Rose and Ami wandered in. There was no strong odor of chlorine. The purification unit didn't use chemicals. But you could drink this water.
"Oh, look, she put out food for us." Rose gestured to a table. Crisps and salsa, little sausages, crackers, peanut butter, jam, anything that didn't require refrigeration. Iced tea, lemonade, pop and what appeared to be beer. No ice, but it would do.
"Hey, Kenzaki! Glad you could make it. Don't know where Scott or Marcus is, but Jack went looking for Chloe.
Rose draped her towel over a folding recliner. She was wearing a brown bikini with threads of gold throughout.
"Jack better be wearing a suit when he gets here." Rose stuck her fists on her hips.
The wardrobe room was fascinating in its layers upon layers of clothing. Every type of clothing, every type of swimming costume imagineable, as well as a couple of hundred that weren't, were there for the choosing. Ami had a great laugh, trying on one of the almost full-body styles from the turn of the century, along with the requisite swim cap and parasol
( ... )
Jack escorted Chloe into the swimming area arm in arm. They might have been arriving at a fancy dress ball save for the lack of clothing. Chloe took a deep breath as they stepped through the doorway. She felt naked.
With good reason, of course. She was naked aside from the necklace. Jack reassured her that the black bars were still in place but she couldn't see them. For all she could tell, everyone who looked at her could see everything.
Ami looked...great. Fantastic, really. The swimsuit she was wearing suited her perfectly. Rose looked hot as well. Kenzaki and Scott, too. They all looked good enough to eat. Chloe let herself enjoy the thoughts their appearance evoked in her for just a moment, then pushed it aside.
"Hi," Chloe said to Ami. "I understand that congratulations are in order!"
It was not a thing of Taboo in most cultures, to be self conscious. Humans and Minbari were possibly the only two cultures that still had those taboos firmly in place. However, when working in intelligence, a spy soon learns to appreciate their own body and to take care of it. They also learn ways of keeping a tan despite long robes that they wear most of the time.
And so, clad in 'Daniel Craig' shorts, Marcus emerged into the swim room, bemused by how this could exist INSIDE.
"Congradulations, you two." Rose moved to hug Ami, then Scott. "I'm so happy for you. Jack said you were really romantic." She nudged Scott's arm
( ... )
Chloe's smile didn't dim but she suspected her eyes widened a little. "Now you tell me," she said to Rose, giving Jack a brief glance.
"That hadn't occurred to me! And this one," Chloe added, nudging Jack, "would no doubt keep his mouth shut and enjoy the view." She looked at Rose, then at Ami. "So I'm counting on you two to let me know if my swimsuit...slips."
Marcus smothered a grin at Chloe's comments. She wasn't on his radar and he didn't want to give the wrong signals.
Instead, he moved to a seat near the refreshments and placed his towel there, before looking at the various beverages. Helping himself to a long glass of orange juice, which didn't even faintly smell of alcohol, he sipped it cautiously, then moved to sit down and just enjoy being in a social situation where he didn't need to be even vaguely on his guard. Although, folded in his towel, just in case, was his denn'bok.
Not that he thought he needed it, but it was a very special thing to him and he couldn't just leave it.
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"Oh, look, she put out food for us." Rose gestured to a table. Crisps and salsa, little sausages, crackers, peanut butter, jam, anything that didn't require refrigeration. Iced tea, lemonade, pop and what appeared to be beer. No ice, but it would do.
"Hey, Kenzaki! Glad you could make it. Don't know where Scott or Marcus is, but Jack went looking for Chloe.
Rose draped her towel over a folding recliner. She was wearing a brown bikini with threads of gold throughout.
"Jack better be wearing a suit when he gets here." Rose stuck her fists on her hips.
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Included Scott 'cause I know that starborn_scribe is AFK and probably will be through the weekend.
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With good reason, of course. She was naked aside from the necklace. Jack reassured her that the black bars were still in place but she couldn't see them. For all she could tell, everyone who looked at her could see everything.
Ami looked...great. Fantastic, really. The swimsuit she was wearing suited her perfectly. Rose looked hot as well. Kenzaki and Scott, too. They all looked good enough to eat. Chloe let herself enjoy the thoughts their appearance evoked in her for just a moment, then pushed it aside.
"Hi," Chloe said to Ami. "I understand that congratulations are in order!"
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And so, clad in 'Daniel Craig' shorts, Marcus emerged into the swim room, bemused by how this could exist INSIDE.
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"That hadn't occurred to me! And this one," Chloe added, nudging Jack, "would no doubt keep his mouth shut and enjoy the view." She looked at Rose, then at Ami. "So I'm counting on you two to let me know if my swimsuit...slips."
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Instead, he moved to a seat near the refreshments and placed his towel there, before looking at the various beverages. Helping himself to a long glass of orange juice, which didn't even faintly smell of alcohol, he sipped it cautiously, then moved to sit down and just enjoy being in a social situation where he didn't need to be even vaguely on his guard. Although, folded in his towel, just in case, was his denn'bok.
Not that he thought he needed it, but it was a very special thing to him and he couldn't just leave it.
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