An Offer they Can't Refuse

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Will nodded along with the woman. Obviously, the secrets that were bothering Melissa were nothing new, and it didn't seem like they were going to go away soon. When Claira entered, Will looked to her and back to the receptionist. He looked back and forth a couple of times, then looked to the ceiling and mouthed the words "Thank you."

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"And that's why I'm here. When we're done, you won't even remember what's troubling you. And here we are." Tracy led him into a small room with a padded leather massage table, complete with headrest. Off to the side was a counter with oils and lotions of all sorts, some with fragrances like those from his bath. She grabbed a white linen towel from a stack next to the door. "I'll need you to strip, and put this on before you go on the table. I'll be back in a minute." She gave him a wink and closed the door behind her, leaving Steve in the room alone.

[Knight Errant]

Steve stares around the room for a few moments after Tracy leaves... the towel in his hand. He still felt a bit uneasy... but Hannah's words come back to him. "Try to relax... right..." He goes to strip... he didnt want to be in the middle of that when the woman got back. He folds up his clothes, putting them on the counter, then wraps the towel around his underwear.

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Claira giggles a bit... her laughter musical in Will's ears. "Come on, Will... you can stare at me all you want once we get you in the bath." She winks at him, beckoning for him to follow!

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Will followed, giving the receptionist a friendly wave. "I'll see if I can get Melissa back here." He turned and gave Claira a very serious look. "As for you, I will hold you to that. But there's one problem here. I already had a bath today."


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There was a knock at the door, and it opened immediately after. "Are you halfway decent?" Tracy entered and closed the door behind her. "Good. Now go ahead and sit on the table. First things first, we need to put a peel on your face. The muscles and bones there are a little too close together, even for my fingers." She went to the counter and started getting a couple of bottles together.

[Knight Errant]

Stephen blinks, sitting on the table. He raises his eyebrow. "A peel? What is that..."

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Claira grins back at his serious look. "A bath bath maybe... but not a mud bath... come on." She waves him onward!

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Will would have followed her to the ends of the earth! "A mud bath? So people actually pay to come in her and sit in wet dirt? Sounds messy and kind of frivolous to me."

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Tracy poured a couple of bottles into a metal tray and stirred them with a tongue depressor. She pulled it out a little, letting the stringy, taffy like concoction pull against it. "This is a peel. It feels kind of sticky at first, but as it dries it opens up your pores, stretches out your facial muscles, softens your skin, and does your taxes." She smirked. "Just kidding. It doesn't open up pores. That's what the seaweed wrap that goes on top does." She continued to mix it until she gave a satisfactory nod. "When it's dry, it just peels off like a layer of skin you never knew you had. We're going to let it work on your face while I work on your body."

[Knight Errant]

Steve stares at it a bit. "Errr... do I really need it?" He asks Tracy.

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Claira giggles a bit. "Don't knock it until you've tried it, honey..." She says, opening a door to a room! Its all bright white tile, reflecting the slightly dimmed lights. Near the center of the room, a large hot tub filled with chocolate colored mud. "I have a swimsuit for you too, just hold on." She smiles before heading over to a counter, retrieving the infamous mankini his friend had to wear not long ago... but this one left even less to the imagination!

[muffinstud]

Will took the piece of apparel and stared at it. "Um... thanks?" He looked back up to the beautiful Claira. "But I don't need a napkin, I need a bathing suit. Like trunks?"

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"Steve darling, you won't know how you lived without one. Now, close your eyes and breathe through your nose. You need to keep your face as still as possible until I put the seaweed on." She took the depressor out of the basin, along with a large glob of the stuff. She touched the end to his cheek, and immediately Steve felt that same tingle he had in the bath. The goop was warm, and felt kind of like toothpaste.

[Knight Errant]

Steve almost winces away... but then closes his eyes and tries to stay still... what could it hurt?

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Claira giggles. "We don't have any of those, dear... Its this or... well you could skinny dip. Its not like I could see you though the mud."

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Will looked from the patch of cloth posing as swimwear to the pool of mud. If it was as goopy as it looked, it would most likely squish under the thing anyways. Then again, he wasn't so sure he was quite confident enough to be naked in front of such a beautiful woman, even if she was cracking jokes with him. That, and he did tell Melissa he would behave.

"All right, I'll wear it. Where do I get undressed?"

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Tracy applies the warm paste to his skin, smoothing it out with the applicator. The more of his face gets covered, the more of the gentle tingling he feels. It feels light on his skin, despite the thick texture. The more of it she applies, the better he can smell it too. It has a refreshing green apple scent, like he just took a bite out of a granny smith. She covers everything but his lips, nostrils, eyes and ears. "And now for the seaweed..." She presses something that sounds like paper over his face, and smooths it over with some gentle presses. "There, all done. You can open your eyes and lie down now. Make sure once your forehead touches the headrest you don't jerk your head."

[Knight Errant]

Stephen nearly rolls his eyes under the mask... seaweed... who's idea was that anyway. "Oookay..." He says, opening his eyes and turning to lie down!

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Claira smiles a bit and winks. "Right here, honey. I'll wait outside..." She says, heading out the door and closing it... but not before depositing the mankini in Will's hands.

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Will looked at the thing and sighed. "Well, here goes almost nothing." He stripped down and put his clothes in a corner. He took a moment to steel himself before removing the tight underwear. Then, he reluctantly put on the tiny mankini. "All right, you can come in."


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Tracy adjusted the headrest so it would touch the crown of his forehead, then made sure he was laid out flat on his stomach. "Good. Now, get ready to relax!" The clean scent and tingling in Steve's face continued as he felt deft hands knead lotion into his back. It felt warm, like a liquid version of an icy hot pack, and the heat melted deep into his muscles. The hands continued their magic, using the heat to pull any knots and tension out of his back.

[Knight Errant]

Steve finds himself... relaxing! He had hardly realized how tense the past day or so had made him... he sighs a little as Tracy works!

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Claira heads into the room once more! Looking him up and down and nodding. "Not bad... now, into the tub with you! And lean back... I have a mud mask I'll prepare for your face." She smiles.

[muffinstud]

"Mud bath, mud mask, you guys really like your mud here, don't you?" Will stepped to the edge and gave the mud one last doubtful look before easing himself in.


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"See? Not so bad, is it?" The fingers continued to push and pull at his back, working his muscles like a potter would clay. Once she had spent a few minutes on his upper back, Tracy rubbed the ointment over the rest of him. She covered his arms, the rest of his back, his legs, even the back of his neck. Wherever the lotion touched his skin, it seeped heat into him and brought out tension. The fingers started on his lower back, letting little pops out of his spine and relieving his lumbar.

[Knight Errant]

Stephen goes to nod... then remembers he has to stay still. "Mhmm... I could get used to this..." He says as the woman works!

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Claira giggles again. "I'm sure you won't be dissapointed~" She says as Will eases himself in! The mud is surprisingly light and warm... soon sending his skin to tingling as he enters it! It feels... very good... Meanwhile, Claira begins whipping up yet more mud!

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Will nodded his head begrudgingly. It did feel kinda nice, and it wasn't quite as thick or heavy as he thought. He let himself slip in up to his shoulders and leaned his head back. "There, how's that?"


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Tracy works her fingers on every inch of skin not covered by Steve's towel. Any discomfort from the knots or when she digs into his muscles immediately goes away, replaced with a loose, relaxed feeling and the warmth from the lotion. As she works, the peel on his face begins to tighten up. Much like the fingers, it seems to dig in a little and stretch his face. The tingling in the cream slowly fades as it tighens and dries, but the smell of apples only gets stronger. As it dries, he can start to feel the seaweed against his skin in places. it's cool and refreshing, and seems to loosen up the skin that got pulled by the cream.