He didn't like Rachel ignoring his request, though if she was willing to talk, he wasn't going to play any power games.  He lay down with her to listen.  The story of her fiendish society and the devil that came to his mind's eye was distracting enough that he didn't quite realize Rachel was stripping him until he was erect in her hand.  "Ah, no..." he tried to interrupt, but she just went on with the story and telepathic images of her captivity.  Coming straight from her mind, not only could he see it, but he could even understand her feeling of being tightly bound in chains and taken by the evil creature.  When it gave way to their own tryst, it became a mashup of her perspective and his own memories, and along with her insistent stroking, her smooth thighs brushing up and down his own, threatened to rob him of his senses.  He thrust into her hand, body tight and clenched in anticipation, but she deliberately held back, teasing him with her question, not pushing him over the edge.  His mind told him it didn't matter, she'd find out anyway, and any justification it could find to let her finish the job.<br/><br/>"Lillin!  Lillin and I are the biggest sluts I know...!"  The other girls had had sexual partners, but they all seemed to have steady boyfriends at the time.  Lillin was the only girl she could think of that regularly saw many partners, besides himself.  As Rachel dressed and left, he just lay panting, recovering his wits and body before hastily cleaning up and redressing himself before someone saw.<br/><br/>[Will save 3+7=10, fail]<br/><hr/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Day 76</span></div>[Craft 10+9=19, satisfactory #1]<br/><br/>In the morning, Kleris checked in on his tools, wanting to set them to work so he could concentrate on getting ready for tonight.  He ended settling on a decent job, already pretty proud of the fine work they'd done already; now they were mostly assembling the fabrication, setting and sizing.  Jogging back to the cafeteria, he grabbed a plate and sat with Rensha, giving her a smile and a kiss on the cheek as they waited for Zull.<br/><br/>"Well it's not like she could sleep in even if she wanted to.  I was just checking on my animated tools, maybe she had to see to something before breakfast."<br/><br/>When Zull finally did arrive, it was quite a shock all around.  Kleris gave her a napkin to wipe the vinegar off her body.  "Well this is weird.  Why would you two even be drinking together, was there a party last night?  I hadn't heard anything about it.  If you want, I'll see if I can casually ask Craig about last night, see if anything was going on or if he remembers.  And if he does, I'll persuade him to forget about it.  And if he doesn't, well, I'll have to ask Rensha to give him a visit..." he grinned and patted the orc's shoulder.<br/><br/>After breakfast, and with Zull's permission, Kleris would hunt around for Craig, checking the boys' dorm for him or where he might be.  Trying to be subtle, he'd try to find out if there had been any private parties, if anything interesting had happened last night, and seeing if there was anything to worry about.  If so, he'd have to convince Craig that last night was a crazy mistake of alcohol, and that he should just keep it a happy private memory.  At least that's what Kleris hoped he could do.<br/><br/><strong>Study:</strong>Getting busy for his night with Elmira and Asma anyway, he'd been looking at some interesting spells recently, and decided tonight might have a chance to use it.  By setting up a sort of sensory empathy, one could sense and even feel what another was experiencing with self-induced illusions.  After some study and copying, Kleris could<em>share sensation</em>from someone for up to an hour.  He wasn't sure in what situation he would use it, but several possibilities made him grin.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Firelight Trip</span></div><br/>"You both look great.  Though I'm not sure about this one you guys suggested..."  Kleris stepped out in a two-tone strapless cocktail dress, black sequined bodice up top, with a short frilly fuchsia skirt.  Just before, he'd been trying on a more modest, though cute, teal dress with accents and tulle.  The first was very bold, thought he didn't really have the bust to pull it off without a lot of padding, squeezing, and adjusting.  "I think I'll stick with the teal.  Backless alone is enough for me.  Plus it fluffs up my chest by itself.  You're really spoiling us, Asma, thank you so much..."<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Dresses</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/ktsE6xC.jpg) (http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1DTBkIpXXXXXzaXXXq6xXFXXXN/Turquoise-Ball-font-b-Cocktail-b-font-font-b-Dress-b-font-Sheer-Shoulder-Beaded-font.jpg)</div></div><br/>Finally done with their preliminary trip, they were finally ready to find Firelight.  Apparently one could just hire a flying coach here like a common carriage.  To some students, though, it was travelling in style, with the best view of the city, seeing it all whoosh by in a swirl of lights and soaring architecture.  As it weaved and dove between towers, it was really like being in a canyon, only the walls were teeming with windows, walkways, lights, and people.  As the driver raised an eyebrow at the girls before turning back to the skyline, Kleris looked between them knowingly and giggled.  They did look more mature outside of uniforms with their hair and makeup done.  He just hoped nobody else would make that mistake; can't some girls just dress up for a night out?<br/><br/>Stepping out onto the streets for the first time, Kleris had to stare around in awe, probably showing his greenness.  He'd lived in the city, but this was something else with the impossible towers and flying bridges.  Plus the district felt so different; smoke and alcohol were obvious, and there was a mix of class and base allure to entice all comers to various businesses.  He'd expected to see some sort of unsavory criminal element, actually, though everyone seemed to be on good behavior, drunkenness notwithstanding.  It took a minute of walking down the street and seeing how everyone acted that he finally figured there must be some unseen enforcement of order.  In a place catering to hedonism and excess, there had to be a check to that, yet unseen so as to not disrupt the mood.  That brochure was right, they seemed to be professional about their entertainments.  Feeling a bit more relaxed, he grouped with Elmira and Asma again.<br/><br/>"I still feel like seeing Lucky Nines first:  get some dinner, see a stage show, play a couple games, then we can go out and see what we can find."<br/><br/>[Sense motive 14+5=19, success<br/>Intelligence 6+5=11, success]