<blockquote><div><cite>Shades wrote:</cite><div style="background-color:#000000; border:1px solid black; margin:10px 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><div style="background-color:#80BFFF; border:1px solid black; margin:10px 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><div style="background-color:#000000; border:1px solid black; margin:10px 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><span style="color: #80BFFF"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Susannah was incredibly pleased with the fresh water now in her bottle. Not just because it was amazing, but because it was a sign that Xpiayoc trusted her, and that made Susannah really happy. Maybe they were becoming actual friends? That would definitely be awesome. That is, until the time came when she needed to leave.<br/><br/>Focusing on the present for now, Susannah took off her clothes, minus undergarments. She needed to get them to dry, after all. Once her clothes were out, Susannah decided that it was enough. Her underwear wasn’t wet, so she could keep it and wait for the rest to dry.<br/><br/>When Xpiayoc asked her what her underwear was, Susannah sighed. She should have seen the question coming, of course. “This is what we wear under our clothes where I come from”, she explained calmly. “It’s a cultural expectation, I would say. This is called a brassiere, and these are called underpants”, Susannah continued, pointing at the respective pieces. <br/><br/>After answering Xpiayoc’s question, Susannah followed her back in, walking more careful now that she was barefoot. She was a few steps behind Xpiayoc when the other girl jumped into the water. Taking steps back, she waited for the water splash to subside. Once she heard her new friend call her name, Susannah stepped back down and went closer to where Xpiayoc was. “Here”, she replied with a smile, wondering whether or not she should - or even could - go in the water as well.<br/><br/>“Is everything all right?”, the woman completed, seeing the dog's expression as he looked at Xpiayoc.</span></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote>