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Reimi sunk into the water of the Co-Ed side, making sure that her towel was fastened securely before she let herself relax. It had been a long day and the Calnus was up and running. And yet she heard there was some kind of Darksoul slipping around but so far, she hadn't run into anyone who was acting out of the ordinary.

Sinking to the water, she poked a bubble that was forming from the jets and let herself relax a little more, the day's aches from working on the Calnus finally ebbing away.

At least it was nice and quiet there right now.

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"Just about now." Nura sat up on the couch, rubbing at a sleepy eye and letting out a cat-like yawn. "Mmm. I must've fallen asleep in the bath..."

"Exotic? Really?" Katara wasn't faking modesty: she actually did feel genuinely flattered, and to hear that from Nura too, it actually made her feel pretty good about herself. "Thank you, so much! It means a lot, actually."

She looked up at Nura. "Are you all right? I didn't know if we were catching a bug or what. I'm glad you're up. So this is where you live with Querl?"

She smiled. It was good to know Nura was happy again, and instinctively, she took Reimi's hand covertly and squeezed it reassuringly.

"I think I might have been neglecting sleep lately for...other activities." Like pulling Querl into bed for some late-night fun as soon as he got back from the lab. "That's all. It's a bad habit that I badly need to break." She reached up scratch at the back of her neck, feeling a tiny kink from sleeping on it wrong.

She then looked around the room, nodding her head. "Mhmm. It is. But I'm actually looking at this house down in the City, since it has more space."

Reimi blushed a little. "At least you're having fun with that, but it's not good to work out all the time. In that way. You'll wind up stiff and sore in the morning."

She nodded at Katara. "You are very exotic; your hair and eyes, and your skin is naturally tanned which is amazing! I can't tan easily."

Katara blushed a little herself, because at this point (no thanks to Sheeana and Overlord Zetta) she knew exactly what other activities Nura was talking about. Then gain, they were husband and wife, so wasn't that expected?

"Well, make sure you, uh, stretch and everything, before you do that," Katara said, sounding more like a cautious mother here. "You want to be limber for other activities, right?"

She flushed here. "Well, its not something other people in my world don't have, tanning and things. But really, thank you, a girl never minds being told something like that. You know, you're really pretty too. I love your hair and your eyes, they're very beautiful!"

Nura smirked, stretching her arms up and behind her, tilting head from side to side to get the kinks out. "Aha... Don't worry. There's plenty of stretching beforehand and after." Because Querl Dox really knew how to wear her out, and she couldn't believe she'd forgotten that. It was one of the ways he could get her to sleep in if she was eager to get to her next mission, or make her too tired to argue with him. Of course, often it would backfire, with her keeping him there with her.

She turned her head to Reimi, nodding along at Katara's compliments towards Nura's teacher. "She's right, you know. You could tempt any guy on this ship!"

Reimi was beet red now as she ducked her head a little. "Yeah, I suppose you're right you two. I mean, I wear skin-tight armor for a reason other than protection. ... well okay it's mostly for protection. But I guess it wouldn't be too bad to go on a date with someone."

"Or woman," Katara added, remembering the previous conversation, "if they were interested. Actually, should aliens count too? I guess it isn't really accurate to call them that of course, but you know what I mean. And I think you look nice, without the skin tight outfit!"

Which Katara had noticed but modestly averted her eyes from, if only because she wasn't sure what to think about those types of clothes. She'd loosened up thanks to being on the ship, but she was still not sure how one should react.

"A date is always a nice start!"

"Alien is an accurate term. But you have to start using their species name if you indicate them, or else, it is considered rude." Nura got up from the couch and seated herself next to her gal pals. It was nice that they were all chatting. She'd missed this kind of girl-girl-girl interaction that she'd had with the Imra, Tinya and even Ayla, back home.

She put a hand on Reimi's shoulder, smiling encouragingly. "Just make sure to flirt a little before the date. You want to make sure you have your potential beau's eyes and ears, or else, it might be boring."

"Flirting? Well I'll have to try it out," said Reimi, ducking her head a little and blushing brightly. "I've actually never really dated before. Most of my time was spent in training for the journey ahead."

"Is it different in both of your worlds? Dating I mean."

"Hey, we could definitely help you out with that," Katara said, grinning. "Of course, it really depends on the guy what kind of flirting you do. You can be a seductive flirt, or a coy one, depending. There's a lot of degrees of variation there."

Though she was more likely to be coy: Katara's boys were usually the sweet or dangerous type. Sometimes you just had to wing it.

"I'm sure it is, because everyone's a little different. But I'm sure we can both help you!"

Heck, she'd even hunt down Nanoha for tips about girls: she had a feeling Fate would just spazz out of she asked.

Nura nodded her head. This was getting and the getting was good. "Of course we will! It's really fun once you let loose a little - but not too loose - and meet all different kinds of people. But of course...you might meet Mr. or Ms. Right in a rather unconventional or unusual way..."

She folded her arms. "Just be sure to have fun, and if the guy is a total tool...stomp his foot."

"Hmm, stomp his foot if he's a tool, and change depending on what kind of person they are." Reimi grinned. "I could do that."

"Should I act natural when I do flirt?" inquired Reimi.

Katara felt a little awkward. "I don't mean CHANGE, like, who you are. But you should always wait and see what kind of person they are: people usually aren't themselves completely on a first date, but the longer you're with someone, the more comfortable you are. You always start being yourself with reservations: the longer you're hanging out, you'll be more of yourself, and you'll see if they're fine with that."

She nodded. "I don't see why not. When you;re with them, you;'ll know. Trust your instincts."

"However cliche the saying is, you want to be accepted for who you are. If the person you're seeing doesn't see that, and wants you to change...they're not worth the trouble and the tears."

She patted Katara on the shoulder in agreement. "Katara's right. Your instincts are very important."

"Sounds good," said Reimi, nodding. It was really good advice and she was blushing just a little again. "Too bad there isn't a place where we could look for a date. I'm not much of a person when it comes to the Dragon."

Katara looked a little confused. "Well, you don't go looking for a date, Reimi. I mean, you can get set up, we can totally try that, but dates come out of mutual agreement. The best thing I would say for this is just putting yourself out there. I mean, look at what you do: you're intelligent, dedicated and have a secret romantic side to you. So I figure the person that likes you will be someone who learns that about you, sees what you're doing and is interested."

What did she mean, the Dragon?

"Make some friends. Who knows. It could turn into more." Nura looked to Katara, nodding her head.

She blinked at the title "Dragon", wondering what Reimi meant...before she realized what she was talking about. "Oh. The Drunken Dragon would be the last place you want to have a date in. Surrounded by alcohol and drunk nimrods..." She rolled her eyes. "Just says: Bad News."

"So get to know a few more people? Sorry, I'm a little dating-stupid at times." said Reimi with a rub of her head.

"Oh? Hmm, I guess that would be a bad place." said Reimi with a nod.

Katara nodded. "I really can't blame you: when you're on this ship, no one expects that dating is going to be something you can just jump into, you know? You have to be around people, get to know them, and after awhile, you start to realize they mean a lot more to you."

She thought of Matt here. "No, that place wouldn't be the best place. I'd say try places like the bath house, or even just around the ship. It may take time, but i know you'll find someone."

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