R & R---Caravan Style

[veracitatem]

Characters: Diana (veracitatem) and YOU!
Setting/Location: Alpha rooming tower, North side showers--but any floor can join!
Date & Time: Day 2, early morning (like, 6 AM early)
Warnings: Naked hijinks?
Summary: After a few hard days' work, it's about time for a soothing shower.

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[veracitatem]

There were only a handful of people that knew about Diana's birthmark. The pool mostly comprised of her Amazon sisters, where they regularly bathed together, and her own mother. The other portion was Tom, who would have been punched for seeing it, if not for that convenient diversion of the wall behind them exploding. If they were on worse terms, she would repay that debt.

Diana was startled by the singing, then further by the observation. There was an awkward moment of silence, since Diana herself was not entirely sure what to do in such a situation. Yelling at her like she had at Tom was inappropriate, but being nonchalant seemed out of place as well. Though Diana had been raised amongst women, the same could not be said for the young heroine who had stumbled into an awkward situation.

"Good...morning, Batgirl," Diana offered politely, if not awkwardly. Considering the number of blondes that Diana had met face to face since arriving here (that would be one), it was easy enough to assume who she was. She also didn't want to step on any toes by referring to her as her civilian identity, since she had not been introduced.

"I did not think that I would find any others awake so early in the morning."

[batbombshell]

She fidgeted awkwardly, her back still turned to Diana. Was she supposed to turn around and just... not look below the neck? Yeah, good luck with that. Or maybe she should introduce herself. In the shower. While one of them was completely nude. Or maybe she should just leave? But what if she offended Wonder Woman and aaaahhhhhh shower etiquette was so complicated.

"Yeeeeaaaaah, that was kinda my plan, too," she muttered as she picked up her towel and wrapped it around herself. "So. Uh. Should I just go find another shower, and we'll never speak of this again? 'Cause I'll totally do that if you want. Not that I don't want to shower with you or anything! Ummm. I'm just going to shut up now."

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She paused to turn up the heat of the shower, steam starting to fill the room. It was some form of modesty, at least. It wasn't like she was insecure (in fact, it was more like oblivious), but it was just slightly more comforting.

"It is fine. I was almost finished, so there's no need to leave," she said, adding after a moment, "--To be honest, it was common for the women of Theymscira to bathe in each others' company. I was merely startled."

It didn't sound any better said aloud, so she shook her head. "I will not press, however. If it makes you uncomfortable, I believe the other shower on this floor is open. They...do not seem to be marked for the sexes."

[batbombshell]

She should probably be used to it by now, given how equally oblivious Cass had been toward matters of modesty. But Cass was a 5-foot-nothing girl her age, not a six-foot Amazon who also happened to be one of the greatest heroes ever. It was a little intimidating to be around her when she had her clothes on.

The steam was comforting, even if it didn't entirely calm her nerves. "Heh, uh, guess I should get used to this, huh?" she said with an awkward laugh. "Be glad I didn't run into an orc taking a bath or something."

She would feel even stupider if she turned and left at this point, so she fumbled with the rest of her clothes and finally stripped them off. She could still make out Diana's form through the steam as she made her way toward one of the other shower heads. Don't stare, don't stare, she mentally chided herself. Oh God, she was staring. Seriously, whoever coined the term 'Amazonian' was right on the money. She turned on the water and turned her back slightly and self-consciously toward Diana.

"Um, so... how's it going?" she asked as she bathed, not really comfortably with long silences, even in the shower, but immediately mentally kicking herself over the stupid question.

[veracitatem]

The reference was lost on Diana, but she had gotten quite good at supressing her unfamiliarity with the modern world she had come to. The exception tended to be when she worked with Tom, when he would purposely try to trip her up. But in the same measure, he would cover for her when she was "Diana Prince"--a super spy should know what a gas pump was, after all.

As Batgirl spoke again, Diana smiled, more comfortable that the invitation had been accepted. "Well enough. I was planning to organize a meeting for the Defense Force members today, but not before I have the chance to explore our new, mobile home."

Her own eyes did not wander as she washed her hair. "And you?"

[batbombshell]

If Steph knew, she would probably force ask Diana politely if she would like to watch The Lord of the Rings next time they had about... twelve hours free. And a DVD player. And the DVDs.

"Oh? Cool," she said, feeling a little more at ease when she noticed that Diana wasn't staring or anything. Unlike her. She turned away and focused on the soap as she lathered up. "Yeah, it's a pretty neat place. When it's not shaking violently and banging my nose into dressers."

She shrugged a bit and grinned to herself. "Oh, you know, the usual. I'm living with a magic wolf, and I think my new best friend thinks my costume is stupid. Just another day in Middle-Earth, huh?"

lmao I saw your dear_mun post about this and laughed--A++

[veracitatem]

She only nodded solemnly to the mention of the miniature earthquake they had. Diana had been lucky enough to not be standing, only relaxing in bed to piece together the events of the past few days. But everything that she had laid out nicely had fallen, so it was somewhat annoying to have to start over again. Diana had thought that if it happened again, she wouldn't keep things outside of the dresser to keep them a bit safer from breaking.

But again, a reference she didn't understand. First, though, was the magic wolf. "Ah, would that happen to be Amaterasu? I have spoken with her, since I imagine I am one of the few that is able to understand her...native language, as it were. But who is your new friend? I have gotten many odd looks for my Amazonian colors as well. At our next stop, I would recommend stopping at the milliner for clothing that stands out a bit less."

"Though...Middle-Earth? I have not heard of such a place, admittedly."

haha I'm glad

[batbombshell]

"Yep, that's her." It was a little strange to live with an intelligent fox-goddess, but after so many years in superheroics, Steph just rolled with the punches. "Wait, you can speak wolf? Is there anything you can't do?"

"Her name's Surge, and she's from a team called the X-Men in another universe. She wanders around in yellow and blue spandex, so I don't know what she's giving me crap for. Eggplant and black were made for each other." Getting some new clothes sounded like a good idea, though. She felt kind of goofy wandering around a glorified motel with a cape. "Getting some new clothes would be good, though, especially since it must be about a thousand degrees in this thing sometimes. Spandex doesn't breathe too well, y'know?"

The last comment caused her to pause in disbelief. "No. Way. You don't know about Lord of the Rings? When we get back home, it's marathon time."