Elim didn’t really see Erol re-enter the room as he slipped below the water, keeping his eyes closed as he spoke asking her to work out the kink in his neck. As she asked him about the water he opened his eyes looking around to find the source of her voice and the sound of her pulling up a stool. As he caught sight of her, Erol’s state of undress caused his eyes to widen, he had given no thought as she had to the concept of getting wet helping him bathe, Elim has assumed that she only removed her clothes for ‘other activities’. He stammered as he tried to answer her question about the temperature of the water, something so simple shouldn’t be so hard to explain but his tongue refused to co-operate.<br/><br/>As Erol leant past the stammering young man to test the water herself before resting her hand against his chest “Ummm yes, it’s good thank you.” He hoped that the act of offering her marks for information would distract from the current situation. He had not had a woman bathe him or be in the same room since his mother many years ago. Erol accepted his offering with her usual grace and smile, but catching sight of the outline of her breasts and erect nipples within his eye line had him stammering nervously already before she spoke to try and put him at ease “Uh…ummm…okay, as you say… we’ll settle up later.” The pressure of her fingers working along the taught muscles of his neck had him groaning softly as the tension began to slowly melt away under Erol’s touch.<br/><br/>He began to relax, listening as she spoke of Eon explaining what she knew of the town, most of it he knew, but it being the trade hub that it was meant there would hopefully be work for him and allow him to make more coin to buy supplies for his next leg into the wasteland. Tilting his head aside slightly as Erol’s hands began to work on his shoulders “Mmmm that is good, feels like I have had those knots forever.” Shifting slightly and swirling the water idlily with his fingertips “I’m just here to trade a few bits that I’ve gathered out there and well I think I need to do some work to make more to stock up before heading out again.” The mention of the flesh trade made Elim cringe “No, most definitely not here for flesh. I guess you could say I am a scavenger, explorer… maybe hunter. I’m looking for some people that did me wrong many years ago, so ben trying to track them down and get what’s owed, means being able to survive out there moving between settlements like Eon.”<br/><br/>As Elim enjoyed the relaxing touch of Erol and they exchanged words of their skills and their experiences with Eon noises could be heard outside in the corridor. Voices raised, distant but getting closer, at first not noticeable above the general hubbub from the bar but soon a loud brash male voice could be heard arguing outside with others “I don’t give a rat’s ass what you say! I want to see Erol, I don’t care if she’s “busy”! No, I don’t want none of your other whores!” the last came from just outside the door before it swung open with a bang. Stepping into the room the bear of a man blocked almost the entire door, dressed in a rough shirt that once upon a time might have been white but now was a permanent dust stained brown, stiff leather-looking trousers and sturdy boots gave him the look of some old-world cowboy.<br/><br/>Elim turned suddenly at the intrusion, all Erol’s good work undone. Instinctively Elim reached out for where his duster lay upon a chair, his fingers fumbling for the familiar feel of the bone handled knife he kept in there. Life in the wastelands had taught him never to be too far from one of his weapons and certainly never to go anywhere without something to defend himself. “I thought this was supposed to be a private bath?” Elim said with a gentle smile, he hoped that playing down the interruption with a little humour might work in his favour, especially as he was at a little disadvantage right now. From out in the hall a female voice called past the big man “Vash, you can’t go in there.”<br/><br/>Tag:<a class="username" data-user-id="2" data-username="@Dalliance" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/2/">@Dalliance</a>