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 Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:35 am
Tirzah nodded along as she followed Rhoea to his own alcove a short distance away. Everything seemed....relatively straightforward, except one thing: "Farms in the treetop?" she asked incredulously, looking up toward the branches. "I should like to see that..." She wondered how on earth that would work.
"Thank you, said Tirzah as she stepped over the threshold, looking around. She was impressed by how tidy he was; Alborada had heavily implied that he was a sloppy housekeeper. She smiled warmly as the opened window offered a cool breeze. "You have a lovely home," she said. She could easily imagine having one of these for herself. How different it would be, than living in a cave! The brightness and warmth of the Tree enchanted her, and the more she saw the more she fell in love.
"Hm? Oh, yes please," she agreed with an eager nod. She didn't admit that she hadn't used the shower at the resort, either, for not knowing how it worked and being too embarrassed to ask.
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:47 pm
"I'm not sure 'lovely' is the right word... but thanks anyways." Thankfully it seemed to be airing out pretty quickly - living higher up in a smaller place tended to have such an effect.
He moved past her and into the smaller attached room and began gesturing as he explained. "Well, this is the toilet. Just uh... like... use the water from here..." He gestured to a pot below a sink-like area, "If you gotta... y'know... help anything more solid along." ******** awkward. If only they had flushing toilets like at Las Venus. Moving on. "This bucket is for washing your hands, and over here..." he walked to a spot where water was being held above a shower stall, pausing for a moment before reaching up. Good. Look like it'd been warmed for the day. He got back down and pointed to a little faucet. "Turn this to turn on the water. Keep in mind, though, that it's limited to what I've got up there, so you should keep it off if you're not actively using it." Hauling it up there was a massive pain. The makeshift plumbing the tree had was good for getting cold water, but then he had to manually fill the holding pot for the shower...
"Let me know if ya need anything else, aight?" He gave a thumbs up before excusing himself from the room and moving to sit comfortably on the loveseat.
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:56 pm
Tirzah focused on what Rhoea was saying, committing the instructions to memory. "Thanks she said again, setting the towels on a small shelf and the soap shapes on the edge of the shower stall.
Once he'd left, Tirzah began preparing herself to bathe, which today mostly included taking the tie and braid out of her hair. She shook it out and then stepped into the shower, turning the water on as instructed. She was taken extremely by surprise when the water came out warm, which manifested as a small yelp and then a giggle. What luxury!
Remembering that Rhoea had said the water was limited, she quickly set about to washing herself. As she did, she daydreamed about what her own alcove might be like, how she might like to decorate it and such. She fantasized about making a new life here, going to the pub with Rhoea and Menahem--and making new friends as well! What might she do for work? Well, she knew how to farm, and Rhoea also worked the fields, so that was a natural avenue. She was still very intrigued by the idea of a farm up in the canopy of the Great Tree, but Rhoea hadn't seemed to excited about the idea, and she liked the idea of working alongside him more.
The thought made her blush a little. She did like Rhoea rather a lot. He'd made quite an impression on her at the resort. Tirzah was interested in...exploring those feelings more, but he and Menahem clearly had something going as well that she wasn't about to get in the middle of.
She finished her shower and reversed the process she'd used to turn the water on. She stepped out and toweled off, then re-braided her hair while it was still damp. Tirzah felt more refreshed than she had in ages. She couldn't believe she'd gone this long without coming to the Tree and participating in, well, civilization.
She hung up her wet towel and stepped out, all smiles. "That was wonderful," she gushed. "I never thought you could heat water for bathing like that!" Tirzah realized this made her sound...real uncivilized, but she didn't care. She did a little twirl as she crossed the room toward Rhoea. Sitting next to him on the loveseat, she drew close, and her smile curled into something more mischievous.
"How long do we have until dinner?~" she asked, lifting a suggestive eyebrow.
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:39 pm
Rhoea took the time alone to zone out, arms resting on the back of the loveseat as he leaned back and looked up at the ceiling. The only sounds he could hear was the water intermittently running as Tirzah cleaned herself, and it didn't take long for the soft smell of soap to permeate enough of the room to reach him. That said, he made a conscious effort to not really think about much in the time that passed - his thoughts had seemed to drift towards his best bro more often than not as of late, and he really didn't feel like tackling that anytime soon.
Or ever, really.
He turned his head towards the bathroom as he heard it open and offered a whistle of appreciation for Tirzah's lovely, still damp body. The way it accentuated her muscles in just the right ways was very... very attractive. And the way he could feel the heat slightly radiating with a soft, sweet scent (that he very much was ignoring was also his sister's). He smirked as he met her gaze with his own and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Who needs dinner, babe, when I've already got my dessert right here?"
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