Sunveil mall.

[JennyDK]

Unknowing of the cravings of Nilla and her less-than-legal ideas, Julia is not sure how to interpret the firmer and tighter grip as they walk down towards the Golden Stream, which is one of her favourite spots to hang out. While Nilla is noticing the crowd much more, Julia is only really focused on what set out here to do and of course to have a nice outing with what hopefully might be a new friend. Of course, she aims to encourage and reward the wolf girl for trying hard and succeeding in her efforts to grasp and master the spoken word. She would be pretty lost without it, after all."Very good. You said all of those right! Julia thinks you are smart", she says and once more she pets the head of Nilaa, this time even more affectionate.

Finally, they arrive at the destination, which is a fantasy themed tavern, complete with an orc for a bartender and very cozy surroundings. It's not exactly packed, but there are enough to make it nice and lively, without being too much. The manticore enters through the doors, which she has done countless times before, pulling Nilaa with her. They soon get shown her regular booth and given some menus. Thankfully, there are all pictures, since it is not fully common for monsters to read."There are pictures of all the food, but I am guessing you want steak like me, haha?", she says and laughs, making her voluptuous assets bounce and jiggle easily.

[Chiyako]

Good! Right! Julia! Thinks. Smart. Nilaa didn't quite know what to make of that. Did Julia think she was smart? Could that be it? It didn't really matter too much. Before she could even grasp what might have been said Nilaa's head was pet! The little wolf's tail calmed down slightly, but she did lean into the woman's palm, nuzzling softly against it.

Nilaa knew that they had arrived when she smelled the food cooking in the back. A slight bit of drool escaped from the corner of her lips. Her gaze shot about, staring at the other tables hungrily. But thankfully she maintained her grip upon Julia's arm, following her back to one of the booths. A menu was settled before her, and upon seeing the images she leaned down, lashing her tongue repeatedly against them. Could she taste the foods?! No. It just tasted like plastic. But then Julia mentioned food and steak, and instantly Nilaa's gaze snapped up to meet the woman's, head nodding repeatedly.

"Food! Steak! Beer! Julia! Nilaa want!"

Edited November 12, 2020 by Chiyako

[JennyDK]

The manticore is still contemplating what the earlier caresses from Nilaa might have meant and if they were intended to be sexual of nature, but as it has not been reproduced or followed up on by the wolf girl, she puts it aside for now. Instead, she relishes the lovely moment with Nilaa and seeing and feeling her lean into the nuzzling. If she could, she would pet the petite fluffy cutie all day.

She soon sees the wolf girl begin to lick the pictures presented in the menu in her hands. She is about to burst out in laughter, but manages to keep herself from doing so. Instead, she gives off a mild and less weirded out snicker."Ohhh, no silly you! This is just a menu. It shows you what you can order. In a moment we will be asked what we want. Let me handle it!", the manticore student says in a reassuring voice towards Nilaa.

Soon enough the bar maid comes by and takes their collective order, which is a nice steak dinner for both and a large lager beer as well.

[Chiyako]

Apparently she had done something silly, as her friend had started to laugh at her. Probably. Nilaa didn't fully understand why that was. No. You. This. Shows. You. We. Want. Me? What did that have to do with anything? But she was right: Nilaa did want to be with her new friend! It was good to be with those who were so eager to buy one food. Besides, they both liked to be naked and they both shared a lot of similar features! Obviously this meant they were both a lot alike. That in turn obviously meant that they were supposed to be friends.

As Nilaa scooted closer to Julia another person arrived. They took away the picture boards and spoke briefly with Julia, probably to ask what it is they desired. Nilaa didn't interrupt. In fact she kept pretty quiet as she did her best to behave. Once the woman had departed however she leaned into Julia's side, nuzzling against her shoulder and arm and chest. Both of her arms curled around her friend's waist, pulling her into a hug. It was important to show affection for those one cared about! And besides, she was so soft and warm and comfortable! Also squishy in certain areas, which was an added bonus!

"Frend. Nilaa thenk."

[JennyDK]

Julia knows her sentences are probably too tough for Nilaa to understand yet, but hopefully it will get better with experience and practice. Of course, she uses all she can to aid her words. Just like the wolf girl, she would love to make another friend, especially one as cute and lovely as Nilaa. Besides, she finds herself already smitten a bit by her and her company, despite how little she knows about this world, speech and so on.

Once their order has been given, the manticore feels Nilaa scoot much closer and even begin to nuzzle up against her. Once more, she feels like a giant question mark about the intentions of the wolf girl, but for now she tries to take things as they come. She returns the affection shown to her by Nilaa, while also trying not to let her excitement make her cross any boundaries. Naturally, the hug is returned back on the little one and she even rubs the furry back as well, really liking this develooment so far."Ohhh, thank you. Julia likes Nilaa as well. I think we could be very good friends", she responds back, inhaling the scent of the wolf student.

[Chiyako]

Thank you. She knew that one! Julia likes Nilaa. That one was pretty easy by now too, and also very good! I think. It sounded like thank. But then she said something about the two of them and something about good friends. Perhaps a little confusing, but Nilaa got the gist of the message: Julia also liked Nilaa and the two of them were good friends! Not that she understood what bad friends might be like, but it was good to know they were the good type.

As her new friend returned her affections Nilaa let out a sigh of content, eyes shutting while she continued with her little nuzzles against the woman's body. Nilaa had the scent of the outdoors as that had been primarily where she'd been spending her time. There was also the lingering faint scent of strawberries thanks to the person who last bathed her. It had been a thankfully calm experience all around as they had distracted the wolf with food in the process.

Of course being friends wasn't just about cuddling and eating, as much as Nilaa might enjoy such a thing. She did want to learn more about her friend. There were so many questions to ask! In turn Julia probably wanted to know more about her. Not that Nilaa had too many exciting things to reveal, but that was an important part of friendship and even Nilaa understood this. Unfortunately the language barrier was going to make this sort of thing difficult.

The poor wolf's head tilted from left to right as she pondered upon the words. Her mouth moved, trying to silently figure out how to speak them. Eventually she paused her nuzzling to look up towards the manticore. "Woooot Julia. . .lieek? Doo? Eat? Drink?" It sounded pretty close! Once more her tail started to wag, swatting repeatedly against the cushions and the table behind her.

[JennyDK]

Julia is not sure if the thoughts, feeling and impressions of Nilaa is as complex as her own and she just can't express them well enough yet or if she is more animalistic in her range of cognitive and emotional abilities and understanding. At the moment, she is content with them having a nice time together and she still hopes she can at least try to make Nilaa improve her speech over time. Like many others, she is not really used to someone who needs this kind of nuturing and it makes the manticore ponder and dread the difficulties she must face as a student.

When the wolf monster girl does speak up, she can mostly guess what she is trying to say to her. Julia gives a soft smile, but as she is about to speak, the waiter comes with their refreshment first. Julia picks up her own ale and lifts it a bit."I liiiiike to drink stuff like beers...and many other things", she says covering at least part of the inquiry made by Nilaa."Food? Well, I like big juicy steaks...I like, well, anything very meaty, hahaha!", she says and laughs as she is far from finicky. Her own swooshes around a bit, as it is quite big and the booth is not exactly huge."I like to...uhmmm...go to fun parties! It is where you dance, you drink alcohol, you hang out with others, listen to music, eat snacks...lots of fun stuff!", she says and uses her body to try and emphasize such things like dancing, to help make it easier to get.

[Chiyako]

Once more the lady returned to their table, only this time she wasn't holding picture boards. No, this time she held drinks! Instantly Nilaa sat up straight, waiting for her own to be set down before she leaned in close, sniffing at the liquid. It had a strange smell. But Julia did enjoy the stuff. She might as well try it, right?

Very carefully the wolf wrapped both paws around the mug, eyes locked upon Julia to observe how she was supposed to drink it. She remembered the first time she had a drink. Nilaa had eaten the glass she was given, and while it was still delicious for her she had received a bit of a light scolding for it. Repeating that wasn't really on her to-do list. Besides, she could get her new friend into trouble, and she certainly didn't want that!

Julia enjoyed this beer stuff. She also seemed to enjoy steak! Big steak! And other meats apparently! Nilaa's head nodded quickly in agreement, a hint of drool lingering at the edge of her lips. She could already smell the meaty goodness! Literally in fact! They were clearly preparing it now! But Nilaa could be patient for her sake. No, she'd already received a scolding before for attempting to eat what she wasn't supposed to.

Some of the new words were foreign to her. Fun. Parties. Dance. Alcohol. She didn't understand what hang out was, or music but apparently it was something people listened for. Eating snacks were understood! Well, the eating part. She didn't know what a snack was, but if Julia enjoyed it then she probably would too.

When the manticore wiggled her body in an imitation of dancing Nilaa started to do the same! It was a little awkward, like someone attempting belly dancing for the first time. Unfortunately she ended up spilling a bit of the beer too! Upon noticing this she stopped, leaning in to lick at the bits that had spilled onto her paws. It had a strange taste, like wheat, but there were other things too. It also seemed to warm her chest! That was kind of pleasant!

"Nilaa like eat! Drink! Meat! Hooont! Looorn" replied the wolf, pausing as she had run out of things. What else did she like to do? "Sleeeep?" Oh! That one sounded right! But that was where she stopped, shoulders shrugging slightly. She really didn't know what else there was to do!

[JennyDK]

Julia watches the wolf girl try to mimic her rather amateurish dancing from the waist up, making her spill some of her beverage. The manticore gives off a simple and sweet laugh from the cute display. She shows Nilaa how best to hold it, as she places her hands on the one that Nilaa is using to hold her container with beer. She cannot help but like hanging out with Nilaa, even if their communication and such is so limited still. She decides to help the wolf monster girl learn words better first and slowly add more to it."Very good so far, Nilaa. You are learning more words slowly. You like to hunt? Can I see sometime? Ohhh sleep...sleep is good! I love sleep!", she purrs out and nuzzles Nilaa once more. She intends to show Nilaa many more things, hoping she would get to broaden her horizon.

[Chiyako]

The wolf's gaze followed the woman's hands as they grasped around one of her own, head tilting while her grip was adjusted. Of course once she understood what was happening her tail started to wag. Now the drink was much better steadied within her claws! Once more her hips wiggled in a little dance as she hoped to test out the new grip. This time not a drop was spilled! Julia certainly was a very good teacher!

Very good. Nilaa. You. Learning more words slowly. You like. Hunt. Can I see? Sleep. Sleep is good. I love sleep. Steadily her grasp over the language, at least so far as understanding it went, was improving. Speaking was going to be another challenge, but she was getting better at that too wasn't she?

Nilaa's eye closed as her cheek was nuzzled, prompting the little wolf to smile and return the affection. Very carefully she brought her drink to her lips, sipping at the strangely delicious liquid. It seemed to warm her body, a feeling she found to be quite pleasant. A cold drink which warmed the belly? Perhaps there was more to the wheaty drink than she'd first realized!

Oh right. She had been asked a question, hadn't she? "Nilaa shoo hoont. Shoo Julia. Nilaa sleep wooth Julia?"

[JennyDK]

Julia gives an acknowledging smile and nod at Nilaa as she can tell she is accepting her ways to help teach her stuff, be it speech or simple stuff like holding a mug properly. She has decided that the wolf girl is far from stupid, this is all just very, very new and unfamiliar territory for the little one. She sighs a bit in relief as that hopefully means it will improve. Of course, she cannot predict how far this can be taken, but she intends to to keep trying and keep teaching new skills and make her experience things that she would probably not know about otherwise.

She watches how Nilaa begins to sip her drink. Thankfully she does not seem to dislike it, but she does make a mental note of trying to keep her from getting too much. She would rather not have her end up in any bad situation. At least one mug should not hurt, right?

What is said next starts off pretty off as she would expect, but the final part leaves her a bit unsure and surprised. Her mind begins to form mental images perhaps best left out, but yet they emerge nontheless. She feels pearls of sweat form on her brow as she tries her best to interpret what is really meant by 'sleep with'."OOhhh..uhhmmm..s...sure...we ca...can do all that. I...I can help...help you find your...room too", she says, trying to look at Nilaa to see if she can determine if there was anything pointing towards any hint of being in heat or anything like that.

[Chiyako]

There came a pause following her question. Perhaps Julia wasn't used to sharing a bed? Not that Nilaa was either, but the concept appeared within her mind to be a very good one! Both of them probably slept naked. Both of them were soft. Both of them enjoyed sleep! Cuddling up with another person had to be better, right? It meant more warmth and the sort of affection they'd already been sharing, which she had certainly enjoyed.

While she waited for an answer Nilaa's head tilted just a slight bit. Of course she was still sipping at her drink. A few droplets made it through, slipping along her cheek and dripping down onto her neck and chest, but she didn't seem to notice. As for the poor woman's attempts to decide if the wolf was in heat they were perhaps made a little more difficult by the drink. Yes Nilaa's cheeks were just a hint flustered, but that could have been due to the alcohol! And yes her tail wagged excitedly behind her, but then Nilaa had already been quite enthralled by her new friend. There were of course other places to check, and a close look would reveal that she appeared to be acting normally. But then one also had to remember that Nilaa was quite blunt when it came to things!

Regardless, once the answer had been given Nilaa lowered the now emptied mug, nodding her head excitedly. Sure we can do! I can help you find your room! Easily understood and very much the answer she was hoping for. In celebration she raised the glass overhead, wiggling her body in a gleeful little dance! Then suddenly she paused, tail sticking straight up behind her while she sniffed at the air. Was the meat finished!? Or was that someone else's meal?

[JennyDK]

While Julia is indeed not sure what to think of it, she decides to just try and stay calm. If Nilaa was indeed in heat, she would show clearly, right? At least, that is the rationalization she makes in her mind. However, while she does leave the matter alone mostly, the visions in her head still persist to some extent. She watches in glee as the wolf girl gives off happy and enthusiased signals, letting the manticore know this is going very well. While she doesn't respond to Julia verbally, she is still enough monster to tell by body language."Awwwww, you are too adorable, Nilaa! Haha...I am sure we will have a good time together!", she says and soon enough their meals are brought forth and placed on their table.

Now the manticore is getting just as hungry and meal needy as Nilaa and sniffs the aroma hard into her nose, drool on her lips.

[Chiyako]

The manticore's words did briefly pass through Nilaa's mind. You are too. Nilaa. I am sure. Will have a good time together. She didn't fully get the message, but then she was also very distracted as the food was brought out. Like her friend Nilaa started to drool, eyes locked upon the large slab of meaty goodness. Everything else was placed in the background. A low grumble emerged from her belly.

When the waitress departed Nilaa suddenly pulled the slab of meat to her mouth. Teeth sunk into the meal, each chomp removing another chunk. Meat, fat, and bone were all crunched and torn apart between her razor sharp teeth. Within half a minute Nilaa had finished devouring the food. It was a slightly messy affair, and so once she had finished she relaxed back within the booth, quietly licking at the juices that had been left behind.

It hadn't been filling enough for Nilaa, but it would keep her sated for a few hours. Now she could better relax, red orbs locked onto her friend while she cleaned herself up. She was curious as to what they might do next. Would they get even more food? More drinks? Would they dance? Sleep?! Or perhaps something new!

"Julia nice. Nilaa like! Nilaa thenk. Thank."

[JennyDK]

While Julia has learned better table manners and eating habits, the way Nilaa gorges and feasts upon the meal is not entirely alien to the manticore woman. She knows this is far from the normal way to do it here in the human realm, but it would be way too complex for her to try and explain to the wolf girl until she hopefully learns more about speech. Hopefully she might even catch onto how Julia is getting through her meals if they have more together. The idea of taking Nilaa out further causes her cheeks to warm up a bit and she cannot entirely and fully derail the idea that that might sound like...dating. Of course, she would never fully assume this without it being mutually know and acknowledge by Nilaa too. Really, she is not sure what the thought even occured in the first place.

She slowly cuts stuff and eats it more like humans do and less shoveling with her hands, even though that was closer to the norm with her family. She also drinks her own beer slowly, making it last longer and all. After she finishes as well, she wipes her mouth with a napkin and offers one to Nilaa too while making it very clear what she is doing with it herself."How was it Nilaa? Did you like it?".

[Chiyako]

Nilaa had quite some time to watch her friend while she feasted. Why did she eat so slowly? She used little tools to pick up food, to cut it. It was a little strange to the wolf. Claws and teeth were both perfectly suited to such tasks! But then perhaps Julia knew something Nilaa did not, after all she clearly was more intelligent and Nilaa understood this quite clearly.

Eventually Julia did finish her meal. When this happened Nilaa sat up, tail wagging quickly as she was excited to see what else they might do! Something soft was handed to her. Nilaa had started to bring it to her lips to devour the offered treat, only to stop when Julia showed her how to actually use it. It wasn't more food, as it turned out. Holding it delicately between her claws the wild girl gently patted it against her lips, copying the woman! Then she ate it! What a brilliant idea to use such an item to soak up loose juices! It was like a cleansing meal!

This was perhaps the first time Nilaa fully understood every word spoken to her. "Nilaa like! Good! What dooo now?"

[JennyDK]

Julia lights us the wolf girl seems to understand the use of a napkin as she soon dabs her own lips, cleaning them of leftover smudges from the food she devoured. However, she is not fast enough to stop Nilaa from eating said napkin right after. She cannot but giggle over the situation and sight before her. At least she got most of the exercise right - later on, she will have to tell her it is most common to NOT eat the dirty thing after cleaning yourself with. She concludes that teaching the wild woman stuff will have to be taken in smaller steps for now - as it seems to work fairly well. When spoken language is less applicable, trying to make her mimic as much as possible seems like the better start.

Once more, she pets Nilaa, making her know she did well via bodily acknownledgement. She even smiles bigger as Nilaa expresses herself pretty clearly compared to before."Good! Julia is glad you liked it. Maybe nap? Nap means to sleep for a short time. I can help you find your dorm room".

[Chiyako]

Good. Julia is. You liked it. That was confusing. Nap. Nap means to sleep! Short time. She did like sleeping. That meant she probably liked napping too! The other words were also familiar enough to her that she could understand what her friend was saying.

As a hand settled atop her head and started to pet her Nilaa's tail smacked repeatedly against both the table and the cushioned back of the booth! She leaned forward, nuzzling her face against the woman's chest while she was tended to. It was quite pleasant! So too was the woman's bosom! With arms curling around the manticore's waist Nilaa tilted her face up too smile between the large squishy orbs.

"Nilaa do what Julia want do!"

Oh wow that actually sounded correct! Her tail only slapped more fiercly against the furniture around her. Nilaa was learning! Maybe Julia was a teacher here?!

[JennyDK]

OOC: How do you feel about our "scene"  ending with a cute napping time together?

Julia still doesn't know how much Nilaa is capable of mentally and cognitive wise, but she doesn't want to go with any wrong and quick assumptions, so she intends to simply adjust her ways of teaching her stuff to her current methods of learning and the pace which is happens at. Soon, she is once more embraced by the wolf monster girl, who looks and sounds very pleased and content right now. So at the very least she is making good friends with her. She does hug her back and smile widely back, looking down. Julia is a bit unsure about if Nilaa is any kind of experienced, but it hardly seems fitting for the current situation."Julia loves nap after a good meal! Want to nap together?", she asks, even if Nilaa said they should do what she wanted.

[Chiyako]

((OOC: I am okay with it ending any way!))

As arms curled around her petite frame Nilaa's smile grew even wider. She enjoyed embracing like this! It was comfortable and warm and just all around pleasant! Their shared nudity certainly made it better too as she didn't have to worry about scratchy clothing. Why didn't more people go naked like this? It was something to figure out another time.

Julia loved naps, especially after eating! More importantly, she was inviting Nilaa to join her in one! The little wolf's head nodded excitedly, arms clinging just a bit tighter. Napping was certainly fine with her! And so already prepared for one she closed her eyes, snuggling right up as close as she could against her new friend's body. Her tail continued to wag but it calmed down fairly quickly. Wait was she going to nap here? Nilaa was certainly up for it!

[JennyDK]

OOC: If you have something more interesting in mind, I am all ears and most likely happy to do it!

The nakedness is not what is making Julia's heart beat faster and harder, but much more the fact that she is this close to such a cute girl and that now she even seems to agree to sleep together. Of course, not in the carnal sort of way (unless Nilaa might show an interest), so strictly for the comfort and pleasantness of it all. She does feel very fluffy, warm and cuddly, so it's very hard to go back on it, even if Julia did wish to do so. Still, should it only amount of soft and lovely cuddling and napping, it would still be highly lovely and attractive on its own.

The manticore seems to sense Nilaa thinking this might be spot to do this."Not here Nilaa. My room or  yours?", she says, happy that Nilaa might be too innocent to know that bad, bad pickup line and take it for what it is.

Edited November 19, 2020 by JennyDK

[Chiyako]

((OOC: I honestly just enjoy going with the flow, so I'm all cool for whatever direction this goes!))

The wolf's ears perked up. Another couple of sentences she fully understood! As she sat up her tail started to wag more quickly once again! On one hand she did want to find her own room. However on the other hand she was very curious as to what Julia's room might be like! Besides, if she knew where the woman's room was then she could always find her way back to it!

"Julia roooom!"

With an excited wiggle of her hips the little wildling slid out from the booth and under the table, only to reappear on the other side! She was bouncing slightly now, her energy back to full as she waited for her friend to exit the booth. Of course once she had Nilaa moved right back on over, clasping one of the woman's arms with both of her hands. Then she remembered that they might do the flying thing again, and so she instead hopped up to wrap her arms around her friend's shoulders, holding on tightly!

[JennyDK]

OOC: Cool. I am happy to hear that ^^ but if you have any cravings, feel free to let me know or simply go for it  

Julia's blush finds her cheeks once more as Nilaa expresses wanting to go to her room. She loves how comfy and warm her bed is, especially with her thick and lovely blankets, providing quite a nest for the best sort of naps. She cannot stop herself from being drawn to the adorable antics and expressions of Nilaa. She wonders if she will keeps those when or if her speech approves. She reassures herself with that she will be cute no matter what, of that she is sure. Besides, it would be terrible to stop learning her stuff, out of a weird attachment to these mannerisms."Hold on tight! I will get us there soon", she says and smiles softly, before flying off with the wild wolf woman.

Edited November 19, 2020 by JennyDK

[DreamsnThings]

     A couple milk chocolate fingers lightly flick between CD cases, looking from one to the next as  two soft doey eyes dart over the names of the CD's. taking a brief pause as one happened to catch the girls attention, her slightly long fluffy ears flicking in attention as she nervously looked around, before spotting a little kiosk with a pair of headphones and a screen, setup to let customers try out these "cutting edge" headphones... even though that same pair had been in this particular hole in the wall of a music store for about 4 years now. not that the tall, dear-like girl galloping over to it could tell.  with a few moments of curiously tapping away at the screen, her face lighting up with glee as she slowly figured out how it worked as the bored employee idly watched her from behind the counter since she was so far the only person in the small side shop in the mall.  

     with a few final taps of her fingers she let out a little squee of delight as she finally got the song she wanted to hear to start playing... she eagerly went to put the headphones on... only to realize that the head band was... awkward against her modestly sized antlers. pouting a little as she stomped one of her two cloven feet against the ground... her little deer tail flicking in slight annoyance as she worked to get the headphones comfortably on her ears... despite them being designed for... humans and not satyrs... regardless, after a little fiddling sulvera bonheim finally managed to get the headphones on, the music to play, and her mind to wander as she let herself get lost in the sweet sounds... completely oblivious to anyone else who happened to come by... and continuing to do so as she just let autoplay take her from one song to the next.

[JennyDK]

Since not many people are in there by now. Indeed, the only current customers seems to be @DreamsnThings as she browses things in the store. Soon, though, the door bell chimes and another person enters and interestingly enough, it is another monster from the looks of it. Yoko does look rather weird as she is forced to walk in a more normal manner once she is inside a much smaller room. It looks pretty unnatural the way she moves her body. The satyr may recognize her from the academy though, as she may or may not be the only one of that kind of monster there or at least very rare.