While the surrounding ocean maintained the temperature inside the ship within comfortable limits Ania faced minor difficulties in her somewhat futile attempts to fall asleep, groaning softly in her constant shift from left to right and vice versa. Tentacles which made up her arms squirmed mildly in unfounded agitation, dashing along the curves of her nude frame occasionally while the exotic beauty stretched and winded on the sheets of her bed.

Unlike human females she didn't require rest every single day, not even after an eventful night in the dorms since getting out of the sun served only one purpose, which was comfort. Growing up in the swamps of a far less tropical world she couldn't help but disregard her hunger for the pleasures of the flesh in favor of staying in a colder environment.

She was feeling a bit parched as well, perhaps a drink could ease the tension and strain on her psyche which roused the azure woman from the mattress, slowly settling into an upright posture before heading to the kitchen which had been adjacent to her bedroom.

The premises were rather small given the overall dimensions of the ship though they were more than enough to accommodate herself and any potential guest, but naturally she didn't expect any visitors all the way out here.

With a gentle tug she'd opened the fridge, skimming over the assortment of treats inside although the glass bottle of strawberry milk caught her attention straight away, putting a sly smile onto her lush lips in vivid recollection of its acquisition, back when she had last seen to the Smoke Devil, but these memories were meaningless without him around to tend to her needs. "Perhaps just a sip ..", she thought, retrieving the bottle and removing the lid with a twist of an appendage before taking a healthy swig of the potent beverage.

Rosalie pauses when she realizes they had to go a little ways out into the water, and as Daphnee was getting ready to go out there, she tries to decide how to tell her about her problem. "Um, Daphnee? There's something you need to know about me before we do this. I...I have this fear of being out in deep water. I can't even go into the deep end of the pool without being forced to." She finally says looking down in embarrassment for having such an irrational fear.

She looks back surprised by this little fact though she seems to consider the problem.

“You told me about that Mermaid. You didn’t meet her in the water?” Though of course she realizes that a monster could pretty much force them into doing anything. She considers for a moment realizing that even if she could get her to the ship they could not get inside it.

“Well then we'll just have to look down at it from above.” She looked back the the cliff then pointed. “We can make our way up it by that path if you still want to see it though it will take us a little while to get up there.”

Ultimately the savory liquid quenched her thirst, but unfortunately hadn't taken care of the restlessness which gradually threatened to usurp Ania to the fullest, causing her to sigh in the knowledge that merely in several hours dusk would fall and allow her to return to the great many female beauties which inhabitated the dorms at night.

In the search for a potential outlet of unspent energy reserves she'd placed the half empty bottle back in the fridge, slamming the door shut before the buxom huntress scurried out of the living compartment and into the main corridor, flinging the pitch black fabric of her overcoat over her voluptuous frame while passing by the sparsely equipped wardrobe only to end up in front of the floodable airlock.

Currently there was nothing but air as the alien blessed with both gills and lungs stepped inside, sealing the heavy doors leading inside shut with a mere touch on the access panel found here in preparation of her departure.

Water had been her element, after all, and a little exercise would do quite well in anticipation of the following night even though she would miss out on the pleasant company of human females.

Within mere moments the chamber had been flooded, the air previously filling the same space extracted into an adjacent container as to conceal her imminent departure before the second set of doors slid open and the azure woman came forth, propelling herself into the open sea though at the time she hadn't noticed the two adventurous women ashore.

(sorry for a lack of charcter in advance. I put one in the new monster thing, but it failed.)

skitter skitter...Voices in the caves... Twin girls...

From the inky blackness of his lair, the monster known as the Dark Gate Weaver listened for voices... Felt his silken trip wires for movement... Sniffed the air for the prize he'd lusted for... His human hands held the wires, while his arachneid legs readied to sprint... The black smoke like vapor that billowed off his nest hid his form from sight while giving him a place to think... He could feel his fangs tighten up in his mouth, the four mouth like serpents on his back salvate... Even his man-spiderhood grew harder at the thought of a new gitl... The old one had rotted away... And besides, from the shadow he saw, their was a girl that was just his type... small and brave... She would be the perfect... Plaything.

(There we go. Got it sorted out. Not quite the detail I wanted, but hey.)

Grabbing her now would be risky... After all, who knows what could be watching? So long as his target stayed near his caves, it would be only ten seconds until he reached her, and fiftten more to subdue her and bring her back to his nest... Agonizing slowly, the Dark Gate Weaver crept forward, human mind awaiting the chance to use his preditory power. The little light that could touch him turned the flat black of the exoskeliten into a dark and shiny red, his skin to snow white. His crimson eyes glowed from the dark, locked onto the girl with the gleeful visiage of a cat whom got the fish... And the fisher.

"Well, not exactly. I was just relaxing on the beach when she came out of the water and asked me to join her, though at the time she had legs instead of a tail. Once we were in the water, she gave me the ability to breathe underwater, but that was only temporary." Rosalie explains. "Oh alright." She was a little disappointed not being able to get closer, but her curiosity wasn't strong enough for her to overcome her fears. So she follows Daphnee up the trail towards the cliff.

Daphnee had been unaware of many things. She had not realized that Ania was so close or this other creature and so she packs up the wet top without saying anything about it or why she was doing it. She had hoped that the matter wouldn't be questioned and while she could not speak of her own experiences others were safe to speak of as long as she had not been involved.

“A Mermaid with legs … that reminds me of the Little Mermaid, not the Disney movie but the book where the heroine gets legs but looses the ability to speak and in the end she looses her love any way ...”

Daphnee considers the Mermaid who had seemed a bit temperamental from what she had been told on previous days. She no luck with beaches and tended to avoid them for the most part, she was three for four when it came to attacks Dolom twice and Ania once, this time being the only time …

“It's something at least. Hopefully you get to see it.” Hefting her bag she began to lead the way to the cliffs.

Spending an excess of energy would be a challenge for someone who rarely grew tired in the first place, but while the sun reigned throughout the day she was bound to the sea for several long hours considering that the trip to the dorms would take a while from here.

Suddenly circumstances began to change when something occured to the submerged predator, subconsciously scanning the terrain with her highly sophisticated senses as an old habit from her less casual days which never truly died out, soon brought to the realisation that someone was nearby.

Either another lifeform with an incredibly quick pulse or two hearts altogether which reached her ears from afar to the point where even beneath the waves they rang as clear as day, the two of them exchanging words though their true meaning couldn't be discerned in much the same way considering that the former sound had been far more familiar to the mind of the female huntress.

Initially Ania hadn't thought much of catching them, mulling over the matter in the back of her mind while passing through the shallow water near the shore as though she were tempting fate, in a sense wondering whether she would be seen although neither of them seemed to be in any hurry to leave the coast behind. Lust had oftentimes driven her to commit unspeakable deeds and why bother waiting for the inevitable when the formidable women of Shokushu dared to linger right outside her doorstep?

Slowly but surely she breached the surface, droplets of water dripping from her pitch black braid and attire, staining the earth below whereas the fine sand of the beach had been crunching beneath her unusual reptilian soles. She was taking her time, azure skin glistening in the light of day as she set out to pursue the unsuspecting girls, making an appearance mere moments after they had vanished from sight along the trail, smiling softly in the knowledge that she'd remain hidden for the time being as she began to follow them.

"Maybe we'll also see who owns that craft, though we better stay out of sight ourselves." Rosalie adds as she follows Daphnee. "Oh Daphnee, thanks for introducing me to Stephanie. She's is a nice girl, though I didn't expect her to be dominant in the bedroom. It was...an interesting experience." She says blushing.

She had already met the owner of the vessel but of course she could not mention that she had. Perhaps Rosalie had known given that she just retrieved the top nonchalantly instead of leaving it, perhaps she was looking for a little tell though Therion never said that she had to keep a poker face when the subject was brought up, just that she could not speak of it.

Daphnee figured that that extended to using pantomime or writing something down too, she did not take the chance that Therion extended matters that far. She blushed just a little recalling those experiences which wasn't all that displeasing.

If she felt that this was truly dangerous she would not have brought Rosalie along. It was close to where they were after all and she assumed Ania would be closer to the campus at this state. And if they were caught matters were going to be on the tamer side of things. Bria had set her up once for an attack and she didn't want Rosalie thinking that she set her up … of course those snakes somewhere in that cave was worse and there was no telling if something else resided their too.

A slight blush swept over her cheeks. “Maybe. And from up on the cliffs we'll be far enough away to avoid discovery or at the very least slip away without notice.” Not that being noticed would have been a truly bad thing either. But Stephanie had been mentioned, her only real conscious moment of weakness recalling her first attack and how the girl was looking for comfort.

Daphnee's sexuality was complicated … she could be forced into things and did as her Mistress commanded there was a time when she had laced cookies too but all in all she was straight and Stephanie had an eye on her. It was just before she became a Prefect while working under cover for Anne on a matter.

“That's because you let her, she can be a bit dominant in her personality but I've learned she backs off if denied but she'll keep at matters in other ways undaunted. She's one of those sorts that if you tell no to a cookie she'd only ask for a bag of potato chips five minutes later and keep seeing what she can get away with.

“Thanks for that though. She's a nice girl and all but she wouldn't give up unless I deflected her attention in some way.”

Incomprehensible gibberish slowly turned to more distinct words while Ania drew near, filtering any information that may be useful though as far as she could tell they were speaking of someone they knew and their behaviour in the bedroom. Their conversation revealed that she followed two women instead of the one she expected, an interesting fact which had the huntress ponder on her course of action here, wondering whether seeking the company of another at this hour would be preferable or not.

Strangely enough one of the voices sounded rather familiar which spurned the unseen predator onward, tracing their path until they appeared not too far up ahead, walking casually in plain sight which meant that they hadn't seen her yet.

They were exotic gemstones judging by their hair color alone, amethyst and emerald side by side who happened to chance upon the remote portion of the beach which served as the ideal landing point for her vessel. Azure eyes were drawn to the illustrious curves of their bodies where they lingered, observing the subtle shifting of cloth with each and every step they took for the most unsuspecting prey tended to put on the best show, looking forward to exposing the flesh beneath before long.

Almost in an instant she slowed down in her pursuit when she recognised one of them, curious as to why Daphnee had returned to her domain even with the knowledge that Ania likely resided nearby unless she'd chosen another landing point for her ship.

Perhaps she was chasing the dream as usual, keen on leaving the island and the great many monsters which prowled the school grounds once and for all, bringing along a friend this time around in hopes of breaking into the spacecraft only to find that it had been either cloaked or not there in the first place. Her presence here changed matters, luring the formidable female in, the fabric of her overcoat dripping with water up until now.

She managed to draw near without making the slightest sound, listening to their rather easygoing dialogue while casting her eyes upon the girl with green hair who remained an unknown in her equation. Certainly the other one wouldn't run considering that she knew of the potential consequences, but catching both of them at once wouldn't be too difficult and when Daphnee finished speaking their previously hidden pursuer decided to speak up. "Sounds like someone ought to tame Stephanie for good .."

Before Rosalie could answer, she heard someone else from behind butting in on their conversation. She turns around with an annoyed and slightly embarrassed look on her face, but it quickly turns to confusion when she sees the one tailing them is not another student, but a monster. She had always figured though that the ones attacking the students were males, or at least as close to male as they could get. Myra had been the only non-human female she had encountered up till now, but she wouldn't call that an actual attack. Though she was mostly confused, she was still afraid and stepped back.

Daphnee recognized that voice, she turned around as if to confirm this with her green eyes though this had been a possibility her heart raced quicker only because of Rosalie's presence and not her own. If she had been alone of course she would have been a bit calmer.

The Prefect's hand set on Rosalie's shoulder as she took a step back though she herself had not given up any ground.

“Well, I er doubt it would work for fellow students. It would be easy for one of your stature of course. Ania, this is Rosalie. Rosalie, Ania. We were out this way at that cave by the beach and I thought taking a look at the ship from above if the cloak wasn't fixed wouldn't hurt any.”

She glanced between the two seeing Rosalie's reaction as it was rather clear that she knew Ania. “Let her go? I'll accept whatever you have in mind on her behalf.”

Ania confronted the two women with her presence and wound up giving away the impression of someone who chimed into their conversation without permission judging by the looks of the green haired one, stopping the female predator dead in her tracks.

She was studying their reaction rather than pounce them straight away, watching on while Rosalie began to back off and Daphnee stopped her fellow student in time, most likely in recognition of both voice and appearance of the new arrival. Suddenly the azure beauty lightened up, smiling softly in the resulting introductions and the rather appealing request of letting one of them be on their way, tentacles twitching in anticipation of the moments to come.

"I won't let her go." Surely that notion hit home, intent on keeping both of them nearby no matter what and while the Prefect served well in the past nothing quite came close to bedding more than one gorgeous vixen at the same time.

Bright blue eyes settled on the emerald among them. "You may run, but know that you won't get far and that I don't take kindly to those who defy me. Unless you don't wish to be treated with care, I suggest you stay here."

They were merely several feet apart from each other and the prominent huntress approached in another daring step, wicked claws of her feet digging into the dirt below while she thought of what to do with them. The summer heat already set out to dry the previously soaked garments which clung to her alluring frame and wouldn't get any more comfortable for the remainder of the day which had her consider a change in scenery.

"Since you're here to see my ship, why don't you follow me back to the shore and we'll have a good look? I'd feel inclined to give you a tour of the premises if you really want to check it out." Obviously their choice hadn't mattered too much, they either ran and wound up in her clutches before long or tagged along in which case they wouldn't be mistreated in the slightest, an interesting fact Daphnee would hopefully clarify before her dear friend decided to do anything stupid.