[center][b][i][color=00aeef]Tomiko Fraser - Floor 3 - Shower Room[/color]
Mako Mori - Floor 3 - Shower Room[/i][/b][/center]
Climbing out of the pool Tommie turned just in time to see Mako finishing her last lap and reached down to offer her a hand climbing out of the water. Sitting down on the poolside together Mako turned and looked over at Tommie curiously. [b]"Where did you learn to swim like that?"[/b] She asked after a moment's pause.

Tommie laughed heartily, [color=00aeef]"Well, you know us girls from the Island, in and out of the ocean all day and all night."[/color]

[b]"No,"[/b] Mako said, her voice low and calculating, [b]"There's something different about the way you move your arms, something precise and..."[/b]

Resting her hand on her commander's thigh for a second Tommie looked into Mako's eyes with a sharp look which told the veteran pilot it might not be a good idea to continue with her train of thought. A moment later Tommie's expression melted back into her happy smiling face once more and she lifted herself up onto her feet with a single graceful motion. [color=00aeef]"I'm gonna hit the shower, unless you'd like a rematch?"[/color] SHe said with a gentle laugh, her thumb jerking towards the pool.

[b]"I'm done for the day,"[/b] Mako replied, shaking her head from side to side, [b]"That was a lot more swimming than I'd planned for and we still have the training session to prepare for."[/b]

[color=00aeef]"In that case, feel free to join me."[/color] Tommie said with a cheeky smile.

Mako looked at her quizzically, [b]"The showers on this level are communal, of course I'll be joining you."[/b]

[color=00aeef]"It was a joke, Sugar."[/color] Tommie replied with a giggle. Stepping through the entranceway into the changing room Tommie quickly peeled her swimsuit off of her wet body.

Unlike Mako she hadn't thought to take a towel into the pool with her and the wet fabric clung to her skin, making it a little trickier to remove. Finally tossing the costume over onto the bench close to her locker Tommie turned to see her commander carefully laying out her own costume to dry with one hand while holding her towel around herself with the other. [color=00aeef]"Don't tell me you're shy,"[/color] Tommie said teasingly as she tugged at the edge of the towel playfully.

[b]"A cultural trait, I suppose,"[/b] Mako said, blushing slightly, [b]"We do not approve of revealing our bodies to other unnecessarily."[/b]

Giggling to herself Tommie turned away and headed into the shower, activating one of the faucets seemingly at random before standing under the hot spray. [color=00aeef]"It is necessary, you're taking a shower!"[/color] Moving her hands up, Tommie quickly gather her hair together an bent forwards into the water flow, letting the liquid splash down over her face for a moment before stepping closer to the wall and soaking her hair thoroughly. Running her hands in rhythmic motions she squeezed the locks roughly, washing out as much of the chlorine as she could as the water poured down over her.

[b]"Here, use this,"[/b] Mako said and Tommie turned towards her opening her eyes and blinking through the spray. The commander was holding out a bottle of shower gel, something else Tommie had neglected to bring with her. Her other arm was crossed over her chest, covering her breasts from view as Mako turned half-away from the rookie pilot shyly trying to hide herself.

[color=00aeef]"Thanks."[/color] Tommie responded, taking the bottle and lifting it over her head. Squeezing out just enough to clean her hair Tommie passed the bottle back with a nod and began to massage her scalp with both hands, making no effort to shield herself from Mako's inquisitive gaze.

[b]"I suppose you get asked this a lot but what's..."[/b] Mako began, before trailing off shyly.

Moving her hands down her body Tommie pivoted on her heel as she lifted her left breast with one hand and wiped the bubbles away from her side with the other to reveal a ugly, ragged scar easily ten inches long which ran from just above the front of her hip around to just below her ribcage. [color=00aeef]"This?"[/color] she asked, rubbing her fingers along the gash. Mako nodded her head quickly. [color=00aeef]"This is the reason I'm here."[/color]

Tommie's silence hung in the air for several seconds, her fingers lingering on the scar as she seemed to fall back into herself. For what seemed like an awfully long time the only sound was the falling water splashing down around the two naked women until Tommie finally looked up with a smile. [color=00aeef]"Let's just say it's a reminder of a really bad day, and something which reminds me why we're all here."[/color]