<div class="floatright"><div align="center"><em>"Bo" Leathershield<br/>(http://i.imgur.com/zRySrqu.jpg)<br/><br/>The remains of Bo's armor<br/>(http://i.imgur.com/OpAVh9u.jpg)<br/><br/>The dogman guard<br/>(http://i.imgur.com/fQaLRXg.jpg)</em></div></div><br/><em>"Alright, I'm up, I'm aware, and I'm...sorry I got us in this mess last night Bo."</em>Zerxel apologized.<br/><br/>Bo had been in the process of rebraiding several strands of her hair, the slick goo that coated her making it slightly more tricky when Zerxel apologized.  She harumphed loudly and glanced upwards at a nearly invisible eyebot as it flit about her head,<strong> "Twas no need to say yer sorry.  I'da been slime snack with or without ye.  As far as the dungeon goes, last night tweren't that bad.  We lost a bit o' time, aye, no denyin that.  But I have a sneakin suspicion tha the exit outta this level is up on the rim o' the caldera.  Ye seen the four big gates on the walls?  I'm bettin one of them is the way out, since we all seem ta come in at the lake.  Which means that the void is probably that tentacle thing that was in the lake.  The longer we take on this level, the further the void's reach is gonna be.  But I'm sure we got a few days at least.  I ain't too worried about.... damn hair... stay in place."</strong>She threw her hands up, giving up on her hair and letting it stay wild as she looked around for her belongings, adding,<strong>"Damn slimes ate everything of mine that tweren't magical, includin' the leather thongs I used tae keep me braids in place.  Thankfully me spear, backpack, an armor all seem tae have not been to it's liking.  Well, the magical bits o' my armor at least.  Some o' this ain't no good anymore, slimes ate the leather backing off the non magical pieces" </strong>She held up her armor, several metal scales falling to the floor, leaving a much more abbreviated version in her hands.  She inspected what was left and frowned,<strong>"An I can't say I like havin tae wear it with no boots an no undergarments."</strong><br/><br/>True enough Zerxel noticed that her own leather boots were gone and she'd have to pad about with nothing on her feet other than the magical stockings that were a part of her 'armor'.  One tiny part of the back of her mind seemed to recall however that there were men and women who were turned on by women's feet, and maybe she could play up on that angle, especially with the way her oily slime slicked body would make the silk and lace cling to her flesh.  Her lingerie had shown immense durability, far in excess of what would be expected of silk and lace, so she hoped she'd be ok without the thick leather boots on her feet.<br/><br/>Her stomach growling reminded her of exactly the inconvenience of the slimes.  The beasts consumed unliving organic matter, including literally anything in her stomach or lower.  After hours of forced orgasms she'd have burned up a lot of her stored energy and likewise fluids.  Thankfully the bloodoranges were going to be an excellent source of both.  She summoned them from the extradimensional space inside her lingerie's gemstones and offered one to Bo.  The dwarf, who had been busy trying very carefully to don armor with no padding, making due with what materials she had left, looked up.  Bo's stomach growled even more fiercely than Zerxel's had when she saw the blood orange, though she was careful to school her face,<strong>"Aye I can eat on the road, an I think it's a good idea to get movin."</strong>She gratefully accepted the blood orange, but finished preparing herself before they left the relative safety of the ruined house.  Bo tugging at the makeshift skirt she'd crafted from something that had been inside her backpack, glowering at how little of her body it actually covered.<br/><br/>The pair moved slowly and cautiously down the street, Bo keeping her spear in her dominant hand as she held the blood orange in her left.  She tore into the rind with her teeth, spitting it out and eating the fruit almost like an apple as they moved.  She moaned softly as a trickle of sticky pink juice escaped the corner of her lips and trickled down her chin.<strong>"By the gods,"</strong>she muttered,<strong>"That is so good."</strong>Zerxel couldn't disagree with the dwarf, except for the hunger and thirst, she actually felt really good at that moment.  The slick oily feeling that coated her skin, remnants of the slime's night with her, actually felt rather pleasant, especially as they stepped out into the cool dawn air.  She squinted her eyes as they were walking east, right towards the rising sun which was just beginning to peek over the rim of the caldera above.  But despite the sun, she felt really good, the blood orange was delicious and refreshing, and she felt very well fucked from the mindless slimes.  Even the way the silk of her 'armor' clung to her body felt delightful in that moment.<br/><br/><em> "As much as I might hate myself for getting you into last night's ambush, I will say this.  Slime sex?  Not as bad as I imagined it'd be,"</em>she admitted to Bo.<br/><br/>Bo harumphed again, but then sighed,<strong>"No, iffn' im gonna be honest, it was down right amazing.  I feel like I could take on a legion of orcs right about now."</strong><br/><br/>Bo's eyes, still eagle sharp even with the bright dawn sun, spotted movement.  They hadn't traveled but a few hundred feet from the building, onto the eastern half of town.  But up ahead, on the left was a sort of natural park, or sloped section of natural trees, grass, and overgrown shrubbery.  Probably a park area in the original city that had gone wild over time.  It was from one of those bushes that Zerxel saw movement, and she signaled to Bo to stop even as the dwarf was swallowing the last bite of her blood orange.  Zerxel pointed ahead at the bush and muttered to Bo,<em>"Well, you may just get your chance right now,"</em><br/><br/>The shape in the bushes realizing it had been spotted stood up tall and let out several barking yips, waving a rather rusty looking sword in the air.<strong> "Ash! Gnolls."</strong>Bo cursed lightly, using the older archaic word for dogmen as it lept from the bushes a few dozen feet away, howling a battle cry.  Zerxel knew that where one dogman was, usually there was many more in the pack.  Thankfully these beasts were only dangerous in numbers, and easily defeated by themselves.  This one was apparently a lookout, and they'd have at least a few moments to charge, retreat, or plan some sort of defense before whatever others were nearby showed up.<br/><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Zerxel's Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body">Zerxel's Stats<br/>Attributes:       Traits:<br/>3: Body               Acrobatic<br/>4: Mind               Calculating<br/>3: Soul              Diplomatic<br/>2: Minimum Lust       <br/>2: Current lust<br/><br/>    Skills<br/>2:       Swordswoman<br/>1:       Rogue<br/>1:       Dark Elf<br/>1:       Mage<br/>1:       Seductress<br/>1:       Fiendish Corruption<br/>    <br/><br/>Current items of note;<br/>Compass / watch<br/>Two plain but sturdy scimitars<br/>Zerxel's Enchanted Lingerie<br/>Pale amethyst nipple rings of protection<br/>Two small meals<br/>Map of level 2<br/><br/><strong>Slimevibes</strong> - this is a one time use "item" that exists until Zerxel bathes or somehow removes the slime from her body.  She can 'use' this to gain one success on any roll.  Think of it as a 'morale' bonus.  Once she uses it, it's gone  <em>(though any slime remains on her till she has a chance to bathe or otherwise clean herself)</em><br/><br/>See the OOC thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234676.msg11913405#msg11913405) for further details</div></div>