((I'll only describe Tayna's current appearance once, and just assume everyone else notes the same when they reach the common room!))<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"> Lea </span><br/><br/>Even after a good night's sleep, the 'aftereffects' of her time with Tami were still there. A little raw soreness, but in the good way. A night's rest had given her time to recuperate, but Tami's stomach had done quite a number on her. Little patches of skin (especially around her butt and knees, which had been partially submerged in digestive acids for who knows how long) were still a little raw and red, and her more delicate areas - namely, pretty much all of her privates - were incredibly sensitive. Yet, it was a GOOD kind of sensitive. The kind that made her clothing rub against her body in just the right way, sending little tingles of pleasure dancing throughout her extremities, and maybe a few select tiny, tiny pinpricks of pain. The early morning bath had done wonders in allow her to tend to a few of those more sensitive areas, and the complimentary bath was something of a modern marvel. Plumbing! Who'd have thought!<br/><br/>Freshly cleaned and dressed up in her gear, Lea's trot downstairs to the common room was uninterrupted, thought it did leave a lingering thought of where Tami had gone? What was she so scared of? Even her most fervent assurances that she'd be fine had done nothing to calm down the diminutive catgirl's agitation, and it was pretty clear not ALL of that agitation was centered around Lea's successful escape. It would be hard to think that being docked pay, or even potentially losing one's job, would be a cause for so much nervousness. Regardless, at least for the moment, Tami is nowhere to be seen, and the common room is sparsely populated with another handful of early risers already getting getting to work on their breakfast, and pointedly ignoring the drow and fox in the far western corner of the room.<br/><br/>Upon Lea's approach, Naji shoots her a glance, then simply returns to her conversation with the fox-girl seated across from her. Tayna, though, immediately perks up, her furry ears flicking upright atop her head "Ooooh, Naji! I think that's the one right there! Fits the description. I didn't really meet her, but Rylee kind sent her off soon as he hired her. Supposed to deliver a message or something, but things have changed a bit, hence my presence."<br/><br/>Tayna was not quite what one would call 'too short', though she was likely just barely pushing five and a half feet tall, if one didn't count those enormous, triangular ears atop her head. She didn't appear to be armored at all, nor did she have an apparent weapon - her clothing was also simplistic in the extreme. An exceedingly loose-fitting red wrap that just barely showed off the smooth, peachy skin of her thighs, and a white collar fit over her neck with dangling bits of leather somehow managing to keep her 'presentable' in the public. Clearly, the outfit had some sort of significance, but what that significance was, who knew. Cool, red eyes were hidden amidst immaculately groomed, straight brownish-red hair, and even her enormous tail was combed and groomed with a fervency hardly seen outside of nobility, and only at a second glance did Lea spot the nasty-looking red cut that stretched from just behind her jaw, downwards over the side of her neck, and out across her shoulder. Cutely enough, the wispy fur-tips of her tail were curled up at odd angles, though it was clear she had something slick on it in a failed effort to keep the fur straight.<br/><br/>She looked...well, pathetic. Her stomach was enormous, she was slouched down so far in her chair her head was only barely visible over it, and every time WHOEVER was in her tummy twitched, her cheeks flushed and she fidgeted about, clearly trying to keep a somewhat professional demeanor, but quite aptly failing. Her stomach seemed like it was stretched to near-bursting over...whoever was in there, and Lea can certainly pick out a few vague details. A humanlike 'shape' twisted upside down and plastered against the front of her stomach, and somewhere lower, the obvious bulge of a thick, scaled tail and two lizard-like feet, which still seemed to be moving...barely.<br/><br/>Stretching out a bare foot (and straining more than a little to reach it's target), Tayna nudged out a chair, motioning pleasantly for Lea to sit down "Good morning! Ugh, what I would not do for a comfy bed now, but I have to get back shortly. After...uh...a little rest. I'm beat! I'd explain the whole thing, but we'll wait on everyone else to get up first."<br/><br/>Relaxing comfortably in her own chair, Naji also motions for Tayna to have a seat, squinting through the early-morning light filtering in through the windows "Lea, was it? This is Tayna. Rylee's second. Well, one of them. Julora is the other, big white tiger gal. Not sure if you met her yet. Yeah, yeah, I know...odd having two seconds, but Rylee likes keeping a chain of command if things go south, and the company is split up for whatever reason. Tayna is telling me Johan might be up for promotion soon, but let's keep that little tidbit from him, shall we? She is also, it seems, a glutton."<br/><br/>A soft, lilting giggle that trails off in ALMOST a moan leaves Tayna's big ears plastered against the top of her head, and she hurriedly starts speaking again to hide her blunder "Blame Julora! She kept teasing me I was too short to handle two people, and I proved her wrong! Ugh...it's so heavy though. Even if it does feel nice...one of them is the bitch who sliced up my neck. Who even does that in broad daylight?!" Huffing cutely, Tayna lightly rested her hands atop her stomach, giving it a tiny squeeze to quiet down the sudden bout of movement from within "....Don't really like being seen, um...publicly like this, but it's a command right from the top, so here I am! An, I mean, I've done worse. Remember that one time, Naji, when we got drunk, and--"<br/><br/>"Nope. Don't recall in the slightest." Naji responded with a hard look that left Tayna grinning like a jackal.<br/><br/>*********************************************************************************************************************************<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"> Alura </span><br/><br/>"Digested?" Tina responded with a slightly started look, only to immediately break down into soft little giggles, draping her leg across Alura's tummy "Ahahahah! Of course not! I do wonder what that'd feel like....but I don't think I could ever do that to someone. Unless they were really mean, and deserved it!" Tina looked absolutely resplendent, even before she'd done her hair. It lay in long, blonde drapes across her neck and partially across Alura's shoulder, which she happily nestles her cheek down upon "Oh, a nice dream? I had a nice one, too...cept I think it was real." The comforting warmth of the barmaid's body was like a veil, it's sole purpose to lull Alura right back into another nice, long nap. Again, those soft lips gently brush against Alura's neck, and Tina eases her chin down into the crook of the fairy's neck, scooping an arm across her shoulders, eyes closed.<br/><br/>"I've never done that before. Any of it." Her voice was little more than a hushed whisper, the soft tickle of her breath lightly grazing the bare skin of Alura's throat "...Been with another, I mean. Anyone. Ever. Or...eaten someone. I didn't know either of those things could feel so..." Again, an exceedingly soft kiss right against the side of Alura's neck, just the faintest brush of the girl's lips "...Magical." The admission that Alura's group would likely be leaving soon finally draws a soft little sigh from the barmaid, and she nestles in all the tighter against her fairy lover "...And I know you have to leave. You have to promise me that you'll come back and visit me one day, though. That's a requirement! Maybe by then, I'll have worked off my purchase price, and maybe we can go do some things. The owner is very understanding, I'm sure she'd be happy to let me off for a bit."<br/><br/>It takes more than a little effort for Alura to slip Tina's grasp, the blonde-haired girl seemingly intent on keeping her snuggle-fairy close at hand, at least until she HAD to get up...but finally, she relents, allowing Alura to slip free.<br/><br/>Upon bursting into the Suite, and hastily calling out Anastasia's task, Alura is met with a garbled "Mrghgleflurgh...clothes...?...blerfle...wear a leaf." No doubt sooner or later Anastasia would conjure up some new ones, but if she'd even been awake enough to understand currently, who knew.<br/><br/>Upon returning to the room she'd shared with Tina, Alura finds the girl's outfit spread out on the bed, though Tina herself was seated on the edge, still naked, the covers still lightly draped over her shoulders. Stifling a cute little yawn with one hand, she stretched her other arm upwards over her head, arching her back, and in turn, drawing attention to the girl's soft breasts, nipples lightly stiffened in the early morning cool "Little chilly this morning! I hate when it gets super cold like this. Sea air." She makes to get up, though the moment Alura plops herself down on the bed at her side, she seems to rethink getting up just yet, and instead watches with curiosity - and a tiny wince - as Alura plucks off a tiny little bit of her own wing and works her magic.<br/><br/>Blinking in surprise at the little piece of parchment suddenly thrust into her hands, Tina unfurls it, gazes at it...and smiles. A bright, beaming smile that seemed to put the early-morning rays of the sun to shame "Oh Alura..." She whispers, her eyes glittering with just the slightest hint of moisture "Thank you...! I'll cherish it." In a sudden, and surprisingly uncharacteristic, pounce, Tina wraps her arms around Alura's shoulders and pushes her to the bed, immediately climbing atop her, her thighs spread to either side of the fairy's waist and her perky butt planted firmly atop her thighs. In but a second her chest is mashed against Alura's own, the enticing warmth and scent of her body enveloping the fairy like a blanket, and those soft lips meet her own in a deep and passionate kiss that lingers for many, many long seconds "Promise me you'll come see me again..." She whispers, only to once more press her lips tenderly against Alura's own, arms scooping beneath the fairy's neck to pull her into a warm, tight embrace.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Tayna</span><br/><br/><img alt="Image" src="https://i.imgur.com/XMb0vK8.jpg"/>