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An Experiment gone very wrong (Maxy x Yuu Inohara)

Mari raised an eyebrow as she glanced around the entry hall, not quite sure she could believe what she was seeing. "This....this is what passes for religion around here? The word 'holy' obviously doesn't mean a thing around here....." She glanced around a little more and shook her head before walking a little further inside. "This entire place is absolutely perverted....is this whole planet like this...?" She muttered, then blinked as she heard a voice, looking over and blinking, looking at the woman suspsciously. Something was....odd....about her. Then again so was everyone else here. Maybe this woman was just another example of only being near-human rather than entirely human. "Hm? So....a Polytheistic culture huh....?" She supposed that this order of the crimson ring was the dominant religion in this city at least.

Mari walked over towards the woman cautiously, moving to follow her with a slight nod. "...Dr Mari Sonara" She followed the woman through the corridors to the large room, glancing around, looking at the odd red liquid in the middle of the room. It wasn't blood but....what was it? She walked over, leaning down to examine the liquid for a few moments, but given what had happened to her so far in this world she doubted it was the best idea to mess with something like this. She glanced back to the woman, then slowly went to sit opposite the woman. "....I was told to come here to ensure that I don't become pregnant after an....incident...last night. Can you do anything or not?" Straight to the point as usual....one thing Mari never could master was tact.
 
The woman blinked slightly at Mari's bluntness, momentarily opening her mouth to say something before closing it again a thoughtful look on her face. She gave a small sigh, rubbing her temples slightly, "... This has something to do with that Northerner that was brought in last night doesn't it?" She said flatly while somehow managing to keep her friendly expression, "... While interfering with one's fertility is not something the order condones... The goddess dictates that reproduction should be brought about through an act of love rather than force." She cleared her throat slightly before standing slowly, retrieving the bell from her sash and giving it a light ring.

The light taps of the metal ball against glass made a surprising amount of noise, the chimes echoing through the temple and soon a pair of young women, around Mari's age, entered the room, dressed in a similar manner to the older priestess, though with white sashes rather than red. The gave a polite bow to Katrina then Mari, "You called, mistress?" The asked in disciplined unison. The two seemed somewhat similar to the head priestess, with porcelain skin, heaving bosoms that strained against their robes, and a gentle glow to their eyes, though one hand short, straight, blond hair with blue eyes and the other long curly brown hair with blue-green eyes.

The high priestess gave a small nod to the girls gesturing to Mari, "Yes... I will need your assistance for a contraceptive ritual..." She said, her voice becoming somewhat serious and her face losing some of its friendly expression, ensuring the girls understood that she was serious. The two quickly scrambled to either side of the girl, suddenly grabbing hold of her arms. Katrina gave a soft sigh, looking over Mari for a moment, "You are sure you wish to do this? The process has never been known to be... Comfortable..." She warned before carefully dipping a slender finger into the red liquid.
 
"Well....I wouldn't exatly call it force but more.....unexpected...." Mari rubbed her head slightly, glancing away, preferring not to go into too many details. "Though they did say they were bringing her hear to have some silly seal reapplied....superstitious magical nonsense...." Mari muttered, shaking her head, not noticing what Katrina was doing until she heard the bell ring out. "Hm?" She glanced up, then blinked as two more women entered the room, their dresses just as tight around the chest, then again Mari's own dress was seemingly designed to almost show off her own ample chest. "....So....just why are your eyes glowing anyway...? Is that some kind of trait of your species...?" Mari blinked, watching the two girls coming around her, then yelped as she found herself grabbed by the arms, hoisted up to her feet.

"Um....a contraceptive ritual...? Just....what does this ritual involve...?" Mari looked up at Katrina, frowning slightly. "I.....if I wasn't sure then why would I be here? Look, I have no intentions of having a child right now. So just what do you need to do?" She glanced over at the red liquid. "Is that some kind of medicine or something?"
 
Katrina raised a brow slightly at the question about their eyes, "Species?" She shook her head slightly, "We have merely received the gift of the goddess... Blessed with eternal beauty and the ability to see things those without the gift cannot." She responded simply yet cryptically before gesturing for the younger priestesses to lift the front of Mari's dress.

Katrina gave a small frown as she saw what lay beneath, or rather apparent lack there of, "Hmm, poor dear. Are you sure there is nothing else we can assist you with?" She asked carefully as she knelt before the girl, finger glistening red, as she looked over Mari's exposed flesh, finger glistening red as she moved it, trying to find the proper spot. Carefully she traced a small circle on the lower portion of Mari's abdomen with the red liquid, the substance seeming almost ice cold against flesh.

Katrina closed her eyes, muttering softly to herself as she began marking runes around the circle, spacing them very specifically and placing them in a very specific order starting from the top of the circle, the working down the upper left quarter, the the lower right, and repeating the reverse, pausing only momentarily to reapply the liquid to her finger as the two younger priestess looked in intently, making sure to keep a good hold on their patron.
 
"The gift of the goddess....? What in the world is the gift of the goddess....?" Mari raised an eyebrow. "Eternal beauty....?" *Great...they've been deluded into thinking they're going to live forever....probably just got some weird contact lenses in or something....no way they're human with glowing eyes like that...* "Yah!" Mari was snapped from her thoughts growling as the front of her dress was lifted up, exposing her bare pussy and nothing else.

"Wh-what are you talking about? There's nothing else I need help with. If you're referring to my lack of....something else down there, I'm not supposed to have one! Where I'm from women don't have those. And they wouldn't show them off shamelessly if they did!" She growled, squirming a little against the two women holding onto her arms. "Is it really necessary for them to hold me like this? I'm perfectly capable of standing up by mys-HYAH!" She jerked as the ice cold liquid touched her unprepared flesh, sending a strong shiver through her body. "A little warning next time!" Mari shivered as more of the cold liquid was applied to her skin. It was starting to become obvious why she needed to be held. Her body would instinctively just try to pull away otherwise. "S-so what is this stuff? What is it going to do exactly....?"
 
Katrina was surprisingly silent, save for the soft chanting, through Mari's rant, even as the two girls holding her shot disapproving looks at the young scientist. Relief was apparent, however, on the woman's face as Mari was suddenly silenced by the cold, "Please do try to hold still." She said simply, adjusting her fingers slightly, drawing tiny runes on the inside of the circle with the tip of her nail, showing surprising skill and delicacy in her movements, "Its a special salve we use for our rituals... It doesn't really do anything on its own, besides the obvious..." She began, eyes still closed as she worked, "... However it is a good conductor for divine energy..." She finished just as she marked the final symbol.

Without giving Mari a chance to protest in her usual skeptical way she gently poked the center of the ring, leaving a small red dot. Soon the runes and circle began to glow, Katrina's eyes opening to reveal them now glowing brilliantly, more so than should rightfully be possible with something as simple as a pair of contacts. As the runes glowed the cold rapidly became heat as a ripple of energy ran through Mari's body, focused around the girl's womb, "This should terminate anything that may have been developing in there... and should prevent further incidents for a few days." She said, words seeming strained on the last part of that sentence as she looked over the mark, the liquid seeming to have dried.

Katrina gave a small nod to the girls, signaling for them to release Mari. Carefully she extended a hand to help the girl up, "Though you should still try to be careful as I can not make a guarantee for more... Persistent creatures..." She stated in an odd manner before clearing her throat, "Now, if you don't mind, that will be three silver." She said in a calm tone, the two other girls quickly dispersing to go back to their previous duties.
 
"Hold still? Easy for you to say! That stuff's freezing! What'd you put in it, liquid nitrogen?!" Mari growled, shivering again as more and more was applied delicately to her skin, her stomach twitching around from the liquid. She tried to glance down, but the held up dress was keeping her from seeing anything. "Conductor for divine energy....right....sure..." Mari rolled her eyes again, letting out a slight sigh of relief as the application seemed to be over. "So....is that it? You just put that stuff on and-"

Mari cut off when she saw a glow coming from beneath the dress, blinking as she looked down, then up at Katrina's eyes, gasping as she saw how brightly they were glowing now. "H-how in the....how are you doing that? How ar your eyes glowing?!" Mari stared in disbelief, then gasped as she felt a rather strange sensation running through her body. Still, the process hadn't been as uncomfortable as Katrina had made out...well....besides the cold anyway. "Persistent creatures....? What are you talking about?" She frowned, then pushed the dress down before taking Katrina's hand to slowly stand up. "So....what...is this the only kind of contraception you have? Come here every so often and have some ritual done? No other way...?"

Mari sighed, smoothing the dress down, then slowly reaching for the coin pouches that she had been given. 3 silver huh? Well....she just expected that those were silver coins....at least the currency would be pretty easy to work out it seemed. "So...your eyes glow because of some....gift of the goddess? What is that exactly?" Mari raised an eyebrow. "And you mentioned something like eternal beauty? So...what...you live forever? Never age? How?" Mari's curiosity was getting the better of her. Even if she didn't believe in magic, she wanted an explanation for what had just happened.
 
Katrina blinked at the sudden deluge of questions directed at her, "I..." She began before scratching her head trying to figure out where to start, "... Well... No this isn't the ONLY means of contraception here... Though most other forms are not quite as effective after the fact and don't last quite as long." She stated bluntly, "Of course you will have to find those yourself if you really must, as the order frowns on such matters. This time was merely a special circumstance." She explained, running a hand through her hair as she tried to figure out how to explain the other questions directed at her.

She cleared her throat slightly after a moment of silence, "The gift is... Just as I said, a gift from the goddess. A tiny portion of her miraculous energy that allows us to perform divine feats in her name... So long as we do not abuse it." She frowned, seemingly for the first time since Mari had encountered her, "I remember one poor girl... Reduced to a withered old hag in the prime of her youth for repeatedly using the gift to extort services from others and solely benefiting herself..." Her voice shook slightly for a moment before she caught herself, continuing her explanation, "Of course, the gift is not eternal life. All things must follow the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth... The gift merely preserves our bodies to the grave, allowing us to best serve our benefactor." She explained, a small smile crossing her face once more, "The ritual we had just performed was actually one of our least... Intimate." She said in a cryptic tone, yet she seemed confident her meaning had gotten across.

She was silent for another moment, then suddenly spoke up once more, "I must warn you... Though their grasp is strongest on those that follow them, the divinities of this land are not to be trifled with." She said, clearly having picked up on Mari's skepticism, "... And tread carefully. There are things in this world that should not exist... That the goddesses have no hand in... Yet seek to disrupt what they have created." She bit her lip slightly, "That is all I can say, as discussing such topics too much leads to misfortune."
 
"Right....well I get the feeling that while I'm here I'm going to need to find these other forms of contraception you people have....." Mari shook her head slightly, then handed over four silver coins from one of the pouches she had gotten from the palace when she left that morning. She had no idea if there were different types of silver coins or not. "Call the extra one a tip or a donation or whatever.." She put the coin pouch back and folded her arms, listening to the explanation with a raised eyebrow. Miraculous energy? "Back on my world I was the one creating the miraculous energy....if it hadn't been for that damned resonance...." She grumbled, more to herself than Katrina.

All of this was....difficult for Mari to believe. Some goddess giving people youth for their entire lives so that they would never physically age past their prime? Divinities? This woman was talking as if the existance of gods wasn't merely a belief, but accepted fact and that they had a hand in the day to day happenings of the world. Mari couldn't hide her skepticism, rolling her eyes. "Well, I'll be sure not to 'trifle' with any of your gods. All I want to do is find some place with some technology so that I can rebuild my generator and open a dimensional portal home. My new calculations should let me open the portal....I just need to find a way of targeting it....." She was starting to lose herself in her theories again, though managed to catch herself this time whilst still in Katrina's presence. "Well.....thank you I suppose....now....Queen....whatever her name is....she mentioned a witch in the forest who might be able to help me with an electrical supply at least....would you know how I can get to her?"
 
Katrina stared blankly at Mari's ramblings, tilting her head slightly, only a few words making any sort of contextual sense. She rubbed her head slightly, about to leave the girl to her musings when she heard mention of a witch. Her face went paler than usual, a look of shock plastered on her face as she froze mid step. The topic was probably not the best thing to bring up there.

She gestured to the door without turning, her voice taking on a slightly impatient tone, "Please leave..." She said no sign of her previous polite, happy demeanor remaining, "Go ask someone at the market about it or something, I do not care, but do not ever mention that woman in here or in my presence." She said sternly, thumb nervously running over one of the silver coins in her hand. With that she stepped out, leaving Mari to her own devices.
 
Mari raised an eyebrow at the reaction to mention of the witch. Interesting. The queen hadn't been like this, she had just talked of her rather normally....but this head priestess seemed almost....scared to even talk about her. Well....definately the wrong subject. Mari got the feeling she wasn't so much being asked to leave as she was being told to leave, immediately. "Well....alright then....thank you again. If I have similar....problems...again...I'll be sure to come back for your services..." As requested, Mari turned to leave the way she had been brought inside. She would've liked to take a sample of that red liquid in the middle of the room, but the test tubes she normally carried around were back in her labcoat, which had been taken away at the palace overnight. She'd just have to come back another time.

Upon leaving the temple, Mari glanced around. "Ok....she said the market but....where in the hell is the market...?" Mari looked around, then sighed, picking a random direction and beginning to walk. Whilst aimless wandering wasn't the best way to find something in a strange city, it was about the best she had. No map, no guide, no directions.....all she could do was wander and hope she ended up somewhere useful, or came across someone that could help. "And what in the world did that woman mean....persistant creatures? She spoke as if there are monsters running around that will try and impregnate me or something....what nonsense..." She shook her head, then adjusted her glasses as she turned down a random street.
 
As Mari wandered aimlessly through the city a voice called out, "Miss, wait!" It called out. Its owner quickly came around a corner, red hair cut short, bangs trimmed so as to say out of her brown eyes. She was dressed in leather armor under a simple metal breast plate, a pair of sturdy boots on her feet and a red head band covering her forehead. On her back was a short spear and a large round shield, "Please wait!" She called again, panting as she stumbled over herself as she approached Mari.

As she got close she finally began to slow down, trying to catch her breath, "Oh, thank goodness I found you." She said between breaths, "You practically vanished into thin air and I've been all over the city trying to find you." She explained, swaying a bit on her feet for a brief moment. The way her armor fit her, she could almost be mistaken for a boy if it weren't for her voice. He extended a hand, giving a slightly nervous smile, "I'm Milia... The queen sent me to be your guide and escort... But you had already left before I could tell you." She gave a the small courier bag hanging from her shoulder a gentle pat, "I even have your stuff right here for you." She explained with a slight smile.
 
Mari ignored the calls at first, she just assumed it wouldn't be for her. After all, who would be chasing after her in this city? She barely knew anybody after all. It wasn't until nobody else seemed to stop that Mari slowly looked back over her shoulder, raising an eyebrow at the woman running directly towards her. She looked like a guard of some kind....though clearly rather young and inexperienced...probably the rookie who had been stuck with babysitting duty. Mari turned fully as the woman approached, folding her arms and giving the girl a chance to catch her breath, though she seemed torn between recovering and trying to get out what she had to say.

"Hm? My guide? Well....I suppose that would be useful...though I had no warning to expect you, that's why I left" Mari glanced at the backpack....her things...well, there was that at least. Her notebook was the most important thing...so long as that was in that bag she wasn't too concerned about everything else. "Well....now that you're here Milia perhaps you can help me. Your queen told me about a witch who lives in the forest outside the city that may be able to help me. I asked at the temple about reaching her, but I was....'asked to leave' for my trouble. I had been trying to find the market to ask for directions there, but now that you're here I suppose you can take me there. Come on then" Mari waved a hand. "Lead the way, I'd like to get home sooner rather than later"
 
Milia blinked slightly at the mention of the witch, opening her mouth to question the decision before quickly closing it again, giving a slight nod, "W-Well... We should probably stop by the market anyway... On foot its about a day's travel just to get to the forest, and that's not even considering actually traveling through it." She commented, counting off on her fingers as if doing some form of calculations, "We should at least buy some supplies for the trip. Maybe get a cart to speed things up..." She commented before giving a small nod, "Besides, its right by the main gate so we'd have to stop there anyway."

With that Milia guided Mari through the streets, leading towards the main gate, and a cluster of various stalls and shops. Sitting in the stalls were various merchants of all walks, calling to passers by advertising exotic wares, expensive delicacies and salves, strange specially crafted tools. The whole area was generally crowded and rather noisy. Odd smells hung heavily in the air, incense samples, cooking meats, perfumes and the like. Amidst the shops two in particular stood out, the general store and a rather gaudily decorated store, a large heart placed on the sign hanging over the door and the words 'Lover's Apothecary.' Milia frowned slightly, looking around through the crowd, "Alright, where to first?" She muttered softly, momentarily taking her attention off of her charge.
 
Mari raised an eyebrow, the same reaction again. People seemed afraid or nervous at the mention of this witch...well...except the queen anyway. Probably more superstitious nonsense as usual. Well, Mari wasn't going to be drawn into anything like that. Still, at least Milia was actually willing to go ahead with it, making some suggestions on making things easier to get there. Mira just nodded slightly, turning to follow her new bodyguard towards the market. It made sense that it was near the main gate, what better place to entice new arrivals into spending their cash as quickly as possible?

"Hm?" Mira glanced around at the odd smells, then looked over at the Apothecary, raising an eyebrow. "....Whatever world you go to it seems that they'll always try and come up with an interesting name for sex shops....still..." She looked back to Milia. "Hold on a second, I want to check out this place" Without waiting for agreement, Mira turned to walk inside, glancing around the store. "Hello? Anyone here? I'm looking for whatever you have that passes for contraception...." She had this feeling in the back of her mind that she should really stock up.....the way people had been talking so far it was like everything in this world wanted to have sex with her.
 
Milia blinked slightly as Mari entered the shop, a slight blush crossing her face as she realized what it was, "M-Miss, wait!" She called after before letting out a sigh and following, "She's really going to be a handful isn't she?" She muttered to herself, running a hand through her hair as she pushed through the crowd.

On the inside, the shop proved to live up to at least part of its name. Various bottles of odd liquids and jars containing different powders were set out on shelves. A faintly sweet scent filled the shop and the air felt unusually warm, not dry enough to be from a furnace of any sort. Behind the counter was a rather tall woman, dressed in a rather skimpy black dress, heart shaped cut-outs over her rather impressive cleavage and her midriff and elbow-length black gloves. Her long pointed ears twitched slightly and her crimson eyes lit up as she heard the customer, "Oh my, welcome~." She purred in an oddly seductive tone.

The woman was clearly not human by any respects, long ridged horns curving around to her forehead, pupils slitted like a snake's and eyes resting in narrow almond shaped eyes that seemed to be frozen in a lusty half-lidded expression. Behind her a long, thick black tail swished about, tipped with a bulbous heart-shaped tip, "Now, you said contraceptives yes? Of course, I have many kinds available!" She said rummaging around under the counter, "Potions, tea mixtures..." She began to trail off as she searched, "... And wrappings, though I find them to be a tad crude..." She gave a flippant gesture with her tail, "You only get one use out of them and they're a pain to clean up after when you're done after all~." Milia stood by the door, a small frown on her face as she fidgeted uncomfortably, "Are you sure it is necessary to do this right now, miss?" She asked, showing a surprising amount of modesty considering the other inhabitants of the city.
 
Mari glanced around the shop curiously, it was like something out of a weird fantasy movie. She didn't notice the 'woman' behind the counter at first, not until she heard the voice, glancing over, blinking at the oddest looking person yet. Pointed ears were one thing...cat ears and a tail another...but this....what in the world was she? If Mari believed in such things she would almost have called this woman a.... "Succubus?" She blinked slightly. ".....Right...well..." She glanced around slowly as the woman rummaged under the counter. "Well what's the most effective? Maybe you should give me some things of everything. Some of your 'potions' along with some of your....wrappings?" She guessed that was some equivalent to condoms....she'd put more trust in those than some weird potions any day. Then again if other women came like Miri had last night she doubted any condom would be capable of holding it.

"Hm?" She glanced over at Milia, then rolled her eyes. "Of course it's necessary. After last night I'm not taking any chances in this crazy place" She looked back to the shopkeeper. "Give me a selection of your most effective things and a bag to carry them in" She reached down to pull out her coin ouch, opening it up to look inside. "How much?"
 
The devilish shop keeper poked her head up for a moment, retrieving a small pink tin emblazoned with a small tea cup, a wisp of steam rising from it into a heart shape, "Only half, dear. My mother was human enough... Emphasis on was at this point likely." She said, seeming to overhear Mari's comment on her race, "She's probably gone native by now with how often they go at it." She said with a casual gesture before ducking back under the counter retrieve a small rack of six thin vials full of pale white semi-opaque liquid.

Once more she moved under under the counter, letting out a slight noise, "Oh bother..." She scratched her head slightly before holding a finger up in a 'one moment' gesture and scampering through a door in the back, returning shortly after with a second tin, this one blue and emblazoned with an unmistakeably phallic image encased in the item the tin likely contained. Carefully she lifted the lids of the two containers, giving Mari a good look at what was inside, "This is a very potent herbal mixture which temporarily prevents fertilization..." She began, gesturing to the contents of the pink tin, several small envelopes full of various leaves and seeds, "Just add it to a cup of hot water and drink it before doing the act and it should hold you for a few hours. Though it is somewhat bitter, so most people tend to mix it with tea to mask the taste a bit." She stated with a slight nod, "Twenty silver a tin." She said simply, before moving on to the vials, "This is quite a bit more potent, it'll probably last you a whole day but... I'd give it a few days between doses, unless you enjoy the thought of being sterile." She warned, "The taste is a bit horrible too... But I guess thats medicine for you." She cringed slightly before giving a slight gesture to move along, "Five silver, each."

Milia frowned slightly hearing the prices, looking to Mari for a moment, "Remember, we still need to get supplies, try not to spend too much on things like this." She whispered in slight protest, still feeling rather awkward being in a shop like this one. The shop keeper gave a slight grin at the two as she moved on to the last item, several rolled up silk sleeves with ribbons running through the base, likely to hold them in place, and glistening with a familiar red oil, "And finally... These." She said with a slight amount of disdain, "The only benefit I can say these have over the others is they're treated with a special oil that makes everything rather tingly feeling, but besides that, they do the job I suppose." She said with a slight grumble, "Of course, they're a bit expensive to make so they're fifty silver a tin." She said, causing Milia to go a bit pale at the price.
 
Mari raised an eyebrow at the succubus' comment...gone native by now? What was she talking about? Well....didn't matter. She just watched as the items were pulled out one by one, described and priced up. She had no idea if this was expensive or not....though the way Milia was reacting it probably was. Perhaps she shouldn't purchase too much...but she certainly couldn't do without anything at all. Still, the next few days she should be alright, the head priestess had said their ritual should last for a few days. "Hm....taste doesn't particularly matter. I can put up with a bad taste if it means not getting pregnant" Mari folded her arms, inadvertantly pushing her breasts up a little bit in her dress. "Alright....let's see...since we need to save some money until I can find a way to earn more then I guess I'll take two of each for the time being....that should be enough I think"

Mari reached into the pouch to pull out a few coins, counting out what she assumed was going to be enough, placing it down onto the counter. "Ok...." She started to pick up her things, then glanced over at Milia. "Since you're so uncomfortable in here then I guess we can get going. We can get whatever supplies you think we'll need to go and visit this witch and then head out there. Though if this is a waste of my time then I swear I'm going to give that queen a piece of my mind..." Mari frowned slightly, turning to head towards the door, glancing back at the store owner. "Oh, thank you" She nodded, then turned to leave, walking past Milia. "Well come on, let's get a move on"
 
The shop keeper's eyes lit up slightly at the purchases as Mari nearly emptied one of the coin purses onto the counter, "Oh my. Well, thank you for your patronage." She said in a happy tone, quickly returning the lid to the tins and packing things up in a leather bag before handing it off to Mari, "And you two have fun, though don't over do it~." She purred suggestively, seeming to have mistaken Mari's relation to Milia, nearly causing the poor guard to faint as her face turned bright red as she scrambled after Mari.

With that they went about gathering supplies, mostly dried meats, smoked fish, and other travel provisions which came rather cheap. By the time they got the cart, large enough to store their things and house a pair of bedrolls without being too cramped, and a pair of horses to pull it, they were down to about half a purse of coins, mostly due to transportation which ran them about a third of what Mari had just spent at the Succubus' shop. Milia gave a small sigh as she finished packing things into the cart, hanging bags off of small hooks running along walls on the inside, "Alright, I think thats everything." She said as she unrolled the bed rolls on the floor, clearly nowhere near as comfortable as the bed back at the castle, but likely better than sleeping on the ground.

The guard looked up at the sky, the sun starting to dip, "Hnn, if we leave now we should get to the forest by morning, though riding through the night might not be the safest of ideas." She muttered to herself before glancing at Mari, "I guess just try to get some rest and I'll wake you when we arrive if you're still asleep..." She said before moving around to the front and climbing up to take the reins, "Hopefully you'll be able to find what you're looking for, miss." She called back, not looking forward to what might happen if she doesn't.
 
Mari followed Millia's lead when it came to grabbing the supplies the woman was content to just follow the lead of the guard, she likely had far more experience in these matters than Mari did. Still...the way the guard was reacting....it was rather surprising. Everyone Mari had met so far had practically been like some kind of perverted sexual predator. By comparison Milia seemed almost....normal. Then again, perhaps she was just like Miri and was only shy because some strange piece of paper was attached to her somewhere.....either way Mari didn't want to push the issue.

It had been a good thing she had gotten the second coin pouch....perhaps last night's events weren't such a terrible thing after all....and by the time they had gotten everything needed Mari was down to barely half a bag of coins. It was almost certain she was going to need to find some way of earning more money whilst she was here....though she had little idea what she could do. She was a scientist, but science seemed to have little importance here, everyone too concinced of silly superstitions about magic and alchemy. Well...she'd figure out something, she always did. "Oh? Will you be alright staying up all night to handle the cart?" Mari carefully got up onto the back of the cart, making sure her dress never rode up far enough to give any passers by a look up it, last thing she wanted was to seem like she was inviting a total stranger to try their luck.

"Well if you insist.." The teenage scientist shrugged, sitting in the back of the cart. She wasn't tired just yet, so she'd stay awake for the beginning of the journey at least. Besides, she wanted to see a little more of this world rather than simply sleep away the oppertunity. "Alright, let's go. If I don't find what I'm looking for here I'll just have to try somewhere else I suppose...."
 
Milia gave a slight dismissive wave to Mari's questioning her staying up, "That's the life of a guard isn't it?" She responded watching the sun setting in the distance, setting the sky alight with hues or red and orange. With a small prayer, Milia whipped the horses into action, the cart making its way through the main gate. The road out of the city was slightly bumpy, causing the wagon to wobble subtly. Light slowly faded through the narrow windows to the wagon as the sun vanished behind the large forest looming at the horizon, "Stick to the roads..." Milia muttered to herself as she guided the horses along.

The land between the city and the forest seemed to be largely flat plains, the occasional light of small villages twinkling in the distance amidst farmland. Milia let out a slightly contented sigh, somewhat glad to be out of the city and in the open air. She glanced back through the slot like window behind her seat and into the wagon, "You doing okay back there?" She asked making sure everything was still going smoothly.

Leaning back slightly, a small thought entered her head, "... I-f you don't mind me asking..." She began, stuttering slightly as a small blush crossed her face, "You know how back at that shop you said something about 'after last night'..." She bit her lip, trying to think of a way to ask this tactfully, "T-this probably sounds stupid but... What was it like?" She finally asked, curiosity getting the best of her, yet her tone still seemed perfectly innocent despite the question.
 
Mari made herself as comfortable as she could in the back of the cart, gripping onto the seat slightly as they started moving, the carriage rather jerky on the bumpy road, it was completely unlike the cars and limo's she was used to when she was being chauffered around to conferences and research meetings. Still.....it was better than walking she had to admit that. "Hm? Oh I'm fine really. Not the most comfortable ride I've ever had but it'll do..." She leaned back in the seat to look out of the window in the side of the carriage, staring out over the horizon, watching as the sun began to set in the distance. "The stars will be out soon....I wonder if they're the same....."

Mari sighed slightly as she thought of home....her parents were probably worried about her by now....her father was probably trying to work out some way of rescuing her...but her machine was beyond even him. It would take him at least a year or two just to make any sense of her designs. She had taken his theory and advanced it far beyond his capabilities.
"Hm?" She glanced up at Milia's question, raising an eyebrow. "What was it......wait...are you telling me you've never....?" Mari blinked, looking rather surprised. "....You're telling me that in a place like this, where everyone seems to want to have sex with everyone else, that you've never done it? Why? I was starting to think it would be impossible to get past the age of 14 around here without having sex"
 
Milia blushed deeply at the questioning of her virginity, fidgeting slightly with the horse reigns, "Well... No I haven't... I'm a guard in training after all, between being on duty and constant training I really don't have the kind of time that nobles and people with enough money to get others to do their jobs for them have..." She responded hastily as if trying to justify herself, "Is it really that weird?" She asked, wondering if something was wrong with her judging by how Mari talked.

Milia shifted uncomfortably, feeling slightly awkward for asking what she did. Her eyes drifted idly up towards the full moon now hanging high in the sky, "Its probably none of my business though... Sorry for troubling you." She apologized turning her attention forward towards the forest that was looming ever closer, 'This is going to be a long trip...' She though to herself.
 
"Well....where I come from it isn't weird at all. It just seemed that in this place it was almost a pre-requisite or something. I'm guessing you weren't told much about me were you? I'm not from this place....I came here by accident, that's why I'm going to see this witch, to see if she can help me find a way to get back home..." Mari shook her head slightly, looking out and up at the moon and stars. They were different after all...though not entirely. There were definately some familiar patterns...almost the same constellations but....different. She could've sworn that one group of stars was in the shape of an erect penis too....though she quickly dismissed it as her imagination getting the better of her.

"Well to answer your earlier question it felt....good. Though it was the first time I'd done it so...I don't really have anything else to compare it to. I just hope Miri was the exception rather than the norm when it comes to size and.....'volume'.....god I had no idea my body could stretch like that..." Mari didn't seem too shy whn it came to talking about the details, then again she had no real reason to be. Shyness had never really been something she'd had time for. "So...you guards in training, never even find the time at night in your barracks or anything? I would've thought it was a practical orgy in there at night from what I've seen of this place so far"
 
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