By Poseidon's Beard!

Masha shifted back and forth uncomfortably as she stood on the docks of Lavanitir Port City. This job wasn't happening in the city which was a relief to the succubus. It would have been difficult to handle being here again. She'd been broken here. Taken advantage of. Assaulted both physically and sexually. It wasn't a happy place for her and it never would be. What made it worse was the incubus responsible for the worst atrocities could still be here. Masha would never forget his face. She would never forget his voice. A shudder went the length of the succubus' body. Enough thinking about that.

The succubus looked around hoping to find her guild mate, Aura. They had agreed to take on this crazy fisherman's quest to catch a mermaid. There wasn't a doubt in her mind that this wouldn't be an easy journey. On the same note, Masha was looking forward to being out on the sea for the first time. She could try out her bikini without any staring eyes. Well the old man might stare but Masha wasn't worried about him. She looked down at her attire. A transparent green shawl wrapped about her torso, barely hiding the tiny top of her bikini. Her legs were covered by a flimsy floral skirt. Masha planned to ditch both the shawl and the skirt once they were far enough out on the water. She liked the thought of walking about a deck with little scraps of white cloth covering her essentials. Any other place would give her grief about that. Except maybe a strip club but people got way too handsy there if they didn't know you were staff.  

"Ahoy missy!" Masha turned to see Crazy Itzah, the contractor of their current job. He was pulling up to the dock in a fairly large fishing boat. Masha was surprised to see it had two decks. Clearly Itzah did quite well for himself. "Ahoy!" She called back. The succubus grabbed the side of the boat and pulled it in with a massive yank. Itzah gaped for a moment before tossing her a rope. Masha grabbed it and did her best to tie it to a protruding post. "You've got quite the arm there." Itzah complimented. "Can't tie a knot worth a damn though." The old man let out a belly laugh. Masha smiled despite her irritation. She could tie a knot. This old man wasn't going to tell her otherwise. "Come on board, we'll wait for your companion." Masha hesitated before climbing aboard. She hoped the old man didn't think Aura and her were a thing. That could create a whole mess of trouble. Masha didn't need any misunderstandings on this trip. "Aura and I aren't a couple, Captain Itzah. We just a part of the same guild." She explained patiently. "Come now honey, I don't mind that you're both girls. I'm up with the times! Don't worry about me getting on the two of you for any smooching or touching yall do." Itzah gave her a cheeky wink. The succubus covered her face with her hand. Maybe itzah was known as 'Crazy' for a reason.

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The day before, Aura Sparks had been approached by a man. He seemed crazy enough, to be a random homeless person on the street. In all honesty, she should know. She was once some who just traveled the world, looking for a place to be and a life to start. After her parents' deaths, she was on her own. She had no one there to stand behind her and keep pushing her along. All she had was her skills of talking, and her paper summons to keep her company. With that thought, she remembered what happened to those cards. Once Aura found her story book, the cards had disappeared onto their own. Whether it was to find another girl looking for a spot in the world, or just a random place to rest, they burned away from the existence of her world. It was a sad day, but she knew that she had other people to help her get along.

So, as she finished her thoughts, she began to go back to that memory, trying to avoid any distractions in her head. As she thought, she remembered the smell of the old man. It was like he hadn't showered in days. For some reason, he smelled like a mix of sweat and sea. Along with that, was his eyes. She could see them spinning, as though he dropped his mind at the bin near the entrance of the building. She couldn't believe the fact that she was witnessing this insanity. His smile was crooked, sweat was coming from his forehead, and he was breathing very anxiously and roughly. With the words that came out of his mouth, Aura knew for sure that he was insane. However, she knew that she couldn't fight the opportunity to actually take on a fun job. Along with her, came her guild member Masha. Aura had never really felt any feelings towards anyone, because she always had something else to deal with, but for right now her problems had been eradicated.

With that, she thought about that red haired girl. Aura wondered what her deal was. She was really pretty, but yet she had something that she needed to redeem herself was. At least, thats what she thought. After all, the guild they were both in was about something like redemption. As Aura's sun hat covered her face, she adjusted it a tiny bit, only to see that she had arrived to the port. As the wind blew through her flowery sundress(which had a bikini top and bottom beneath it) she saw something amazing. It was Masha. She was talking to the old man, looking a bit agitated or something, but yet, she still looked beautiful. Everything about her just worked, and fit together. It was astonishing. As she began walking towards the boat, she felt herself begin to blush, as she felt her sandal get caught on something. Looking down, she realized she was beginning to fall. As she hit the ground, she made a tiny yelp. However, she didn't actually realize how loud it was, because all around her were people staring. With those looks of worry, and spite, Aura began to blush even more. However, it wasn't a blush of good, it was a blush of anxiousness.

Even as a child, Aura had always been a bit anxious and secluded. That was why she had spent so much time with her parents when she was alive. However, when they died, it got worse. Although she was able to talk to people, and ask them if she could stay for shelter, she had always felt eyes following her. She realized that she would always just be the orphaned girl. She would never be nothing more, or nothing less. All she would have, was eyes following her everywhere. Wondering if she was okay, wondering how it felt to lose her family, wondering about her life itself. She couldn't take the looks of pitty, and sorry. She just couldn't...not unless the thing she did was true to bring looks. Things like crying on a train, or something else, was something she could handle. Doing something dumb, like tripping and falling, wasn't. She didn't want looks just because she made a fool of herself. That was just dumb of her. As she laid on the ground, she gasped, wondering if her guildmate had heard it. If she did, Aura would become as nervous as she could've ever been, metaphorically anyway.

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Masha heard the yelp from where she stood. She peered over at a group of people staring at a downed figure. The female had a nice body sheathed within a sundress. It appeared that she'd been wearing a hat too but it was lying on the ground beside her. At one time, Masha would have pointed and laughed. Maybe done something to embarrass the girl further. Now she knew she didn't have to take that path anymore. The red head hurried over to the downed girl. The closer inspection revealed it was Aura! Masha couldn't believe she hadn't recognized the blue haired mage earlier. The succubus swept her guild mate up into her arms, bridal style. She was thankful for the extra strength her magic afforded her. "Are you alright?" Masha asked walking back toward the boat. If Aura protested, Masha prevented the other mage from getting out of her arms. She liked being the big strong one for once.

"Itzah! Start the engine so we can get this crazy quest of yours done!" Itzah poked his head out of the boat house. "Ooooh look at you two lovebirds! Don't worry, I'll give you some privacy while we pull outta port!" The crazy old man disappeared before Masha could protest. She shook her head, setting Aura down on her feet. Her eyes took in the other mage once again. An appreciative smile curved her lips. "I like your dress. It suits you." Masha couldn't help licking her lips. As much as she wanted to deny her implanted succubus parts, she couldn't help appreciating a nice body: male or female. She supposed she should be thankful that the scientists hadn't implanted her with an attraction to animals. They had done that to one girl and engineered her to birth animal/human hybrids. Masha still shuddered at the thought.

The boat lurched under them as Itzah pulled them none too gently out of the port. Masha had to take a step back to stay upright. "You weren't kidding when you said the contractor was crazy." She commented pushing a lock of hair behind her ear. "He thinks the two of us are an item. I'm not sure what gave him the idea..." Her teeth worried her lip. With her complexion, the action tended to make her lips very red as if she had put on bright red lipstick. "I'm not sure if you'd even be interested in me... I'm trying not to be overtly seductive nowadays. Its up to you if you want to dissuade him of that notion." Her mouth curved into a mischievous smile. "I think we could have some fun with it, if you're up to it. I like the press of a hot girl's flesh as much as any man might." Masha looked up at Aura through her lashes to make sure she wasn't making the other mage uncomfortable. She was starting to pick up that some of her actions had a tendency to make others uncomfortable. Masha wasn't about to stop those actions but she could at least temper them down a bit should the need arise. There was no need for Aura to feel awkward this entire trip.

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