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Princess Emerald Flitter
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You steer Zarah in a few general directions. Mostly, you focus on textures.
Fur, leather, spandex ... whatever feels nice!
Some of it is revealing, some of it is classy, some of it is just ... yeah.
You figure out that Zarah tends to not like to have a whole lot of her body covered up. Because she frequently has wounds on her, it tends to be uncomfortable if clothes are rubbing on them, so mostly, she prefers to keep the scarred parts of her body exposed.
While she tries stuff on, you ask her stuff!
You ask her how she found extraspace.
"I've been a mercenary for like, five years. Extraspace people showed up in my world and asked if anybody would be interested in coming with them. The caveat being that I'd have to work with you and your people for however long until I can retire, at which point I'm free to stay in this world or travel to whatever world I want. Pretty sweet deal."
You ask her about her home world.
"Well, planets are huge, but the region I come from is fairly arid. There's no electricity or anything, but there is a lot more magic and stuff. Offering magic is some of the least dangerous. Anyway, the countries nearby are always fighting. There's these warlords that control huge territories. I'm not really fond of any of them and basically had to do mercenary work to survive."
She doesn't seem to care that much about her home world, and doesn't seem particularly interested in saying much more. You do find out her fingerpads are natural for her species.
You ask how she'd feel about replacing an eye with a cybernetic.
"Oh, there's regeneration and healing magic in my world. Unfortunately, healing any of these wounds or regrowing my eyes would sever my connection with the Hungering Darkness, so I'd just be a worthless cripple. Or give it the opportunity to instantly consume me. It's random which one happens." She frowns. "I feel like any kind of technological workaround would have exactly the same problem."
>Zarah does appreciate that you're interested in helping her.
You ask her about maybe an implant that bathes her skull in light instead of letting her see.
"Although how much light I'm in matters, it's more of just how much darkness is around me generall. Like, if it's really dark where I'm 'looking,' so to speak, that's just as bad as me being in that dark, except, you know, I just point my face somewhere else if I'm not in the darkness."
You ask her about the other sacrifices.
"I mean, I don't have any idea. I've met other Offerings like myself who did mercenary work, but the sacrificed aren't kept together or anything. I'd imagine the ones who were taken fully probably died horribly in a state of absolute terror while they were consumed by the ever-hungering monster that is my inevitable fate?!" She starts cackling and drooling, but shakes herself out of it after a moment.
She does explain that anything that would make her abilities more comfortable or less taxing on her would also make them far less effective.
You do tell her that she's free to go to the spa whenever she wants on her own time, and the people there will probably wash her. No big deal. The facilities are available for all C.Orgs as long as they aren't full or closed for any reason.
"We'll see how it goes," she says.
She tries on lots of stuff, but you find that she doesn't really like collars. her neck is usually bruised and tender from Hanging, so it bothers her a bit.
You find several eye masks with eyes printed on them, and she tries several on. You also get some eye masks and blindfolds for whoever her roommmate is at the time, which will probably help with the 'lights always on' issue.
>Both the regular spa visits and blindfolds for her roommate will mitigate some of the negative impact Zarah has on her roommate.
You ask what kind of stuff she'd do to Fucc.
"So, I basically just become unconscious for a few hours every night instead of sleeping like normal. I don't ever remember falling asleep or waking up, and I have no idea what happens when I'm like that."
She pauses for several seconds. You almost tap her shoulder to see if she's ok before she suddenly continues.
"So point is, I have lots of night time time, so I would just like, draw on him with makeup, or put rubberbands or hair clips in his feathers, or lick his eyelids or whatever. I'd always try to be sitting right next to his bed leaning over him when he woke up so he would think I'd been watching him all night." She snickers.
"He was too afraid of me to actually try to bully me or anything, so I'd just slap whatever he was holding out of his hand or whatever when he was doing something. Just stuff like that."
You ask if she acted like that with the Extraspace people.
"I mean, I basically did orientation with them and then they started seeing if anybody wanted to hire me, so I was only there for like, three weeks? I was mostly learning as much as I could about the world and stuff, so I didn't really have much time to myself."
You ask her what subjects she'd rather avoid and if she has gone made use of any of the on-site mental health professionals.
"I'm not used to people asking me questions, so I don't know. And what use is there to talk about anything? My fate is sealed. My doom is known to me. It waits for me, always, claws and fangs gleaming in the darkness. In the shadows. Waiting for the price it purchased to finally be paid ... "
she shakes her head and waves her hands as if clearning away cobwebs. "ANYWAY!" she says.
You ask what she thinks of the staff and other C.Orgs.
"They mostly avoid me!" she says cheerily.
You ask what kind of food she likes.
"Ok, well, that's the one thing I do miss about home. I love honeyed wine and pomegranate beer. We didn't drink water really ever, so that's weird. And they tend to not want to give me beer first thing in the morning here. I also love ibex liver and sycamore fruit and I haven't seen those available anywhere. Or lotus bulbs. Those are delicious! The curry here is ok though." She pauses. "I don't really like candy. If something is sweet, it should be from honey or fruit. Sugar tastes weird to me."
You tell her she looks cute.
"Ha. Good one." she says, clearly uncomfortable.
You make sure and get her a nightlight and a poster of a kitten on a branch that says "HANG IN THERE." Even though she can't see it, she seems delighted when you tell her what it is.
>Zarah appreciates the gifts.
You tell her that you think her future with SexCom is promising, and you think she makes a strong addition to your team. Her healing ability is especially unique and useful, and you'll make sure she's rewarded for the hard work she puts in.
You do tell her that she would probably have an easier time if she adapted more to how things are here. She should probably try to bathe herself at least once every few days, and you'd be happy to show her how to it's done.
"Lewd," she says.
Now it's time to pick out outfits! You can pick as many as you want. Below are Zarah's opinions on each of them.
A) Fur coat, exercise shorts and a sports bra bring Zarah's unique flair to this ensemble. Zarah doesn't really like heavy or constricting garments, but likes the way the fur feels when she pets it. "Did this used to be a C.Org?" she asks. Probably not!
B) A sexy leather jacket, collar and bluejean shorts, along with an ahegao eye mask lets everyone know that Zarah is ready for business! The shirtlessness is sure to turn heads, although she isn't very fond of the stiff materials. She does like that it msotly avoids her wounded areas, though.
C) This sporty spandex and shutter shade combo is light and airy. Zarah likes the feel, btu doesn't like the belly coverage.
D) This t-shirt and shorts combo screams "Comfy and easy to wear!" This ensemble seems to advertise to everyone that the wearer likes tabletop games, video games, and/or collectable trading card games. Things that Zarah mostly can't enjoy!
E) Crop top, skirt, and arm-and leg-warmers along with an ahegao eye mask and spiked collar let everyone know this is one bad bitch! Although the skirt is heavier fabric, the rest of the articles are soft and mostly avoid her wounded areas.
F) Two eyepatches complete the look of this long, fluffy scarf and cape dress. This look broadcasts class and sophistication to anyone with eyes. Even though the dress has full coverage, the material is very light and doesn't seem to bother Zarah, although she'd rather ditch the scarf.
After that, it's time for the spa!
Do you want:
A) Individual full course - Give Zarah some alone time with the talented staff. This will end the date, but give Zarah a better spa experience. She'll get a sponge bath, sauna time, massage, and mani/pedi, plus have her hair washed and styled.
C) Couples Massage - How can anyone not like this?
D) Sponge bath/styling - you'll both have your hair and body washed, mani/pedis and have your hair styled. You'll be able to chat with Zarah and the staff.
E) Sauna - some alone time with Zarah in a hot steamy room.
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