Felucia's Open Terrain

*Morgan giggled again and looked back down at Lokay, who simply curled up. Morgan looked up just as Terra expressed that it was beautiful here, and Morgan smiled as she looked around.*
Yeah. There's a prettier one that even has a waterfall! But it's pretty far away... I wish we could see that one, but we wouldn't get there before dark, and we probably shouldn't stay gone too long; I didn't tell my daddy I was gonna be gone a long time.
*Morgan shrugged and looked at the lake. Rush seemed to quickly have his fill and return to shore, curling up to dry off. Morgan giggled, then looked up at Terra curiously.*
Do you care if I swim? I know you said you can't, and I don't want to feel bad if I'm swimming and you can't...

*Morgan grinned when Terra said she didn't mind if Morgan went in, and that she might wade in later and would be fine as long as she didn't go too deep. If Morgan thought she would be a good teacher, she would have just offered to teach Terra to swim, but it would probably have been better if someone else taught her, someone who knew what they were talking about.*
Okay! We can still play, because I'm little, so I can still swim in places you're still standing!
*Morgan giggled and removed her backpack to set on the ground beside Lokay. Then, without hesitation, she shed all her clothes and ran out laughing into the lake. Then when she was deep enough, she submerged herself completely then broke the surface, throwing her head back and grinning. Ah, this felt good. She then laid back, floating on the surface of the water. This was relaxing; she needed this. She almost got to earlier, before she met Mark, but at least she was here now.*

*Morgan continued to simply float across the surface of the water for a little while, until she heard someone else entering the water. She looked to confirm it was Terra, then smiled and submerged her body, paddling toward her as she waded into the water. Morgan heard her hope that she didn't get splashed; Morgan's feet touched bottom and she waded toward Terra, looking up at her with head tilted to the side.*
Why did you get in the water if you didn't want to get splashed?
*There were two things Morgan didn't realize: The first, she wasn't sure exactly how Terra felt about Morgan's current state of dress, and in fact Morgan hadn't even thought about that. The second, the claw scars across her chest and the circular scar around her left shoulder would now be on full display, especially this close to Terra. Neither of these things crossed her mind, however, as she waited for Terra's response to her question.*

*As Terra admitted that Morgan's question was a "good question" while laughing, Morgan started to giggle a little as well. It was a little silly, but Morgan would be sure not to get Terra wet. ... too much. She was still in the water and Morgan still wanted to play if Terra was up for it, so Terra would definitely get wet if that was the case. But Morgan would make sure it was only a little bit.

But Terra suddenly turned away, blushing. Morgan frowned, tilting her head to the side again, about to ask what was wrong before Terra apologized for staring. Staring at what? Morgan looked down— right, her scars. She'd grown so used to them that she kept forgetting about them and that people might have reactions to them. Even if she'd already shown them to someone else the very same day. Looking up, Morgan smiled.*
It's okay. I don't care if people see my scars or stare at them. I like them. It means I'm tough!
*Morgan grinned and pounded a fist in the air. Well, her original reasoning was that it was a reminder how strong she was to survive such a terrible ordeal, but "tough" meant pretty much the same thing anyway. She giggled and lowered her hand, feeling Terra at least deserved an explanation.*
I got them on Belkadan... a monster attacked me. I almost died, but I made it.
*Morgan smiled again, sweetly this time, folding her hands behind her back. Was it a horrifying ordeal? Yes. Was she going to let it haunt her life? No. There was still much to love about life, and great things came of the attack as well; how could she be upset about that? The way Morgan saw it, she traded unblemished skin for amazing gifts; it seemed like a fair trade to her.*

*Terra was finally looking back at her, and Morgan also grinned, feeling more comfortable now. In fact, she felt less comfortable when people tried to avoid looking at her, as though there was something wrong with her or she should be ashamed of something, like her scars. ... or the fact that she was naked. She frowned, mostly because she thought people who thought that were silly, but also out of curiosity.*
Terra, does it bug you that I'm not wearing clothes?
*Morgan much preferred being out of her clothing, but she also didn't want to offend anyone. Anyone with legitimate reasoning anyway; normally, she thought people who just plain disliked nudity for dumb reasons were, well, dumb. But if Terra had a problem with it... well, Morgan didn't have a bathing suit. She could just put her underwear on then or something. But Morgan would prefer that Terra didn't mind...*

*Morgan watched Terra's reactions carefully. A shrug; a response that could either mean indifference or preparing to make a point. Maybe Terra did mind and was trying to find out how to say so delicately? Why was Morgan analyzing this so closely? Why was this a subject she cared so much about?

Then Terra shook her head, said it didn't "really" bother her, as long as Morgan was comfortable with it, and then smiled. Morgan beamed a bit triumphantly, but then drew back a little to a mere grin. Morgan was grateful for that, and even giggled as she replied.*
Good, because I am!
*She fell back into the water, perhaps lightly splashing Terra a little, and giggled again as she pushed backward and tread water.*
I hate it when people tell me to wear clothes. Yeah, yeah, I know, I gotta wear them at the base and in public... but I still think it's silly.
*Morgan wondered what Terra thought of that, if she agreed or disagreed. She supposed she couldn't convince them all, but hey, as long as Terra was fine with her skinny-dipping, Morgan was fine with Terra.*

*Oops, that was right, she wasn't going to try to get Terra wet, but she got a little anyway. Morgan frowned apologetically for a moment before smiling again. Terra was smiling anyway, then questioned whether Morgan would get cold if she was naked all the time. Morgan just giggled at her.*
But it doesn't get cold here! But, fine, if it did get cold, I'd wear something. But only then!
*Morgan held up a finger as though to emphasize the point, then giggled again and continued to tread water. She wasn't yet sure if this meant Terra either approved or was indifferent to Morgan's "preference," but maybe Terra had more to say, so Morgan waited.*

*When Terra shrugged and admitted she'd forgotten that Felucia didn't get cold like Corellia could, Morgan giggled. She could make an exception for cold places or cold weather, but otherwise, if she could get away with never wearing clothes again, she would.

Luckily, Terra revealed that she didn't mind that Morgan was naked, that it was okay. Morgan beamed at this, even giggled a little.*
Thanks, Terra.
*Morgan almost asked if Terra wished to join her, but figured that would be a little invasive. So she left it alone, paddling a little further out, before stopping and treading water again. She figured they ought to get to know each other a little better. Well, apart from this little conversation anyway, so Morgan turned around again.*
So hey Terra... How old are you?
*Hopefully Terra didn't think it was a rude question; for some reason, it seemed like some women hated being asked how old they were. Morgan didn't understand why, it was strange, but just in case, she decided to clear it up.*
Not that I think you're old! I think you're young and pretty. I'm just curious is all.

*Morgan blushed a little when Terra laughed at her reassurances, feeling a bit embarrassed that she had fumbled that one. Terra revealed her age was 19, which made sense. She then asked how old Morgan was, and she straightened up a little. Inwardly, she thought Terra thought Morgan would have been much younger than she was, due to her age. Morgan still wasn't sure if she liked that or was annoyed by it, but still smiled.*
I'm eight, but since I'm very little, people think I'm a lot younger.
*Suddenly curious as to Terra's expectations, Morgan raised an eyebrow.*
How old did you think I was?