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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 16, 2013 21:21:10 GMT -8
*Terra was also laughing, causing Morgan to giggle even more. She was glad they both thought this was amusing, and that Terra was okay with Morgan walking around like this. When they finally settled down, Terra requested Morgan lead the way, and Morgan giggled one more time before nodding.*
Okay!
*She turned to her pets, making a strange noise that sounded like a combination of clicking and sucking, which summoned Lokay to her shoulder. Looking at Rush, she again spoke while giving him mental instructions.*
Okay boy, go watch the jungle for us!
*Rush made a gruff noise and got to his feet before dashing off into the jungle. Morgan turned to Terra to explain.*
When I'm not riding on his back, he's in the jungle so that he can look out for anything dangerous and tell me when there is. So... let's go! Let's get to the cliff! It will take us a little while, but we'll get there before sunset.
*By "little while," she didn't mean very long. But she turned, leading Terra back into the jungle. As they walked, Morgan kept a mental note on Rush's location and his actions. He was mostly constantly in motion, though here and there he would stop to check out something he found, listen for noises, or just go to the bathroom.
After a while, the path from the lake merged with the path to the cliff. Morgan diverted from the path and turned down the new one. It led to a curtain of vines. Morgan walked up to it, put her hands on it, and turned toward Terra.*
Cover your eyes; this is gonna be bright!
*She waited for Terra to do so, then pulled back the curtain. The sudden pouring-in of light would indeed be temporarily blinding if one wasn't prepared. Morgan was, as she looked away. Lokay even knew to tuck his head behind Morgan's to avoid being blinded.*
Okay, you should be good now. Come on through!
*Morgan continued to hold the curtain open for Terra, then would follow her out onto the cliff. Down below, one could see for miles. There was a valley, and the jungle to the right, and in the distance was the mountains. There were tons and tons of colors below, myriad plant and fungal life, and sometimes the movement of larger animals could be seen now and then. And it was simply beautiful.*
So, what do you think?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2013 21:30:39 GMT -8
As Morgan instructed Rush to scout ahead, Terra wondered if Jade's pet vornskr Selaya would do something like that, and she made a mental note to ask when she got back to Corellia. The walk to the cliff didn't take very long, or at least it didn't seem to take very long, and before long, they had reached a curtain of vines. Shielding her eyes as she was told, she still had to squint as the sunlight burst through, but it wasn't so bad after a minute. She stepped through the curtain while Morgan held it back and her jaw dropped as she took in the view. She could see for miles across the surface, all the myriad of plants and colors with the occasional movement of animals below.
Terra was silent for a moment as she stared out over the valley, then turned to Morgan. "This...this is beautiful..." She turned back to stare out over the valley again, amazed by the view. This had definitely been worth the trip. If only Serrin or Ralph could have seen this view...
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 17:25:18 GMT -8
*Morgan smiled at Terra's awestruck reaction, and her declaration that it was beautiful. Morgan was glad that she was enjoying the scenery, and she took a step or two forward toward the cliff's edge, though not too far. It really was a pretty view. Morgan sat down cross-legged upon the ground, letting her backpack fall off her shoulders as Lokay climbed down into her lap. Without looking at Terra, she spoke.*
Don't get too close to the edge. The first time I came here, me and my aunts were standing on the edge, and it broke, and we fell all the way to the bottom. A giant mushroom stopped our fall, then we fell off the rock and rolled off. It was scary! But we were okay. I just don't want it to happen again.
*Sure, it had launched her first great adventure into the jungle, where her journey to becoming closer to Felucia all started, but that didn't mean she wanted to fall down the cliff again. There was no guarantee the fall could be stopped again, and Morgan wasn't about to test if her own abilities could save her. That's why she chose to sit a little ways away from the edge, grateful that the cliff sloped downward enough so that she could still see the valley below.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 17:41:33 GMT -8
Terra's eyes widened at Morgan's story about the cliff, and she made sure to keep away from the edge of the cliffside, hoping that nothing like that would happen here. Taking a seat next to Morgan, she continued to look down at the valley, noticing the distance down and marveling that the girl had survived that. Yet another surprise from a rather surprising little girl...
She sighed softly. "That does sound very scary...I'm glad you were OK though." Finding nothing else to add for the moment, she fell silent and continued to look out over the valley. It occurred to her that here might be a good place to meditate, at least for a few minutes, as she hadn't gotten around to meditating since coming to Felucia, and it was always easier for her to do so while outdoors. If she only did for a little while, hopefully Morgan wouldn't mind. Though it might be better to ask. "Do you mind if I meditate for a bit? I won't take too long."
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 20:19:49 GMT -8
*Morgan smiled when Terra said she was glad Morgan was okay, but didn't speak. There was silence for a moment, and it was beautiful, relaxing silence. After a moment, Terra asked Morgan if she minded if Terra meditated for a bit. Morgan smiled and shook her head.*
No, go ahead! I don't mind.
*Morgan smiled, then suddenly wondered what it would have been like to meditate out here. Morgan had never done it before, just in the gardens. That was probably something she should try... but not right now. At least, not until she talked to her father about her earlier visions; the last thing Morgan needed right now were more strange visions.
So instead, she lay back upon the ground, folding her hands behind her head and staring up at the sky. Lokay remained in her lap, and she was thankful she'd already had a full tan or else she'd have a Lokay-shaped tan lines. A thought that made Morgan suddenly giggle, reach down to stroke his scales, then fold that hand behind her head again and stare back up at the sky, deciding to relax while Terra meditated.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 20:39:34 GMT -8
Terra closed her eyes and let Ashla's currents envelop her, and for several minutes, there was silence as she meditated. Having not really rested much since arriving on Felucia, she found the meditation to be rejuvenating, though Ashla did not grant her any visions this time. That was usually the case anyway, as Ashla did not speak much unless there was something important to say, or at least that's what Serrin had said. Something like that anyway.
Her eyes slowly opened after almost a half hour, a bit longer than Terra had intended on meditating, but she no longer felt even the least bit tired, her energy restored. With a smile, she turned to look at Morgan, who was laying on the ground beside her. "Hey Morgan, I'm done meditating now."
She couldn't help but giggle again at Morgan's preference of being naked in the jungle, but at the same time, she wondered why she couldn't be as comfortable in her own skin as Morgan seemed to be. It was kind of silly to be worried about such a thing, or so she thought, but there had been a time where she had gotten nervous about undressing even when she was by herself. It wasn't so bad now, but with seeing Morgan utterly unafraid of being naked, it had been bothering her just a little bit.
She sighed softly and stood up to stretch out. "So...you want to head back to the lake now?"
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 21:14:05 GMT -8
*Morgan hadn't anticipated Terra to meditate for so long, not that she was going to bug her to end her meditations early. Besides, she was quite content laying back and staring up at the sky, watching the clouds pass by overhead. She took note of a few shapes here and there, nothing really special, just little shapes here and there.
She didn't actually realize until Terra called to her that she'd fallen asleep sometime during her cloud watching.*
Huh?
*Her eyes shot open and she shot up, planting her hands behind her and glancing around.*
Oh, sorry, I fell asleep.
*She tittered, though blushed slightly, hoping Terra hadn't found it rude. She then asked if Morgan wanted to head back to the lake. Morgan looked up at the sky, which was finally starting to turn the slightest sepia, denoting the onset of sunset. Morgan grinned and looked back up at Terra.*
Yes! We should get back there before night. Then we can swim in the night glow!
*Morgan grinned, grabbing up her backpack, putting her arms into the straps and ushering Lokay back up to her shoulder. Morgan then walked to the curtain and held it open for Terra, smiling at her.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 21:21:33 GMT -8
Terra smiled and nodded. "That sounds fun." She was still bothered a little, but opted not to say anything about it for the moment. Maybe later she would ask Morgan about it.
She stepped through the curtain and waited for Morgan to go through before starting towards, the lake, Morgan leading the way. The sky hadn't darkened yet, but sunset wasn't far away now, and she was looking forward to seeing the jungle at night. The journey back to the lake was uneventful, and soon they had arrived there. Terra walked to the edge of the lake and sat down.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 21:30:36 GMT -8
*Morgan didn't say much during the walk back other than a couple of things now and then. When they returned to the lake, Morgan let her pack fall just as Rush reappeared from the jungle, padding up beside her. Morgan giggled, hugged his neck, kissed him, then made to run into the lake. Lokay fled to the ground before she could make it to the edge...
... but she never got that far, as she noticed Terra sitting down at the edge of the lake. It wouldn't seem that strange, other than the fact hat something seemed... off about Terra. Morgan stopped next to her, frowning concernedly, and sat down next to her.*
Is something wrong?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 21:36:03 GMT -8
Terra sighed, having hoped that Morgan wouldn't have noticed her sudden preoccupation, but she had. There was no point in hiding it now, so she felt that now would be as good a time as any to speak up. She looked over at the girl. "Um...well...."Her face turned a little red, as she felt a little...silly for lack of a better word for worrying about this so much."Can I ask you something, Morgan?" Silly as she felt, there was no turning back now. But this was still bothering her, and she had to know how Morgan so easily shed her clothing, even in front of someone she had only known for a few hours.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 21:42:21 GMT -8
*Was Terra... blushing? Oh, she wanted to ask Morgan something. Was it something embarrassing? It... wasn't about Terra's past, was it? No, it couldn't have been; embarrassed was the last thing it seemed like Terra felt about her past. Morgan was looking at Terra concernedly, then nodded with a reassuring smile.*
Sure!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 21:49:00 GMT -8
Terra hesitated a moment, wondering how best to phrase this and hoping that she wouldn't offend Morgan somehow. She still felt a bit silly for asking, but she wanted to know. "Um...how 'come you're so comfortable with being naked out here?" She paused briefly, then continued. "I mean...you just look so...comfortable with it and...well..." Her face started to turn red again, embarrassed that she was getting so worked up over this little issue. "I...I guess I'm a little...envious of that..." She turned away for a moment. "I'm s-sorry if it's...silly of me. It was bothering me all of a sudden." She realized that Morgan might think that her being naked was a problem, and she didn't want the girl to feel like she had caused the problem. "But I don't have a problem with you being naked. I just...I wanted to know how you do it without being embarrassed..."
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 22:36:18 GMT -8
*Morgan noticed the hesitation, wondering just how embarrassing this question of Terra's was going to be, or even what the question could possibly be to make her blush. Then it came: How was Morgan so comfortable with being naked out here? Morgan stared blankly for a moment, then she grinned. Would have laughed, but Terra wasn't done, noting how comfortable Morgan looked with it, and that she was even a bit envious.
Oh boy. A student.
Morgan's grin almost turned a bit mischievous but she tuned it down, especially since Terra apologized if it sounded silly—which it didn't—and that it just suddenly started bothering her. She concluded that Morgan's nudity still didn't bother her, she just wanted to know how Morgan did it without being embarrassed. Now, Morgan grinned.*
Well, I didn't used to. I wouldn't take off my clothes anywhere except at home, or if I was sure no one else was around. I... don't know why I stopped caring. My mama— Well, she wasn't always my mama, but before she was, she almost saw me skinny-dipping out here, which... I did a lot... but no one ever saw me! I got dressed. Well, I put my panties on, but I started to think I was being silly. Later, I saw my friend swimming out here in his underwear and he was nervous when he saw me, so I went swimming with him in my underwear... I think it made him more nervous, and I was a little too, but I think it helped. Then I just started running around naked a lot and it was something I got used to. When I met my brother—
*This story was getting confusing fast. Morgan hoped she was making sense, but she decided to take a quick detour to explain Jake.*
Well, I have a twin brother, but we were separated for a while. I met him and we brought him home, and I got him to start running around naked out here with me, but he's still shy if other people are around. I'll get to him soon.
*She giggled, then continued.*
Anyway, I started to stop caring. I mean, our bodies are natural. Why do we have to hide them or be ashamed of them?
*Morgan concluded with a shrug, feeling like she made her point. At least, she hoped she did. She'd practically practiced this last point, having giving the reasoning more than once before. Hopefully it was reasoning Terra could follow and agree with. That would mean there was hope for her new apprentice...*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 22:51:04 GMT -8
Terra listened to Morgan's story, and though it was a bit confusing as Morgan seemed to ramble a bit, the point was clear. Morgan had gotten used to being naked over time, and had taken the time to grow comfortable with herself. She was silent for a few moments while she pondered Morgan's last sentence, which effectively summed up her story. It was a good point, and even if Terra wasn't comfortable with herself like Morgan was, it was something she would have to work at. At least Terra had a good teacher in Morgan, and the thought made her smile.
She nodded slowly. "You're right..." She took a deep breath. "Thanks, Morgan...I feel a little better now." She looked out over towards the lake, her face still a little red when she thought about taking her clothes off out here. She still wasn't sure that she wanted to get naked, but it was just Morgan out here, and like she had said, there really was no need to be ashamed of her body. She looked at Morgan again. "So...you wouldn't mind if I took my clothes off?" She thought it would be kind of weird to be undressed in front of a child, or anyone for that matter, but it all came back to being comfortable in one's own skin. Just as long as there was no one else around.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 23:08:26 GMT -8
*Morgan smiled a little when Terra declared she was right, unable to hold back a small amount of pride. Her smile became a little more genuine and kind, however, when Terra thanked her and said she felt a little better now. Then suddenly, Terra asked if Morgan would mind if she took her own clothes off. Morgan's eyebrows raised, then she grinned, standing up.*
No! Why would I? Get them off!
*She giggled, playfully tugging at Terra's shirt before releasing it. She hadn't expected the first step to be so successful. Well, it wasn't successful yet, but it seemed as though it would be. Wow, she was a good teacher. Maybe there was hope for her in the teaching ways after all.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 23:16:31 GMT -8
Terra giggled nervously and stood up slowly, taking a deep breath. Of course Mogan would approve of clothes removal, but she still felt nervous. This was a big step for her, as she wasn't at all used to having her clothes off in any situation that wasn't in the privacy of her room. Her hands trembled a bit as she grasped the hem of her shirt and slowly lifted it over her head and dropping it on the ground. Next were her pants, and she slowly lowered and stepped out of them, putting them next to her shirt, which left her in just bra and panties. She took another deep breath and smiled nervously at Morgan. "This is...I guess it's not so bad...s-so far so good, right?" She giggled nervously again and closed her eyes for a moment, remembering what Morgan had told her about not being ashamed, but she still wondered if she should go all in and remove her undergarments. Morgan would likely not mind, but this was a big step.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 17, 2013 23:28:37 GMT -8
*Morgan grinned and watched as Terra began to disrobe. A bit, nervously. Hm, maybe Morgan shouldn't stare then. She turned away slightly, not watching her directly, but still able to see her movements. Terra stopped at her undergarments, smiled nervously at Morgan, and stammered slightly when she said it was "not so bad," and "so far so good." Morgan gave her a quick look up and down and grinned.*
Yep. But you're not all the way there yet!
*Morgan giggled, then shook her head.*
You don't have to take it all off, if you don't want to. It's a good start.
*In fact, it was where Morgan started. Of course, going all the way would be an even better step, but hey, Morgan wasn't going to force her. She needed to learn on her own time.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 23:41:32 GMT -8
Terra was glad that Morgan wasn't going to try to talk her into getting naked, but it was bugging her in the back of her mind that it would be OK if she did. At the same time, she felt embarrassed to be seen even in her underwear, and that taking everything off would be too far. She took yet another deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment, calming herself down and reminding herself that it was just Morgan out here, and that she needed to remember what she had been told. There was no need to be ashamed of her body, but it was hard to break habits. For a moment or two, the conflict played itself out inside Terra's head.
She opened her eyes, and nodded slowly. "I know...but...I want to try it...even if just for a bit...h-here goes..." Maybe if she was just naked for a few minutes, and then put her clothes back on, that would be a good first step. She kept telling herself that there was nothing to be afraid of, that she didn't need to be embarrassed. With another deep breath, she reached behind her and undid the clasp on her bra and slid the straps off her shoulders, dropping it on top of her shirt and pants. She then slowly slid her panties off and put them on her pile of clothes and looked at Morgan, blushing a little and fidgeting nervously. She had actually gone ahead and gotten naked and...it wasn't as terrifying as she had thought. Yes, it was still a little embarrassing to be showing everything off like this, but it wasn't the horror show she had expecting right off the bat. And the jungle air was still very warm so at least she wouldn't be cold...
She giggled nervously and wrapped her arms around herself. "Th-there..."
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 18, 2013 0:04:24 GMT -8
*Terra seemed to be bracing herself... or just trying to relax in her current state without going further. Well, she was a work-in-progress, and it was fine if it stopped here— Oh wait, Terra was opening her eyes and saying she wanted to try taking it all off, even if just for a little bit. There was hope for her after all. Morgan grinned and returned her nod.*
Well then go for it! It's nothing at all! ... literally.
*Morgan giggled at her improvised joke, then watched as Terra— No, stop staring. She turned away slightly again, waiting for Terra to finish, signaled when she stammered out "there." Morgan turned to regard Terra, grinning reassuringly at her, though was briefly distracted when she actually beheld Terra in her full glory. And Morgan had to admit, there was a certain... elegance about the female form. But her eyes were quickly returned to Terra's as she grinned again.*
Yep! See, that wasn't so hard! Now come on!
*Morgan grabbed her hand and tried to tug Terra into the water; there was no longer any concern about her clothes getting wet now, so there shouldn't be issues, right? Plus, they still had a little time to kill before sunset came and the jungle lit up. Now they could have that fun in the water Morgan had talked about earlier. Just not too deep; Morgan hadn't forgotten that Terra couldn't swim.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2013 0:16:42 GMT -8
Terra didn't have time to protest or say anything before Morgan had grabbed her hand and she stumbled after the girl into the water. Well with all of her clothes off, at least she wouldn't have to worry about waiting for them to dry off before they headed back. She giggled and waded through the lake until the water reached to just above her waist, probably too deep for Morgan to stand, but she felt a little better with at least some of the water covering her, and Morgan could swim so it was all right. She smiled, suppressing the urge to cover herself with her arms. She had never been naked outdoors before, but skinny dipping didn't seem that bad.
"Well...I don't have to worry about getting my clothes wet now..." Her face was still a little red, but she was very slowly getting used to being naked, though it would take some time before she would readily strip outside like Morgan did.
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