Cath was towards the back of her little pool, letting the water take her mind away to her home and the days before the Den was her life. Half day dreaming, half submerged she was easily missed in the darker side of the pool. Of course the shallower end, where she saw many of her clients, was lit up from the bottom in soft pastels. It was set up to be a lovely grotto since she couldn't use a typical bed like some of the other courtesans, though there was an area that had just the smallest amount of water in it so that her clients didn't have to be in water if they didn't want to be.
Other than that the room was simply dark, and that was conducive to the sleep she was trying to slip into.
Other than that the room was simply dark, and that was conducive to the sleep she was trying to slip into.
Garuji had been looking for a good place to soak, somewhere where the little Hylortian maid wouldn't find him. He didn't mind fooling around with a maid or two if they were willing, but this particular maid constantly wanted his attention and he didn't want to deal with it at the moment.
That was how he found himself sneaking into Cath's room, which he'd overheard had a wading pool because of what she was. He hoped that whatever species Cath was, she was out entertaining somewhere else because he slipped into the pool with a sigh of relief and headed for the deeper end where he could lean against the side of the pool and be almost totally submerged. His biomarks were going nuts, glowing and flickering in blue because he was finally content. He didn't even see Cath floating on the other side of the pool, but she would most definitely see him if only because of the light show.
That was how he found himself sneaking into Cath's room, which he'd overheard had a wading pool because of what she was. He hoped that whatever species Cath was, she was out entertaining somewhere else because he slipped into the pool with a sigh of relief and headed for the deeper end where he could lean against the side of the pool and be almost totally submerged. His biomarks were going nuts, glowing and flickering in blue because he was finally content. He didn't even see Cath floating on the other side of the pool, but she would most definitely see him if only because of the light show.
Cath was startled by the sudden intrusion into her pool and she quickly moved behind a rock, hiding as best as she could though the lights were curious to her. Sticking her head around the rock she peered at Garuji, worry streaked face and tentacle hair waving frantically. Cath was partially terrified, no one ever came into her pool that wasn't a client but he wasn't...acting like a client.
"Hello?" The voice that flowed out was meek and tiny, she had her hands clenched to the rock and her body completely behind it so the only that was exposed was part of her face.
"Hello?" The voice that flowed out was meek and tiny, she had her hands clenched to the rock and her body completely behind it so the only that was exposed was part of her face.
Garuji cracked an eye open and glanced in the direction of Cath, "Hello. I take it this is your pool?" His biospots dimmed a bit, "I was feeling a little dried out. I'm sure you understand." It wasn't quite the truth, but it wasn't a total lie either. "One of the maids told me you had a nice pool in your room."
Cath wasn't moving from behind her rock, he could still be dangerous! "Um...yes, do you not have a pool?" She didn't know, it wasn't often she wasn't in the pool or in some tank so she wasn't sure about the others' rooms.
"Oh, I do. Dried out is not a good way to be, it kinda hurts sometimes." Cath eased out from behind the rock a bit, she wasn't exactly a pretty creature but she was far from hideous...for most species anyway. "It's comfortable. Are you new here?"
"Oh, I do. Dried out is not a good way to be, it kinda hurts sometimes." Cath eased out from behind the rock a bit, she wasn't exactly a pretty creature but she was far from hideous...for most species anyway. "It's comfortable. Are you new here?"
"I do. But yours is nicer." He looked her over when she came out from behind the rock, "I am. I haven't seen anything like you before. What are you?" He was blunt, but he hadn't made any move to get closer to her. He was content to just sit in the water and soak it up with his skin.
Cath offered a soft smile at that, "I do quite like this pool, much better than the tank. You don't have to live in water do you?" Garuji seemed nice enough and she came out a bit more, exposing herself from the shoulder up. "I am Hanaeglolircaz, what are you?" Her race was not widely known, but she had never seen his kind either. "Do you always glow?"
"I don't have to. But I like it." As for what he was he shrugged, "Humbite." He stretched his legs out and titled his head back, "Most of the time I do. Except when I'm sleeping." He seemed to be blunt and to the point but not mean. He hadn't made a move towards Cath either, so she could probably come out from behind the rock.
There was a soft smile at that, "I like it too." Garuji called himself a Humbite and she tilted her head, coming out a bit more from behind the rock so that he could see more of her body. Nothing covered her soft flesh, and her tentacles swayed softly beneath the pool's surface. "I like that, I've never seen anyone like you before. Humbite...do all Humbites look like you?"
"More or less I suppose." He didn't really want to talk about his race so he left it at that. "You can come over here if you want to. I'm not going to hurt you." He thought it was odd that someone who seemed so delicate worked for Tikon. Of course not everything was what it seemed, maybe she had some kind of hidden talent!
Cath watched him, he said he wasn't going to hurt her, and he hadn't tried...but she was still leery. Though braver than some of her kin Cath pushed herself forward, tentacles moving her along carefully. Now that her body was fully exposed he could see her lavender colored skin dotted with dark bruises around her arms and hips specifically but also more spread out. She kept her distance a bit but did come to his side of the pool and relaxed against the side of it with a soft sigh. "Not everyone who comes into my pool is kind, I just...have to be sure."
Garuji looked her over as she came closer, "I'm no client." He just wanted the pool! The bruises on her body had him arching a brow, "Into rough play?" He wouldn't jump to conclusions given where they were, there was a good chance that in the bedroom Cath was totally different than she was now. "Where is your planet? I've never heard of it." He was curious, with how much traveling he'd done before he was taken as a slave he'd heard of a lot of places and seen a lot of things.
Cath watched him, "No, I suppose you aren't." When he looked at her bruises her eyes fell, "Not really." She was fairly submissive and as she relaxed in the water she wrapped her arms around herself and her tentacles twisted and she seemed to curl into herself. "I'm from Hanaeglor, it's quite far from here. Cold and dark, we didn't get many visitors. There really aren't many of us anymore really." She didn't sound sad, not really, it had been a long time since she had been home. "Where is your's? Other than home and my masters...I haven't seen many things."
"You must not like working here very much then." He shifted in the water, "Doesn't sound very nice." As for his home he shrugged. "Planet is out there somewhere. Never spent a lot of time on it. The ship I was living on crashed and we were all sold as slaves, and so here I am." He sounded bitter, "How'd you end up here if you aren't into the things this place is about?"
Cath looked down, "It could be worse. I could be home." She didn't like it here though, but she knew she was fairly lucky. Thinking of home made her sigh, "It wasn't, isn't truthfully. Our kind are very cruel to one another, vicious and dominating. Well...half of us anyway." Obviously Cath was not like that.
When he talked about his ship she frowned, "That's awful. I'm sorry that happened to you." She looked away at his question though, "I was captured along with a male from home. For a while we...belonged to a master who enjoyed watching what the male would do to me. He was much worse than this place has ever been."
Her fingers trembled beneath the water gently but she kept going, "He died while with the master, too old and weak to handle his...tastes. Without the male I wasn't nearly as fun anymore so he sold me here."
When he talked about his ship she frowned, "That's awful. I'm sorry that happened to you." She looked away at his question though, "I was captured along with a male from home. For a while we...belonged to a master who enjoyed watching what the male would do to me. He was much worse than this place has ever been."
Her fingers trembled beneath the water gently but she kept going, "He died while with the master, too old and weak to handle his...tastes. Without the male I wasn't nearly as fun anymore so he sold me here."
"Doesn't sound like any place I would want to visit." He looked over at her, "Well...at least you have a nice pool." He shrugged, "Seems like you should be grateful that he died. If he wasn't treating you well." Garuji had no love for Tikon, but he could at least say that he'd never been mistreated by the man.
Cath nodded, "It isn't a place anyone should visit." The comment about the pull made her smile, "I do, I am very grateful to have this pool indeed." The comment about being grateful that Plusus had died had her staring off, "I am. There are many worse places than here, I have no complaints." Which she didn't, she'd never once complained about any of the clients or the treatment that Tikon had given her. He was a good man and not someone she was afraid of.
Garuji nodded and went silent for a bit, just enjoying the water. He looked over at her and then reached out to touch one of her tentacle hairs and then looked at his finger. "Hm...not like mine then." He held up his right hand so she could see his one tentacle finger. The tip twisted and curled, and it had suckers on the bottom of it.
Cath didn't mind the silence she closed her eyes and relaxed in the water, well until he touched her hair. It was smooth and baby soft, with no suckers but it did wiggle around his finger. She tilted her head at him and then looked at his tentacle finger before reaching out and running one of her short fingers across it. She only had three fingers, they were small and thick but like her hair soft and almost tentacle like. "I've never seen anything with tentacle fingers..."
Garuji was amused by her hair, and he would have touched it again if she hadn't been exploring his tentacle. Her fingers were glowing when she pulled them away and he grinned. "Most only have the one tentacle on either the left or right hand...whichever is dominate. Some guys have them on both hands though." He let his hand drop back into the water, and even if she stuck her hand into the water her fingertips would be glowing for awhile. "I have an appointment soon..." He didn't want to get out of the pool though, here in this dark room with the weird little alien girl, it was easy to forget where he was.
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