Making A Girl Of A Woman

Posted on Tue Mar 5th, 2019 @ 11:43pm by Staff Sergeant Nyx'e'Trixe Valentine & Staff Sergeant Andromeda Dreik

Mission: Shore Leave
Location: Andromeda's Quarters

Nyx had been dragged unwillingly, but unresistingly, back towards Andi's quarters and it had been several seconds and halfway there before Nyx was finally able to gather herself enough to say more than a wordless grunt. She started to slow the pace, but Andi still kept the pair of women moving without any sort of degradation in speed, "This isn't necessary, Andi, it truly isn't. I understand this is different than Tial, but it's okay." Even Nyx knew that she wasn't being a hundred-percent truthful in this, but she couldn't give in without a fight, it wasn't part of her. "We're just tired right now." A last try.

"Which is all the more reason that we should get dressed up and go have some fun!" Andi countered easily, pulling Nyx through the automatically opening doors of her quarters. "Right, first things first, go take a shower. Bathroom is through those doors. Clean towels are on the shelf. There should even be a fresh robe in there. Okay?"

"Wait, what?" Nyx turned as soon as Andi had released her, slowing her directed progress towards the suggested door, "Dressed up? I'm already dressed.. It's easy enough to change into something fresher, but Andi, we don't need to go anywhere."

Rounding on her, hands firmly on her hips and a 'don't mess with me' expression on her face, Andi shook her head. "Get in the shower, now. Seriously, don't make me put you on your ass and drag you in there!"

Nyx's eyes opened in alarm, and she did the absolute only thing that she could do in the situation: She retreated. She was very conscientious and didn't make any sort of mess as she undressed, even going so far as to neatly fold the slightly sweaty training robe she would likely just recycle later and placing her swords on top of it before making sure the towels and robe were in easy reach and stepping into the shower. She spent a few minutes before finally drying herself off and slipping on the robe and cinching it and exiting the shower. She glanced down where she'd left her weapons and blanched after seeing them missing. "Andi?" She called, quickly walking to the bathroom door, "Where are my swords?"

"What was that?" Andi called through the closed door, a smile dancing across her lips. "Sorry, I couldn't hear you through the closed doors." As the bathroom door opened and Nyx stepped out, Andi smiled ever so sweetly. "Sorry Nyxie, is something wrong?"

"My swords." Nyx said simply, "Where are they?" Her voice made it very clear she wasn't joking, that this was a VERY serious question.

"They are perfectly safe, having some quality time with Kindness," Andi replied, her voice perfectly calm. "You don't need swords on the ship, we're going to the lounge, not into war, you'll get them back when we come back after drinks. Okay?"

It was a few moments of staring and considering before Nyx finally, and VERY grudgingly nodded. "I don't like it." She stated, "But. But aren't there going to a be a lot of people at the lounge?" She still half-shrugged, "Oh well, I should replicate a uniform."

Picking up a small fabric bundle that was neatly folded, Andi handed it across to Nyx. "I replicated you a dress," she said, the expression on her face near challenging as she set a steady gaze on her friend. "There is a pair of shoes just there," she said pointing to a pair of black, strappy heeled sandals on the floor next to the bathroom door. "I know they'll fit. The only thing I didn't get was underwear because I didn't know if you had any preference to style."

Nyx flushed redly. It wasn't something she discussed, because it was one of those more private things that everyone had a different preference for. Some, she knew, used flimsy, sexy underwear, some used extremely practical. Her? "Well, Milady, Andi, You made the choice that I make. The lack therof."

Andi raised an eyebrow ever so slightly, one corner of her mouth quirking again. "Well, you know, if that's what you really want... but if you prefer something with a little more coverage I can recommend something that might be suitable, you know, in case of slips or falls? But, it's totally your call. Believe me, I'm not one to judge for freebuffing. It's totally a viable choice. Go get dressed and I'll fix your makeup for you," she finished with a grin. "Actually, if you get dressed here I'll take a quick shower while you do. I promise I won't peek," she said with a wink as she headed toward the bathroom.

"Can you..." Nyx grimaced as she couldn't get out the entire request for well, coverage. Her armor, the armor that protected her in battle, had more length of skirt than what she'd just unfolded in front of her, which would absolutely prevent the accidental revealing that this dress would cause in a heartbeat if she weren't very, very careful, "Please?"

Without making a show of any kind of reaction, Andi simply nodded and changed direction, heading for the replicator, thumbing through the programmed patterns until she found what she wanted. Replicating the required items, she picked them up and handed them across to Nyx. "They should fit, I think you're about the same size I am but if they're not right I can replicate new ones."

What Andi handed over could best be described as 'scraps of lace' but they would at least cover all the relevant bits. The cheeky briefs and the plunge demi bra would at least cover anything for accidental exposure.

"I"m gonna jump in for a real quick shower, okay?" Andi said with a grin. "You can finish getting dressed in here."

Nyx nodded gratefully and proceeded to dress quickly once Andi had closed the door behind her, adjusting the undergarments and dress, fidgeting uncomfortably in what was CLEARLY true civilian clothing, something she had virtually zero experience with before now. She took a few tentative steps in the sandals having double-checked to make sure she'd put them on right, then found that she could get used to walking in them, the heels elevated her just a little bit, but if she kept most of her weight on the balls of her feet, it'd be easy enough. She tugged down on the hem of the dress again, wiggling it to try to get it to settle downwards just a hair more.

Stepping out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel, Andi moved across her bedroom, opening the closet and then opening drawers, pulling out items and tossing them onto the bed. Without any hesitation, she cast aside the towel and dropped it on the floor, starting to dress. "You all good over there?" Andi asked as she pulled an incredibly low cut cami style top over her head, to go with the high waisted black pants she had already put on. She slipped her feet into black heeled booties and stepped across the room, brushing out her hair quickly and sweeping it up into a messy bun, pinning it into place. "Ready for makeup?" she asked, turning and casting a grin at Nyx.

“Makeup?” A rising tone on the question from Nyx, “We don’t need makeup.” She said, “I have never had anything of the sort in, ever.” Nyx shook her head, using the corner of her eye during that head shake to note where the door was, absolutely certain this was going to be a bad idea somehow.

“Be quiet and sit,” Andi ordered pointing to the edge of the bed before moving quietly to the replicator. “I said sit!” She called back without even looking back over her shoulder before replication fresh makeup brushes. She walked back to the bedroom and pulled out her ‘makeup kit’ which looked to be the size of a small suitcase. “Trust me Nyxie,” she finally said with a smile. “I know what I’m doing.”

Command. Obeyed. Nyx sat on the edge of the bed before her brain caught up with precisely what she was doing. "Is that something along the lines of 'I'm from the Inquisition, I'm here to help you?" She asked as a weak joke, eyes on the size of the kit Andi was bringing along with her, "You're not going to use ALL that on me, are you?"

"No not all of it, some of it won't match your skin tone and some of it just won't be suitable for tonight. Just, relax, okay?" Andi said gently, snapping open the box. "Close your eyes and trust me."

30 minutes later Andi stepped back to admire her handiwork, grinning proudly. Nyx's hair hung loosely in soft curls, held back with a small diamonte clip. Her makeup had been done to perfection, even Andi was impressed with her handiwork. "There you go," she said with a smile. "Take a deep breath and when you're ready, take a look in the mirror."

Nyx had been sitting stock-still, letting Andi do as she would, then blinked a few times as she was 'released' to move again, looking over to the mirror. What looked back to her was... Different. The three chevrons on her cheekbones were still there though muted due to the rest of the makeup, but her eyes had drawn attention from them, the recesses of the eye, a darker shade, closing in on her hair's color, which looked 'right' in comparison to the stark 'nakedness' that it had had before, her eyes complemented rather than standing out. She reached up and touched the curls, seeing the image do the same thing. Her face flashed to Andi, "This-" She cut herself off, at a loss for words.

"Is just you," Andi said gently. "I just highlighted what you already had. Nothing more. This is you, entirely you, and you're gorgeous. Now, shall we go get a drink? Maybe in the lounge?"

"What can I wear?" Nyx shook her head slightly, watching the curls bounce in the mirror, "I'm not sure I want to wear a uniform looking like this."

"Nyx, you aren't wearing a uniform, remember?" Andi reminded gently. "I gave you a new dress which you're wearing, and we even got underwear for you. You're totally dressed to go out."

Nyx tore her eyes away from the mirror and looked down, face flushing pink in embarrassment, "Of course... I can't believe I forgot about this." Her hands smoothed down the purple dress and eyes went back to the mirror, "I suppose I can't talk you out of this?"

"Nope, not a chance. Come on, let's go have some fun," Andi said, reaching a hand toward Nyx with a smile. "It's your time to shine."

It was an effort, but Nyx worked hard to overcome the trepidation, her instinct reaction to what she would look like to a fellow Priestess, and put a smile on her face, one she found she actually looked good wearing, which made it more natural, then reached out to Andi, "Our time."

Instinctively, Andi reached out and hugged her friend. "Come on, let's go have some fun."


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Staff Sergeant Nyx'e'Trixe Valentine
Marine
USS Wellington

Staff Sergeant Andromeda Dreik
Marine
USS Wellington