An Offer they Can't Refuse

[Knight Errant]

Steve listens... considering his options. "The beach sounds nice... why don't we go there? Everything else sounds lovely as well." He smiles a bit.

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Melissa blushes at the compliment, smiling... then nodding as he asks for the schedule! "O-oh! Yeah! The morning is leisure time up until lunch... then after lunch you have a spot reserved at one of our mineral mud baths. I have something to do during that... but I can meet you afterwords for swimming in our Olympic sized pool. After that is dinner... then the rest of the afternoon is yours to spend however you want." She says.

[muffinstud]

Will returned the smile. It seemed like he was starting to make this girl's day, and he wasn't about to stop until he completely made up for scaring her in the first place.
"Well, if we have some spare time, how about you show me the grand tour? I wouldn't want to get lost when you drop me off or anything."

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Hannah nodded and returned the smile. "The beach is the best part of this whole place." She stood up and straightened out her skirt, then paused and blinked afterwards. "You'll want to get your swimwear from your wardrobe. You'll find some sandals there as well. If you'll excuse me." She curtsied. She didn't seem quite as shaky as she had earlier. "I'll need to go get changed as well. I'll meet you in the hall."

[Knight Errant]

Steve nods to Hannah! "Right, see you soon!" He says before heading back to his closet... looking for sandals and swimwear!

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Meanwhile, Melissa nods! Smiling. "Of course! It would, um, be my pleasure to show you around..." She gets to her heels with a pair of clicks, straightening out her skirt and waving him onwards! "Right, lets go! I'll start by showing you around where we are in right now." She says with a smile.

[muffinstud]

Will got up after her and tried to keep pace at her side. "So, you said this was your first official job. How did you land a job here of all places?"

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Hannah closed the door quietly behind her. The footsteps down the hall sounded a lot quicker than the last time. Steve finds the sandals easily enough. There are multiple pairs in white, green, yellow, and black. All of them are flip-flops, and have bamboo lining along the feet. Steve couldn't find any trunks though. All he could find was a black mankini. It looked like it covered a good amount of skin for what it was, but it was somewhat tight in the front and very triangular in shape.

[Knight Errant]

Steve grabs a pair of black flip flops and... stares at the mankini... he remembers Hannah telling him she picked his wardrobe herself... "Great..." He sighs... going to change into it... and wrap a towel around his hips when he is done. FInishing that, he heads out into the hallway...

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Melissa blushes at the question. "Err... my first official job HERE... I've been in... training for a week or so... as for how I got a job here..." She sighs. "I... got into debt..." She murmers... glancing away and hurrying up as they arrive to a pair of elevators. Melissa presses a slender finger to the down button... waiting and shifting nervously on her heels.

[muffinstud]

Will's eyes would have made dinner plates look small. "Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to bring up something painful..." He rushed to follow her, but made sure to keep a little distance since it seemed he startled her again. "Look, Melissa. I didn't know. If it makes you feel any better, I'm kind of in the same boat. I got into serious debt too... but I have a chance to make it right." He gave the girl a smile. "I'm sure you'll have a chance to make it right too."


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Steve waited in the hall for a minute or two until he saw her come around the bend. Her angelic face, bouncy brown curls, and sparkling green eyes were very easy to look at. She wore a silver bikini with a diaphanous white sash on her hips. Her stomach was very trim, athletic looking even. Despite her lack of the standard curves, she had a certain slim beauty to her. She had a bright blush on her face as she approached Steven. "I apologize in advance if I mess anything up. I'm not used to men seeing me... like this."

[Knight Errant]

Steve stares a bit at the rather beautiful young woman... breaking his stare when she mentions she is nervous... He brings his gaze to her face, smiling a little. "Well, I'm not used to wearing such... minimalistic swimwear. They didn't have any swim trunks or something?" He says, blushing a bit as he opens the towel to reveal his swimsuit.

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Meanwhile... Melissa turns, looking up into Will's eyes, her face blushed. "Yeah... you are in the same boat..." She murmurs slightly before suddenly looking worried, shaking her head. "I, um... sorry. I just got upset. Everything will be fine... and I'm sure it will be fine for you too..." She says, glancing at his hair, before turning as the elevator doors open and she heads inside.

[muffinstud]

Will entered the elevator and stood opposite her. "I won't bring it up again, promise." He bit his lip as he watched the doors close. "Look, I'm not usually like this. I've had some really stressful times lately. Once I'm done here, I'm sure the stress is going to come back." Will exhaled sharply, still facing the doors. "What I mean to say, is the chips are stacked against me. I don't know where my business partner is. I could really use a friend, and it sounds like you could use one too." He turned to Melissa and offered her his hand. "Friends?"


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Once Steve removed the towel, Hannah's eyes roamed down. Immediately she blushed a deep red and cleared her throat. She stepped quickly over to him and took him by the arm down the hall. "No, nothing like that. I'm afraid you're wearing the most conservative piece of swimwear I have to offer you. I tried to be as... generous and kind with your wardrobe as I could." She led him down the hall and out into the lobby of what appeared to be a mediterranean styled hotel.

[Knight Errant]

Steve has his arm taken! Walking down the hall with Hannah... he listens to her... frowning at her words. "Whats going on here, Hannah?" He asks... trying to catch her gaze... "Does one of the mob guys have it out for me or something?"

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Melissa blinks... listening to him carefully as he speaks... then looking down at her hand. He could tell she had all kinds of things she wanted to say... but the only ones she could manage are "Thank you... Will..." She says, blushing as she takes his hand. Hers is soft and delicate... Meanwhile, the elevator moves downwards!

[muffinstud]

"Hey, if we're both in the same boat, there's no reason we shouldn't help each other. I know I'm new here, but I'll do my best to keep you smiling." Will gave her hand a gentle shake, then let go. "And don't worry if you think you need to hide something. I can tell you're still kind of scared. Well, I am too." He turned back to look at the elevator doors. "I won't push you to tell me anything until you feel you're ready."

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Hannah tilted her head, avoiding Steve's eyes. "In a way, yes. Even though you're getting the VIP treatment, you're being monitored very closely. You're... an investment of sorts. They're protecting their investment." She guided him out of the lobby and into the warm tropical sun. Palm trees swayed in a cool breeze, and before them lay an expansive boardwalk running along a pristine beach. Steve could see other women in revealing outfits walking with purpose to one of many buildings along the beach. Most of them were more curvy than Hannah. He did see, however a girl that looked decidedly unhappy and somewhat mannish being escorted by a lovely looking maid.

[Knight Errant]

Steve decided to drop it... it was obvious Hannah wasn't allowed or wasn't comfortable talking about this. Besides... the new view was more interesting... He looks around the beach, and at all the women on it... "Wow... this is a nice place..." He says, following Hannah as they walk along the boardwalk.

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Meanwhile, Melissa smiles a bit. "Thanks, Will..." She says, as their elevator doors open to reveal... a casino floor! She gestures around. "This is the private Casino of the Marcone Family... everyone here is either a VIP or a member of the Family..." She says, leading him into the bright flashing lights! Around them were all kinds of serving women... but they mainly fit into two categories. Extremely gorgeous women, mostly with animal features on their costumes, seemingly escorting much more plain girls. Some of the 'students' look uncomfortable... others almost giddy...

[muffinstud]

"Wow, nice place." Naturally, he got distracted by all the pretty girls in the costumes. "It's just like the one in Vegas. The costumes, the lights... These people really know how to spend their money."

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Hannah kept a hold of Steve's arm and guided him down the boardwalk past a particularly busty and beautiful woman talking about how to let a man know she liked him as the plain-looking girl beside her blushed beet red. "Like I said, this is my favorite part of the resort. Here... I can forget about schedules and cleaning and training and just be myself." She breathes deeply and looks out over the sand with a content smile.

[Knight Errant]

Steve nods. "Mhmm... sounds nice." He looks over the beach and smiles a bit. "So, what do you want to do?" He asks, feeling like he owed her one.

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Melissa nods... blushing a bit. "Yeah... one of the things its used for is training new employees... You will probably be sent here in a week or so..." She murmers... glancing down at her heels, then back up. "Anyway... its this way out..." She says, going to lead him out and onto the open air!

[muffinstud]

"Training? So... Oh." Will looked back at all the girls in the casino, and how they were all in pairs. "So you train in there? Well, I hope you get paired up with someone nice. If it means anything, I'll put in a good word for you."

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Hannah let go of Steve's arm and blinked. "You know what? I don't know. No one's asked me that in a while." She shrugged and gave him a smile. "I could go for a walk. It's nice to have company that isn't breathing down my neck for once."

[Knight Errant]

Steve smiles at that. "Then lets walk. It sounds like you could use a vacation as much as I could."

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Melissa smiles a bit sadly. "Oh don't worry about that... I'm sure I'll be teamed up with a great person..." She leads them out of the casino, into the bright warm day! She looks around. "Right... lets walk around. I'll point out the sights as we come to them..."