"So what kind of room is best for you, then?" I asked Lari as she quietly stood about near me.
"Ideally we would want some room, but you having a nice spot to sit in too would be nice." she clarified to me softly as her hand drummed a table.
"So you are sure you and Einervaene are ready?" I then chose to ask her as I noted her reserved behaviour. I was successful in getting the two to get back together to do this but it was a sloppy job. Both often mentioned how something was off and how Einervaene lacked patience. And, perhaps, it was a good thing Vadei got involved with it, a more neutral third party.
At least, I hoped she kept herself neutral as I did not want her stoking the fires of either side. But, I would trust her for now, I needed to learn to trust them all. So this would have to be my starting point regarding it. So now all I had to do was see it through.
"We are ready, yes. I have taught the other two the moves and they are confident they can perform them well. I just hope they don't have an issue with me taking the lead..." she said to me as her face went down. My claw having to halt the process and bring it back up.
"If you need to lead them, then lead them. Just see if you can let them have a moment where they are the centre of attention."
She smiled, "I will have to see, losing myself in the dance is my favourite part."
I tapped her side and rubbed it, "Go on then, get them ready, I'll be in the captain's chair for the dance. I'll make sure it is all tidy and that as well, should offer you plenty of room." I told her before I watched her nearly run off. A small smile on her face as she moved along to get her part done. And my digits were soon tapping my upper leg as I headed off too.
Nervous chittering filling my ears before I finally got to the command area of the ship. Loud clicks then came out of my mouth as I looked about. It felt a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be so that worried me. If they were on rocky talking terms then even a slight nudge would set them off.
"I'll just chuck these all over here, I suppose." I said to myself as I began to move chairs and other items out of the way. Yet, as I stood there with the final two chairs, I got the urge to put them back. It was odd to see this place like this. All these machines for the airship were intended to have legs or chairs under them...
But, I put aside the petty need for things to be a certain way and sat down. Waiting for anything to happen in regards to who was in here. Looking up shortly after as the lights were suddenly dimmed with the exception of a select few. And, admittedly, I could not tell if those few were made brighter.
I felt like they were...
And then they all came in dressed in new outfits with only Einervaene having anything on her feet. Vadei and Lari were both barefoot but they also had something different too. They both had flowing and loose pieces of cloth attached to their arms and legs. Einervaene, however, had what looked more like chainmail instead.
I could only guess for her and Lari at the very least, their outfits were made to incorporate their magic. But, while I quite appreciated the effort that went into these outfits, how each one was unique. Einervaene's being more reserved and tight while Lari's was loose. And Vadei's was a lot more revealing but her tail had also been decorated.
Something did bother me with it, Vadei and Einervaene... They both had clear injuries still present on their bodies. And, unfortunately, Einervaene's outfit was ruined by her arm bandages. But, still, they were standing before me with eager and nervous smiles.
So I gave my approval to them through word and gesture, "I am already wowed, care to make me even more so?" I asked the trio. Something that got a smile from each of them. Vadei, however, seemed to have got her smile by seeing the other two smile.
"So, as I am sure you are already aware..." Lari began to say.
"But, today, we have been preparing to show you..." Vadei added on.
"A dance done in an Ibenorrocon fashion!" Einervaene finished off with before some kind of fans appeared. Her magic crackling across their feathery bodies as her legs bent and hips moved forward. Music soon coming from somewhere after Vadei rather clumsily put some on. Unfortunately, I had no idea what kind of music this was, but it had clear beats to it.
So I guess it was made to serve as a guide for their hips as they were all bouncing in synch. Their sides jabbed out and their legs moved about along with other parts. Vadei and Einervaene hid and revealed themselves with their limbs moving wildly. Meanwhile, Lari would weave around them and skillfully adapt her movements to theirs.
Each one of them even took on a different kind of eroticism with the help of Lari. Who served somewhat as a guide for my eyes. With her lingering on the edge of the light gesturing to either Vadei or Einervaene. The pair of them having seemingly gone dead in the eyes as they focused.
Vadei had her tail dance about behind her while her front faced me and she turned to do the other side. She held it delicately and moved about it as her chest and legs were thrust about. And then, once Einervaene's turn came, I became enamoured by how her magic was worked into it. Little sparks danced about with her and traced her movements.
Her narrow tipped heels serving as anchors while her hips went out and about in wide arcs. Those feather fans in her hands opening and closing so she could add something extra. And she even fluttered them as they went down in time with the slow conversion of her body. A woman made of lightning standing before me until she then went back to normal.
And then, finally, Lari came out to take the centre stage and small wisps of water appeared. Gently being kicked up by her as she swerved her foot and slammed it down. The other two even got involved and caught the moisture on fan or tail. The pair of them moving away slowly as Lari's dance became more intense.
Then, suddenly, Lari dropped to the ground and sprawled out. Something that initially made me get up in worry before I saw her movements. This was all part of the act so I settled down. Even if I did not sit back down.
Instead, I focused on the woman I loved in a way I never did to the other two. I pedantically observed her as she began to bring herself up. It was like watching a fish out of water, at least, until she got firm footing. And when that happened, I was entranced as the water hid her as she steadily came back up.
Then, it all ended with all three of them sending water out with their own twists. Lari just went all out while Vadei spun her tail around. And Einervaene, well, she apparently decided to shoot a lightning bolt at the wall. Something that had humorous consequences.
"AH!" she yelped out in shock as she seemingly overdid it. The smell of burnt metal in my nose as all of us stared at the big black mark on the wall. That music Vadei put on still playing until she turned it off.
But, to break the ice, I started laughing loudly until those three got involved. And with that, I successfully saved Einervaene from dying of embarrassment. Then with that done, Vadei began to put everything back to normal and I was suddenly swarmed. It got to the point I felt the need to retreat back to the captain's chair.
"Well!?" they all pretty much asked at once as they crowded me.
"Well..." I breathed out while trying to avoid their gazes, "Where do I even begin? Where do I begin?" I said while tapping my chest with a nervous fist.
"How about starting on the part where you just couldn't keep your eyes off of these?" Vadei cheekily suggested as she grabbed Einervaene and squashed Lari between them. The face of the best dancer being mostly hidden behind barely covered breasts.
"What about your legs?" Lari then pointed out as she made some room for her mouth between the milk-holders. A small smile coming to my face before I then had legs struck up in front of me. One mostly bare while the other had a tight boot on them. And they only showed off how tight they were as I moved my eyes along.
"I enjoyed your dance very much, you all had something to add to it."
"Yes, yes," Vadei then drolled out with a mimicking hand, "but which one of us was the sexiest?"
"Uh... The best was probably Lari-" I said in an effort to change the topic back to dancing.
"Larishazza? Have you seen her?" Vadei then asked in disbelief as she began to bully Lari. Her hands aggressively patting her body and pointing out how petite she was in comparison. Yet, for some reason, my thoughts were more focused on how Vadei was the way she was. She was a former slave, wasn't she?
Felt like that should have come with certain connotations...
"Fine, you want an answer on which one I found sexiest? It was probably you then, Vadei, or do you need reminding on how skimpy your outfit is in comparison to the other two?" I then answered with a frustrated sigh. Something that left her quiet and blushing heavily, a small, smug smile on her face. Even if that smugness was often hidden behind the more open embarrassment.
"Aw..." Einervaene then let out in disappointment.
And I knew full well why, "Don't worry," I started to whisper to her, "your outfit is the best." and that at least did something. As now she was smiling herself and standing a little prouder.
"LAST ONE BACK INTO THEIR NORMAL CLOTHES HAS TO CLEAN UP!" Lari then shouted out which saw the other two dash off. A wide grin on her face before she took off her wavy parts.
"I was beginning to wonder why your's didn't look too different." I commented as I realised that she was just in her usual attire the entire time.
"We wanted to get it done soon and we also did not have the resources for more... So Vadei ended up wearing what I would have."
"That's good, fits her better." I said with a shrug. Smirking at the pout I got as a response before I then started putting chairs and such back.
She then sighed as she looked at the exit, "I still have a while to go before she starts trusting me again."
I stopped what I was doing and nudged her, "Don't worry about it too much, to use myself as an example. I managed to start being happier around her again. It will come soon, and then, you will have a moment that makes you forget all your issues with her." I told her in reference to how she fought to save my life.
"Did Einervaene happen... Did she happen to tell you something important recently, by the way?" Lari then asked me. Something I felt was a little out of nowhere, well, at least until I thought on it. Was Lari aware of Einervaene's feelings for me? Was that why she kept trying to get us two near each other before Salahma attacked?
"She did." I said as my face hardened.
"And...?" Lari asked with an elongated voice as a smile came.
"She still waits for an answer." I said to her as my mood soured.
"Just say the Y-word to her, Ninno! It can't hurt to give it a go."
I then moved my left arm up and took something off it, "Do you happen to feel any different?"
Lari became confused, "Am I supposed to? Why did you take your bracelet off? Oh! Can I wear it for a bit?" she asked as she reached for it.
"No, it's mine." I said to her with a forced laugh before I put it back on. A very subtle expression of my frustration going into the first chair I moved. A clear mark of anger having been pressed into the steel frame.