Restless (OTA)

[st_unaligned]

Bo was feeling restless. Or rather, it seemed more than that, but that was the best way to describe it. It wasn't like Sam wasn't fulfilling her needs or that her other partners weren't either. It wasn't that at all, it just seemed as if something inside of her wanted more. Like when you just seemed to always be hungry no matter how much you have already eaten.

She was at the gym, trying to burn off the endless steam she had - Sam, poor thing, was tapped out and resting. Bo had a sword in her hand and was going through some basic moves, trying to get faster and more familiar with the weapon. If she was going to be honest, she knew how to use a lot of weapons, but she wasn't an 'expert' in any of them. She wanted that to change.

She also wanted to stop thinking about tearing off people's clothes as they walked through the door and kissing their bodies all over.

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[st_ealthless]

"A bunch of times, actually," she held her fists up in a ready position but dropped them just a moment later, "It was called 'The Crucible.' Grog was the champion, so most of his fights were defending that title. I had to fight my way up to second place, then defended that a few times before we left the city."

[st_unaligned]

She had seen Pike fight enough to know Pike shouldn't be underestimated. "Should be a little more interesting here, I guess, with everyone's power. Or is it just your fists?"

[st_ealthless]

"The rules for magic were a bit weird but, for the most part, fighters could use spells or abilities that affected themselves but not the kind that do damage." Vasselheim generally didn't have a problem with divine magic, but she hadn't been willing to do anything too obvious while in the pit. "It made sense though. The whole thing was a test of strength and courage in honor of Kord, the god of battle."

[st_unaligned]

Bo had no idea who Kord was, of course, but she nodded because she understood that. "Well, anything's better than my first introduction to Fae fight club. They basically said, 'hey, you're one of us. Now fight this big dude or die to prove yourself'. Fun times." and Kenzi had saved her life.

[st_ealthless]

"I guess that would be pretty powerful motivation," Pike grimaced. Outside of adventuring, she preferred her fighting to be fun and consensual. "Was it just a big dude or was he fae too?"

[st_unaligned]

"I don't think Fae know how to involve humans very well unless it's for food or as slaves." Bo might have sounded a little bitter. She rolled her shoulder back in a small shrug. "I kind of like it here for that reason. No screwed up Fae politics."

[st_ealthless]

"Politics," Pike gave an exaggerated shiver, "I know you said the fae world was kept secret, but I didn't realize that it was that segregated." It reminded her a little of the Dwarves of Kraghammer.

"But speaking of food..." A little smile tugged at her lips, "After the dance, you still haven't told me what my chi tastes like."

[st_unaligned]

Bo looked at Pike with amused surprise. "Well that's something I've never been asked." She laughed softly, but smiled. "It was... really nice. Like comfort food."

[st_ealthless]

"Yes! That's so awesome," Pike did a little dance, "I'm delicious."

Grinning, she added, "You know, our dance actually inspired me to learn how to give massages. See if I can use my healing magic at the same time and make something good even better."

[st_unaligned]

"I think that might be the first time anyone reacted that way." Bo laughed a little. it reminded her of Kenzi a little, actually. It was nice to feel like maybe she was a little bit normal. Or at least natural.

"So you do massages now?" She wagglied her eyebrows. "Does Alec or Scanlan know?"

[st_ealthless]

"I can imagine it would be a little unnerving for people who aren't used to bits of their power being siphoned off, but it's pretty common for me," she shrugged, "Plus, you'd have to try really hard to even get through all of my magic and to my life essence."

Mentioning the two men in her life caused Pike to grinned mischievously, "I do! Alec knows but not Scanlan yet. I don't want him showing up in the spa and distracting me."

[st_unaligned]

For some reason, Bo felt like that kind of challenge she could easily win, though the moment she thought of that, she inwardly frowned and pushed away the notion.

"If I was them I'd be booking a lot of massage appointment with you, even after you've cured me."

[st_ealthless]

"You are welcome anytime." Pike saw an ever so subtle shift in Bo's expression but couldn't understand what it was about. Instead of letting it go, she nudged Bo with her elbow, "What was that, Lady? You just thought something important then tried to cover it up."

[st_unaligned]

"Nothing. Just a stupid thought, don't worry about it." Bo offered a warm smile. "Really, I promise."