Date Week In Enca (Private/Job)

Jerb

It was a great feeling, stepping off the boat and onto dry land. Aiyana really needed to find a way to deal with the motion sickness her dragon slaying magic came with. Her other magic did not cause any side-effects, so why did the dragon slaying? Hand in Mao's, the nine tailed fox would squeeze her hand lightly as her lips went into a soft smile. It had been a while since they had done anything together, just the two of them, and the woman had decided to take her to an exotic location. It seemed fitting to go to the seafood capital. Both of them enjoyed the water, and both of them enjoyed seafood. She had been told the people here were pretty exotic, meaning most would be okay with how they looked and not bother bringing it up.

"Well Mao, we have an entire week for just the two of us. Anything you want to do here we can do, as long as no one is there to report it!" She had no issue with going along for the ride, if her partner had anything extreme she wanted to do they could do it this week. A new country meant new experiences, new sights, new food. Running a guild had its perks, and spending money was one of them. Maybe she could buy the guild something while she was out here as well, though what to buy was a serious thing to consider. They were still small, but growing, and there was a lot that she could invest in to help them all out. "If you see anything you want, feel free to point it out. I'm sure you'll let me spoil you, right?" The happy sway of her tails gave away the excitement she felt as she awaited the beginning of the Date Week.

Travel proved a little distressing, the woman unable to do more for her mate beyond offering back rubbing and seasickness pills courtesy of the crew. One of those rare moments she missed her old magic as it might’ve been able to heal the minor illness long enough for them to get there with little discomfort, but as they stepped off the vessel hand-in-hand the Celestial Spirit seemed quick to recover her luster and pep. Once away from the gangplank Mao’s thick tail wrapped around one of Aiyana’s, smile widening a little as she delighted in the feeling.

The vacation came as a little surprised to her, the woman having been reading in a comfy spot of the library when Aiyana approached about the little trip. She’d been a little unsure, enjoying the thought of travel and yet not wanting to deal with too many questions about what they were; and yet here when people stared she could see as they simply registered it, offered a small smile, and waved or nodded to the pair before going about their business. The very atmosphere felt…relaxing.

” “Report it?” What would we do that would be reported?” What an odd statement, but then again every so often the multi-tailed woman would say something that threw Mao for a small loop. ’Maybe a warning to not eat everything?’ She knew sometimes her appetite got a little crazy…although that didn’t help considering what her first thought involved either. Asking for things required a great effort for someone who’d been permitted so little in her life and considered more a tool that could be tossed aside at the whim of her people. ”Well…I wouldn’t mind going to one of those “all you can eat buffet” type things…though I’m not wholly certain they have them here either.”

Instead she’d settle for a decent seafood-based restaurant as they likely held plenty given the country’s primary export and occupation. Their number of ships stood high enough that few others could hold a candle to them. However mindful of potential selfishness – not to be confused with shellfishness – Mao inquired, ”Was there anything you wanted to do or get? I’m afraid I only managed a little research before we arrived so I’m sure we could rent fishing poles or perhaps go on a tour to see some of the exotic sea life in the area above and below water…although…” First they’d have to find someone who could magically stave off seasickness in order for Aiyana to enjoy such an adventure.

Tail around one of her tails was something she had gotten used to quickly, the woman even found it relaxing to do so with the one she loved. "Don't worry about the reporting, dear. I'm sure we should be fine, right?" Aiyana felt she needed to say it, the innuendo had gone over her head and refusing to comment would just cause Mao to dwell on it more than it needed to be for their trip here. The other woman would go on to mention things, one of them being an all you can eat buffet of course. Other things would be mentioned, though Mao would also ask what she wanted to do here for their week stay.

The vixen's Tail would tighten around the other girls, almost like a tighter hug while they still walked, before she gave ideas of her own. "Well, I wouldn't mind sightseeing some of the waterfalls and going for a swim on a lake inland. Would be a great chance to see the different sights and creatures they have compared to where we've been before. We could definitely go searching for a buffet, I'm sure they have at least a few scattered about once we hit the more populated areas!" The woman had concerns, such as her motion sickness, but those could be figured out as they went. Hell, someone here on the island may even have an idea to help with that issue once they started seeing the problem come up!

’Hmm…maybe another one of her jokes?’ For now Mao would drop the reporting thing since Aiyana waved it off. The other woman wasn’t exactly known for her criminal activity…well…outside certain circumstances, but to Mao’s knowledge that didn’t count. Besides Aiyana hadn’t done anything Mao found reason to protest against to date. Unfortunately while actions spoke loudly to Mao sometimes her mate’s subtle hints proved a little too subtle, the tailed woman sure she missed something here and there. At one point she’d even sought her sister, Chesha’s counsel on the matter only to be met with giggles and a stern demand to seek her out if the nine-tailed fox mistreated her.

It might prove hard to do anything that didn’t involve water here, though Mao figured as much from what she’d read and the fact there’d been a bit of persuasion to pack her swimsuit – at least if she didn’t wish to skinny dip. ”Would indeed be nice to enjoy some of the more lush scenery and waters…” something the mage could easily agree too considering their home currently resided in a desert. Oases aside the place proved a bit dry and sunny for her tastes even without the added drain upon her magic reservoirs. Here the sun stood high in the sky, accompanied by varying sized cotton balls, yet despite the sunny atmosphere it felt a bit more welcoming and forgiving.

Lunch or dinner – or both – sounded settled as they’d likely dine in town, though Mao figured she’d sneak a few snacks during their outing. Nothing they would be viewing at the time naturally as that’d be both rude and a bit against the point – plus sometimes Mao found it a bit awkward to use her abilities in front of others much less her mate. Sorrow might laugh at her mindfulness and desires to hide the natural predator, but such was the way of a more civilized life than what he led.

”I suppose we should drop off our things at the hotel first…and then perhaps change attire before going to the beach? It’ll be a closer start before venturing deeper inland, though I do enjoy the thought of finding a lake as well.” In this heat drying off wouldn’t be a chore as it could at times, Mao’s hand subconsciously squeezing Aiyana’s a little in anticipation.

Mao seemed in agreement with the plan of sight seeing on their first day here. She also talked about finding a hotel so they could change before hitting up a beach nearby. "Yeah, I know there's one right on the edge of town when we get there. We can let you change and then we can find a beach we like and have a blast." Hand squeezed lightly by the other, Aiyana couldn't help but smile and squeeze a little bit back in response. There would only be a small walk to get to the hotel in question, the two silently walking tail/hand in tail/hand, and Aiyana would easily take care of paying for the week stay after the person at the counter realized why she ordered a couples room. The room was on the first floor, near the back of the building, but was quite nice in the inside. "Well, this'll be home for the week! Let's enjoy it while it lasts, all right?" The last part was there to help Mao realize they were here purely for fun. No worrying, if she could help it, and just pure relaxation and fun!

They obtained a ground floor room, leaving them all the closer to the pearly sands and gemstone bright waves crashing nearby. From her guess the sun wouldn’t fully strike them in the morning though offer a nice, warm glow that’d be far more comfortable to wake up to than a beam in the eye. Overall she couldn’t wait to sleep in a little come next morning and leadership duties wouldn’t prevent her mate from being able to enjoy a bit of laziness alongside her.

Packing for the pair came pretty light considering it seemed like Aiyana didn’t require a wardrobe these days. Near the homey looking dresser a dark portal opened up, a duffel bag flopping out and slapping the floor with a dull thud. ’Oops, a bit high.’ Mao jumped a little, the sound a bit louder than she’d imagined. A crash of the waves stole her attention away from the sounds of the zipper, ears twitching at the pleasant noise and she couldn’t wait to admire the clear waters. ’I wonder what it is that causes them to be so…so gem-like compared to other parts of the ocean?’ Eagerly the tri-tip tailed girl dashed into the bathroom to make use of the facilities and change and within minutes into her dark blue swim shorts and striped bikini top.

The short girl came out almost on a hop and a skip, feeling a surge of excitement for their little vacation as if it truly just struck her that they could relax. No worries about emergency jobs, no enemies, no leadership decisions: just them. ’Should we lie on the beach? Play in the water? Attempt to build a sand castle or sand palace? Although…Aiyana might end up sculpting a mermaid instead…should we just do sculptures instead?’ For some reason she could imagine the nine-tailed fox spirit going for a sculpture instead, but maybe they’d make a mini-contest of it. ”Are you ready Aiyana?” she chirped, smile widening.

A giggle would leave Aiyana's lips as Mao had her little accident with her duffel bag, the girl finding the workings of Mao and her magic funny when the small mishaps happened with them. While Mao would go into the bathroom to change, Aiyana would stay out in the room itself and change what she was wearing with her magic. A bikini was her choice, both top and bottom were a striped black and white horizontal pattern that she had taken a liking to lately.

She would finish about the same time that Mao would hop her way out of the bathroom in her excited mode. "Lookin' good there." The flirtatious words would be right after the tri-tipped tailed one asked if she was ready in a chirped tone. "And I am always ready if it means going out with you, love." The wide smile on her face was accentuated by the flick of her nine tails as she stepped forward to grasp Mao's hand in her own. "Now, let's find a beach that tickles your fancy and we will stop there for a while and have whatever kind of fun you want."

A trilling sound reverberated in her chest, Mao’s large tail swishing in the air as a small blush dusted her cheeks. ”Not looking too bad yourself!” Though she wondered why Aiyana opted out of using the One Piece, but it was rather hard for her to go wrong with any style. As she opened the door Mao turned a slightly confused look back to her mate, ”It’s not all about me though: I want you to have fun as well Aiyana. Any kind you want!” The fact that Mao could hog her mate to herself for this week alone made her feel quite spoiled, though another part of the tailed woman knew that anyone who really knew her might say otherwise. Still with sun no longer being something of an enemy in some climates and a wonderful chance to play in a tropical area she found it hard not to feel lighthearted at the moment.

It wouldn’t be long before she settled on a white sandy beach, enjoying how bright the fine powder looked next to crystal blue waters. ”I can even see the fish it’s so clear!” the shorter girl remarked excitedly, tugging a bit at Aiyana’s hand as she tried to peer a bit closer. For a moment instinct kicked in as she stilled, the hunter side watching the small fish dart about with eyes that started dilating until a wave washed over her foot and slightly jarred her back. The feline slits returned back to normal, Mao shaking her head a bit as she tried to find them a nice spot. ”Over here looks nice and shady,” towels would fall at Mao’s words, fluttering down from a portal though she ran over to try and straighten them out a bit, turning back towards Aiyana with a pleased smile and small wag to her large tail, ”What do you think? Shall we make camp here?”

The words of flirting had had their intended effect on her mate, the small blush making the whole thing worth it even as Mao complimented her back. "Oh, we'll have my kind of fun later on. Let's hit the beach and enjoy the water first." They would make their way to the beach of the tri-tipped tailed woman's choice a short while later. Upon reaching the water she would comment on the clarity of the water and watch the fish for a while. Just as Aiyana was about to speak up a small wave of water would go over their feet and startle Mao out of her little episode of whatever it had been.

After that, Mao would find a spot that she felt was good for the two to make their little 'beach camp' that they could claim as their territory for their time here on this beachhead. The excited woman would ask the nine tailed fox her opinion on the spot as well. "It's perfect Mao! I couldn't have picked a better spot myself! We can make camp, and then we can do whatever we want here on the beach. It's not crowded, and that means we have a lot of space to ourselves!" The wagging of the other's tail made her smile a bit wider as her tails wagged slightly as well, making it seem like a much larger movement due to there being nine fluffy ones attached to her.

They’d spread out the large beach blanket, a multitude of other things manifesting out of a myriad of portals: an umbrella (for the still sunny part of the spot), a few cushions (Mao couldn’t help herself), a picnic basket to raid at their leisure, towels, and a few other odds and ends began littering their blanket, and yet enough space remained so they could stretch out even with Mao’s large single tail and Aiyana’s bushel of fluffy limbs. From one of the bags eventually deposited the spatial mage’s mate dug out a bottle, curiously brandishing it with a smile Mao had learned to suspect to some degree. Though how one could gain such a look while singing the words “sunscreen” the woman couldn’t understand until moments later.

With no one else around her mate indulged a bit, leaving Mao a little flustered and red-faced despite the ample shade surrounding the duet and layer of protective goop covering her cheeks. The subsequent noises from the celestial spirit as she rubbed the lotion into her mate’s back didn’t help either. Secure in the knowledge her mate wouldn’t burn under any sun’s rays that dared touch her now, Mao pulled away and curled up on the other side of their large blanket, one of the cushions squished in a death hug as she hoped it might, somehow, magically leech a bit of the embarrassment from her. It’d been such a curious emotion to come to understand more without her crystal magic to subdue it, and yet Aiyana’s tinkling laughter as arms wove around the scrunched girl and a few giggling apologies soothed her perhaps better than the implanted power used too.

As they further settled in a few other groups shared the beach with them, a family settling a bit closer to the town even as a few young men treaded further to secure a base for themselves before heading out into the surf. Things were peaceful as the laughter of siblings meshed harmoniously with teasing cat calls between buds out on the water, the couple under the trees digging into the basket when the smell of the sea caused a certain voracious eater’s stomach to call out. At first it was easy to ignore, the sounds from the children more like background sound to Mao, but as their calls became more insistent she started picking up a mix of curiosity and alarm. Eyes turning towards the waves revealed…a growing amassment of sea creatures.

”Odd…the waves don’t seem that powerful…” And yet it looked as though a whole school of fish somehow found itself flopping on the sands as water continued to rove over them tauntingly. A manta ray soon joined them, its wings flapping uselessly and tail sloshing water from side-to-side.

It would not take long for the deadly duo to set up their camp on the beach. Objects would be strategically placed, food set out, and then Aiyana would find the sunscreen she had packed! The devilish grin that she made was sure to set off alarms in Mao's head, especially when it usually meant something not meant for the public eye was about to happen, before the event unfolded. Mao, in her typical fashion, got embarrassed over what happened next. A hug and light-hearted apology followed after what happened so as to remove some of the negative feeling from her mate before they began to relax on the blankets and people watch while being near each other.

Not long after that the devourer would become hungry, the two beginning to eat so that she could sate some of the hunger. Aiyana did not need to partake of the food, being a spirit meant not needing sustenance, but would do so for the fun of it instead. All seemed fine at first, until the two would notice the fish and other sea creatures rushing for the beach. A few would beach themselves suddenly, some even trying to attack the people trying to save them as if they did not want to go back into the water.

"Yeah, and they seem like they're attacking people that try to keep them in the water. Looks like you might get that all you can eat sushi quite soon, Love." Aiyana's words would be said even as she stood up to get ready to go into the water and try to stop the tide of angry aquatic life.

’What a shame,’ Mao’s long ears drooped a little as she watched the fish tail slap at people, ’they seem…oddly adamant though about not returning.’ It wasn’t that a few good Samaritans couldn’t get them back into the water, but it appeared that regardless of how far people waded the fish outright zoomed back to shore and flopped right back onto the sand. The sharks more predictably tried to bite people, requiring higher levels of caution, but the moment they held any pull in water their bodies shot back towards the shore and fins left trails in the sand. Yet despite the odd behavior the suffering remained painfully obvious as the creatures began to suffocate.

However if something potentially infected them and caused these strange actions then it’d be better to clean the mess up hastily as well as end the suffering. Lines appeared in the air near the creatures, each tear in space opening to reveal a zig-zag of a zipper that turned into fangs the moment they fully opened, consuming each creature quickly. Trying to keep the slurping of the tails to a minimum – though some of the sharks went down rather smoothly she thought – the tailed mage brought a hand to rest at her chin in consideration. ”They…taste normal?” Mao’s expression twisted, not sure she’d quite hit the right note, ”I mean…like…I’m not wholly sure how to describe it, but I thought there might’ve been a chemical or maybe something affecting them and…I…don’t taste anything at least. Nothing save for…well…I guess I’d call it fear?”

There existed a certain spice in the beached creatures, something Mao came to know from the occasional hunt when raw meat became too tantalizing to pass up. That extra zest of adrenaline that didn’t exist in a steak bought from the butcher’s, permeating the body in the desire to escape and live. Except the sea dwellers chose to flee their only living space. ”They must’ve felt like they had no other place to go,” she murmured under her breath, still at a loss at the spectacle as the last bulky tuna found death in one of her portals. The girl certainly felt satiated for the moment, though disheartened by the events.

Aiyana had almost forgotten Mao could eat just about anything with her magic, which stopped her from moving to help as now she could simply keep an arm resting around the other's waist as she went about her buffet style of crazy fish. The nine-tailed fox would watch as magical rifts opened up to devour the creatures that would sate the appetite of her girlfriend more than any of the snacks that they had brought along today. As the woman ate, Aiyana grabbing a small sandwich so as to not be left out, the look on her face become one of thought as she talked about how they tasted and why she was mentioning such. "Odd. Maybe there's something out there bigger than them right now? Not that I really want to deal with another behemoth rising out of the ocean, I had enough with that stupid fiasco in Hargeon last time." The eating would continue until Mao finished with a comment about the aquatic wildlife feeling like it had no other place to go. With that done, and the sad moment of eating over, Aiyana would give Mao a hug. "How about we do what we came here for now and take a true vacation?" That's what they would do, the reason they were here. No jobs, no work, just rest and relaxation.