Thomas helped Luna to smooth out her fur as they left the basin. They hadn’t gone any further than heavy snogging, but appearances were still important. They’d claimed a number of orbs and cells as the spoils of war. However, while the missions regarding the race and lightning moles had been notably absent, Thomas decided to graciously accept these changes as a necessary sacrifice to the expanded world. Looking around, the duo were able to spot all of the other players in various parts of the village, continuing with their various quests. Still emotionally exhausted after the basin, Thomas thought of a way to pass the time without exerting himself.

“Hey Kiera.”

The communicator popped up and began its orbit. “Yeah, Thomas?”

“I’m feeling nostalgic. How about you tell us how we all met?”

“… seriously?” Kiera asked incredulously. “You want to reminisce at a time like this?”

“Come on!” Surprise’s voice chimed in over the communicator. “Tell us the story.”

“Tell it,” Honey added.

“If we’re voting, I want you to tell it too,” Moonlight offered.

“You’re not getting out of this, so you might as well give in,” Silver advised.

“Oh fine,” Kiera huffed her annoyance. An old man laughing could be heard in the background. “I guess it all goes back to when we were kids.”

Thomas found a comfortable spot in the grass and leaned against a nearby rock. Luna hopped in his lap, nuzzling his hand until he started petting her like a needy cat. Both were comfortable and ready for story time.

“To call Sandover an actual village is pretty generous,” Kiera began, her eye roll evident through her tone. “It’s a hamlet at best. The mayor doesn’t even really do anything except manage the power and he defers to daddy whenever there’s actually a decision to be made. Anyway, as far back as I can remember, I don’t think there was ever a time when you guys weren’t around.”

“One o’ the perks of growin’ up in a small town,” Honey chirped. “Everybody knows everybody.”

“Can’t argue with that,” Kiera agreed with a sigh. “We were the only kids around, so we had to play together by default, but we still had a great time together.”

“Tell us about it,” Surprise encouraged.

“Yeah, tell us.” Thomas smiled, glad to finally have this bit of backstory explained. Knowing who Kiera was to his character would hopefully help ease his awkwardness at what was to come.

“Well, we explored a lot,” Kiera continued. “The seven of us would run up and down the beach until we knew every rock and sand dune like the backs of our hands. I was never all that athletic, but you guys made sure I never fell behind.” She giggled fondly. “So many piggyback rides. The moment daddy’s lessons were finished for the day, you’d all basically kidnap me and drag me out to the beach.”

“Doesn’t sound like you’re too upset,” Moonlight noted cheekily.

Kiera giggled. “Well I can’t exactly complain about the company. I remember when we tired ourselves out playing, we’d just walk along the beach, talking about everything and nothing. Mostly we talked about what it’d be like to leave our little speck of a village to go out and really see the world.” She sighed. “Guess dreams really do come true.”

Closing his eyes, Thomas could actually see the events as Kiera described them. The child versions of himself and the others, probably no only than six or seven, were walking down the beach, chatting idly even though their voices were all muted. Figuring this must have been some sort of flashback cut scene, and hoping that the others were seeing the same, Thomas took in the ways the children were interacting.

Honey was running around with Kiera on her back while Surprise chased her. Silver was sculpting a sand castle with Luna. But when a stray foot crushed what must have been half an hour of backbreaking labor, the littlest player joined in the chase, seemingly shouting obscenities at the others. Luna fell to her back, clutching her sides as she laughed uproariously at the display. Sitting on a nearby patch of sand, little Thomas and Moonlight also joined in laughing, little Moonlight had stealthily grabbed hold of Thomas’ hand while doing so.

The scene then changed to a montage of images. The seven of them were sitting in the grass near a green eco vent while Samos was giving a lecture. Then the six players began practicing in martial arts while Kiera was working on some sort of machine. Carrying water skins filled with green eco, the seven were then guided by Samos in tending to batches of dead earth and the restoration of life. All the while, hands were being held, kisses stolen, and the bonds of friendship were blooming into something more. Then the flashback came to a conclusion.

“What about the streaking?” Thomas asked. He smiled at the way Luna’s ears perked.

Kiera laughed nervously. “I guess that was just how you guys were, or are as the case may be.” There was a small chorus of snickers over the communicator. “The other villagers tried to discourage it, but you guys just wouldn’t listen. Eventually the old farts settled on the brilliant plan of just ignoring it until the problem went away. As you can probably guess, that worked out great!” she declared sarcastically.

The flashback resumed. An older Luna, probably in her early to mid-teens, had stripped herself naked with a single sweep of her hand, and was laughing her naked ass off as the slightly younger uncle fell backwards in shock and horror. Similar scenes followed with the other young players flashing themselves and the adults, while far from happy, never actually brought themselves to discipline the kids for their transgressions. Samos was the only one seen actually telling the kids off, only to face palm when they went right back to doing the same thing the moment his back was turned.

“What about you?” Moonlight asked. “I can tell you from personal experience there’s nothing quite as liberating as feeling a cool breeze between your legs and over your breasts.”

Kiera coughed, clearing her throat. “I never really had the guts to do it. Also daddy would never let me.”

“You’re damn right I wouldn’t!” Samos’ voice blared over the communicator. “Let the hamlet’s weirdoes follow their culture’s bizarre customs all they like, but no daughter of mine is going outside to shamelessly flaunt what her mother gave her.” There was a pause. “What? Obviously you take after your mother as far as looks.”

A chorus of subdued chortles was heard over the communicator as Kiera began yelling obscenities at her father. There were also the sounds of objects being thrown and glass breaking. And from the adventurers’ various vantage points, they could see bursts of green glowing out from the metal hut’s windows as multi-colored smoke began wafting outwards.

“Childhood friends who became lovers, huh?” Thomas asked idly.

“Hmm, so it would seem,” Luna sighed contentedly as Thomas’ scratching continued. “You know, you were rather cute at that size,” she tittered.

“Don’t get any ideas,” Thomas teasingly warned.

“This is the realm of dreams,” Luna reminded. “Here there is nothing but ideas.”

Finally Kiera finished telling off Samos and resumed her story. “When I started getting into machines, you guys were there to make sure I still got sunlight every now and then, even if you had to literally drag me out by my boots like I said.” She giggled. “And that was pretty much our quiet, simple life until, you know… puberty,” she whispered the last word as if it were a dirty secret.

“I can only imagine how fun that was for everyone,” Thomas commented.

Kiera giggled again. “The old farts kept tripping over themselves whenever you guys would start stripping, too busy looking anywhere but at you and where they were going. Then you guys started, uh, doing stuff with each other and…” she trailed off, sounding uncomfortable.

The flashback picked up one more time. Now in the full bloom of womanhood, a very anxious looking Moonlight was holding an acne ridden Thomas by the hand, pulling him to parts unseen.

“Don’t tell me we didn’t invite ya along, too,” Honey insisted. She sounded offended at her fictional past self’s hypothetical insensitivity and not sharing the burdens and beauty of puberty with what was supposed to be one of her closest female friends. Such was unthinkable among mares, a sentiment shared by her fellow female players.

“Oh no. You guys definitely invited me,” Kiera assured. “It got to the point that I’d get worried if you guys went more than two weeks without reminding me that you were, ahem, interested. But between daddy, my work, and all the other stuff, I guess I just kept finding excuses,” she admitted, sounding regretful.

Thomas felt Luna stir and tense against his hand. She, like the other female players, was not willing to stand for this outrage.

“Samos!” Silver spoke up.

“Yeah. Something the matter?”

“I understand the importance of our mission, but I cannot ignore my friend’s continued suffering and feelings of neglect,” she informed authoritatively.

“Silver. You really don’t have to,” Kiera said, trying to reassure her friend. “I’m really-”

“And we’ve been teasing you this whole time!?” Surprise exclaimed aghast. “At least tell me you’ve been finding the time to masturbate in all this.”

The girl gave no answer. Thomas mused at the thought of what Samos must be doing right now, all while he buried his face into his hands, trying to smother his snickering.

“Samos. You can’t allow your daughter to continue depriving herself like this,” Moonlight insisted. “It’s not healthy.”

The old man’s grumbling could be heard over the communicator. It sounded like disgruntled agreement.

“What say you to a deal, Master Samos,” Luna chimed in cordially.

“I’m listening,” Samos allowed.

“The giant lurker who attacked the village is still at large and may yet pose a threat. If we can take care of him, and all other problems in the area to make Rock Village safe once more, would you then agree to give us consent to give your daughter what she so desperately needs?”

There was a short pause. “If, and that’s a big if, you can get Mayor Celine to come and tell me you’ve solved every last problem facing Rock Village and its people, I’ll… I’ll go see if I left anything back at my hut,” he finished reluctantly.

The women’s hoots and cheers could not only be heard over the communicator, but they also echoed across the rock walls surrounding the village, startling the inhabitants.

“Then onwards, my warriors!” Luna proclaimed, fist held high in a show of righteousness. “Let us make haste to save the village and our friend’s aching loins!”

There was an even louder cheer of agreement from the female players and even Thomas felt the need to raise his fist in solidarity with their cause.

“Hey wait!” Kiera protested. “Don’t I get a say in this? It’s my virginity on the line, here.”

“Most certainly,” Luna agreed. “Would you prefer face up or face down?”

A series of incomprehensible stutters could be heard over the communicator, accented by Samos’ growls of frustration in the background, as the devices all shut down and returned to their users.

As if saving the world weren’t mission enough, Thomas felt the excitement of his friends rekindle the fires of adventure in him as he sprung to his feet and made ready to continue questing.

At first he went from house to house on ground level, talking with anyone who would listen. Mostly they’d already had their quests completed by the others, but Thomas was still able to trade a few orbs for power cells. After which he made his way up the scaffolding, a place he’d put off seeing for too long. The wood of the planks had the nostalgic creaking of the game, but was perfectly smooth and solid. No risk of splinters here. The view from up here was lovely. The many lit windows dotting the rock walls were reminiscent of stars in Luna’s night sky. Without too many quests to deal with, he instead passed the time by just exploring people’s houses.

As he went, he would occasionally hear chatter over the communicator as his friends gave updates on their mission. However, most of these updates were in reference to a game they had started to see who could get the villagers to do the most outrageous things without going all the way. Honey was playing without really competing, just being very touchy-feely with anyone who caught her fancy. Surprise had gathered about thirty villagers and threw a nudist dance party. Paying a visit to the barracks, the top of Moonlight’s list had been convincing the warriors the best way to recover was to do naked jumping jacks. Silver’s greatest accomplishment was going house to house and advising married couples, trios, and so on that she knew how to improve their sex lives if they performed while she watched. Samos found this utterly hysterical, claiming that the naïve villagers deserved whatever the women did to them, all while Kiera stammered in the background.

“Having fun?” Luna asked.

“It’s funny,” Thomas commented. “You live in a place for so long, but you never have much of a desire to look at it. Then, suddenly you go someplace new, and you’ve got the urge to look at everything.” He was currently investigating a simple hut built into the rock face. It was two stories high with the bottom floor being an open living area and the top floor being divided into two bedrooms. All in all the setup wasn’t significantly different from any of the other houses he’d visited so far, but the little touches like the designs of the carpet and choice of furniture somehow made looking at it worthwhile. A husband and wife sat reading quietly at a table, paying no mind to the man who’d technically come in without asking as their son played off in the corner.

“Thinking about doing some exploring back in Canterlot?” Luna inquired. “You spend so much time cooped up in the castle, I can hardly blame you.”

Thomas pressed his lips together flatly and his ears gave the slightest droop.

“If you fear bothering any of us with such a request, I feel obligated to remind you of the nature of Equestrian sex roles,” she informed. “A stallion dropping hints that he wants his mares to take him out on the town would hardly turn any heads.”

Thomas laughed softly. “It’s not just that.”

Luna nodded her understanding. She knew Thomas often had trouble getting the words out, so she decided to save him the trouble. “This is about Moonlight. You worry you might be stifling her.”

Thomas opened his mouth to reply, but then felt the thwack of Luna’s tail against his head.

“Dare call yourself silly, or make any kind of suggestion that your feelings are somehow irrelevant, and I promise to tell the others you’ve abdicated your chance to be with Kiera. Is that clear?”

Thomas nodded, smiling even in spite of the threat. “Well, not to say anything that might upset any overemotional fuzz balls-ow!” He flinched from the sting of Luna’s slap. The husband and wife tried not to laugh, but they were clearly eavesdropping. “But is it alright to feel like you’re, well, spending too much time with someone, even if you love them?”

“Not at all,” Luna assured, smiling as she rubbed the spot she’d hit. “The two of you spend virtually every waking and sleeping hour together. As the old saying goes, be wary of too much of a good thing.”

Thomas sighed and gave Luna a thankful smile. Just her saying it had already eased much of the guilt he’d been bottling up. “It’s nice having someone to talk to about this.”

“One of the numerous advantages of the herd over monogamy,” Luna boasted. “If you are having trouble with one mate, you have another trusted companion to hold your confidence.”

“See?” The wife cut in. “I told you having a third would be a good idea.”

The husband rolled his eyes, not putting his book down. “You just like that redhead who works at the docks.”

The wife blinked. “And your point?”

Thomas shook his head, laughing good-naturedly as he left the married couple to their bickering, closing the door behind him. “I don’t think I’m quite ready to go out alone,” he confessed as he walked along a rope bridge. “But, ya know, maybe Moonlight rotating shifts with another guard might be for the best.”

Luna gave Thomas’ head a pat. “I feel safe in saying that Moonlight will agree spending a few hours apart each night will not cause significant harm to your relationship. You picked a very understanding mare.”

“Mares,” Thomas corrected. He reached up and scratched Luna’s belly. “That’s been another nice thing about this game. Just us getting to spend some time alone, you know, without you getting your urges.”

Luna grabbed the scratching hand and gave it an affectionate pat, smiling all the while. “I have enjoyed this as well. ‘Tis nice to be able to go out without needing to spirit one or more of you to the bathroom every few hours.” The pair rubbed noses and continued their journey. “However, do not dare believe that my mind has been entirely devoid of such thoughts,” she added with a hungered lick of her lips.

Patting the ottsel’s head, Thomas gave Luna a promissory nod and they continued onward.

Spying a rather large and open building, Thomas entered and was pleased to find a general store. The shelves were lined with clothes and various kinds of gear. The woman at the desk was a few inches shorter than himself with a red Chinese dress that barely covered past her hips, black hair tied in a bun, pink eyeshadow, and soft, almost Asian features.

“Oh hello,” she greeted warmly. “I haven’t seen you around here before. My name is Cho. What can I get for you this fine day?”

Thomas looked back to see if the sky was still as dismal as ever. It was.

“Okay, so we’ve seen better days,” Cho admitted. “Say, are you one of those adventurers that everyone’s talking about?”

“Sure am! I’m Thomas, and this is my sidekick, Luna.” He gestured his thumb between himself and the fuzz ball, earning a light tail whip to the back of the head and a playful glare. “Don’t mind her. She’s got little dog syndrome.”

Luna’s eyes narrowed dangerously on the man. “A reckoning was promised, dearest Thomas. “And a reckoning shall be wrought upon thine tender flesh.”

Thomas just laughed and shook his head. He turned back to face Cho. “Don’t suppose you’ve got any power cells you’d be willing to trade?”

“Sorry, but no.” Cho bowed in apology. “Your, er, friends stopped by and cleared me out almost an hour ago.” Her pale white cheeks suddenly grew red.

Thomas laughed at the woman’s reaction. “They didn’t happen to molest you, did they?” His question was free of anger or accusation. He was just curious.

Cho averted her gaze. “The green one, Honey. She was, um, very gentle.” The woman’s hand snaked its way down the front of her dress, behind the counter where Thomas couldn’t see, but she was clearly fidgeting.

“That’s good. She actually used to have a problem with that, but I’m proud of her progress.”

Cho’s cheeks were growing redder by the second. “She was gentle, but…” She trailed off, looking uncertain of how best to express her words.

“Don’t tell me she left you without finishing?” Thomas asked. After his friend’s impassioned words earlier, doing such a thing herself seemed terribly hypocritical.

“No! No, I definitely finished,” Cho assured. “It’s just, well…”

“Well what?” Luna asked.

“If it is not rude to ask, I wonder why all of your female companions are so willing to go out with so little clothing?” Cho finally asked.

“Luna?” Thomas gestured for her to explain, but she just gestured back for him to go instead. The man shrugged and decided to give the best answer he could. “I want to say that it’s a culture thing, that they’re from a place where most people go around naked all the time and no one minds. But if I’m being honest, they just really like messing with people and freaking them out with their nudity.”

Luna had to choke back her laughter. The result was a crude, snorting sound.

Cho giggled nervously. “And you do not?”

Thomas thought on this. Sandover only had a bunch of old guys and that one older lady. He could see why his friends would enjoy messing with those people, but the comedic factor just wasn’t as strong for him. By contrast, Cho was quite the looker. More than that, she was an NPC and he had hacker powers. How could he go on resisting such an opportunity and continue calling himself a gamer?

“I just haven’t been feeling up to it, at least not yet,” he explained with a smirk that made Cho tense. After which he casually undid his belt and let his trousers and underwear fall and crumble around his feet. Cho’s eyes went wide as her fidgeting stopped. Even Luna’s ears and brow rose in interest. The length of Thomas’ blue vest managed to keep his groin and bottom covered as a sort of dress skirt. However, that ‘skirt’ was cut in the middle of the front and back to allow free leg movement. One good step and the goods would be on full display.

Pleased by the female attention on him, Thomas crouched down, making sure to keep his valuables hidden by the fabric. He gathered up his trousers, stood, and stuffed them into his bottomless pack. He could always get them back later if he needed to. Thomas then swaggered over to the counter where Cho looked frozen in place and leaned over. He noted the way Luna tried sneaking a peak of his backside, but his attention was firmly on the NPC.

“I-is there s-something I c-can help you w-with?” she stammered.

Thomas smirked at the power he held over this stranger, this person who wasn’t really a person, but was still mindful of himself as he acted. “I don’t suppose you’ve got any panties around here?” he asked, scanning the shelves.

Cho opened her mouth, but sounded like she was choking on the words she meant to say.

“The ladies of my merry band are all lookers. Of that there can be no doubt,” Thomas explained. “And as much fun as they have streaking, I can’t help but think it’d be more fun if they didn’t actually show everything. It’s way sexier to tease at what you’ve got, rather than showing it all at once, wouldn’t you say?”

Cho gave a nervous, quick nod as she glanced down at what Thomas was hiding.

Smooth, he complimented himself. Having charisma was fun, even if it was just pretend. “Then how about we make a little deal. We’ve got to save our orbs for power cells, but what if I trade you a good luck charm for some panties?”

Cho blinked, coming out of her daze. “A charm?”

“Yeah. With all the crap that’s been happening around here, a bit of good luck can go a looong way, if you catch my meaning.” Thomas gave his eyebrows a playful bounce.

Cho tapped her chin, apparently giving his suggestion far more thought than it deserved. “That depends. What kind of charm is this?”

Thomas beamed. “You wearing any panties under that?”

Cho nodded plainly, showing no anxiety or other signs of discomfort. Whatever was coming, she seemed open.

“Well take ‘em off. We’ll both need to be bottomless for this to work.”

Luna was grinning ear to ear as she watched the exchange. She, too, was getting a kick out of Thomas having charisma. She knew it was only because this was all a game, but that was the whole point of role play. So long as everyone was having fun, it was all good.

Again Cho nodded. Making sure to bodily face Thomas as she hid behind the counter, she crouched down and slipped the silken white garment down. She held onto it for a moment, uncertain of what to do before settling on laying it down on the counter, the wet spot plain for all to see. Her cheeks grew even redder as she waited for the man’s next command, but she showed no other signs of apprehension. She trusted the strange adventurer to know what he was doing..

“Now come around here,” Thomas said, motioning around the counter.

Cho did as instructed. Her walk was slow. Her thighs were pressed together like she had to pee, but eventually she made it to the indicated spot directly in front of Thomas.

Thomas looked the woman over. Cho was fidgeting, nervous, but fully accepting of what was to come. She was an NPC, his toy to play with, but her mannerisms were just real enough to make the illusion of reality all the more enticing. She also had a nice smell, like a scented candle. Setting his hands on the woman’s shoulders, Thomas gently spun her around until she was facing away. “Now you take a breath,” he waited for her to do so, “and let’s have some fun.”

Without further warning, he thrust himself forward, pressing himself fully to Cho’s back. She gasped in shock from the contact, but then gave a squeak when she felt something hot and hard poking between her thighs. Thomas had wrapped his arms around her middle, but his hands were creeping upwards towards her breasts. She did as she was told and relaxed, less nervous and more curious to see where this was going. Thomas smiled when he felt the tension leave her body, and readied to enact his ‘charm.’

How’s he doing? Moonlight telepathically asked.

He’s finally playing with the characters, Luna informed. She’d hopped down to the floor and was now standing directly in front of Cho, granting her an ideal view of the saucy show. She went on when she sensed a relieved sigh from Moonlight. However, he is not enjoying himself to the same extent as you and the others.

Moonlight tensed. She had just wrangled a couple of escaped dogs and was currently transporting them back to their owner. Can you tell why?

Luna smiled and sent a small wave of reassurance to the hornless unicorn. It has nothing to do with you, she promised. While there are no feelings of abandonment, I suspect his discomfort stems largely from the fear of taking advantage of this figment of his own imagination. As adept as the alicorn-turned-ottsel was in holding multiple conversations at once, especially via telepathy, the moans Cho was making as Thomas put her thighs to use was proving to be a captivating distraction.

Moonlight chuckled to herself. That’s my Thomas. It was an immense relief to know Thomas was playing the same game as the rest of them in toying with the NPCs. She’d been worried that, because of his monogamous views, it might bother him that she would be messing around with other people, even if they were fictional. It eased her thoughts to know that her beloved wouldn’t begrudge her for doing the same as him.

After all, armed with limitless phantom energy, even Moonlight had indulged in several of the humanoid women, but not the men. She’d let husbands watch as she sat on their wives’ faces, followed Silver’s example in playing a sexual marriage counselor a couple times, and the sight of so many human bodies bouncing for her entertainment had been tucked in her memory for safe keeping. However, while her hands had certainly been free with the women of the village, she’d not touched any of the men. Not to say that none had caught her eye. Some most definitely did, especially during the jumping jacks. However, they just didn’t have Thomas’ charms, so she didn’t bother.

That said, there was still something troubling Moonlight. She swallowed, considering her choice of words before continuing. But besides that, how’s he doing, you know…

Without you after you had agreed to split up and leave him in my care? Luna finished and felt Moonlight’s mental flinch. Honestly, he is having quite the blast. I would wager roughly 80% of his time sense coming to this level has been spent grinning. He even kept a smile when we discussed his worry about wanting to go out more often while also spending a little less time together with his loving mares smothering him.

Moonlight physically and mentally slumped. He’s been thinking about that too? She felt Luna’s mental nod and heaved a huge sigh of relief. Oh thank Faust! I was wanting to tell him that he should try to be a little more independent, but he’s so sensitive I didn’t know how to break it to him.

Luna beamed, even around her mouthful as her little paws went to work coaxing all manner of lewd sounds from the woman’s lips. Then take comfort in knowing that Thomas also believes it would be healthy for the two of you to go out a little more, but maybe not feel so obligated to stay glued at the hip.

Moonlight grinned and sent her Princess her raw feelings of gratitude for her help, free of the awkwardness that words would inevitably bring. In exchange, Luna granted the unicorn her own sensations at what their stallion was up to. Luna then laughed when Moonlight had to duck into the bushes to relieve herself.

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Luckily there was a washroom in the back of the general store for the three perverts to fix themselves up when the fun was over. Thomas slipped his pants back on, but moved the purchased from his bottomless pack to his bottomless pockets, wanting to have them in easy reach for later. Contacting the others, everyone shared their status reports and concluded everything that was to be done in the main village had been completed. There was only the Lost Precursor City and Boggy Swamp to deal with, so they agreed to meet up in the tavern set in the middle of the village.

“Hey guys,” Thomas greeted his dear friends. “I got you something.”

“Ooh! A present?” Surprise chirped.

Walking over to a nearby table, Thomas emptied out the contents of his pockets for all to see. “Streaking is fun, but eventually people will get used to it. It’ll be just like Equestria and the fun’ll be over,” he explained. “So, I thought it might help if we mix things up a little.”

The female players looked down at the offered articles of clothing, up at Thomas and Luna’s lascivious smirks, and then to each other. They liked this idea. As it turned out, Cho had been so thankful for the ‘charm’ that she’d made suggestions for clothing other than just panties.

Moonlight chose a pair of tight, purple pants that matched Kiera’s, save for the holes cut in the groin and just below where her tail would be, leaving her privates on an even more scandalous display than if she were fully nude. Surprise chose what was technically a one piece swim suit, but really it looked like an oversized thong. Two thin, black straps connected at the bottom, covering the woman’s groin and riding up her ass, while the loops held tightly over her shoulders and somehow, impossibly, completely covered her nipples. Honey, being a simple gal, picked out a too small apron that just barely covered her groin, but only when she stood perfectly still, and held fast to her breasts, somehow preventing any nip slips. This left the daring Silver to don a red and black corset with holes cut for the crotch and breasts, black latex gloves, and bright red socks.

“Woof,” Luna said as she drank in the sight of her lovers’ new looks. She licked her lips, but it wasn’t involuntary.

Villagers who had come to see the group off on the next leg of their journey were left utterly speechless as they watched the female players dress in their new attire. They stared in silent, abject fascination as the women posed for their audience. Men covered women’s eyes, the gambler had his hands down in his barrel, and mouths were hanging open so wide that a few people even swallowed some bugs.

Finally deciding that he was overdressed, Thomas once more slipped his trousers and underwear off, stashing them in his pack. Gasps of shock rang out from the villagers, not expecting the only male adventurer to also go nude. Emboldened, Thomas ‘accidentally’ knocked over a cup, turned his back on the villagers, and bent over to pick it up. This proved to be the last straw for the NPCs, pushing many of them over the brink as worried cries for fainted loved ones rang out behind him.

Looking into the approving and predatory eyes of his friends, Thomas knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he’d never, under any circumstances, do something like this in the real world. But here, in this place of save points and simple minds, he could have fun exposing himself to strangers.

Character development! That’s right, folks. You might have thought this was just a fun little side story, a piece of filler with no long term consequences. Nope! Thomas and Moonlight, using Luna as an intermediary, have decided to talk to one another about an issue they’ve both been having in their relationship.

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I swear that sounded more profound in my head!

This story is still B-canon, of course, but it still seemed good to throw in a stronger connection to the main story.

Anyway, the fun times continue with a nice bit of backstory for the fictional versions of our characters within the game’s universe. A good backstory and chemistry, I feel, are always a plus when shipping. The best romances and clops I’ve read on this site spend a pretty fair amount of time building up the characters’ relationships before putting them in bed together.

I kind of fear I might be giving too much buildup for when we finally get to the sex scene, but oh well. As per usual, I can only write my best and hope you guys enjoy.