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Since the two of you are going to have a fairly action-packed couple of days, you figured that it’d be best to take things easy today. You’d start things off with a nice, relaxing day at the spa, where you and Ana would be pampered and cared for by the best hands that money could buy in a city like this.
And once you were both nice and loosened up, you’d hit the town and walk the streets of Carnaval Court. It wasn’t anything terribly exciting, but that was precisely why you planned things the way you did. More excitement wasn’t what either of you needed right now. You’d get that within the next few days of working alongside Pele.
In times like this, you and others around you craved the mundane. It was so very hard to come by these days.
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Right as you were about to head out, you received a call from Iara. The subterranean seductress either had a sense for when you were about to commit to romantic gestures, or she was just calling to bug you. Fortunately, it was the latter.
<span class="mu-b">“Hey, pretty thing. Wanna hit the pool later? Me and W were thinking of turning a few heads today.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“I doubt that’s what she was planning on.”</span> you replied.
<span class="mu-b">“It’s not my fault she doesn’t know how hot she is. It’s so much fun to see everyone falling over themselves to get her attention.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“You gonna be showing off your gills when you get in the water?”</span> you asked.
She made a hissing chuckle. <span class="mu-b">“Why don’t you come with us and find out?”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“Sorry, can’t. I made plans to go on a date with Ana today. Wish me luck!”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Sounds exciting. I guess Callie was right about you coming here for both business <span class="mu-i">and</span> pleasure.”</span> Iara said. To your mild surprise, she didn’t seem too put out about the whole thing.
It was another reason that led you to believe that she was either playing with you, or she only sought your attention for purely carnal purposes.
<span class="mu-b">“Looks like you’ll have to wait until later to see my new swimsuit. A pity.”</span> she said in exaggerated disappointment. <span class="mu-b">“Tell her I said hi.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“Will do.”</span> you replied, not entirely sure if you were lying or not.
After the call ended, you were about to head down to the main lobby, when you got the idea to treat the Morlocks to a bit of a feast. They were here on your behalf, after all, and they hadn’t even asked for anything in return.
Recalling an ad that you saw on the way over, you called Koa to put in an order.
<span class="mu-r">“Hey, Koa. Do you think you can pick up 15 Big Dan pizzas from Shotgun Dan’s and deliver it to the Morlock’s hotel room?”</span>
Koa spluttered. <span class="mu-r">“Shotgun Dan’s? That’s all the way in Arkansas! It’s gonna take us a whole day to get it back over here!”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“I was under the impression that we could have whatever we wanted, so long as it helped us complete the mission.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“And how the hell are ‘15 Big Dan pizzas’ necessary to the mission?”</span> he shot back.
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