So, I guess, I can go do something on my own for the moment. Yet, I just could not get him out of my head. Nor could I get the details he mentioned when we bathed together last. They just stayed in my head, constantly lingering.
A Modest build, short white hair and dark skin...
"But what does he see as modest?" I quietly asked myself once I found a mirror to look at. My hat having been put aside so I could somewhat pose before the mirror. A frown on my face the entire time as I went over my body parts. I pressed my thighs and moved them about, exposed my rear and even groped my chest.
And even once I did all of that inspecting, I could still not answer if I fit the bill in that regard. Yet, now that I thought about it more and compared myself to others. I just did not fit the bill. I was frequently made aware by my fellow Eusorochiian friends of the superiority of my chest...
And when I also thought about it, more of the men at the Academy stared at my lower half... My body was always the centre of attention so surely that meant I was not modest in shape? Maybe that was one of the reasons he liked Lari so much? Her skin was reasonably dark and her body was practically flat compared to mine!
"Not much I can do here then..." I mumbled in disappointment before I moved on to holding my hair. Carefully clutching the lower pair of golden hair cuffs I had and tapping them. Should I perhaps do away with them and start cutting my hair...? But I quite liked my hair yet Nin clearly preferred short hair...
To say nothing of how mine was nowhere near his preferred colour, but, I suppose I could dye it. And, when I was done looking in the mirror, I collapsed onto a nearby sofa to moan into a cushion. Why couldn't have his preferences been closer to me...? Either way, I suppose it didn't matter, I was still on a sofa moaning.
"Wait... I can still get tans can't I...? I should be able to get his attention like that!" I then said to myself as I got up again. My hands initially going to my hat before I pulled them back. I would not need a hat if I was going to tan myself! I needed as much of my skin exposed as possible!
So did that then mean I would have to strip myself down to expose more skin...? Just the thought of being caught naked by him made me stutter while my face was burnt red. Yet, despite that, I was smiling at the thought of it. To be potentially seen by him at what might be my most beautiful...
"Okay! I just need a place to do it then! Hopefully, we are above the clouds so I can get more light soaked into me!" speaking my thoughts out before I began to haphazardly undress. Reducing myself to my bra and underwear before I got outside. Quietly sneaking off to a more isolated part of the open deck before then sitting down. Frowning as I just sort of sat there.
Maybe I should try and get a chair or towel or something? It wasn't very comfortable to sit here, let alone lie here. It was also quite nippy as well. So, maybe, this was just a bad idea in general...?
Well, either way, me hearing his voice certainly made me dismiss these concerns.
And now, I was just lying there with my eyes closed while I let out a gentle stream of magic. I was not sure if that would interfere with my attempts to get a tan and so on. But, it would help keep my body warm as I laid down on this decking underneath the orbital-halo. A gentle smile on my face as I envisioned Nin's reaction to my tan.
"And what do we have here?" Ayi-chira asked me which caused my smile to disappear. Soon bringing myself up onto my legs and rear before glaring at her. My arms covering my chest as I did so.
"Just trying to get a tan..." I muttered to her with a pout. Her eyes looking up as a result of that statement.
"Why?"
"Because Nin said he likes girls with darker skin... And without a tan I am rather pale..." I said to her while looking down in disappointment.
"I am sure Nin wouldn't mind being in a relationship with you just because you had no tan." she said to me with a no-nonsense attitude.
"You don't know tha-" I began to say before I was pushed onto my back by her before she sprawled over me. Her hands and fingers happily exploring my body while her face came close.
"Besides, I am sure this body of yours would be more than enough to catch his attention." she whispered in my ear with a sultry tone. Sparks coming off of my skin with increased intensity before it became enough to get Ayi-chira off. And then, I was just laying there with a red face and nervously clutched breasts.
"Don't do that!" I told her before I tried to hide my face. Laughs and giggles being all I heard come out of her mouth.
"You need to have more confidence, Einervaene! Forget about what he told you were his preferences and make your features his preferences!" she said to me with confidence. Her tone implying that she knew a lot about this sort of thing.
"I can change his preferences...?"
"Yes! You just have to be upfront about it and make them addicted to you!" she said with a cheer before calming down. A modest blush on her face as she became still.
"Addicted...?" I repeated while moving my head slightly to the side. What was even meant by that? Did she just lack a better word for the situation? Or was it quite literal and I needed to do something specific...?
"Yeah, you know," she said while looking away with a strange nervousness about her, "get him to enjoy your presence so much he wants to just be with you." she clarified. Something that left me saddened as there was no way I was going to do that. She had already done it to him and I likely helped make that happen!
And all because of my prior words to him...
"I-I d-don't think I can..." I said with a sniffle before tears started to come out.
"Hey! Hey, hey, hey! Don't start crying, we're talking about you being in love! You should always be happy!" Ayi-chira tried to comfort me with before she came over and hugged me. Her hands once again feeling me up as she did so, but, I just did not care.
"Yeah, love that will never be returned by him at this rate because he is too interested in you!" I nearly screamed in despair before calming down slightly. Looking away as I was rocked back and forth by the Ibenorocon.
"Interested in me? Pfffft, we're just good friends!" she said to me in an attempt to brush it off. But I wasn't having any of it, it was clear Nin liked her!
"No! He clearly has his eye on you! You do pretty much everything together and he is always at his happiest when you are with him!" I said to her before forcing myself out of her hug.
Then, she sighed, "I know he does... I know... I just don't want to reject him should he finally ask the question..."
I then calmed down suddenly, "Y-You aren't interested in him?" a slight bit of hope having been put inside of my heart.
She shook her head before cautiously looking about, "I'm just not the kind of person who can do committed relationships like that... Maybe I could tell him it has to do with him being... what he is... But I just would not be able to. It would not be fair on him should he discover what I like to do when I am not with anyone else."
"I see, so... Is there anything I could possibly do to get Nin's eyes on me rather than you...?" I asked her, my own selfish desires coming to the forefront when I did so. Yet, despite how clearly selfish it was. It brought a smile back to Ayi-chira's face when I said that.
"There might be, but, it will take some practise to do it."
"Do what?" I asked her as we both stood up. My eyes soon watching her hand go down before her hips began to bounce. Her body quickly moving around before I was then being groped from behind.
"It's quite simple, really, I teach you how to dance like an Ibenorocon and put this body of yours to good use. I never got particularly lucky growing up, but you did. So you can do so much more than I!" she said to me with her emphasis being her chest being pressed against me. It didn't take long for me to feel the rest of her chest either. So I understood her point quickly.
I still gave her a shock, though.
"I did tell you not to do that again." I said to her with a small smile before she began to giggle.
"Then let's get you dressed and we can get started!" she said to me as she grabbed my hands with hers before running. My stumbling about not being as bad as I was not in heels this time. But, her strength certainly was enough to drag me around.
"Dressed into what!? Neither of us brought a spare set of clothes!"
"No! But while I was exploring the airship I found a small workshop with tools to repair uniforms! We can make something!" she explained to me which left me smiling widely myself. I knew very much how to make clothes and I was thinking of the last time I did it. How Rossie-chira smiled when Nin finally saw us in our clothes. A far more modest outfit than what I was likely going to make this time around!
But, that was fine! I was just in such a good mood now! Nin may not have his eye on me at the moment but those who would likely be in my way were now gone! Rossie-chira had a falling out with him and Ayi-chira just said she was not interested!
So even if it took me some time then I'd be able to experience that future! That future I saw in the temple where I had a child in me and we were back home and he was my husband! A future where all my problems were solved and I could just enjoy my life again with my family! Both old and new!
"So what are we making anyway!?" I then asked her as we ran deeper and deeper into the airship.
"We'll be making you your own dancer's outfit like what I have!" she said to me with a bright smile. Confirming in my head what I might have to work on. But, admittedly, I was a little stumped. I may wear more proactive clothing as of late but I was still a modestly-minded woman!
But as I looked about this workshop I was brought to, I noticed some things, "It doesn't seem to have much to work with." I said quietly while messing around with a spool of thread.
"There's enough! We won't need much anyway, however, we'll just discuss a design for now." Ayi-chira explained as she cleared a desk and gently slammed a tablet down. Her body hopping up and down on a stool once she was done.
"I guess I'll hear what you have to say, then." I said just before I sat down. A frustrated look from her soon being directed at me.
"Ah! Why'd you have to be dressed like this!? No, wait, I can sort this out, where are your clothes!? Nevermind!" she began to ramble before she dashed off out of the room. Leaving me alone in it and on a stool, mostly naked. A few sparks soon coming off of me as it was not a heated room.
"I guess I can try and draw a few sketches..." I muttered before rubbing my body to pat down some goosebumps. Placing a large needle near my lips and patting it against them while I thought on what I could do. Ayi-chira's outfits had a few things consistent about them. So I guess I should use them as a basis.
Similar to Rossie-chira in a way, it was revealing and distinctly erotic, however, it did it in a different way. While Rossie-chira's clothes were tight-fitting and built around spots that caught the eyes of men. Ayi-chira's was far looser and made frequent use of loose segments that bagged around her limbs. They even had trails that one could follow along when she was dancing, which was probably the point.
"Maybe it is just because she is slimmer than me, but..." I began to say quietly to the tablet before me. My hands having just sketched in a few images of what her bra's and panties generally looked like. They were not loose and did not seem easy to take off, unlike Rossie-chira, but, they were revealing. They even had metal frames sometimes...
But, then, I was struck with an idea, struck so much I might die from it as it was that sudden! I could try and create a fusion between my current attire and what Ayi-chira has right now! And, using my lightning magic, I could steadily add on metallic elements to it. Now if only I could narrow down what I wanted.
One of my sketches was a design with loose flaps of cloth and lots of metal chains and jewellery pieces. Another leaned more towards Rossie-chira's lingerie-style clothing mixed in with some of those flowing pieces. While this other one I had was just a cloth bra with a knot at the front and a long skirt with a fully open front. I had so many ideas and I just wasn't sure which ones I would look best in...
"FOUND THEM! FOUND THEM!" yelled Ayi-chira as she suddenly came running back in with my clothes. She even had my hat which I had initially left nowhere near the rest. It all soon being shoved into my hands once she was in here proper. I even nearly fell off my stool!
"Get off!" I had to tell her firmly once I got off the stool safely. As she just kept trying to force the clothes onto my body. So, once she was off, I started getting changed again, but, it was not a quick process. Those copper frames I had in this outfit made it stiff at parts and it needed a certain method to get it on.
"There! Perfect! Now, let me see..." Ayi-chira then said once I was done putting on my clothes. Her eyes lingering on my high-heels first before she looked elsewhere. A frown on her face as she got very close to my chest before prodding it. In fact, she did this with quite a few parts of me.
"Well?" I then asked her as she began to draw something. The way she stuck her tongue out in disgust after her eyes saw my designs bothering me greatly. If she had a problem with my designs she could at least explain the issue... Rather than being a child and vomiting at them...
"I am thinking that, ironically, despite your impressive body... We should go for something less revealing... Have it fit more with your usual style." she said to me before looking at the gap in my top-half that showed off my underboob. Coming over to her as she urged me closer so I could then see her design. It was an interesting one if I was to say. Compared to mine, it really was more modest.
Well, if we ignored how the legs and arms were completely bare. Only a bracelet for each leg and a ring for each hand. Not much at all but the majority was all on the main body and hips. It even involved some metal parts in the design.
It had a pair of decorative cloth strips that formed a V-shape and went over my breasts. Ones that came out from the middle of my crotch and then rolled over my shoulders. Likely going back down in a similar V-shape manner. And, going by how there was an extension down below, Was this likely meant to be one piece of cloth?
My face went a little red at the thought of it, just a piece of cloth covering my breasts with a bareback... It would not take much at all to make my breasts come loose if that was the case. But, if this was a dancing outfit, wouldn't my chest being loose be detrimental...? How would we even measure the required length of this cloth?
Because, frankly, I did not trust Ayi-chira enough to sensibly fit such a cloth on. She would drag us down into a fight just because she wanted to play with my chest! But, outside of that, there was also this stiff-looking piece that went on to my hips. I guess they were to make my hips look more rounded?
But, now that I had seen this, I had been given a new idea, "Hand that over for a moment." I asked but in reality, demanded of Ayi-chira. Immediately after doodling down a new design that took some inspiration from that hip piece she made. Unfortunately, I had to keep her off of me as she was moaning and complaining.
"No! My one is perfect!" she moaned before her eyes widened once I was done with my new design. It kept the hip piece, but this time it lightened it up by cutting a hole about where the hip bone is. The cloth was instead replaced by a corset-like piece that would securely cup my breasts from the side. Yet, would also push them up and make them seem even bigger!
I even took some inspiration from my Rossie-chira inspired pieces and put on a pair of garter-belt suspender leggings! And then a pair of gloves as well as I didn't want to be too naked... Even if it was for Nin to see and hopefully be aroused by... I still had some decency to maintain!
"That one, that one!" Ayi-chira cheered while bouncing up and down with her finger out.
A laugh leaving me before I said anything, "Calm down!" I said to her before she began to rummage about.
"But what colours!?" she then said in a manner that almost made it seem like she was panicking.
"Well, how about red and black? It contrasts your blue and gold." I said to her as I came over. The tapping of my heels being very relaxing as it felt weird moving about earlier with no heels.
"We could just keep your current colour scheme to be entirely honest...?" she then said to me with a ponderous tone. Her fingers drumming about her mouth while I just looked down. I suppose that could work, but it was a little dull in a way, no? Nin might not even notice much of a difference!
"The copper is only here because of my magic, this outfit won't need any magic being used with it."
"It might! I use magic when I dance, so why not try it with yours?"
"Your magic was entirely developed around your love of dancing, mine was developed out of a want to go up." I said to her just before transmuting myself into lightning. This spell having been an adaptation of my older one as I lacked clouds to use at the Academy. Quickly going back to normal and watching as Ayi-chira played with a piece of rope.
"You can still conduct your magic, though, right?"
"Well, yes, obviously, magic control applies to everyone regardless."
"No, I mean, conduct it through metal, like, we could add some bits that dangle and you can let them, you know, spark up!" she clarified while moving her hands about. Little bits of water coming off with each flick.
"I see, I can't say that is a good idea." I then said to her as I imagined myself doing that.
"Why not? You can turn yourself into magic! It can't be that hard surely?"
"It is when you take into account how embarrassed a dance routine in something like this would make me!" I pointed out to her as my face went a little red. My thoughts already full of images of me being ogled by Nin.
"Oh, yeah, that's right, confidence issues." she mumbled quietly, but not quietly enough.
"I don't have confidence issues!"
"But you're so easily embarrassed?"
"I'm so easily embarrassed because I was brought up to be a decent, modest woman with grace about her and everyone around me acts so inappropriate all the time!" I let out in one big, frustrated go. My breathing full of trembles as I began to flood with annoyance.
"We do not!" Ayi-chira retorted back with loudly.
"Do not? There have been several points since I started doing this with you that you have groped my breasts!" I said to her while grabbing them myself and moving them about. Her eyes focusing on them before she pouted and turned away.
"Show off." she muttered which then made me even more frustrated. Why did she just try to change the conversation topic!?
"I am not! I am proving a point!" I said to her before failing in an attempt to scream. Soon just sitting down with a sigh before playing with some of the tools in this room. A smile on Ayi-chira's face as she danced about slightly.
"So can we make the outfit now? I can start teaching you how to," she began to say before she began to dance erotically, "dance!" she finished off with as she sprawled herself out on a table.
"Fine, let's get this over with." I said to her before crossing my arms and looking away. A gust of air leaving my nose before I relaxed. Images flashing in my mind of me finally getting Nin's attention. Maybe it would catch his eye to such a degree that he even...
"Focus!" I was then interrupted with before a light tap hit my head. An intense frown soon being directed at Ayi-chira as the images disappeared from my mind. I was quite enjoying those dangerous thoughts and she went and ruined it...
"Hold on, I need to undress so we can accurately measure my body!" I tell her as I began to undress again. However, before I had even gotten a glove off, I made sure the door to this room was sealed shut. Getting back to it all once I was satisfied by that being done. Wouldn't want anyone walking in now, would we?
And I was even feeling a little nostalgic, even if it was not with Rossie-chira. But, it was almost like when we made kimono's together! A very precious memory of mine, in fact. Just spending a few days making clothes with someone after years alone on the seas and roads...