just soaking, or getting a little hands-on?"
Mirriam walks with Nesseth until he asks the question, stepping closer to him and pressing her bare chest against his shoulder. "Mmmh~... Probably just soaking." She steps aside after teasing him with the touch, pushing one of the privacy doors open. "Can soak in here, yeah?"
Nesseth 's tail sneaks up along the back of Mirriam's leg as she leans against him, then chuckles and nods. "Yeah, the private baths are just as good. We can get as waterlogged as we want, without getting interrupted, too."
Mirriam giggles at his tail, turning to enter the door while her tail wraps around his, leading him along. "That's probably gonna be the most relaxin' choice, then~" Inside she steps up to the edge of the bath, bending over to set her things aside. "Ya pull a long shift t'day, cher?"
Nesseth nods as he shuts the door behind the two of them and immediately sheds his towel, which he folds up and sets aside next to Mirriam's things. As he stands back up, he slips an arm around her waist and gives her a soft hug. "Not too long, but enough to make my legs feel a bit wobbly. How about you?"
Mirriam turns to Nesseth, hugging against him and planting a peck on his lips. "Pretty full day, yea. Not a whole lot new, but guess a post ship must'a come in from Vamas a bit ago and-" She stop short, pushing her thigh gently between Nesseth's legs. "Nm, not gonna ramble 'bout work right now, sorry~"
Nesseth grins a bit as the kiss breaks, his tail lightly wrapping around the roo as she presses close. "No need to apologize, you silly kangaroo. It's time for us to relax~" His grin shifts to a little smirk as his hand slips down and lightly squeezes the base of Mirriam's tail, "And we're good at relaxing~"
Mirriam blushes, resting her hands on his shoulders as she gives him another kiss. "Yer right about that, cher~ Very good indeed~" She giggles. "But we ain't even made it inta the water yet."
Nesseth winks as he nudges Mirriam towards the water. "Well... let's not waste any time getting into the water so we can start relaxing a bit more properly, then~" He smiles again as he glances at her hands on his shoulders, "...And I could carry you in if you like~"
Mirriam grins, shifting to wrap one of her legs over his hip, leaning her weight against him. "Oh, think ya can handle me, big strong lizard~?"
Nesseth laughs a bit as he shifts both of his hands to cradle Mirriam's rear, supporting her as she leans more of her weight on him. "I can try. Besides, we're only a few steps away from the water~"
Mirriam lifts her other leg to wrap over his hips once she's sure he's got her weight, her tail wrapping under his hands. She nuzzles against his neck, giggling. "Ooh, take me there, stud~"
Nesseth leans back a little to support Mirriam as she jumps onto him fully. He tilts his head a bit, looking at the path to the bath itself as he starts making his way over, then carefully starts to settle down into the warm waters. Once he's settled, he gives Mirriam a warm kiss on the lips. "There we go. Easy as pie, dear~"
Mirriam kisses him back, doubling down on it after he speaks. "Well, now you gone and shown off, 'n got me all wet, cher~" She giggles, shifting to kneel over his legs as he settles down in the bath.
Nesseth chuckles, smirking playfully as he lets Mirriam adjust herself over him. "Well, I don't know about showing off... I figured I could last long enough for the walk into the water, at least~"
Mirriam giggles, shrugging. "Ya c'n last plenty long enough, cher. Ya already proved that in the garden, after all~" She rises up, giving Nesseth a faceful of boob as she unstraddles his lap and plops down on the bench next to him, sighing as she settles into the warm bath.
Nesseth hums appreciatively, not quite intentionally brushing his snout between Mirriam's breasts as she stands up to move beside him. He stretches a little and settles back into the bench a bit more as he gets cozy. "I'm still not sure how I pulled it off, but you made the finish feel really nice~"
Mirriam grins, clearly blushing as she leans against him, wrapping her arm behind him. "Oh, you made it feel real good, too~ Probably helped ya a bit we were all excitin' eachother, not ta take away from yer accompl'shmen'."
Nesseth smirks as he leans against Mirriam in turn. "Anticipation makes things feel all the better, I think. The more teasing we do to each other, the better it feels once we let loose~"
Mirriam hums, nodding after a moment. "Yeah, that is true~ 'Course, ya made a real challenge fer yourself with some of us, hmm~? I ain't the only one of yer flames s'got a long drive sometimes~"
Nesseth nods along with a happy smile. "A real challenge, but it's all a good sort of exhausting, you know? Besides..." He leans to the side and kisses Mirriam on the cheek, "I like seeing my lovers enjoying whatever we're doing together~"
Mirriam giggles at the kiss, shimmying a bit on the bench next to him. "Well I oughta think ya fer introducin' me to Vix. She knows how ta have a fun time~"
Nesseth hums warmly. "Vix is a fun one to be around. Her creative flair shows through pretty often in a lot of things~"
Mirriam blushes, grinning a bit. "Well what we got up to the other day wasn't terribly creative, but it was certainly full'a fun~"
Nesseth raises an eyebrow with a smirk. "Oh~? You two ran into each other again after the garden party? Do tell, dear~"
Mirriam hums, pressing her thigh against Nesseth's. "Ran inta eachother is one way ta put it~. She dropped by my house with a basket of snacks 'n we had a nice, long, uneventful discussion over tea."
Nesseth chuckles, nodding at the answer as he sneaks a hand across underwater to give Mirriam's thigh a teasing little squeeze. "Sounds like you two had a lovely time together, then."
Mirriam blushes, setting her hand on top of his under the water, though not stopping him at all. "Oh ya, a great time. Talked 'bout where we're from, 'n what we like t'do in our spare time. All that fun stuff. Shared some snacks, then I ate her cookie~."
Nesseth gently runs his fingers through the fur on Mirriam's thigh as the two continue to talk. "Vix is pretty chatty, and it's always good fun talking with her about whatever." He pauses, then hums with a knowing smirk, "And yeah... she's got some pretty sweet snacks~"
Mirriam licks her lips, nodding. "That she does~" She settles back, resting against the back of the bench.
Nesseth slowly guides his hand up a little further, until he's lightly teasing against the inside of her thigh instead of the front. "So... did you two have anything in common, since you're both from Sarn~?"
Mirriam hums, spreading her legs a little bit at his touch, considering his question. "Not that I could tell right away, the discussion kinda... Faded after a bit. We're from opposite ends'a the continent, after all. Our reasons fer comin' here're quite diff'rent, all that. Still, we got a few things in common, most of 'em rather uh... Lewd so far."
Nesseth hums warmly as he continues to just lightly tease the roo for the time being, making good on his comment from earlier. "It's a starting point, hm? Give it time, and I'm sure you two will be good friends." He pauses, then chuckles, "...Well, better friends~"
Mirriam smiles, sliding her hand up and down Nesseth's scaly side as he talks. "I do hope so, cher. She seems really nice. Was surprisin' when she said she moved out here t'get away from trouble."
Nesseth wiggles a little at the touch, but otherwise shifts a little closer to encourage Mirriam to continue as she wants. "She's got... a bit of a history, from what I remember. Mischievous, but well-meaning. She's just from a rougher part of Sarn, I think."