Having been asked for my assistance, I arrived at Virgina's changing area.
"Virgina, may I come in."
"Get in here!"
I entered and found Virgina in a rather embarrassing situation.
"Oh, pardon.m..."
"Daniel! Stop right there, don't do or say anything, I want to say something right now. Don't you ever, ever, asks for permission like that from me again! If you need to come in, then come in, don't ask just say hi, or say noting, and just come in! Even if you don't need to come in but you would just like to, do it! Okay? Whatever I am doing or whatever, I won't mind you coming in. If it was anybody else, no way; but if it is you, I don't mind it,...in fact...I kind of like it. Being comfortable around each other no matter what...it is a part of...how we feel about each other? Right?"
"Yes, you are right. Now then, are you stuck like that?"
"Am I stuck? He asks, am it stuck! No I am not stuck! I always walk around with nothing on gut a big metal shell covering my head and locked around my chest! Of course I am stuck! Get this stupid thing off of me and help me put it on the right way."
"Virgina, Brace yourself. This may hurt a little..."
As I search for the relase lever she starts to giggle.
"And yes I may tickle you a little too. Where is that release? There it is but, I can't....exhale as much as possible so that...almost got it..."
<click>
"There you go! All free." Now let me ask you something how and why did you get stuck like that?"
"I don't know, I just found this armor and thought it would be real keen to be a knight."
"Ah! Dame Virgina, you..."
"Oh yea, I have heard that before, just like a woman to do something stupid right? Is that what your mean!"
"No"
"NO? You called me a dame, and ....oh before I say something stupid, what were you going to say?"
"You said you could be a knight. I was saying, a you would be called Dame Virgina, A man who has been knighted is called Sir so-and-so, and woman who has been knighted is called Dame so-and-so. If we were both kinghted, I would be Sir Daniel and you would be Dame Virgina."
"Really? I thought dame is a insulting way to say woman. I guess, I'm sorry th..."
"Think nothing of it. What I just told you is the correct meaning for the word dame. Years ago, it became a slang term for all women. I noticed that you used the phrase 'real keen' where did you learn that, I have not heard it used for many years. Also you made a sarcastic comment, I have not known you to talk like that..."
"From you, Daniel, I learned both of them from you in our shared dreams."
"Oh."
"Now about this armor, forget it, it is not complete, and it is damaged, and it is not made for people. It will hurt you if you wear it."
"Then why was it in the box here?"
"I put it in there as ballast to make the box heavy so that it would be better as a piece of furniture for your needs."
"Oh..."
"Now forget about that armor and let me fulfill a promise I made you last night, let me show you how I see you. Where is that...here it is... Here, Virgina, put on this..."
"I can put that one on real easy...but...this...may sound silly....but...would you...help me put it on...please."
"Sure, come here."
Her troubled expression melted into a sweet and timid smile.
"Thank you...I don't know why...but...but...I like it when you...help me to cover up. Just like when we were talking about what I thought fun was, you covered me this that cloth over there, and when we came from that place."
"The machine shop? Bend your head this way and bring up your arms, here we go. Now adjust it so that it feels better and let's go, there is something else you need to put on, it is over in the fitting area. Ready m'Lady?"
"Ready m'Lord. and yes, from there the machine shop, when you put that heavy scratchy cloth on me. It made me feel..."
"It made you feel scratchy, irritated and itchy."
"Well, yes...but is also made me feel good."
"That drop cloth made you feel good?"
"Noooo. Not the cloth, that you covered me to help protect me, that made me feel respected...protected...and...loved. I never felt that way before I met you...I like that feeling. So I know it was silly for me to ask you to help me get dressed..."
No it was not silly at all. New adult characters are adults, but their lack of a childhood can result in a hunger for some simple child hood pleasures like being tucked in at night or being helped to get dressed. They are also not ready to face the world, their lack of experiences and relative naiveity makes them easy prey for the less reputable elements of society. She will need to deal with society again soon. While I will do what I can for her, I still worry about what will become of her shen she encounters a trap set by those elements for the young and naive.
"No, Virgina it is never silly to like getting help from someone, who loves you."
That word "love" felt alien to my vocabulary just a couple of days ago, comes so naturally now. Virgina brought that word into my life adn taught me what it means.
"Here we go Virgina, turn around and I will attach this headpiece..."
"Ooo that is nice, is it a special design?"
"It was created by The Mighty Zeus.
She start giggling.
"Oh, Yea, sure! By Zues! He is real. He created this, and you just happen to have it. What do you think I am? Born yesterday? Now really, were did it come from?
"I told you the truth..."
"Yea? Oh sure!"
"Think what you will for now. There you go all ready, now let's go take a picture. A goddess with the body of a water nymph and the spirit of a muse. That is some of what I see in you."
"OH you! You are joking!"
She look into my eyes.
"You are not joking?...are you serious? Me?"
"Wait until you see this photograph and then, you tell me how serious I am."
She looks well almost confortable in front of the camera, but there were still some signs of timidity in her stance.
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To be continued
Models:
Hair by Kozaburo
Virgina created by me from the stock Posette model.
Crown by The Mighty Zues
Clothing by Kendo2112
Textures:
Hair by Kozaburo modified by me.
Rest of the textures by me.
Software:
Rendered with Poser.
Texture preparation and postwork with GIMP.
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