ichoosefight | 15 - Making the best of an awkward situation

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15 - Making the best of an awkward situation

Hey, guys, you know if you need clothes Bianca doesn't need a special office to make or adjust them, right? Just thought I'd remind you all. And I've got some of my sister's clothes if anybody needs 'em. Men's clothes are way easier.

[ Steph knows exactly who she was yesterday, but giving it away right at the start wouldn't be any fun, now would it? Still, she's happy to lend out her clothes and make adjustments so that she has something to wear too. ]

If you don't have anything to wear to pick up new clothes, lemme know. I'll bring you a towel, if nothing else.

And try not to get too excited about your new bodies. They're temporary, remember? [ Side-eyeing you, John. ]

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Strangely? It feels like I was born with it. I mean, I keep forgetting I'm bigger and stronger than normal, but other than that...

[ She waits patiently for Cass to finish ogling her before offering up the swimsuit and one of the towels. ]

How do I look?

[It's not ogling.... it's a little ogling, but it's not every day she'll see Stephanie as a boy. She's allowed and she's fairly certain that if their rolls were reversed Steph would be looking at her the same way.

She takes the towel and flips it over her shoulder, then holds her free hand up as a target.]

Hit.

[She wants to judge this new and improved strength for herself.]

[ She has to transfer the remaining towel and bikini to her other arm to give Cass a good hard punch with her right hand. She's already had a chance to test it fighting Scorpius. ]

See?

[Cass knows in a distant kind of way that in her time here, she hasn't been too terribly expressive. With Steph, she's tried to think of ways to fix it because if there's anyone who deserves more, deserves trying, it's Stephanie.

It hasn't been going well. Now, though, her eyes widen a bit in surprise and she looks pleased. Her fingers curl around the fist against her palm and she keeps it, twining fingers together as she nods.]

Much better.

Heh. [ She's pleased with herself, though suddenly aware that they haven't sparred since Cass got here. She wonders if she's gotten any stronger as a girl, too. ]

Try not to get too attached, it's only temporary.

Mm.

[It doesn't get much more noncommittal than that, does it? She nods towards the pool, letting go of Steph's hand.]

Get in. I'll change.

Sure, see you in a bit!

[ She hands off the bikini, tosses the towel onto the nearest chair, and promptly tears off her shirt. Hell yeah, canon ball. ]

[Or see her now. Cass doesn't go anywhere, she just bends over to start untying her shoelaces. She has no issues with nudity, never has, and even Steph suddenly being a boy won't change that. The only difference now comes after Cass has swept her own shirt off, when she's putting her hands on the waistband of her jeans before pausing.]

Probably should... swim facing away, for now.

Huh?

[ She makes the mistake of glancing over to see what Cass is talking about. As she would normally she doesn't think much of it, is content to turn away and mind her own business. ]

Oh, yeah, sorry.

[ Of course, her body has another plan, and no matter how much of her own business she minds it doesn't seem to stop a boner. ]

It's fine. Was a suggestion for you, not me. Can handle you looking.

[She says it offhand because it honestly doesn't matter to her if Steph looks or not. If she needs to look away, that's fair. If she peeks, Cass doesn't mind. It's nothing she hasn't seen, no matter what body she's in.

She doesn't rush as she undresses, and then has to take the time to turn the bikini around in her hands, trying to find the up. She's only worn one of these once, they still don't make a whole lot of sense to her.]

[ Wow, what does she even do now? She can't answer, that's for sure. She sort of curls up, treading water mostly with her hands, and faces the opposite wall and tries not to accidentally turn at all.

She's starting to think she understands the term 'blue balls' now. ]

[Before too much longer, there's a splash as Cass joins Steph in the pool, all the bits to cause problems safely covered up. Of course she's also wet now, but that's neither here nor there. She swims up behind Steph, then taps her shoulder.]

Can look now. You're safe.

[ She practically jumps out of her skin at the tap, which is ironic, because that's what she'd really like to do just now. Instead she spins around so that her knees are still up and smiles at her friend. ]

Hiya.

[ Goddamnit, she looks really good in that bikini too. Even with all the scars, it just works. ]

[Cass treads water close to Steph and doesn't move away when the spinning happens, just wipes the water from her face and focuses on that smile. It's entirely Steph, even if it is on the face of Stephen.]

Hello. Is that comfortable?

[She nods to the way Steph's knees are up, meaning that entirely and not the condition of her crotch. She is in no way asking if it's comfortable to have an erection you have to hide, but if Steph wants to interpret it that way...]

[ She is just going to assume that the combo of knees and swim trunks are doing their job and hiding the unwanted boner. ]

Yup, totally comfortable. It's like exercise, just in the water.

[This is just getting to be ridiculous, but Steph's knees are up high enough that Cass can reach under the water to put a hand on one and give it a push down.]

I already know. Just relax.

[ She dips down under the water with Cass' gentle push so that her nose is almost touching the surface, turning ever brighter shades of pink.

Look at these puppy eyes, Cass. Don't you feel sorry for her plight? ]

[Anyone else and she would leave. She would become frustrated with this, avoidance of something so simple and unimportant in the grand scheme of things, because it's only a body reacting to stimulus and if there's anything Cass understands it's that.

But it's Stephanie, no matter the body, so she leans in and kisses her forehead.]

It's fine. I'm not upset.

[ Her head comes up enough so that she can speak without choking on water. ]

I'm not really-- I mean, I don't really know what the hell is happening but it is deeply uncomfortable.

[ She's not even entirely sure what she's embarrassed about. Who knew penises could cause so much confusion? ]

It's natural. Bodies do this.

[She moves her hand to Steph's hair now, pushing it back and feeling it slip through her fingers. She likes it short like this, but she misses the long blond strands she could be twisting around her fingers.]

Boy bodies don't hide things, they speak loudly. It's the body, so don't... feel weird, about it.

[ Wow Cass that is really only making everything harder. ]

Yeah, with boys! It's not supposed to do it with your best friend.

[ Stephanie look at your life, look at your choices ]

[Literally or figuratively?]

Well, it is. It's fine, I don't mind.

[ Both. ]

I just, this is a weird new thing for me, you know? It's not personal.

[ Also not one-hundred percent new, if she really thinks about it. But still totally confusing. ]

I know. It won't last.

[She takes her hand away after then and stays silent for a few moments before starting to move away.]

I'll leave. Will be easier, for you.

I can't do anything right today.

[ Excuse her, she is just going to dunk her head underwater and stay there as long as she can hold her breath.

Which is really a lot shorter than you might expect from a well-trained vigilante. ]

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